Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Bacteriophage integrates their genome into the bacterial cell. The horizontal gene transfer (HGT) causes the transfer of DNA from one cell to another. In this case, the phage infects the bacterial cell by integrating their genome into the bacterial genome. The phage genome then induces certain changes into the host genome that results in transformation of the host to virulent strain.

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