Multiporator / Electroporator 2510
Transformation Protocol
Protocol No. 4308 915.540 07/2002
Microorganism
Pediococcus spp.
Cell type
Bacteria, gram positive
Molecules injected
Plasmid DNA (pGK12 and pPN-1)
Growth medium
MRS-G with 0.5 M sorbitol, 3 % glycine and 40 mM DL-threonine
Washing solution
0.5 M sorbitol, 10 % glycerol
Electroporation solution
0.5 M sorbitol, 1 mM K
2HPO
4, 1mM MgCl
2, pH 7.0
Outgrowth medium
MRS with 0.5 M sorbitol, 20 mM MgCl
2 and 2 mM CaCl
2
Cuvette
1 mm gap width
Reference
Caldwell, S. L. et al 1996
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 62, No. 3 936-941
Making electrocompetent cells:
1.
Cultivate cells by adding 12 ml overnight preculture
(grown in MRS-G with 0.5 M sorbitol) to 800 ml growth medium. Incubate
for 2 to 4 hours at 37 C to a cell density of O.D.
600 of 0.4-0.6.
2.
Harvest by centrifugation.
3.
Wash twice in 25 ml washing solution.
4.
Resusp
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Pediococcus spp.