Publications

Publications (Faculty of this laboratory is underlined)

【2022】
1.  Naka A#Hinenoya A#, Awasthi SP, Yamasaki S*. Isolation and characterization of Escherichia albertii from wild and safeguarded animals in Okayama Prefecture and its prefectural borders, Japan. J Vet Med Sci. 84(9):1299-1306, 2022. (#equally contributed)

2.  Hinenoya A, Wang H, Patrick EM, Zeng X, Cao L, Li X-P, Lindsey RL, Gillespie B, He Qiang, Yamasaki S, Lin J*. Longitudinal surveillance and comparative characterization of Escherichia albertii in wild raccoons in the United States. Microbiol Res. 262:127109, 2022.

3.  Hatanaka N, Awasthi SP, Xu B, Goda H, Kawata H, Horiuchi I, Yasugi M, Yamasaki S*. Comparative evaluation of chlorous acid and sodium hypochlorite activity against SARS-CoV-2. Access Microbiol. 4(5):000354, 2022.

4.  Manjunath GB, Awasthi SP, Zahid MSH, Hatanaka NHinenoya A, Iwaoka E, Aoki S, Ramamurthy T, Yamasaki S*. Piperine, an active ingredient of white pepper suppresses growth of multidrug resistant toxigenic Vibrio cholerae and other pathogenic bacteria. Lett Appl Microbiol. 74(4):472–481, 2022.

5.  Hatanaka N, Xu B, Yamashita Y, Kawakami H, Yasugi M, Yamasaki S*. ShellCoat, a calcinated calcium solution, effectively inactivates SARS-CoV-2. Biocontrol Sci. 27(1): 54-56, 2022.

6.  Das L, Deb S, Arakawa E, Yamasaki S, Das SK. Pufferfish (Tetraodon cutcutia) sampled from a freshwater river serves as an intermediate reservoir of a sucrose nonfermenting variant of Vibrio cholerae PS-4. Microbiol Spectr. 10(1):e0122121, 2022.

7.  Hinenoya A, Awasthi SP, Yasuda N, Nagano K, Hassan J, Takehira K, Hatanaka N, Saito S, Watabe T, Yoshizawa M, Inoue H, Yamasaki S*. Detection, isolation and molecular characterization of Escherichia albertii from wild birds in West Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 75:156-163, 2022.

8.  Ishimoto K#Hatanaka N#, Otani S#, Maeda S, Xu B, Yasugi M, Moore J, Suzuki M, Nakagawa S, Yamasaki S*. Tea crude extracts effectively inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Lett. Appl.Microbiol. 74(1):2-7, 2022. (#equally contributed)

9.  Hatanaka N, Yasugi M, Sato T, Mukamoto M, Yamasaki S*. Hypochlorous acid solution is a potent antiviral agent against SARS-CoV-2. J Appl Microbiol. 132(2):1496-1502, 2022.

【2021】
1. Hatanaka N, Xu B, Yasugi M, Morino H, Tagishi H, Miura T, Shibata T, Yamasaki S*. Chlorine dioxide is a more potent antiviral agent against SARS-CoV-2 than sodium hypochlorite. J Hosp Infect. 118:20-26, 2021.

2.  Uddin MN, Neogi SB, Islam SS, Ferdous J, Khan MSR, Yamasaki S, Kabir SML. Occurrence and multidrug resistance of Campylobacter spp. at duck farms and associated environmental and anthropogenic risk factors in Bangladesh. BMC Infect Dis. 21(1):1139, 2021.

3. Arai N, Sekizuka T, Tamamura-Andoh Y, Barco L, Hinenoya AYamasaki S, Iwata T, Watanabe-Yanai A, Kuroda M, Akiba M, Kusumoto M*. Identification of a recently dominant sublineage in Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:-sequence type 34 isolated from food animals in JapanFront Microbiol. 12:690947, 2021.

4.  Fuzhou X#Hinenoya A#, Zeng X#, Li X-P, Guan Z, Lin J*. Critical role of 3’-downstream region of pmrB in polymyxin resistance in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)Microorganisms. 9(3):655, 2021.
(#equally contributed)

5.  Le PQ, Awasthi SP, Hatanaka NHinenoya A, Hassan J, Ombarak RA, Iguchi A, Tran NTT, Dao KVT, Vien MQ, Le HX, Do HT, Yamamoto Y, Yamasaki S*. Prevalence of mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail raw foods in Nha Trang, VietnamInt J Food Microbiol. 346:109164, 2021.

6. Nguyen DTA, Awasthi SP, Hoang PH, Nguyen PD, Hassan J, Hatanaka NHinenoya A, Dang CV, Faruque SM, Yamasaki S*. Prevalence, serovar and antimicrobial resistance of non-typhoidal Salmonella in vegetable, fruit and water samples in Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFoodborne Pathog Dis. 18(5):354-363, 2021.

7.  Okuno K, Awasthi SP, Kopprio GA, Iguchi A, Hatanaka NHinenoya A, Lara RJ, Yamasaki S*. Prevalence, O-genotype and Shiga toxin (Stx) 2 subtype of Stx-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from Argentinean beef cattle. J Vet Med Sci. 83(4):630-636, 2021.

8.  Hinenoya A, Li X-P, Zeng X, Sahin O, Moxley RA, Logue CM, Gillespie B, Yamasaki S, Lin J*. Isolation and characterization of Escherichia albertii in poultry at the pre-harvest level. Zoonoses and Public Health. 68(3):213-215, 2021.

9.  Awasthi SP, Chowdhury N, Hatanaka NHinenoya A, Ramamurthy T, Asakura M, Yamasaki S*. Quantification of cholix exotoxin, an ADP-ribosylating factor in Vibrio cholerae strains by developed sandwich bead-ELISAJ Med Microbiol. 70(4), 2021. DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001311.

10.  Rahman MA, Paul PR, Hoque N, Islam SS, Haque AKMZ, Sikder MH, Matin A, Yamasaki S, Kabir SML. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter species in diarrheal patients in Mymensingh,Bangladesh. Biomed Res Int. 2021:9229485, 2021.

【2020】
1.  Li Y, Cao W, Liang S, Yamasaki S, Chen X, Shi L, Ye L. Metagenomic characterization of bacterial community and antibiotic resistance genes in representative ready-to-eat food in southern China. Sci Rep. 10(1):15175, 2020.

2.  Neogi SB, Islam MM, Islam SKS, Akhter AHMT, Sikder MMH, Yamasaki S, Kabir SML*. Risk of multi-drug resistant Campylobacter spp. and residual antimicrobials at poultry farms and live bird markets in Bangladesh. BMC Infect Dis. 20(1):278, 2020.

3.  Kopprio G*, Neogi SB, Rashid H, Alonso C, Yamasaki S, Koch BP, Gärdes A, Lara RJ. Vibrio and bacterial communities across a pollution gradient in the Bay of Bengal: unravelling their biogeochemical drivers. Front Microbiol. 2020. doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00594.

4.  Hatanaka N, Awasthi SP, Hinenoya A, Ueda O, Yamasaki S*. Accurate identification of Escherichia albertii by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Microbiol Methods. 173:105916, 2020.

5.  Hinenoya A, Nagano K, Awasthi SP, Hatanaka N, Yamasaki S*. Prevalence of Escherichia albertii in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Japan. Emerg Infect Dis. 26(6):1304-1307, 2020.

6.  Hinenoya A, Nagano K, Okuno K, Nagita A, Hatanaka N, Awasthi SP, Yamasaki S*. Development of XRM-MacConkey agar selective medium for the isolation of Escherichia albertii. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 97(1):115006, 2020.

7.  Hatanaka N, Awasthi SP, Goda H, Kawata H, Uchino Y, Kubo T, Aoki S, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. Chlorous acid is a more potent antibacterial agent than sodium hypochlorite against Campylobacter. Food Control. 111:107046, 2020.

8.  Tran HTT, Nakayama T*, Huyen HM, Harada K, Hinenoya A, Phuong NT, Yamamoto Y. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli harboring sul and mcr-1 genes isolates from fish gut contents in the Mekong delta, Vietnam. Lett Appl Microbiol. 71(1):78-85, 2020.

【2019】
1.  Naser IB, Hoque MM, Faruque SN, Kamruzzaman M, Yamasaki S, Faruque SM*. Vibrio cholerae strains with inactivated cqsS gene overproduce autoinducer-2 which enhances resuscitation of dormant environmental V. cholerae. PLoS One. 14(10):e0223226, 2019.

2.  Arai N, Sekizuka T, Tamamura Y, Kusumoto M, Hinenoya AYamasaki S, Iwata T, Watanabe-Yanai A, Kuroda M, Akiba M*. Salmonella genomic island 3 is an integrative and conjugative element and contributes to copper and arsenic tolerance of Salmonella enterica. Appl Environ Microbiol. 63(9):e00429-19, 2019.

3.  Hinenoya A, Ichimura H, Yasuda N, Harada S, Yamada K, Suzuki M, Iijima Y, Nagita A, Albert MJ, Hatanaka N, Awasthi SP, Yamasaki S*. Development of a specific cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene (Eacdt)-based PCR assay for the detection of Escherichia albertii. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 95(2):119-124, 2019.

4.  Maruoka H, Hinenoya A, Yasuda N, Takeda A, Inoue S, Sumi T, Koitabashi K, Yasue H, Kogou K, Yamasaki S*. Evaluation of the GeneFields® EHEC/SS PCR dipstick DNA chromatography kit for the detection of enteric bacterial pathogens in stool specimens of healthy humans. J Microbiol Methods. 161:111-117, 2019.

5.  Ombarak RA, Zayda MG, Awasthi SP, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. Serotypes, pathogenic potential and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from subclinical bovine mastitis milk samples in Egypt. Jpn J Infect Dis. 72(5):337-339, 2019.

6.  Hassan J, Awasthi SP, Hatanaka N, Okuno K, Hoang PH, Nagita A, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. Development of a multiplex PCR targeting eae, stx and cdt genes in genus Escherichia and detection of a novel cdtB gene in Providencia rustigianii. Pathogen and Disease. 76(9). doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftz002.

7.  Hinenoya A#, Ichimura H#, Awasthi SP, Yasuda N, Yatsuyanagi J, Yamasaki S*. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Escherichia albertii: Further surrogates to avoid potential laboratory misidentification. Int J Med Microbiol. 309(2):108-115, 2019. (#equally contributed)

8.  Neogi SB, Chowdhury N, Awasthi SP, Asakura M, Okuno K, Mahmud ZH, Islam MS, Hinenoya A, Nair GB, Yamasaki S*. Novel cholera toxin variant and ToxT regulon in environmental Vibrio mimicus strains: potential resources for the evolution of Vibrio cholerae hybrid strains. Appl Environ Microbiol. 85(3) pii: e01977-18, 2019.

9.  Kabir SML, Chowdhury N, Asakura M, Shiramaru S, Kikuchi K, Hinenoya A, Neogi SB, Yamasaki S*. Comparison of established PCR assays for accurate identification of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Jpn J Infect Dis. 72(2):81-87, 2019.

10.  Hosomi K, Hinenoya A, Suzuki H, Nagatake T, Nishino T, Tojima Y, Hirata SI, Matsunaga A, Kondoh M, Yamasaki S, Kunisawa J*. Development of a bivalent food poisoning vaccine: augmented antigenicity of the C-terminus of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin by fusion with the B subunit of Escherichia coli Shiga toxin 2. Int Immunol. 31(2):91-100, 2019.

 【2018】
1.  Awasthi SP, Chowdhury N, Neogi SB, Hinenoya A, Hatanaka N, Chowdhury G, Ramamurthy T, Yamasaki S*. Development of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of major virulence genes in Vibrio cholerae including non-O1 and non-O139 serogroups. J Microbiol Methods. 157:54-58, 2018.

2.  Neogi SB, Lara R, Alam M, Harder J, Yamasaki S, Colwell RR*. Environmental and hydroclimatic factors influencing Vibrio populations in the estuarine zone of the Bengal delta. Environ Monit Assess. 190(10): 565, 2018.

3.  Watanabe-Takahashi M, Yamasaki S, Murata M, Kano F, Motoyama J, Yamate J, Omi J, Sato W, Ukai H, Shimasaki K, Ikegawa M, Tamura-Nakano M, Yanoshita R, Nishino Y, Miyazawa A, Natori Y, Toyama-Sorimachi N, Nishikawa K*. Exosome-associated Shiga toxin 2 is released from cells and causes severe toxicity in mice. Sci Rep. 8(1): 10776, 2018.

4.  Xu F, Zeng X, Hinenoya A, Lin J*. MCR-1 confers cross-resistance to Bacitracin, a widely used in-feed antibiotic. mSphere. 3(5):e00411-18, 2018.

5.  Arai N, Sekizuka T, Tamamura Y, Tanaka K, Barco L, Izumiya H, Kusumoto M, Hinenoya AYamasaki S, Iwata T, Watanabe A, Kuroda M, Uchida I, Akiba M*. Phylogenetic characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and its monophasic variant isolated from food animals in Japan revealed replacement of major epidemic clones in the last four decades. J Clin Microbiol. 56(5):e01758-17, 2018.

6.  Nahar A, Awasthi SP, Hatanaka N, Okuno K, Hoang PH, Hassan J, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli in domestic and imported chicken meats in Japan. J Vet Med Sci. 80(3):510-517, 2018.

7.  Hinenoya A, Tran Thi Thu S, Nguyen NT, Nguyen HC, Le Nguyen DD, Hoang PH, Awasthi SP, Hassan J, Sumimura Y, Yamamoto Y, Yamasaki S*. Isolation and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli from industrial food animals in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Jpn J Vet Res. 66:1-12, 2018.

8.  Ombarak RA, Hinenoya A, Elbagory AM, Yamasaki S*. Prevalence and molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from raw milk and raw milk cheese in Egypt. J Food Prot. 81(2):226-232, 2018

9.  Di H, Liang S, Li Q, Shi L, Shima A, Meng H, Yan H, Yamasaki S*. Providencia in retail meats from Guangzhou, China and Osaka, Japan: prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and characterization of classes 1, 2 and 3 integrons. J Vet Med Sci. 80(5): 829-835, 2018.

【2017】
1.  Hinenoya A#, Yasuda N#, Mukaizawa N, Sheikh S, Niwa Y, Awasthi SP, Asakura M, Tsukamoto T, Nagita A, Albert MJ, Yamasaki S*. Association of cytolethal distending toxin-II gene-positive Escherichia coli with Escherichia albertii, an emerging zoonotic pathogen. Int J Med Microbiol. 307(8):564-571, 2017. (#equally contributed)

2.  Hatanaka N, Shimizu A, Somroop S, Li Y, Asakura M, Nagita A, Awasthi SP, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. High prevalence of Campylobacter ureolyticus in stool specimens of children with diarrhea in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 70(4):455-457, 2017.

3.  Somroop S, Hatanaka N, Awasthi SP, Okuno K, Asakura M, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. Campylobacter upsaliensis isolated from dog produces high titer of cytolethal distending toxin. J Vet Med Sci. 79(3):683-691, 2017.

4.  Hoang PH, Awasthi SP, DO Nguyen P, Nguyen NL, Nguyen DT, LE NH, VAN Dang C, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. Antimicrobial resistance profiles and molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy adults in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. J Vet Med Sci. 79(3):479-485, 2017.

