Instrument: Homogenizer

Acronym: Homogenizer
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Description

A homogenizer is a piece of laboratory equipment used for the homogenization of various types of material, such as tissue, plant, food, soil, and many others.


Dataset NamePI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
Capture records of abyssal megafauna captured using submersibles and ROVs at Station ALOHA off Hawaii and Station M off California from 2019 to 2020mortar and pestle
Carbon content and radioisotope data from sampling conducted at the Compass Station in Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada from February to August 2019After sectioning, sediment samples were dried in plastic sample boats at low temperatures and ground using a mortar and pestle. mortar and pestle
Hepatopancreas lipid content of crabs fed different diets collected at the Baruch Institute in 2014 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project)Hard Tissue Homogenizer VWR R30140
Raw sediment C isotope values collected in Massachusetts from 2012 to 2015Used to homogenize samples Retsch Mixer Mill 200
Bulk soil and elemental properties of marsh and infilled pond soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTERRetsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization. Retsch Mixer Mill 200
Cell-growth gene expression reveals a direct fitness cost of grazer-induced toxin production in red tide dinoflagellate preyThe FastPrep of benchtop instrument utilizes bead-beating technology to lyse, homogenize and grind routine and difficult samples in 40 seconds or less. A completely self-contained system, FastPrep instrument eliminates the risk of cross-contamination and time-consuming clean up. The use of interchangeable adapters offers exceptional versatility in sample size and temperature with ambient, cryogenic and all-metal options. Fastprep-24 Tissue and Cell Homogenizer (MP Biomedicals, Solon, OH)
Compound specific isotope data of amino acids for abyssal macrofauna, megafauna, sediments, sediment traps, and in situ filtered particles at Station ALOHA off Hawaii and Station M off California from 2019 to 2020mortar and pestle
Coral fragment surface area calculations utilizing two methods (tin foil and Image J) and corresponding zooxanthellae count datamortar and pestle
Domoic acid assimilation in copepods from experiments conducted using water samples collected in northern Gulf of Mexico in 2019Sonics Materials Ultrasonic Processor (model - VCX 130)
Domoic acid assimilation in copepods by consuming organic polymers and Pseudo-nitzschia from experiments conducted using water samples collected in northern Gulf of Mexico in 2017 and 2018.Sonics Materials Ultrasonic Processor (model - VCX 130)
Physiological metrics recorded at the end of experiments conducted to examine two coral species' responses to thermal stresshandheld homogenizer (Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy raw spectra of soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTERRetsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization. Retsch Mixer Mill 200
Maximum potential quantum efficiency of Photosystem II (Fv/Fm) for two coral species, Acropora hemprichii and Porites lobata, in response to thermal stresshandheld homogenizer (Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments)
Coral physiology parameters acquired during a heatwave experiment done September to November 2018 using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.PRO Scientific Bio-Gen PRO200 Homogenizer
Population analysis and metagenomics of Japanese tsunami marine debris mussels along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts in 2012 (JTMD-BF project)IKA Basic Mill Homogenizer
Acid base parameters in control and treated Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, over 19 days (OA Krill)Used to homogenize krill tissues.
Lactate in Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, tissue from a long-term (7-day) trial maintained at ambient conditions, high temperature and/or high CO2 (OA Krill project)Used to homogenize krill tissues.
Lactate in Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, tissue from short-term (2-day) trial #1 maintained at ambient conditions, high temperature and/or high CO2 (OA Krill project)Used to homogenize krill tissues.
Quantitative PCR cell count estimates from samples of DNA extracted from seagrass wasting disease parasite, Labyrinthula zosterae from wasting disease mesocosm experiments at Bodega Marine Laboratory in July-Sept of 2015For each sample, we separated the dried leaf tissue into 2-16 mg subsamples and homogenized the tissue in a ball mill (Retsch, Germany)  Retsch Mixer Mill 400
Seagrass metrics from from seagrass wasting disease mesocosm experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory from July-September 2015For each sample, we separated the dried leaf tissue into 2-16 mg subsamples and homogenized the tissue in a ball mill (Retsch, Germany)  Retsch Mixer Mill 400
Organic carbon, carbonate, and opal data from Multitracers sediment trap samplesagate pestle and mortar or a Wig-L-Bug grinding mill
