Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Protoc. 2009;4(2):206–223. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2008.227

Table 2.

Mini-λs and Plasmids

Mini-λ or Plasmid Relevant Genotype Antibiotics Concentration (μg/ml of media) Source or Reference
Primary Use: Express Red Functions for recombineering
mini-λ Kan (kanamycin) contained in DH10B 30 31
mini-λ Tet (tetracycline) contained in DH10B 12.5 31
mini-λ Cat (chloramphenicol) contained in DH10B 12.5 31
mini-λ Amp (ampilcillin) contained in DH10B 30 31
pSIM5 pSC101ts gam exo bet chloramphenicol resistance (CmR) 12.5 45
pSIM6 pSC101ts gam exo bet ampicillin resistance (AmpR) 100 45
pSIM7 pBBR1 gam exo bet chloramphenicol resistance (CmR) 12.5 45
pSIM8 pBBR1 gam exo bet ampicillin resistance (AmpR) 100 45
pSIM9 pRK2 gam exo bet chloramphenicol resistance (CmR) 12.5 45
pSIM17 pSC101ts gam exo bet blasticidin resistance (BsdR) 50 45
pSIM18 pSC101ts gam exo bet hygromycin resistance (HygR) 50 45
pSIM19 pSC101ts gam exo bet spectinomycin resistance (SpecR) 100 45
Primary use: Amplify galK for Counter-selection
pgalK pBluescript SK- pEm7-galK ampicillin resistance (AmpR) 100 40