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Des M. Collins
Researcher at AgResearch
Publications - 2
Citations - 450
Des M. Collins is an academic researcher from AgResearch. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mycobacterium & Transformation efficiency. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 433 citations.
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Tuberculosis in seals caused by a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Mycobacterium pinnipedii sp. nov.
Debby Cousins,Ricardo Bastida,Ángel Adrián Cataldi,Viviana Quse,Sharon Redrobe,Sue Dow,Pádraig J. Duignan,Alan Murray,Dupont Christine,Niyaz Ahmed,Des M. Collins,W. Ray Butler,David J. Dawson,Diego Rodríguez,J. Loureiro,Maria Isabel Romano,A. Alito,Martín José Zumárraga,Amelia Bernardelli +18 more
TL;DR: Pinnipeds appear to be the natural host for this 'seal bacillus', although the organism is also pathogenic in guinea pigs, rabbits, humans, Brazilian tapir and, possibly, cattle.
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Electroporation at elevated temperatures substantially improves transformation efficiency of slow-growing mycobacteria
B.J. Wards,Des M. Collins +1 more
TL;DR: Electroporation at 37 degrees C has been chosen as a standard condition for slow-growing species as it usually resulted in a transformation efficiency several orders of magnitude higher than that obtained at 0 degree C.