MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 3561 NORTH FIFTEENTH STREET MILWAUKEE 3, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY November 15, 1950 br. J. Lederberg University of Wisconsin j Department of Genetics Madison, Wisconsin bear vr. Lederberg: Last year you were so kind as to give me a culture of &. coli mutabile. Unfortunately, this strain was lost while i was in Europe last summer. 1 would appreciate it very much if you were so kind as to send me another strain at your earliest convenience. Thanking you very much for any assistance you may show me, I remain with best wishes Very sincerely yours, df Va” Cs ALK/ems A. L. Kappus, M. D.