5.  Nakayama T, Tuyet Hoa TT, Harada K, Warisaya M, Asayama M, Hinenoya A, Lee JW, Phu TM, Ueda S, Sumimura Y, Hirata K, Phuong NT, Yamamoto Y. Water metagenomic analysis reveals low bacterial diversity and the presence of antimicrobial residues and resistance genes in a river containing wastewater from backyard aquacultures in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Environ Pollut. 222:294-306, 2017.

6.  Hatanaka N, Kamei K, Somroop S, Awasthi SP, Asakura M, Misawa N, Hinenoya A, Yamasaki S*. A PCR-RFLP assay to detect and type cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) genes in Campylobacter hyointestinalis. J Vet Med Sci. 79(2):336-342, 2017.

7.  Kopprio GA, Streitenberger ME, Okuno K, Baldini M, Biancalana F, Fricke A, Martínez A, Neogi SB, Koch BP, Yamasaki S, Lara RJ. Biogeochemical and hydrological drivers of the dynamics of Vibrio species in two Patagonian estuaries. Sci Total Environ. 579:646-656, 2017.

8.  Hinenoya A, Yasuda N, Hibino T, Shima A, Nagita A, Tsukamoto T, Yamasaki S*. Isolation and characterization of an Escherichia albertii producing three different toxins from a child with diarrhea. Jpn J Infect Dis. 70(3):252-257, 2017.

9.  Yamasaki S*, Le TD, Vien MQ, Van Dang C, Yamamoto Y. Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and residual antimicrobials in the environment in Vietnam. Anim Health Res Rev. 18(2):128-135. 2017.

10.  Xiong L, Yamasaki S, Chen H, Shi L, Mo Z. Intracellular Growth and Morphological Characteristics of Legionella pneumophila during Invasion and Proliferation in Different Cells. Biol Pharm Bull. 40(7):1035-1042. 2017.

【2016】
1.  Nguyen DT, Kanki M, Nguyen PD, Le HT, Ngo PT, Tran DN, Le NH, Dang CV, Kawai T, Kawahara R, Yonogi S, Hirai Y, Jinnai M, Yamasaki S, Kumeda Y, Yamamoto Y. Prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamase productivity of Salmonella isolates from raw meat and seafood samples in Ho ChiMinh City, Vietnam. Int J Food Microbiol. 236:115-22, 2016.

2.  RA. Ombarak, A. Hinenoya, SP. Awasthi, A. Iguchi, A. Shima, AM. Elbagory, S. Yamasaki*. Prevalence and pathogenic potential of Escherichia coli isolates from raw milk and raw milk cheese in Egypt. Int J Food Microbiol. 221:69-76, 2016.

3.  S. Chatterjee, MS. Zahid, SP. Awasthi, N. Chowdhury, M. Asakura, A. Hinenoya, T. Ramamurthy, E. Iwaoka, S. Aoki, S. Yamasaki*. In vitro inhibition of cholera toxin production in Vibrio cholerae by methanol extract of sweet fennel seeds and its components. Jpn J Infect Dis. 69(5):384-389, 2016.

4.  Nguyen TNH, Tran TTH, Nguyen QT, Hinenoya A, Nakayama T, Harada K, Asayama M, Warisaya M, Hirata K, Nguyen TP, Yamamoto Y. Spread of Antibiotic and antimicrobial susceptibility of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolated from wild and cultured fish in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Fish Pathol. 51:S75-82, 2016.

5.  Y. Iijima*, JO. Oundo, T. Hibino, SM. Saidi, A. Hinenoya, K. Osawa, T. Shirakawa, R. Osawa, S. Yamasaki. High prevalence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among children with diarrhea in Kenya. Jpn J Infect Dis. 70(1):80-83, 2016.

6.  K. Kamei, H. Kawabata, M. Asakura, W. Samosornsuk, A. Hinenoya, S. Nakagawa, S. Yamasaki*. A cytolethal distending toxin gene-based multiplex PCR assay for Campylobacter jejuni, C. fetus, C. coli, C. upsaliensis, C. hyointestinalis, and C. lari. Jpn J Infect Dis. 69(3):256-258, 2016.

7.  T. Mitsui, M. Watanabe-Takahashi, E. Shimizu, B. Zhang, S. Funamoto, S. Yamasaki, K. Nishikawa. Affinity-based screening of tetravalent peptides identifies subtype-selective neutralizers of Shiga toxin 2d, a highly virulent subtype, by targeting a unique amino acid involved in its receptor recognition. Infect Immun. 84(9):2653-2661, 2016.

8.  S. Tinwongger, Y. Nochiri, J. Thawonsuwan, R. Nozaki, H. Kondo, SP. Awasthi, A. Hinenoya, S. Yamasaki, I. Hirono. Virulence of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease PirAB-like Relies on Secreted Proteins Not on Gene Copy Number. J Appl Microbiol. 121(6):1755-1765, 2016.

9.  DT. Nguyen, M. Kanki, PD. Nguyen, HT. Le, PT. Ngo, DN. Tran, NH. Le, CV. Dang, T. Kawai, R. Kawahara, S. Yonogi, Y. Hirai, M. Jinnai, S. Yamasaki, Y. Kumeda, Y. Yamamoto. Prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamase productivity of Salmonella isolates from raw meat and seafood samples in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Int J Food Microbiol. 236:115-122, 2016.

10.  A. Shima, A. Hinenoya, W. Samosornsuk, S. Samosornsuk, N. Mungkornkaew, and S. Yamasaki*. Prevalence of Providencia strains among patients with diarrhea and retail meats in Thailand. Jpn J Infect Dis. 69(4):323-325, 2016.

【2015】
1.  K. Kamei, N. Hatanaka, M. Asakura, S. Somroop, W. Samosornsuk, A. Hinenoya, N. Misawa, S. Nakagawa and S. Yamasaki*. Campylobacter hyointestinalis isolated from pigs produce multiple variants of biologically active cytolethal distending toxin. Infect Immun. 83(11):4304-4313, 2015.

2.  W. Samosornsuk, K. Kamei, N. Hatanaka, T. Taguchi, M. Asakura, S. Somroop, N. Sugimoto, W. Chaicumpa and S. Yamasaki*. A new variant of cytolethal distending toxin in a clinical isolate of Campylobacter hyointestinalis. J Med Microbiol. 64(10):1124-1134, 2015.

3.  M.S.H. Zahid, S.P. Awasthi, M. Asakura, S. Chatterjee, A. Hinenoya, S.M. Faruque and S. Yamasaki*. Suppression of virulence of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae by anethole through the cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP receptor protein signaling system. PLoS ONE. 10(9):e0137529.

4.  A. Hinenoya, S.P. Awasthi, N. Yasuda, A. Shima, H. Morino, T. Koizumi, T. Fukuda, T. Miura, T. Shibata and S. Yamasaki*. Chlorine dioxide is a superior disinfectant against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Jpn J Infect Dis. 68(4):276-279, 2015.

5.  W. Samosornsuk, M. Asakura, E. Yoshida, T. Taguchi, B. Eampokalap, W. Chaicumpa and S. Yamasaki*. Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter strains from diarrheal patients in Bangkok and its suburb in Thailand. Jpn J Infect Dis. 68(3):209-215, 2015.

6.  M.S. Zahid, S.P. Awasthi, A. Hinenoya, and S. Yamasaki*. Anethole inhibits growth of recently emerged multidrug resistant toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor variant strains in vitro. J Vet Med Sci. 77(5):535-540, 2015.

7.  H. Di, L. Ye, S.B. Neogi, H. Meng, H. Yan, S. Yamasaki, and L. Shi. Development and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay combined with enrichment culture for rapid detection of very low number of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood samples. Biol Phram Bull. 38:82-87, 2015.

