Diatom Production

Diatoms are algae that live in glass houses. They are the only organisms on earth with cell walls composed of transparent milky silica. The cell walls of diatoms are decorated with intricate and striking patterns of silica. Diatoms are ubiquitous and are an important component of phytoplankton communities, contributing significantly to total marine primary production, such as diatoms are one of the most important and prolific microscopic marine organisms, serving directly or indirectly as food for many animals. In other fields, diatoms are considered unique machines in the biosynthesis of biological materials. Recent advances in synthetic nanotechnology are driven by the global demand for smaller structures that are nearly insatiable by electronic, optical, chemical, or biomedical devices. Diatoms, which produce the vast majority of biogenic silica through the construction of their cell walls, are considered a potential material to meet these needs. In addition, diatoms can be used for material degradation due to their structural and physiological properties. Contamination of soil and water by toxic metals has become increasingly common, and diatoms are important biomarkers for monitoring metal concentrations in different habitats.

Fig. 1 Schematic of the hierarchical structure of diatoms, showing different levels of structure from the nanoscale to the micrometer scales. (Jamali A A, et al., 2012)

Our Services

CD BioSciences provides commercial clients with superior diatom production and analysis services with research quality and cost-effective standards. Each project we undertake is carried out in accordance with the specified customer diatom production and analysis service quality standards.

• Diatoms production
• Diatoms purification
• Evaluation of toxicity
• Diatom identification and enumeration
• Acid digestion and cleaning
• Reference slide preparation
• Biomass calculation
• Statistical analysis of data including water quality and diversity indices
• Biological assessment
• Genome sequencing

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Genome Sequencing Service of Diatom

CD BioSciences diatom genetic sequencing services have the ability to identify algae and potentially toxic diatoms at the genetic level. By implementing DNA isolation protocols for plants and algae, CD BioSciences is able to produce pure products for DNA sequencing; this allows for the correct identification of algae.

• Simple sequencing
  The entire 16S gene/ITS region will be sequenced for species-level identification.
• qPCR sequencing
  Methods to assess more mixed diatom communities, which would provide the predominant ribotypes present in more heterogeneous samples.
• Community level
  The most exhaustive analysis, this will provide information about the entire algal community.

CD BioSciences is a professional service provider for the marine biology industry. Our diatom production services can ensure that the most suitable methods and techniques are selected for your project. We provide our customers with the most precise ingredient data and highly informed process expertise. Our team of biomass experts plays a key role in the formulation, optimization and commercial evaluation of biomass value-added processes in industry and academia. If necessary, please feel free to contact us.

Reference

• Jamali A A, Akbari F, Ghorakhlu M M, et al. Applications of diatoms as potential microalgae in nanobiotechnology[J]. BioImpacts: BI, 2012, 2(2): 83.

Please kindly note that our services can only be used to support research purposes (Not for clinical use).