The Mixed Matrix Silica and Zirconium Pre-Filled Tubes offer chemically inert, acid-washed, mixed grinding media to disrupt a range of organisms and particles present within a sample.  Mixed Matrix disruption tubes can be effective in lysing environmental samples (e.g., soil) and microbe-infected tissues, for example. Specifically, the Mixed Matrix Silica and Zirconium Pre-Filled Tubes are used for DNA extraction from individual copepod and seawater samples to explore the differences in bacterial communities.  Aside from molecular studies, the Mixed Matrix Silica and Zirconium Pre-Filled Tubes are also employed in tyrosinase assay of the bacteria Streptomyces with the model small flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana and enhancing the bioremediation ability of an aquatic plant, duckweed, by adding specific duckweed-associated bacteria. Comparable to Lysing Matrix E.

Pre-filled tubes are a convenient solution for labs seeking time savings by no longer requiring researchers to weigh, fill, and QC individual tubes.   They are available in 2 ml skirted (i.e., self-standing) or unskirted (i.e., conical bottom) polypropylene tubes to ensure compatibility with most tube homogenizers. Clear screw caps with O-rings included.

Citations

Chewning, S. S.; Grant, D. L.; O’Banion, B. S.; Gates, A. D.; Kennedy, B. J.; Campagna, S. R.; Lebeis, S. L. Root-Associated Streptomyces Isolates Harboring MelC Genes Demonstrate Enhanced Plant Colonization. Phytobiomes Journal 2019, 3 (3), 165–176. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-01-19-0005-R. (Root-associated Streptomyces isolates with melC genes, which are involved in melanin production, show significantly enhanced colonization of plant roots compared to isolates without these genes)

Datta, M. S. (2016). Microbial community structure and dynamics on patchy landscapes. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/104464 (Local environment and interactions within microbial communities play a crucial role in shaping their structure and behavior, impacting biodiversity and function on a larger scale)

Datta, M. S.; Almada, A. A.; Baumgartner, M. F.; Mincer, T. J.; Tarrant, A. M.; Polz, M. F. Inter-Individual Variability in Copepod Microbiomes Reveals Bacterial Networks Linked to Host Physiology. The ISME Journal 2018, 12 (9), 2103. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0182-1. (Individual copepods exhibit significant variability in their microbiomes, with specific bacterial networks being closely linked to the host’s physiological state)

Gilbert, S. (2019) Molecular and Physiological Interactions within the Duckweed Microbiome and with the Model Plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, via the Auxin Pathway.  Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Graduate Studies ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 22620453. (Interactions within the duckweed microbiome and with Arabidopsis significantly influence plant growth and development by modulating auxin levels and responses)

Grant, D. (2021). Investigating microbial genes involved in plant colonization and the effects on plant microbiome assembly. Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee,
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/6201 (Specific microbial genes significantly influence plant colonization and play a crucial role in shaping plant microbiome assembly)