Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms: 47 (Methods in Molecular Biology, 47) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0896033104 ISBN 13: 9780896033108

Publisher: Humana, 1995

Synopsis

Electroporation is one of the most widespread techniques used in modem molecular genetics. It is most commonly used to introduce DNA into cells for investigations of gene structure and function, and in this regard, electroporation is both highly versatile, being effective with nearly all species and cell types, and highly efficient. For many cell types, electroporation is either the most efficient or the only means known to effect gene transfer. However, exposure of cells to brief, hi- intensity electric fields has found broad application in other aspects of biological research, and is now routinely used to introduce other types of biological and analytic molecules into cells, to induce cell-cell fusion, and to transfer DNA directly between different species. The first seven chapters of Electroporation Protocols for Micro­ organisms describe the underlying theory of electroporation, the com­ mercially available instrumentation, and a number of specialized electroporation applications, such as cDNA library construction and interspecies DNA electrotransfer. Each of the remaining chapters pre­ sents a well developed method for electrotransformation of a particular bacterial, fungal, or protist species. These chapters also serve to intro­ duce those new to the field the important research questions that are currently being addressed with particular organisms, highlighting both the major advantages and limitations of each species as a model organ­ ism, and explaining the roles that electroporation has played in the development of the molecular genetic systems currently in use.

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Review

...the most comprehensive treatment available on the topic of electroporation of microorganisms...will be a useful resource for scientists working on diverse aspects of microbial genetics.-Four Stars, Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

Synopsis

Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms is the first complete guide to the electroporation of nearly all microorganisms of importance used in biological and biomedical research. It includes reproducible protocols for diverse bacterial, fungal, and protist species - many of which are important in human disease - as well as literature references to electroporation protocols for related species. The contributors also discuss electroporation theory and instrumentation, making it possible to develop new protocols or modify existing ones, and they provide extensive details about culturing and storing many species in a manner designed to optimize electroporation efficiency. Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms is an indispensable resource for molecular geneticists working directly with microorganisms and for those who employ microorganisms to prepare materials for later introduction into higher organisms, such as plants and animals. Two companion volumes will follow: Plant Cell Electroporation and Electrofusion Protocols and Animal Cell Electroporation and Electrofusion Protocols.

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896033104
• ISBN 13: 9780896033108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 391
• Editor: Nickoloff Jac A.