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[Estimation of the contribution of the small plasmids in creation of ESBL phenotype among clinical and ambulatory isolates of the Enterobacteriaceae].

Development of real-time RT-PCR methods for specific detection of F-specific RNA bacteriophage genogroups: application to urban raw wastewater.

Complete sequence of the large virulence plasmid pSFO157 of the sorbitol-fermenting enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H- strain 3072/96.

Low abundance of Escherichia coli microsatellites is associated with an extremely low mutation rate.

General mutagenesis of F plasmid TraI reveals its role in conjugative regulation.

Escherichia coli TolA tolerates multiple amino-acid substitutions as revealed by screening randomized variants for membrane integrity and phage receptor function.

IncP plasmids are most effective in mediating conjugation between Escherichia coli and streptomycetes.

Male-specific coliphages as indicators of thermal inactivation of pathogens in biosolids.

The Tra domain of the lactococcal CluA surface protein is a unique domain that contributes to sex factor DNA transfer.

Subcellular Positioning of F Plasmid Mediated by Dynamic Localization of SopA and SopB

Hfq is a regulator of F-plasmid TraJ and TraM synthesis in Escherichia coli.

Gene expression analysis indicates extensive genotype-specific crosstalk between the conjugative F-plasmid and the E. coli chromosome.

Characterization of the opposing roles of H-NS and TraJ in transcriptional regulation of the F-plasmid tra operon.

Examination of an inverted repeat within the F factor origin of transfer: context dependence of F TraI relaxase DNA specificity.

F-like type IV secretion systems encode proteins with thioredoxin folds that are putative DsbC homologues.

The mating pair stabilization protein, TraN, of the F plasmid is an outer-membrane protein with two regions that are important for its function in conjugation.

[Maternal inheritance of mitochondria in the true slime mold].

Fluorescence assays for F-pili and their application.

Inter- and intramolecular determinants of the specificity of single-stranded DNA binding and cleavage by the F factor relaxase.

Mutations in the C-terminal region of TraM provide evidence for in vivo TraM-TraD interactions during F-plasmid conjugation.