Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
Type
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Spectinomycin/streptomycin
Spectinomycin and streptomycin both inhibit protein synthesis....
Pros: Stable (spectinomycin).
Cons: Cost (spectinomycin) or stability (streptomycin), doesn’t work for... for transformations.
Con: Expensive.
Kanamycin
Kanamycin, or kan, is an aminoglycoside which inhibits...Like carb, spectinomycin is the more stable and expensive antibiotic compared to streptomycin.
Spectinomycin...Spectinomycin/streptomycin can be successfully used for plant and bacterial culture, but some types of bacteria...bacteria.
Zeocin
Zeocin is a member of the bleomycin family of antibiotics, which induce cell death...decorative" title="Check icon" %}
Satellite colonies
Kanamycin
Excellent
No
Bacteria and eukaryotes (G418)
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