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. 1970 Mar;101(3):916–920. doi: 10.1128/jb.101.3.916-920.1970

Fertility Regulation in F-Like Resistance Transfer Factors1

David I Hoar a
PMCID: PMC250410  PMID: 4908788

Abstract

Mutants of the R factor R100 have been isolated that mediate high-frequency transfer of the R factor during conjugation. Complementation tests revealed two classes of mutants, operator-constitutive and repressor-negative. Some of the latter class were suppressible by amber and ochre suppressors. The results support a simple model of regulation for the control of R-factor-mediated piliation.

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