We will probably be in New York again on the following Sunday, November 27, and would be very glad indeed to come to your apartment on that afternoon. I do not see though why you should have to go to the trouble of having us to supper. Perhaps you could meet us downtown and spend a couple of hours with us.
Are you keeping alive the alginic acid decomposing bacteria? I am very anxious that we keep them in good condition until next year at least. If you have any trouble in preparing the medium, I will be able to take care of them here…”
Though best known for his role in developing antibiotic treatments for diseases including tuberculosis, much of Waksman’s research was done in the field of marine bacteriology. It was while working as a microbiology professor at Rutgers University that Waksman helped form the Marine Bacteriology division at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1931.
The recipient of our letter, Dr. Cornelia L. Carey, was a botany professor at Barnard College and research associate in marine bacteriology at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Waksman and Carey co-authored several articles together including “Marine Bacteria and Their Rôle in the Cycle of Life in the Sea: I. Decomposition of Marine Plant and Animal Residues By Bacteria,” which appeared in the August 1933 issue of The Biological Bulletin, “Decomposition Of Nitrogenous Substances In Sea Water By Bacteria,” in the April 13, 1934 issue of Science, and “Decomposition of Nitrogenous Substances in Sea Water by Bacteria,” in the May 1938 issue of the Journal of Bacteriology.
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