A 59-year-old female has been diagnosed with Escherichia coli infection following the consumption of contaminated meat. The patient is exhibiting a high fever, severe abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. The RN provides supportive care and fluid resuscitation as ordered. The nurse and medical team provide education to the patient and her family regarding the genetics of the E. coli bacterium.
-The RN instructs the family that the transfer of genetic material can involve contact between two bacterial cells.DNA can pass from one cell to the other through a pilus during this process,which is called ________.

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A 59-year-old female has been diagnosed with Escherichia coli infection following the consumption of contaminated meat. The patient is exhibiting a high fever, severe abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. The RN provides supportive care and fluid resuscitation as ordered. The nurse and medical team  provide education to the patient and her family regarding the genetics of the E. coli bacterium.
-The RN instructs the family that the transfer of genetic material can involve contact between two bacterial cells.DNA can pass from one cell to the other through a pilus during this process,which is called ________.

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Conjugation involves direct transfer of genetic material between two bacterial cells through a pilus. Transformation is the uptake of naked DNA by a bacterial cell, specialized transduction involves the transfer of specific genes from one bacterial cell to another via a bacteriophage, and generalized transduction involves the transfer of any randomly selected fragment of chromosomal DNA via a bacteriophage.

A 59-Year-Old Female Has Been Diagnosed with Escherichia Coli Infection