Published in J Bacteriol on November 01, 1969
Escherichia coli K-12 F-prime factors, old and new. Bacteriol Rev (1972) 18.27
Rapid mapping of conditional and auxotrophic mutations in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1973) 10.54
Beginning a genetic analysis of conjugational transfer determined by the F factor in Escherichia coli by isolation and characterization of transfer-deficient mutants. J Bacteriol (1971) 8.45
Mating aggregates in Escherichia coli conjugation. J Bacteriol (1975) 3.12
Transport of vitamin B12 in Escherichia coli: genetic studies. J Bacteriol (1973) 2.81
Role of pili in bacterial conjugation. J Bacteriol (1970) 2.33
Role of F pili in the penetration of bacteriophage fl. J Virol (1972) 2.21
Chromosomal mutations of Escherichia coli that alter expression of conjugative plasmid functions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1980) 2.16
Some effects of temperature on the growth of F pili. J Bacteriol (1971) 2.04
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Mapping of nrdA and nrdB in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1976) 1.71
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Genetic analysis of cold-sensitive ribosome maturation mutants of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1974) 1.56
Genetic exchange between Escherichia coli strains in the mouse intestine. J Bacteriol (1970) 1.50
Effect of Zn2+ on bacterial conjugation: inhibition of mating pair formation. J Bacteriol (1972) 1.36
Physical assay of competence for specific mating-pair formation in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1973) 1.36
Isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli chromosomal mutants affecting plasmid copy number. J Bacteriol (1976) 1.35
Molecular studies on entry exclusion in Escherichia coli minicells. J Bacteriol (1972) 1.31
Isolation and properties of Escherichia coli K-12 mutants impaired in the utilization of gamma-aminobutyrate. J Bacteriol (1979) 1.28
Growth of bacteriophages MS2 and T7 on streptomycin-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1975) 1.27
Inhibition of formation of Escherichia coli mating pairs by f1 and MS2 bacteriophages as determined with a Coulter counter. J Bacteriol (1973) 1.26
Some effects of nalidixic acid on conjugation in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1971) 1.17
Fertility of Salmonella typhimurium crosses with Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1971) 1.16
Suppression of initiation-negative strains of Escherichia coli by integration of the sex factor F. J Bacteriol (1975) 1.14
Cloning and insertional inactivation of the dye (sfrA) gene, mutation of which affects sex factor F expression and dye sensitivity of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1983) 1.14
Amplification of sex repressor function of one fi-+ R-factor during anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1975) 1.13
Physiology of F-pilin synthesis and utilization. J Bacteriol (1983) 1.10
Mapping of a mutation, polB100, affecting deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase II in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1974) 1.09
Inhibition of gene transfer by antiserum and identification of serotypes of sex pili. J Bacteriol (1972) 1.05
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A new gene of Escherichia coli K-12 whose product participates in T4 bacteriophage late gene expression: interaction of lit with the T4-induced polynucleotide 5'-kinase 3'-phosphatase. J Bacteriol (1979) 1.01
Effect of Zn2+ on bacterial conjugation: increase in ability of F- cells to form mating pairs. J Bacteriol (1973) 1.01
F factor-mediated immunity to lethal zygosis in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1974) 1.00
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Effect of thymine-5-bromouracil substitution on F pili. J Bacteriol (1974) 0.99
Conjugal deoxyribonucleic acid replication by Excherichia coli K-12: effect of chloramphenicol and rifampin. J Bacteriol (1973) 0.97
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Expression of R-plasmid functions during anaerobic growth of an Escherichia coli K-12 host. J Bacteriol (1977) 0.90
On the meaning and estimation of plasmid transfer rates for surface-associated and well-mixed bacterial populations. J Theor Biol (2011) 0.85
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Role of the cell surface in bacterial mating: requirement for intact mucopeptide in donors for the expression of surface exclusion in R+ strains of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1975) 0.78
Dual reporter system for in situ detection of plasmid transfer under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 0.78
Development of auxotrophy by streptomycin-resistant mutation. J Bacteriol (1974) 0.77
Genetic and molecular characterization of an Escherichia coli plasmid coding for hydrogen sulfide production and drug resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1978) 0.76
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Transduction of linked genetic characters of the host by bacteriophage P1. Virology (1955) 71.88
A proposal for a uniform nomenclature in bacterial genetics. Genetics (1966) 31.92
The structure, function, synthesis and genetic control of bacterial pili and a molecular model for DNA and RNA transport in gram negative bacteria. Trans N Y Acad Sci (1965) 20.37
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An infective factor controlling sex compatibility in Bacterium coli. J Gen Microbiol (1953) 9.48
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A NEW TYPE OF BACTERIAL PILUS GENETICALLY CONTROLLED BY THE FERTILITY FACTOR OF E. COLI K 12 AND ITS ROLE IN CHROMOSOME TRANSFER. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1964) 7.45
Isolation of a bacteriophage specific for the F plus and Hfr mating types of Escherichia coli K-12. Science (1960) 5.33
Bacterial conjugation. Annu Rev Microbiol (1969) 4.53
Low recombination frequency for markers very near the origin in conjugation in E. coli. Genet Res (1965) 4.38
The attachment of the male-specific bacteriophage F1 to sensitive strains of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1966) 4.01
Parental functions during conjugation in Escherichia coli K-12. Bacteriol Rev (1968) 3.22
