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	==General overview==		==General overview==

	<sup>[1]</sup>		Exploration is an alternative developmental stage of ''Actinobacteria'' consisting of rapid horizontal hyphal growth on [[YP]] agar, or [[YPD]] agar in the presence of certain fungi, with little to no branching. The exploring colony will also produce volatile organic compounds which induce exploration in distal colonies. Not every Actinobacteria is capable of exploring but was first described in ''Streptomyces venezuelae'' along with others <sup>[1]</sup>.

	<strong>Useful host strains:</strong>		<strong>Useful host strains:</strong>
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	<strong>Abiotic induction protocol:</strong>		<strong>Abiotic induction protocol:</strong>
	*Make 33-50mL [[YP]] plates		*Make 33-50mL [[YP]] plates
	*Inoculate 5μL of ~~''Actinomyces spp..''~~ spore stock in the centre of the plate		*Inoculate 5μL of bacterial spore stock in the centre of the plate
	*Incubate at 30ºC for 14 days		*Incubate at 30ºC for 14 days
	*Image plate		*Image plate
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	*Grow ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' in an overnight culture of liquid [[YPD]]		*Grow ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' in an overnight culture of liquid [[YPD]]
	*Make 33-50mL [[YPD]] plates		*Make 33-50mL [[YPD]] plates
	*Inoculate 5μL of ~~''Actinomyces spp.''~~ spore stock in the centre of the plates		*Inoculate 5μL of bacterial spore stock in the centre of the plates
	*Inoculate 5μL of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' overnight culture next to the other inoculation and blend gently		*Inoculate 5μL of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' overnight culture next to the other inoculation and blend gently
	*Incubate at 30ºC for 14 days		*Incubate at 30ºC for 14 days

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==General overview==

[1]

Useful host strains:
*Streptomyces venezuelae [1]
This species is currently the most well characterised for exploration.

Abiotic induction protocol:
*Make 33-50mL [[YP]] plates
*Inoculate 5μL of ''Actinomyces spp..'' spore stock in the centre of the plate
*Incubate at 30ºC for 14 days
*Image plate

This protocol is more reliable as you are not reliant on the activity of the yeast co-culture

Biotic induction protocol:
*Grow ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' in an overnight culture of liquid [[YPD]]
*Make 33-50mL [[YPD]] plates
*Inoculate 5μL of ''Actinomyces spp.'' spore stock in the centre of the plates
*Inoculate 5μL of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' overnight culture next to the other inoculation and blend gently
*Incubate at 30ºC for 14 days
*Image plate

This protocol can be less reliable due to the nature of the yeast co-culture but allows for reciprocal testing if required.

References:
[1] Jones, S., Ho, L., Rees, C., Hill, J., Nodwell, J. and Elliot, M. (2017). Streptomyces exploration is triggered by fungal interactions and volatile signals. eLife, 6.

Protocol adapted for Actinobase by Thomas C. McLean, The University of East Anglia

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