Highly transformable bacterial cells and methods for producing the same
US6706525B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/19
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provided herein includes novel gram negative bacteria cells containing the Hte mutation. Other aspects of the invention include methods for rendering gram negative bacterial cells bearing the Hte region, such as E. coli cells competent for DNA transformation using any of a variety of competency inducing procedures. The competent cells of the subject invention may be frozen so as to provide for prolonged storage.
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