What are the properties of dh5 alpha strain of E.coli?

Question

What are the properties of dh5 alpha strain of E.coli?

Answer 1

DH5α

F- endA1 glnV44 thi-1 recA1 relA1 gyrA96 deoR nupG Φ80dlacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169, hsdR17(rK- mK+), λ–

An Hoffman-Berling 1100 strain derivative (Meselson68)

Promega also lists phoA

nalidixic acid resistant

References:

FOCUS (1986) 8:2, 9.

Hanahan, D. (1985) in DNA Cloning: A Practical Approach (Glover, D.M., ed.), Vol. 1, p. 109, IRL Press, McLean, Virginia.

Grant, S.G.N. et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87: 4645-4649 PMID 2162051.

Meselson M. and Yuan R. (1968) Nature 217:1110 PMID 4868368.