2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Evaluation of microbial community responses to mixed contaminant perturbation by using a functional genomics approach.
| Project/Area Number |
21810021
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
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| Research Institution | Ehime University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAMAMURA Natsuko Ehime University, 沿岸環境科学研究センター・グローバルCOE, 准教授 (50554466)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | メタトランスクリプトーム / ヒ素 / 微生物生態 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the overall effect of perturbation by mixed contaminants on microbial community in situ by detecting community-level gene expression responses using metatranscriptomic approach. The analysis of arsenic- and heavy metal-contaminated environmental samples revealed the specific expression of functional genes involved in metal resistance, which could potentially be targeted to assess toxic effect of pollutants in the environments.
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