Development of a PCR method for rapid detection of Leptospira from one microliter of whole blood.
Satoshi Miyahara; Toru Yoneda; Satoshi Kimura; Kazumasa Fukuda; Midori Ogawa; Kazunori Kimitsuki; Nobuo Saito; Akira Nishizono; Mitsumasa Saito
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Sep. 2025, Reviewed

Effects of the sampling time on the vaginal microbiota in healthy pregnant women: a prospective observational study.
Hiroshi Mori; Eiji Shibata; Emi Kondo; Mitsumasa Saito; Kiyoshi Yoshino; Kazumasa Fukuda
AJOG global reports, Feb. 2025, Reviewed
Last

Fibrinolytic treatment using recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Tomoya Takigawa; Satoshi Miyahara; Hiromu Ishii; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Yosuke Nishimura; Mitsumasa Saito
Microbial pathogenesis, Oct. 2024, Reviewed

Effective biofilm eradication in MRSA isolates with aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme genes using high-concentration and prolonged gentamicin treatment.
Kohei Ando; Satoshi Miyahara; Shuhei Hanada; Kazumasa Fukuda; Mitsumasa Saito; Akinori Sakai; Akihiro Maruo; Yukichi Zenke
Microbiology spectrum, Aug. 2024, Reviewed

Surveillance and phylogenetic analysis of a pathogenic bacterium candidate in nasal discharge from children.
Kazumasa Fukuda; Kaoru Haro; Kei Yamasaki; Hiroaki Ikegami; Mitsumasa Saito
Microbiology spectrum, May 2024, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Non-purulent myositis caused by direct invasion of skeletal muscle tissue by Leptospira in a hamster model.
Satoshi Miyahara; Hiroshi Mori; Kazumasa Fukuda; Midori Ogawa; Mitsumasa Saito
Infection and immunity, Jan. 2024, Reviewed

Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense Infection Mimicking Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Japanese Patients.
Ryo Ogata; Takashi Kido; Kazuaki Takeda; Kazuki Nemoto; Riko Heima; Mami Takao; Ritsuko Miyashita; Mutsumi Ozasa; Takatomo Tokito; Daisuke Okuno; Yuya Ito; Hirokazu Yura; Tomohiro Koga; Kunio Hashimoto; Shinnosuke Takemoto; Takahiro Takazono; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Noriho Sakamoto; Kazumasa Fukuda; Yuka Sasaki; Yasushi Obase; Yuji Ishimatsu; Kazuhiro Yatera; Koichi Izumikawa; Hiroshi Mukae
Microorganisms, Aug. 2023, Reviewed

Sarcoidosis Associated with Enlarged Mediastinal Lymph Nodes with the Detection of Streptococcus gordonii and Cutibacterium acnes Using a Clone Library Method: A Case Report.
Kentaro Akata; Kei Yamasaki; Kazuki Nemoto; Hiroaki Ikegami; Takako Kawaguchi; Shingo Noguchi; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Mukae; Kazuhiro Yatera
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), May 2023, Reviewed

Differences in the microbiota of oral rinse, lesion, and normal site samples from patients with mucosal abnormalities on the tongue.
Yawaka Shitozawa; Kaoru Haro; Midori Ogawa; Akihiko Miyawaki; Mitsumasa Saito; Kazumasa Fukuda
Scientific reports, Oct. 2022, Reviewed
Last

Comparative study of bacterial flora in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of pneumonia patients based on their pneumonia subtypes and comorbidities using 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis.
Kazuki Nemoto; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kentarou Akata; Hiroaki Ikegami; Kei Yamasaki; Ryosuke Hata; Keisuke Naito; Shingo Noguchi; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Mukae
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Oct. 2022, Reviewed

Helicobacter pylori results in lysis and death after exposure to water.
Yoshinori Inamasu; Midori Ogawa; Mitsumasa Saito; Masaru Harada; Kazumasa Fukuda
Helicobacter, Aug. 2022, Reviewed
Last

Reduced phagocytic activity of human alveolar macrophages infected with Mycobacterium avium complex.
Hiroaki Ikegami; Kei Yamasaki; Midori Ogawa; Kazuki Nemoto; Kentaro Akata; Shingo Noguchi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toshinori Kawanami; Hiroshi Mukae; Kazuhiro Yatera
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Aug. 2022, Reviewed

Combined Radiographic Features and Age Can Distinguish Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia from Other Bacterial Pneumonias: Analysis Using the 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Data.
Yuto Iwanaga; Kei Yamasaki; Kazuki Nemoto; Kentaro Akata; Hiroaki Ikegami; Keigo Uchimura; Shingo Noguchi; Chinatsu Nishida; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Mukae; Kazuhiro Yatera
Journal of clinical medicine, Apr. 2022

Refinement of microbiota analysis of specimens from patients with respiratory infections using next-generation sequencing.
Hiroaki Ikegami; Shingo Noguchi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kentaro Akata; Kei Yamasaki; Toshinori Kawanami; Hiroshi Mukae; Kazuhiro Yatera
Scientific reports, Oct. 2021, Reviewed

Association between obligatory anaerobes and empyema caused by Streptococcus anginosus group bacteria.
Shingo Noguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera; Toshinori Kawanami; Hiroaki Ikegami; Ryosuke Hata; Kei Yamasaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Mukae
Respiratory investigation, Sep. 2021, Reviewed

Correlation between renal distribution of leptospires during the acute phase and chronic renal dysfunction in a hamster model of infection with Leptospira interrogans.
Tsukasa Maruoka; Yasuhiko Nikaido; Satoshi Miyahara; Eisuke Katafuchi; Yoshinori Inamasu; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toshiyuki Nakayama; Takafumi Horishita; Mitsumasa Saito
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Jun. 2021, Reviewed

