Olga Fassatiová (1924–2011) was a Czech

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

known for her work in the biology and ecology of saprophic fungi, including fungi on food, feed, and soils.

Education and career

From 1951 to 1991, she worked as a teacher and scientist in the Department of Botany at

Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...

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 ''Trichoderma'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae that is present in all soils, where they are the most prevalent culturable fungi. Many species in this genus can be characterized as opportunistic avirulent plant symbionts. This re ...

fassatiovae'' was named in her honor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fassatiová, Olga 1924 births 2011 deaths Czech mycologists Women mycologists Czech women biologists Academic staff of Charles University