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M9 medium??? - (Mar/12/2011 )

What is the advantage of expressing the protein in M9 medium over LB medium???

regards

-samita-

M9 is a defined media -- therefore there are no exogenous proteins to clean away from your preparation. On the down side, your bacteria may not grow as vigorously as the would in a rich media...

-HomeBrew-