A human respiratory tract-associated bacterium with an extremely small genome.
Kazumasa Fukuda; Kei Yamasaki; Yoshitoshi Ogura; Toshinori Kawanami; Hiroaki Ikegami; Shingo Noguchi; Kentarou Akata; Keisuke Katsura; Kazuhiro Yatera; Hiroshi Mukae; Tetsuya Hayashi; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Communications biology, May 2021, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Bacterial composition of nasal discharge in children based on highly accurate 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis.
Kaoru Haro; Midori Ogawa; Mitsumasa Saito; Koichi Kusuhara; Kazumasa Fukuda
Scientific reports, Nov. 2020, Reviewed
Last

The optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy for lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders based on a clone library analysis of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequence.
Masaru Kawamura; Takayuki Hoshina; Masato Ogawa; Noboru Yamamoto; Kaoru Haro; Tokiko Kumadaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Koichi Kusuhara
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Nov. 2020, Reviewed

Co-infection with Multiple Nontuberculous Mycobacteria as a Possible Exacerbating Factor in Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis: Clone Library Analysis Using the 16S rRNA Gene.
Keisuke Naito; Shingo Noguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera; Toshinori Kawanami; Kei Yamasaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroaki Ikegami; Kentaro Akata; Takashi Kido; Noriho Sakamoto; Mitsumasa Saito; Hiroshi Mukae
Chest, Jun. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

Changes of intravaginal microbiota and inflammation after self-replacement ring pessary therapy compared to continuous ring pessary usage for pelvic organ prolapse.
Kazuaki Yoshimura; Nobuo Morotomi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Tatsuhiko Kubo; Hatsumi Taniguchi
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research, Jun. 2020

Acquisition of genetic mutations in Group A Streptococci at infection site and subsequent systemic dissemination of the mutants with lethal mutations in a streptococcal toxic shock syndrome mouse model.
Ken Otsuji; Kazumasa Fukuda; Tsukasa Maruoka; Midori Ogawa; Mitsumasa Saito
Microbial pathogenesis, Jun. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

Clinical characteristics of patients with bacterial pleuritis in the presence of Streptococcus anginosus group and obligate anaerobes detected by clone library analysis.
Ryosuke Hata; Toshinori Kawanami; Shingo Noguchi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kentaro Akata; Kei Yamasaki; Mitsumasa Saito; Kazuhiro Yatera; Hiroshi Mukae
The clinical respiratory journal, Mar. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

Pulmonary Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum Infection in a Patient with Chronic Progressive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Ikegami H; Yamasaki K; Kawanami T; Fukuda K; Akata K; Nakamura M; Ikushima I; Fukuda Y; Noguchi S; Yatera K
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), Dec. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

Dynamics of microbiota during mechanical ventilation in aspiration pneumonia.
Otsuji K; Fukuda K; Ogawa M; Fujino Y; Kamochi M; Saito M
BMC pulmonary medicine, Dec. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

Mutation and Diversity of Diphtheria Toxin in Corynebacterium ulcerans.
Otsuji K; Fukuda K; Ogawa M; Saito M
Emerging infectious diseases, Nov. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

The microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders: An investigation based on a multiplex polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses and a clone library analysis of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequence in sputum samples.
Masato Ogawa; Takayuki Hoshina; Kaoru Haro; Tokiko Kumadaki; Masahiro Ishii; Yoshihisa Fujino; Kazumasa Fukuda; Koichi Kusuhara
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi, Oct. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

Transbronchial invasion and proliferation of Leptospira interrogans in lung without inflammatory cell infiltration in a hamster model.
Nikaido Y; Ogawa M; Fukuda K; Yokoyama M; Kanemaru T; Nakayama T; Saito M
Infection and immunity, Sep. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

Poor oral hygiene is associated with the detection of obligate anaerobes in pneumonia.
Hata R; Noguchi S; Kawanami T; Yamasaki K; Akata K; Ikegami H; Fukuda K; Hirashima S; Miyawaki A; Fujino Y; Oya R; Yatera K; Mukae H
Journal of periodontology, Jul. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

Frequency of detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with community-onset pneumonia
Shingo Noguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kei Yamasaki; Keisuke Naito; Kentaro Akata; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hiroshi Mukae
Respiratory Investigation, Nov. 2017, Not reviewed, No invitation

An infant case with hydrocephalus as the initial manifestation of Mycoplasma hominis-associated meningitis.
Keisuke Taku; Takayuki Hoshina; Kaoru Haro; Shun Ichikawa; Tadamune Kinjo; Mayu Takahashi; Daisuke Akiba; Kazumasa Fukuda; Koichi Kusuhara
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Oct. 2017, Not reviewed, No invitation

The first fatal case of Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in Japan.
Otsuji K; Fukuda K; Endo T; Shimizu S; Harayama N; Ogawa M; Yamamoto A; Umeda K; Umata T; Seki H; Iwaki M; Kamochi M; Saito M
JMM case reports, Aug. 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

Bacteriological incidence in pneumonia patients with pulmonary emphysema: A bacterial floral analysis using the 16S ribosomal RNA gene in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Keisuke Naito; Kei Yamasaki; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kentaro Akata; Shingo Noguchi; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Takashi Kido; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hiroshi Mukae
International Journal of COPD, Jul. 2017, Not reviewed, No invitation

Determining the Possible Etiology of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Using a Clone Library Analysis in Japan
Kazuhiro Yatera; Shingo Noguchi; Kei Yamasaki; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Keisuke Naito; Kentaro Akata; Takashi Kido; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Noriho Sakamoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
TOHOKU JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, May 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

Bacteriological incidence in pneumonia patients with pulmonary emphysema: a bacterial floral analysis using the 16S ribosomal RNA gene in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Keisuke Naito; Kei Yamasaki; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kentaro Akata; Shingo Noguchi; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Takashi Kido; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hiroshi Mukae
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

