Center for Metagenomic Microbial Community Analysis
If you are interested in having the microbiome of your environmental samples characterized, please contact Dev Hiripitiyage for services and pricing: devindahiri "at" ku.edu.
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Linking soil carbon and nitrogen transformations with climate change
Mesocosms were operated at the Nelson Environmental Studies Area to operate as a continuous flow system, fed with municipal wastewater to cultivate algal biomass for biofuel studies.
An aerobic granule is fluorescently stained with protein, carbohydrate, and DNA stains to visualize the cellular and extracellular polymeric substances structure of the biofilm.
Linking soil carbon and nitrogen transformations with climate change
Strategic Initiative Funded
Microorganisms are abundant in humans, soils and waters throughout the world. Understanding the structure and function of microbial communities promises to provide revolutionary insights for human health, environmental sustainability, and energy generation. This project applies existing next-generation DNA sequencing and computing infrastructure at KU to advance knowledge of microbial communities in diverse environments.