the genetic material of bacterium is found in bacterial cells.
where is the genetic material of bacterium found?
bacterial cells
section::::bacterial transformation.









































transformation is one of three processes for horizontal gene transfer, in which exogenous genetic material passes from a donor bacterium to a recipient bacterium, the other two processes being conjugation (transfer of genetic material between two bacterial cells in direct contact) and transduction (injection of donor bacterial dna by a bacteriophage virus into a recipient host bacterium). in transformation, the genetic material passes through the intervening medium, and uptake is completely dependent on the recipient bacterium.
gram-positive bacteria
the "cc31" is capable of integrating its genetic material with the host's. this stage, known as the lysogenic cycle, halts particle formation, and allows for the virus's genetic material to amplify across many subsequent bacterium generations. the integration of the viral dna happens non-homologously, forming bubbles of single stranded dna. as dna replication, crossing over, and cellular division occurs, the viral dna is reshuffled with cellular dna. this results in horizontal gene transfer between the virus and cell, resulting in the evolution of the virus and the bacterium. the viral dna also develops minute deletions, immunity regions, and silent genetic regions due to the non-homologous binding of the dna. these change in virus' genetic material can either inhibit or promote future replication.
enterobacter virus cc31