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| - | <p class="noIndent">We are building a DNA based biosensor that specifically detects the gene called <i>stx2</i> that is common among all EHEC organisms. Our device will be useful for the detection of not only the O157:H7 strain of <i>E.coli</i> but for the other EHEC strains as well.</p> | + | <p class="noIndent">We are building a <span class="Green"><b>DNA-based biosensor</span></b> that specifically detects the gene called <i>stx2</i> that is common among all EHEC organisms. Our device will be useful for the detection of not only the O157:H7 strain of <i>E.coli</i> but for the other EHEC strains as well.</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 cattle that excrete extremely large numbers of E.coliO157:H7, a subgroup of E. coli referred to as Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). EHEC organisms produce a toxin called Shiga toxin or verotoxin, which causes hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans and can be deadly.
We are building a DNA-based biosensor that specifically detects the gene called stx2 that is common among all EHEC organisms. Our device will be useful for the detection of not only the O157:H7 strain of E.coli but for the other EHEC strains as well.
