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==Bacillus BioBricks==
 
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We will create a toolbox of <i>Bacillus</i> BioBricks to contribute to the registry.
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'''We would like to introduce ''Bacillus'' to the world of iGEM!!!'''
 
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=='''B<sup>4</sup>''' - 22 core parts for ''Bacillus subtilis''==
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<p align="justify">A major goal of our iGEM project is to [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Bacillus_Introduction introduce ''B. subtilis''] as a new chassis for BioBrick-based synthetic biology. For that purpose, we created a toolbox of <i>Bacillus</i> BioBricks to contribute to the registry to make it accessible to many more future iGEM-teams and the entire public microbiology domain! This ''<b>Bacillus'' B</b>io<b>B</b>rick <b>B</b>ox ('''B<sup>4</sup>''') contains the following ''Bacillus'' specific parts:</p>
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This <b>B</b>acillus <b>B</b>io<b>B</b>rick <b>B</b>ox contains Bacillus specific:
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pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>1C<br>
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pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>4S<br>
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pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>2E<br>
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pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>1C-''lac''Z<br>
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pSB<sub>''Bs''</sub>3C-''lux''ABCDE<br>
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'''Sporo'''vector</font>
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Anderson<br>
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P<sub>''liaG''</sub><br>
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Flag<br>His<br>cMyc<br>Strep<br>HA</font>
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==Bacillus Vectors==
 
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Here is a list of all the vectors we cloned and used. Please note that pMAD is not in a BioBrick standard, but it is a useful tool to knock out genes inBacillus subtilis.
 
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For the use of our vectors, please see our [[Team:LMU-Munich/Lab_Notebook/Protocols|Protocols]] page. A general introduction to Bacillus subtilis and its integrative vectors can be found [[Team:LMU-Munich/Bacillus Introduction|here]]. All vectors have ampicillin as <i>E. coli</i> resistance and RFP as selection marker.
 
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