Soil health unit

• Life & Medical Sciences

Tel: +34 945 121 313

This biological analysis unit at NEIKER focuses on assessing soil health by characterizing microbial activity and the biological processes that regulate soil functioning in agro-environmental systems.

Equipment

• Spectrophotometer — for biochemical analyses, including enzyme activity and biomass content measurements.
• Fluorescence microplate reader — for enzyme assays, microbial activity measurements, and fluorescence-based tests in microplates.
• Digital PCR system — for absolute quantification of target genes.
• Real-time PCR thermocycler — for absolute and relative quantification of structural and functional genes.
• Automated nucleic acid analysis system — for rapid, reproducible assessment of DNA and RNA quality, quantity, and fragment size.
• Microscopes — including a Nikon Eclipse Ni, a high-performance microscope, and a custom-built light-sheet microscope.

• Biological analysis for soil health assessment.

NEIKER

Arkaute Agri-Food Campus, N-104, km. 355 – 01192, Arkaute (Alava)

Environmental Monitoring

Application sectors

• Agri-food sector