ESP Glossary
A list of terms and acronyms associated with the ESP (Environmental Sample Processor), with links to additional information.
- IG
- first generation ESP
- 2G
- second generation ESP
- ASTEP
- Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring the Planets—a solicitation by NASA for proposals
- carousel
- a rotating assembly of tubes which hold the pucks
- C-MORE
- Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education
- DWSM
- deep water sampling module
- elastic tether assembly
- an assembly of elastic lines between the mooring anchor and the ESP that protects the instrument from shock and vibration due to surges and currents. Illustration
- ELISA
- enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay—a rapid immunochemical test used to detect substances with antigenic properties (primarily proteins), bacterial antigens and antibodies, and other substances. For the process used in the ESP see here.
- E/M cable
- electro-mechanical cable connecting the moored instrument to the buoy for transmission of commands and data.
- ESP
- Environmental Sample Processor
- filters or filter media
- circles of special filter material, used as a substrate for printing probe arrays
- HAB
- harmful algal bloom
- LLNL
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NSF
- National Science Foundation
- PCR
- polymerase chain reaction
- qPCR
- quantitative polymerase chain reaction
- puck
- an assembly that holds the filter media (probe arrays). See more information here.
- reagents
- chemicals used in the analytical process
- rRNA
- ribosomal RNA
- RUBY script
- software used on the ESP
- SHA
- sandwich hybridization assay. For the process used in the ESP see here.
- SSU
- small subunit—referring to the subunit of rRNA that the probe analyzes.
- valve manifold
- a block of multiple valves for controlling flow of liquids.
- WHOI
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution