Biological methane formation in deep subsurface environments

• Project/Area Number: 22654066
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Geochemistry/Astrochemistry
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: KAMAGATA Yoichi 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, 生物プロセス研究部門, 研究部門長 (70356814)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
• Keywords: メタン生成古細菌 / 深部地下圏 / 高圧培養 / 共生微生物 / メタンハイドレート / 地下圏微生物 / 水溶性天然ガス / 同位体分別 / 水素・ギ酸からのメタン生成

Research Abstract

Methane is known to be a storage gas in deep subsurface environments. Controversy over biological methanogenesis under subsurface environments still remains unsolved. We cultivated 1) Methanothermobacter thermautotrophics in pure culture using formate as

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Methanothermobacter tenebrarum sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic thermophilic methanogen isolated from gas-associated formation water of a natural gas field in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, K., A. Takahashi, C. Mori, H. Tamaki, H. Mochimaru, K. Nakamura, K. Takamizawa, and, Y. Kamagata
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Volume: 63 Issue: Pt_2 Pages: 715-722
  • DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.041681-0
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Methanothermobacter tenebrarum sp.nov., a hydrogenotrophic thermophilic methanogen isolated from gas-associated formation water of a natural gas field in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): K.Nakamura
  • Journal Title: International Journal Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Volume: (掲載確定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] メタン生成古細菌の多様性と機能. (2011)
  • Author(s): 鎌形洋一
  • Organizer: 第3回メタン高度利用技術シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 長岡技術科学大学.
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-05
• [Presentation] メタン生成古細菌の多様性と機能 (2011)
  • Author(s): 鎌形洋一
  • Organizer: 第3回メタン高度利用技術シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 長岡技術科学大学(新潟県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-05
• [Presentation] メタンハイドレート成因解明のための実験的アプローチ:高圧培養条件下のメタン生成における同位体分別の評価 (2010)
  • Author(s): 眞弓大介・鎌形洋一, 他
  • Organizer: 環境・エネルギー分野研究交流会
  • Place of Presentation: 産業技術総合研究所
  • Year and Date: 2010-06-09
• [Book] 無酸素環境における共生微生物の実態解明 (2012)
  • Author(s): 鎌形洋一
  • Publisher: 生物工学