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Haruo Watanabe

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1 Genomic diversity of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 revealed by whole genome PCR scanning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 2.70
2 Development and validation of a mismatch amplification mutation PCR assay to monitor the dissemination of an emerging variant of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor. Microbiol Immunol 2008 2.62
3 Detection and characterization of focal hepatic lesions with diffusion-weighted MR imaging: a pictorial review. Abdom Imaging 2013 2.11
4 BBE02 disruption mutants of Borrelia burgdorferi B31 have a highly transformable, infectious phenotype. Infect Immun 2004 2.08
5 Modification of the structure and activity of lipid A in Yersinia pestis lipopolysaccharide by growth temperature. Infect Immun 2002 1.88
6 Spread of a chromosomal cefixime-resistant penA gene among different Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 1.80
7 Highly frequent mutations in negative regulators of multiple virulence genes in group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome isolates. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.77
8 DNA sequence analysis of DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV quinolone resistance-determining regions of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and serovar Paratyphi A. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002 1.72
9 Positive effects of multiple pch genes on expression of the locus of enterocyte effacement genes and adherence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 : H7 to HEp-2 cells. Microbiology 2004 1.70
10 Silkworm larvae as an animal model of bacterial infection pathogenic to humans. Microb Pathog 2002 1.69
11 Ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 1.69
12 Leptospiral immunoglobulin-like proteins elicit protective immunity. Vaccine 2004 1.58
13 Cholera between 1991 and 1997 in Mexico was associated with infection by classical, El Tor, and El Tor variants of Vibrio cholerae. J Clin Microbiol 2010 1.47
14 Diagnostic limitations to accurate diagnosis of cholera. J Clin Microbiol 2010 1.43
15 Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and risk factor analysis in flood-prone rural areas in Lao PDR. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2008 1.39
16 Extensive genomic diversity and selective conservation of virulence-determinants in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains of O157 and non-O157 serotypes. Genome Biol 2007 1.37
17 Bronchial casts and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. Emerg Infect Dis 2010 1.37
18 Severe diarrhea caused by cholera toxin-producing vibrio cholerae serogroup O75 infections acquired in the southeastern United States. Clin Infect Dis 2008 1.36
19 Complexity of the genomic diversity in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 revealed by the combinational use of the O157 Sakai OligoDNA microarray and the Whole Genome PCR scanning. DNA Res 2006 1.35
20 ClpXP protease controls expression of the type III protein secretion system through regulation of RpoS and GrlR levels in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2005 1.34
21 Multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for selective detection of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium. Jpn J Infect Dis 2003 1.33
22 Diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver: optimizing b value for the detection and characterization of benign and malignant hepatic lesions. J Magn Reson Imaging 2008 1.32
23 Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 1.32
24 Dissemination of the phage-associated novel superantigen gene speL in recent invasive and noninvasive Streptococcus pyogenes M3/T3 isolates in Japan. Infect Immun 2002 1.32
25 Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for molecular typing of Shigella sonnei. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.30
26 Molecular evolutionary analysis of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm, May-September, 2009: temporal and spatial spreading profile of the viruses in Japan. PLoS One 2010 1.28
27 Utility of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis as a molecular tool for phylogenetic analysis of Shigella sonnei. J Clin Microbiol 2009 1.27
28 Gut microbiota of healthy and malnourished children in bangladesh. Front Microbiol 2011 1.26
29 Genotypic analyses of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and development of a pandemic group-specific multiplex PCR assay. J Clin Microbiol 2003 1.24
30 Inference of the impact of insertion sequence (IS) elements on bacterial genome diversification through analysis of small-size structural polymorphisms in Escherichia coli O157 genomes. Genome Res 2009 1.23
31 Characteristics of Streptococcus suis isolated from patients in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2006 1.23
32 Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected from 1974 to 2003 in Japan by multilocus sequence typing. J Med Microbiol 2004 1.22
33 Genetic relatedness of ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1 strains isolated in south Asia. J Antimicrob Chemother 2004 1.22
34 Clonal association of Staphylococcus aureus causing bullous impetigo and the emergence of new methicillin-resistant clonal groups in Kansai district in Japan. J Infect Dis 2002 1.20
