Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
...antibiotic selection. Essentially, this gene is a 2-in-1 providing both bacterial and eukaryotic selection,...in a plasmid. During the propagation and/or transformation process, some bacteria will either never receive... is nifty because the recovery period after transformation (the dreaded 60 minutes shaking at 37 degrees... available, cost-effective, timesaving for transformations.
Cons: Prone to satellite colony formation ..., interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations.
Con: Expensive.
Kanamycin
Kanamycin, or...selection gene. However, it does require a slower transformation recovery period than amp or carb (60 minutes...confers mammalian resistance to G418.
Con: Slow transformation
Spectinomycin/streptomycin
Spectinomycin...