Transformation

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  • it is defined as the uptake of free DNA material from the environment

  • the target cell takes up these free pieces of linear DNA

  • the linear DNA cannot exist separate from the chromosome, so they are integrated into the chromosome near a location of significant DNA homology


Natural transformation

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • Neisseria

  • Hemophilus

  • Helicobacter

Category: Microbiology Notes

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