Tales of conjugation and sex pheromones: A plasmid and enterococcal odyssey.
This review covers highlights of the author's experience becoming and working as a plasmid biologist. The account chronicles a progression from studies of ColE1 DNA in Escherichia coli to Gram-positive bacteria with an emphasis on conjugation in enterococci. It deals with gene amplification, conjugative transposons and sex pheromones in the context of bacterial antibiotic resistance.
Biologic and Materials Sciences; School of Dentistry and Microbiology and Immunology; Medical School; The University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI USA.
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