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A STRAIN of Claviceps paspali Stevens and Hall isolated from the grass Paspalum distichum L. found growing on a hill in the neighbourhood of Rome was found, after propagation on a rye embryo grown on agar1, to be capable of producing lysergic acid derivatives in submerged culture.
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ARCAMONE, F., BONINO, C., CHAIN, E. et al. Production of Lysergic Acid Derivatives by a Strain of Claviceps paspali Stevens and Hall in Submerged Culture. Nature 187, 238–239 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187238a0
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