Isolation of Soil Microorganisms Using iChip TechnologyLeah K. Gauthier 1,2, Adam Foster 1, Brian D. Wagner 2, Christopher W. Kirby 1,2
1Charlottetown Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island
The iChip technique makes use of an inexpensive and simple in-situ isolation device that increases the rates of novel microorganism discovery from the soil. Novel microorganisms can be used for further study pertaining to the soil microbiome or natural product discovery, amongst other applications.
