Chemically modified bacterial cells capable of uptaking DNA from the environment via transformation. Competent cultures of E. coli are used in the lab for various procedures including cloning, protein expression, and genetic library creation.
MultiShot StripWell TOP10 Chemically Competent E. coli cells are ideal for high-efficiency cloning and plasmid propagation, achieving a transformation efficiency of >1 x 108 cfu/μg with control plasmid DNA in StripWell format.