2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development and Application of Community Isotope Arrays for Characterization of Active Microorganisms Degrading Environmental Pollutants
| Project/Area Number |
23710086
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental technology/Environmental materials
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
DIETER Tourlousse 東京大学, 大学院・工学系研究科, 特任研究員 (00598485)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | アイソトープアレイ / DNA アレイ / フェノール分解細菌 |
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| Research Abstract |
Pollution of the environment with toxic chemicals poses a major risk to human health. Known as bioremediation, the utilization of microorganism that convert toxic chemicals to harmless endproducts provides a promising strategy to combat environmental pollution. To aid in the development of more effective bioremediation products and strategies, we developed a novel technique to identify key biodegradative microorganisms in the environment. The developed technique was shown to be highly sensitive and specific and can be readily applied to identify biodegraders in many different environments.
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