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Akiko Makabe

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-2248-0709Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Amane FujiwaraiD· 1 shared Chris GreeningiD· 1 shared Eiji TasumiiD· 1 shared Eiji WatanabeiD· 1 shared Francesco RicciiD· 1 shared Ken TakaiiD· 1 shared Naomi HaradaiD· 1 shared Shigeto NishinoiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Microorganisms consume trace gases present throughout the Mariana Trench water column

Yuka Adachi Katayama, Francesco Ricci, Yuto Fukuyama, Eiji Tasumi, Yukari Yoshida‐Takashima, Akiko Makabe, Takuro Nunoura, Taichi Yokokawa, Ken Takai, Chris Greening

The paper investigates CO and H2 as energy sources for microbes in the Mariana Trench, finding higher H2 oxidation rates at depth compared to CO.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Enhancing role of nitrogen fixation in biogeochemical cycles of the Pacific Arctic

Takuhei Shiozaki, Amane Fujiwara, Eiji Watanabe, Shigeto Nishino, Naomi Harada, Akiko Makabe

This study shows that nitrogen fixation in the Pacific Arctic increased with earlier sea ice retreat, driven by warming and borealization, contributing significantly to new production.

Global Change Biology · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology