What gene are we going to attempt to introduce into our bacterial strain?

We will attempt to introduce a gene responsible for the resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin.

Bacterial transformation is a molecular technique widely used in genetic engineering. Its basis involves the introduction of a foreign DNA into a host organism. This will result in the expression of a foreign gene by the host bacterium. In this example, our host organism is a bacterium who is sensitive to the antibiotic ampicillin. By introducing a gene for resistance to this antibiotic, the bacterium will become ampicillin resistant.