The first report: An analysis of bacterial flora of the first voided urine specimens of patients with male urethritis using the 16S ribosomal RNA gene-based clone library method
Chunlin You; Ryoichi Hamasuna; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toru Hachisuga; Tetsuro Matsumoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi
MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS, Jun. 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

The significance of oral streptococci in patients with pneumonia with risk factors for aspiration: the bacterial floral analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Kentaro Akata; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kei Yamasaki; Toshinori Kawanami; Keisuke Naito; Shingo Noguchi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE, May 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

Clinical impact of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on bacterial pneumonia: cultivation and 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Toshinori Kawanami; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kei Yamasaki; Shingo Noguchi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kentarou Akata; Keisuke Naito; Takashi Kido; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, Apr. 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator infection due to Mycobacterium mageritense
Masato Fukunaga; Masahiko Goya; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Kenji Ando; Masashi Iwabuchi; Hiroaki Miyazaki
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Mar. 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

Effects of pelvic organ prolapse ring pessary therapy on intravaginal microbial flora
Kazuaki Yoshimura; Nobuo Morotomi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toru Hachisuga; Hatsumi Taniguchi
INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, Feb. 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

Successful Additional Corticosteroid Treatment in a Patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in whom a Monobacterial Infection was Confirmed by a Molecular Method Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Kei Yamasaki; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kaori Kato; Shingo Noguchi; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Keisuke Naito; Kentaro Akata; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

The Importance of Obligate Anaerobes and the Streptococcus anginosus Group in Pulmonary Abscess: A Clone Library Analysis Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Hiroshi Mukae; Shingo Noguchi; Keisuke Naito; Toshinori Kawanami; Kei Yamasaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kentaro Akata; Yuichi Fukuda; Takashi Kido; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Noriho Sakamoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera
RESPIRATION, 2016, Not reviewed, No invitation

Molecular approaches to studying microbial communities: Targeting the 16S ribosomal RNA gene
Kazumasa Fukuda; Midori Ogawa; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Mitsumasa Saito
Journal of UOEH, 2016, Reviewed, No invitation
Lead, Corresponding

Possible role of anaerobes in the pathogenesis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
Kei Yamasaki; Hiroshi Mukae; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Shingo Noguchi; Kentarou Akata; Keisuke Naito; Keishi Oda; Takaaki Ogoshi; Chinatsu Nishida; Takeshi Orihashi; Yukiko Kawanami; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera
RESPIROLOGY, Jul. 2015, Not reviewed, No invitation

Bacteriological Assessment of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia Using a Clone Library Analysis
Shingo Noguchi; Hiroshi Mukae; Toshinori Kawanami; Kei Yamasaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kentarou Akata; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera
PLOS ONE, Apr. 2015, Not reviewed, No invitation

Clinical studies using a clone library analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence
福田和正; 谷口初美
Neuroinfection, Jul. 2014, Not reviewed, Invited
Lead, Corresponding

An Unclassified Microorganism: Novel Pathogen Candidate Lurking in Human Airways
Kazumasa Fukuda; Kazuhiro Yatera; Midori Ogawa; Toshinori Kawanami; Kei Yamasaki; Shingo Noguchi; Robert S. Murphy; Hiroshi Mukae; Hatsumi Taniguchi
PLOS ONE, Jul. 2014, Not reviewed, No invitation

女性と感染症Up to Date 8.細菌性腟症の診断と治療
吉村和晃; 福田和正; 谷口初美; 蜂須賀徹
産科と婦人科, Apr. 2014, Not reviewed, No invitation

A study of the bacterial reduction effects of dry hand rubbing without disinfectant
Daichi Hira; Midori Ogawa; Tatsuya Ishh; Kaishi Gono; Takuro Sakamoto; Sohei Yamamura; Naoya Masumoto; Masamichi Yasutomi; Chunlin You; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Journal of UOEH, Mar. 2014, Not reviewed, No invitation

Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius that Shows the Diagnostic Importance of Evaluating the Microbiota in the Lower Respiratory Tract
Shingo Noguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera; Toshinori Kawanami; Kei Yamasaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Keisuke Naito; Kentarou Akata; Shuya Nagata; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2014, Not reviewed, No invitation

Ubiquitous distribution of phosphatidylinositol phosphate synthase and archaetidylinositol phosphate synthase in Bacteria and Archaea, which contain inositol phospholipid
Hiroyuki Morii; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Jan. 2014, Not reviewed, No invitation

硫化水素発生抑制のための霧状酸化剤注入が廃棄物層内の微生物へ与える影響について
巽正志; 秋永克三; 鈴木剛司; 鈴木元; 山川雅弘; 谷口初美; 福田和正; 粟冠和郎
全国都市清掃研究・事例発表会講演論文集, Dec. 2013, Not reviewed, No invitation

Significance of Anaerobes and Oral Bacteria in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Kei Yamasaki; Toshinori Kawanami; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kazumasa Fukuda; Shingo Noguchi; Shuya Nagata; Chinatsu Nishida; Takashi Kido; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
PLOS ONE, May 2013, Not reviewed, No invitation

Identification of causative pathogens in eyes with bacterial conjunctivitis by bacterial cell count and microbiota analysis
Rumi Aoki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Midori Ogawa; Takako Ikeno; Hiroyuki Kondo; Akihiko Tawara; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Ophthalmology, Apr. 2013, Not reviewed, No invitation

Studies of inositol 1-phosphate analogues as inhibitors of the phosphatidylinositol phosphate synthase in mycobacteria
Hiroyuki Morii; Tatsuo Okauchi; Hiroki Nomiya; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi
JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, Mar. 2013, Not reviewed, No invitation

細菌叢解析を用いた市中肺炎の起炎菌調査
山崎啓; 川波敏則; 野口真吾; 矢寺和博; 福田和正; 小田桂士; 赤田憲太朗; 長田周也; 西田千夏; 川波由紀子; 石本裕士; 谷口初美; 迎寛
日本嫌気性菌感染症研究, Feb. 2013, Not reviewed, No invitation

骨盤臓器脱に対するペッサリー療法が腟内細菌叢に与える影響―自己着脱の有用性―
吉村和晃; 蜂須賀徹; 福田和正; 谷口初美
日本女性骨盤底医学会誌, Dec. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation

Comprehensive analysis of bacterial flora in postoperative maxillary cyst fluid by 16S rRNA gene and culture methods
Naoto Sano; Yoshio Yamashita; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Masaaki Goto; Hiroshi Miyamoto
ISRN Dentistry (On-line Journal Article ID 840483), May 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation

性感染症update―検査・診断・治療の最新知見―各論:性感染症の検査・診断・治療の実際 6.細菌性腟症・腟トリコモナス症・腟カンジダ症
吉村和晃; 福田和正; 蜂須賀徹; 谷口初美
Med Technol, Mar. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation

Extrapolation of Group Proximity from Member Relations Using Embedding and Distribution Mapping
Hideaki Misawa; Keiichi Horio; Nobuo Morotomi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi
IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, Mar. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation

基礎疾患のない若年男性に発症した嫌気性菌による肺炎の1例
山崎啓; 川波敏則; 矢寺和博; 福田和正; 西田千夏; 石本裕士; 谷口初美; 迎寛
感染症学雑誌, Jan. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation

Bacterial Hazards of sludge brought ashore by the Tsunami after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011
Koji Wada; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toru Yoshikawa; Toshio Hirose; Takako Ikeno; Toshiyuki Umata; Toshiya Irokawa; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Yoshiharu Aizawa
Journal of Occupational Health, 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation

30P-A-12 Bacterial flora analysis based on dendrogram constructed from DNA sequences
IWAMOTO Takashi; MISAWA Hideaki; MOROTOMI Nobuo; FUKUDA Kazumasa; HORIO Keiichi; TANIGUCHI Hatsumi
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, Oct. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

Diagnosis of Fulminant Pneumonia Caused by Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 8 with the Sequence Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene
Toshinori Kawanami; Kazuhiro Yatera; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kei Yamasaki; Masamizu Kunimoto; Shuya Nagata; Chinatsu Nishida; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Midori Ogawa; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hiroshi Mukae
TOHOKU JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, Sep. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

Intravaginal microbial flora by the 16S rRNA gene sequencing
Kazuaki Yoshimura; Nobuo Morotomi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Masahiro Nakano; Masamichi Kashimura; Toru Hachisuga; Hatsumi Taniguchi
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, Sep. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

新たなゲノムベースの感染症診断―開発の現状,応用と展望―4. 16S rRNA遺伝子クローンライブラリー解析法―臨床への応用―
福田和正; 谷口初美
化学療法の領域, Aug. 2011, Not reviewed, Invited
Lead, Corresponding

Evaluation of Intestinal Microbiotas of Healthy Japanese Adults and Effect of Antibiotics Using the 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene Based Clone Library Method
Nobuo Morotomi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Masahiro Nakano; Sachiko Ichihara; Taichi Oono; Taiga Yamazaki; Noritada Kobayashi; Tatsuo Suzuki; Yoshiya Tanaka; Hatsumi Taniguchi
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN, Jul. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

Visualization of multiple class proximity data using proximity embedding and a self-organizing network
Hideaki Misawa; Keiichi Horio; Kazumasa Fukuda; Naoko Ueda; Hatsumi Taniguchi
ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications, Apr. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

A Higher Significance of Anaerobes The Clone Library Analysis of Bacterial Pleurisy
Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kazuhiro Yatera; Masamitsu Kido; Hiroshi Mukae; Hatsumi Taniguchi
CHEST, Mar. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

A novel substantial evaluation for intravaginal microbial flora
吉村和晃; 諸富伸夫; 福田和正; 蜂須賀徹; 谷口初美
産婦人科治療, Feb. 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

Influence of menstruation on the microbiota of healthy women's labia minora as analyzed using a 16s rRNA gene-based clone library method
Tsukasa Shiraishi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Nobuo Morotomi; Yuri Imamura; Junko Mishima; Shigeo Imai; Kiyoshi Miyazawa; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in wet areas of a hospital and standard residences
Midori Ogawa; Mari Nomoto; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Journal of UOEH, 2011, Not reviewed, No invitation

A revised biosynthetic pathway for phosphatidylinositol in Mycobacteria
Hiroyuki Morii; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Yosuke Koga
JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, Nov. 2010, Not reviewed, No invitation

細菌叢間の類似性の可視化
三澤秀明; 堀尾恵一; 福田和正; 上田直子; 谷口初美
バイオメディカル・ファジィ・システム学会年次大会講演論文集, Oct. 2010, Not reviewed, No invitation

Development of a novel PCR method to comprehensively analyze salivary bacterial flora and its application to patients with odontogenic infections
Tomonori Akiyama; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Kazumasa Fukuda; Naoto Sano; Nanako Katagiri; Takeo Shobuike; Akiko Kukita; Yoshio Yamashita; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Masaaki Goto
ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY, May 2010, Not reviewed, No invitation

A host-vector system for molecular study of the intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in phagocytic cells
Mari Nomoto; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, Oct. 2009, Not reviewed, No invitation

ソフトサイエンスによる細菌群同定のための新しいプルーブ探索方法
中野正博; 福田和正; 谷口初美
ソフトサイエンス・ワークショップ講演論文集, Mar. 2009, Not reviewed, No invitation

