by Rachel Elizabeth Bruning and Joaquim Diego Santos
The mutualism between Euprymna scolopes and Vibrio fischeri presents a model through which host-microbe interactions can be studied to provide insight into mechanisms that microbes utilize to colonize the host. In this investigation, the phenotypes of two co-isolated V. fischeri strains were determined using bioluminescence and motility assays. Novel V. fischeri strains, RB003 and JDS004, showed dissimilar phenotypes when compared to wild-type ES114, suggesting certain strains have a greater capability to colonize the host.
Major:
Biochemistry Molecular Biology
Exhibition Category:
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format:
Poster Presentation
Campus:
University Park
Faculty Sponsor:
Timothy Miyashiro, PhD, Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Poster Number:
286