Methodologies to increase the transformation efficiencies and the range of bacteria that can be transformed

TEV Aune, FL Aachmann - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
Methods for transfer of exogenous DNA into cells are essential for genetics and molecular
biology, and the lack of effective methods hampers research on many different species of …

Plasmid uptake by bacteria: a comparison of methods and efficiencies

N Yoshida, M Sato - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2009 - Springer
The ability to introduce individual molecules of plasmid DNA into cells by transformation has
been of central importance to the recent rapid advancement of plasmid biology and to the …

Mechanism of antibacterial activity of copper nanoparticles

AK Chatterjee, R Chakraborty, T Basu - Nanotechnology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
In a previous communication, we reported a new method of synthesis of stable metallic
copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs), which had high potency for bacterial cell filamentation and …

Triclosan at environmental concentrations can enhance the spread of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through transformation

J Lu, Y Wang, S Zhang, P Bond, Z Yuan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The dissemination of antibiotic resistance mediated by horizontal transfer of antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs) is exacerbating the global antibiotic crisis. Currently, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of heat shock step on bacterial transformation efficiency

M Rahimzadeh, M Sadeghizadeh, F Najafi… - Molecular biology …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CaCl 2 treatment followed by heat shock is the most common method for artificial
transformation. Here, the cells were transformed using CaCl 2 treatment either with heat …

Direct electron uptake from a cathode using the inward Mtr pathway in Escherichia coli

J Feng, M Jiang, K Li, Q Lu, S Xu, X Wang, K Chen… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on the biocathode-based bioelectrochemical system (BES) has attracted
extensive attention because of its ability to increase the electricity-driven production of high …

How does plasmid DNA penetrate cell membranes in artificial transformation process of Escherichia coli?

S Panja, P Aich, B Jana, T Basu - Molecular membrane biology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Artificial transformation of Escherichia coli with plasmid DNA in presence of CaCl2 is a
widely used technique in recombinant DNA technology. However, exact mechanism of DNA …

Synergistic impacts of Cu2+ on simultaneous removal of tetracycline and tetracycline resistance genes by PSF/TPU/UiO forward osmosis membrane

J Guo, M Huang, L Meng, N Jiang, S Zheng… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2+, tetracycline (TC), and corresponding tetracycline resistance genes (TRGs)
are common micropollutants in aquaculture wastewater, which have great impact on …

[PDF][PDF] The Study on the factors affecting transformation efficiency of E. coli competent cells

X Liu, L Liu, Y Wang, X Wang, Y Ma, Y Li - Cell, 2014 - researchgate.net
The preparation of competent cell is the central step of bacteria transformation and has a
great impact on transformation efficiency of nucleic acid. The aim of the research was to …

Poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid loaded nano-insulin has greater potentials of combating arsenic induced hyperglycemia in mice: some novel findings

A Samadder, J Das, S Das, A De, SK Saha… - Toxicology and applied …, 2013 - Elsevier
Diabetes is a menacing problem, particularly to inhabitants of groundwater arsenic
contaminated areas needing new medical approaches. This study examines if PLGA loaded …