Microcosm Lab
GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences
last updated: January 5, 2025
About the Laboratory
Microcosm Lab
GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences
@ Section 3.5 Interface Geochemistry
This Laboratory
is part of:
- Molecular Microbiology and Organic Biogeochemistry Laboratory laboratory complex
- Networks: Geo.X
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Description
This lab is dedicated for carrying out various microbial techniques in a sterile environment. These include the isolation of fungi on agar media from soil samples, the purification of DNA from microbial cultures and soil samples, and setting up of soil microcosm experiments. Sterile conditions are created by the laminar flow workbench, the use of sterile disposable instruments (e.g., inoculation loops, pipette tips) and by sterilizing surfaces with 70% ethanol and/or isopropanol solutions. The lab also has an incubator for incubating microcosms at constant temperature until sampling.
Instruments
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Autoclaves
Pressure Vessel - Incubator
- Clean Bench
- PCR Workstation
- Centrifuge
Analytical Methods
Laboratory Keywords
In addition to the instruments and analytical methods listed above, these keywords help to describe the work done in the laboratory. This may include the type of samples, standard materials, specific preparative or analytical methods and specific instrument characteristics.
- Laminar Flow Workstation