Harvesting the Photonic Properties of Self-Organising Bacteria Colonies

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Department Name: Chemistry

Abstract

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Publications

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Caton Alcubierre L (2023) Genetic engineering of structural colour in the model organism, Flavobacterium IR1

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Hamidjaja R (2020) The cell organization underlying structural colour is involved in Flavobacterium IR1 predation. in The ISME journal

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Schertel L (2020) Complex photonic response reveals three-dimensional self-organization of structural coloured bacterial colonies. in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface

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Van De Kerkhof G (2022) Supplementary information from Polysaccharide metabolism regulates structural colour in bacterial colonies

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Van De Kerkhof GT (2022) Polysaccharide metabolism regulates structural colour in bacterial colonies. in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface

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Zomer A (2024) Structural color in the bacterial domain: The ecogenomics of a 2-dimensional optical phenotype. in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
BB/M011194/1 30/09/2015 31/03/2024
2110570 Studentship BB/M011194/1 30/09/2018 29/09/2021 Laura Caton Alcubierre
 
Description Edwin Leong Travel Grant, Hughes Hall
Amount £500 (GBP)
Organisation University of Cambridge 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2021 
End 10/2021
 
Description Research Visit Grant
Amount £3,000 (GBP)
Organisation Microbiology Society 
Sector Learned Society
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2022 
End 06/2022
 
Description Collaboration with Dr. Raymond Staals - CRISPR Cas tools 
Organisation Wageningen University & Research
Department WU Agrotechnology & Food Sciences
Country Netherlands 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Create new structural colour Flavobacterium IR1 mutants based on tailor-made gene knockouts using SIBR-Cas technology and their further optical characterization
Collaborator Contribution Development of a novel CRISPR Cas gene editing system, SIBR-Cas, compatible with our model bacteria organism
Impact Research Visit Grant Award to have a hands-on approach to understanding the design and technology available in the collaborator's laboratory. The introduction of CRISPR Cas technology has a major impact on the understanding of the molecular genetics of structurally colour in Flavobacteria. Publication in progress
Start Year 2021