title: Transformation of chromosomal and plasmid characters in Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Plasmid and probably also chromosomal characters have been genetically transformed in Staphylococcus aureus. Recipient cells show competence throughout the exponential growth phase with a maximum at early times.
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media; D003562:Cytidine / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008722:Methods; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010636:Phenols; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D013941:Thymine / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014170:Transformation, Genetic; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010636:Phenols; D002104:Cadmium; D003562:Cytidine; D004917:Erythromycin; D013941:Thymine