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Abstract
A class of plasmids that transfer antibiotic resistance from one bacterium to another by conjugation.
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11 entry terms
- R Factor
- R Plasmid
- R Plasmids
- Resistance Factor
- Resistance Factors
- Factor, R
- Factor, Resistance
- Factors, R
- Factors, Resistance
- Plasmid, R
- Plasmids, R
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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bacterial
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History Note
78(75); was see under DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL 1975-77
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- Drug Resistance, Microbial (1967-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. R Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011815. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011815
- R Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-factor
- R Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3906336