A retrospective survey of the seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in wild animals in Japan

by Ayaka Okada, Akitoyo Hotta, Masanobu Kimura, Eun‐sil Park, Shigeru Morikawa, Yasuo Inoshima
Published 2021-03-01

Virulence of <i>Francisella tularensis</i> Subspecies <i>holarctica</i> Biovar <i>japonica</i> and Phenotypic Change during Serial Passages on Artificial Media

by Akitoyo Hotta, Neekun Sharma, Osamu Fujita, Akihiko Uda, Kiyoshi Tanabayashi, Deyu Tian, Akio Yamada, Shigeru Morikawa, Ken Maeda
Published 2020-11-01

Diagnostic system for the detection of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus RNA from suspected infected animals.

by Eun-Sil Park, Osamu Fujita, Masanobu Kimura, Akitoyo Hotta, Koichi Imaoka, Masayuki Shimojima, Masayuki Saijo, Ken Maeda, Shigeru Morikawa
Published 2021-01-01

Pullulanase Is Necessary for the Efficient Intracellular Growth of Francisella tularensis.

by Akihiko Uda, Neekun Sharma, Kazuhiro Takimoto, Tian Deyu, Yuuki Koyama, Eun-Sil Park, Osamu Fujita, Akitoyo Hotta, Shigeru Morikawa
Published 2016-01-01

Role of pathogenicity determinant protein C (PdpC) in determining the virulence of the Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis SCHU.

by Akihiko Uda, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kiyoshi Tanabayashi, Osamu Fujita, Makoto Kuroda, Akitoyo Hotta, Naoko Sugiura, Neekun Sharma, Shigeru Morikawa, Akio Yamada
Published 2014-01-01

Effective methods for the inactivation of Francisella tularensis.

by Mika Azaki, Akihiko Uda, Deyu Tian, Katsuyoshi Nakazato, Akitoyo Hotta, Yasuhiro Kawai, Keita Ishijima, Yudai Kuroda, Ken Maeda, Shigeru Morikawa
Published 2019-01-01