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ABSTRACT FERTILE or _F_+ strains of _Escherichia coli_ have been defined1,2 as those which are productive of recombinants even when crossed with sterile strains; other strains, _F_−, are
defined as those which are productive of recombinants only if crossed with fertile strains. Fertility is transmissible from _F_+ to _F_− cells by ‘infection’ due to an agent (_F_) which is
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