Aharon Oren, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Published online: March 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0022514
Albert Jan Kluyver (1888–1956), a Dutch microbiologist who proposed a universal model for metabolic events in the cell based on transfer of hydrogen atoms (electrons) and formed the concept of unity in biochemistry.
Keywords: Kluyver; fermentation; unity in biochemistry; comparative biochemistry; microbial diversity
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Figure 1. Albert Jan Kluyver. Reproduced with permission from Prof. Dr. Schlegel HG (1999) Geschichte der Mikrobiologie. Halle (Saale), Germany: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.
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| Further Reading | |
| Bennett JW and Phaff HJ (1993) Early biotechnology: the Delft connection. American Society for Microbiology News 59: 401–404. | |
| Bulder CJEA, La Rivière JWM and Verhoeven W (1989) Kluyver's work in retrospect: wisdom or foresight? Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 56: 109–126. | |
| book Kamp AF, La Rivière JWM and Verhoeven W (eds) (1959) Albert Jan Kluyver, His Life and Work. Amsterdam: North Holland. | |
| Kluyver AJ and Donker HJL (1926) Die Einheit in der Biochemie. Chemie der Zelle und Gewebe 13: 134–190. | |
| Kluyver AJ and Perquin LHC (1933) Zur Methodik der Schimmelstoffwechsel-Untersuchung. Biochemische Zeitung 266: 68–81. | |
| Kluyver AJ and van Niel CB (1936) Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde, Abteilung II 94: 369–403. | |
| book Kluyver AJ and van Niel CB (1956) The Microbe's Contribution to Biology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. | |
| La Rivière JWM (1997) The Delft School of Microbiology in historical perspective. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 71: 3–13. | |
| van Niel CB (1957) Obituary notice: Albert Jan Kluyver, 1888–1956. Journal of General Microbiology 16: 499–521. | |
| van Niel CB (1979) “The Delft-School” and the rise of general microbiology. Bacteriological Reviews 13: 161–174. | |
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