35 Porphyromonas gingivalis galE is involved in lipopolysaccharide O-antigen synthesis and biofilm formation. Infect Immun 2006 1.17
36 High genomic diversity of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolates in Japan and its applicability for the detection of diffuse outbreak. Jpn J Infect Dis 2002 1.17
37 Critical role of myeloperoxidase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase in high-burden systemic infection of mice with Candida albicans. J Infect Dis 2002 1.16
38 Investigation of reservoir animals of Leptospira in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture. Jpn J Infect Dis 2008 1.16
39 Whole-genome analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium T000240 reveals the acquisition of a genomic island involved in multidrug resistance via IS1 derivatives on the chromosome. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 1.15
40 Characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates harboring a chromosomally encoded CMY-2 beta-lactamase gene located on a multidrug resistance genomic island. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.14
41 Spontaneous recombination between homologous prophage regions causes large-scale inversions within the Escherichia coli O157:H7 chromosome. Gene 2006 1.14
42 The GrlR-GrlA regulatory system coordinately controls the expression of flagellar and LEE-encoded type III protein secretion systems in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2006 1.14
43 Characterization of Legionella pneumophila isolates from patients in Japan according to serogroups, monoclonal antibody subgroups and sequence types. J Med Microbiol 2010 1.14
44 Characterization of Shigella sonnei isolates from travel-associated cases in Japan. J Med Microbiol 2009 1.14
45 Human Rickettsia heilongjiangensis infection, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2010 1.12
46 Selective amplification of tyv (rfbE), prt (rfbS), viaB, and fliC genes by multiplex PCR for identification of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.12
47 Use of DNA arrays to identify a mutation in the negative regulator, csrR, responsible for the high virulence of a naturally occurring type M3 group A streptococcus clinical isolate. J Infect Dis 2006 1.12
48 Human leptospirosis cases and the prevalence of rats harbouring Leptospira interrogans in urban areas of Tokyo, Japan. J Med Microbiol 2009 1.11
49 Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from cooling towers in Japan form a distinct genetic cluster. Microbiol Immunol 2005 1.11
50 Role of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway in degradation of hepatitis C virus envelope proteins and production of virus particles. J Biol Chem 2011 1.10
51 Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel leptospiral lipoprotein with OmpA domain. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003 1.10
52 Characterization of isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium displaying high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Japan. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.10
53 Genotyping of pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 still open to question. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.10
54 Case report: Borrelia valaisiana infection in a Japanese man associated with traveling to foreign countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2007 1.09
55 Activation of hilA expression at low pH requires the signal sensor CpxA, but not the cognate response regulator CpxR, in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Microbiology 2003 1.09
56 Development of a multiplex PCR-based rapid typing method for enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 strains. J Clin Microbiol 2009 1.08
57 Identification of potential virulence determinants by Himar1 transposition of infectious Borrelia burgdorferi B31. Infect Immun 2006 1.08
58 Neonatal sudden death due to Legionella pneumonia associated with water birth in a domestic spa bath. J Clin Microbiol 2003 1.08
59 Invasive infection caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis: characteristics of strains and clinical features. J Infect Chemother 2010 1.08
60 First detection of Rickettsia in soft-bodied ticks associated with seabirds, Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2006 1.07
61 Effects of repeated subculturing and prolonged storage at room temperature of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.06
62 Opr86 is essential for viability and is a potential candidate for a protective antigen against biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2008 1.06
63 Isolation from a healthy carrier and characterization of a Neisseria meningitidis strain that is deficient in gamma-Glutamyl aminopeptidase activity. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.06
64 Evidence for widespread infection of hepatitis E virus among wild rats in Japan. Hepatol Res 2003 1.04
65 Antimicrobial susceptibility of Shigella sonnei isolates in Japan and molecular analysis of S. sonnei isolates with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.04
66 Development and evaluation of multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis for fine typing and phylogenetic analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Int J Food Microbiol 2010 1.03
