"R Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of plasmids that transfer antibiotic resistance from one bacterium to another by conjugation.
| Descriptor ID |
D011815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.600.600
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| Concept/Terms |
R Factors- R Factors
- Factors, R
- Resistance Factors
- Factors, Resistance
- R Plasmids
- Plasmids, R
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Below are the most recent publications written about "R Factors" by people in Profiles.
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The worldwide emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006 Oct; 6(10):629-40.
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The conjugative transposon Tn916 of Enterococcus faecalis: structural analysis and some key factors involved in movement. Dev Biol Stand. 1995; 85:11-7.
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Plasmid labeling confirms bacterial translocation in pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 1994 Jan; 167(1):201-6; discussion 206-7.
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Positive control of a global antioxidant defense regulon activated by superoxide-generating agents in Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Aug; 87(16):6181-5.
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Emergence of teicoplanin resistance during therapy of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis. J Infect Dis. 1990 Jul; 162(1):103-8.
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Tobramycin iontophoresis into corneas infected with drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Curr Eye Res. 1989 Nov; 8(11):1163-9.
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High-level amikacin resistance in Escherichia coli due to phosphorylation and impaired aminoglycoside uptake. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1986 Feb; 29(2):216-24.
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The p lambda CM system: phage immunity-specific incompatibility with IncP-1 plasmids. Mol Gen Genet. 1984; 194(1-2):340-2.
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Broad-host-range IncP-4 plasmid R1162: effects of deletions and insertions on plasmid maintenance and host range. J Bacteriol. 1982 Oct; 152(1):140-50.
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Decreased susceptibility to 4'-deoxy-6'-N-methylamikacin (BB-K311) conferred by a mutant plasmid in Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1982 Jul; 22(1):78-82.