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==Salt & Alkane Tolerance Resuls & Conclusions==
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==Survival Results & Conclusions==
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===Salt tolerance===
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===Solvent tolerance===
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The solvent tolerance cluster ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398406 BBa_K398406]) was expressed in ''E. coli'' K12.  The growth rate of cells was challenged by different amounts of n-hexane. The results (Fig. 1) suggest that this part  indeed improves growth under high n-hexane conditions. The parental strain ''E. coli'' K12 was growing very slowly at 10% (v/v) of n-hexane/M9 mixture.
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We tested the growth of our bbc1 construct (biobrick # K398108) as stated in our characterization page.
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[[Image:TU_Delft_406_K12.jpg|500px|thumb|center|'''Fig. 1:''' Growth of ''E. coli'' K12 in M9 medium at different n-hexane concentrations. ]]
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Please note the growth of ''E. coli'' 406 - shows no difficulties under these harsh conditions.
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[[Image:TU_Delft_406_406.jpg|500px|thumb|center|'''Fig. 2:''' Growth of ''E. coli'' 406A (expressing [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K398406 BBa_K398406] in pSB1A2) in M9 medium at different n-hexane concentrations. ]]
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The growth rates were determined from the exponential phase (using a trendline, Fig. 3).
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[[Image:TU_Delft_Solvent_tolerance.jpg|500px|thumb|center|'''Fig. 3:''' Comparison of the growth rates between ''E. coli'' K12 and ''E. coli'' 406A at different n-hexane concentrations in M9 medium. ]]
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===Salt tolerance===
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The growth rates were determined for the exponential fase (using a trendline).
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We tested the growth of our bbc1 construct ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398108 BBa_K398108]) under different [https://2010.igem.org/Team:TU_Delft#page=Project/tolerance/characterization salt concentrations].
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The results are visible in the following chart.
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[[Image:TU_Delft_Salt_tolerance.jpg|500px|center]]
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The growth rates were determined for the exponential phase (using a trendline, Fig. 4).
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At 0.2 M some effects of the hightened salt stress start to appear, at this concentration our biobrick (BBa_108) shows a significant increase in growth rate in comparison to our background (BBa_027). At higher salt concentrations the salt stress cuases a multitude of effects and as our biobrick simply counters one, our strain also shows effects of higher salt stress. In conclusion one can see that our biobrick is indeed functional at concentrations greater then 0.3 M Sodium Chloride. The general increase in tolerance varies between 10 and 35% depending on the Sodium Chloride concentration.  
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[[Image:TU_Delft_Salt_tolerance.jpg|500px|thumb|center|'''Fig. 4:''' Growth rate in dependence of salt (NaCl).]]
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===Alkane tolerance===
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Up to 0.2 M NaCl effects of salt stress are equally observed for both the negative control and for cells with our biobrick ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398108 BBa_K398108]). At higher concentrations a significant improvement of growth rate in comparison to the control background ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398027 BBa_K398027]) is seen.
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===Conclusions===
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While at low salt concentrations no phenotype is observed, the resistance to high salt concentrations is significantly improved (up to 35%). The observed behavior can be explained by the vast amount of effects resulting from salt stress. It is possible that our BioBrick assists to reduce one of the inhibiting effects ,and thus leading to a benefit at higher salt stress.
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It was shown, that our BioBrick indeed increases the salt tolerance  for concentrations higher than 0.3 M sodium chloride. The general increase in tolerance varies between 10 and 35% depending on the sodium chloride concentration (showing a peak at 0.5 M NaCl which coincides with the concentration of NaCl in sea water).
===Future prospects===
===Future prospects===

Latest revision as of 21:58, 27 October 2010

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Survival Results & Conclusions

Solvent tolerance

The solvent tolerance cluster ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398406 BBa_K398406]) was expressed in E. coli K12. The growth rate of cells was challenged by different amounts of n-hexane. The results (Fig. 1) suggest that this part indeed improves growth under high n-hexane conditions. The parental strain E. coli K12 was growing very slowly at 10% (v/v) of n-hexane/M9 mixture.

Fig. 1: Growth of E. coli K12 in M9 medium at different n-hexane concentrations.

Please note the growth of E. coli 406 - shows no difficulties under these harsh conditions.

Fig. 2: Growth of E. coli 406A (expressing [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K398406 BBa_K398406] in pSB1A2) in M9 medium at different n-hexane concentrations.

The growth rates were determined from the exponential phase (using a trendline, Fig. 3).

Fig. 3: Comparison of the growth rates between E. coli K12 and E. coli 406A at different n-hexane concentrations in M9 medium.

Salt tolerance

We tested the growth of our bbc1 construct ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398108 BBa_K398108]) under different salt concentrations.

The growth rates were determined for the exponential phase (using a trendline, Fig. 4).

Fig. 4: Growth rate in dependence of salt (NaCl).

Up to 0.2 M NaCl effects of salt stress are equally observed for both the negative control and for cells with our biobrick ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398108 BBa_K398108]). At higher concentrations a significant improvement of growth rate in comparison to the control background ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K398027 BBa_K398027]) is seen.

Conclusions

While at low salt concentrations no phenotype is observed, the resistance to high salt concentrations is significantly improved (up to 35%). The observed behavior can be explained by the vast amount of effects resulting from salt stress. It is possible that our BioBrick assists to reduce one of the inhibiting effects ,and thus leading to a benefit at higher salt stress.

It was shown, that our BioBrick indeed increases the salt tolerance for concentrations higher than 0.3 M sodium chloride. The general increase in tolerance varies between 10 and 35% depending on the sodium chloride concentration (showing a peak at 0.5 M NaCl which coincides with the concentration of NaCl in sea water).

Future prospects

We hope that the salt tolerance can be increased further by adding systems (such as ion pumps) to ensure the intracellular threshold and minimize the effects of salt stress even further. As the host organism would then be able to maintain growth at lethal concentrations of both salt and alkanes. This would allow future generations of igemmers to create cultures in a variety of different media, opening a new field of possibilities.

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