Transformation of a Mixed Probiotic Culture and Escherichia coli B with the Antibiotic Resistant Plasmid, pGLO

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dc.contributor.advisorEric Freundt
dc.contributor.authorRaven M. Wright, Haley L. Thompson
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-06T20:44:51Z
dc.date.available2018-03-06T20:44:51Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionRecommended citation: Wright, Raven M., and Haley L. Thompson. “Transformation of a Mixed Probiotic Culture and Escherichia Coli B with the Antibiotic Resistant Plasmid, PGLO.” Acta Spartae , 2017. https://doi.org/10.48497/EZ7F-NF70.
dc.description.abstractProbiotics are microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract that have been shown to help with metabolic functions, immune responses, and in the prevention of pathogenic diseases. In this study, we sought to determine if the probiotic brand, Garden of Life, could acquire novel phenotypes through heat-shock transformation. We predicted that Garden of Life, along with Escherichia coli HB101 and Escherichia coli B would be able to grow on ampicillin enriched plates after transformation with the plasmid, pGLO, which contained the gene for beta-lactamase. During the study, all three bacterial cultures underwent heat shock transformation in the presence of pGLO. After transformation was complete, each new culture was plated on LB agar containing ampicillin and arabinose to determine whether antibiotic resistance and GFP expression were observed. The results showed that only Escherichia coli HB101 had successfully become antibiotic resistant. Our results demonstrate that the gram positive species in Garden of Life probiotics are not able to efficiently take up plasmid DNA using heat shock transformation and that the method appeared to have strain restrictions as well.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWright, Raven M., and Haley L. Thompson. “Transformation of a Mixed Probiotic Culture and Escherichia Coli B with the Antibiotic Resistant Plasmid, PGLO.” Acta Spartae , 2017. https://doi.org/10.48497/EZ7F-NF70.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.48497/ez7f-nf70
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/323
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectEscherichia coli Ben_US
dc.subjectpGLOen_US
dc.subjectE-colien_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Biologyen_US
dc.subjectDepartment of Biologyen_US
dc.subjectProbioticsen_US
dc.titleTransformation of a Mixed Probiotic Culture and Escherichia coli B with the Antibiotic Resistant Plasmid, pGLOen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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