Nanoparticles facilitate gene delivery to microorganisms via an electrospray process

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-233

  Lee, Yi Hsuan ^a   Wu, Bing ^a   Zhuang, Wei Qin ^b   Chen, Da Ren ^a   Tang, Yinjie J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

CaCl2; Gene delivery; Gold NPs; Non competent cells; Plasmid

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL SELECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSPRAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SURFACE CHARGE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79251628356     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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