Name of the dye in sheaffer scrip ink?

I am dying fungi with dilution of sheaffer ink as described in the literature. Does anyone know the name of the dye used in this ink

06 July 2018 5,194 0 View

Does PLFA measure fungal spores?

Soil samples that are high in fungal spores read high in a test we have for total microbial biomass but do not correlate with PLFA results.

06 July 2018 8,016 0 View

Does the carbon burst test measure predominately anaerobic activity?

06 July 2016 7,956 3 View

Can anyone tell me how to calculate the volume of organisms on a microscopic photo?

I want to be able to estimate the volume of a mixture of soil microbes in a defined volume field such as with a hemocytometer?

03 April 2016 2,180 2 View

Do you know of a cell phone app that can read dip sticks semi-quantitatively?

11 December 2015 531 1 View

Can anyone tell me where I can get samples of soil with chloroform fumigation assay results?

I am looking to correlate results of our new test with the chloroform fumigation method.

09 October 2015 5,349 2 View

Are you looking to collaborate on validation of a new on-site method of estimating microbial biomass?

We have developed a rapid on site test for microbial biomass. We would like to correlate it to Microbial Biomass by Carbon Fumigation. I am at a Community College, can't afford this test. Looking...

08 September 2015 7,101 6 View

Does anyone know a vendor of chitin binding protein?

Looking to label fungi.

03 April 2014 6,489 1 View

What is the most Operating System (OS) which can be INSTALL on Tiny hard devices like Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware ?

I'm targeting to deploy a mesh network and manually configure MANET routing protocols. I'm preparing scenarios, architectures, and hard devices needed to do that. Are there some step-by-step...

03 March 2021 1,931 5 View

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

How to quantitative analize the data of TNBS assay for gelatin?

Estemeed colleagues, I found some issues regarding the quantification of the data for TNBS assay. There are different protocols on how to perform that but it is clear to me the "fil rouge" that...

02 March 2021 2,616 1 View

What is the characteristic length to determine the Reynolds number for the scattered turbulent fluid flow?

Dear all, I just saw this example in FB on the difference between laminar flow and turbulent flow. The flow from a pipe hits the sink and scattered. The flow from the pipe is characterized as...

02 March 2021 1,999 5 View

How can I integrate a routing protocol in a tiny device (e.g. Raspberry Pi)?

Hi Community, I'm facing the issue of integration/compiling a new routing protocol in a WSN simulator. The final goal is to successfully add, configure this routing protocol in hardware devices...

01 March 2021 9,332 6 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

Gas sensor response and recovery time independant of flow rate and chamber volume?

I am trying to obtain the response and recovery times for my gas sensor device. It appears the the response/recovery times are primarily dependant on the flow rate of the gas I inject into the...

26 February 2021 1,511 3 View