67 The hemolytic and cytolytic activities of Serratia marcescens phospholipase A (PhlA) depend on lysophospholipid production by PhlA. BMC Microbiol 2009 1.03
68 Cholera outbreak, Laos, 2007. Emerg Infect Dis 2010 1.02
69 Genetic characteristics of drug-resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 causing endemic cholera in Dhaka, 2006-2011. J Med Microbiol 2012 1.02
70 Emergence and genetic diversity of El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 that possess classical biotype ctxB among travel-associated cases of cholera in Japan. J Med Microbiol 2010 1.01
71 Characterization of reptile-associated Borrelia sp. in the vector tick, Amblyomma geoemydae, and its association with Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Environ Microbiol Rep 2011 1.01
72 A sensor of the two-component system CpxA affects expression of the type III secretion system through posttranscriptional processing of InvE. J Bacteriol 2005 1.00
73 Diffusion/perfusion MR imaging of the liver: practice, challenges, and future. Magn Reson Med Sci 2012 1.00
74 Application of lambda Red recombination system to Vibrio cholerae genetics: simple methods for inactivation and modification of chromosomal genes. Gene 2009 1.00
75 Identification of TEM-135 beta-lactamase in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in Japan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 1.00
76 Incompetence of neutrophils to invasive group A streptococcus is attributed to induction of plural virulence factors by dysfunction of a regulator. PLoS One 2008 0.99
77 Modification of lipooligosaccharide with phosphoethanolamine by LptA in Neisseria meningitidis enhances meningococcal adhesion to human endothelial and epithelial cells. Infect Immun 2008 0.99
78 Serological and genetic analysis of leptospirosis in patients with acute febrile illness in kandy, sri lanka. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 0.99
79 Chitin disaccharide (GlcNAc)2 induces natural competence in Vibrio cholerae through transcriptional and translational activation of a positive regulatory gene tfoXVC. Gene 2010 0.99
80 Assessment of genes associated with Streptococcus mutans biofilm morphology. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 0.98
81 [The largest outbreak of legionellosis in Japan associated with spa baths: epidemic curve and environmental investigation]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2005 0.98
82 Isolation and characterization of a novel Borrelia group of tick-borne borreliae from imported reptiles and their associated ticks. Environ Microbiol 2009 0.97
83 Clonal transmission, dual peak, and off-season cholera in Bangladesh. Infect Ecol Epidemiol 2011 0.97
84 Contribution of the myeloperoxidase-dependent oxidative system to host defence against Cryptococcus neoformans. J Med Microbiol 2006 0.97
85 PCR-based identification of pandemic group Vibrio parahaemolyticus with a novel group-specific primer pair. Microbiol Immunol 2004 0.97
86 Identification of a novel antigen of pathogenic Leptospira spp. that reacted with convalescent mice sera. J Med Microbiol 2003 0.96
87 Characterization of Shigella sonnei in Malaysia, an increasingly prevalent etiologic agent of local shigellosis cases. BMC Infect Dis 2012 0.96
88 Changing genotypes of cholera toxin (CT) of Vibrio cholerae O139 in Bangladesh and description of three new CT genotypes. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2009 0.96
89 OspE2 of Shigella sonnei is required for the maintenance of cell architecture of bacterium-infected cells. Infect Immun 2006 0.96
90 Characterization of drug resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium by antibiograms, plasmids, integrons, resistance genes and PFGE. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.96
91 Comparison of ethidium monoazide and propidium monoazide for the selective detection of viable Legionella cells. Jpn J Infect Dis 2010 0.95
92 Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis for molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of Shigella flexneri. BMC Microbiol 2009 0.95
93 Antimicrobial susceptibility survey of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated in Japan from patients with severe invasive group A streptococcal infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.95
94 Specific detection of viable Legionella cells by combined use of photoactivated ethidium monoazide and PCR/real-time PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.95
95 Involvement of RNA-binding protein Hfq in the post-transcriptional regulation of invE gene expression in Shigella sonnei. J Biol Chem 2007 0.95
96 Identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus pandemic group-specific DNA sequence by genomic subtraction. J Clin Microbiol 2005 0.94
97 A broad-host-range vector of incompatibility group Q can work as a plasmid vector in Neisseria meningitidis: a new genetical tool. Microbiology 2002 0.94
98 Outer membrane vesicles of Porphyromonas gingivalis elicit a mucosal immune response. PLoS One 2011 0.94
99 Vibrio cholerae classical biotype strains reveal distinct signatures in Mexico. J Clin Microbiol 2012 0.94
100 Metagenomic profile of gut microbiota in children during cholera and recovery. Gut Pathog 2013 0.94
101 A multi-prefectural outbreak of Shigella sonnei infections associated with eating oysters in Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2004 0.93
