Mechanism of retrotransfer in conjugation: prior transfer of the conjugative plasmid is required.

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Published in J Bacteriol on March 01, 1996

Authors

E A Sia1, D M Kuehner, D H Figurski

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA.

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