transformation is a process in which bacteria take up new dna released by dead cells and integrate it into their own genomes. in streptococcus pneumoniae (which causes many cases of pneumonia, inner ear infections, and meningitis), the ability to carry out transformation requires from 105 to 124 genes, collectively termed the com regulon. if csp interacts with a receptor that activates a regulator, which heat map represents the expected outcome of a deletion of each of the three genes? bright blue color indicates a high level of expression and bright red color indicates a low level of expression.