title: A rapid and convenient procedure for identifying recombinant plasmids.
abstract: We describe an improved method for identifying plasmids that contain recombinant DNA inserts. The protocol is inexpensive and easy to perform and allows for the examination of small colonies that might normally be excluded from this type of analysis.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Sch. of Public Health State University of New York, Albany.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Shepard
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant