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Team:Imperial College London/Project Chemotaxis Future
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Module 1: Phyto-Route
Chemotaxis is the movement of bacteria based on attraction or repulsion of chemicals. Roots secrete a variety of compounds that E. coli are not attracted to naturally. Accordingly, we engineered a chemoreceptor into our chassis that can sense malate, a common root exudate, so that it can swim towards the root. Additionally, E. coli are actively taken up by plant roots, which will allow targeted IAA delivery into roots by our system.
Future Work
1. Photoconvert Dendra in bacterial cells that have been taken up into plant roots and image the same cells at set time intervals to assess whether the cells are metabolically active
