Bacterial Gene Transfer

Art & Research: Nishat Islam and Isam Adnan

Further Reading Literature: Ashley Patilano

Transformation

Transformation: Bacterial 2 takes in foreign DNA from the environment, which came from Bacteria 1 (LibreTexts Biology).

Transduction

Transduction: A virus introduces foreign DNA into Bacteria 2, which then inserts into the bacterium's existing DNA (LibreTexts Biology).

Conjugation

Conjugation: Bacteria 2 pulls Bacteria 1 close so it can directly transfer genetic material using a pilus (LibreTexts Biology).

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