TRANSFORMATION OF FRESH-WATER AND MARINE CAULOBACTERS BY ELECTROPORATION

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作者
GILCHRIST, A [1 ]
SMIT, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT MICROBIOL,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
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10.1128/jb.173.2.921-925.1991
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We performed plasmid electrotransformation of Caulobacter crescentus strains and obtained up to 3 x 10(8) transformants per mu-g of pKT230. The presence and integrity of the paracrystalline protein surface (S) layer influenced electroporation; caulobacters lacking the S layer were electrotransformed 10 times more efficiently than caulobacters possessing the S layers. A procedure yielding 1,500 transformants per mu-g of pKT230 was developed for a marine caulobacter. Electroporation was used in combination with several genetic techniques, including introduction of ligation mixtures, suicide transposon mutagenesis, gene replacement, and plasmid electrotransfer from Escherichia coli to caulobacters.
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页码:921 / 925
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