title: Gene lon and plasmid inheritance in Escherichia coli K-12.
abstract: Lon- mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 are deficient in the inheritance of F-plasmids by conjugation. This deficiency is distinct from the conjugation deficiency caused by overproduction of capsular polysaccharide which decreases donor-recipient pair formation.
mesh_terms: D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D010957:Plasmids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial