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. 1980 Feb;141(2):963–967. doi: 10.1128/jb.141.2.963-967.1980

Visualization of cell-cell contact during conjugation in Streptococcus faecalis.

D J Krogstad, R M Smith, R C Moellering Jr, A R Parquette
PMCID: PMC293720  PMID: 6767697

Abstract

Conjugal transfer of an antibiotic resistance plasmid in Streptococcus faecalis was associated with direct intercellular connections between chains of streptococci in the absence of either pili or fimbriae.

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