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Part 2: METABOLISM OF MICROORGANISMS [Cont.] 



7. Metabolic Pathways 101 



WAYNE W. UMBREIT 



8. Pathways in Biological Nitrogen Fixation 110 



PERRY WILSON 



9. Microorganisms and Steroid 

 Transformations 121 



DUREY H. PETERSON 



Part 3: MICROORGANISMS AND HIGHER 

 FORMS OF LIFE 



10. Some Unsolved Problems in Immunology 141 



MICHAEL HEIDELBERGER 



1 1 . The Inhibition of Virus Reproduction by 

 Chemical Substances 152 



FRANK L. HORSFALL, JR. 



12. Challenging Problems in Antibiotic 

 Research 1 68 



HARRY EAGLE 



13. Microorganisms and Plant Life 179 



ROBERT L. STARKLY 



Appendix: ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT THE DEDICATION 

 OF THE INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY 



Dedication of the Institute of Microbiology 199 



LEWIS WEBSTER JONES 



Microbiology Takes the Stage 202 



SELMAN A. WAKSMAN 



From Dutch Settlements to the Rutgers 

 Institute of Microbiology • 213 



ALBERT J. KLUYVER 



