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Quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem.

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Payne, S; Smith, RP; You, L
Published in: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
January 2012

A major focus in synthetic biology is the rational design and implementation of gene circuits to control dynamics of individual cells and, increasingly, cellular populations. Population-level control is highlighted in recent studies which attempt to design and implement synthetic ecosystems (or engineered microbial consortia). On the one hand, these engineered systems may serve as a critical technological foundation for practical applications. On the other hand, they may serve as well-defined model systems to examine biological questions of broad relevance. Here, using a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem as an example, we illustrate the basic experimental techniques involved in system implementation and characterization. By extension, these techniques are applicable to the analysis of other microbial-based synthetic or natural ecosystems.

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Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

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1940-6029

ISSN

1064-3745

Publication Date

January 2012

Volume

813

Start / End Page

315 / 330

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Predatory Behavior
  • Extracellular Space
  • Ecosystem
  • Diffusion
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Movement
  • Biodiversity
  • Animals
 

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Payne, S., Smith, R. P., & You, L. (2012). Quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 813, 315–330. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-412-4_19
Payne, Stephen, Robert Phillip Smith, and Lingchong You. “Quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem.Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.) 813 (January 2012): 315–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-412-4_19.
Payne S, Smith RP, You L. Quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, NJ). 2012 Jan;813:315–30.
Payne, Stephen, et al. “Quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem.Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), vol. 813, Jan. 2012, pp. 315–30. Epmc, doi:10.1007/978-1-61779-412-4_19.
Payne S, Smith RP, You L. Quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of a synthetic predator-prey ecosystem. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, NJ). 2012 Jan;813:315–330.

Published In

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

DOI

EISSN

1940-6029

ISSN

1064-3745

Publication Date

January 2012

Volume

813

Start / End Page

315 / 330

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Predatory Behavior
  • Extracellular Space
  • Ecosystem
  • Diffusion
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Movement
  • Biodiversity
  • Animals