Thomas Jonathan Burrill
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican botanist and plant pathologist (1839-1916)
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Thomas Jonathan Burrill was an American botanist, plant pathologist, and college administrator who first discovered bacterial causes for plant disease. He introduced Erwinia amylovora as the causal agent of pear fire blight.
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United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1839 to 1916 · aged 76
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