Team:British Columbia/Project Biofilm
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- | <p>UBC iGEM is working on degrading a <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> biofilm. The Biofilm sub-team has created a growth curve plotting the biofilm growth of <i>S. aureus</i> RN4220 and 8325-4 strains to test the effectiveness of the phage contruct. RN4220 is a <i>S. aureus</i> strain without a prophage and 8325-4 is a <i>S. aureus</i> strain that has been cured of phage phi11, phi12, and phi13; both strains were selected for their susceptibility to phage phi 13. The biofilm data has been incorporated by the Modelling sub-team into their simulation for the effect of the phage construct on <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> biofilm growth to | + | <p>UBC iGEM is working on degrading a <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> biofilm. The Biofilm sub-team has created a growth curve plotting the biofilm growth of <i>S. aureus</i> RN4220 and 8325-4 strains to test the effectiveness of the phage contruct. RN4220 is a <i>S. aureus</i> strain without a prophage and 8325-4 is a <i>S. aureus</i> strain that has been cured of phage phi11, phi12, and phi13; both strains were selected for their susceptibility to phage phi 13. The biofilm data has been incorporated by the Modelling sub-team into their simulation for the effect of the phage construct on <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> biofilm growth to enhance understanding of our results.</p> |
<br><h3><b>Approach</b></h3></br> | <br><h3><b>Approach</b></h3></br> |
Revision as of 18:54, 19 October 2010
Introduction
UBC iGEM is working on degrading a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. The Biofilm sub-team has created a growth curve plotting the biofilm growth of S. aureus RN4220 and 8325-4 strains to test the effectiveness of the phage contruct. RN4220 is a S. aureus strain without a prophage and 8325-4 is a S. aureus strain that has been cured of phage phi11, phi12, and phi13; both strains were selected for their susceptibility to phage phi 13. The biofilm data has been incorporated by the Modelling sub-team into their simulation for the effect of the phage construct on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm growth to enhance understanding of our results.