DNA into its genome‚ bacterial transformation has occurred. In this experiment bacterial transformation will be done using calcium chloride/heat shock. This is done by incorporating the plasmids into chemically competent cells that were made permeable by the calcium chloride solution and heat shock. In 1928‚ Frederick Griffith‚ a physician from London‚ was he first person to experiment with bacterial transformation. He permanently transformed a safe‚ nonpathogenic bacterial strain of pneumococcus
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Genetic transformation happens when an organism is altered by the introduction of new genetic information which is merged into the organism’s genome. Bacterial transformation is a type of genetic transformation that was used in lab and mainly used due to the single celled nature of bacteria. In this lab‚ the engineered pGLO plasmid is integrated into E. Coli bacteria‚ and adds the genes which code for the proteins GFP in the modified bacteria’s genome (Hanahan‚ Studies on transformation of Escherichia
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In this lab‚ we performed a genetic transformation through the process of gene transfer. Gene transfer involves the insertion of a gene into an organism. The gene to be inserted is usually contained in a plasmid‚ which is relatively small‚ circular non-chromosomal DNA molecule typically found in bacteria. Once the plasmid containing the gene is inserted into the organism‚ it is absorbed into the organism’s own genetic code. After this occurs‚ the newly introduced gene begins coding for proteins‚
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BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATIONS USING PVIB II. INTRODUCTION Transformation is the manipulation of a bacterial cell’s DNA in order to alter the cell’s genotype or phenotype by absorbing free DNA from its surroundings. In this lab‚ pVIB plasmid will be used. A plasmid is a segment of DNA that can incorporate itself into the bacterial DNA. Although is not required for growth of the bacterial cell‚ plasmids can provide advantages in stressful environments such as the ability to adapt as environmental
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Introduction Transformation is a genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the direct uptake and incorporation of exogenous genetic material from its surrounding through the cell membrane. The arabinose operon changes AraC from a repressor to an activator; in this experiment the pGLO plasmid has been designed with a modified operon so that in the presence of the arabinose the bacterial cells which have been transformed by the pGLO plasmid will fluoresce due to the production of GFP. SDS-PAGE
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Transformation in bacteria is the genotype alteration by the uptake of naked‚ foreign DNA from the environment. This concept of transformation was first discovered when Fred Griffith an experiment using mice and strains of pneumonia. Griffith concluded that a “principle” was transferred from heat-killed S strains to the R strains‚ which transformed them into deadly S strains. Oswald Avery later determined‚ through a series of experiments‚ that DNA was the “principle” that caused the R stains to become
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Name Lab‚ Week # 3 Experiment : BACTERIAL GROWTH AND CONTROLLING BACTERIAL GROWTH Introduction <Include purpose of lab experiment> <brief summary of topic investigating and case studies > <state major finding> Procedure < Include information that the reader would need to repeat your experimental procedure. Do not include any observations or results in this section> Observations and Results Part I: Bacterial Growth Result + or - Appearance after Incubation Gram Stain N/A OF Glucose Broth
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: an acute bacterial infection of ascites fluid. Although a bacterial infection the infecting agent is not easily identified. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is commonly seen in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis due to contamination of dialysate. Signs and symptoms: a wide range of symptoms including diarrhea‚ worsening encephalopathy‚ ascites that do not improve following administration of diuretic medication‚ worsening or new renal failure and ileus
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Transformation is the process in which a bacterial cell takes up extracellular DNA. This can be especially useful for bacteria in order to acquire certain traits such as: antibiotic resistance‚ synthesis of catabolites‚ or any other trait that would help improve its survival. However‚ not all bacterial cells are naturally competent (able to naturally take up extracellular DNA). There are several techniques that can make cells artificially competent‚ some of which will be discussed later. Bacterial
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NA transformation of E. coli: The two plasmids were added to individual tubes containing E. coli and one with no plasmids. The three samples of E. coli were heated in a 42°C water bath for 90 seconds to heat shock the bacteria so that the plasmids would be taken up by the E. coli. These samples were then incubated at 30°C for half an hour and then plated on LB agar. Each tube was plated on an LB plate and a LB + ampicillin plate. Ampicillin is an antibiotic that is effective against E. coli‚ both
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