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Review
. 1990 May;15(5):175-7.
doi: 10.1016/0968-0004(90)90154-4.

Bacterial genetics by electric shock

M Solioz  1 , D Bienz
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Bacterial genetics by electric shock

M Solioz et al. Trends Biochem Sci. 1990 May.

Abstract

Subjecting bacteria to a high-voltage electric discharge renders the cells permeable to DNA. This powerful method allows the genetic manipulation of bacterial species that cannot easily be transformed by conventional techniques.

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