DR. TAKAKO MASUDA
Marine microbiologist
DR. TAKAKO MASUDA
MARINE MICROBIOLOGIST
BIOGRAPHY
Takako Masuda is a marine microbiologist currently working at the Marine Environment Division, Fisheries Resources Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency. Since her doctorate studies, she has been focusing on how microscopic size phytoplankton influence ecosystems. Specifically, on pico- and nano-phytoplankton community response to environmental changes and the role of N2 fixers.
RECENT PUBLISHED WORK
29.A DUAL ROLE OF PHYCOERYTHRIN IN THE NITROGEN-FIXING CYANOBACTERIUM CROCOSPHAERA WATSONII: FROM LIGHT HARVESTING TO NITROGEN RESEARVOIR
Masuda T., Konert G., Pinkas D., Vancová M., Filimonenko V., Kana R., Prásil O.
Limnology and Oceanography Letters,11, e70172, https://doi: 10.1002/lol2.70172
28. VARIATIONS IN PHYTOPLANKTON PHOTOSYNTHETIC PARAMETERS AROUND THE SUBSURFACE CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMA IN THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN REVEALED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS.
Sato M., Masuda T., Kondo Y., Sato T., Saito H.
Progress in Oceanography, 103810, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2026.103810
27. DIAZOTROPHY AFFECTS THE STATE TRANSITIONS IN UNICELLULAR NITROGEN FIXING CYANOBACTERIA
Rana S., Tsurumaki T., Kotabová E., Kaňa R., Prášilová A., Masuda T., Prášil O.
Photosznthesis Research, 164:43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-026-01231-3
26. PATHWAYS TO AN INTEGRATED UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTS AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Adiwira H*., Yasunaka S., Kass JM., Açikbaş AHO., Adiningsih S., Gairin E., Ilham HBC., Lahcene E., Li Y., Nishihira G., Peñalver-Pereira P., Armitage D., Brännström A., Dieckmann U., Fujii T., Husnik F., Kawamiza M., Masuda T., Plessz C., Sallan L., Shimada T., Lam Smith S., Strutton PG., Wirasatriza A., Suga T.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 12:1680145. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1680145
25. THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON PHYTOPLANKTON PHYSIOLOGY: A MESOCOSM AND MODELING STUDY
Armin G., Boros G., Kis M., Murányi M., Horváth H., Krassován K., Masuda T., Bernát G*., Inomura K*.
Microbiology Spectrum, 10.1128/spectrum.00457-25