研究業績

2018年

Watanabe K, Suzuki H, Nishida T, Mishima M, Tachibana M, Fujishima M, Shimizu T, Watarai M.

Identification of novel Legionella genes required for endosymbiosis in Paramecium based on

comparative genome analysis with Holospora spp. FEMS microbiology ecology.

2018 Nov 1: 94 (11). PubMed

 

Shimizu T, Otonari S, Suzuki J, Uda A, Watanabe K, Watarai M. Expression of

Francisella pathogenicity island protein intracellular growth locus E (IglE) in

mammalian cells is involved in intracellular trafficking, possibly through

microtubule organizing center. Microbiologyopen. 2018 Jul 5:e00684.

doi: 10.1002/mbo3.684. PubMed

 

Saha SS, Uda A, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. RtxA like protein contributes to

infection of Francisella novicida in silkworm and human macrophage THP-1. 

Microb Pathog. 2018 Jun 30;123:74-81. PubMed

 

Kimura Y, Harada K, Shimizu T, Sato T, Kajino A, Usui M, Tamura Y, Tsuyuki Y,

Miyamoto T, Ohki A, Watarai M. Species distribution, virulence factors, and

antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter spp. isolates from dogs and cats:

a preliminary study. Microbiol Immunol. 2018 May 12. doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12601.

PubMed

 

Nishida T, Hara N, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Fujishima M, Watarai M. Crucial Role of

Legionella pneumophila TolC in the inhibition of cellular trafficking in the protistan

host Paramecium tetraurelia. Front Microbiol. 2018 Apr 25;9:800. PubMed

 

2017年

Saha SS, Suzuki J, Uda A, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Silkworm model for

Francisella novicida infection. Microb Pathog. 2017 Dec;113:94-101. PubMed 

 

Kimura Y, Miyamoto T, Aoki K, Ishii Y, Harada K, Watarai M, Hatoya S. Analysis

of IMP-1 type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter radioresistens isolated

from companion animals. J Infect Chemother. 2017 Sep;23(9):655-657. PubMed 

 

Furuno K, Lee K, Itoh Y, Suzuki K, Yonemitsu K, Kuwata R, Shimoda H, Watarai

M, Maeda K, Takano A. Epidemiological study of relapsing fever borreliae detected

in Haemaphysalis ticks and wild animals in the western part of Japan. PLoS One.

2017 Mar 31;12(3):e0174727. PubMed 

 

Nishida T, Watanabe K, Tachibana M, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Characterization of

the cryptic plasmid pOfk55 from Legionella pneumophila and construction of a

pOfk55-derived shuttle vector. Plasmid. 2017 Mar;90:30-37. PubMed 

 

Saha SS, Hashino M, Suzuki J, Uda A, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M.

Contribution of methionine sulfoxide reductase B (MsrB) to Francisella tularensis

infection in mice. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2017 Jan;364(2). pii: fnw260. PubMed 

 

2016年

Castillo Y, Suzuki J, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Effect of Vitamin A

on Listeria monocytogenes Infection in a Silkworm Model. PLoS One. 2016 Sep

26;11(9):e0163747. PubMed 

 

Suzuki J, Uda A, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Symbiosis with Francisella

tularensis provides resistance to pathogens in the silkworm. Sci Rep. 2016 Aug

10;6:31476. PubMed

 

Suzuki J, Hashino M, Matsumoto S, Takano A, Kawabata H, Takada N, Andoh M,

Oikawa Y, Kajita H, Uda A, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Detection of

Francisella tularensis and analysis of bacterial growth in ticks in Japan. Lett

Appl Microbiol. 2016 Oct;63(4):240-6. PubMed 

 

Lee JJ, Simborio HL, Reyes AW, Hop HT, Arayan LT, Lee HJ, Min W, Her M, Rhee 

MH, Watarai M, Chang HH, Kim S. Influence of platelet-activating factor receptor 

(PAFR) on Brucella abortus infection: implications for manipulating the

phagocytic strategy of B. abortus. BMC Microbiol. 2016 Apr 21;16:70. PubMed

 

Watanabe K, Nakao R, Fujishima M, Tachibana M, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Ciliate 

Paramecium is a natural reservoir of Legionella pneumophila. Sci Rep. 2016 Apr

15;6:24322. PubMed　プレスリリース

 

2015年

Hashino M, Tachibana M, Nishida T, Hara H, Tsuchiya K, Mitsuyama M, Watanabe 

K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Inactivation of the MAPK signaling pathway by Listeria

monocytogenes infection promotes trophoblast giant cell death. Front Microbiol.

2015 Oct 16;6:1145. PubMed

 

Castillo Y, Tachibana M, Nakatsu Y, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M.

Combination of Zinc and All-Trans Retinoic Acid Promotes Protection against

Listeria monocytogenes Infection. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 9;10(9):e0137463. PubMed

 

Watanabe K, Suzuki H, Nakao R, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Draft Genome Sequences

of Five Legionella pneumophila Strains Isolated from Environmental Water Samples.

Genome Announc. 2015 May 14;3(3). pii: e00474-15. PubMed 

 

Tachibana M, Hashino M, Watanabe K, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Interferon

γ-induced GTPase promotes invasion of Listeria monocytogenes into trophoblast

giant cells. Sci Rep. 2015 Feb 3;5:8195. PubMed 

 

Truong QL, Cho Y, Barate AK, Kim S, Watarai M, Hahn TW. Mutation of purD and 

purF genes further attenuates Brucella abortus strain RB51. Microb Pathog. 2015

Feb;79:1-7. PubMed

 

2014年

Takano A, Toyomane K, Konnai S, Ohashi K, Nakao M, Ito T, Andoh M, Maeda K,

Watarai M, Sato K, Kawabata H. Tick surveillance for relapsing fever spirochete

Borrelia miyamotoi in Hokkaido, Japan. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 11;9(8):e104532. PubMed 

 

Shimizu T, Kimura Y, Kida Y, Kuwano K, Tachibana M, Hashino M, Watarai M.

Cytadherence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae induces inflammatory responses through

autophagy and toll-like receptor 4. Infect Immun. 2014 Jul;82(7):3076-86. PubMed

 

Castillo Y, Tachibana M, Kimura Y, Kim S, Ichikawa Y, Endo Y, Watanabe K,

Shimizu T, Watarai M. Microplate Agglutination Test for Canine Brucellosis Using 

Recombinant Antigen-Coated Beads. Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Oct 28;2014:348529.

PubMed

 

Tachibana M, Nakamoto M, Kimura Y, Shimizu T, Watarai M. Characterization of 

Legionella pneumophila isolated from environmental water and ashiyu foot spa.

Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:514395.PubMed