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What are the examples of bacterial transformation?

Posted February 23, 2024


Answer

Examples of bacterial transformation:

  • The most notable and earliest recognized example of bacterial transformation is the conversion of DNA from smooth capsule-positive colonies of Streptococcus pneumonia to rough capsule-negative colonies
  • In B. subtilis, transformation occurs through the absorption of donor DNA into recipient cells, followed by the integration of a portion of the donor DNA into the host chromosome.
Additional resources

Simple, fast and high‐efficiency transformation system for directed evolution of cellulase in Bacillus subtilis

MycoLight™ Live Bacteria Fluorescence Imaging Kit