A simple and short microbiology practical improves undergraduate nursing students’ awareness of bacterial traits and ability to avoid spreading infections

by Rika Yano, Torahiko Okubo, Tomoko Shimoda, Junji Matsuo, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2019-02-01

Lateral Gene Transfer Between Protozoa-Related Giant Viruses of Family and Chlamydiae

by Takanori Watanabe, Sumire Yamazaki, Chinatsu Maita, Mizue Matushita, Junji Matsuo, Torahiko Okubo, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2018-07-01

Amoebal endosymbiont Protochlamydia induces apoptosis to human immortal HEp-2 cells.

by Atsushi Ito, Junji Matsuo, Shinji Nakamura, Asahi Yoshida, Miho Okude, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Haruna Sakai, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Kaori Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2012-01-01

Walker occupancy has an impact on changing airborne bacterial communities in an underground pedestrian space, as small-dust particles increased with raising both temperature and hu...

by Torahiko Okubo, Takako Osaki, Eriko Nozaki, Akira Uemura, Kouhei Sakai, Mizue Matushita, Junji Matsuo, Shinji Nakamura, Shigeru Kamiya, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2017-01-01

Analysis of adult damselfly fecal material aids in the estimation of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales contamination of the local environment

by Yuyu Yamaguchi, Torahiko Okubo, Mizue Matsushita, Masashi Wataji, Sumio Iwasaki, Kasumi Hayasaka, Kouzi Akizawa, Junji Matsuo, Chikara Shimizu, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2018-10-01

Amoebal endosymbiont Parachlamydia acanthamoebae Bn9 can grow in immortal human epithelial HEp-2 cells at low temperature; an in vitro model system to study chlamydial evolution.

by Chikayo Yamane, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Shinji Nakamura, Junji Matsuo, Kasumi Ishida, Sumire Yamazaki, Satoshi Oguri, Natsumi Shouji, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Yimin, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2015-01-01

Amoebal endosymbiont Neochlamydia genome sequence illuminates the bacterial role in the defense of the host amoebae against Legionella pneumophila.

by Kasumi Ishida, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kyoko Hayashida, Junji Matsuo, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Makoto Kuroda, Shinji Nakamura, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Kaori Takahashi, Hiroki Nagai, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2014-01-01

Protochlamydia induces apoptosis of human HEp-2 cells through mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by chlamydial protease-like activity factor.

by Junji Matsuo, Shinji Nakamura, Atsushi Ito, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Kasumi Ishida, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Kaori Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Makoto Kuroda, Hiroki Nagai, Kyoko Hayashida, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2013-01-01