%0 Journal Article %A Singleton, Paul %T N-Mating in Escherichia coli is Promoted by Foaming %D 1983 %J Microbiology, %V 129 %N 12 %P 3697-3699 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-129-12-3697 %I Microbiology Society, %X Foaming promoted the conjugal transfer of IncN plasmid R269N-1 in Escherichia coli; the theoretical basis of this phenomenon is described. The hypothesis that N-mating in conventional (non-foaming) liquid media is precluded by the fragility of the N-pilus is questioned. The environmental significance of foaming is briefly considered. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-129-12-3697