Cyanosite Experimental Protocols

    Laboratory Procedures Designed Specifically for Cyanobacteria

• Growth Media Recipes for Culturing Cyanobacteria.
• Extraction of Microcystins. Ben Long, University of Surrey.
• HPLC Analysis of Cyanobacterial toxins. Ben Long, University of Surrey.
• Assay of Phycobiliproteins using Fremyella diplosiphon. John Cobley, University of San Francisco.
• Cryopreservation of Cyanobacteria. Jerry J. Brand, University of Texas at Austin.
• Preparation of TEM Semi-thin Sections using Anacystis nidulans. Dr. Jayashree K. Sainis, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
• Pigment Calculation Program. To determine Chlorophyll and Bilin contents from absorbance spectra. Dr. Pascal Meunier, Purdue University. Requires Mac Classic environment.
• S-State Simulation. To simulate the S-states of PSII. Dr. Pascal Meunier, Purdue University. Requires Mac Classic environment.