102 Genetic features of clinical isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis possessing Lancefield's group A antigen. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.93
103 Identification of a chitin-induced small RNA that regulates translation of the tfoX gene, encoding a positive regulator of natural competence in Vibrio cholerae. J Bacteriol 2011 0.93
104 Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation by Streptococcus salivarius FruA. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 0.92
105 Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of CMY-2 β-lactamase-producing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from cattle in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2010 0.92
106 Glycosylation of the OMP85 homolog of Porphyromonas gingivalis and its involvement in biofilm formation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.92
107 Haitian variant tcpA in Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains in Kolkata, India. J Clin Microbiol 2013 0.91
108 CTX-M-14 type beta-lactamase producing Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis isolated from imported chicken meat. Jpn J Infect Dis 2007 0.90
109 Determination of the InvE binding site required for expression of IpaB of the Shigella sonnei virulence plasmid: involvement of a ParB boxA-like sequence. J Bacteriol 2003 0.90
110 Postpartum hemorrhage in coagulopathic patients: preliminary experience with uterine arterial embolization with N-butyl cyanoacrylate. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011 0.90
111 First record of Leptospira borgpetersenii isolation in the Amami Islands, Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2006 0.90
112 Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi A. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 0.90
113 New system for multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of the enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains belonging to three major serogroups: O157, O26, and O111. Microbiol Immunol 2010 0.90
114 Cholera outbreaks (2012) in three districts of Nepal reveal clonal transmission of multi-drug resistant Vibrio cholerae O1. BMC Infect Dis 2014 0.90
115 A new immunoglobulin-binding protein, EibG, is responsible for the chain-like adhesion phenotype of locus of enterocyte effacement-negative, shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 2006 0.90
116 Role of Shrimp Chitin in the Ecology of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae and Cholera Transmission. Front Microbiol 2012 0.89
117 Hepatic hemangioma and metastasis: differentiation with gadoxetate disodium-enhanced 3-T MRI. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010 0.89
118 Involvement of RNA-binding protein Hfq in the osmotic-response regulation of invE gene expression in Shigella sonnei. BMC Microbiol 2009 0.89
119 Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging: prediction of hepatic fibrosis stages using liver contrast enhancement index and liver-to-spleen volumetric ratio. J Magn Reson Imaging 2012 0.89
120 Identification of CTX-M-14 {beta}-lactamase in a Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis isolate from Japan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.89
121 Necessity of meningococcal gamma-glutamyl aminopeptidase for Neisseria meningitidis growth in rat cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and CSF-like medium. J Bacteriol 2004 0.89
122 Horizontal gene transfer of a genetic island encoding a type III secretion system distributed in Vibrio cholerae. Microbiol Immunol 2013 0.89
123 Effects of lysogeny of Shiga toxin 2-encoding bacteriophages on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis fragment pattern of Escherichia coli K-12. Curr Microbiol 2003 0.88
124 Identification of a novel adhesion molecule involved in the virulence of Legionella pneumophila. Infect Immun 2005 0.88
125 CMY-2 beta-lactamase-producing Salmonella enterica serovar infantis isolated from poultry in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2006 0.88
126 Relapsing fever spirochete in seabird tick, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 0.88
127 Presence of a novel Ehrlichia sp. in Ixodes granulatus found in Okinawa, Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2009 0.88
128 Giant high-flow type pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: coil embolization with flow control by balloon occlusion and an anchored detachable coil. Korean J Radiol 2011 0.88
129 Magnetic resonance imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology 2008 0.88
130 Epidemiological characterization of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 prevalent among food-producing animals in the Japanese veterinary antimicrobial resistance monitoring program (1999-2001). Microbiol Immunol 2004 0.87
131 Shigella sonnei outbreak among Japanese travelers returning from Hawaii. Jpn J Infect Dis 2006 0.87
132 World Health Organization Ranking of Antimicrobials According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Critical Step for Developing Risk Management Strategies to Control Antimicrobial Resistance From Food Animal Production. Clin Infect Dis 2016 0.86
133 A gonococcal homologue of meningococcal gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase gene is a new type of bacterial pseudogene that is transcriptionally active but phenotypically silent. BMC Microbiol 2005 0.86
