Redundant homosexual F transfer facilitates selection-induced reversion of plasmid mutations.

doi:10.1128/jb.178.11.3037-3043.1996

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Redundant homosexual F transfer facilitates selection-induced reversion of plasmid mutations.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1996

Peters J E, Bartoszyk I M, Dheer S, Benson S A

Abstract excerpt

F plasmids use surface exclusion to prevent the redundant entry of additional F plasmids during active growth of the host cells. This mechanism is relaxed during stationary phase and nonlethal selections, allowing homosexual redundant plasmid transfer. Homosexual redundant transfer occurs in stat...

Topics

Alleles
Conjugation, Genetic
Escherichia coli Proteins
Exodeoxyribonuclease V
Exodeoxyribonucleases
Mutation
Plasmids
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Rec A Recombinases

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