Frederick William Twort FRS [1] (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist and was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria). [4]

The discovery of bacterial viruses, or bacteriophage, by Twort was an important milestone in the history of microbiology. It broadened our understanding of the fundamental forms of life that exist in nature and provided a potential route to treat bacterial infections, which has seen a renaissance in the last decade.

…1915 by the British investigator Frederick W. Twort and in 1917 by the French Canadian scientist Félix H. d’Hérelle, lesions in cultures of bacteria were discovered and attributed to an agent called bacteriophage (“eater of bacteria”), now known to …

Consequently, the present review aims to gain insight into biology of bacteriophages and their unique role for bacteria and how their interactions exert a selective barrier in the microbial population dynamics in nature.

Frederick William Twort (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist and was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria).

Jan 16, 2025 · Explore how Twort's pioneering work with bacteriophages has influenced the evolution of modern microbiology.

Jan 31, 2021 · Frederic W. Twort published work in 1915 in which his principle aim was to find ways to grow filterable viruses in vitro with various culture media. He reasoned that viruses need nutritional cofactors to grow in vitro (based on his earlier work on finding essential growth factors for Johne’s bacillus).

Mar 22, 2025 · In 1915 English bacteriologist Frederick William Twort of the University of London discovered discovered bacteriophages, a type of virus that attacks bacteria (the term bacteriophage was coined by Félix d’Herelle, who in 1917 …

Feb 8, 1990 · Twort, F.W. Penguin Science News 14, 33–43 (1949). Google Scholar Fildes, P. Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 7 , 505–517 (1951).

Frederick William Twort (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist who studied medicine at St Thomas'. He published in 1915 in The Lancet his observations of the destruction of staphylococci by phages.