title: Transformation of Zymomonas mobilis by a hybrid plasmid.
abstract: The transformation of Zymomonas mobilis by plasmid DNA was achieved using a modification of the CaCl2 method for Escherichia coli. The highest frequency of transformation obtained was 5 X 10(3) transformants/micrograms DNA. The success of the method depended upon the use of a plasmid which is a cointegrate between a Z. mobilis cryptic plasmid and an E. coli plasmid carrying two selectable drug resistance markers.
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D010957:Plasmids; D011548:Pseudomonadaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic