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Contents 1 Welcome to "The DNA Architects of South Bend & Mishawaka" iGEM Team Wiki! 1.1 Introduction: Our Problem 1.2 Primary Objective: 1.3 Secondary Objective: 1.4 Further Considerations

Welcome to "The DNA Architects of South Bend & Mishawaka" iGEM Team Wiki!

The Pseudomonas Psniff'r Light

Introduction: Our Problem

• P. aeruginosa is a human pathogenic bacteria that is found in water.
  
• Using the iGem parts containing the Lux system, that detects Pseudomonas' quorum sensing factors, we will build a sensor which detects this pathogen. The read-out of for this sensor will be light from chemiluminescence.

Primary Objective:

We will pull the Lux system parts and the chemiluminescence parts and build a device in Agrobacteria because it is nonpathogenic.

Secondary Objective:

We will build the luminescence detector built by Cambridge University in 2010.

Further Considerations

• We would like to ultimately design a device that can be hand held, and can be operated simply to determine water quality.