Metagenomic analysis of phages in the termite gut and potential for application in pest control
| Project/Area Number |
26650158
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Hongoh Yuichi 東京工業大学, 生命理工学院, 教授 (90392117)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | 共生 / 腸内細菌 / 昆虫 / シロアリ / ウイルス / ファージ / ゲノム / メタゲノム / CRISPR / 害虫 / ゲノミクス / 群集構造 / 難培養微生物 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Termites feed exclusively on dead plant matter. They play important roles in the global carbon cycle, although they are also destructive pests of wooden buildings. Their ability to digest lignocellulose is mostly attributable to the symbiotic gut microorganisms. In this study, a bacteriophage community that infects the symbiotic gut bacteria was comprehensively analyzed, and specific bacterial hosts of some phages were successfully identified.
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