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The original way of administering our BanAphids to plants, via a spraying system, is perfectly suited for our end-users, the farmers. However, some of them felt that the direct use of bacteria on crops would scare off consumers. Also, regulations do not allow the spreading of genetically modified organisms in the environment. That's why we came up with a way to keep the BanAphids in a container, a small bag or sticker. However, if our BanAphids are held in a contained environment, the direct contact between bacteria and aphids is lost. Moreover, the BanAphis will no longer be able to use the honeydew as a cue for the production of methyl salicylate. Because of this, we will have to make sure that no pheromone is constitutively produced, to prevent aphid habituation to β-farnesene and overburdening of the plant's metabolism by methyl salicylate. The sticker we used is courtesy of the 2012 Groningen iGEM team, as a part of their "food warden" project. The polymethylpentene sticker has pores in it with a radius of 1 to 10 nm, large enough for the exchange of volatiles, but small enough to keep bacteria inside. It can be easily attached or stuck on a plant (see picture). For more information on the sticker, click here https://2012.igem.org/Team:Groningen/Sticker . </p>
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The original way of administering our BanAphids to plants, via a spraying system, is perfectly suited for our end-users, the farmers. However, some of them felt that the direct use of bacteria on crops would scare off consumers. Also, regulations do not allow the spreading of genetically modified organisms in the environment. That's why we came up with a way to keep the BanAphids in a container, a small bag or sticker. However, if our BanAphids are held in a contained environment, the direct contact between bacteria and aphids is lost. Moreover, the BanAphis will no longer be able to use the honeydew as a cue for the production of methyl salicylate. Because of this, we will have to make sure that no pheromone is constitutively produced, to prevent aphid habituation to β-farnesene and overburdening of the plant's metabolism by methyl salicylate.

The sticker we used is courtesy of the 2012 Groningen iGEM team, as a part of their "food warden" project. The polymethylpentene sticker has pores in it with a radius of 1 to 10 nm, large enough for the exchange of volatiles, but small enough to keep bacteria inside. It can be easily attached or stuck on a plant (see picture). For more information on the sticker, click here https://2012.igem.org/Team:Groningen/Sticker .

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