Area of research
Ecology · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.
Identification of hot spring Obelisk-like RNA replicons and expanded diversity of the Obelisk superfamily
“<i>Paraxenoviridae</i>”, a putative family of globally distributed marine bacteriophages with double-stranded RNA genomes
Double-stranded RNA sequencing reveals distinct riboviruses associated with thermoacidophilic bacteria from hot springs in Japan
Viral Communities in the Global Deep Ocean Conveyor Belt Assessed by Targeted Viromics
Metagenomic insights into zooplankton‐associated bacterial communities