Severe Pneumonia with Leptotrichia sp Detected Predominantly in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid by Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Analysis
Toshinori Kawanami; Kazumasa Fukuda; Kazuhiro Yatera; Takashi Kido; Chiharu Yoshii; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Masamitsu Kido
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Feb. 2009, Not reviewed, No invitation

Appropriate probe search method to specify groups in higher taxonomic ranks
Masahiro Nakano; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hatsumi Taniguchi
JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY, Feb. 2009, Not reviewed, No invitation

New Methods for Hierarchical Identification/Classification of Bacteria
NAKANO Masahiro; FUKUDA Kazumasa; TANIGUCHI Hiromi
Journal of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, Oct. 2008, Not reviewed, No invitation

Bacillus species predominated in an incineration ash layer at a landfill
Kouhei Mizuno; Kazumasa Fukuda; Ayuko Fujii; Aiko Shiraishi; Koji Takahashi; Hatsumi Taniguch
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, Feb. 2008, Not reviewed, No invitation

Applications and New methods for Identification/ Classification of Bacteria
NAKANO Masahiro; KOGA Yousuke; FUKUDA Kazumasa; TANIGUCHI Hiromi
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, 2008, Not reviewed, No invitation

Legionella impletisoli sp nov and Legionella yabuuchiae sp nov., isolated from soils contaminated with industrial wastes in Japan
Hiroko Kuroki; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hirotoshi Iihara; Yoshiaki Kawamura; Midori Ogawa; Yan Wang; Takayuki Ezaki; Hatsumi Taniguchi
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Jun. 2007, Not reviewed, No invitation

Bioaerosol concentrations and the identification of aerosolized bacteria by 16S rDNA analysis in work environments
Sumiyo Ishimatsu; Hiroki Abe; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toru Ishidao; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hajime Hori
Sangyō eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, Mar. 2007, Not reviewed, No invitation

Bacterial flora analysis of sediment samples from Doukai Bay in Kitakyushu City
Kazumasa Fukuda; Tsuyoshi Ichihara; Naoko Ueda; Kazuaki Koriyama; Midori Ogawa; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Journal of UOEH, Mar. 2007, Not reviewed, No invitation

Risk assessment of bacterial infection from underground pit sludge of UOEH hospital
Kazumasa Fukuda; Tsuyoshi Ichihara; Kazuaki Koriyama; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Journal of UOEH, Mar. 2007, Not reviewed, No invitation

Small and rough colony Pseudomonas aeruginosa with elevated biofilm formation ability isolated in hospitalized patients
Takako Ikeno; Kazumasa Fukuda; Midori Ogawa; Masahisa Honda; Tadao Tanabe; Hatsumi Taniguchi
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, 2007, Not reviewed, No invitation

Pancreatic abscess caused by Corynebacterium coyleae mimicking malignant neoplasm
Masashi Taguchi; Shoichiro Nishikawa; Hidehiko Matsuoka; Ryoichi Narita; Shintaro Abe; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Makoto Otsuki
PANCREAS, Nov. 2006, Not reviewed, No invitation

Research for Information Reduction in a part of 16S rDNA
NAKANO Masahiro; MAKINO KenIchi; FUKUDA Kazumasa; NAKAMURA Sachiko; TANIGUCHI Hatsumi
Journal of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, Oct. 2006, Not reviewed, No invitation

Genetic diversity of Legionella pneumophila inferred from rpoB and dotA sequences
KS Ko; H Miyamoto; HK Lee; MY Park; K Fukuda; BJ Park; YH Kook
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, Mar. 2006, Not reviewed, No invitation

Sampling and detection methods of bioaerosols for the risk assessment of microorganisms in work environments
Sumiyo Ishimatsu; Kazumasa Fukuda; Toru Ishidao; Hatsumi Taniguchi; Hajime Hori
Sangyō eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, Jan. 2006, Not reviewed, No invitation

Isolation and identification of mycobacteria from soils at an illegal dumping site and landfills in Japan
Yan Wang; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Hatsumi Taniguchi
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, 2006, Not reviewed, No invitation

Information Science on DNA of Bacteria Type Strain
NAKANO Masahiro; MAKINO Kenichi; NAKAMURA Sachiko; FUKUDA Kazumasa; TANIGUCHI Hatsumi
Journal of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, Oct. 2005, Not reviewed, No invitation

Information Science on DNA of Bacteria Type Strain
NAKANO Masahiro; MAKINO KenIchi; FUKUDA Kazumasa; TANIGUCHI Hatsumi
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, 2005, Not reviewed, No invitation

An evaluation method of bacterial flora in contaminated soils - For the purpose of a countermeasure against H2S gas production
Hatsumi Taniguchi; Kazumasa Fukuda; Wan Yan; Mitsuo Hinoue; Kazuki Yamauchi; Tsuyoshi Ichihara; Kouhei Mizuno; Sumiyo Ishimatsu; Nobuyuki Sera; Mitsuhiro Hamasaki; Kouji Takahashi; Kazumi Horikawa
Journal of UOEH, Sep. 2004, Not reviewed, No invitation

An Effective Method for Extracting DNA from Contaminated Soil Due to Industrial Waste
Mitsuo Hinoue; Kazumasa Fukuda; Yan Wan; Kazuki Yamauchi; Hiroaki Ogawa; Hatsumi Taniguchi
Journal of UOEH, Mar. 2004, Not reviewed, No invitation

土壌細菌叢評価法の構築（共著）
産業医科大学雑誌, 2004, Not reviewed, No invitation

Isolation and characterization of dibenzofuran-degrading bacteria
K Fukuda; S Nagata; H Taniguchi
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, Mar. 2002, Not reviewed, No invitation

Hemagglutinating activity of extracellular alkaline metalloendopeptidases from vibrio sp. nuf-bpp1
Kazumasa Fukuda; Nami Hamaguchi; Tatsuya Oda; Atsushi Ishimatsu; Tsuyoshi Muramatsu
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Jan. 1998, Not reviewed, No invitation

