EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSDUCTION AND CONJUGATION IN GENETIC TRANSFORMATION

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  • Shuaib M. Awwal*, Abalaka M.

Abstract

Bacteria have mechanisms by which they can 'obtain' extra DNA, which creates opportunities for recombination to occur. Certain species of bacteria can become competent to take up high molecular weight DNA from the surrounding. An event in which one bacterium donates DNA to another bacterium is a type of genetic transfer termed recombination leading to Genetic transformation. Transduction is DNA transfer mediated through the action of a bacteriophage while Conjugation requires the attachment of two related species through a bridge that can transport DNA. Both phenomenons provide additional genes for resistance to drugs and metabolic poisons, increased virulence and adaptation to environment effectively, thus genetic transformation.

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2014-02-23

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Vol. 1 No. 7 (2011): JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION

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