1. Bacteria’s Reproductive Possibilities
Sexual & Asexual

2. 1. Asexual Binary Fission Two IDENTICAL copies of cell Advantage?
Numbers!

3. 2. Genetic recombinant Reproductive methods:
Conjugation (sexual)
Exchange of plasmid from one bacterial cell to another
Variation
Extension of PILI

5. Transformation Our LAB!!
Bacteria pick and utilize plasmids from surroundings

6. Transduction
Introduction of foreign DNA particle by a VIRUS

7. Transduction Animation
Advantage of sexual reproduction?
Introduces VARIATION
Very beneficial to organisms
We saw this with mutations
Share beneficial traits/genes
Who survives to pass on traits?
Explains MULTI-DRUG resistant microbes