Novel extracellular alkaline metalloendopeptidases from Vibrio sp NUF-BBP1: Purification and characterization
K Fukuda; K Hasuda; T Oda; H Yoshimura; T Muramatsu
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, Jan. 1997, Not reviewed, No invitation

Primary structure of mannuronate lyases SP1 and SP2 from Turbo cornutus and involvement of the hydrophobic C-terminal residues in the protein stability
Tsuyoshi Muramatsu; Kenji Komori; Narumi Sakurai; Koji Yamada; Yasuyuki Awasaki; Kazumasa Fukuda; Tatsuya Oda
Journal of Protein Chemistry, 1996, Not reviewed, No invitation

【性感染症update-検査・診断・治療の最新知見-】 性感染症の検査・診断・治療の実際　細菌性腟症・腟トリコモナス症・腟カンジダ症
吉村和晃, 福田和正, 蜂須賀徹, 谷口初美
Medical Technology, Mar. 2012, Null, Null

【産婦人科感染症の今日的問題と対応(妊婦における感染症の予防治療を含めて)】 細菌性腟症の新知見
吉村和晃, 諸富伸夫, 福田和正, 蜂須賀徹, 谷口初美
化学療法の領域, Oct. 2010, Null, Null

骨盤臓器脱に対するペッサリー療法が腟内細菌叢に与える影響　自己着脱の有用性
吉村和晃, 蜂須賀徹, 福田和正, 谷口初美
日本女性骨盤底医学会誌, Dec. 2012, Null, Null

【知っておきたい周産期感染症の知識】 私はこうしている　新しい腟内細菌叢の評価
吉村和晃, 諸富伸夫, 福田和正, 蜂須賀徹, 谷口初美
産婦人科治療, Feb. 2011, Null, Null

肺胞マクロファージと下気道細菌叢に着目した慢性下気道感染症の病態解明
赤田 憲太朗, 池上 博昭, 山崎 啓, 小川 みどり, 根本 一樹, 福田 和正, 矢寺 和博
産業医科大学雑誌, Mar. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation

【女性と感染症Up to Date】 細菌性腟症の診断と治療
吉村和晃, 福田和正, 谷口初美, 蜂須賀徹
産科と婦人科, Apr. 2014, Null, Null

Mycobacterium intracellulare感染マクロファージにおける黄色ブドウ球菌に対する貪食及び殺菌能の検討
池上 博昭, 山崎 啓, 小川 みどり, 根本 一樹, 福田 和正, 川波 敏則, 矢寺 和博
結核, Jun. 2021, Null, Null

Corrigendum to Effects of the sampling time on the vaginal microbiota in healthy pregnant women: a prospective observational study' [AJOG Global Reports Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2025, 100460].
Mori Hiroshi, Shibata Eiji, Kondo Emi, Saito Mitsumasa, Yoshino Kiyoshi, Fukuda Kazumasa
AJOG global reports, May 2025, Reviewed, No invitation
Last

Intravaginal microbial flora by the 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Yoshimura Kazuaki, Morotomi Nobuo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Nakano Masahiro, Kashimura Masamichi, Hachisuga Toru, Taniguchi Hatsumi
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Sep. 2011, Null, Null

Clinical impact of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on bacterial pneumonia: cultivation and 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Kawanami Toshinori, Yatera Kazuhiro, Yamasaki Kei, Noguchi Shingo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Akata Kentarou, Naito Keisuke, Kido Takashi, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Mukae Hiroshi
BMC infectious diseases, Apr. 2016, Reviewed, No invitation

Dynamics of microbiota during mechanical ventilation in aspiration pneumonia.
Otsuji Ken, Fukuda Kazumasa, Ogawa Midori, Fujino Yoshihisa, Kamochi Masayuki, Saito Mitsumasa
BMC pulmonary medicine, Dec. 2019, Reviewed, Null

The significance of oral streptococci in patients with pneumonia with risk factors for aspiration: the bacterial floral analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Akata Kentaro, Yatera Kazuhiro, Yamasaki Kei, Kawanami Toshinori, Naito Keisuke, Noguchi Shingo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Mukae Hiroshi
BMC pulmonary medicine, May 2016, Reviewed, No invitation

Coinfection With Multiple Nontuberculous Mycobacteria as a Possible Exacerbating Factor in Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis: Clone Library Analysis Using the 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene.
Naito Keisuke, Noguchi Shingo, Yatera Kazuhiro, Kawanami Toshinori, Yamasaki Kei, Fukuda Kazumasa, Ikegami Hiroaki, Akata Kentaro, Kido Takashi, Sakamoto Noriho, Saito Mitsumasa, Mukae Hiroshi
Chest, Dec. 2020, Reviewed, Null

A human respiratory tract-associated bacterium with an extremely small genome.
Fukuda Kazumasa, Yamasaki Kei, Ogura Yoshitoshi, Kawanami Toshinori, Ikegami Hiroaki, Noguchi Shingo, Akata Kentarou, Katsura Keisuke, Yatera Kazuhiro, Mukae Hiroshi, Hayashi Tetsuya, Taniguchi Hatsumi
Communications biology, May 2021, Reviewed, Null
Lead, Corresponding

Mutation and Diversity of Diphtheria Toxin in Corynebacterium ulcerans.
Otsuji Ken, Fukuda Kazumasa, Ogawa Midori, Saito Mitsumasa
Emerging infectious diseases, Nov. 2019, Reviewed, Null

Helicobacter pylori results in lysis and death after exposure to water.
Inamasu Yoshinori, Ogawa Midori, Saito Mitsumasa, Harada Masaru, Fukuda Kazumasa
Helicobacter, Oct. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation
Corresponding

