Understanding of a strategy for environmental adaptation of dominant chemolithoautotrophs living in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and their application for environmental remediation

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05991
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Aquatic life science
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Mino Sayaka 北海道大学, 水産科学研究院, 助教 (00755663)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 深海底熱水活動域 / イプシロンプロテオバクテリア / 亜酸化窒素

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objectives of this study are to understand the environmental adaptation of vent-associated microorganisms and to develop application studies using these microbes. In this study, we have cultured Sulfurimonas, which are isolated from different hydrothermal regions, under different medium conditions and have compared their phenotypic characteristics. We have also cultured and isolated N2O reducing bacteria from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

Free Research Field

微生物生態学