title: Non-essentiality of the recA- mutation in the phenomenon of bacteriophage M13-induced elimination of F' factors.
abstract: The elimination of F' factors promoted by coliphage M13 infection can occur in recA(+) as well as recA(-) merodiploid strains of Escherichia coli K-12.
mesh_terms: D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003090:Coliphages / Q000254:growth & development*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005827:Genetics, Microbial; D009154:Mutation; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial