The Journal of veterinary medical science 82(6) 735-739 2020年4月 [査読有り]
A Japanese resident bird, Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae (Japanese name: Kawa-u), was threatened with extinction due to deterioration of its habitat in the 1970s, but the population has since recovered thanks to environmental protection measures. Thi...
Microbiology and immunology 64(4) 270-279 2020年4月 [査読有り]
Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium that propagates within host granulocytes, is considered to modify the host intracellular environment for pathogenesis. However, the mechanism(s) underlying such host modifications rema...
Some Listeria monocytogenes strains are persistent in food processing environments, where this pathogen may be subjected to various stresses. This study aimed to elucidate the response of persistent strains of L. monocytogenes to low pH and H2O2 e...
Japanese journal of infectious diseases 71(5) 373-377 2018年9月 [査読有り]
The level of Listeria monocytogenes contamination of domestic retail meat in Tokyo, Japan, was assessed by comparison of isolates from 2004 to 2007 with those isolated before 2003. The overall prevalence of L. monocytogenes among these samples sig...
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY 259 52-58 2017年10月 [査読有り]
The food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is present persistently in food processing environments, where this bacterium is exposed to various stress factors, including oxidative stress. This study aimed to elucidate the temperature-dependent ...