Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies
MICROBIOLOGY Division

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Facilities

Facilities and equipment of the microbiology division include approximately 5000 ft2 of offices and laboratories featuring rooms dedicated to microscopy, analytical instrumentation, molecular biology, and environmental microbiology. The division also operates two room-sized chambers dedicated to bioaerosol research.

• Laboratories
  
  • Main microbiology laboratory
    
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory
    
  
  
• Experimental Chambers
  
  • Room-sized Experimental Chamber
    
  • Stainless Steel Research Chamber
    
  
  
• Instrumentation
  
  • 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System (Applied Biosystems)
    
  • PCR workstations with UV sterilization
    
  • Pitt 3 dry aerosol generator
    
  • Aerodynamic particle sizer (TSI, Inc.)
    
  • Collison nebulizers (BGI)
    
  • Epifluorescent microscope (Optiphot, Nikon) with 35mm and video camera
    
  • Light microscope (Eclipse E400, Nikon)
    
  • Stereo-microscopes (Wild Leitz and Leica) with 35mm camera capability
    
  • Numerous types of bioaerosol sampling equipment
    
  • Electronic particle counter (Coulter Multisizer II, Coulter Electronics, Inc.)
    
  • Tabletop refrigerated centrifuge (Hermle)
    
  • Refrigerated microcentrifuge (International Equipment Company)
    
  • Environmental shakers (New Brunswick and VWR)
    
  • Water baths (Precision)
    
  • Incubators (Bellco and Precision countertop units and Labline free-standing units)
    
  • Double door refrigerator (4C, Revco)
    
  • Ultra freezer (-70C, Revco)
    
  • Biological safety cabinets (class IIB, Baker Scientific)
    
  • Autoclaves (Amsco)
    
  • Automatic dishwasher (Amsco)