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Fertility inhibition in Rhizobium lupini by the resistance plasmid RP4. 1978

A Pühler, and H J Burkardt

R plasmid RP4 inhibits the fertility of R. lupini. An RP4 carrying R. lupini donor strain is no longer capable of transferring chromosomal genes. After loss of RP4 the R. lupini fertility reappears. Plasmid RP4 spontaneously mutates at high frequency in R. lupini. RP4 mutants which do not inbibit fertility were isolated. These mutants were always transfer-defective, too. It is postulated that the genetic information for fertility inhibition in R. lupini is a substantial part of the transfer unit of the RP4 plasmid.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007612 Kanamycin Antibiotic complex produced by Streptomyces kanamyceticus from Japanese soil. Comprises 3 components: kanamycin A, the major component, and kanamycins B and C, the minor components. Kanamycin A,Kanamycin Sulfate,Kantrex
D009355 Neomycin Aminoglycoside antibiotic complex produced by Streptomyces fradiae. It is composed of neomycins A, B, and C, and acts by inhibiting translation during protein synthesis. Fradiomycin Sulfate,Neomycin Palmitate,Neomycin Sulfate
D011815 R Factors A class of plasmids that transfer antibiotic resistance from one bacterium to another by conjugation. R Factor,R Plasmid,R Plasmids,Resistance Factor,Resistance Factors,Factor, R,Factor, Resistance,Factors, R,Factors, Resistance,Plasmid, R,Plasmids, R
D003227 Conjugation, Genetic A parasexual process in BACTERIA; ALGAE; FUNGI; and ciliate EUKARYOTA for achieving exchange of chromosome material during fusion of two cells. In bacteria, this is a uni-directional transfer of genetic material; in protozoa it is a bi-directional exchange. In algae and fungi, it is a form of sexual reproduction, with the union of male and female gametes. Bacterial Conjugation,Conjugation, Bacterial,Genetic Conjugation
D004269 DNA, Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria. Bacterial DNA
D005144 F Factor 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. Resistance Transfer Factor,Sex Factor F,Sex Factor, Bacterial,Bacterial Sex Factor,Bacterial Sex Factors,F Plasmid,F Plasmids,Factor, Bacterial Sex,Factors, Bacterial Sex,Fertility Factor, Bacterial,Sex Factors, Bacterial,Bacterial Fertility Factor,Bacterial Fertility Factors,F Factors,Factor F, Sex,Factor Fs, Sex,Factor, Bacterial Fertility,Factor, F,Factor, Resistance Transfer,Factors, Bacterial Fertility,Factors, F,Factors, Resistance Transfer,Fertility Factors, Bacterial,Fs, Sex Factor,Plasmid, F,Plasmids, F,Resistance Transfer Factors,Sex Factor Fs,Transfer Factor, Resistance,Transfer Factors, Resistance
D000667 Ampicillin Semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin that functions as an orally active broad-spectrum antibiotic. Penicillin, Aminobenzyl,Amcill,Aminobenzylpenicillin,Ampicillin Sodium,Ampicillin Trihydrate,Antibiotic KS-R1,Omnipen,Pentrexyl,Polycillin,Ukapen,Aminobenzyl Penicillin,Antibiotic KS R1,KS-R1, Antibiotic,Sodium, Ampicillin,Trihydrate, Ampicillin
D012231 Rhizobium A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that activate PLANT ROOT NODULATION in leguminous plants. Members of this genus are nitrogen-fixing and common soil inhabitants.
D013752 Tetracycline A naphthacene antibiotic that inhibits AMINO ACYL TRNA binding during protein synthesis. 4-Epitetracycline,Achromycin,Achromycin V,Hostacyclin,Sustamycin,Tetrabid,Tetracycline Hydrochloride,Tetracycline Monohydrochloride,Topicycline,4 Epitetracycline
D014161 Transduction, Genetic The transfer of bacterial DNA by phages from an infected bacterium to another bacterium. This also refers to the transfer of genes into eukaryotic cells by viruses. This naturally occurring process is routinely employed as a GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE. Genetic Transduction,Genetic Transductions,Transductions, Genetic

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