Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains
Type
Blog Post
Published
Nov. 7, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
...eliminating stringent factor
Allows RNA synthesis in absence of protein synthesis
Ptrc-ccdA
Propagation of ccdB-containing...of 30S ribosome
Confers resistance to streptomycin
Tn10
Confers resistance to tetracycline
Additionally...uptake, iron uptake receptor mutation.
T1/T5 Phage resistance
gal
Mutation in galactose metabolism pathway...only
gyrA, gyrA96
DNA gyrase mutation
Confers resistance to nalidixic acid
hsdRMS
hsdR(rk-, mk+)
Unmethylated...constitutive expression of genes for deoxyribose synthesis
Allows uptake of large plasmids
hee
High electroporation...source for growth
proAB
mutation in proline biosynthesis pathway
Requires exogenous proline source for...Table 2: Lab strains of E. coli
Strain
Natural resistance
Primary Use
Genotype
ccdB Survival 2 T1R
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