Review
doi: 10.1016/0968-0004(90)90154-4.
Bacterial genetics by electric shock
Affiliations
- PMID: 2193434
- DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(90)90154-4
Item in Clipboard
Review
Bacterial genetics by electric shock
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.
Similar articles
-
Genetic transformation of various species of Enterococcus by electroporation.FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1991 Apr 15;63(2-3):323-7. doi: 10.1016/0378-1097(91)90106-k. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1991. PMID: 1905659
-
High-voltage electroporation of bacteria: genetic transformation of Campylobacter jejuni with plasmid DNA.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988 Feb;85(3):856-60. doi: 10.1073/pnas.85.3.856. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988. PMID: 3277182 Free PMC article.
-
Electric shock-mediated transfection of cells. Characterization and optimization of electrical parameters.Biochem J. 1988 Apr 15;251(2):427-34. doi: 10.1042/bj2510427. Biochem J. 1988. PMID: 3401216 Free PMC article.
-
Strategies for the development of bacterial transformation systems.Biochimie. 1988 Apr;70(4):503-17. doi: 10.1016/0300-9084(88)90086-7. Biochimie. 1988. PMID: 3139069 Review.
-
Methodologies to increase the transformation efficiencies and the range of bacteria that can be transformed.Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010 Feb;85(5):1301-13. doi: 10.1007/s00253-009-2349-1. Epub 2009 Nov 28. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010. PMID: 19946685 Review.
Cited by
-
Electrical energy changes conductivity and determines optimal electrotransformation frequency in gram-negative bacteria.Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Oct;58(10):3292-6. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.10.3292-3296.1992. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992. PMID: 16348786 Free PMC article.
-
Combined effects of the signal sequence and the major chaperone proteins on the export of human cytokines in Escherichia coli.Appl Environ Microbiol. 1996 Jan;62(1):55-60. doi: 10.1128/aem.62.1.55-60.1996. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1996. PMID: 8572712 Free PMC article.
-
A DNase encoded by integrated element CJIE1 inhibits natural transformation of Campylobacter jejuni.J Bacteriol. 2009 Apr;191(7):2296-306. doi: 10.1128/JB.01430-08. Epub 2009 Jan 16. J Bacteriol. 2009. PMID: 19151136 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
