Ecology

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Microfluidic device fabrication A three-layer device was designed in AutoCAD that consisted of interaction channels, growth chambers, and main channels. The microfluidic master was pattered in three stages of photolithography using a micropattern generator (Heidelberg Instruments μPG 101). Unlike centrifuges, the spin coater protocol used for microfabrication is specified by an rpm. For the first […] More

Study area The study was conducted in the Araguari river basin, located in the Brazilian State of Amapá (Fig. 4). Climate in the area is characterized as equatorial monsoon44 with an annual rainfall greater than 2000 mm. The dry season extends between September and November (total monthly rainfall <150 mm), and the wet season from February to […] More

Violacein toxicity in larva and adult C. elegans To gain a deeper understanding of the effects of violacein on C. elegans physiology and development, we made a violacein-producing E. coli strain OP50 by transforming it with pCOM10vio plasmid, which expresses the five genes of the violacein operon under the PalkB promoter, commonly used in E. […] More

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1. Pannekens, M., Kroll, L., Müller, H., Mbow, F. T. & Meckenstock, R. U. Oil reservoirs, an exceptional habitat for microorganisms. New Biotechnol. 49, 1–9 (2019). 2. Head, I. M., Jones, D. M. & Larter, S. R. Biological activity in the deep subsurface and the origin of heavy oil. Nature 426, 344–352 (2003). 3. Wilhelms, […] More

Influence of slope exposure on decay rates of the P. abies wood blocks Two years after the placement of the wood blocks onto the soil mesocosms (Figs. 1, S1), the decomposition of the P. abies wood blocks was still in its early stages. This is in line with the lack of differences in mass loss within […] More

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