Electrotransformation of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 342-347

  Klapatch, T R ^a   Guerinot, M L ^a   Lynd, L R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum; electroporation; thermophile; transformation

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOSACCHAROLYTICUM; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM THERMOSACCHAROLYTICUM;

EID: 0029743813     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570112     Document Type: Article

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