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Table 2 Effect of light intensity and cell concentration on false positive appearance

From: TETX: a novel nuclear selection marker for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii transformation

Cells/plate

Light intensity (μmoles m −2s −1 )

17

24

>26

2.5 × 106

-

-

+

5.0 × 106

-

-

+

1.0 × 107

-

+

+

3.0 × 107

+

+

+

  1. We measured the appearance of false positives on tetX transformed C. reinhardtii plates when grown at different cell concentrations and light intensities: (−) indicates no false positives, (+) indicates presence of false positives.