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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005144
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005144
Preferred Name

F Factor

Definitions
A plasmid whose presence in the cell, either extrachromosomal or integrated into the BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME, determines the sex of the bacterium, host chromosome mobilization, transfer via conjugation (CONJUGATION, GENETIC) of genetic material, and the formation of SEX PILI.
Synonyms
Resistance Transfer Factors
Bacterial Sex Factor
Factors, Bacterial Fertility
Bacterial Fertility Factors
Bacterial Sex Factors
Factor, Bacterial Fertility
F Factors
Factor, Resistance Transfer
Factors, Bacterial Sex
Sex Factors, Bacterial
Factor, Bacterial Sex
F Plasmids
Sex Factor, Bacterial
Bacterial Fertility Factor
Factors, F
Plasmid, F
Sex Factor Fs
Factors, Resistance Transfer
Sex Factor F
F Plasmid
Fs, Sex Factor
Transfer Factors, Resistance
Factor F, Sex
Fertility Factors, Bacterial
Transfer Factor, Resistance
Resistance Transfer Factor
Plasmids, F
Fertility Factor, Bacterial
Factor Fs, Sex
Factor, F
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