A Confocal Microscope for the Study of Developmental and Sensory Biology of Marine Organisms

将购买共聚焦成像系统，并与荧光显微镜相结合。这些仪器将由五名研究人员使用，研究：(1)发育中的和成年的海蜗牛和蠕虫的化学信号；(2)寄主乌贼的发光共生细菌定植过程的动力学特征；(3)海洋桡足类感觉触角的结构与功能；(4)共生发光海洋细菌在寄主组织中的基因时空表达模式；⑤海洋绿藻孢子与海洋表面微生物膜相互作用的分子基础。

A confocal imaging system will be purchased and coupled with a fluorescence microscope. These instruments will be utilized by five investigators studying (1) chemical signaling in developing and adult marine snails and worms; (2) the dynamics associated with the process of colonization of a host squid by its luminescent bacterial symbionts; (3) the structure and function of sensory antennae of marine copepods; (4) the temporal and spatial gene expression patterns of symbiotic luminous marine bacteria in their host' s tissues; and (5) the molecular basis of interaction between spores of marine green algae and microbial films on marine surfaces.