Natural Transformation of Gram Negative Bacteria
Bacteria in state of competence,
which might occur in time limited response to environment conditions
exp:
starvation
cell density
What diffefence in Gram negative bacteria?
Presence of extra membrane.
Channel is require to provide path for DNA
reference:
http://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fulltext/S0968-0004(10)00114-3
http://chinaaoju.blog.163.com/blog/static/150088961201171801122428/
http://www.boundless.com/microbiology/textbooks/boundless-microbioiology-textbook/microbial-genetics-7/genetic-transfer-in-prokaryotes-81/bacterial-transformation-442-6842
The mechanism of natural transformation of bacteria.