Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning
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Dec. 8, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
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2. Bahassi, EM., et al. “F plasmid CcdB... desired insert should not grow.
Figure 2: Image from http://teachline.ls.huji.ac.il/72682/tutorials...time-consuming aspects of traditional cloning is the identification of clones that actually contain your insert...technology.
CcdB: A potent toxin...
The ccdB gene, located on the F sex factor plasmid of E. coli, is part...enzyme-mediated disruption of ccdB, leading to positive identification of desired clones.
...Becomes a powerful...which can then be used for downstream cloning applications. While these two strains ultimately perform ...