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Sourav Pan🥇 GoldDecember 7, 2024
Do all bacteria have conjugation pili?
Do all bacteria have conjugation pili?
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Sourav Pan🥇 GoldMay 15, 2025
No, not all bacteria have conjugation pili. Conjugation pili are specific to bacteria that can engage in conjugation and are encoded by conjugative plasmids. While Gram-negative bacteria often use pili to transfer DNA, Gram-positive bacteria use other mechanisms, such as surface proteins, for conjugation. Furthermore, some bacteria may not possess the genetic elements required for conjugation and, therefore, lack conjugation pili altogether.
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