Area of research
Molecular Biology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Gut microbiota and health, Diet and metabolism studies, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.
A genetic toolkit for the human gut bacterium Mediterraneibacter gnavus identifies capsular polysaccharides as a competitive colonization factor.
Development of a monoclonal antibody-based approach for selective enrichment of target <i>Bifidobacterium longum</i> from a complex fecal community.
Complete genome sequence of <i>Solobacterium moorei</i> 10714-02 isolated from the stool of a human colorectal cancer patient.
Acarbose redirects gut microbiome utilization of dietary carbohydrates to suppress anaphylaxis in mice.
Author Correction: Acarbose redirects gut microbiome utilization of dietary carbohydrates to suppress anaphylaxis in mice.
Dietary amino acids regulate Salmonella colonization via microbiota-dependent mechanisms in the mouse gut.
Potential Roles of Exogenous Proteases and Lipases as Prebiotics.
Lubiprostone in chronic kidney disease: Insights into mitochondrial function and polyamines from a randomized phase 2 clinical trial.
Associations between food consumption with T cell activation and antibody responses following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination.
Development of the genetic toolkit identifies capsular polysaccharides as a competitive colonization factor in <i>Ruminococcus gnavus</i>
Ecologically robust gut environment associated with personalized metabolic responses in a Japanese cohort.
Synbiotic combination of <i>Bifidobacterium longum</i> BB536 and lactulose improves the presenteeism of healthy adults associated with aromatic lactic acids - A single-arm, open-label study.
Dynamics of the gut microbiome in FAP patients undergoing intensive endoscopic reduction of polyp burden.
Gut microbial factors predict disease severity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.
Barley β-glucan consumption improves glucose tolerance by increasing intestinal succinate concentrations.
Prebiotic inulin ameliorates SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters by modulating the gut microbiome.
A comparative study on dietary diversity and gut microbial diversity in children with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, their neurotypical siblings, and non-related neurotypical volunteers: a cross-sectional study.
Intestinal metabolites predict treatment resistance of patients with depression and anxiety.
A stress sensor, IRE1α, is required for bacterial-exotoxin-induced interleukin-1β production in tissue-resident macrophages.
An inhibitory immunoreceptor Allergin-1 regulates the intestinal dysbiosis and barrier function in mice.
Genetic mutation in <i>Escherichia coli</i> genome during adaptation to the murine intestine is optimized for the host diet.
Effect of varying temperature increases on the microbial community of Pleistocene and Holocene permafrost
Complete genome sequence of <i>Mediterraneibacter gnavus</i> strain RI1, isolated from human feces.
Complete genome sequence of <i>Solobacterium moorei</i> JCM 10645<sup>T</sup> isolated from a human stool sample.
Development of a Specialized Method for Simultaneous Quantification of Functional Intestinal Metabolites by GC/MS-Based Metabolomics.
Complete genome sequence of <i>Bulleidia</i> sp. 10714-15 isolated from human colon cancer patients.
Dectin-1 signaling on colonic γδ T cells promotes psychosocial stress responses
Dectin-1 signaling on colonic γδ T cells promotes psychosocial stress responses.
Bacterial induction of B cell senescence promotes age-related changes in the gut microbiota.
Alternative stable states, nonlinear behavior, and predictability of microbiome dynamics.