The
Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Calcutta, is a premier
center for microbiological research, founded in 1942 by Professor
D.M. Bose, the then Director of Bose Institute. The Department
grew up through the contributions of several distinguished scientists.
The Department trained a good number of personnel who are at
present working at different national and international universities,
research and development centers. The Department also conducted
training course and international symposia. The activities of
the Department centre around both basic and applied areas of
research which include biotransformation of organic compounds,
biological nitrogen fixation, microbe-mineral interaction, industrial
microbiology, medical microbiology, molecular microbiology,
immunology and signal transduction.
Charges for facilities available at
this department :
| Instrument |
Charge |
| Gel Doc System (Bio-Rad) |
N.M. |
| HPLC System (Waters) |
N.M. |
| PCR System (Perkin Elmer) |
N.M. |
| ELISA Reader |
N.M. |
| Hitachi 55P-72 Ultracentrifuge |
N.M. |
| Sorvall OTD 65B Ultracentrifuge |
N.M. |
| IEC B-22M Refg. Centrifuge |
N.M. |
| Labsonic-L Sonicator |
N.M. |
| Braunsonic 1510 Sonicator |
N.M. |
| Orbitek-PE Shaker |
N.M. |
| Lyphiliser |
N.M. |
| Olympus Phase Contrast
Microscope |
N.M. |
| Olympus Inverted Microscope |
N.M. |
| Shimadzu UV-Vis 240 Spectrophotometer |
N.M. |
| Sartorius Balance |
N.M. |
| Plastocrafts microcentrifuge |
N.M. |
| Sorvall RC-5 Refg. Centrifuge |
N.M. |
| DNA Sequencing System |
N.M. |
Bose Institute reserves
the right to limit usage of it's facilities to outside
users.
N.M.: Not Mentioned, for information regarding
the availability of facilities and charges, please contact
the department. |
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