134 Vibrio fluvialis in patients with diarrhea, Kolkata, India. Emerg Infect Dis 2012 0.86
135 [Isolation of Neisseria meningitidis from healthy persons in Japan]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2005 0.86
136 Fluoroquinolone resistance linked to both gyrA and parC mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining region of Shigella dysenteriae type 1. Curr Microbiol 2006 0.86
137 In vivo adaptation of hepatitis C virus in chimpanzees for efficient virus production and evasion of apoptosis. Hepatology 2011 0.86
138 Evaluation of imaging findings differentiating extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from squamous cell carcinoma in naso- and oropharynx. Clin Imaging 2013 0.85
139 Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor and O139 Bengal strains carrying ctxB(ET), Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 0.85
140 Molecular interactions of surface protein peptides of Streptococcus gordonii with human salivary components. Infect Immun 2004 0.85
141 [Symptoms of food-borne diseases and gastroenteritis in Kyushu, Japan]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2005 0.85
142 Expression of IL-6 and TNF-alpha in human alveolar epithelial cells is induced by invading, but not by adhering, Legionella pneumophila. Microb Pathog 2004 0.85
143 Transcription of the ehx enterohemolysin gene is positively regulated by GrlA, a global regulator encoded within the locus of enterocyte effacement in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2008 0.85
144 Isolation and characterization of Leptospira spp. from raccoons in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2009 0.85
145 Competence-dependent endogenous DNA rearrangement and uptake of extracellular DNA give a natural variant of Streptococcus mutans without biofilm formation. J Bacteriol 2011 0.85
146 Molecular characterization of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates dispersed across Japan by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis. Jpn J Infect Dis 2008 0.85
147 Increased expression of the ska gene in emm49-genotyped Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from patients with severe invasive streptococcal infections. Jpn J Infect Dis 2005 0.85
148 The genetic properties of Streptococcus pyogenes emm49 genotype strains recently emerged among severe invasive infections in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2004 0.85
149 An improved protocol for the preparation and restriction enzyme digestion of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis agarose plugs for the analysis of Legionella isolates. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 0.85
150 Regulation of natural competence by the orphan two-component system sensor kinase ChiS involves a non-canonical transmembrane regulator in Vibrio cholerae. Mol Microbiol 2013 0.84
151 Effectiveness of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for the early detection of diffuse outbreaks due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Japan. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2006 0.84
152 Diagnostic assay for Rickettsia japonica. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 0.84
153 Genetic analyses of the putative O and K antigen gene clusters of pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Microbiol Immunol 2008 0.84
154 Covariability of Vibrio cholerae microdiversity and environmental parameters. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.84
155 Changes of multi-drug resistance pattern in Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar typhimurium isolates from food-producing animals in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2007 0.84
156 Interferon-γ-producing immature myeloid cells confer protection against severe invasive group A Streptococcus infections. Nat Commun 2012 0.84
157 Plasmid-mediated resistance to cephalosporins in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 0.84
158 RodZ regulates the post-transcriptional processing of the Shigella sonnei type III secretion system. EMBO Rep 2011 0.84
159 O side chain deficiency enhances sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Shiga toxin 2-converting bacteriophages. Curr Microbiol 2006 0.84
160 Epidemiology of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium isolates from food-producing animals in Japan. Gut Pathog 2010 0.84
161 Differential in vitro infectious abilities of two common Japan-specific sequence-type (ST) clones of disease-associated ST-2032 and carrier-associated ST-2046 Neisseria meningitidis strains in human endothelial and epithelial cell lines. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2007 0.84
162 Development of a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay for the epidemiological analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. J Clin Microbiol 2004 0.84
163 Impact of minocycline ointment for periodontal treatment of oral bacteria. Jpn J Infect Dis 2011 0.84
164 Salivary gland tumors of the parotid gland: CT and MR imaging findings with emphasis on intratumoral cystic components. Neuroradiology 2014 0.84
165 Molecular characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from human, food, and animal sources in Malaysia. Jpn J Infect Dis 2013 0.84
166 Identification of tet(B), encoding high-level tetracycline resistance, in Neisseria meningitidis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002 0.83
