Microfabricated microbial growth assay method and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US06649402B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-18

    申请号:US09887647

    申请日:2001-06-22

    IPC分类号: C12M134

    摘要: Microbial growth assays are carried out utilizing assay apparatus having a base plate with a plurality of microbial growth assay wells, each well having a liquid content of 30 &mgr;l or less. Electrodes are coupled together through the wells and electrical connectors are connected to the electrodes to allow the effect of the content of the wells to be measured by measuring the capacitance or resistance or both between the electrodes at each well, with the change in the capacitance or resistance in each well over time being correlated with the extent of growth of a bacterium introduced into the well with a growth medium. The small size of the microwells causes the growth of bacteria in the well to quickly show a change in the electrical properties of the well, particularly in the capacitance or resistance between the electrodes at each well, with growth to saturation occurring for common bacteria such as E. coli in a few hours or less. High density base plates may be tested with a large variety of substances that may have an effect on the growth of the bacteria in the well over a relatively short period of time, allowing high throughput while maintaining the accuracy of the test.

    Insertion sequence-free bacteria
    2.
    发明授权
    Insertion sequence-free bacteria 有权
    插入无序细菌

    公开(公告)号:US08039243B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US11275094

    申请日:2005-12-09

    IPC分类号: C12N1/20 C07H21/04

    CPC分类号: C12N15/70

    摘要: The present invention provides a bacterium having a genome that is genetically engineered to be smaller than the genome of its native parent strain. A bacterium with a smaller genome can produce a commercial product more efficiently. The present invention also provides methods for deleting genes and other DNA sequences from a bacterial genome. The methods provide precise deletions and seldom introduces mutations to the genomic DNA sequences around the deletion sites. Thus, the methods can be used to generate a series of deletions in a bacterium without increasing the possibility of undesired homologous recombination within the genome. In addition, some of the methods provided by the present invention can also be used for replacing a region of a bacterial genome with a desired DNA sequence.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种具有遗传工程化以小于其天然亲本菌株的基因组的基因组的细菌。 具有较小基因组的细菌可以更有效地产生商业产品。 本发明还提供从细菌基因组中删除基因和其他DNA序列的方法。 该方法提供精确的缺失,很少引入缺失位点周围基因组DNA序列的突变。 因此,该方法可用于在细菌中产生一系列缺失,而不增加基因组内不希望的同源重组的可能性。 此外,本发明提供的一些方法也可用于用期望的DNA序列替代细菌基因组的区域。

    DNA sequence assembly system
    4.
    发明授权
    DNA sequence assembly system 失效
    DNA序列组装系统

    公开(公告)号:US06223128B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-24

    申请号:US09106370

    申请日:1998-06-29

    IPC分类号: G01N3348

    CPC分类号: G06F19/22

    摘要: A computerized method is described for assembling DNA sequence determined for small DNA fragments, called fragment reads, into larger fragments of DNA sequence called contigs. The method used makes a table of occurrences or counts for each mer appearing in any of the fragment reads and then picks from among those mers specific mers to use as mer tags. Following checking, the mer tags are used to assemble fragment reads into contigs. A feature of this method is that the processing time necessary to perform this process on a computer varies linearly with the number of fragment reads rather than with the square or cube of the number of fragment reads.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种计算机化方法,用于将针对称为片段读取的小DNA片段确定的DNA序列组装成称为重叠群的DNA序列的更大片段。 所使用的方法使得在每个片段读取中出现的每个词典的出现或计数表,然后从这些特定的词典中选择用作mer标签。 检查之后,mer标签用于将片段读取组合到重叠群中。 该方法的一个特点是在计算机上执行此过程所需的处理时间与片段读取次数呈线性关系,而不是片段读取次数的平方或立方。

    Process of handling liquids in an automated liquid handling apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Process of handling liquids in an automated liquid handling apparatus 失效
    在自动化液体处理设备中处理液体的过程

    公开(公告)号:US5525515A

    公开(公告)日:1996-06-11

    申请号:US284018

    申请日:1994-08-01

    IPC分类号: B01L3/02 G01N35/10 G01N35/02

    摘要: A fluid delivery device which delivers microliter and sub-microliter volumes by means of a reciprocating force mechanism requires no capillary contact between the delivery system and work surface. Furthermore, a built-in vacuum-based rinse station permits the user to dispense a variety of fluids while avoiding complex and time consuming changes to the fluid delivery system.

