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. 2014:1149:17-22.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0473-0_3.

Gene transfer: conjugation

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Gene transfer: conjugation

Thibault G Sana et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2014.

Abstract

Conjugation is a gene transfer process in which a recipient bacterium receives DNA from a donor bacterium by cell-to-cell contact through conjugative pili. Conjugation is mediated by certain plasmids or transposons. Here, we describe plasmid conjugation.

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