English: Escherichia coli undergoing the process of DNA exchange known as bacterial conjugation. Bacteria synthesise long and extremely robust extracellular appendages, called sex-pili, which serve as a physical conduits for translocation of DNA.
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Escherichia coli undergoing the process of DNA exchange known as bacterial conjugation. Bacteria synthesise long and extremely robust extracellular appendages, called sex-pili, which serve as a physical conduits for translocation of DNA.
Escherichia coli podczas bakteryjnej koniugacji. W tym procesie komórki bakterii łączą się za pomocą długiego pozakomórkowego wyrostka- F-pilusa, który odpowiada za transfer DNA pomiędzy nimi.