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Requirements for The Ideal Microbe
"Must" means that the requirement must be met for proper operation. "Should" means that the requirement should attempt to be met, however operation is not jeopardized by failure to meet the requirement. "Hopefully" means that the requirement isn't necessary for operation, however is nice to have.
| Feature | Details | Requirement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-pathogenic | Cloning and growth is not harmful to people. | MUST | |||
| Transformable | Accepts vectors easily, makes engineering more precise. | MUST | |||
| Shelf life at least 1 year at 4C | Allows easy archival and low cost lab setup | MUST | |||
| Low mutation rate | Lower mutation rate makes engineering more precise. | Should | |||
| Room Temperature reproduction | Allows low cost lab setup | Should | Electroporation | Allows modification using alternative method | hopefully |
| Cells can be freeze-dried | Allows simple shipment method and low cost lab setup | hopefully | |||
| Public perceives host as "Friendly" | Hearing the name makes people smile rather than frown. | Should | |||
| Doesn't smell bad | Indole production is limited or absent. | hopefully | |||
| Looks translucent or opaque (or green?) | Doesn't invoke "yuck" when seen. | hopefully |
Suggested Microbes so far
- Acinetobacter sp. ADP1
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus casei
References
[Full Text] Acinetobacter sp. ADP1: an ideal model organism for genetic analysis and genome engineering. Nucleic Acids Research 2004 32(19):5780-5790; doi:10.1093/nar/gkh881
