Staff
SUGAWARA Masayuki
Associate Professor
Theme
Studies on brewing microorganisms and plant symbiotic bacteria
My Dream
Contributing to a sustainable food supply through microbial researchBelongs
Research Department, Department of Life and Food Sciences, Division of Food Science, Section of Biomolecular Structure and Function
Food Processing Innovation Center, Research Promotion Unit
Faculty (Unit)
Grad school (Course)
Doctoral and Master's Program of Animal Science and Agriculture, Food Science
| Field of research | Brewing microbiology, Genome microbiology, Applied microbiology |
| Keyword | Brewing microorganisms, Yeast, Lactic acid bacteria, Gene, Genome, Microbe-Microbe interactions, Plant-microbe interactions, Symbiosis |
Introduction
The function of microorganisms is very important in human diet. For example, it is well known that traditional Japanese foods such as miso, soy sauce, and sake are brewed by utilizing the fermentation action of microorganisms. In the process of sake brewing, various microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria beside the koji molds and yeasts, work in concert to influence the quality and flavor of sake. In addition, symbiotic microorganisms have a great influence on the growth of crops such as soybeans and rice, which are raw materials for brewed foods. Aiming for the effective utilization of microorganisms for a rich human diet, I study on the mechanism of such microbe-microbe interactions and plant-microbe interaction from the viewpoint of genetics, ecology, and genomics.
List of current research topics
Study on microbial ecology and interaction in sake brewing process
Research on brewing microorganisms
Study on agricultural use of rice bran and sake lees
Study on plant symbiotic microorganisms
| Related industries | Brewing, Agriculture |
| Affiliated academic society | Society of Genome Microbiology, Japan, Japanese Society of Plant Microbe Interactions, Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology,and Agrochemistry |
| Academic degree | Ph.D. |
| Room address | General Research Building 3 |
| Room number | 303 |
| Mail address |
msugawara  obihiro.ac.jp |