2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analyses on the molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation that reveal unknown functions of microorganisms
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19380189
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied molecular and cellular biology
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
MORIKAWA Masaaki Hokkaido University, 大学院・地球環境科学研究院, 教授 (20230104)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WASHIO Kenji 北海道大学, 大学院・地球環境科学研究院, 助教 (50241302)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 細胞間相互作用 |
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| Research Abstract |
Biofilms are highly structured community of surface attached microorganisms. Cell density in biofilms is so high enough to enable the member cells to communicate each other very effectively and express specific genes. Experimental results unveiled several unique characteristics of the biofilm cells and molecular mechanisms behind. Moreover, applying high stress-tolerance of the biofilm cells to pollutant degrading bacteria was successful in constructing base of sustainable environmental biotechnology.
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