The influence of Escherichia coli specific surface cell structures on the process of polycellular forms creation in liquid medium

Abstract

Capacity of Escherichia coli strain bacteria containing F-like plasmids to create polycellular forms was studied. The influence of conjugative pili produced under genetic control of such plasmids on the efficiency and character of creating cell associates was shown.

Keywords

• полицеллюлярные формы
• плазмиды
• конъюгативные пили