Mamoru OSHIKI / Associate Professor
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MamoruOshiki

Education

Mar. 2009
Ph. D. Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Mar. 2006
M. Sc. Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Mar. 2004
Graduated from Nagaoka National College of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Japan

Areas of expertise and research interests

- Environmental Microbiology
- Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Professional Experiences
Apr. 2009
‐Dec. 2009
Postdoctoral fellow, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Jan. 2010
‐Mar. 2011
Postdoctoral fellow (CREST), Divison of Environmental Engineering, Faculaty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
Apr. 2011
‐Jan. 2013
JSPS Fellow, Divison of Environmental Engineering, Faculaty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
Jan. 2013
‐Jan. 2014
JSPS Fellow, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Netherlands.
Jan. 2014
JSPS Fellow, Divison of Environmental Engineering, Faculaty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
Apr. 2014
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, Japan
Apr. 2016
Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, Japan
Apr. 2020
Associate Professor, Divison of Environmental Engineering, Faculaty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
Honors and Awards
Oct. 2011

The 27th annual meeting of the Japan Society of Microbial Ecology, Excellent Poster Award

Jul. 2011

The 2nd International Conference on Nitrification (ICoN2) and the 16th European Nitrogen Cycle meetings, Presentation Award

May 2011

First International Anammox Symposium 2011, Best Presentation Award

Sep. 2008 Encoraging award from Japan Society on Water Environment

Papers:

  1. Simple, rapid and effective preservation and reactivation of an anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacterium "Candidatus Brocadia sinica"
    Ali, M., Oshiki, M. and Okabe, S.
    Water Research, accepted.
  2. Cultivation of planktonic anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria by using membrane bioreactor
    Oshiki, M., Awata, T., Kindaichi, T., Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    Microbes and Environments, 2013, 28(4), 436-443.
  3. Source identification of nitrous oxide on autotrophic partial nitrification in a granular sludge reactor
    Rathnayake, L., Song, Y.-J., Tumendelger, A., Oshiki, M., Ishii, S., Satoh, H., Toyoda, S., Yoshida, N. and Okabe, S.
    Water Research, 2013, 47(19), 7078-7086.
  4. Nitrate-dependent ferrous iron oxidation by anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria
    Oshiki, M., Ishii, S., Yoshida, K., Fujii, N., Ishiguro, M., Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2013, 79(13), 4087-4093.
  5. Physiological characterization of an anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacterium belonging to the "Candidatus Scalindua" group
    Awata, T., Oshiki, M., Kindaichi, T., Ozaki, N., Ohashi, A. and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2013, 79(13), 4145-4148.
  6. N2O emission from a partial nitrification–anammox process and identification of a key biological process of N2O emission from anammox granules
    Okabe, S., Oshiki, M., Takahashi, Y., and Satoh, H.
    Water Research, 2011, 45(19), 6461-6470.
  7. Physiological Characteristics of the Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacterium 'Candidatus Brocadia Sinica'
    Oshiki, M., Shimokawa, M., Fujii, N., Satoh, H., and Okabe, S.
    Microbiology, 2011, 157, 1706-1713.
  8. Development of long-term stable partial nitrification and subsequent anammox process
    Okabe, S., Oshiki, M., Takahashi, K., and Satoh, H.
    Bioresource Technology, 2011, 102(13), 6801-6807.
  9. A Great Leap forward in Microbial Ecology
    Okabe, S., Oshiki, M., Kamagata, Y., Yamaguchi, N., Toyofuku, M., Yawata, Y., Tashiro, Y., Nomura, N., Ohta, H., Ohkuma, M., Hiraishi, A., and Minamisawa, K.
    Microbes and Environments, 2010, 25(4), 230–240.
  10. Acetate Uptake by PHA-Accumulating and Non-PHA-Accumulating Organisms in Activated Sludge from Aerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor fed with Acetate
    Oshiki, M., Satoh, H., and Mino, T.
    Water Science and Technology, 2010, 62(1), 77-83.
  11. Separation of PHA-accumulating cells in activated sludge based on differences in buoyant density
    Oshiki, M., Ohnuki, M., Satoh, H., and Mino, T.
    Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 2010, 56(2), 163-167.
  12. Occurrence of Polyhydroxyalkanoate as Temporal Carbon Storage Material in Activated Sludge during The Removal of Organic Pollutants
    Oshiki, M., Yang,Y., Onuki, M., Satoh, H, Peng, Y. Z., and Mino, T.
    Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 2008, 6(2), 77-83.
  13. PHA-Accumulating Microorganisms in Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plants
    Oshiki, M., Ohnuki, M., Satoh, H., and Mino, T.
    Water Science and Technology, 2008, 58(1), 13-20.

International conference proceedings

  1. Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria; an iron oxidizer from the phylum Planctomycetes
    Oshiki, M., Ishii, S., Yoshida, K., Ishiguro, M., Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    The 3rd International Conference on Nitrification (ICoN3).
    Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan.
    Sep. 2-5, 2013.
  2. Long-term operation of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process in a membrane bioreactor equipped with hollow fibred membranes
    Oshiki, M., Satoh, H., and Okabe, S.
    The 4th IWA-ASPIRE.
    Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan.
    Octover 2-6, 2011.
  3. Physiological characteristics of the anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacterium 'Candidatus Brocadia sinica', responsible for high-rate nitrogen removal
    Oshiki, M., Shinyako, K., Satoh, H., and Okabe, S.
    The 2nd International Conference on Nitrification and the 16th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting.
    Berg en Dal, The Netherlands.
    July 3-7, 2011.
  4. Comparative Genomics and Functional Analysis for anammox bacteria, Candidatus 'Brocadia sinica' and Candidatus 'Kuenenia stuttgartiensis'
    Oshiki, M., Shinyako, K., Satoh, H., and Okabe, S.
    IANAS2011, Kumamoto, Japan, May 2011.
  5. Acetate uptake by PHA-accumulating and non-PHA-accumulating organisms in activated sludge from aerobic sequencing batch Reactor fed with acetate
    Oshiki, M., Satoh, H., and Mino, T.
    3rd International Water Association, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2009.
  6. PHA-Accumulating Microorganisms in Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plants
    Oshiki, M., Onuki, M., Satoh, H., and Mino, T.
    International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, September 2008.
  7. Microbial pupulation of PHA (polyhydroxyalanoate)- accumulating organisms in activated sludge and their distibution in eight full-scale wastewater treatment plants
    Oshiki, M., Onuki, M., Satoh, H., and Mino, T.
    International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)-12, Cairns, Australia, August 2008.