Electroporation-mediated transformation of Arcanobacterium (Actinomyces) pyogenes

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作者
Jost, BH [1 ]
Billington, SJ [1 ]
Songer, JG [1 ]
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[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Vet Sci & Microbiol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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10.1006/plas.1997.1299
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Plasmids derived from pNG2 or RSF1010 were introduced into strains of Arcanobacterium (Actinomyces) pyogenes by electroporation. Electroporation conditions were varied systematically to give a maximum electroporation frequency of 3.7 x 10(5) CFU/mu g DNA at 1.5 kV/cm and 246 Omega, resulting in a rime constant of approximately 10 ms. The A. pyogenes transformants expressed plasmid-encoded resistance to chloramphenicol, erythromycin, kanamycin, and streptomycin. The source of incoming DNA affected the growth rate of transformants, but not the electroporation efficiency. This is the first report of genetic transformation of the veterinary pathogen A. pyogenes. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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