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Sex pheromone cAD1 in Streptococcus faecalis: induction of a function related to plasmid transfer.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 143 ·No. 2 ·1980-08-00 ·Pages 1063-5

Clewell DB, Brown BL

Abstract

In short matings between two donor strains with distinguishable isogenic conjugative plasmids (derivatives of pAD1), only the strain preexposed to the sex pheromone cAD1 behaved as a donor.

MeSH Terms

Animals Cell Membrane/physiology Conjugation, Genetic Enterococcus faecalis/genetics Pheromones/physiology Plasmids Sex Attractants/physiology

Chemicals

Pheromones Sex Attractants

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Clewell D B

Brown B L

References (9)

9 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.143.2.1063-1065.1980

Published

1980-08-00

Pages

1063-5

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC294420

Subset

Grants

NIAID NIH HHS · AI10318 · United States

NIDCR NIH HHS · DE02731 · United States

PHS HHS · K04 A100061 · United States

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.143.2.1063-1065.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details

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