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==Floor One==
==Floor One==
Gels were viewed under UV light (using the GelDoc). We were able to confirm that the PCR was successful as the primer dimer bands (approx. 100 bp) were visible at the bottom.
Gels were viewed under UV light (using the GelDoc). We were able to confirm that the PCR was successful as primer dimer bands (approx. 100 bp) were visible at the bottom.
 
Made 6 x 500 ml SFM, autoclaved for 1 hr, added Ny (500 ul per 500 ml) and poured into plates.


Diluted the new soil samples (61-76) from 10^-1 to 10^-4. Plated the dilutions 10^-2 to 10^-4 on SFM + Ny.  
Diluted the new soil samples (61-76) from 10^-1 to 10^-4. Plated the dilutions 10^-2 to 10^-4 on SFM + Ny.  

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Floor One

Gels were viewed under UV light (using the GelDoc). We were able to confirm that the PCR was successful as primer dimer bands (approx. 100 bp) were visible at the bottom.

Made 6 x 500 ml SFM, autoclaved for 1 hr, added Ny (500 ul per 500 ml) and poured into plates.

Diluted the new soil samples (61-76) from 10^-1 to 10^-4. Plated the dilutions 10^-2 to 10^-4 on SFM + Ny.

Streak purified all remaining contaminated samples.

Lawned single Streptomyces colony plates.

A challenge presented itself when we discovered that the neo gene (for kanamycin resistance) may need to be changed as the reporter gene. Streptomyces sp. (S4 for certain) express AntA transiently, only in one stage of growth (substrate mycelia growth after sporulation but not in aerial hyphae) and so does not harbour kan. resistance after that leading to the death of bacteria. There was talk of using RFP (red fluorescent protein) or GUS (β-glucoronidase) as alternative reporter genes.

Floor Two

A 15% SDS PAGE was run using the soluble and his-tag purified samples from the protein overexpression at 150V for 1 hour.

Outreach

The flights for the European Jamboree was booked.