Research Task
Deciphering the ecophysiology of microbes in wastewater treatment systems
Ecological and environmental engineering research employing microbial community analysis
Exploration of novel microbial functions based on (meta)genomic information
Ecological and environmental engineering research employing microbial community analysis
Exploration of novel microbial functions based on (meta)genomic information
Research Keywords
Microbial ecology, Bioresources, Environmental technology
Application Fields
Waste(water) treatment, Biofunctional applications
Skills
Microbial community analysis, Metagenomics
In the wastewater treatment process, which is responsible for recycle of water resources, complex microbial community called “sludge” play a central role in the removal of organic/inorganic composition; however, the diversity and metabolic functions of these microorganisms are largely unexplored. Our goal is to clarify the metabolic functions and interactions of the wastewater treatment microbiome by employing omics-based approaches, thereby upgrading the wastewater treatment technology from a microbiological perspective.