167 Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium infection causing mortality in eurasian tree sparrows (Passer montanus) in Hokkaido. Jpn J Infect Dis 2008 0.83
168 A novel relapsing fever Borrelia sp. infects the salivary glands of the molted hard tick, Amblyomma geoemydae. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2012 0.83
169 LrhA positively controls the expression of the locus of enterocyte effacement genes in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli by differential regulation of their master regulators PchA and PchB. Mol Microbiol 2009 0.83
170 An amino acid substitution (V3I) in the Japanese encephalitis virus NS4A protein increases its virulence in mice, but not its growth rate in vitro. J Gen Virol 2011 0.82
171 CtxB1 outcompetes CtxB7 in Vibrio cholerae O1, Bangladesh. J Med Microbiol 2016 0.82
172 Change in antimicrobial resistance pattern in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates detected in a beef cattle farm. J Vet Med Sci 2011 0.82
173 Coordinate control of the locus of enterocyte effacement and enterohemolysin genes by multiple common virulence regulators in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 2011 0.82
174 Prevalence and carrier status of leptospirosis in smallholder dairy cattle and peridomestic rodents in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2011 0.82
175 Multilocus sequence typing implicates rodents as the main reservoir host of human-pathogenic Borrelia garinii in Japan. J Clin Microbiol 2011 0.82
176 Body size indices to determine iodine mass with contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography of the upper abdomen: does body surface area outperform total body weight or lean body weight? Eur Radiol 2013 0.81
177 Mechanism of hilA repression by 1,2-propanediol consists of two distinct pathways, one dependent on and the other independent of catabolic production of propionate, in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol 2006 0.81
178 Phenotypic and molecular characteristics of Escherichia coli isolated from aquatic environment of Bangladesh. Microbiol Immunol 2006 0.81
179 Levels of thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 and other serovars grown anaerobically with the presence of a bile acid. Curr Microbiol 2002 0.81
180 Post-translational processing of Neisseria meningitidis gamma-glutamyl aminopeptidase and its association with inner membrane facing to the cytoplasmic space. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.81
181 Whole-body CT angiography with low tube voltage and low-concentration contrast material to reduce radiation dose and iodine load. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2014 0.81
182 Prevalence of Leptospira spp. in the kidneys of wild boars and deer in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2009 0.80
183 Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Ruptured Occipital Arterial Aneurysms. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2011 0.80
184 Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 0.80
185 Immunomodulatory effects of Yersinia pestis lipopolysaccharides on human macrophages. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2009 0.80
186 Preoperative planning for endovascular aortic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: feasibility of nonenhanced MR angiography versus contrast-enhanced CT angiography. Radiology 2013 0.80
187 Evaluation of hepatitis C virus core antigen assays in detecting recombinant viral antigens of various genotypes. J Clin Microbiol 2009 0.80
188 E2F-1-deficient NOD/SCID mice developed showing decreased saliva production. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2009 0.80
189 Meningococcal internalization into human endothelial and epithelial cells is triggered by the influx of extracellular L-glutamate via GltT L-glutamate ABC transporter in Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2010 0.79
190 Reliability of the detection of meningococcal gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase as an identification marker for Neisseria meningitidis. Microbiol Immunol 2004 0.79
191 Antibacterial activity of Psidium guajava leaf and bark against multidrug-resistant Vibrio cholerae: implication for cholera control. Jpn J Infect Dis 2010 0.79
192 Evaluation of optimal scan delay for gadoxetate disodium-enhanced hepatic arterial phase MRI using MR fluoroscopic triggering and slow injection technique. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2013 0.79
193 IpaC of Shigella binds to the C-terminal domain of beta-catenin. Microb Pathog 2003 0.79
194 Evaluation of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis performed at selected prefectural institutes of public health for use in PulseNet Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2005 0.79
195 Diversity and seasonality of bioluminescent Vibrio cholerae populations in Chesapeake Bay. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.79
196 Legioliulin, a new isocoumarin compound responsible for blue-white autofluorescence in Legionella (Fluoribacter) dumoffii under long-wavelength UV light. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.79
197 Neonatal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 0.79
198 CT of the pancreas: comparison of anatomic structure depiction, image quality, and radiation exposure between 320-detector volumetric images and 64-detector helical images. Radiology 2011 0.79