【2014】
1.  D. Xu, Y. Li, M.S. Zahid, S. Yamasaki, L, Shi, J.R. Li and H. Yan. Benzalkonium chloride and heavy-metal tolerance in Listeria monocytogenes from retail foods. Int J Food Micrbiol. 190C:24-30, 2014.

2.  H. Di, L. Ye, H. Yan, H. Meng, S. Yamasaki, and L. Shi. Comparative analysis of CRISPR loci in different Listeria monocytogenes lineages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 454(10):399-403, 2014.

3.  M-Y Yi, L. Ling, S.B. Neogi, Y. Fan, D. Tang, S. Yamasaki, L. Shi and L. Ye. Real time loop-mediated isothermal amplification using a portable fluorescence scanner for rapid and simple detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Food Control. 41: 91-95, 2014.

4.  H. Di, L. Shi, H. Shen, H. Yan, H. Meng, L. Li, M. J. Alam, S. Yamasaki and L. Ye. Rapid detection of genetically modified ingredients in soybean products by real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification. J Food Nurt Res. 2(7):363-368, 2014.

5.  S.M. Lutful Kabir, J. Islam, M.H. Suman, M.S.R. Khan, and S. Yamasaki. Isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter species with assessment of their risk factors in broiler flocks of Bangladesh Agricultural University poultry farm. J Basic Appl Sci Res. 4(7):160-168, 2014.

6.  S. Negoro, T. Shimohata, S. Hatayama, Y. Sato, M. Matsumoto, H. Iba, M. Aihara, T. Uebanso, A. Inagaki, Y. Nishikawa, S. Yamasaki, K. Mawatari and A. Takahashi. Campylobacter jejuni infection suppressed Cl- serection induced by CFTR activation in T-84 cells. J Infect Chemother. 20(11):682-686, 2014.

7.  S.M. Lutful Kabir, M.H. Suman, M.M. Amin, and S. Yamasaki. Isolation, identification and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Campylobacter species from broiler meat sold at KR market of Bangladesh Agricultural University campus, Mymensingh. J Agric Food Tech. 4(4):15-21, 2014.

8.  A. Hinenoya, K. Shima, M. Asakura, K. Nishimura, T. Tsukamoto, T. Ooka, T. Hayashi, T. Ramamurthy, S.M. Faruque and S. Yamasaki*. Molecular characterization of cytolethal distending toxin gene-positive Escherichia coli from healthy cattle and swine in Nara, Japan. BMC Microbiol. 14(4):97, 2014.

9.  S.P. Awasthi, M. Asakura, S.B. Neogi, A. Hinenoya, T. Ramamurthy, and S. Yamasaki*. Development of a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay for detection and subtyping of cholix toxin genes of Vibrio cholerae. J Med Microbiol. 63(5):667-673, 2014.

10.  K. Kamei, M. Asakura, S. Somroop, N. Hatanaka, A. Hinenoya, A. Nagita, N. Misawa, M. Matsuda, S. Nakagawa, and S. Yamasaki*. A PCR-RFLP assay for the detection and differentiation of Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. fetus, C. hyointestinalis, C. lari, C. helveticus and C. upsaliensis. J Med Microbiol. 63(5):659-666, 2014.

11.  S.M. Saidi, N. Chowdhury, S.P. Awasthi, M. Asakura, A. Hinenoya, Y. Iijima, and S. Yamasaki*. Prevalence of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor variant in a cholera endemic zone of Kenya. J Med Microbiol. 63(3):415-420, 2014.

【2013】
1.  Kh. Kafshdouzan, T. S. Zahraei, B. F. Nayeri, O. Mafafgar, S. Yamasaki, A. Hinenoya, and N. Yasuda. Distribution of virulence associated genes in isolated Escherichia coli from avian colibacillosis. Iran J Vet Med. 7(1):1-6, 2013.

2.  S. P. Awasthi, M. Asakura, N. Chowdhury, S.B. Neogi, A. Hinenoya, H. Md. Golbar, J. Yamate, E. Arakawa, T. Tada, T. Ramamurthy and S. Yamasaki*. Novel cholix toxin variants, ADP-ribosylating toxins in Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 strains and their pathogenicity. Infect Immun. 81(2):531-541, 2013.

【2012】
1.  A. Shima, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, A. Nagita, and S. Yamasaki*. Prevalence of Providencia strains among children with diarrhea in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 65(11):545-547, 2012.

2.  G. Chowdhury, G.P. Pazhani, D. Dutta, S. Guin, S. Dutta, S. Ghosh, H. Izumiya, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, H. Watanabe, A.K. Mukhopadhyay, M.K. Bhattacharya, K. Rajendran, G. B. Nair1 and T. Ramamurthy. Evaluation on the prevalence and characteristics of Vibrio fluvialis from Diarrheal patients, Kolkata, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 18(11):1868-1871, 2012.

3.  J. I. Feng, J. Hu, J. Y. Lin, N. Chowdhury N, O. Zhang, J.D. Li, L. Shi, S. Yamasaki and Q. Chen. The prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and PFGE profiles of Laribacter hongkongensis in retail freshwater fish and edible frogs of southern China. Food Microbiol. 32(1):118-123, 2012.

4.  T. Nakajima, J. Hirayama, A. Tazumi, K. Hayashi, E. Tasaki, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, J.E. Moore, B.C. Millar, and M. Matsuda. Comparative analysis of Campylobacter lari cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) effect on HeLa cells. J Basic Microbiol. 52(2):1-7, 2012.

5.  T. Nakajima, A. Tazumi, J. Hirayama, K. Hayashi, E. Tasaki, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, J.E. Moored, B.C. Millar, K. Matsubarak, and M. Matsuda. Expression and analysis of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene operon in Campylobacter lari. Br J Biomed Sci. 69(1):26-30, 2012.

6.  S. Shiramaru, M. Asakura, H. Inoue, A. Nagita, A. Matsuhisa and S. Yamasaki*. A cytolethal distending toxin gene-based multiplex PCR assay for detection of Campylobacter spp. in stool specimens and comparison with culture method. J Vet Med Sci. 74:857-862, 2012.

7.  S.B. Neogi, M.S. Islam, G.B. Nair, S. Yamasaki, and R. J. Lara. Occurrence and distribution of plankton-associated and free-living toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in a tropical estuary of a cholera endemic zone. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 20(3):271-285, 2012.

8.  A. Shima, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, N. Sugimoto, T. Tsukamoto, H. Ito, A. Nagita, S. M. Faruque, and S. Yamasaki*. Molecular characterization of cytolethal distending toxin produced by Providencia alcalifaciens isolated from patients with diarrhea. Infect Immun. 80(4):1323-1332, 2012.

9.  P. Sarkar, S. Yamasaki, S. Basak, A. Bera, P.K. Bag. Purification and characterization of a new alkali-thermostable lipase from Stapylococcus aureus isolated from Arachis hypogaea rhizosphere. Process Biochemistry, 47:858-866, 2012.

10.  M. Das, R. Nandy, T.S. Bhowmick, S. Yamasaki, A. Ghosh, G.B., Nair, and B.L. Sarkar. Vibrio cholerae typing phage N4: genome sequence and its relatedness to T7 viral supergroup. Intervirology, 55:185-193, 2012.

【2011】
1.  S.B. Neogi, B. P. Koch, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, C. Pohl, G. Kattner, S. Yamasaki, and R. J. Lara. Biogeochemical controls on the bacterial population in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Biogeosciences, 8:3747-3759, 2011.

2.  Y.Y. Liu, X.A., Zeng, Z. Deng, S.J. Yu, and S. Yamasaki. Effect of pulsed electric field on the secondary structure and thermal properties of soy protein isolate. Eur Food Res Tech. 233:841-850, 2011.

