Automated bioreactor system allowing gas control and analysis

我的研究项目是加拿大唯一一个致力于研究固氮放线杆菌Frankia sp.的项目。在被污染的生态系统中。这个生物反应器系统将使我能够有效地启动我的项目，并获得显著的国际竞争优势。我和我的学生将立即广泛使用这一仪器进行基础研究，以了解人为压力如何影响Frankia sp.以及放线共生，以及旨在进行技术转让的应用研究，为此已经建立了合作关系(艾伯塔省油砂工业，5年内)。在这个系统中培养乳香也将使我们能够完成高通量技术(微孔板培养)的开发，这将进一步加速我的研究。这一生物反应器系统将是培养高素质微生物学和生物技术人员的核心。

My research program is the only one in Canada dedicated to the study of the nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium Frankia sp. in contaminated ecosystems. This bioreactor system will allow me to effectively start my program and gain a significant international competitive edge. My students and I will use this instrument extensively and immediately for fundamental research to understand how anthropogenic stress impacts Frankia sp. and the actinorhizal symbiosis, and for applied research aimed at technology transfer for which collaborations are already in place (oil sands industry, Alberta, within 5 years). The culture of frankiae in this system will also allow us to complete the development of a high throughput technique (microwell plate culture), that will further accelerate my research. This bioreactor system will be central to the training of highly qualified personnel in microbiology and biotechnology.