Description (Edit): Antibiotic resistance genes can be shared between bacteria through a sex pilus. Video Ref: www.learner.org
Video Reff: www.learner.org
Bacterial Conjugation text info: Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material between bacteria through direct cell-to-cell contact. Discovered in 1946 by Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum, conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer as are transformation and transductionalthough these mechanisms do not involve cell-to-cell contact. text reff: wikipedia
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Description (Edit): Antibiotic resistance genes can be shared between bacteria through a sex pilus. Video Ref: www.learner.org
Video Reff: www.learner.org
Bacterial Conjugation text info: Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material between bacteria through direct cell-to-cell contact. Discovered in 1946 by Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum, conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer as are transformation and transductionalthough these mechanisms do not involve cell-to-cell contact. text reff: wikipedia
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