Bacterial cells (black outlines) contain plasmids (red) in addition to their main genome (green). A conjugative plasmid can transfer genetic material between cells as shown here, which can spread ...

Conjugation is the process by which one bacterium ... The pilus then draws the two bacteria together, at which time the donor bacterium transfers genetic material to the recipient bacterium.

“We thought that if we figure out how it works in bacteria, we might also advance the human field a bit.” “This is the first time that bacteria have been shown to perform protein conjugation using ...

During conjugation, one bacterial cell connects directly to another through a tiny tube that allows the transfer of genetic material fragments known as plasmids. Prof. Burstein explains ...

Most methods require delivery of the re-sensitized system by conjugation; the vector is carried by a non-virulent lab strain bacteria that is supposed to go and share the vector/plasmid through ...