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Gene recombination in Escherichia coli.

TATUM, Edward Lawrie (1909 – 1975) Wikipedia

LEDERBERG, Joshua (1925 – 2008) Wikipedia

Nature, 158, 558. 1946.

Discovery of sexual processes in the reproduction of bacteria.

In 1958 Lederberg shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Tatum and Beadle (No. 254.3) "for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria."

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BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Negative Bacteria › Escherichia coli GENETICS / HEREDITY NOBEL PRIZES › Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#255.4
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/8693
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	gene-recombination-in-escherichia-coli