3.  K. Ogura, K, Yahiro, H. Tsutsuki, S. Nakagawa, S. Yamasaki, J. Moss and M. Noda. Characterization of cholix toxin-induced apoptosis in HeLa cells. J Biol Chem. 286(43):37207-37215, 2011.

4.  R. J. Lara, S.B. Neogi, M. S. Islam, Z. H. Mahmud, B. B. Demoz, S. Yamasaki, G. B. Nair and G. Kattner. Vibrio cholerae in waters of the Sunderban mangrove: relationship with biogeochemical parameters and chitin in seston size fractions. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 19:109-119, 2011.

5.  G.P. Pazhani, S. Chakraborty, K. Fujihara, S. Yamasaki, A. Ghosh, G.B. Nair, and T. Ramamurthy. QRDR mutations, efflux system & antimicrobial resistance genes in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from an outbreak of diarrhea in Ahmedabad, India. Indian J Med Res. 134:68-77, 2011.

6.  N. Sugimoto, K. Shima, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, A. Matsuhisa, H. Watanabe, and S. Yamasaki*. Evaluation of a PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) Assay for Molecular Epidemiological Study of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. J Vet Med Sci. 73(7):859-867, 2011.

7.  Z. Xu, L. Li, M. E. Shirtliff, B. M. Peters, B. Li, Y. Peng, M. J. Alam, S. Yamasaki, and L. Shi. Resistance class 1 integron in clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in southern China, 2001-2006. Clin Microbiol Infect. 17:714-718, 2011.

8.  K. Nishimura, H. Nakaya, H. Nakagawa, S. Matsuo, Y. Ohnishi, and S. Yamasaki. Effect of Trypanosoma brucei brucei on erythropoiesis in infected rats. J Parasitol. 97:88-93, 2011.

9.  K. Nishimura, H. Nakaya, H. Nakagawa, S. Matsuo, Y. Ohnishi, and S. Yamasaki. Differential effects of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei on rat macrophages. J Parasitol. 97:48-54, 2011.

10.  S. Yamasaki*, M. Asakura, S.B. Neogi, A. Hinenoya, E. Iwaoka, and S. Aoki. Inhibition of virulence potential of Vibrio cholerae by natural compounds. Indian J Med Res. 133:387-394, 2011.

11.  M. Na-Ubol, P. Srimanote, M. Chongsa-nguan, N. Indrawattana, N. Sookrung, P. Tapchaisri, S. Yamasaki, L. Bodhidatta, B. Eampokalap, H. Kurazono, H. Hayashi, G.B. Nair, Y. Takeda and W. Chaicumpa. Hybrid & El Tor variant biotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Thailand. Indian J Med Res. 133:387-394, 2011.

12.  S. M. Saidi, S. Yamasaki, Y. Iijima, and S. Kariuki. Cholera-like diarrhea due to Salmonella infection. J Infect Dev Ctries. 5:68-70, 2011.

13.  S. M. Lutful Kabir, K. Kikuchi, M. Asakura, S. Shiramaru, N. Tsuruoka, A. Goto, A. Hinenoya, and S. Yamasaki*. Evaluation of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Campylobacter strains isolated from diarrheal patients in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 64(1):19-26, 2011.

14.  Y. Ye, B. Wang, F. Huang, Y. Song, H. Yan, M.J. Alam, S. Yamasaki and L. Shi. Application of in situ loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for detection of Salmonella in foods. Food Control. 22:438-444, 2011.

15.  S. Haldar, S. Chatterjee, N. Sugimoto, S. Das, N. Chowdhury, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, and S. Yamasaki*. Identification of Vibrio campbellii isolated from diseased farm-shrimps from South India and establishment of its pathogenic potential in Artemia model. Microbiology. 157(Pt 1):179-188, 2011.

16.  J.L. Feng, H. Yan, N. Chowdhury, S.B. Neogi, S. Yamasaki, L. Shi, J. Hu, and Q. Chen. Identification and characterization of integron-associated antibiotic resistant Laribacter hongkongensis isolated from aquatic products in China. Int J Food Microbiol. 144:337-341, 2011.

【2010】
1.  H. Yan, S.B. Neogi, Z. Mo, W. Guan, Z. Shen, S. Zhang, L. Li, S. Yamasaki, L. Shi, and N. Zhong. Prevalence and characterization of antimicrobial resistance of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes isolates in Hebei province of Northern China, 2005-2007. Int J Food Microbiol. 144:310-316, 2010.

2.  Z. Xu, L. Li, M. E. Shirtliff, B. M. Peters, Y. Peng, M. J. Alam, S. Yamasaki, and L. Shi. First report of class 2 integron in clinical Enterococcus faecalis and class 1 integron in Enterococcus faecium in South China. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 68:315-317, 2010.

3.  J. Ghosh-Banerjee, M. Senoh, T. Takahashi, T. Hamabata, S. Barman, H. Koley, A. K. Mukhopadhyay, T. Ramamurthy, S. Chatterjee, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, G.B. Nair and Y. Takeda. Cholera toxin production by El Tor variant of Vibrio cholerae O1 as compared to prototype El Tor and classical biotypes. J Clin Microbiol. 48(11):4283-4286, 2010.

4.  N. Roy, S. Barman, A. Ghosh, A. Pal, K. Chakraborty, S.S. Das, D.R. Saha, S. Yamasaki, and H. Koley. Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of Vibrio cholerae outer membrane vesicles in rabbit model. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 165:639-648, 2010.

5.  S.B. Neogi, N. Chowdhury, M. Asakura, A. Hinenoya, S. Haldar, S.M. Saidi, K. Kogure, R.J. Lara and S. Yamasaki*. A highly sensitive and specific multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. Lett Appl Microbiol. 51(3):293-300, 2010.

6.  S. Haldar, A. Maharajan, S. Chatterjee, S. A. Hunter, K. Kogure, N. C. Chowdhury, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, and S. Yamasaki*. Identification of Vibrio harveyi as a causative bacterium for a tail rot disease of seabream Sparus aurata from research hatchery located in Malta. Microbiol Res. 165(8):639-648, 2010.

7.  M. Biswas, S. Majumdar, T. Chowdhury, S. Mandal, U. Halder, and S. Yamasaki. Bioremediase a unique protein from a novel bacterium BKH1, ushering a new hope in concrete technology. Enzyme Microb Tech. 46:581-587, 2010.

8.  N. Chowdhury, M. Asakura, S.B. Neogi, A. Hinenoya, S. Haldar, T. Ramamurthy, B.L. Sarkar, S. M. Faruque and S. Yamasaki*. Development of simple and rapid PCR-fingerprinting methods for Vibrio cholerae on the basis of genetic diversity of the superintegron. J Appl Microbiol. 109(1):304-312, 2010.

9.  Y. Wu, T. Taguchi, A. Nagita, A. Hinenoya, K. Shima, T. Tsukamoto, N. Sugimoto, M. Asakura, and S. Yamasaki*. Distribution of virulence genes related to adhesins and toxins in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy cattle and diarrheal patients in Japan. J Vet Med Sci. 72(5):589-597, 2010.

10.  S. Chatterjee, M. Asakura, N. Chowdhury, S.B. Neogi, N. Sugimoto, S. Haldar, S.P. Awasthi, A. Hinenoya, S. Aoki and S. Yamasaki*. Capsaicin, a potential inhibitor of cholera toxin production in Vibrio cholerae. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 306(1):54-60, 2010.

11.  S. Haldar, S. Chatterjee, K. Kogure, S. Neogi, N. Chowdhury, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki*. Development of a haemolysin gene-based multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of Vibrio campbellii, Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Lett Appl Microbiol. 50(2):146-152, 2010.

