A comparison and optimization of methods and factors affecting the transformation of Escherichia coli

DNA manipulation routinely requires competent bacteria that can be made using one of numerous methods. To determine the best methods, we compared four commonly used chemical methods (DMSO, MgCl2–CaCl2, CaCl2 and Hanahan's methods) on frequently used Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains: DH5α, XL-...

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Main Authors: Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Lane, David P., Chan, Weng-Tat, Gan, Samuel Ken-En
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81298
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39215