Bifidobacterium Transformation

Emily C. Hoedt, Roger S. Bongers, Francesca Bottacini, Jan Knol, John MacSharry, Douwe van Sinderen*

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Abstract

The protocol presented in this chapter describes a generic method for electrotransformation of Bifidobacterium spp., outlining a technique that is ideal for conferring selective properties onto strains as well as allowing the user to introduce or knock out/in selected genes for phenotypic characterization purposes. We have generalized on the plasmid chosen for transformation and antibiotic selection marker, but the protocol is versatile in this respect and we are able to achieve transformation efficiencies up to 107 transformants/μg of DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBifidobacteria
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Protocols
EditorsDouwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
PublisherHumana Press
Chapter2
Pages13-19
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781071612743
ISBN (Print)9781071612736
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Mar 2021

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2278
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Bifidobacterial
  • Electroporation
  • Genetic accessibility
  • Probiotic

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