Melania Fernández

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Can "ultra-pure" water be stored?

Hi, we are trying to figure out if ultra-purified water can be stored. We have a Thermo Smart2Pure 3 uv/uf. If it is possible to store the ultra-purified water: 1. Will the type I water change...

03 October 2021 1,181 4 View

Know of epiphytic Amanitaceae fungi?

I am looking at fungal sequence data from epiphytic orchid root tissue, and Amanitaceae is showing up as an important constituent. Does anybody know if there are epiphytic Amanitaceae, or if...

05 September 2019 9,829 2 View

How to locate germinating orchid seeds in seed packets?

We have set various in situ experiments with epiphytic orchids seeds. We put fresh orchid seeds inside nylon mesh packets (ca. 1000 seeds per packet) along with a bit of moss (to improve...

05 April 2019 7,061 5 View

Cheaper replacement for Qiagen tungsten carbide beads?

I use the 5 mm tungsten carbide beads for mycorrhizal fungi DNA extraction from plant root tissue, using the DNA plant minikit-. Right now 200 beads from Qiagen are almost 200$; so I am looking...

17 December 2017 8,147 1 View

Does anyone know how to stain aromatic compounds in glandular trichomes of petals?

Petals with glandular trichomes were sectioned in 1cm pieces, dehydrated and fixed in paraplast; 10 um transversal cuts were obtained. I am looking for a histochemical technique that allows me to...

20 May 2015 2,162 4 View