150L Low Temperature/ Refrigerated BOD Incubator NovaIncu BOD-150B(Programmable)

Features:

• Designed with a hygienic stainless steel interior and easy-clean steel housing.
• Thermal-efficient dual doors and a viewing window minimize disturbance.
• Reliable compressor features self-checking programs and protective controls.
• Delivers outstanding temperature stability and uniformity for sensitive cultures.
• Interior light and grounded power socket are included as standard features.
• Utilizes a high-speed processor and a precision Pt sensor for optimal control.
• Flexible timer allows programming of power, work, and rest cycles.
• Safety is prioritized with audible/visual alarms for key system parameters.
• User-friendly calibration and memory functions streamline operation.
• Available with an auxiliary safety thermostat and germicidal UV light option.

Specifications

*Notes:

10-segment temperature control program to realize temperature curve program running.

The inflow and outflow air speed is also adjustable.

Introduction about incubator

Microbial ecologists study complex communities, like those in soil or the human gut, and incubators allow them to conduct controlled microcosm experiments.

Soil samples can be incubated at different temperatures to measure effects on respiration (CO2 production) or nitrification rates, linking microbial activity to climate feedbacks. To study interspecies interactions, simplified synthetic communities can be assembled in test tubes or chemostats kept in shaking incubators. A powerful technique is stable isotope probing (SIP): a substrate labeled with a heavy isotope (e.g., ^13C) is introduced to a microbial community in an incubation. Microbes that metabolize the substrate incorporate the heavy label into their DNA or RNA. After incubation, the nucleic acids are extracted and separated by density, identifying the active populations.

This requires precise, stable incubation conditions to ensure the label is incorporated under representative physiological conditions. By using incubators to manipulate single variables (temperature, nutrient type, oxygen level), researchers can unravel the "who does what" in microbial communities, advancing our understanding of biogeochemical cycles, bioremediation, and microbiome function.