title: A convenient and rapid method for genetic transformation of E. coli with plasmids.
abstract: A convenient and rapid method for the genetic transformation of Escherichia coli with plasmids is proposed. By mixing the recipient cells and plasmid DNA and spreading them directly on selective medium plates containing Ca2+, the so-called 'plate transformation' could achieve almost the same transformation efficiency as the classical transformation method with calcium. The whole protocol takes only about 2 min, its simplicity compared favorably, not only to the usual protocol, but also to all other documented modifications.
authors.affiliation: College of life Sciences, Wuhan University, PR China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D002122:Calcium Chloride; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D002122:Calcium Chloride