An automated system for interrogating the evolution of microbial endosymbiosis

Abstract

Using an automated microfluidic SEER platform, we rapidly evolved laboratory naïve E. coli strain DH5α to possess enhanced capability to survive within host cells, and identified the critical role of gene CpxR in such microbial endosymbiosis.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2023
Source ID
10.1039/d2lc00602b

Entities

People

  • Alice R. Wattam
  • Allan W. Dickerman
  • Arum Han
  • Can Huang
  • Clark Cucinell
  • Fengguang Guo
  • Han Wang
  • James Dalton, Iii
  • Jasmine Olivares
  • Olga Belyanina
  • Paul de Figueiredo
  • Qing-Ming Qin

Organizations

  • Gates Foundation
  • Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Texas A&M University
  • Tsinghua University
  • United States Army Research Laboratory
  • University of Virginia

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Oncology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology