Mary Barber (bacteriologist)

Mary Barber
Mary Barber (photographer and date unknown)
Born3 April 1911
Died11 September 1965(1965-09-11) (aged 54)
Alma materLondon School of Medicine for Women, Royal Free Hospital
Known forStudy of penicillin-resistant bacteria
Scientific career
Fieldsbacteriology, pathology
InstitutionsRoyal Free Hospital, British Postgraduate Medical School, St. Thomas's Hospital

Mary Barber (3 April 1911 – 11 September 1965) was a British pathologist and bacteriologist who studied antibiotic resistance in bacteria. She was one of the pioneers in this field, documenting the phenomenon of penicillin resistance early on.

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