What bacteria strain do you use to grow DNA? September 13, 2019 07:46 Updated Our default strain is TOP10 cells. Related articles Do you ship the plasmid prep in lyophilized or in liquid form? If liquid, what buffer is used and what is the concentration? How do you typically transform plasmids? What is the format you deliver the gene? Why I can't cut this plasmid (with XbaI siteTCTAGA) with XbaI while I can cut other constructs with Xba I fine? Will the primers degrade at room temperature during transportation? Can we use dry ice for transporting to maintain stability?