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Unpublished paper, 'The influence of oxygen on the formation of ptomaines' by William Hunter

Reference number: AP/67/5

Date: 1891

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Hunter writes: 'A special interest attaches to the rôle of oxygen in the life-history of bacteria. Very wide differences exist, however, between different groups in respect of its importance.' He presents experimental results and observations.

Subject: Chemistry / Microbiology

Received 11 March 1891. Read 19 March 1891. Communicated by [Michael] Foster.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 49 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The influence of oxygen on the formation of ptomaines'.

Reference number
AP/67/5
Earliest possible date
1891
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
46 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Hunter

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William Hunter, Unpublished paper, 'The influence of oxygen on the formation of ptomaines' by William Hunter, 1891, AP/67/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_67_5/unpublished-paper-the-influence-of-oxygen-on-the-formation-of-ptomaines-by-william-hunter, accessed on 14 May 2025

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