Creation of A Light-Driven Marine Vibrio Factory for Biofuel Production

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26660168
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Aquatic life science
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Sawabe Tomoo 北海道大学, 水産科学研究科(研究院), 教授 (30241376)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HOSOKAWA MASASHI 北海道大学, 大学院水産科学研究院, 准教授 (10241374)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 再生可能エネルギー / 光栄養性 / 水産学 / バイオマス / 微生物 / プロテオロドプシン / カロテノイド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An aim of the study is to develop light-driven marine vibrio biocatalysts in efficient biofuel production. We performed 1) gene expression of a Nonlabens sediminis proteorhdopsin gene, and 2) a cloning of a myxol synthetic gene cluster of Nonlabens ulvanivorans. We also accumulated fundamental knowledge on CRISPR/Cas system for further developments of a genome editing approach working in marine vibrio cells.

Free Research Field

微生物学