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Nakane Lab
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The lab observes the movement of bacteria with optical microscopes.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring why tiny organisms move
The Nakane Lab studies how microorganisms such as bacteria move.
By developing and refining optical microscopy techniques, the lab observes the movement and shape of a single bacterial cell or a single unit of its motility machinery at the micro- and nanoscale.
The lab is equipped with instruments for culturing microorganisms, and which bacteria to study is decided in consultation with each student's interests.
People who are not familiar with microorganisms or optical microscopy are welcome, and lab visits are accepted at any time.
Key terms
- Optical microscope
- A microscope that uses light to magnify small objects. This lab modifies and refines the instruments to observe the movement of bacteria.
- Flagellum
- A helical filament extending from the body of a bacterium. Its rotation generates the force that moves the bacterium.
- Cytoskeleton and motor proteins
- Fibrous structures that support the shape and movement of a cell, and proteins that generate force. Examples are microtubules and dynein, and actin and myosin.
NewsLab news
A master's student won the Excellent Oral Presentation Award at the 19th Young Researchers' Colosseum of Bacteriology
A master's student won the Excellent Presentation Award at the 108th General Meeting of the Kanto Branch of the Japanese Society for Bacteriology
A doctoral student won the Outstanding Poster Award at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
A doctoral student won the Microbiology Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation by a Graduate Student at BLAST XVII
A master's student won the Excellent Presentation Award at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
ResearchResearch themes
Bacterial movement is remarkably diverse, and much remains unknown about why and how bacteria move. The lab uses optical microscopes to observe the movement and shape of bacteria at the micro- and nanoscale, and explores a new world of microorganisms.
*Illustrative imageMechanisms of microbial movement
Commonly cited mechanisms of microbial movement include force generation by the cytoskeleton and motor proteins, and rotational force generation by bacterial flagella. However, many bacteria show unusual types of movement that these mechanisms cannot explain, and most of them remain unresolved.
*Illustrative imageBacterial movement and shape seen through microscopes
Using optical microscopes, the lab images how a single bacterial cell or a single unit of its motility machinery moves, at the micro- and nanoscale. By looking into a microbial world that no one has seen before, the lab aims to open up a new research field.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Nakane Lab are faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorDaisuke Nakane
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Microfluidic Device ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Mechanisms of microbial movement: “Physical model of a bacterial flagellum” Alan Wolf / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Bacterial movement and shape seen through microscopes: “DETRITUS AND SMALL SWIMMING BACTERIA PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE ATLANTIC MARINE FISHERIES LABORATORY AT SANDY HOOK, NEW... - NARA - 555839” Hope Alexander / Public domain (cropped)
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