Upgrade of Seagoing System for Quantitative Microscopy

纽约州立大学石溪分校的海洋科学研究中心将获得新的仪器，以升级用于定量荧光和显微分光光度测定的专用航海显微镜系统。显微镜系统的操作和维护作为一个共享的使用设施。这笔资金将用于购买控制显微镜的计算机的硬件和软件、用于延时研究的录像机、摄像机和控制器单元。该设备将供所有研究人员使用，它将特别有利于nsf资助的有关浮游植物物种特定生长速率、单细胞色素含量、DNA含量、细菌计数、荧光抗体结合和氧气微分布的研究。

The Marine Sciences Research Center at SUNY Stony Brook will acquire new instrumentation to upgrade a specialized seagoing microscope system for quantitative epifluorescence and microspectrophotometry. The microscope system is operated and maintained as a shared use facility. Funds will be used to purchase hardware and software for the computer that controls the microscope, a VCR for time-lapse research, a video camera, and a controller unit. The equipment will be maintained for use by all investigators and it will especially benefit NSF-sponsored research concerning species specific growth rates of phytoplankton, single cell pigment content, DNA content, bacterial counts, binding of fluorescent antibodies, and micro-distribution of oxygen.