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Koichi Makimura

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1 Candida auris sp. nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast isolated from the external ear canal of an inpatient in a Japanese hospital. Microbiol Immunol 2009 2.02
2 Malassezia nana sp. nov., a novel lipid-dependent yeast species isolated from animals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004 1.52
3 A one-enzyme PCR-RFLP assay for identification of six medically important Candida species. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2006 1.34
4 Evaluation of a new rapid molecular diagnostic system for Plasmodium falciparum combined with DNA filter paper, loop-mediated isothermal amplification, and melting curve analysis. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 1.21
5 Comparison of different methods for extraction of mitochondrial DNA from human pathogenic yeasts. Jpn J Infect Dis 2002 1.14
6 A simple PCR-RFLP method for identification and differentiation of 11 Malassezia species. J Microbiol Methods 2004 1.13
7 Two cases of Schizophyllum asthma: is this a new clinical entity or a precursor of ABPM? Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2011 1.07
8 Molecular identification and distribution profile of Candida species isolated from Iranian patients. Med Mycol 2013 1.07
9 In vitro antifungal activities of luliconazole, a new topical imidazole. Med Mycol 2009 1.06
10 Antifungal drug susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans from clinical sources in Nairobi, Kenya. Mycoses 2007 1.04
11 Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia. J Med Microbiol 2008 1.04
12 The influence of Schizophyllum commune on asthma severity. Lung 2011 1.04
13 Differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis using a single-enzyme PCR-RFLP method. Jpn J Infect Dis 2005 1.01
14 Direct colony PCR of several medically important fungi using Ampdirect plus. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 1.01
15 Possible roles of 2 basidiomycetous fungi in allergic fungal respiratory disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012 1.00
16 Molecular epidemiology of dermatophytosis in Tehran, Iran, a clinical and microbial survey. Med Mycol 2012 0.96
17 The definitive diagnostic process and successful treatment for ABPM caused by Schizophyllum commune: a report of two cases. Allergol Int 2012 0.96
18 Prototheca cutis sp. nov., a newly discovered pathogen of protothecosis isolated from inflamed human skin. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 0.96
19 Revised culture-based system for identification of Malassezia species. J Clin Microbiol 2007 0.95
20 Microbe-I: fungal biota analyses of the Japanese experimental module KIBO of the International Space Station before launch and after being in orbit for about 460 days. Microbiol Immunol 2011 0.95
21 Isolation, characterization, and disruption of dnr1, the areA/nit-2-like nitrogen regulatory gene of the zoophilic dermatophyte, Microsporum canis. Med Mycol 2006 0.94
22 Quantitative analysis of the cutaneous Malassezia microbiota in 770 healthy Japanese by age and gender using a real-time PCR assay. Med Mycol 2010 0.93
23 Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Non-HIV-Infected Patients Based on Nested-PCR Detection in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples. Iran J Public Health 2013 0.91
24 Trichosporon species isolated from guano samples obtained from bat-inhabited caves in Japan. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.91
25 Cutaneous Pseudallescheria boydii/Scedosporium apiospermum Complex (Moleculartype: Scedosporium apiospermum [Clade 4]) Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review of Cases from Japan. Med Mycol J 2015 0.90
26 Is Bjerkandera adusta Important to fungus-associated chronic cough as an allergen? Eight cases' reports. J Asthma 2009 0.90
27 PCR identification system for the genus Aspergillus and three major pathogenic species: Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger. Med Mycol 2004 0.89
28 Multilocus differentiation of the related dermatophytes Microsporum canis, Microsporum ferrugineum and Microsporum audouinii. J Med Microbiol 2011 0.88
29 Efficacy of itraconazole in the treatment of patients with chronic cough whose sputa yield basidiomycetous fungi-fungus-associated chronic cough (FACC). J Asthma 2009 0.88
30 The importance of basidiomycetous fungi cultured from the sputum of chronic idiopathic cough: a study to determine the existence of recognizable clinical patterns to distinguish CIC from non-CIC. Respir Med 2009 0.87
31 A case of Schizophyllum commune sinusitis following unrelated cord blood transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Int J Hematol 2013 0.87
