Suppose That a Researcher Exposes a Non-Infective Form of the Bacterium

question 56

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a researcher exposes a non-infective form of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae to heat-killed cells of an infective strain. Which process of genetic exchange is most likely to occur between the strains?

• A) conjugation
• B) re-infection
• C) transduction
• D) transformation

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