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National Institute of Genetics
Misima, Sizuoka~Ken
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February 8, 1961

Professor J. Lederberg
Department of Genetics
S¢hool of Medicine
Stanfordulniversity.
Palo Alto, California
UW 8. A.

I started writing some papers on my past studies, which include the
Studies at Wisconsin ag well as at Lister and our Institute. Would

another "A phase-] duplicate type in salmonella" T want’ to ‘publish
them as' short! papers in Genetics if fhey are accepted. Would

you please read them through, and if you think revision is not
necessary for the publication, forward them to the editor of Genetics;
in case that there are articles I ‘should better to revise, please point

I am on the way of manuscript writing about 4h,” The title will be
" Genetic analysis of 0-H variation in salmonell. .

Owing to the NIE grant, the management of our laboratory is g0ing on
very smoothly. K am working wath group of Fla mutants which synthesize
analogous protein of flagellin. The mapping of Hs and Flas using

Hfr I got from Esther and Hirota age also in pregress.

The day after tomorrow we have assymposium on microbial genetics
in Tokyo. I will be a chairman of the afternoon Session. Kurahashi will
Sive a review on "galactose metabolism in E. coli." Hirota will come
to see me to Misima after the symposium.

Please best wishes to Esther, Bruce and Am.

Sincerely yours
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