Competent Cells
Competent Cells
Thermo Scientific™ DH5α Competent Cells; High Efficiency
High efficiency, chemically competent E. coli cells ideal for construction of gene banks or generation of cDNA libraries using plasmid-derived vectors
Invitrogen™ One Shot™ TOP10 Chemically Competent E. coli
One Shot TOP10 Chemically Competent E. coli are ideal for high-efficiency cloning and plasmid DNA propagation and are provided at a transformation efficiency of 1 x 109 cfu/μg plasmid DNA.
Invitrogen™ Subcloning Efficiency™ DH5α Competent Cells
Subcloning Efficiency DH5α Competent Cells are a versatile, chemically competent strain for cloning that provides a transformation efficiency of >1 x 106 cfu/μg plasmid DNA.
Thermo Scientific™ DH5α Competent Cells
Chemically competent E. coli cells recommended for routine subcloning into plasmid vectors. Subcloning efficiency cells are not suitable for the generation of cDNA libraries.
Invitrogen™ MAX Efficiency™ DH10Bac Competent Cells
Capable of supporting site-specific recombination between pFastBac™ and bMON14272
Invitrogen™ One Shot™ TOP10 Electrocomp™ E. coli
One Shot TOP10 Electrocomp E. coli cells are ideal for high-efficiency cloning and plasmid propagation. Provided at a transformation efficiency of >1 x 1010 cfu/ μg supercoiled DNA, these cells allow for stable replication of high copy number plasmids.
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Invitrogen™ One Shot™ Stbl3™ Chemically Competent E. coli
One Shot Stbl3 Chemically Competent E. coli are designed for cloning direct repeats found in lentiviral expression vectors as these cells reduce the frequency of homologous recombination of direct repeats found in lentiviral vectors (ViraPower Lentiviral Expression kits) and other retroviral vectors (instability-prone HIV-based plasmids).
Thermo Scientific™ DH10B Competent Cells; High Efficiency
High efficiency, chemically competent E. coli cells. The DH10B strain is suitable for cloning DNA containing methylcytosine, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, and methyladenine, allowing both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomic DNA to be cloned efficiently.
Invitrogen™ Library Efficiency™ DH5α Competent Cells
Library Efficiency DH5α Competent Cells are a versatile strain of chemically competent cells that are used in many everyday cloning applications.
Invitrogen™ MegaX DH10B T1R Electrocomp™ Cells
MegaX DH10B T1R Electrocomp Cells are the highest-efficiency electrocompetent cells available. Improved production processes provide a transformation efficiency reaching >3 x 1010 cfu/μg of pUC DNA.
Invitrogen™ ElectroMAX™ Stbl4™ Competent Cells
ElectroMAX Stbl4 Competent Cells are specifically designed for cloning unstable inserts. This strain is a derivative of Stbl2 cells (engineered from JM109/J5 strain).
Invitrogen™ One Shot™ Mach1™ T1 Phage-Resistant Chemically Competent E. coli
One Shot Mach1 T1 Phage-Resistant Chemically Competent E. coli are the fastest growing chemically competent cells with a doubling time approximately 50 minutes.
Invitrogen™ MAX Efficiency™ DH5α Competent Cells
MAX Efficiency™ DH5α Competent Cells are a well-known, versatile strain that is used in many everyday cloning applications. Prepared by a proprietary modification of the Hanahan method, these cells are suitable for high efficiency transformations in applications where low amount of DNA is used or to construct libraries using plasmid-derived vectors.
Invitrogen™ MultiShot™ FlexPlate DH5α T1R Competent Cells
MultiShot FlexPlate DH5α T1R Chemically Competent E. coli cells are cloning competent cells derived from a well-known, versatile DH5α strain that can be used in many everyday cloning applications.
Invitrogen™ MultiShot™ FlexPlate TOP10 Competent Cells
MultiShot FlexPlate TOP10 chemically competent E. coli cells are cloning competent cells that are pre-aliquoted in a 96-well PCR plate to increase transformation productivity.