    摘要翻译: 通过往复力机构传送微升和亚微升体积的流体输送装置不需要输送系统和工作表面之间的毛细管接触。 此外,内置的基于真空的冲洗台允许用户分配各种流体,同时避免流体输送系统的复杂和耗时的变化。

    System and method for fragmentation mapping
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for fragmentation mapping 失效
    碎片映射的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US4771384A

    公开(公告)日:1988-09-13

    申请号:US889981

    申请日:1986-07-24

    IPC分类号: C12Q1/68 G01N27/447 G06G7/58

    CPC分类号: C12Q1/683 G01N27/44717

    摘要: A system and method for the construction of one-dimensional maps from fragmentation data is disclosed. Particularly useful for construction of restriction maps of DNA, the system and method completely permutes sites, single digest fragments, and any available multiple digest fragments, and displays maps in rank-order according to a quality factor. Display of constructed maps includes information about relative ordering of all fragments, sites, and particularly about closely-spaced sites and fragments.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种从碎片数据构建一维地图的系统和方法。 特别适用于DNA限制图的构建,系统和方法完全排列位点,单个摘要片段和任何可用的多个摘要片段,并根据品质因子按等级顺序显示地图。 显示构造的地图包括有关所有片段,站点的相关顺序的信息,特别是关于紧密间隔的站点和碎片的信息。

    CLEAN GENOME BACTOFECTION
    9.
    发明申请
    CLEAN GENOME BACTOFECTION 审中-公开
    清洁基因组细菌

    公开(公告)号:US20110165680A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-07

    申请号:US13063450

    申请日:2009-09-14

    摘要: Methods for introducing and expressing genes in animal cells are provided comprising infecting the animal cells with live invasive reduced-genome bacteria comprising a eukaryotic expression cassette comprising said gene. Also provided are methods for producing a pluripotent stem (iPS) cell from a mammalian somatic cell comprising infecting the somatic cell with live invasive reduced-genome bacteria comprising one or more eukaryotic expression cassettes comprising at least a gene encoding the transcription factor Oct3/4 and a gene encoding a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (Sox) transcription factor family.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于在动物细胞中引入和表达基因的方法,包括用包含所述基因的真核表达盒的活侵入性还原基因组细菌感染动物细胞。 还提供了用于从哺乳动物体细胞产生多能茎(iPS)细胞的方法,包括用活侵入性减少基因组细菌感染体细胞,所述活体减少基因组细菌包含至少包含编码转录因子Oct3 / 4的基因的一个或多个真核表达盒, 编码SRY相关HMG盒(Sox)转录因子家族成员的基因。

    Microtiter plate sealing system
    10.
    发明授权
    Microtiter plate sealing system 失效
    微量滴定板密封系统

    公开(公告)号:US5851492A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-22

    申请号:US940824

    申请日:1997-09-30

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00 B01L7/00 C12M1/38

    CPC分类号: B01L3/5085 B01L7/00

    摘要: An apparatus for sealing and maintaining a desired temperature of a sample holder includes a non-deformable support, a deformable diaphragm secured to the lower surface of the support and a thermal regulable heater in thermal connection with the diaphragm. The apparatus can be positioned above the upper surface of a sample holder and, upon inflation of the diaphragm, a seal is formed between the diaphragm and the sample holder. When the thermoregulable heating element is activated, the sample holder is maintained at the desired temperature. The temperature can be coordinately regulated with a block heater that heats the underside of the sample holder.

    摘要翻译: 用于密封和保持样品保持器的期望温度的装置包括不可变形的支撑件,固定到支撑件的下表面的可变形隔膜和与隔膜热连接的热调节加热器。 该设备可以位于样品保持器的上表面上方,并且在隔膜膨胀时,在隔膜和样品保持器之间形成密封。 当热定温加热元件被激活时,样品保持器保持在所需温度。 可以通过加热样品架底部的块式加热器来协调调节温度。