Homo serine lactone signaling in Bradyrhizobium japonicum
Department
Biological Sciences
Major
Biology
Research Advisor
Westenberg, David J.
Advisor's Department
Biological Sciences
Funding Source
Missouri S&T Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
Previous research completed in this laboratory indicated the presence of homo serine lactones (HSL) in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. This research showed that only some strains make HSLs. PCR techniques were used to detect the presence of the HSL synthase gene in all B. japonicum strains to determine if HSL production correlated with the HSL synthase gene. It was found that strains that do not make HSLs, contain the HSL synthase gene. The strains that do make HSL, do not contain the HSL synthase gene. Our hypothesis is that the strains that contain the HSL synthase gene are making HSL that is not detectable using the current method.
Biography
April Rocha is a senior in the Biological Sciences department. She is currently doing research under Dr. Westenberg. She is an active member of Helix and Phi Sigma.
Research Category
Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
08 Apr 2009, 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Homo serine lactone signaling in Bradyrhizobium japonicum
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Previous research completed in this laboratory indicated the presence of homo serine lactones (HSL) in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. This research showed that only some strains make HSLs. PCR techniques were used to detect the presence of the HSL synthase gene in all B. japonicum strains to determine if HSL production correlated with the HSL synthase gene. It was found that strains that do not make HSLs, contain the HSL synthase gene. The strains that do make HSL, do not contain the HSL synthase gene. Our hypothesis is that the strains that contain the HSL synthase gene are making HSL that is not detectable using the current method.
