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Appendix C

Acronyms

ACP acyl carrier protein
AGP antimicrobial growth promoter
AHL acyl homoserine lactone
AMR antimicrobial resistance
ARDC American Research and Development Corporation

bp

base pair

CAD

computer-aided design
CAMK4/CaMKIV calicium-calmodulin dependent kinase 4
CF cystic fibrosis
CFU colony forming unit

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DspB DispersinB®

EPS

extracellular polymeric substance
ESBL extended-spectrum β-lactamase

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

GFP

green fluorescent protein
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HAI

hemagglutination inhibition
HTS high-throughput screening

ICEs

integrative conjugative elements
iGEM International Genetically Engineered Machine competition
IOM Institute of Medicine
IS insertion sequence

JCVI

J. Craig Venter Institute

kb

kilobase
KPC Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase

LAIV

live attenuated influenza vaccine

MART-1

melanoma antigen recognized by T-cells 1
mb millibase
MDR multidrug resistant
MIC minimum inhibitory concentration

NIH

National Institutes of Health
NSABB National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

OIE

World Organisation for Animal Health

PCA

principal component analysis
PCR polymerase chain reaction
PET positron emission tomography

R&D

research and development
rDNA Recombinant DNA
RNA ribonucleic acid
RNAP/RNApol RNA polymerase
ROS reactive oxygen species

TIV

trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine
TLR Toll-like receptor

WHO

World Health Organization
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Many potential applications of synthetic and systems biology are relevant to the challenges associated with the detection, surveillance, and responses to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. On March 14 and 15, 2011, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Forum on Microbial Threats convened a public workshop in Washington, DC, to explore the current state of the science of synthetic biology, including its dependency on systems biology; discussed the different approaches that scientists are taking to engineer, or reengineer, biological systems; and discussed how the tools and approaches of synthetic and systems biology were being applied to mitigate the risks associated with emerging infectious diseases.

The Science and Applications of Synthetic and Systems Biology is organized into sections as a topic-by-topic distillation of the presentations and discussions that took place at the workshop. Its purpose is to present information from relevant experience, to delineate a range of pivotal issues and their respective challenges, and to offer differing perspectives on the topic as discussed and described by the workshop participants. This report also includes a collection of individually authored papers and commentary.

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