- conjugative plasmid
- a plasmid that is transferred from one bacterial cell to another during conjugation.
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conjugative plasmid
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Plasmid — A self replicating (autonomous) circle of DNA distinct from the chromosomal genome of bacteria. A plasmid contains genes normally not essential for cell growth or survival. Some plasmids can integrate into the host genome, be artificially… … Medical dictionary
F plasmid — a conjugative plasmid found in F+ (male) bacterial cells that leads with high frequency to its transfer and much less often to transfer of the bacterial chromosome. A cell possessing the F plasmid (F+, male) can form a conjugation bridge (F… … Medical dictionary
R plasmid — resistance plasmid a conjugative factor in bacterial cells that promotes resistance to agents such as antibiotics, metal ions, ultraviolet radiation, and bacteriophage. R plasmids are large with two functionally distinct parts: a resistance… … Medical dictionary
Ri plasmid — A class of large conjugative plasmids found in the soil bacterium Agrobacterium rhizogenes, which can infect certain plants and cause hairy root disease. Like Ti plasmids, Ri plasmids include sequences that are transferred to plant cells and… … Glossary of Biotechnology
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Bacterial conjugation — is the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells by direct cell to cell contact or by a bridge like connection between two cells.[1] Discovered in 1946 by Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum,[2] conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal… … Wikipedia
Triparental mating — is a form of Bacterial conjugation where a conjugative plasmid present in one bacterial strain assists the transfer of a mobilizable plasmid present in a second bacterial strain into a third bacterial strain. Plasmids are introduced into bacteria … Wikipedia
