The Oswald T. Avery Collection

Title:: Studies on Bacterial Nutrition: II. Growth Accessory Substances in the Cultivation of Hemophilic Bacilli
Description:: Over the early 1920s, several researchers in Avery's laboratory at Rockefeller Hospital turned their attention to certain bacteria, such as Bacillus influenzae, which had previously only been grown in media containing blood or blood derivatives. Because of this, the bacteria were termed "hemophilic." In this second article resulting from a long series of studies on bacterial nutrition that Avery conducted with Thjotta and Hugh Morgan, the scientists found that certain nutritional deficiencies in the cultivation of some "so-called" hemophilic bacteria may be overcome by the substitution of particular growth-accessory substances, in lieu of blood, to the culture media. The series on bacterial nutrition began with an article written by Thjotta in late 1920.; Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:: 18 (1,558,087 Bytes)
Date:: 1921-06 (June 1921)
Creator:: Thjotta, Theodor; Avery, Oswald T.
Source:: Periodical: Thjotta, Theodor, and Oswald T. Avery. "Studies on Bacterial Nutrition: II. Growth Accessory Substances in the Cultivation of Hemophilic Bacilli." Journal of Experimental Medicine 34, 1 (June 1921): 97-114. Article. 18 Images.
Publisher:: Rockefeller University Press
Rights:: This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Exhibit Category:: The "Sugar-Coated Microbe" and the Search for a Cure for Pneumonia, 1919-1929
Relation:: Studies on Bacterial Nutrition: I. Growth of Bacillus Influenzae in Hemoglobin-Free Media (May 1921); Studies on Bacterial Nutrition: III. Plant Tissue, as a Source of Growth Accessory Substances, in the Cultivation of Bacillus Influenzae (October 1921); Studies on Bacterial Nutrition: IV. Effect of Plant Tissue upon Growth of Pneumococcus and Streptococcus (July 1923); Studies on Bacterial Nutrition: V. The Effect of Plant Tissue upon the Growth of Anaerobic Bacilli (January 1924); Growth-Inhibitory Substances in Pneumococcus Cultures (February 1924)
Unique Identifier:: CCGMGQ
Document Type:: Articles
Language:: English
Format:: application/pdf; image/tif
Physical Condition:: Good
Folder: [Selected articles collected by NLM]
Metadata Last Modified Date:: 2007-01-31

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