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== Hyperflagellation ==
== Hyperflagellation ==
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To achieve hyperflagellation we have decided to focus mainly on increasing the expression of the ''flhD'' and ''flhC'' transcriptional regulators, also know as the master regulon of flagella synthesis(?). In normal E. coli the ''flhDC'' operon is tightly regulated by numerous factors(), resulting in average expression of 3-7 flagellae(). In some hyperflagellated strains mutations have been found upstream of the regulon that increase expression(), making the cells hypermotile. We have decided to take a down-and-dirty approach to increasing flagella expression, overriding the regulation all together by putting the two genes on a constitutive promotor. We hereby hope to increase the pumping power of our system.
== Phototaxis ==
== Phototaxis ==

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