Author:
Genthner F J,Hook L A,Strohl W R
Abstract
Relatively rapid methods for the determination of relative genome molecular mass (Mr) and the estimation of plasmid copy number have been developed. These methods are based on the ability of the Bio-Rad high-pressure liquid chromatography hydroxylapatite column to separate and quantify single-stranded DNA, double-stranded DNA, and plasmid DNA. Genome Mr values were calculated from reassociation kinetics of single-stranded DNA as measured with the hydroxylapatite column. Bacteriophage T4 DNA was used to establish a C0t (moles of nucleotides times seconds per liter), or standard reassociation value. From this C0t value, C0t values for Escherichia coli B, Beggiatoa alba B18LD, and Streptomyces coelicolor were determined by comparative calculations. From those calculated C0t values, the Mr values of 1.96 X 10(9) for E. coli, 2.02 X 10(9) for B. alba, and 3.28 X 10(9) for S. coelicolor were estimated. Plasmid concentration was determined from cleared lysates by comparing the integrated area under the phosphate buffer-eluted plasmid peak to values obtained with known amounts of plasmid. The plasmid copy number was estimated by multiplying the ratio between the amounts of plasmid and chromosomal DNA by the ratio between the Mr values of the chromosome and the plasmid. A copy number of 29 was obtained from a culture of E. coli HB101 harboring pBR322 grown to a culture density of 1.6 X 10(9) CFU . ml-1.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
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