A microbiologist would like to use a noncompetent genus of streptococcal bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis, as a cloning host to express genes from Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is naturally competent. Is this possible? Group of answer choices

Yes, with the assistance of electroporation the bacteria Enterococcus can be made competent, and afterward, the Streptococcus bacterial genes can be presented within the Enterococcus with the help of a cloning vector.  

The electropermeabilization or electroporation refers to a microbiology technique in which the permeability of the cell membrane is enhanced with the application of the electric field. This permits drugs, chemicals, or DNA to get presented within the cell.  

The procedure of electroporation is generally used in the field of microbiology to transform yeast, bacteria, or protoplasts of plants by presenting novel coding DNA.