Research and Development (Subsurface Microbiology Research Group)
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Northern Advancement Center for Science & Technology
H-RISE
5-3 Sakaemachi, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido, 098-3221, Japan.
TEL+81-1632-9-4112
FAX +81-1632-9-4113
H-RISE
5-3 Sakaemachi, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido, 098-3221, Japan.
TEL+81-1632-9-4112
FAX +81-1632-9-4113
Research Contents
1. Researches on field science for better understanding of subsurface environment for diatomaceous formation and coal beds.
Estimation and assessment of subsurface microbial ecosystem by developing a phylogenetic database for microorganisms living in diatomaceous formation and coal beds.
2. Research on element technology for development of methane gas deposit and CO2 storage using the subsurface environment.
Exploration for methane-producing microbial communities in a subsurface environment in diatomaceous formation and coal beds, and identifying their functions.
Identification of the methanogenesis process in subsurface environment and evaluation of the application method.
Exploration for microorganisms capable of producing organic matter from CO2 stored in a subsurface environment, identification of their functions, and evaluation of the utilization method.
Research Topics & Publications
- Yoshida K, Hashimoto M, Hori R, Adachi T, Okuyama H, Orikasa Y, Nagamine T, Shimizu S, Ueno A, Morita N (2016) Bacterial long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: their biosynthetic genes, functions, and practical use. Marine Drugs 14:
- Shimizu S, Ueno A, Naganuma T, Kaneko, K (2015) Methanosarcina subterranea sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from a deep subsurface diatomaceous shale formation. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65, 1167-1171
- Shimizu S, Upadhye R, Ishijima Y, Naganuma T (2011) Methanosarcina horonobensis sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from a deep subsurface Miocene formation. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61:2503–2507.
- Shimizu S, Akiyama M, Naganuma T, Fujioka M, Nako M, Ishijima Y (2007) Molecular characterization of microbial communities in deep coal seam groundwater of northern Japan. Geobiology 5:423-433.
Research Activities & Column
- 2019/11/29【Poster presentation】Presentation in the 42nd MBSJ, Fukuoka, Japan.
- 2019/03/30【Journal Article】Our recent paper has been published online in Geomicrobiology Journal.
- 2016/04/01【Poster presentation】Our recent study has been reported in JSBBA2016, Sapporo, Japan.
- 2016/01/12A paper on a subsurface bacterium capable of decomposing humic substances under anaerobic conditions is available in Scientific Reports, an on-line journal of Nature Publishing Group.
- 2015/12/07Our recent study has been reported in BMB2015, Kobe, Japan.
Major Equipments
- 1. Anaerobic Chambers (Hirasawa Co., Ltd)
- 2. Deoxygenized Gas Pressure & Replace Injector:GR-8 (SANSHIN INDUSTRIAL Co., Ltd / GR-8)
- 3. Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometry (JEOL Co. Ltd / JMS-Q1050GC)
- 4. Liquid Chromatography (SHIMADZU Co. Ltd / LC20A)
- 5. Gas Chromatography (SHIMADZU Co. Ltd / GC-8A, GC-14B, GC-2010 Plus)
