Team:BCCS-Bristol/Project

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BCCS-Bristol
iGEM 2009

Outer Membrane Vesicles

We are attempting to express (non-toxic!) heterologus proteins in bacterial outer membrane vesicles for the purposes of 'digital' communication, swarm immunity and pattern formation:

BCCS-Bristol vesicles.jpg

Magnetotaxis

Inspired by papers on controlled manipulation and actuation of micro-objects with magnetotactic bacteria, we are also looking into magnetotaxis via attatchment of bacteria to external magnetic particles:

BCCS-Bristol Bead.jpg