Enhancing DNA electrotransformation efficiency in Escherichia coli DH10B electrocompetent cells

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Wu, Ning ^a   Matand, Kanyand ^a   Kebede, Bizuayehu ^a   Acquaah, George ^a   Williams, Sonya ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell competency; DNA; E. coli DH10B; Electroporation

Indexed keywords

CELL NUMBER; CELL RESISTANCE; CELL SUSPENSION; COMPETENT CELLS; E. COLI; EARLY-EXPONENTIAL PHASE; ELECTROPORATION; ELECTROTRANSFORMATION; GROWTH PHASE; KEY FACTORS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PLASMID DNA; TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY;

BIOMOLECULES; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCEROL; GROWTH KINETICS; OPTIMIZATION;

DNA;

BACTERIAL DNA; CELL DNA; GLYCEROL; PLASMID DNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL SUSPENSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPORATION; ELECTROTRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79960826225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol13-issue5-fulltext-11     Document Type: Article

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