Campbell Phytoplankton Physiology

Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
What the facility does

Biooptical and molecular analyses of photosynthesis. Phytoplankton physiology.

Areas of expertise

We have international level expertise in phytoplankton and algal photosynthesis and physiology.

Research services
  • Integrating cavity spectrophotometer for absorbance of highly scattering suspensions
  • Physiological analyses of phytoplankton
  • Molecular quantitation of protein content from environmental samples
Sectors of application
  • Agriculture, animal science and food
  • Environmental technologies and related services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Forestry and forest-based industries
  • Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
  • Ocean industries

Equipment

Function

OLIS Clarity integrating cavity spectrophotometer

Optical absorbance of highly turbid, scattering suspensions

Chlorophyll fluorometers

Non-invasive analyses of photosynthetic acclimation

  • Environmental Proteomics
  • Agrisera Antibodies
  • Qubit Systems