Transformation Efficiency

2015-01-13

azim58 - Transformation Efficiency


Transformation efficiency refers to how efficiently bacteria are
transformed and uptake a plasmid after a chemical transformation or an
electroporation. Transformation efficiency is expressed in units of
cfu/ug. More specifically, these units refer to (colony forming units)
per (ug of DNA).


Example Calculation



Spreadsheet for Calculating Transformation Efficiency:
"F:\kurt\storage\CIM Research Folder\DR\2013\5-10-13\Transformation
Efficiency Calculation.xlsx"