An antigen termed f-plus occurring in F-plus E. coli strains. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand (1960) 2.92
Mechanical removal of F pili, type I pili, and flagella from Hfr and RTF donor cells and the kinetics of their reappearance. J Bacteriol (1969) 2.87
Pseudoinversions in the chromosome of Escherichia coli K-12. Genetics (1967) 2.56
Ultraviolet-induced genetic recombination in a partially diploid strain of Escherichia coli. Genetics (1968) 2.35
DNA transfer in bacterial conjugation. J Mol Biol (1966) 2.18
Inhibition of bacterial conjugation by ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid male-specific bacteriophages. J Bacteriol (1968) 2.10
The nature of the endergonic processes in conjugation in Escherichia coli K-12. J Gen Microbiol (1957) 1.96
The sex hair of E. coli as sensory fiber, conjugation tube, or mating arm? Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1967) 1.82
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Evidence for the identity of the mating-specific site of male cells of Escherichia coli with the receptor site of an RNA phage. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1967) 1.46
Functions of F pili in mating-pair formation and male bacteriophage infection studies by blending spectra and reappearance kinetics. J Bacteriol (1969) 1.24
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Amino acid deprivation and its effect on mating ability in Escherichia coli K12. Genet Res (1966) 1.01
Inhibition of bacterial mating by amino acid deprivation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1966) 0.99
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Cloning and molecular characterization of genes whose products allow Salmonella typhimurium to penetrate tissue culture cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1989) 10.84
Temperature-dependent expression of virulence genes in Shigella species. Infect Immun (1984) 5.97
Kinetic and genetic analyses of D-cycloserine inhibition and resistance in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1965) 5.88
Synthesis of ribonucleic acid and protein in plasmid-containing minicells of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol (1971) 5.35
Molecular analysis of DNA and construction of genomic libraries of Mycobacterium leprae. J Bacteriol (1985) 5.04
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Transposition derivatives of an Hfr strain of Escherichia coli K-12. Genetics (1967) 4.39
Loss of pigmentation in Shigella flexneri 2a is correlated with loss of virulence and virulence-associated plasmid. Infect Immun (1984) 4.31
The attachment of the male-specific bacteriophage F1 to sensitive strains of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1966) 4.01
Amplification of an invA gene sequence of Salmonella typhimurium by polymerase chain reaction as a specific method of detection of Salmonella. Mol Cell Probes (1992) 3.58
Expression of Salmonella typhimurium genes required for invasion is regulated by changes in DNA supercoiling. Infect Immun (1990) 3.42
Parental functions during conjugation in Escherichia coli K-12. Bacteriol Rev (1968) 3.22
Distribution of the invA, -B, -C, and -D genes of Salmonella typhimurium among other Salmonella serovars: invA mutants of Salmonella typhi are deficient for entry into mammalian cells. Infect Immun (1991) 3.02
The properties of DNA transferred to minicells during conjugation. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol (1968) 2.86
Cloning and characterization of the asd gene of Salmonella typhimurium: use in stable maintenance of recombinant plasmids in Salmonella vaccine strains. Gene (1990) 2.80
Expression of a Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferase gene in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (1983) 2.74
Display of heterologous proteins on the surface of microorganisms: from the screening of combinatorial libraries to live recombinant vaccines. Nat Biotechnol (1997) 2.54
Genetic analysis of Streptococcus mutans virulence. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol (1985) 2.35
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Isolation and characterization of a gene involved in hemagglutination by an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain. Infect Immun (1994) 2.33
Virulence and vaccine potential of phoP mutants of Salmonella typhimurium. Microb Pathog (1989) 2.32
In vivo repackaging of recombinant cosmid molecules for analyses of Salmonella typhimurium, Streptococcus mutans, and mycobacterial genomic libraries. Infect Immun (1986) 2.31
Comparison of the safety and immunogenicity of delta aroC delta aroD and delta cya delta crp Salmonella typhi strains in adult volunteers. Infect Immun (1992) 2.23
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Molecular basis for the transformation defects in mutants of Haemophilus influenzae. J Bacteriol (1972) 2.16
Cloning, sequence analysis, and expression in Escherichia coli of a streptococcal plasmin receptor. J Bacteriol (1992) 2.14
An altered rpoS allele contributes to the avirulence of Salmonella typhimurium LT2. Infect Immun (1997) 2.07
Relationship between the Tsh autotransporter and pathogenicity of avian Escherichia coli and localization and analysis of the Tsh genetic region. Infect Immun (2000) 2.01
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Expression of Streptococcus mutans aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase gene cloned into plasmid pBR322. J Gen Microbiol (1982) 1.92
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Characterization of the Streptococcus mutans plasmid pva318 cloned into Escherichia coli. Infect Immun (1981) 1.88
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DNA isolated from Escherichia coli minicells mated with F+ cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1968) 1.83
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Regulation of expression of Streptococcus mutans genes important to virulence. Infect Immun (1990) 1.64
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Cloning and transposon insertion mutagenesis of virulence genes of the 100-kilobase plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium. Infect Immun (1988) 1.48
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