Environmental Sample Processor (ESP)
ESP Technology

These are some of the the technologies used by the ESP.

Core ESP

  • Real-time application of DNA probe arrays for detection of organisms and their gene products in situ.

    • The ESP uses different real-time chemistries for detection. Two that are more commonly used are are sandwich hybridization assay (SHA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA )

    SHA or Sandwich Hybridization Assay
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    ELISA or Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
    Click on the image below to see a large version with text explanation and an optional animation.

    SHA slide

    ELISA slide


  • Sample archiving
    • Whole cell miscroscopy / FISH
    • Nucleic acids (gene libraries)
    • Phycotoxins

External sampling modules

Modules for special sampling requirements

Analytical modules

Custom analytical devices, which require upstream sample collection and processing, will be fitted to the core ESP.

Link to 2G ESP

Last updated: Jan. 03, 2008