Norbert Pfennig Explained

Norbert Pfennig (born 8 July 1925 in Kassel — died 11 February 2008 in Überlingen) was a German microbiologist.

Norbert Pfennig described with Bernhard Schink Pelobacter acidigallici, a bacterial species in the genus Pelobacter. P. acidigallici is able to degrade trihydroxybenzenes.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Fermentation of trihydroxybenzenes by Pelobacter acidigallici gen. nov. sp. nov., a new strictly anaerobic, non-sporeforming bacterium . 10.1007/BF00415000 . 1982 . Schink . Bernhard . Pfennig . Norbert . Archives of Microbiology . 133 . 3 . 195–201 . 1982ArMic.133..195S .