199 Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-associated pneumonia in children, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 0.78
200 [A case of leptospirosis caused by Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar sejroe infected in Bali Island, Indonesia]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2005 0.78
201 Distinct difference of flaA genotypes of Legionella pneumophila between isolates from bath water and cooling tower water. Microbiol Immunol 2008 0.78
202 Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli in Japan. Microbiol Spectr 2014 0.78
203 EspO1-2 regulates EspM2-mediated RhoA activity to stabilize formation of focal adhesions in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli-infected host cells. PLoS One 2013 0.78
204 Outbreak of food poisoning caused by lunch boxes prepared by a company contaminated with multidrug resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104. Jpn J Infect Dis 2005 0.78
205 Consideration of cysteine protease activity for serological M-typing of clinical Streptococcus pyogenes isolates. Microbiol Immunol 2004 0.78
206 Staging hepatic fibrosis: computer-aided analysis of hepatic contours on gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-enhanced hepatocyte-phase magnetic resonance imaging. Hepatology 2012 0.78
207 In vivo role of myeloperoxidase for the host defense. Jpn J Infect Dis 2004 0.78
208 Rickettsia sp. in Ixodes granulatus ticks, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 0.78
209 Screening method for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and serovar Paratyphi A with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Microbiol Immunol 2003 0.78
210 Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans adherence and biofilm formation using analogues of the SspB peptide. Arch Oral Biol 2010 0.78
211 [PulseNet Japan--network system for the utilization of epidemiological information and the results of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.78
212 Trypanosoma cf. varani in an imported ball python (Python reginus) from Ghana. J Parasitol 2009 0.77
213 Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection of gyrA mutations associated with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Salmonella enterica serovar typhi and paratyphi A. Microbiol Immunol 2006 0.77
214 Surveillance of group B streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome in nonpregnant adults and characterization of the strains in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2006 0.77
215 Molecular mechanisms of high level tetracycline-resistance in group A streptococcal isolates, T serotypes 4 and 11. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2005 0.77
216 Diffusion kurtosis imaging to assess response to treatment in hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2015 0.77
217 Gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MR imaging: differentiation between early-enhancing non-tumorous lesions and hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas. Eur J Radiol 2011 0.77
218 Characterization of lysine decarboxylase-negative strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis disseminated in Japan. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2006 0.77
219 Differential expression of the Smb bacteriocin in Streptococcus mutans isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 0.77
220 Unique functions of hydroxyapatite with mutans streptococci adherence. Quintessence Int 2010 0.77
221 Emergence of clindamycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes isolates obtained from patients with severe invasive infections in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2010 0.77
222 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography as a pathological grade predictor for renal clear cell carcinomas. Eur Radiol 2015 0.77
223 Surveillance of severe invasive group G streptococcal infections in Japan during 2002-2008. Jpn J Infect Dis 2010 0.77
224 Novel PCR-based genotyping method, using genomic variability between repetitive sequences of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor and O139. Mol Cell Probes 2009 0.77
225 Effects of IgY against Candida albicans and Candida spp. Adherence and Biofilm Formation. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 0.76
226 Meningococcemia without meningitis in Japan. Intern Med 2008 0.76
227 Drug response and genetic properties of Vibrio cholerae associated with endemic cholera in north-eastern Thailand, 2003-2011. J Med Microbiol 2013 0.76
228 Reduction of iodine load in CT imaging of pancreas acquired with low tube voltage and an adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction technique. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2014 0.76
229 Development of recombinant hepatitis C virus with NS5A from strains of genotypes 1 and 2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.76
230 [A case of leptospirosis diagnosed early by flaB-PCR]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2003 0.76
231 [Mechanism behind streptococcus toxic shock-like syndrome onset--immune evasion and bacterial properties]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2009 0.76
232 Low-Iodine-Load and Low-Tube-Voltage CT Angiographic Imaging of the Kidney by Using Bolus Tracking with Saline Flushing. Radiology 2014 0.76
