温泉環境に生息する微生物のメタゲノム解析

概要

令和 4 年度

京都大学化学研究所 スーパーコンピュータシステム 利用報告書
温泉環境に生息する微生物のメタゲノム解析

Metagenomic Analyses of Microbes in Hot Springs
東京工業大学 地球生命研究所

Fatima Li Hau

研究成果概要
During the fiscal year 2022 I conducted a study using the Kyoto supercomputer to analyze
metagenome data obtained from iron-rich hot springs in the Akita and Aomori prefectures of
Japan. This research aimed to identify the metabolic capabilities of the microbial communities
present in these extreme environments.
The supercomputer allowed me to analyze large amounts of sequencing data, which resulted in
the identification of various metabolic pathways present in the hot springs' microbial communities.
Through this analysis, we discovered that these communities have a diverse range of metabolic
capabilities, including the ability to use iron as an electron donor for energy production.
This research provided new insights into the metabolic capabilities of microbial communities in
extreme environments, which could have significant implications for understanding the roles of
these communities in biogeochemical cycles and potentially in biotechnological applications.
A model for carbon cycling, nitrogen cycling and sulfur cycling was
generated for all the samples in the study and graphical
representation such as the one presented in Fig 1. were
generated.
The following biogeochemical cycling figure was able to be
made thank to the use of the supercomputer and provided useful
insight which will help in writing a paper during 2023.
Fig1. ...

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