Sophie L Nixon

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Is there a way of removing organics from naturally-sourced minerals?

I need to remove any background organic signatures but do not want to alter the mineralogy by furnacing. Does anyone know of a method involving radiation?

21 November 2013 2,584 15 View

Can anybody recommend a DNA extraction kit for use with small volumes of microbial enrichments?

I have several anaerobic microbial enrichments set up, and would like to sequence the DNA from both early stage (contain soil/sediment and associated biomass) and late stage (just medium and...

02 April 2013 3,591 3 View

Is FeCl2 required as a mild reducing agent when enriching for iron reducers with ferrihydrite and lactate/acetate?

Attempting to isolate iron reducers from various sediments, unsure as to whether FeCl2 should be added to ensure anaerobic enough conditions - not clear whether this is commonly practiced from papers.

10 March 2013 7,678 3 View