Electroporation at elevated temperatures substantially improves transformation efficiency of slow-growing mycobacteria

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-105

  Wards, Barry J ^a   Collins, Des M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Mycobacteria; Transformation efficiency; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHIONAMIDE; GLYCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; ELECTROPORATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030589083     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00394-1     Document Type: Article

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