Characteristics of heavy ion beam-bombarded bacteria E. coli and induced direct DNA transfer

• Main Authors: Phanchaisri B., Yu L.D., Anuntalabhochai S., Chandej R., Apavatjrut P., Vilaithong T., Brown I.G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-17144452444&partnerID=40&md5=23fbfa1e12e54264378b303c8242d6f9; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5339
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The goal of the work described here was to study ion beam interactions with bacteria and thus develop an understanding of the mechanisms involved in ion bombardment-induced direct gene transfer into bacterial cells. Ar ion beams at an energy of 26 keV and fluences ranging from 5 × 1014 to 4 × 1015 i...