A Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate contains a plasmid carrying a gene encoding a fimbrial adhesin that enhances bacterial attachment to urinary tract epithelial cells. This gene is flanked by insertion sequences and genetic analysis shows it was originally located on the K. pneumoniae chromosome. Which process most likely contributed to the movement of this gene onto the plasmid?

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A  Klebsiella pneumoniae  isolate contains a plasmid carrying a gene encoding a fimbrial adhesin that enhances bacterial attachment to urinary tract epithelial cells. This gene is flanked by insertion sequences and genetic analysis shows it was originally located on the  K. pneumoniae  chromosome. Which process most likely contributed to the movement of this gene onto the plasmid?

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Transposition of the gene from the chromosome to the plasmid

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Conjugation between the plasmid and the chromosome

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Transformation of the gene from the chromosome to the plasmid

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Transduction of the plasmid by a bacteriophage

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