resistance plasmid
R factor
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R factor
noun
- Any of the conjugative or nonconjugative plasmids that carry and transmit genes responsible for resistance to antibiotics from one bacterium to another. Also called resistance factor . Also called resistance plasmid . Also called R plasmid .
- See R-value.
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r factor - Medical Definition
n.
Any of the conjugative or nonconjugative plasmids that carry and transmit genes responsible for resistance to antibiotics from one bacterium to another. Also called resistance factor
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