32 Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of the dermatophyte, Trichophyton mentagrophytes: an efficient tool for gene transfer. Med Mycol 2009 0.87
33 Reproducible genetic transformation system for two dermatophytes, Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Med Mycol 2005 0.86
34 Microbial monitoring of crewed habitats in space-current status and future perspectives. Microbes Environ 2014 0.86
35 Induction of mucin and MUC5AC expression by the protease activity of Aspergillus fumigatus in airway epithelial cells. J Immunol 2011 0.85
36 Polymerase chain reaction assay for specific identification of Candida guilliermondii (Pichia guilliermondii). J Infect Chemother 2009 0.85
37 Protective effects of farnesol against oral candidiasis in mice. Microbiol Immunol 2008 0.85
38 Chronic cough in a tsunami-affected town. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2011 0.85
39 Impact of Schizophyllum sensitization on decline of lung function in asthma. J Asthma 2013 0.85
40 Discrimination of Trichophyton tonsurans and Trichophyton equinum by PCR-RFLP and by β-tubulin and translation elongation factor 1-α sequencing. Med Mycol 2012 0.84
41 Isolation and identification of Rhizomucor pusillus from pleural zygomycosis in an immunocompetent patient. Med Mycol 2009 0.84
42 A novel mechanism of fluconazole resistance associated with fluconazole sequestration in Candida albicans isolates from a myelofibrosis patient. Microbiol Immunol 2002 0.84
43 The effect of dermatophytes on cytokine production by human keratinocytes. Arch Dermatol Res 2007 0.84
44 Prototheca zopfii genotypes isolated from cow barns and bovine mastitis in Japan. Vet Microbiol 2008 0.83
45 Enhanced gene replacements in Ku80 disruption mutants of the dermatophyte, Trichophyton mentagrophytes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009 0.83
46 Characterization of mechanisms of fluconazole resistance in a Candida albicans isolate from a Japanese patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Microbiol Immunol 2004 0.83
47 26S rDNA-based phylogenetic investigation of Japanese cattle-associated Prototheca zopfii isolates. J Vet Med Sci 2009 0.83
48 The trend of imported mycoses in Japan. J Infect Chemother 2003 0.83
49 The opportunistic yeast pathogen Trichosporon asahii colonizes the skin of healthy individuals: analysis of 380 healthy individuals by age and gender using a nested polymerase chain reaction assay. Microbiol Immunol 2011 0.82
50 Nourseothricin acetyltransferase: a new dominant selectable marker for the dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Med Mycol 2010 0.82
51 Insights into a nonhomologous integration pathway in the dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes: efficient targeted gene disruption by use of mutants lacking ligase IV. Microbiol Immunol 2011 0.82
52 Tween 40-based precipitate production observed on modified chromogenic agar and development of biological identification kit for Malassezia species. Med Mycol 2006 0.82
53 Vital growth factors of Malassezia species on modified CHROMagar Candida. Med Mycol 2005 0.82
54 DNA base alignment and taxonomic study of genus Malassezia based upon partial sequences of mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Microbiol Immunol 2003 0.82
55 Restriction analysis of β-tubulin gene for differentiation of the common pathogenic dermatophytes. J Clin Lab Anal 2014 0.81
56 Implications of high antifungal susceptibility on Schizophyllum commune-associated allergy in clinical practice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 0.81
57 Hypothesis for future management of Schizophyllum allergy in asthma control. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2012 0.81
58 Incidence of pulmonary aspergillosis and correlation of conventional diagnostic methods with nested PCR and real-time PCR assay using BAL fluid in intensive care unit patients. J Clin Lab Anal 2013 0.81
59 Phenotypic characterization of Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans grown under simulated microgravity using a three-dimensional clinostat. Microbiol Immunol 2012 0.80
60 Molecular typing and in-vitro activity of azoles against clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus and A. niger in Japan. J Infect Chemother 2011 0.80
61 Genetic transformation of the dermatophyte, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, based on the use of G418 resistance as a dominant selectable marker. J Dermatol Sci 2007 0.80
62 Rapid identification of Trichophyton tonsurans by specific PCR based on DNA sequences of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 region. J Dermatol Sci 2006 0.80
