Determination of pili by conjugative bacterial drug resistance plasmids of incompatibility groups B, C, H, J, K, M, V, and X.
Representative plasmids from incompability groups B, C, H, J, K, M, V, and X were transferred to "bald" strains of Escherichia coli or Salmonella typhimurium. By using a new technique, pili were detected by electron microscopy for each incompatibility group. Morphology varied but was similar for plasmids within a group. These findings suggest that all conjugative plasmids in the Enterobacteriaceae may determine pili.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011815:R Factors; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents