Competent Cells for Library Construction | Thermo Fisher Scientific

OminMAX and DH10B competent cells have eliminated mcrA, mcrBC, mrr, and hsdRMS restriction systems to allow construction of more representative genomic libraries.

Which competent cell strain is right for you?

	gDNA & plasmid rescue	Inverted & direct repeats & retroviral uses	High efficiency	Highest efficiency; for large inserts	Highest chemically competent efficiency
	ElectroMAX DH10B Electrocomp Cells	ElectroMAX Stbl4 Electrocomp Cells	ElectroMAX DH10B T1 Phage Resistant Competent Cells	MegaX DH10B T1^R Electrocomp Cells	One Shot OminMAX 2 T1^R Cells
Transformation Efficiency of pUC19	>1x10¹⁰ cfu/µg	>5x10⁹ cfu/µg	>1x10¹⁰ cfu/µg	>3x10¹⁰ cfu/µg (highest)	>5x10⁹ cfu/µg
Plasmid size	>20 kb	>100 kb	>20 kb	>100 kb	>20kb
Competent cell type	Electrocompetent	Electrocompetent	Electrocompetent	Electrocompetent	Chemically Competent
T1 and T5 Phage resistant (ton A)
Generate ssDNA (Contains F' Episome)
Cloning unstable inserts
One Shot format
Blue/White Screening
Kit contains	5 tubes x 100 µL	5 tubes x 100 µL	5 tubes x 100 µL	5 tubes x 100 µL	20 tubes x 50 µL
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