High osmolarity improves the electro-transformation efficiency of the gram-positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-191

  Xue, Gang Ping ^a   Johnson, Jennifer S ^a   Dalrymple, Brian P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Bacillus subtilis; Electroporation; High osmolarity; Transformation

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPORATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032972099     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00087-6     Document Type: Article

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