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. 1988 Sep;54(9):2322–2324. doi: 10.1128/aem.54.9.2322-2324.1988

Electroporation-induced transformation of intact cells of Clostridium perfringens.

S P Allen 1, H P Blaschek 1
PMCID: PMC202858  PMID: 2903718

Abstract

Electroporation-induced transformation of intact cells of Clostridium perfringens 3624A with plasmids pAMB1 and pHR106 resulted in 3.8 X 10(-5) and 4.2 X 10(-4) transformants per viable cell, respectively. With respect to shuttle plasmid pHR106, these values represent a greater than 100-fold increase in transformation frequency when compared with the values reported with polyethylene glycol-induced L-phase variants.

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