Process
Bacterial Transduction
Bacterial transduction
Transfer of bacterial DNA between cells by a bacteriophage.
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELA An infectious agent that is not a cell and must use a host cell to make new virus particles. that infects bacteria can sometimes carry a piece of DNA from one bacterium to another.
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AT A GLANCETopicMicrobiology & Immunity
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Research Claims
Transduction depends on phage host range, packaging specificity, lysogeny, and recipient-cell compatibility; observed transfer is context-specific.