November 25‚ 2012 The Effect of the pGLO Plasmid on Genetic Transformation of E.coli by Heat Shock Introduction Genetic transformation is the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the direct uptake‚ incorporation and expression of exogenous genetic material l(exogenous DNA) from its surroundings and taken up through the cell membranes. This was first demonstrated in 1928 by Bacteriologist Frederick Griffith (Lederberg 2000).A plasmid is a small circular piece of DNA that contains important
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Jennifer Hauss March 4‚ 2015 Bacterial Transformation Lab Report Introduction In this lab‚ the goal was to transform the bacteria e-coli to glow in the dark (or under a black light). Four plates were set up with agar in them for the bacteria to feed on and grow. Changes were then made to the bacteria. One plate was the control plate‚ having only the LB or agar for the bacteria and negative pGLO‚ which is the liquid not containing the plasmid. This is the plate that was compared with the three
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uses of plasmids in G.M. experimentation. Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements found in a variety of bacterial species. They are double stranded; autonomously replicating‚ supercoiled‚ covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA molecules that range in size from 1 kb to greater than 200 kb. Often‚ plasmids contain genes coding for enzymes that‚ under certain circumstances‚ are advantageous to the bacterial host (Table 1). Table 1. Some of the phenotypes conferred by different plasmids that
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Material and methods Hosts ‚ plasmids and chemicals E. coli TOP10 strain was used for cloning and proliferation. E.coli BL21 DE3 was used as expression host cell. The pET 28a(+) plasmid was employed for gene expression. All chemicals were obtained from Merck Company (Germany). Codon optimization and gene synthesis Sequence encoding V-domain was obtained from Swiss-port‚ Uniprot KB and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases. 6x His-tag sequence was placed at N-terminal
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Main text. Questions. Page 3. 1. What does e.coli stand for? E.coli stands for Escherichia coli. 2. What are the symptoms associated with E.coli bacterial infection? The symptoms are diarrhea‚pain‚cramping‚nausea and vomiting. 3. give a detailed comparison of the levels of the e.coli bacteria over the five week period as given above. Page 4. 4. What could possible reasons
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Abstract:Conjugation is a natural occurring process that involves the transfer of DNA from one cell into another through a physical connection between the cells. In the following experiment‚ two strains of Escherichia coli bacterial cells (donor F’lac+strs and recipient F-lac-strr) underwent conjugation to produce a transconjugant strain (F’lac+strr). MAC plates and streptomycin were utilized to determine if conjugation had occurred. When plated‚ the donor colonies appeared red and the recipient
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General information: What is E.coli? Escherichia coli‚ or commonly referred to as E.coli is a foodborne pathogen that normally inhabits in the intestinal track of humans and animals. It is the most common and wide spread infecting organism and is in the family‚ Enterobacteriaceae. Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative bacteria‚ meaning the bacteria appear pinkish or red. How fast and how does it spread? The main way that E.coli can spread is through food and water supply. Common
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data on the growth of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and to monitor how it grows under certain conditions. It has been demonstrated that the levels of glucose and dissolved oxygen were found to affect the rate of growth of E. coli proportionally with a lack of oxygen resulting in the lowering of the pH. In this experiment the growth of E. coli was studied at constant temperature (37 0C) at which it grows ideally. Experimental results for the growth of Escherichia coli showed good agreement with theory
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E. Coli Transformation with a Plasmid DNA Containing the GFP Gene Introduction: Bacterial transformation is the process of bacteria taking in and expressing exogenous DNA. This has led to many other discoveries. In order for bacterial transformation to occur the bacteria must be in a certain physical state to be able to take in DNA. This is called competency and it allows the cell membrane to be permeable so DNA can pass through. Currently researchers are studying the transformation of E
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An Ode to E. Coli There is a natural human tendency to dismiss what we cannot see. This idea is based in evolutionary biology. Throughout most of human history‚ threats to our survival have been deadly predators . It is only natural then‚ that we should focus our concern on objects whose importance we can see. For this reason bacteria seem insignificant on the surface‚ its invisibility marking its lack of precedence as a threat. This is a misconception‚ because bacteria hold enormous power. It can
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