Team:Caltech/Notebook

Notebook

Methods and Protocols

Week 1: 6/15-6/17: Lab orientation

Week 2: 6/19-6/25: Lab training; sample collection, enrichment cultures, DNA extraction from samples

Week 3: 6/26-7/2: Prepare parts by PCR for Gibson assembly of test plasmids of BisdA and BisdB, continue enrichment cultures

Week 4: 7/3-7/10: Sequencing and testing of Gibson assembled vectors

Week 5: 7/11-7/16: Remake Gibson vectors, begin 16S sequencing, run pulsed field gel to begin fosmid kit for isolating degradation genes

Week 6: 7/17-7/23: