Frederick Griffith

British bacteriologist

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Lived 1877–1941, aged 64United Kingdom
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Updated 2026-06-20

Frederick Griffith (1877–1941) was a British bacteriologist whose focus was the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia. In January 1928 he reported what is now known as Griffith's experiment, the first widely accepted demonstrations of bacterial transformation, whereby a bacterium distinctly changes its form and function.

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