Horizontal transmission

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  • Created by: Georgia56
  • Created on: 03-06-17 17:21

Occurs by conjugation. 

Pilus/ conjugation tube (forming in stage 1) needs to come into contact with another cell and form a the conjugation tube attaches to the recipient. This allows the plasmid to be transferred through the conjugation tube. DNA polymerase (an enzyme) cuts the plasmid in half so…

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