【2009】
1.  R.J. Lara, S.B. Neogi, M.S. Islam, Z.H. Mahmud, S. Yamasaki, and G.B. Nair. Influence of estuarine dynamics and catastrophic climatic on Vibrio distribution in the Karnaphuli estuary, Bangladesh. EcoHealth. 6:279-286, 2009.

2.  K. Okazaki, M. Asakura, N. Sugimoto, A. Hinenoya, and S. Yamasaki*. Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans or Aspergillus fumigatus induces an antifungal activity in mouse serum, which is different from transferrin. J Vet Med Sci. 71(11):1459-1464, 2009.

3.  D. Pore, P. Chowdhury, N. Mahata, A. Pal, S. Yamasaki, D. Mahalanabis, and M.K. Chakrabarti. Purification and characterization of an immunogenic outer membrane protein of Shigella flexneri 2a. Vaccine. 27:5855-5864, 2009.

4.  A. Ghosal, R. Bhowmick, R. Banerjee, R. Chatterjee, S. Das, S. Ganguly, S. Yamasaki, T. Ramamurthy, T. Hamabata and N. S. Chatterjee. Characterization and the studies of cellular interaction of native colonization factor CS6 purified from a clinical isolate of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun. 77:2125-2135, 2009.

5.  K. Nishimura, T. Yanase, H. Nakagawa, S. Matsuo, Y. Ohnishi, and S. Yamasaki. Effect of polyamine-deficient chow on Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in rats. J Parasitol. 95:781-786, 2009.

6.  A. Hinenoya, A. Nagita, K. Ninomiya, M. Asakura, K. Shima, K. Seto, T. Tsukamoto, T. Ramamurthy S.M. Faruque, and S. Yamasaki*. Prevalence and characteristics of cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt)-producing Escherichia coli from children with diarrhea in Japan. Microbiol Immunol. 53(4):206-215, 2009.

7.  S. Nusrin, A. I. Gil, N.A. Bhuiyan, A. Safa, M. Asakura, C.F. Lanata, E.R. Hall, H. Miranda, B. Huapaya, C. Vargos, M.A. Luna, D.A. Sack, S. Yamasaki and G. Balakrish Nair. Peruvian Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains possess a distinct region in the Vibrio seventh pandemic island-II that differentiates them from the prototype seventh pandemic El Tor strains. J Med Microbiol. 58(Pt 3):342-354, 2009.

8.  Z. Xu, L. Li, M.E. Shirtliff, M.J. Alam, S. Yamasaki, and L. Shi. Occurrence and characteristics of class 1 and 2 integrons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients in south China. J Clin Microbiol. 47:240-243, 2009.

【2008】
1.  Z. Xu, L. Li, M.J. Alam, L. Zhang, S. Yamasaki, and L. Shi. First confirmation of integron-bearing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Curr Microbiol. 57:264-268, 2008.

2.  S. Chatterjee, S. Haldar, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, T. Balasubramanian. Molecular identification and phylogenetic status of marine Bacillus associated with coral sediment, showing antibacterial effects against human pathogens. Annals of Microbiol. 58:309-312, 2008.

3.  G.P. Pazhani, S.K. Niyogi, A.K. Singh, B. Sen, N. Taneja, M. Kundu, S. Yamasaki, and T. Ramamurthy. Molecular characterization of multi-drug resistant Shigella spp. isolated from epidemic and endemic cases of Shigellosis in India. J Med Microbiol. 57:856-863, 2008.

4.  K. Shima, N. Kawamura, A. Hinenoya, M. Asakura, Y. Wu, K. Nishimura, G.B. Nair, and S. Yamasaki*. Rapid culture-free identification and molecular typing of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli by PCR-RFLP. Microbiol Immunol. 52(6):310-313, 2008.

5.  H. Yan, L. Shi, M. J. Alam, L. Li, L. Yang, and S. Yamasaki. Usefulness of a Sau-PCR for molecular epidemiology of nosocomial outbreaks due to Burkholderia cepacia occurred in a local hospital in Guangzhou, China. Microbiol Immunol. 52:283-286, 2008.

6.  P. Tapchaisri, M. Na-Ubol, W. Tiyasuttipan, S.C. Chaiyaroj, S. Yamasaki, T. Wongsaroj, H. Hayashi, G.B. Nair, M. Chomgsa-Nguan, H. Kurazono and W. Chaicumpa. Molecular typing of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates from Thailand by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Health Popul Nutr. 26:79-87, 2008.

7.  L. Wang, L. Li, M.J. Alam, Y. Geng, Z. Li, S. Yamasaki and L. Shi. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid detection of toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium, which causes algal blooms and poisoning of shellfish. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 281:15-21, 2008.

8.  K. Nishimura, M. Yagi, Y. Ohnishi, and S. Yamasaki. Cytokines and nitric oxide production by Trypanosoma Brucei infection in polyamine-deficient chow feeding rats. J Parasitol. 94:107-113, 2008.

9.  K. Nishimura, S. Sakakibara, K. Mitani, J. Yamate, Y. Ohnishi, and S. Yamasaki. Inhibition of Interleukin-12 production by Trypanosoma Brucei in rat macrophages. J Parasitol. 94:99-106, 2008.

10.  M. Asakura, W. Samosornsuk, A. Hinenoya, N. Misawa, K. Nishimura, A. Matsuhisa, and S. Yamasaki*. Development of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the detection of cdt genes in Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter fetus. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 52(2):260-266, 2008.

11.  Z. Xu, L. Shi, M.J. Alam, L. Li, and S. Yamasaki. Integron-bearing methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci in South China, 2001-2004. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 278:223-230, 2008.

【2007】
1.  H. Yan, L. Shi, S. Yamasaki, X. Li, Y. Cao, L. li, L. Yamg, and S. Miyoshi. A plasmidic class 1 integron from five Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains harbored aacA4 and nonsense-mutated cmlA1 gene cassettes. J Health Sci. 53:750-755, 2007.

2.  P. Tapchaisri, M. Na-ubol, J. Jaipaew, P. Srimanote, M. Chongsa-nguan, S. Yamasaki, H. Hayashi, G.B. Nair, H. Kurazono, and W. Chaicumpa. Virulence genes of clinical Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates in Thailand and ribotypes. J Infect. 55:557-565, 2007 .

3.  M. Asakura, A. Hinenoya, M. S. Alam, K. Shima, S. H. Zahid, L. Shi, N. Sugimoto, A. N. Ghosh, T. Ramamurthy, S. M. Faruque, G. B. Nair and S. Yamasaki*. An inducible lambdoid prophage encoding Cytolethal Distending Toxin (CDT-I), and a Type III effector protein in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 104(36):14483-14488, 2007.

4.  W. Samosornsuk, M. Asakura, E. Yoshida, T. Taguchi, K. Nishimura, B. Eampokalap, V. Phongsisay, W. Chaicumpa and S. Yamasaki*. Evaluation of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Campylobacter strains isolated from poultry in Thailand. Microbiol Immunol. 51(9):909-917, 2007.

5.  Z. Xu, L. Shi, C. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. Li, Y Cao, L. Li and S. Yamasaki. First report of nosocomial infection caused by class 1 integron-bearing Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a local hospital in south China. Clin Microbiol Immunol. 13:980-984, 2007.

6.  J. Okuda, T. Ramamurthy and S. Yamasaki. Antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin against clinical ctrsins of Vibrio cholerae O139 recently isolated from India. Yakugaku Zasshi. 127:903-904, 2007.

7.  M. Asakura, W. Samosornsuk, M. Taguchi, K. Kobayashi, N. Misawa, M. Kusumoto, K. Nishimura, A. Matsuhisa, and S. Yamasaki*. Comparative analysis of cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) genes among Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli and C. fetus strains. Microb Pathog. 42(5-6):174-183, 2007.

8.  J. Okuda, T. Ramamruthy and S. Yamasaki. The potent antibacterial activity of sltafloxacin against fluoroquinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Vibrio cholerae O1. Microbiol Immunol. 51:467-469, 2007.

