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A rapid method for the isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria

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A rapid method is described for the isolation of plasmid DNA from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida. The effect of heating the cell preparation during plasmid extraction is discussed in relationship to the final plasmid yield.

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  1. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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Trevors, J.T. A rapid method for the isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria. Biotechnol Lett 6, 457–460 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129309

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