{"id":1435,"date":"2023-07-18T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=1435"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T05:30:55","slug":"areas20_pstress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-chikyu\/areas20_pstress\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-Environmental Microbiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-69 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_TANI03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"339\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">By understanding the ecology of Methylobacterium species, which utilize methanol released by plants and dominate on leaves, we will apply their function as growth-promoting bacteria to agriculture. We are also analyzing the rhizosphere microbial community structure in crop ecosystems. On the other hand, we are trying to uncover the mechanism of growth and mortality of red tide algae, which cause damage to fisheries, by focusing on symbiotic bacteria.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/research\/pem-hp\/\">Institute of Plant Science and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/TANI Akio.JPG\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assoc. Prof. TANI Akio<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: atani <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[at]<\/span> kayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Plant growth promoting bacteria, Methylotrophs, Lanthanides<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/1b2c5bb8f63eba6974506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a> \u3000<a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/appl.microb\/index-j.html\">Link to group homepage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Symbiotic Microorganisms Team is analyzing the diversity of plant symbiotic bacteria through culture-independent approaches, as well as trying to understand functions and ecology of important symbiotic microorganisms to apply them to agriculture. We are currently focusing on methylotrophic bacteria and novel bacterial species isolated from the barley rhizosphere.<\/p>\n<div class=\"el_figureFlex el_figureFlex__half\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_TANI1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_TANI1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_TANI2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_TANI2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear: both\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/UEKI Shoko.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assoc. Prof. UEKI Shoko<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: shokoueki <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[at]<\/span> okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Bloom-forming phytoplankton, marine bacteria<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/5b24d78ce924fe8f74506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a> \u3000<a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/inv\/index.html\">Link to group homepage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_UEKI.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas20_pstress\/img_UEKI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\"><\/a>The Phytoplankton Team aims to elucidate the ecophysiology of Heterosigma akashiwo, a bloom-forming phytoplankton. We aim to understand the reaction of the alga to external stimuli and nutritional condition, to understand the mechanism of bloom formation at molecular level. Currently, we focus on the symbiotic interaction between the alga and the marine bacteria with unique metabolic pathways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By understanding the ecology of Methylobacterium species, which utilize methanol released by plants and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":150,"menu_order":189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-layout_single.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1435","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 17:04:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1435"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2868,"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1435\/revisions\/2868"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}