Caffeine – “Addicted” Bacteria:

Ingrida OlendraitėMolecular biologist

Vilnius university

2012

ACS Synthetic BiologyFinding may lead to new

decontamination methods and new medicines

important water pollutants

Pseudomonas putida CBB5

GENES

use of the E. coli for decaffeination and measuring the caffeine content of beverages.

caffeine + E. coli

compounds + other microbes

environmental remediation

Utility

potential used as a sensor to measure caffeine levels in beverages, in recovery of nutrient-rich byproducts of coffee processing and for the cost-effective bioproduction of medicines.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130327133523.htm

https://dco.gl.ciw.edu/directed-evolution-under-pressure