Improved capacity for microbial detection and metabolite identification

需要两台实验室设备，一台高效液相色谱法和一台数字液滴聚合酶链式反应，以支持我们目前的微生物生物制品研究计划，该计划涉及可持续园艺研究所的技术人员和园艺教员以及学生。在我们**地区，越来越多的行业合作伙伴在微生物生物产品**开发领域有着日益复杂的研究和开发需求，正在与昆特伦理工大学接洽，以建立研发合作伙伴关系。该大学希望**扩大其支持这些中小企业的能力，并为教职员工、研究人员和学生提供最新的**研究工具。高效液相色谱法将完成一套完整的仪器，以便对有益真菌和细菌相关的代谢物**和酶以及一些天然植物提取物进行全面的化学分析。DdPCR将把KPU的**分子能力带到最先进的水平，并支持与行业合作伙伴在包括土壤在内的不同地方跟踪和识别**非常低水平的微生物。由于其固有的复制样本和提供统计**可靠结果的能力，ddPCR正在迅速成为PCR鉴定的**标准。许多目前的项目和行业合作伙伴将立即受益于这两件**设备，KPU将能够为未来的行业合作伙伴，特别是我们地区的中小企业提供更多的研究支持。微生物生物产品领域在我们区域迅速扩大，这**是我们正在建设伙伴关系能力的领域。让学生参与这些项目是为了让他们在毕业后在就业市场上获得另一项优势。

Two pieces of laboratory equipment, an HPLC and a digital droplet PCR are requested to support our current**research program in microbial bioproducts involving both technical staff at the Institute for Sustainable**Horticulture and Faculty members in Horticulture, and students. Increasing numbers of industry partners in our**region with increasingly complex research and development needs in the area of microbial bioproduct**development, are approaching Kwantlen Polytechnic University for R&D partnership. The university wishes to**expand it's capacity to support these SMEs and provide faculty, researchers and students with up-to-date**research tools. The HPLC will complete a suite of instruments to allow full chemical analysis of metabolites**and enzymes related to beneficial fungi and bacteria, and some natural plant extracts. The ddPCR will bring the**molecular capacity of KPU to state-of-the-art and support work with industry partners to track and identify**microbial organisms at very low levels in various places including soil. The ddPCR is fast becoming the**standard for PCR identification because of its innate capacity to replicate samples and provide statistically**reliable results. A number of current projects and industry partners will benefit from these two pieces of**equipment immediately, and KPU will be able to offer more research support to future industry partners, in**particular, SMEs in our region. The area of microbial bio-products is expanding rapidly in our region and this**is an area in which we are building our capacity for partnerships. To include students in these projects is to give**them another advantage in the job market upon graduation.