Plasmid transfer between bacteria via sex pilus (F-pilus encoded by tra operon). Major driver of horizontal gene transfer + antibiotic-resistance spread. Lederberg-Tatum 1946 (Nobel 1958).
Plasmid transfer between bacteria via sex pilus (F-pilus encoded by tra operon). Major driver of horizontal gene transfer + antibiotic-resistance spread. Lederberg-Tatum 1946 (Nobel 1958).