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Team:Newcastle/1 July 2010
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Urease Test
Aims
The aim of this experiment was to determine if Bacillus subtilis 168 is able to produce urease and degrade urea.
Procedures
- Please refer to urease test
Inference
Christensen's Urea Agar was formulated to detect and differentiate urolytic and urea degrading microorganisms. The addition of gelatine peptone, dextrose and reduced content of buffer supports a luxuriant growth at an early stage. Urea is the substrate and can be degraded by certain organisms, which results in ammonia building. The ammonia makes the media alkaline and therefore the indicator phenol red will change from orange color to pink-red color.
- Negative control - No color change (Orange color)
- Test 1 (Duplicate) - Pink-red color
- Test 2 (Duplicate) - Pink-red color
For actual results, please see 02.07.10 lab notebook.
Competent E. coli Production
Aims
- To make a stock of competent E. coli (DH5α strain) ready for transformation.
Materials
- E. coli DH5α strain
Protocol
- Set up liquid culture consisting of E. coli DH5α.
Second transformation of 'Bacillius subtilis 168' with pGFP_rrnB containing YneA
Aim
The aim of the experiment is to insert the plasmid pGFP_rrnB containing yneA which have been ligated eariler, into the chromosome of Bacillus subtilis 168. B. subtilis containing the intergated vector will be resistance to both the antibiotic chloramphenicol and streptomycin, therefore those that have successfully intergated will be selected with agar plates that contain these antibiotic. The second step will be to identify those colones that have the plasmid intergated at the corerct position in the chromosome, which is the amylase gene locus. Thus those that have intergardted at the wrong position will not be able to break down starch, which can be tested with the iodine test.
Materials and Protocol
Please refer to: Transformation of Bacillus subtilis Note: Overnigth culture of 'B. subtilis 168' in MM competence medium was done the day before and the iodine test was performed the day after.
Result
The transformation was unsuccessful.
   
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