9.  A. Hinenoya, A. Nagita, M. Asakura, T. Tsukamoto, T. Ramamurthy, G. Balakrish. Nair, Y. Takeda, and S. Yamasaki*. Cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt)-producing Escherichia coli isolated from a child with bloody diarrhea in Japan. Microbiol Immunol. 51(4):435-438, 2007.

10.  S. Haldar, S. Chatterjee, M. Vijayakumaran, and S. Yamasaki. Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae (Non-O1 and O139) from moribund shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and experimental challenge study against post larvae and juveniles. Ann Microbiol. 57:55-60, 2007.

【2006】
1.  K. Shima, Y. Wu, N. Sugimoto, M. Asakura, K. Nishimura, and S. Yamasaki*. Comparison of the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: effect of repeated subculture and prolonged storage on RFLP patterns of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Clin Microbiol. 44(11):3963-3968, 2006.

2.  M. Ikeda, Y. Gunji, H. Sonoda, S. Oshikawa, M. Shimono, A. Horie, K. Ito, and S. Yamasaki. Inhibitory effect of tryphostin 47 on Shiga toxin-induced cell death. Eur J Pharamacol. 546:36-39, 2006.

3.  M. Kanagasabhapathy, H. Sasaki, S. Haldar, S. Yamasaki and S. Nagata. Antimicrobial activities of marine epibiotic bacteria isolated from brown algae of Japan. Ann Microbiol. 56:167-173, 2006.

4.  L. Shi, M. Zheng, Z. Hiao, M. Asakura, J. Su, L. Lin and S. Yamasaki. Unnoticed spread of class 1 integrons in gram-positive clinical strains isolated in Guangzhou, China. Microbiol Immunol. 50(6):463-467, 2006.

5.  X. Li, L. Shi, W. Yang, L. Li, and S. Yamasaki. A new array of aacA4 catB3dfrA1 gene cassettes and a none-coding cassette from a class 1 integron-positive clinical strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agent Chemther. 50:2278-2279, 2006.

6.  R. Chakraborty, S. Sinha, A. K. Mukhopadhyay, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, S. K. Bhattacharya, G. B. Nair, and T. Ramamurthy. Species-specific identification of Vibrio fluvialis by PCR targeted to the conserved transcriptional activation and variable membrane tether regions of toxR gene. J Med Microbiol. 55(Pt 6):805-808, 2006.

7.  L. Shi, K. Fujihara, T. Sato, H. Ito, P. Garg, R. Chakrabarty, T. Ramamurthy, G.B. Nair, Y. Takeda and S. Yamasaki*. Distribution and characterization of integrons in various serogroups of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from diarrheal patients between 1992 and 2000 in Kolkata, India. J Med Microbiol. 55:573-583, 2006.

8.  A. Ghosh, D.R. Saha, K.M. Hoque, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, H. Koley, S.S. Das, M.K. Chakrabati, and A. Pal. Enterotoxigenicity of 45-kDa matured and 35-kDa processed forms of hemagglutinin protease purified from a cholera toxin gene negative Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 strain. Infect Immun. 74:2937-2946, 2006.

9.  S. Yamasaki*, M. Asakura, T. Tsukamoto, R. Deb, S. M. Faruque and T. Ramamurthy. Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT): genetic diversity, structure and role in diarrheal disease. Toxin Rev. 25:61-88, 2006. (Review)

10.  K. Shima, N, Yoshii, M. Akiba, K. Nishimura, M. Nakazawa, and S. Yamasaki*. Comparison of the PCR-RFLP assay to PFGE to determine clonality of STEC strains. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 257:124-131, 2006.

11.  K. Nishimura, T. Yanase, N. Araki, Y. Ohnishi, S. Kozaki, K. Shima, M. Asakura, W. Samosornsuk, and S. Yamasaki. Effects of polyamines on two strains of Trypanosoma brucei in infected rats and in vitro culture. J Parasitol. 92(2):211-217, 2006.

12.  J. Su, L. Shi, L. Yang, Z. Xiao, X. Li, and S. Yamasaki. Analysis of integrons in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli in China during the last six years. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 254:75-80, 2006.

【2005】
1.  S.C. Das, A. Khan, P. Panja, S. Datta, A. Sikdar, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, S. K. Bhattacharya, T. Ramamurthy and G. B. Nair. Dairy farm investigation on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Kolkata, India with emphasis on molecular traits of the strains. Epidemiol Infect. 133:617-626, 2005.

2.  S.M. Faruque, I.B. Nasser, K. Fujihara, P. Diraphat, S. Yamasaki, A.M. Ghosh, J.J. Mekalanos. Genomic sequence and receptor for the Vibrio cholerae phage KSF-1 phage: Evolutionary divergence among filamentaous Vibriophages mediating lateral gene transfer. J Bacteriol. 187:4095-4103, 2005.

3.  K. Nishimura, K. Shima, M. Asakura, Y. Ohnishi and S. Yamasaki. Effects of heparin administration on Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection in Rats. J Parasitol. 91(1):219-222, 2005.

4.  Y. Kumai, Y. Suzuki, Y. Tanaka, K. Shima, R.K. Bhadra, S. Yamasaki, K. Kuroda, and G. Endo. Characterization of multi-drug resistance phenotypes and genotypes of Escherichia coli strains isolated from a slaughterhouse of swine in Osaka, Japan. Epidemiol Infect. 133:59-70, 2005.

【2004】
1.  K. Shima, J. Terajima, T. Sato, K. Nishimura, K. Tamura, H. Watanabe, Y. Takeda, and S. Yamasaki*. Development of a PCR-RFLP assay for the epidemiological analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. J Clin Microbiol. 42:5205-5213, 2004.

2.  H. Zhang, L. Shi, L. Li, S. Yamasaki, S. Miyoshi, and S. Shinoda. Identification and characterization of class 1 integron resistance gene cassettes among Salmonella strains isolated from healthy human in Chaina. Microbiol Immunol. 48:639-645, 2004.

3.  S. Kahali, B. Sarkar, K. Rajendran, J. Khanam, S. Yamasaki, R. K. Nandy, S. K. Bhattacharya, and T. Ramamurthy. Virulence characteristics and molecular epidemiology of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolates from hospitalized diarrheal patients in Kolkata, India. J Clin Microbiol. 42:4111-4120, 2004.

4.  K. Nishimura, K. Hamashita, F. Kawahara, H. Ihara, S. Kozaki, Y. Ohnishi, S. Yamasaki. Differential effects of interferon-g on production of trypanosome-derived lymphocyte triggering factor by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei. J Parasitol. 90:740-745, 2004.

5.  S. Sinha, T. Shimada, T. Ramamurthy, S.K. Bhattacharya, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda and G.B. Nair. Prevalence, serotype distribution, antibiotic susceptibility and genetic profiles of mesophilic Aeromonas species isolated from hospitalized diarrhoeal cases in Kolkata, India. J Med Microbiol. 53:527-534, 2004.

6.  H.S. Kumar, I. Karunasagar, I. Karunasagar, T. Tsukamoto, K. Shima and S. Yamasaki. Characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from seafood and beef, in Mangalore, Inida. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 233:173-178, 2004.

7.  K. De, T. Ramamurthy, S. Faruque, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, G.B. Nair and R. Nandy. Molecular characterization of rough strains of Vibrio cholerae isolated from diarrhoeal cases in India and their comparison to smooth strains. FEMS Microbiol Lett.,232:23-30, 2004.