Non-purulent myositis caused by direct invasion of skeletal muscle tissue by Leptospira in a hamster model.
Miyahara Satoshi, Mori Hiroshi, Fukuda Kazumasa, Ogawa Midori, Saito Mitsumasa
Infection and immunity, Feb. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation

Transbronchial Invasion and Proliferation of Leptospira interrogans in Lung without Inflammatory Cell Infiltration in a Hamster Model.
Nikaido Yasuhiko, Ogawa Midori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Yokoyama Mitsuru, Kanemaru Takaaki, Nakayama Toshiyuki, Saito Mitsumasa
Infection and immunity, Dec. 2019, Reviewed, Null

Sarcoidosis Associated with Enlarged Mediastinal Lymph Nodes with the Detection of Streptococcus gordonii and Cutibacterium acnes Using a Clone Library Method: A Case Report.
Akata Kentaro, Yamasaki Kei, Nemoto Kazuki, Ikegami Hiroaki, Kawaguchi Takako, Noguchi Shingo, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Mukae Hiroshi, Yatera Kazuhiro
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), Jan. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation

Pulmonary Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum Infection in a Patient with Chronic Progressive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Ikegami Hiroaki, Yamasaki Kei, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Akata Kentaro, Nakamura Midori, Ikushima Issei, Fukuda Yoko, Noguchi Shingo, Yatera Kazuhiro
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), Dec. 2019, Reviewed, Null

Successful Additional Corticosteroid Treatment in a Patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in whom a Monobacterial Infection was Confirmed by a Molecular Method Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid.
Yamasaki Kei, Yatera Kazuhiro, Kato Kaori, Noguchi Shingo, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Naito Keisuke, Akata Kentaro, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Mukae Hiroshi
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2016, Reviewed, No invitation

Bacteriological incidence in pneumonia patients with pulmonary emphysema: a bacterial floral analysis using the 16S ribosomal RNA gene in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Naito Keisuke, Yamasaki Kei, Yatera Kazuhiro, Akata Kentaro, Noguchi Shingo, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Kido Takashi, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Mukae Hiroshi
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Jul. 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

Effects of pelvic organ prolapse ring pessary therapy on intravaginal microbial flora.
Yoshimura Kazuaki, Morotomi Nobuo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Hachisuga Toru, Taniguchi Hatsumi
International urogynecology journal, Feb. 2016, Null, Null

Molecular Approaches to Studying Microbial Communities: Targeting the 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene.
Fukuda Kazumasa, Ogawa Midori, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Saito Mitsumasa
Journal of UOEH, Sep. 2016, Reviewed, Null
Lead

Combined Radiographic Features and Age Can Distinguish Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia from Other Bacterial Pneumonias: Analysis Using the 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Data.
Iwanaga Yuto, Yamasaki Kei, Nemoto Kazuki, Akata Kentaro, Ikegami Hiroaki, Uchimura Keigo, Noguchi Shingo, Nishida Chinatsu, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Mukae Hiroshi, Yatera Kazuhiro
Journal of clinical medicine, Apr. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation

Reduced phagocytic activity of human alveolar macrophages infected with Mycobacterium avium complex.
Ikegami Hiroaki, Yamasaki Kei, Ogawa Midori, Nemoto Kazuki, Akata Kentaro, Noguchi Shingo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Kawanami Toshinori, Mukae Hiroshi, Yatera Kazuhiro
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Nov. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation

Comparative study of bacterial flora in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of pneumonia patients based on their pneumonia subtypes and comorbidities using 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis.
Nemoto Kazuki, Yatera Kazuhiro, Akata Kentarou, Ikegami Hiroaki, Yamasaki Kei, Hata Ryosuke, Naito Keisuke, Noguchi Shingo, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Mukae Hiroshi
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Oct. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation

An infant case with hydrocephalus as the initial manifestation of Mycoplasma hominis-associated meningitis.
◎Taku Keisuke, Hoshina Takayuki, Haro Kaoru, Ichikawa Shun, Kinjo Tadamune, Takahashi Mayu, Akiba Daisuke, Fukuda Kazumasa, Kusuhara Koichi
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Oct. 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

The microbiological characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection in patients with neuromuscular disorders: An investigation based on a multiplex polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses and a clone library analysis of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequence in sputum samples.
Ogawa Masato, Hoshina Takayuki, Haro Kaoru, Kumadaki Tokiko, Ishii Masahiro, Fujino Yoshihisa, Fukuda Kazumasa, Kusuhara Koichi
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi, Oct. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation

Poor oral hygiene is associated with the detection of obligate anaerobes in pneumonia.
Hata Ryosuke, Noguchi Shingo, Kawanami Toshinori, Yamasaki Kei, Akata Kentaro, Ikegami Hiroaki, Fukuda Kazumasa, Hirashima Soichi, Miyawaki Akihiko, Fujino Yoshihisa, Oya Ryoichi, Yatera Kazuhiro, Mukae Hiroshi
Journal of periodontology, Jan. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

The first report: An analysis of bacterial flora of the first voided urine specimens of patients with male urethritis using the 16S ribosomal RNA gene-based clone library method.
You Chunlin, Hamasuna Ryoichi, Ogawa Midori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Hachisuga Toru, Matsumoto Tetsuro, Taniguchi Hatsumi
Microbial pathogenesis, Jun. 2016, Reviewed, No invitation

Fibrinolytic treatment using recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Takigawa Tomoya, Miyahara Satoshi, Ishii Hiromu, Ogawa Midori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Nishimura Yosuke, Saito Mitsumasa
Microbial pathogenesis, Dec. 2024, Reviewed, Null

Acquisition of genetic mutations in Group A Streptococci at infection site and subsequent systemic dissemination of the mutants with lethal mutations in a streptococcal toxic shock syndrome mouse model.
Otsuji Ken, Fukuda Kazumasa, Maruoka Tsukasa, Ogawa Midori, Saito Mitsumasa
Microbial pathogenesis, Jun. 2020, Reviewed, Null

