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The F pilus serves as a conduit for the DNA during conjugation between physically distant bacteria

Horizontal transfer of F-like plasmids by bacterial conjugation is responsible for disseminating antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants among pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae species, a growing health concern worldwide. Central to this process is the conjugative F pilus, a long extracellular...

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Autores principales: Goldlust, Kelly, Ducret, Adrien, Halte, Manuel, Dedieu-Berne, Annick, Erhardt, Marc, Lesterlin, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10666033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37963249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2310842120