Title:

Letter from George Streisinger to Arthur Kornberg

Creator:

Streisinger, George, 1927-1984
University of Oregon

Recipient:

Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007

Date:

9 February 1965

Description:

Geneticist George Streisinger was a noted expert on the bacterial virus (phage) T4, and Kornberg had written to ask him if there might be a mutant strain of T4 suitable for studying DNA synthesis in infected E. coli cells. In this letter, Streisinger explained that such a mutant had been isolated and provided detailed instructions for preparing cultures.

Original Repository:

Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers

Location:

Box: 32

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Lotte Streisinger.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Enzymes and Bacteria

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Relation:

Letter from Arthur Kornberg to George Streisinger, 1965

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers. 12455

Legacy ID:

WHBBHG

NLM ID:

101584605X109

Profiles Collection:

The Arthur Kornberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584605X109

Story Section:

"Creating Life in the Test Tube," 1959-1970