title: An improved protocol for electrotransformation of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
abstract: We developed an improved protocol for the electrotransformation of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, testing variations of parameters in the procedures that are routinely used for the preparation of electrocompetent cells of this species, including (i) culture conditions, (ii) cell growth phase, (iii) electroporation solutions and (iv) quantity of plasmid DNA. We obtained the greatest efficiency of transformation when the cells were grown until the stationary phase and then washed with 10% glycerol electroporation solution. The transformation efficiency was inversely proportional to the quantity of plasmid DNA. The transformation efficiency reached 10(5) colony-forming units (cfu)/mug plasmid DNA. This protocol would be useful for genetic studies of C. pseudotuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Genética Celular e Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Dorella
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Estevam
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Savassi
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
mesh_terms: D016925:Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D018274:Electroporation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010957:Plasmids; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial