ELECTROTRANSFORMATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE

被引:2
作者
CANVIN, JR
ANDREW, PW
BOULNOIS, GJ
MITCHELL, TJ
机构
[1] UNIV LEICESTER,DEPT MICROBIOL,POB 138,UNIV RD,LEICESTER LE1 9HN,ENGLAND
[2] LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRM,DEPT IMMUNOL,LEICESTER LE2 7LX,ENGLAND
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10.1111/j.1472-765X.1994.tb00794.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Conditions of electroporation to transform encapsulated strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with plasmid DNA have been defined. For a heavily encapsulated strain, an electroporation solution of 10-20% (v/v) glycerol and 3.2 kV cm-1 field strength, 1000 OMEGA resistance and 25 muF capacitance were optimal. For lightly encapsulated or non-encapsulated strains, optimal conditions were a sucrose-based electroporation solution and 12.5 kV cm-1 field strength, 200 OMEGA resistance and 25 muF capacitance.
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