transform bacteria with linear DNA?

[Hank Seifert]

In article <105039758wnr at genesys.demon.co.uk>, 
Duncan at genesys.demon.co.uk says...
>
>We recently did some USE mutagenesis and wondered how efficiently 
>linearised plasmid transformed into E.coli relative to supercoiled. We used 
>the host TOP10 r-m- recA mcr- (Invitrogen) and in three independant 
>electroporations on different days ('cos we didn't believe the 
>results) found that linear plasmid electroporated at only roughly 10-3 down 
>on supercoiled. This was much higher than we expected.
>
>Duncan
Do you know that this was linear DNA and not uncut supercoiled?
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