Patent ID: 11933758
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method of monitoring microbial communication in a natural environment, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a reference electrode;
providing a network of a plurality of arrays in the natural environment, each array of the plurality of arrays comprising at least ten inert measurement electrodes;
for each array of the plurality of arrays, measuring a high impedance voltage between the reference electrode and each of the at least ten inert measurement electrodes of the array to monitor microbial activity;
transforming measurement information from the step of measuring the high impedance voltage into total signal information for each of the at least ten inert measurement electrodes; and
comparing total signal information of two or more of the at least ten inert measurement electrodes to monitor the microbial communication between locations in the natural environment,
wherein microorganisms form a biofilm that is attached to each of the at least ten inert measurement electrodes, and
wherein the high impedance voltage is greater than 100 megaohms.