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(404) 329-3331

October 27, 1980

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Office of the President
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue

New York, New York 10021

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

I want to thank you for the assistance you have given me concerning the
Serratia marcescens used as a biclogical warfare simulant. As you
suggested, I contacted Dr. Vosti at Stanford and he recalled seeing the
can of cultures labeled "Serratia - San Francisco - Nevin" back in 1977,
but he cannot find it now. He recalls your conversation back in 1977

but does not know what has happened to the can with the Serratia cultures.
He thinks he may have sent it to someone, but is not really sure; and
suggested I write you to see if you might recall anyone who may have
wanted the culture.

I am not positive we can type the dead organisms, but believe it would be
worth the effort. I am hoping you may be able to provide some suggestions
as to the location of the missing can. Any information would be most
welcome.

Best wishes from the Enteric Section.

   
  

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YJ. Farmer III, Ph.D.
pferic Section
nterobacteriology Branch
Bureau of Laboratories

P.S. Did you see Dr. Stanier's comments about the 1950 Serratia in the 1980
Annual Review of Microbiology?

Yeo! S Lush be temper Ham, witty Lith weres.

Ra Ugaks - Jam aprata NV atK pas Al A Fever
[raat yn Chaskral the Gl. HeaweM/\ir : J Conger) rns Vo Xe
= Ateyevdesnas fo bonny ‘77