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Andrew Jackson Moyer (November 30, 1899 – February 17, 1959) was an American microbiologist who is known mainly for his work on the development of industrial production methods for various microorganisms. Moyer held four patents individually (US #2423873 for the fermentation method of culturing microorganisms, US #2442141 for the use of a nutrient medium of corn steep liquor, glucose, and sodium for the process, US #2443989 for submerged cultures, and US #2476107 for the use of lactose as a slowly assimilating energy source). His research was associated with a total of 10 US patents. He was born in the northern Indiana farming community of Van Buren Township in Pulaski County to Edward Reuben Moyer and Minnie McCloud Moyer.