63 In vitro susceptibility of dermatomycoses agents to six antifungal drugs and evaluation by fractional inhibitory concentration index of combined effects of amorolfine and itraconazole in dermatophytes. Microbiol Immunol 2014 0.80
64 Activation of prothrombin by two subtilisin-like serine proteases from Acremonium sp. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.79
65 Cryptococcus lacticolor sp. nov. and Rhodotorula oligophaga sp. nov., novel yeasts isolated from the nasal smear microbiota of Queensland koalas kept in Japanese zoological parks. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013 0.79
66 Rapid identification of Mycoplasma pulmonis isolated from laboratory mice and rats using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Vet Med Sci 2012 0.79
67 A unique isolate of Malassezia from a cat. J Vet Med Sci 2002 0.79
68 Genetic and biological features of catheter-associated Malassezia furfur from hospitalized adults. Med Mycol 2011 0.79
69 In vitro Antifungal Activity of Luliconazole against Trichophyton spp. Med Mycol J 2016 0.79
70 Rapid real-time diagnostic PCR for Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes in patients with tinea unguium and tinea pedis using specific fluorescent probes. J Dermatol Sci 2012 0.79
71 Quantitation of fungal DNA contamination in commercial zymolyase and lyticase used in the preparation of fungi. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2009 0.78
72 Long-term surveillance and treatment of subclinical cryptococcosis and nasal colonization by Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii species complex in captive koalas (Phascolarctes cinereus). Med Mycol 2011 0.78
73 Exotic myiasis caused by 19 larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga in Namibia and identified using molecular methods in Japan. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008 0.78
74 A suggested pathogenic role for Trichosporon montevideense in a case of Onychomycosis in a Japanese monkey. J Vet Med Sci 2009 0.78
75 Utilization of matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for identification of infantile seborrheic dermatitis-causing Malassezia and incidence of culture-based cutaneous Malassezia microbiota of 1-month-old infants. J Dermatol 2014 0.78
76 Use of mycological, nested PCR, and real-time PCR methods on BAL fluids for detection of Aspergillus fumigatus and A. flavus in solid organ transplant recipients. Mycopathologia 2013 0.78
77 A case of cutaneous protothecosis in a polyarteritis nodosa patient and review of cases reported in Japan. Dermatol Online J 2011 0.78
78 Development of a tightly regulatable copper-mediated gene switch system in dermatophytes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.77
79 In vitro susceptibility of Prototheca zopfii genotypes 1 and 2. Med Mycol 2010 0.77
80 Proliferation of intracellular structure corresponding to reduced affinity of fluconazole for cytochrome P-450 in two low-susceptibility strains of Candida albicans isolated from a Japanese AIDS patient. Microbiol Immunol 2003 0.77
81 Clinical experience with low-dose itraconazole in chronic idiopathic cough. Cough 2013 0.76
82 Fungus-associated asthma: overcoming challenges in diagnosis and treatment. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014 0.76
83 Isolation of a promoter region of a secreted metalloprotease gene from Microsporum canis. Jpn J Infect Dis 2004 0.76
84 Chronic cough management: dealing with a sensation of mucus in the throat. Respirology 2013 0.76
85 Is Histoplasma capsulatum a native inhabitant of Japan? Microbiol Immunol 2008 0.76
86 How histopathology can contribute to an understanding of defense mechanisms against cryptococci. Mediators Inflamm 2013 0.76
87 Chronic cough management: dealing with a sensation of irritation in the throat. Respirology 2013 0.76
88 A case of tinea corporis caused by Arthroderma benhamiae (teleomorph of Tinea mentagrophytes) in a pet shop employee. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006 0.76
89 Antimycotics suppress the Malassezia extract-induced production of CXC chemokine ligand 10 in human keratinocytes. J Dermatol 2014 0.76
90 Cryptococcus yokohamensis sp. nov., a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from trees and a Queensland koala kept in a Japanese zoological park. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011 0.75
91 Arthroderma benhamiae (the teleomorph of Trichophyton mentagrophytes) mating type-specific genes. Mycopathologia 2010 0.75
92 Comparative study of ability for growth support and species differentiation by colony features on commercial chromogenic agar, Pourmedia Vi Candida and CHROMagar Candida. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
93 Human external ear canal as the specific reservoir of Malassezia slooffiae. Med Mycol 2010 0.75
