Research
Group of Plant Environmental Microbiology
Faculty staff
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Akio TANI E-mail：ataniATokayama-u.ac.jp Link to plant / symbiotic microorganism team HP |
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shoko UEKI E-mail：shokouekiATokayama-u.ac.jp Link to phytoplankton team HP |
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Lecture: Plant-Microbe/Insect Interactions, Advanced Molecular Virology, Applied Plant Virology, Applied Plant-Environmental Microbiology
Keywords: Virus; Biological control; Fungal pathogens; Methylobacterium; Virus evolution and systematics
Summary of main research topics
| Plant Environmental Microbiology Group engage in two research topics. One team is interested in interaction between land plant and methylotrophs bacteria. Various microorganisms associating to plants are playing important roles for plant growth. Methylobacterium species that can utilize methanol emitted from plants are mutualistic symbiont that not only utilize methanol but also produce plant hormones. We are conducting functional analysis on their methylotrophy and plant-growth promoting ability. Especially we focus on their lanthanide-dependent methylotrophy. The other team studies about interaction between aquatic microbes and bloom-forming phytoplankton. Study to date demonstrated that marine viruses are known to terminate bloom by infecting phytoplankton, and marine bacteria may be involved in bloom formation by facilitating growth of phytoplankton. The team is trying to characterize such interstices interaction from cellular and molecular level. |
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Latest publications
（1） Sonphakdi T, Tani A, Sayaka A, Ungcharoenwiwat P. Antibacterial and toxicity studies of phytochemical from Piper belt leaf extract. J. King Saud Univ. – Sci. 36: 103430. doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2024.103430 (2024. 11.)
（2） Grossi C.E.M, Tani A, Mori I.C, Matsuura T, Ulloa R.M. Plant growth-promoting abilities of Methylobacterium sp. 2A involve auxin-mediated regulation of the root architecture. Plant Cell Environ. 47: 5343-5357. doi.org/10.1111/pce.15116 (2024. 12.)
（3） Hu J, Camerón H, Rilling J.I, Campos M, Ruiz-Gil T, Gonzalez M.A, Gajardo G, Vergara K, Guzmán L, Espinoza-González O, Fuenzalida G, Riquelme C, Ueki S, Nagai S, Maruyama F, Fujiyoshi S, Yarimizu K, Perera I.U, Ávila A, Acuña J.J, Zhang Q, Jorquera M. Differentiation of microbial community in coastal seawater before and during an Akashiwo
sanguinea (Dinophyceae) bloom in the urban area of Antofagasta city (northern Chile) Harmful Algae (2024. 12. Online Preview)
