OVERVIEW
Acronym
PRECYM-PTAPartner institution
Aix-Marseille Université
Description
PRECYM has pooled several flow cytometers and cell sorters, as well as know-how in flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting, and makes them all open to the scientific community. Our goal is to give researchers the opportunity to consider new approaches in their research, with the guarantee of having the best expertise and competitive scientific tools.
SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN
Scientific domain
PE10_6 - Palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology - Earth System Science
PE10_4 - Terrestrial ecology, land cover change - Earth System Science
PE10_3 - Climatology and climate change - Earth System Science
PE10_8 - Oceanography (physical, chemical, biological, geological) - Earth System Science
Keywords
Bacteria
Viruses
Flow cytometry
Microbial ecology
Ocean
Biogeochemistry
Diversity
Plankton
Phytoplankton
INFRASTRUCTURE
Remote access details
PRECYM is open to both the academic and private sectors (on request).
AMENITIES
Equipment
Among the services provided are:
-the analysis and sorting of aquatic (fresh- and seawater) microorganisms by flow cytometry,
-support for the development and/or improvement experimental protocols,
-support for technological developments,
-assistance in the analysis and interpretation of cytometry data and results,
-training in flow cytometry technology (theory and practice), as well as on the use of the facility instruments,
-expertise for private laboratories for both the analysis and sample sorting.