Transformation of chromosomal and plasmid characters in Staphylococcus aureus.
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.
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
D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010636:Phenols; D002104:Cadmium; D003562:Cytidine; D004917:Erythromycin; D013941:Thymine