释义 |
resistance plasmids re·sis·tance plas·midsplasmids carrying genes responsible for antibiotic (or antibacterial drug) resistance among bacteria (notably Enterobacteriaceae); they may be conjugative or nonconjugative, the former possessing transfer genes (resistance transfer factor), which are lacking in the latter. Synonym(s): R factors, R plasmids, resistance factors, resistance-transferring episomesre·sis·tance plas·mids (rĕ-zis'tăns plaz'midz) Plasmids carrying genes responsible for antibiotic (or antibacterial drug) resistance among bacteria (notably Enterobacteriaceae); they may be conjugative or nonconjugative, the former possessing transfer genes (resistance transfer factor) lacking in the latter. |