Mohammad Emaneini, PhD Assistant Professor in Microbiology Department of Microbiology School of Medicine Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Emaneini M. PhD. Transformation A DNA fragments/plasmids of donor bacteria Taken up & incorporated into the genome of recipient cell Natural competence Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoea Induced competence Cold CaCl 2 & heat shock: E. coli Protoplast: Bacillus, Streptomyces Electroporation: a brief pulse of high-voltage electricity
Emaneini M. PhD. Transduction Transfer of DNA by Bacteriophage via Lytic & Lysogenic cycle Generalized transductionSpecialised transduction
Emaneini M. PhD. Discovered 1946 Lederberg & Tatum Donor: Containing conjugative plasmid (F+) Recipient: Bacterial receiving the plasmid (F-) Conjugation High-frequency recombination (Hfr)