"F Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plasmid whose presence in the cell, either extrachromosomal or integrated into the BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME, determines the "sex" of the bacterium, host chromosome mobilization, transfer via conjugation (CONJUGATION, GENETIC) of genetic material, and the formation of SEX PILI.
| Descriptor ID |
D005144
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.600.300
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| Concept/Terms |
F Factor- F Factor
- F Factors
- Factor, F
- Factors, F
- Sex Factor F
- Factor F, Sex
- Factor Fs, Sex
- Fs, Sex Factor
- Sex Factor Fs
- Bacterial Sex Factor
- Bacterial Sex Factors
- Factor, Bacterial Sex
- F Plasmid
- Sex Factors, Bacterial
- Sex Factor, Bacterial
- Fertility Factor, Bacterial
- Bacterial Fertility Factor
- Bacterial Fertility Factors
- Factor, Bacterial Fertility
- Factors, Bacterial Fertility
- Fertility Factors, Bacterial
- F Plasmids
- Plasmid, F
- Plasmids, F
- Resistance Transfer Factor
- Factor, Resistance Transfer
- Factors, Resistance Transfer
- Resistance Transfer Factors
- Transfer Factor, Resistance
- Transfer Factors, Resistance
- Factors, Bacterial Sex
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Below are the most recent publications written about "F Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Adaptive mutation: who's really in the garden? Science. 1995 Apr 21; 268(5209):373-4.
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Macromolecular synthesis in T7 infected F' cells. Virology. 1975 Sep; 67(1):264-75.