8.  N. Panutdaporn, M. Chongsa-nguan, G.B. Nair, T. Ramamurthy, S. Yamasaki, U. Chaisri, P. Tongtawe, B. Eampokalarp, P. Tapchaisri, Y. Sakolvaree, H. Kurazono, W.B. Thein, H. Hayashi, Y. Takeda, and W. Chaicumpa. Genotype and phenotypes of Shiga toxin producing-Escherichia coli isolated from healthy cattle in Thailand. J Infect. 48:149-160, 2004.

【2003】
1.  S.M. Faruque, N. Chowdhry, R. Khan, M.R. Hasan, J. Nahar, M.J. Islam, S. Yamasaki, A.N. Ghosh, G.B. Nair, D.A. Sack. Shigella dysenteriae type 1-specific bacteriophage from environmental waters in Bangladesh. Appl Environ Microbiol. 69:7028-7031, 2003.

2.  M. Pandey, A. Khan, S.C. Dus, B. Sarkar, S. Kahali, S. Chakraborty, S. Chattopadhyay, R.K. Nandy, S.K. Bhattacharya, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, G.B. Nair and T. Ramamurthy. Association of cytolethal distending toxin locus cdtB with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from acute diarrheal patients in Calcutta, India. J Clin Microbiol. 41:5277-5281, 2003.

3.  M. Ohmura-Hoshino, S.T. Ho, H. Kurazono, K. Igarashi, S. Yamasaki and Y. Takeda. Genetic and immunological analysis of a novel variant of shiga toxin 1 from bovine Escherichia coli strains and development of Bead-ELISA to detect the variant toxin. Microbiol Immunol. 47:717-725, 2003.

4.  B. Sarkar, N.R. Chowdhury, G.B. Nair, M. Nishibuchi, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, S.K. Gupta, S.K. Bhattacharya, and T. Ramamurthy. Molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus of similar serovars isolated from seawage and clinical cases of diarrhea in Calcutta, India. World J Microbiol Biotech. 19:771-776, 2003.

5.  T. Sato, T. Shimizu, W. Masahisa, M. Kobayashi1, S. Kano, H. Hamabata, Y. Takeda and S. Yamasaki. Genetic analysis of a novel Shiga toxin (Stx) 1-converting phage which is closely related to Stx2 converting phages but not to other Stx1-converting phages. J Bacteriol. 185:3966-3971, 2003.

6.  S. Chakraborty, A. Khan, S. Kahali, S.M. Faruque, S. Yamasaki, and T. Ramamurthy. Infantile diaarhoea associated with sorbitol-fermenting non-Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H-. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 22:324-326, 2003.

7.  T. Sato, T. Shimizu, W. Masahisa, M. Kobayashi1, S. Kano, H. Hamabata, Y. Takeda and S. Yamasaki*. Distinctiveness of the genomic sequence of Shiga toxin 2-converting phage isolated from Escherichia coli O157:H7 Okayama strain as compared to other Shiga toxin 2-converting phages. Gene. 309:35-48, 2003.

8.  A. Khan, R.K. Nandi, S.C. Das, T. Ramamurthy, J. Khanam, T. Shimizu, S. Yamasaki, S.K. Bhattacharya, W. Chaicumpa, Y. Takeda and G.B. Nair. Environmental isolates of Citrobacter bgaakii that agglutinate with Escherichia coli O157 antiserum but do not possess the genes responsible for the biosynthesis of O157 somatic antigen. Epidemiol Infect. 130:179-186, 2003.

9.  T. Ramamurthy, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda and G.B. Nair. Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal: Odyssey of a fortuitous variant. Microbiol Infect. 5:329-344, 2003. (Review)

【2002】
1.  T. Karasawa, H. Ito, T. Tsukamoto, S. Yamasaki, H. Kurazono, S.M. Faruque, G.B. Nair, M, Nishibuchi and Y. Takeda. Cloning and characterization of genes encoding homologues of the B-subunit of cholera toxin andthe Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin from clinical isolates of Citrobacter freundii and E. coli. Infect Immun. 70:7153-7155, 2002.

2.  H. Nakao, C. Kataoka, N. Kiyokawa, J. Fujimoto, S. Yamasaki, T. Takeda. Monoclonal antibody to shiga toxin 1, which blocks receptor binding and neutralizes cytotoxicity. Microbiol Immunol. 46:777-780, 2002.

3.  S.M. Faruque, R. Khan, M. Kamruzzaman, S. Yamasaki, Q.S. Ahmad, T. Azim, G.B. Nair, Y. Takeda, and D.A. Sack. Isolation of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and S. flexneri strains from surface waters in Bangladesh: comparative molecular analysis of environmental Shigella isolates versus clinical strains. Appl Environ Microbiol. 68:3908-3913, 2002.

4.  A. Khan, S.C. Das, T. Ramamurthy, A. Sikdar, J. Khanam, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda and G.B. Nair. Antibiotic resistance, virulence gene, and molecular profiles of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from diverse sources in Calcutta, India. J Clin Microbiol. 40:2009-2015, 2002.

5.  G.P. Chhotray, B.B. Pal, H.K. Khuntia, N.R. Chowdhury, S. Chakraborty, S. Yamasaki, T. Ramamurthy, Y. Takeda, S.K. Bhattacharya, and G.B. Nair. Incidence and molecular analysis of Vibrio cholerae associated with cholera outbreak subsequent to the super cyclone in Orissa, India. Epidemiol Infect. 128:131-138, 2002.

6.  A. Khan, S. Yamasaki, T. Ramamurthy, A. Pal S. Datta, N.R. Chowdhury, S.C. Das, A. Sikdar, T. Tsukamoto, S.K. Bhattacharya, Y. Takeda and G.B. Nair. Prevalence and genetic profiling of virulence determinants of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from cattle, beef and humans Calcutta, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 8:54-62, 2002.

【2001】
1.  S.S. Sinha, P. Chowdhury, N.R. Chowdhury, M. Kamruzzaman, S.M. Faruque, T. Ramamurthy, S.K. Bhattacharya, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, and G.B. Nair. Molecular comparison of toxigenic clinical & non-toxigenic environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa isolated during an outbreak of cholera in south India. Indian J Med Res. 114:83-89, 2001.

2.  S. Chakraborty, P. Garg, T. Ramamurthy, J.K. Gautam, C. Sharma, C. Kumar, S. Maiti, S. Yamasaki, T. Shimada, Y. Takeda, A. Ghosh and G.B. Nair. Comparison of antibiogram, virulence genes, ribotypes and DNA fingerprints of Vibrio cholerae of matching serogroups isolated from hospitalized diarrhea cases and from the environment during 1997-98 in Calcutta. Indian J Med Microbiol. 50:879-888, 2001.

3.  M. Ogawa, K. Shimizu, K. Nomoto, R. Tanaka, T. Hamabata, S. Yamasaki, T. Takeda and Y. Takeda.: Inhibitiom of in vitro growth of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 by probiotic Lactobacillus strains due to production of lactic acid. Int J Food Microbiol. 68:135-140, 2001.

4.  M. Ogawa, K. Shimizu, K. Nomoto, M. Takahashi, M. Watanuki, R. Tanaka, T. Tanaka, T. Hamabata, S. Yamasaki and Y. Takeda. Protective effect of Lactobacillus strain Shirota on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in infant rabbits. Infect Immun. 69:1101-1108, 2001.

5.  S. Chakraborty, J.S. Deokule, P. Garg, S.K. Bhattacharya, R.K. Nandy, G.B. Nair, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda and T. Ramamurthy. Concomitant infection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in an outbreak of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 in Ahmedabad, India. J Clin Microbiol. 39:3241-3246, 2001.

6.  R.K. Mitra, R.K. Nandy, T. Ramamurthy, S.K. Bhattacharya, S. Yamasaki, T. Shimada, Y. Takeda, and G.B. Nair. Molecular characterization of rough variants of Vibrio cholerae isolated from hospitalized diarrhea patients. J Med Microbiol. 50:268-276, 2001.