> This wonderful 'stuff' seems to be the 'gold dust' for doing genetics with:)
> Does anybody know anything about it? Like where to find it, what conditions
> and so on it likes.....How to encourage it?
You can actually grow it on LB just like E. coli, although if you put
it in a 37C incubator it will die. It grows best on LB at 27C.
> Would love to know, even have somebody mail me a sample...maybe:)
If you're in California then you're in luck. I can send you a sample
no problem. If you're in the US but outside California, get a permit
for interstate transportation of plant pathogens here:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/organism/plant_pathogens.shtml
and I'll send a sample. If you're outside the US, check the
regulations in your country and get the proper permits.
Summary: transporting plant pathogens across political boundaries is
complicated, even if it's a "disarmed" strain like GV3101. Your best
bet is to find a plant genetics lab at a university near you and ask
the professor for a sample.
-cory