F factor

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  • The F-Factor is a parameter used by EPA to relate the volumetric flow rate of flue gas to the rate of heat input to the boiler.
  • A cell, which contains the F factor is said to be F-positive and is able to "mate" with a bacterium that is F-negative.
  • Since the effective Z of air and soft tissue is approximately the same, the F-factor is approximately 1 for many x-ray imaging applications.
  • The F factor is an episome that contains 19 genes and confers the ability to conjugate upon its host cell.
  • The F factor is one of the most well studied conjugative plasmids (plasmids are circular episomes) and is the most well studied conjugative system.
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