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| - | <p>The goal of our project is to design a biosensor to rapidly identify cattle known as <a href=""> | + | <p>The goal of our project is to design a biosensor to rapidly identify cattle known as <a href="">super shedders</a>. Super shedders are cows that shed extremely high amounts of <i>E.coli</i>O157:H7. O157:H7 is part of a group of <i>E.coli</i> called Enterohaemorrhagic <i>E.coli</i> (EHEC). EHEC organisms produce a toxin called Shigatoxin or verotoxin, which causes hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and can be deadly.</p> |
<p>We are building a very specific nucleotide biosensor that detects not only O157:H7 <i>E.coli</i> but also the DNA of EHEC organisms. Our sensor detects a gene called <i>stx2</i> that is common among all EHEC organisms. </p> | <p>We are building a very specific nucleotide biosensor that detects not only O157:H7 <i>E.coli</i> but also the DNA of EHEC organisms. Our sensor detects a gene called <i>stx2</i> that is common among all EHEC organisms. </p> | ||
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Our Sensor
Our Sensor
The goal of our project is to design a biosensor to rapidly identify cattle known as super shedders. Super shedders are cows that shed extremely high amounts of E.coliO157:H7. O157:H7 is part of a group of E.coli called Enterohaemorrhagic E.coli (EHEC). EHEC organisms produce a toxin called Shigatoxin or verotoxin, which causes hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and can be deadly.
We are building a very specific nucleotide biosensor that detects not only O157:H7 E.coli but also the DNA of EHEC organisms. Our sensor detects a gene called stx2 that is common among all EHEC organisms.
