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High-Throughput Screening and Selection of High Lipid Producers for Biofuels
5 May 2015Biodiesel production from lipid producing microbial systems is receiving strong interest for their ability to generate sustainable, high-quality fuels. Screening of thousands or even millions of microbial clones is required to find the best lipid producers for further development. In this poster, Rhodococcus opacus was cultured on an agar plate containing Nile Red, a lipophilic fluorescent dye. A QPix 420 automated colony picker was used to select and pick high quality lipid producing R. opacus colonies and the lipid content was measured using a SpectraMax M5 Multi-Mode Microplate Reader.
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Microplate Readers / DetectorsMicroplate readers are used to automate the detection and analysis of labeled or label-free components in microplates during assays or live-cell monitoring. Microplate readers are generally distinguished by their mode of detection. Types include absorbance, luminescence, fluorescence intensity, fluorescence polarization, TRF / FRET and multimode microplate readers. Microplate readers deliver a high throughput of samples by reading multiple wells simultaneously, with the 96-well format the most commonly used. As a result, microplate readers are often used in the drug discovery, bioassays, research and pharmaceutical industries for screening applications. Microplate loading can also be automated, with robotic microplate stackers to increase throughput. Find the best microplate readers in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.BiofuelScreeningUsing robotics, data processing and control software, liquid handling devices and sensitive detectors, screening allows a researcher to quickly conduct millions of chemical, genetic or pharmacological tests.