Conjugation, Genetic
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A parasexual process in BACTERIA; ALGAE; FUNGI; and ciliate EUKARYOTA for achieving exchange of chromosome material during fusion of two cells. In bacteria, this is a uni-directional transfer of genetic material; in protozoa it is a bi-directional exchange. In algae and fungi, it is a form of sexual reproduction, with the union of male and female gametes.
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D003227
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G05.355.760.200
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Conjugation, Genetic" by people in Profiles.
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Hayden MK, Picken RN, Sahm DF. Heterogeneous expression of glycopeptide resistance in enterococci associated with transfer of vanB. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Apr; 41(4):872-4.
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Schiappa DA, Hayden MK, Matushek MG, Hashemi FN, Sullivan J, Smith KY, Miyashiro D, Quinn JP, Weinstein RA, Trenholme GM. Ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli bloodstream infection: a case-control and molecular epidemiologic investigation. J Infect Dis. 1996 Sep; 174(3):529-36.
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Jaffe HW, Sweeney HM, Nathan C, Weinstein RA, Kabins SA, Cohen S. Identity and interspecific transfer of gentamicin-resistance plasmids in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Infect Dis. 1980 Jun; 141(6):738-47.
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