I've gone through a few articles implying that yeast cell surface structures might vary by strain. I've also read that yeast cells show differences in autoflorescensce, especially when excited by uv light in the 260-290 nm range (apologies if I'm off - going from memory). The gotcha is that actual brewing yeast strains tend to be hard to differentiate (as opposed to everything else). We're also using ccd/CMOS instead of photomultiplier tubes, so we'll see how that goes.
My initial goal is to see of folks can give us a jump start or are willing to do some correspondence. I know it's lazy, but would love to skip some of the self discovery (e.g spending 6 months cataloging the fingerprints of wlp001 vs 005 vs 320) so that we can zoom in on specific traits.
Here's an easy place to start though ... Do you folks recommend any companies for glassware. We have 10 stepper motors, 3 scopes, and 0 petri dishes, flasks, or pipettes. And yes, I realize it's a weird problem to have.