I completely agree, Yanelese! Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue that I’ve personally encountered. A few years ago, I was prescribed penicillin for a throat infection. After a couple of days, my symptoms didn’t improve, so my doctor switched my medication. It turned out that the bacteria causing my infection had developed resistance to penicillin. This experience made me realize how quickly bacteria can exchange genetic material through processes like conjugation. It’s alarming to think that what once worked effectively against certain infections might no longer be an option. This highlights the importance of responsible antibiotic use and the need for ongoing research to tackle the challenge of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Yanelese Viltres - Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6:20 PM
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Yes, bacterium can inserts it's DNA into another bacterium. Bacteria engages horizontal/lateral gene transfer (Genes are exchanged with cells of the same generation). A conjugative plasmids and conjugative transposons are self transmissible, it has the genes needing to connect with another bacterium and transmit itself into another bacterium by conjugation. Many bacteria are naturally component, meaning they are to bind large amounts of DNA and actively bind environmental DNA. Once they are transported into the cytoplasm, the bacterium can incooperate into their new DNA into its genomes through the process of recombination. During this process, it is the rearrangement of the donor and recepient genomes into new, hybrid genomes, it results into new phenotypes. for example the bacteria can require pathogenicity and leading to antibiotic resistance.
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