233 Aortic and hepatic enhancement at multidetector CT: evaluation of optimal iodine dose determined by lean body weight. Eur J Radiol 2010 0.75
234 A 12-year-old boy with acute gastroenteritis caused by Edwardsiella tarda O4:H4. J Infect Chemother 2008 0.75
235 Genomic analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium definitive phage type 104. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 0.75
236 Reply: how far do we need to elaborate the quality of diffusion-weighted MR images of the liver? Abdom Imaging 2013 0.75
237 Characterization of a serine-to-asparagine substitution at position 123 in the Japanese encephalitis virus E protein. J Gen Virol 2012 0.75
238 Effects of activation of central nervous histamine receptors in cardiovascular regulation; studies in H(1) and H(2) receptor gene knockout mice. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2005 0.75
239 [Comparison of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Newport isolates from a patient and sewages in Fukui Prefecture]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2005 0.75
240 Determination of optimal intravenous contrast agent iodine dose for the detection of liver metastasis at 80-kVp CT. Eur Radiol 2014 0.75
241 [Leptospirosis]. Nihon Rinsho 2007 0.75
242 Development of a pUC19-based recombinant plasmid to serve as a positive control in PCR for Orientia tsutsugamushi. Microbiol Immunol 2009 0.75
243 Uneven haustra on CT colonography: a clue for the detection of transperitoneal invasion from gastric cancer. Abdom Imaging 2012 0.75
244 Prenatal MR imaging diagnosis of placental invasion. Abdom Imaging 2015 0.75
245 [Neisseria gonorrhoeae]. Nihon Rinsho 2003 0.75
246 [Genome of group A Streptococcus]. Nihon Rinsho 2003 0.75
247 [Evaluation of factor for one-point venous blood sampling method based on the causality model]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2009 0.75
248 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 2011 0.75
249 Probable laboratory contamination of clinical specimens with Leptospira meyeri. Microbiol Immunol 2003 0.75
250 [Leptospira]. Nihon Rinsho 2010 0.75
251 [Largest outbreak of legionellosis associated with spa baths: comparison of diagnostic tests]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2007 0.75
252 [Lyme disease]. Nihon Rinsho 2007 0.75
253 Close correlation of streptococcal DNase B (sdaB) alleles with emm genotypes in Streptococcus pyogenes. Microbiol Immunol 2005 0.75
254 Detection and grading for esophageal varices in patients with chronic liver damage: comparison of gadolinium-enhanced and unenhanced steady-state coherent MR images. Magn Reson Imaging 2009 0.75
255 A case of sepsis and meningitis caused by probable travel-related Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B infection: the first report of N. meningitidis ST-4893 in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2011 0.75
256 [Plague]. Nihon Rinsho 2007 0.75
257 Identification of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157-Specific DNA sequence obtained from amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis. Microbiol Immunol 2007 0.75
258 [Epidemiological analysis of Salmonella enteritidis isolates using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and bacteriophage typing over the period of April 2000 to March 2003 in Gifu Prefecture]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2004 0.75
259 The role of anti-PAc (361-386) peptide SIgA antibody in professional oral hygiene of the elderly. Gerodontology 2009 0.75
260 Lysine decarboxylase-negative Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis: antibiotic susceptibility, phage and PFGE typing. J Vet Med Sci 2007 0.75
261 Antimicrobial resistance and genetic characteristics of Salmonella Typhimurium isolated from horses in Hokkaido, Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2009 0.75
262 [Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome]. Nihon Rinsho 2007 0.75
263 Amplification of irrelevant sequence from Bacillus subtilis using a primer set designed for detection of the pag gene of Bacillus anthracis. Jpn J Infect Dis 2002 0.75
264 [First report of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport in Japan]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2004 0.75
265 [Diagnostic tests: Leptospira]. Nihon Rinsho 2005 0.75
266 MRI of the thyroid for differential diagnosis of benign thyroid nodules and papillary carcinomas. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2015 0.75
267 A case of serogroup A meningococcal meningitis: a case possibly imported from China. Intern Med 2005 0.75
268 [A case of acute bronchitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis associated with HIV infection]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2007 0.75
269 [Epidemiological and bacteriological investigation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection in the Chugoku-Shikoku area]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2002 0.75
270 [Diagnosis of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever by serological and genetical methods]. Nihon Rinsho 2005 0.75
271 [Neisseria meningitidis]. Nihon Rinsho 2003 0.75
272 Interaction between enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 EspFu and IRSp53 induces dynamic membrane remodeling in epithelial cells. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 0.75