Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
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...membrane so the bacteria can easily uptake your plasmid of interest. Scientists can also use electroporation...infected bacterium can either exist as transient extrachromosomal DNA, like a plasmid, or it can integrate into...lines. This can be done with lentiviral and Adeno Associated Viruses (AAV). Lentiviral and AAV can be used...scientific research. There are multiple ways foreign DNA can be introduced into cells including transformation...material often comes from adjacent lysed bacteria and can include plasmid DNA or fragmented DNA released into...bacteria are naturally competent to take up DNA, they can be made competent through chemical manipulation in...bacterium uptakes a plasmid, the genes on the plasmid can give them different phenotypes. For example, this...