FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. IN REPLYING, ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE REFER TO: Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, 411 East 69th St., New York 21, N. Y. December 12, 1951. Dr. Joshua Lederberg, Department of Genetics, The University of Wisconsin, College of Apriculture, Madison 6, Wisconsin. Dear Joshua: I thought you might be interested in the enclosed, We find that Salmonella SW-38, ir addition to its aromatic requirement, also has a pretty good requirement for niacin. Sincerely yours, Sv (7 2yeeee Bernard D. Davis BDD/h1 ence