Gene transfer: conjugation.

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Sana, Thibault G | Laubier, Aurélie | Bleves, Sophie

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International audience. 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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