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Microbiology FMGE 2019 4d7f5e80

Mode of transmission to bacteria through bacteriophage is by?

A
Transformation
B
Transduction
C
Translation
D
Conjugation
High-Yield Explanation
Transduction - Transduction is defined as transmission of a poion of DNA from one bacterium to another by a bacteriophage. During replication of virus within the cell, a piece of bacterial DNA is incorporated into the bacteriophage and is carried into the recipient bacterium at the time of infection. The phage DNA within the recipient bacterial cell integrates into the cell DNA during a process called lysogenic conversion

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