Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies
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...take a look at a few of these methods below.
Engineering gut microbes in situ
While the ability to monitor... University developed a method for genetically altering gut microbiome members in their native habitat...reporter gene. The hairpin blocks translation by sequestering the RBS, but binding of the “trigger RNA” (in...
Counting cell division in the gut microbiota
Monitoring microbial population dynamics in the gut can ...one bright particle that segregates into one cell during cell division.
To achieve the agglomeration of ...References
Leonard, Sean P., et al. "Genetic engineering of bee gut microbiome bacteria with a toolkit...PMC4674677.
Ronda, Carlotta, et al. "Metagenomic engineering of the mammalian gut microbiome in situ." Nature...