Why NZY?

[Frederik Boernke]

Dear friends,

why do some phage libraries, like lambda ZAP-express requiere NZY medium
for plating and others, like ZAPII just LB. What are the special 
features of NZY.

thanks
Ricky

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Frederik Boernke
Research Group of  Molecular Plant Physiology
Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Corrensstr. 3
06466 Gatersleben
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