...practically this isolation is only feasible for relatively short DNA molecules. In order to isolate a particular..., and thus the plasmid exists in a symbiotic relationship with the host cell. Like the bacterial chromosomal...most plasmids are replicated in E. coli and are relatively small (∼3000 - 6000 basepairs) to enable easy...Because bacteria are easy to grow in a lab, divide relatively quickly, and exhibit exponential growth rates...recommend checking out these two Addgene blog posts relating to common E. coli lab strains and E. coli strains...specialized for protein expression for additional strain-related information and a more extensive strain list. Strain...endA1 hsdR17(rk-, mk+) phoA supE44 thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 tonA JM109 Addgene; Promega e14-(McrA-) recA1 endA1...