Marvin P. Bryant (July 4, 1925 – October 16, 2000), also known as “Marv”, was an American microbiologist and bacteriologist,Abstracts, Conference on Rumen Function, Volume 25, 2000National Academies Press:Marvin P. Bryant, By Arnold L. Demain and Ralph F. Wolfe Professor in the Departments of Dairy Science and Microbiology at the University of Illinois, a member of the National Academies of Science, editor in chief of the American Society of Microbiology Publications.
Bryant was recognized as the most prominent rumen bacteriologist in the world for his seminal contributions in the fields of the ecology, physiology and metabolism of anaerobic rumen bacteria. He was also elected an honorary member of the American Society for Microbiology, the highest honor awarded by the ASM.
The National Academies Press called him "the gentle giant of rumen microbiology".
Awards and Distinctions the Superior Service Award of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1959 the Borden Award of the American Dairy Science Association, 1978 the Paul A. Funk Award of the University of Illinois, 1979 Procter & Gamble Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1986 Procter & Gamble Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology Past Laureates the Fisher Award of the American Society for Microbiology, 1986 election to the National Academy of Sciences, 1987 the Alumni Achievement Award of Washington State University, 1991 the Bergey's Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Bacterial Taxonomy, 1996
Career and life Bryant was born in Boise, Idaho on July 4, 1925.
Bryant received a B.S. degree from Washington State University in 1949, M.S. degree in 1950 at the Professor R. E. Hungate’s laboratory, and Ph.D. from University of Maryland in 1955.
References
External links Arnold L. Demain and Ralph F. Wolfe, "Marvin P. Bryant", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)