Overview
Illuminate Cell Signaling Through Vibrio Quorum Sensing
Bring complex biology concepts to light with the BacTalk Cell Signaling Kit—a series of educational lab activities for high school and introductory college classrooms. Introduce cell signaling, cellular communication, and signal transduction through the fascinating phenomena of bioluminescence and quorum sensing in Vibrio bacteria.
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Kit Contents
Each kit contains materials for 8 student workstations (2–4 students per workstation):
Items to store at -20°C (components of the BacTalk Cell Signaling Reagent Refill Pack, 12024249EDU):
- Vibrio campbellii WT, lyophilized
- Vibrio campbellii luxM-, lyophilized
- Vibrio campbellii luxB-, lyophilized
- 10x Vibrio media supplement
- Ampicillin, lyophilized
- QStatin inhibitor, dried
Items to store at room temperature:
- LB nutrient agar powder
- LB broth capsule, makes 50 mL LB broth
- Petri dishes, sterile
- Inoculation loops, sterile
- Culture tubes, sterile
- Microcentrifuge tubes, multicolor, 2.0 mL
- Easy Start Guide
- Instructor Answer Guide
Specifications
# Workstations
8
# Students per workstation
4
# Lab sessions (50-minute labs)
3-5
Shipping temperature
Ambient
Storage temperature (upon delivery)
20°C and 4°C as indicated