Olga Fassatiová Explained

Olga Fassatiová
Birth Date:	October 17th, 1924
Birth Place:	Prague, Czech Republic
Death Date:	December 15th, 2011
Fields:	Mycology botany
Author Abbrev Bot:	Fassat.

Olga Fassatiová (1924-2011) was a Czech mycologist known for her work in the biology and ecology of saprophic fungi, including fungi on food, feed, and soils.^[1]

Education and career

From 1951-1991, she worked as a teacher and scientist in the Department of Botany at Charles University in Prague. There, she began the fungal culture collection at the university in 1964 and helped establish the Federation of Czechoslovak Collections of Microorganisms. She also described several fungi, including Acrodontium griseum, and authored over 60 journal articles and textbook chapters.

Awards and honors

The fungus Trichoderma fassatiovae was named in her honor.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Kubátová . A. . 2004 . To the 80th Birthday of Olga Fassatiová . . 56 . 3–4 . 179-183.
2. Nováková. Alena. Kubátová. Alena. Valinová. Šárka. Hubka. Vít. Kolařík. Miroslav. 2015-10-30. Trichoderma fassatiae, a new species from the section Pachybasium isolated from soil in the Czech Republic.. Czech Mycology. 67. 2. 227–231. 10.33585/cmy.67205. subscription.