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Testing the Kanamycin resistance conferred by pTG262 (BBa_I742123) in B.subtilis and E.coli

B.subtilis 168 and E. coli JM109 were each transformed with the vector pTG262 (BBa_I742123) with an RFP biobrick insert cassette.

B.subtilis

WT B. ubtilis 168 and pTG262 transformed B.subtilis 168 colonies were used to inoculate 5ml LB medium in glass standard bottles which were incubated at 37C with shaking and loose lids for ~6h (pTG262 with 5mg.L-1 chloramphenicol to prevent vector loss). This culture was then diluted by a factor of 10-6 and 100ul was plated onto LB agar plates of varying kanamycin concentrations, and incubated overnight at 37C.

The number and size of colonies which grew on each of the agar plates was recorded.

E.coli test of growth on agar plates

WT E.coli JM109 and pTG262 transformed E.coli JM109 colonies used to inoculate 5ml LB medium in glass standard bottles which were incubated at 37C with shaking for 6h30m (pTG262 inoculated in duplicate with no antibiotic and 10mg.L-1 Kanamycin).

The OD600 of the cultures was measured:

Each of the above cultures were diluted by factors of 10-5 and 10-6. Agar plates of varying kanamycin concentration were plated with 100ul aliquots of the dilutions, and incubated for ~36h at 37C. The number and colour of colonies was recorded (red indicating presence of pTG262, white being WT or representing loss of the plasmid before plating).

Figure 1. A plate from the above experiment after an additional 24 hours on the bench, pTG262 Kan0 10-5 dilution plated onto 0mg.L-1 Kanamycin. This shows the typical colony size as indicated in the above table. It demonstrates both presumed plasmid loss in overnight culture without antibiotic (white colonies) and the decreased growth rate of cells containing pTG262.

E. coli test of growth in Kanamycin liquid culture

Overnight LB liquid cultures of WT E.coli JM109 and E.coli JM109 transformed with pTG262 were diluted 1:50 in fresh LB medium. 3ml aliquots of each were put in glass standard bottles, along with varying amounts of kanamycin. The Optical density at 600nm was measured at the start and after 8 hours incubation with shaking at 37C.

Initial OD600: WT JM109 - 0.030, pTG262 - 0.028.

OD600 after 8 hours incubation with shaking at 37C:

BBa_I742123 derekju -MIT iGEM 2008

We worked extensively with BBaI742103 and BBaI742123 trying to transform it into Lactobacillus delbruckii subsp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus delbruckii subsp. lactis, and Lactobacillus acidophilus. The DNA from the 2008 registry failed to transform and Dr. French, who entered this part, was kind enough to supply us with the plasmids. It turned out the registry wasn't able to transform this plasmid into E. Coli, probably due to non-typical growth conditions. Instructions to transform into E. Coli: Transform using normal competent E. Coli procedures (electroporation works too, we actually had better results with electrotransforming) Select with chloramphenicol at 15 mg/l Allow cells to grow for at least TWO DAYS, they take a while to grow and have a low transformation efficiency There may high background growth, (probably due to the relatively low antibiotic concentration and length of the incubation), make sure to verify that you have miniprepped the actual pTG plasmid. Since this is the plasmid with RFP dropped in, you can simply choose the red colonies on the plate. Our project aimed to transform Lactobacillus, a lactic acid bacteria. pTG262 is reported to be able to replicate in Lactobacillus. However, we tried to electroporate pTG262 into Lactobacillus, and unfortunately we were unsuccessful. According to the papers we read and our own experience, the most successful way to transform Lactobacillus, or similar lactic acid, gram-positive bacteria is via electroporation. We tried various protocols obtained from papers (all of which reported Lactobacillus having a very limited range of transformable plasmids, due to possible DNA restriction). To view the methods and protocols we used to try to transform Lactobacillus, please visit the MIT 2008 iGEM team wiki. In conclusion, we were unable to transform plasmid pTG262 into Lactobacillus, and are reasonably confident, that pTG262 CANNOT be electrotransformed into Lactobacillus. Although there are other avenues to possibly introduce foreign DNA into Lactobacillus, electrotransforming with plasmids remains the easiest way. FOr those looking to transform Lactobacillus, other plasmids (such as pJK650 or pLEM415, both of which will be supplied to the registry) should be considered.

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No review score entered. alex273, Lyon-INSA 2012

We found an additional PstI site, which prevented us from doing any cloning in this vector. As, to our knowledge, this was the only available and working shuttle vector for B.subtilis and E.coli, we built our own plasmid, with a low-copy (K802003) or high-copy (K802004) version. These new plasmids were successfully transformed in B.subtilis and E.coli, no other organism was tested. A full characterization is available on their main pages, including antibiotic resistance thresholds and transformation efficiencies.

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