Bacterial Transformation Lab Report Backround: The plasmid pGLO contains an antibiotic-resistance gene‚ ampR‚ and the GFP gene is regulated by the control region of the ara operon. Ampicillin is an antibiotic that kills E. coli‚ so if E. coli‚ so if E. coli cells contain the ampicillin-resistance gene‚ the cells can survive exposure to ampicillin since the ampicillin-resistance gene encodes an enzyme that inactivates the antibiotic. Thus‚ transformed E. coli cells containing ampicillin-resistance
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The pGLO lab is a lab where students attempt to put the genes that make a jelly fish glow into E. Coli. After a process called transformation‚ the process in which a cell takes up and expresses a new piece of genetic information‚ the E. Coli will be able to glow and will be antibiotic resistant. The students first need to learn a couple of techniques before they are able to begin this lab. The first technique they will need is how to keep their environment sterile. They must learn to only open their
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Transformation Lab Report Introduction Transformation is the transfers of virulence from one cell to another‚ through the transferring of genetic material. It was originally postulated in 1928 through the works of Federick Griffith‚ a British microbiologist. Griffith observed that the mutant form‚ non-virulent form‚ of the bacteria Streptococcus Pnumoniae could be transformed into the normal‚ virulent form‚ when injected into mice along with heat killed normal forms. He concluded that somehow
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happens when an organism is altered by the introduction of new genetic information which is merged into the organism’s genome. Bacterial transformation is a type of genetic transformation that was used in lab and mainly used due to the single celled nature of bacteria. In this lab‚ the engineered pGLO plasmid is integrated into E. Coli bacteria‚ and adds the genes which code for the proteins GFP in the modified bacteria’s genome (Hanahan‚ Studies on transformation of Escherichia coli with plasmids‚ 1983)
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In this lab‚ we performed a genetic transformation through the process of gene transfer. Gene transfer involves the insertion of a gene into an organism. The gene to be inserted is usually contained in a plasmid‚ which is relatively small‚ circular non-chromosomal DNA molecule typically found in bacteria. Once the plasmid containing the gene is inserted into the organism‚ it is absorbed into the organism’s own genetic code. After this occurs‚ the newly introduced gene begins coding for proteins‚
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Malak Zomrawi 4/9/15 Bacterial Transformation I. Abstract In the lab‚ the purpose is to see if we could move genes using plasmid. As well as getting better understand of transformation methods using shock wave. To see the effects five trays are being used containing LB nutrient broth. The results showed that the LB‚ ampicillin‚ and arabinose with a positive pGLO had the most amount of growth compared to the other four trays. Although when there is arabinose there is no fluorescence‚ fluorescence
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Genetic transformation of Escherichia coli with pGLO (Adapted from: Biotechnology Explorer: Bacterial Transformation: The pGLO System. Instructors Guide. BIO-RAD). Objectives a. To understand one of the most commonly used techniques for introducing DNA into E. coli cells and its use in molecular cloning. b. To become familiar with the concept of using green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a molecular tag for studying gene expression in bacteria and other organisms.
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In this particular situation we didn’t add enough PGLO into the DNA so ours didn’t glow. In the control lab a different outcomes was observed in each of the four plates. In the LB/amp/arabinose agarose plate containing the +pGLO sample‚ fluorescent green colonies developed. This is because the gene which codes for the fluorescent protein‚ GFP‚ is located near the beta lactamase gene on the pGLO plasmid‚ which protects bacteria from the antibiotic ampicillin. When the cell produced beta lactamase
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Genetic Transformation of Bacteria Abstract The transformation of bacteria was successfully carried out using a plasmid carrying a gene that codes for green fluorescent protein‚ which gives a signature green glow reminiscent of a jellyfish. This gene‚ however‚ is only active when the sugar arabinose is present. A gene coding for antibiotic resistance was also found within the plasmid and served as a means to verify that transformation had indeed taken place. The hypothesis was that the bacteria
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Abstract: The topic of this research involved the occurrence of genetic transformation in bacteria (E. Coli). More specifically‚ a previously prepared pGLO plasmid--which consisted of the gene to be cloned--was used to transform non-pathogenic bacteria. The pGLO plasmid contained a gene for the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) from a bioluminescent jellyfish and a gene for resistance to ampicillin‚ an antibiotic. Essentially‚ we wanted to determine the conditions of the bacteria that would glow.
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