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Design, assessment, and future implications of the Multiple Enzyme Analyzer (MEA), a tool for in-situ monitoring of marine microbial activity

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dc.contributor Klinkhammer, Gary P
dc.contributor Sherr, Evelyn
dc.contributor Prahl, Fredrick
dc.contributor Markle, Douglas
dc.date 2006-06-26T21:19:16Z
dc.date 2006-06-26T21:19:16Z
dc.date 2006-06-16
dc.date 2006-06-26T21:19:16Z
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:38:15Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:38:15Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1957/2273
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1957/2273
dc.description Graduation date: 2007
dc.description The microbial loop plays a crucial role in remineralization of organic matter and fuels recycled production in the aquatic environment. The capability of microbes to utilize particular compounds can be examined through their ectoenzyme (found outside the cell) activities using fluorogenic substrate analogs. These catalysts hydrolyze polymers otherwise too large for cell uptake, and this activity can act as an indicator of the nutritional needs of a microbial community. This thesis describes a new flow-through instrument developed for automated measurement of in-situ rates of microbial ectoenzyme activity intended for use at cabled coastal ocean observatories. This system, the Multiple Enzyme Analyzer (MEA), functions by assaying up to four different ectoenzyme activities in seawater via separate flow channels by quantifying changes in fluorescence at specific wavelengths over time. Details of design, comparisons of performance with laboratory fluorometers, an exploration of instrument and reagent stability, and a preliminary experiment from a seawater tank at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, OR are addressed. These results demonstrate that MEA is capable of detecting variable ectoenzyme activity in seawater. Future strategies for the first coastal deployment of MEA are also discussed in the context of the Long-term Ecosystem Observatory (LEO-15) operated by Rutgers University.
dc.language en_US
dc.subject oceanographic instrumentation
dc.subject marine microbes
dc.title Design, assessment, and future implications of the Multiple Enzyme Analyzer (MEA), a tool for in-situ monitoring of marine microbial activity
dc.type Thesis


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