R factor

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noun

a genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation.

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Also called resistance transfer factor, RTF

Origin of R factor

1960–65; r(esistance)factor

Words nearby R factor

rez-de-chaussée, Reznikoff, rezone, Rf, R.F.A., R factor, r.f.b., RFC, R.F.D., RFE, RFI