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. 1971 Nov;108(2):946–947. doi: 10.1128/jb.108.2.946-947.1971

Relationship Between Sex-Pili Formation and Macarbomycin Sensitivity in Escherichia coli

Shizuko Iyobe 1, Susumu Mitsuhashi 1, Hamao Umezawa 1
PMCID: PMC247165  PMID: 4942772

Abstract

The presence in Escherichia coli strains of derepressed sex factors determining F-type pili formation was found to increase their sensitivity to macarbomycin.

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