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How is viral transduction harnessed in science? What is bacterial transduction? Transduction is one of three forms of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria, along with transformation and ...
Some organisms — chiefly bacteria — can exchange genetic material without cell division. In this page, you will learn about transformation, conjugation, and transduction, three processes by ...
While bacteriophages can act as killers of bacterial cells, infection with a bacteriophage can also act as a mechanism for spreading antimicrobial resistance. By the mechanism of transduction, ...
DNA elements that exploit the lifecycle of bacteriophage can also mediate gene transfer by a novel transduction mechanism.
Research presents an assembly-line approach using bacteriophage T4 components to construct artificial viral vectors (AVVs). These AVVs have the potential to revolutionize gene therapies and ...
Artist rendering of bacteriophages. Image courtesy of the University of Texas. As antibiotic-resistant bacteria, like MRSA and resistant strains of tuberculosis and gonorrhea, become more prevalent, ...