Use of electroporation and conjugative mobilization for genetic manipulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1106, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-134

  Maliszewski, Katherine L ^a   Nuxoll, Austin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Conjugation; Conjugative mobilization; Electroporation; Staphylococcus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTROPORATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WILD TYPE;

ELECTROPORATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84934438144     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-736-5_11     Document Type: Article

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