16S rRNA gene datasets, metagenomes, and metatranscriptomes from cores collected on R/V Knorr cruise KN223 in the North and West Atlantic Ocean from October to December 2014FastPrep 24 5-G homogenizer (MP Biomedicals)
Organic polymer formation and domoic acid adsorption from experiments conducted using water samples collected in northern Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and 2019Sonics Materials Ultrasonic Processor (model - VCX 130)
Photosynthesis and respiration data recorded during experiments conducted to examine two coral species' responses to thermal stresshandheld homogenizer (Diax 900, Heidolph Instruments)
Physiological responses of the coral host and associated endosymbionts measured during two experiments testing the effects of acute and chronic thermal stress on the scleractinian coral, Stylophora pistillataDiax 900, Heidolph Instruments
Coral physiology data (chlorophyll a, symbiont densities) on four collected coral species from six sites in the Red Sea from 2018 to 2020MicroDisTec homogenizer 125 (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Ramped pyrolysis oxidation (RPO) C isotope values of soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTERRetsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization. Retsch Mixer Mill 200
Ramped pyrolysis oxidation (RPO) temperature and carbon dioxide evolved values of soils collected in 2014-2015 within Plum Island Ecosystems LTERRetsch Mixer Mill 200 was used for homogenization. Retsch Mixer Mill 200
Sanger Sequencing Analysis of Potexvirus PCR Products (Potex-5 and Potex-2RC) collected during West Florida Coastal Surveys of Seagrass from Feb 2022 to Oct 2023Each pooled seagrass sample was homogenized in a BashingBead Lysis Tube containing 2 mm ceramic beads and 800 μL RNA lysis buffer (provided in the kit) for 5 minutes at maximum speed using a FisherbrandTM Bead Mill 4 Homogenizer (Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). FisherbrandTM Bead Mill 4 Homogenizer (Fisher Scientific, Catalog No.15-340-164)
Nutrient content and stable isotope ratios from seagrasses in Texas over one year following Hurricane Harveymortar and pestle and/or a Wig-L-Bug device
Soil physicochemical properties of coastal wetland soil cores collected in June 2018 from Barataria Bay, LouisianaDried soils were ground using a SPEX Sample Prep 8000M Mixer/Mill (Metuchen, NJ) SPEX Sample Prep 8000M Mixer/Mill
Symbiodinium cell density, chlorophyll, respiration, photosynthetic yield in Seriatopora coral, Taiwan, 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project)Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA Homogenizer
Seriatopora bleaching expt: Photosynthesis:irradiance (P/I) curves, Taiwan 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project)Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA Homogenizer
Seriatopora bleaching expt: temperature, salinity, light in tanks, Taiwan 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project)Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA Homogenizer
Seriatopora bleaching expt: water pH and carbonate chemistry, Taiwan 2010 (MCR LTER project, Climate_Coral_Larvae project)Polytron PT2100, Kinematica, USA Homogenizer
Temperature data measured during two experiments testing the effects of acute and chronic thermal stress on the scleractinian coral, Stylophora pistillataDiax 900, Heidolph Instruments
Data and analysis code used to experimentally evolve representatives of four phytoplankton functional types in co-culture with a heterotrophic bacterium under either present-day or predicted future pCO2 conditionsNextSeq500 (Illumina)
Metabolomic data collected during a thermal stress experiment using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.2-ml glass Dounce homogenizer
Untargeted metabolomic data collected during a thermal stress experiment using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.2-ml glass Dounce homogenizer
Comparative analysis of tissue biomass and energy reserves of six coral species from nearshore and offshore reefs in Palau, Micronesia during March 2017The lyophilized coral fragments were individually pulverized into a fine, homogenized powder using a SPEX Sample Prep ball mill. SPEX Sample Prep ball mill
Nutrient transfer experiments with host coral and symbionts under varying environmental conditions conducted March 2014 and March 2015The resulting slurry, containing coral tissue and symbiotic dinoflagellates, was homogenized for approximately 10 seconds using a Tissue Tearor (BioSpec Products, Bartlesville, OK, USA)  Tissue Tearor (BioSpec Products)
V4 amplicon sequencing of coral tissue collected from Micronesia, the Florida Keys, and Australia in 2013 (Coral Microbial Relationships project)Used to homogenize the coral tissue PowerLyzer 24 Bench-Top Bead-Based Homogenizer
C and N isotope data for zoo- and phytoplankton from west AntarcticaKrill were homogenized with a Virtis “45” tissue homogenizer (Virtis Co., Inc.) before freeze-drying. Phytoplankton samples were manually homogenized after freeze-drying. Zooplankton from the Oden and L. M. Gould cruises, sorted by taxon at each station were freeze-dried at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) using a Labconco Freeze Dry System (Lyph Lock 4.5) at -40 ˚C for ~ 48 hours and then manually homogenized.  tissue homogenizer