After playing phone tag for the last two days I hooked up with my biologist friend.
Short version--gave the it to someone else to do--not happy with his procedure==did it himself, but was not happy with what ever the other guy did(dilution wrong?) - says it comes out to be 500 million per ml, but that could be off as much as 20% given what was done. Has another guy doing a procedure tonight- but says he may just want another sample to start from scratch. Any rate--he says 200-300 million/ml will probably be conservative.
Also mentioned--that using the "gate counter"? that this stuff is really small==most in the 1 to 2 micron range.
Mentioned that may be great for some organisms, usless to others. He is an "alga guy" but whould question the "coral guys". Let you know on any updates.
BTW--I just know this guy and another thru mutual friends--just downing a few beers and eating shrimp now and then. Didn't know there backgounds that well--thought just some lab guys-whew-I was very wrong. Now I got a couple of marine PH.d's comming to talk to my classes!! Maybe a tour or two of some labs.
Pretty good, yes?
b.
Short version--gave the it to someone else to do--not happy with his procedure==did it himself, but was not happy with what ever the other guy did(dilution wrong?) - says it comes out to be 500 million per ml, but that could be off as much as 20% given what was done. Has another guy doing a procedure tonight- but says he may just want another sample to start from scratch. Any rate--he says 200-300 million/ml will probably be conservative.
Also mentioned--that using the "gate counter"? that this stuff is really small==most in the 1 to 2 micron range.
Mentioned that may be great for some organisms, usless to others. He is an "alga guy" but whould question the "coral guys". Let you know on any updates.
BTW--I just know this guy and another thru mutual friends--just downing a few beers and eating shrimp now and then. Didn't know there backgounds that well--thought just some lab guys-whew-I was very wrong. Now I got a couple of marine PH.d's comming to talk to my classes!! Maybe a tour or two of some labs.
Pretty good, yes?

b.