The Standard European Vector Architecture (SEVA) | Esteban Martínez (CNB-CSIC)

Pseudomonas putida is a bacterium that can be modified using synthetic biology for environmental applications, for example, developing biosensor strains, bioremediation of toxic compounds, and revalorization of waste by using it as a cheap substrate to produce complex molecules with high added value. Although P. putida possesses an optimal biochemical framework to endure the harsh conditions of nature, it also encodes non-desirable genetic traits.

The Molecular Environmental Microbiology Laboratory lab at the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC) aims to improve this bacterial chassis so that it can be used for a variety of biotechnological applications. To do this, these scientists are developing tools that work and are reliable in a wide number of a bacteria, and their performance is the same in any laboratory around the world: SEVA plasmids.

This video is a part of the European Project "BioRoboost: Fostering Synthetic Biology standardisation through international collaboration". This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N820699.