Research Task
Plant production using symbiotic microbiota
Development of novel microbial formulation technology
Exploration of novel microbial and genetic resources
Development of novel microbial formulation technology
Exploration of novel microbial and genetic resources
Research Keywords
Plant microbiota, Microbial inoculants in Agriculture, Microbial bioprospecting
Application Fields
Biomanufacturing, Biofunctional applications, Primary industry
Skills
Cultivation technologies, Microbial community analysis, PGPR screening, Formulation and application technology for microbial inoculants
Working on the exploration of microbial and genetic resources widely distributed in the environment, which could contribute to creating new bioprocesses for biochemical and bioenergy production and environmental control.
- Plant-microbe symbiosis
A better understanding and engineering of the biological interaction between plant and microbes. - Microbial Ecophysiology
Unveiling the ecophysiological properties of the microbes that can consume atmospheric trace gases. - Cultivation Strategies
Development of new strategies to cultivate and isolate the great majority of uncultured microbes in the environment. - Biorefinery
Isolation and characterization of functionally novel microorganisms which is useful to improve biomass conversion to value-added chemicals.