94 Is bjerkandera allergy affected by the arrival of yellow sand dust? Allergol Int 2013 0.75
95 Cluster analysis of Microsporum canis isolated from a patient with tinea corporis and an infected cat based on the DNA sequences of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1. Mycoses 2011 0.75
96 [Overview of lipophilic yeast Malassezia: the current status of the molecular diagnosis]. Jpn J Antibiot 2002 0.75
97 [Multicenter Prospective Observational Study of Fungal Keratitis--Current Status of Patients' Background, Clinical Findings, Treatment and Prognosis]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2016 0.75
98 Comparative study of direct polymerase chain reaction, microscopic examination and culture-based morphological methods for detection and identification of dermatophytes in nail and skin samples. J Dermatol 2009 0.75
99 [Report of the Standardization Committee of the Japanese Society for Medical Mycology 1998-2000]. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
100 A case study of measles vaccination for university students during the measles outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, 2007. J Infect Chemother 2011 0.75
101 Localized cutaneous fusariosis after long-term topical application of corticosteroids in a healthy elderly woman. Eur J Dermatol 2012 0.75
102 A new genotype of Arthroderma benhamiae. Med Mycol 2008 0.75
103 Microsatellite polymorphism in Japanese mongrel dogs. J Vet Med Sci 2005 0.75
104 Executive Summary of Japanese Domestic Guidelines for Management of Deep-seated Mycosis 2014. Med Mycol J 2016 0.75
105 [Fatal zygomycosis caused by Mucor indicus after haplo-identical stem cell transplantation]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2013 0.75
106 [Molecular detection and identification for mycosis-fungal DNA extraction method]. Med Mycol J 2013 0.75
107 Specific detection of Bjerkandera adusta by polymerase chain reaction and its incidence in fungus-associated chronic cough. Mycopathologia 2013 0.75
108 [Strategy for educating senior dermatological residents in mycology]. Med Mycol J 2012 0.75
109 Sporobolomyces koalae sp. nov., a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from nasal smears of Queensland koalas kept in a Japanese zoological park. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 0.75
110 [Molecular biological diagnosis of fungal infection]. Nihon Rinsho 2008 0.75
111 A case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala oligosperma successfully treated with local hyperthermia. Med Mycol J 2013 0.75
112 Rapid identification of Prototheca zopfii by nested polymerase chain reaction based on the nuclear small subunit ribosomal DNA. J Dermatol Sci 2009 0.75
113 The intergenic spacer region of the ribosomal RNA gene of Penicillium marneffei shows almost no DNA sequence diversity. Microbiol Immunol 2010 0.75
114 Detection and identification of probable endemic fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus gattii, and worldwide pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans, by real-time PCR. Microbiol Immunol 2011 0.75
115 Metalloprotease gene of Arthroderma gypseum. Jpn J Infect Dis 2005 0.75
116 [Multicenter Prospective Observational Study of Fungal Keratitis--Identification and Susceptibility Test of Fungi]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2016 0.75
117 Comparative evaluation of Trichosporon asahii susceptibility using ASTY colorimetric microdilution and CLSI M27-A2 broth microdilution reference methods. Microbiol Immunol 2008 0.75
118 [Molecular biological analysis of Tinea faciei caused by a clinically anomalous strain of Trichophyton mentagrophytes]. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
119 [The 1st Kantou Symposium on Respiratory Mycosis: Autopsy case of invasive mucormycoses manifested as breakthrough infection]. Jpn J Antibiot 2009 0.75
120 [Current status of systemic aspergillosis in Japan: an analysis of nation-wide surveillance data]. Jpn J Antibiot 2002 0.75
121 [A study of otitis externa associated with Malassezia]. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2009 0.75
122 A case of sinobronchial allergic mycosis; possibility of basidiomycetous fungi as a causative antigen. Intern Med 2011 0.75
123 [The function and utilization of culture collections on pathogenic fungi]. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
124 Detection and identification of genotypes of Prototheca zopfii in clinical samples by quantitative PCR analysis. Jpn J Infect Dis 2013 0.75
125 [In vitro activities of antifungal drugs against clinical isolates of Trichophyton tonsurans]. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75
126 Characterization of Malassezia microbiota in the human external auditory canal and on the sole of the foot. Microbiol Immunol 2012 0.75