Surveillance and phylogenetic analysis of a pathogenic bacterium candidate in nasal discharge from children.
Fukuda Kazumasa, Haro Kaoru, Yamasaki Kei, Ikegami Hiroaki, Saito Mitsumasa
Microbiology spectrum, Jul. 2024, Reviewed, Null
Lead

Effective biofilm eradication in MRSA isolates with aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme genes using high-concentration and prolonged gentamicin treatment.
Ando Kohei, Miyahara Satoshi, Hanada Shuhei, Fukuda Kazumasa, Saito Mitsumasa, Sakai Akinori, Maruo Akihiro, Zenke Yukichi
Microbiology spectrum, Oct. 2024, Reviewed, Null

Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense Infection Mimicking Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Japanese Patients.
Ogata Ryo, Kido Takashi, Takeda Kazuaki, Nemoto Kazuki, Heima Riko, Takao Mami, Miyashita Ritsuko, Ozasa Mutsumi, Tokito Takatomo, Okuno Daisuke, Ito Yuya, Yura Hirokazu, Koga Tomohiro, Hashimoto Kunio, Takemoto Shinnosuke, Takazono Takahiro, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Sakamoto Noriho, Fukuda Kazumasa, Sasaki Yuka, Obase Yasushi, Ishimatsu Yuji, Yatera Kazuhiro, Izumikawa Koichi, Mukae Hiroshi
Microorganisms, Aug. 2023, Reviewed, No invitation

Correlation between renal distribution of leptospires during the acute phase and chronic renal dysfunction in a hamster model of infection with Leptospira interrogans.
Maruoka Tsukasa, Nikaido Yasuhiko, Miyahara Satoshi, Katafuchi Eisuke, Inamasu Yoshinori, Ogawa Midori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Nakayama Toshiyuki, Horishita Takafumi, Saito Mitsumasa
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Jun. 2021, Reviewed, No invitation

The Importance of Obligate Anaerobes and the Streptococcus anginosus Group in Pulmonary Abscess: A Clone Library Analysis Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid.
Mukae Hiroshi, Noguchi Shingo, Naito Keisuke, Kawanami Toshinori, Yamasaki Kei, Fukuda Kazumasa, Akata Kentaro, Fukuda Yuichi, Kido Takashi, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Sakamoto Noriho, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Yatera Kazuhiro
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases, 2016, Reviewed, No invitation

Association between obligatory anaerobes and empyema caused by Streptococcus anginosus group bacteria.
Noguchi Shingo, Yatera Kazuhiro, Kawanami Toshinori, Ikegami Hiroaki, Hata Ryosuke, Yamasaki Kei, Fukuda Kazumasa, Mukae Hiroshi
Respiratory investigation, Sep. 2021, Reviewed, Null

Frequency of detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with community-onset pneumonia.
Noguchi Shingo, Yatera Kazuhiro, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Yamasaki Kei, Naito Keisuke, Akata Kentaro, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Mukae Hiroshi
Respiratory investigation, Nov. 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

Differences in the microbiota of oral rinse, lesion, and normal site samples from patients with mucosal abnormalities on the tongue.
Yawaka Shitozawa, Kaoru Haro, Midori Ogawa, Akihiko Miyawaki, Mitsumasa Saito, Kazumasa Fukuda
Scientific Reports, Oct. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation
Last, Corresponding

Refinement of microbiota analysis of specimens from patients with respiratory infections using next-generation sequencing.
Ikegami Hiroaki, Noguchi Shingo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Akata Kentaro, Yamasaki Kei, Kawanami Toshinori, Mukae Hiroshi, Yatera Kazuhiro
Scientific reports, Oct. 2021, Reviewed, Null

Bacterial composition of nasal discharge in children based on highly accurate 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis.
Haro Kaoru, Ogawa Midori, Saito Mitsumasa, Kusuhara Koichi, Fukuda Kazumasa
Scientific reports, Nov. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation
Last

Determining the Possible Etiology of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Using a Clone Library Analysis in Japan.
Yatera Kazuhiro, Noguchi Shingo, Yamasaki Kei, Kawanami Toshinori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Naito Keisuke, Akata Kentaro, Kido Takashi, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Sakamoto Noriho, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Mukae Hiroshi
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine, May 2017, Reviewed, No invitation

Clinical characteristics of patients with bacterial pleuritis in the presence of Streptococcus anginosus group and obligate anaerobes detected by clone library analysis.
Hata Ryosuke, Kawanami Toshinori, Noguchi Shingo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Akata Kentaro, Yamasaki Kei, Saito Mitsumasa, Yatera Kazuhiro, Mukae Hiroshi
The clinical respiratory journal, Mar. 2020, Reviewed, Null

Changes of intravaginal microbiota and inflammation after self-replacement ring pessary therapy compared to continuous ring pessary usage for pelvic organ prolapse.
Yoshimura Kazuaki, Morotomi Nobuo, Fukuda Kazumasa, Kubo Tatsuhiko, Taniguchi Hatsumi
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research, Jun. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

The first fatal case of Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in Japan.
Otsuji Ken, Fukuda Kazumasa, Endo Takeru, Shimizu Satoko, Harayama Nobuya, Ogawa Midori, Yamamoto Akihiko, Umeda Kaoru, Umata Toshiyuki, Seki Hiroyuki, Iwaki Masaaki, Kamochi Masayuki, Saito Mitsumasa
JMM case reports, Aug. 2017, Reviewed, Null

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator infection due to Mycobacterium mageritense.
Fukunaga Masato, Goya Masahiko, Ogawa Midori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Taniguchi Hatsumi, Ando Kenji, Iwabuchi Masashi, Miyazaki Hiroaki
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, Mar. 2016, Reviewed, Null