Visualization of cell-cell contact during conjugation in Streptococcus faecalis.
Conjugal transfer of an antibiotic resistance plasmid in Streptococcus faecalis was associated with direct intercellular connections between chains of streptococci in the absence of either pili or fimbriae.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011815:R Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents