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Toshiaki Kudo

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1 Intra- and interspecific comparisons of bacterial diversity and community structure support coevolution of gut microbiota and termite host. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 2.57
2 Molecular analysis of bacterial microbiota in the gut of the termite Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2003 2.36
3 Complete genome of the uncultured Termite Group 1 bacteria in a single host protist cell. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 2.21
4 Antagonistic interaction between systemic acquired resistance and the abscisic acid-mediated abiotic stress response in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 2008 2.10
5 Transcriptome analysis of the aphid bacteriocyte, the symbiotic host cell that harbors an endocellular mutualistic bacterium, Buchnera. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 2.09
6 Genome of an endosymbiont coupling N2 fixation to cellulolysis within protist cells in termite gut. Science 2008 1.96
7 Zinc is a key factor in controlling alternation of two types of L31 protein in the Bacillus subtilis ribosome. Mol Microbiol 2004 1.65
8 Bacterial genes in the aphid genome: absence of functional gene transfer from Buchnera to its host. PLoS Genet 2010 1.60
9 A new bacterial steroid degradation gene cluster in Comamonas testosteroni TA441 which consists of aromatic-compound degradation genes for seco-steroids and 3-ketosteroid dehydrogenase genes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 1.56
10 Molecular phylogeny of Asian termites (Isoptera) of the families Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae based on mitochondrial COII sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2004 1.49
11 Evaluation of primers and PCR conditions for the analysis of 16S rRNA genes from a natural environment. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003 1.27
12 The candidate phylum 'Termite Group 1' of bacteria: phylogenetic diversity, distribution, and endosymbiont members of various gut flagellated protists. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007 1.27
13 Steroid degradation gene cluster of Comamonas testosteroni consisting of 18 putative genes from meta-cleavage enzyme gene tesB to regulator gene tesR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 1.25
14 Environmental cDNA analysis of the genes involved in lignocellulose digestion in the symbiotic protist community of Reticulitermes speratus. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007 1.22
15 Steroid degradation in Comamonas testosteroni. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010 1.20
16 Identification of a response regulator gene for catabolite control from a PCB-degrading beta-proteobacteria, Acidovorax sp. KKS102. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.20
17 Spatial distribution of bacterial phylotypes in the gut of the termite Reticulitermes speratus and the bacterial community colonizing the gut epithelium. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2005 1.16
18 Diverse bacteria related to the bacteroides subgroup of the CFB phylum within the gut symbiotic communities of various termites. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 1.16
19 Phylogenetic diversity, localization, and cell morphologies of members of the candidate phylum TG3 and a subphylum in the phylum Fibrobacteres, recently discovered bacterial groups dominant in termite guts. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 1.15
20 Strategies for bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004 1.15
21 A fail-safe system for the ribosome under zinc-limiting conditions in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.13
22 Comparison of bacterial communities in the alkaline gut segment among various species of higher termites. Extremophiles 2005 1.12
23 Novel approach to the improvement of biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyl degradation activity: promoter implantation by homologous recombination. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 1.11
24 A two-component histidine kinase of the rice blast fungus is involved in osmotic stress response and fungicide action. Fungal Genet Biol 2005 1.10
25 Identification and characterization of ectosymbionts of distinct lineages in Bacteroidales attached to flagellated protists in the gut of termites and a wood-feeding cockroach. Environ Microbiol 2006 1.08
26 The genes encoding the hydroxylase of 3-hydroxy-9,10-secoandrosta-1,3,5(10)-triene-9,17-dione in steroid degradation in Comamonas testosteroni TA441. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2004 1.08
27 Phylogenetic position and in situ identification of ectosymbiotic spirochetes on protists in the termite gut. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 1.08
28 An Os-1 family histidine kinase from a filamentous fungus confers fungicide-sensitivity to yeast. Curr Genet 2005 1.06
29 Characterization of a multigene-encoded sodium/hydrogen antiporter (sha) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: its involvement in pathogenesis. J Bacteriol 2005 1.05
30 Gene encoding the hydrolase for the product of the meta-cleavage reaction in testosterone degradation by Comamonas testosteroni. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 1.02
31 Complex formation by the mrpABCDEFG gene products, which constitute a principal Na+/H+ antiporter in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 2007 1.01
32 Symbiotic fungi produce laccases potentially involved in phenol degradation in fungus combs of fungus-growing termites in Thailand. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.00
33 AtNFXL1, an Arabidopsis homologue of the human transcription factor NF-X1, functions as a negative regulator of the trichothecene phytotoxin-induced defense response. Plant J 2007 1.00
34 Endosymbiotic Bacteroidales bacteria of the flagellated protist Pseudotrichonympha grassii in the gut of the termite Coptotermes formosanus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.99
35 The first isolation of ustilaginomycetous anamorphic yeasts, Pseudozyma species, from patients' blood and a description of two new species: P. parantarctica and P. thailandica. Microbiol Immunol 2003 0.99
36 Molecular phylogeny of parabasalids inferred from small subunit rRNA sequences, with emphasis on the Hypermastigea. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2005 0.99
37 Phylogenetic analysis of cellulolytic enzyme genes from representative lineages of termites and a related cockroach. PLoS One 2010 0.97
38 Physiological characterization of aerobic culturable bacteria in the intestine of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013 0.97
39 Molecular cloning and characterization of a cellulase gene from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Coptotermes formosanus. Gene 2005 0.95
40 Metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitory activity of phthalic acid derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009 0.95
41 Transgenic rice plants expressing trichothecene 3-O-acetyltransferase show resistance to the Fusarium phytotoxin deoxynivalenol. Plant Cell Rep 2006 0.95
42 Involvement of putative response regulator genes of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae in osmotic stress response, fungicide action, and pathogenicity. Curr Genet 2008 0.94
43 Heterologous expression and characterization of an endoglucanase from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Reticulitermes speratus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2009 0.94
44 The MrpA, MrpB and MrpD subunits of the Mrp antiporter complex in Bacillus subtilis contain membrane-embedded and essential acidic residues. Microbiology 2009 0.93
45 Diversity and function of aerobic culturable bacteria in the intestine of the sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012 0.93
46 Large-scale identification of transcripts expressed in a symbiotic fungus (Termitomyces) during plant biomass degradation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006 0.92
47 A wheat xylanase inhibitor gene, Xip-I, but not Taxi-I, is significantly induced by biotic and abiotic signals that trigger plant defense. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.91
48 Isolation of a microorganism capable of degrading poly-(L-lactide). J Gen Appl Microbiol 1999 0.91
49 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of Bacteroidales members associated with the gut wall of termites. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.90
50 Identification of 9,17-dioxo-1,2,3,4,10,19-hexanorandrostan-5-oic acid, 4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid, and 2-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoic acid and related enzymes involved in testosterone degradation in Comamonas testosteroni TA441. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.90
51 Isolation and characterization of dibenzofuran-degrading actinomycetes: analysis of multiple extradiol dioxygenase genes in dibenzofuran-degrading Rhodococcus species. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.90
52 Steroid degradation genes in Comamonas testosteroni TA441: Isolation of genes encoding a Δ4(5)-isomerase and 3α- and 3β-dehydrogenases and evidence for a 100 kb steroid degradation gene hot spot. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010 0.89
53 Functional involvement of membrane-embedded and conserved acidic residues in the ShaA subunit of the multigene-encoded Na+/H+ antiporter in Bacillus subtilis. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 0.89
54 The motility symbiont of the termite gut flagellate Caduceia versatilis is a member of the "Synergistes" group. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.89
55 Molecular phylogeny of parabasalids inferred from small subunit rRNA sequences, with emphasis on the Devescovinidae and Calonymphidae (Trichomonadea). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2002 0.88
56 Hydrogen production by termite gut protists: characterization of iron hydrogenases of Parabasalian symbionts of the termite Coptotermes formosanus. Eukaryot Cell 2007 0.88
57 Extraordinary proliferation of microorganisms in aposymbiotic pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum. J Invertebr Pathol 2003 0.88
58 Altered gene expression in the transition phase by disruption of a Na+/H+ antiporter gene (shaA) in Bacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.88
59 Transcriptome analysis of the digestive organs of Hodotermopsis sjostedti, a lower termite that hosts mutualistic microorganisms in its hindgut. Zoolog Sci 2008 0.88
60 The antifungal polyketide ambruticin targets the HOG pathway. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 0.87
61 Morphological and molecular identification of non-Tritrichomonas foetus trichomonad protozoa from the bovine preputial cavity. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2007 0.87
62 Comparison of four protein phylogeny of parabasalian symbionts in termite guts. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2006 0.86
63 Molecular phylogenies of Parabasalia inferred from four protein genes and comparison with rRNA trees. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2004 0.86
64 A shaE deletion mutant showed lower Na+ sensitivity compound to other deletion mutants in the Bacillus subtilis sodium/hydrogen antiporter (Sha) system. J Biosci Bioeng 2003 0.86
65 Multiplicity of 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase genes in the Gram-positive polychlorinated biphenyl degrading bacterium Rhodococcus rhodochrous K37. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 0.86
66 A model transgenic cereal plant with detoxification activity for the estrogenic mycotoxin zearalenone. Transgenic Res 2005 0.85
67 Simple and sensitive method for pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) analysis in various foods using liquid chromatography/electrospray-ionization tandem mass spectrometry. J Agric Food Chem 2007 0.85
68 Isolation and characterization of a gene cluster for dibenzofuran degradation in a new dibenzofuran-utilizing bacterium, Paenibacillus sp. strain YK5. Arch Microbiol 2005 0.85
69 Identification of genes involved in inversion of stereochemistry of a C-12 hydroxyl group in the catabolism of cholic acid by Comamonas testosteroni TA441. J Bacteriol 2008 0.84
70 Plasmid-borne genes code for an angular dioxygenase involved in dibenzofuran degradation by Terrabacter sp. strain YK3. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002 0.83
71 Isolation and characterization of a new aromatic compound-degrading alkalitrophic bacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1998 0.83
72 Molecular phylogeny of three oxymonad genera: Pyrsonympha, Dinenympha and Oxymonas. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2003 0.82
73 Characterization of Halomonas sp. strain H11 α-glucosidase activated by monovalent cations and its application for efficient synthesis of α-D-glucosylglycerol. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.82
74 Candidatus Symbiothrix dinenymphae: bristle-like Bacteroidales ectosymbionts of termite gut protists. Environ Microbiol 2007 0.82
75 ORF18-disrupted mutant of Comamonas testosteroni TA441 accumulates significant amounts of 9,17-dioxo-1,2,3,4,10,19-hexanorandrostan-5-oic acid and its derivatives after incubation with steroids. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2006 0.81
76 Molecular phylogenetic position of the genera Stephanonympha and Caduceia (Parabasalia) inferred from nuclear small subunit rRNA gene sequences. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2007 0.81
77 Reduced contamination by the Fusarium mycotoxin zearalenone in maize kernels through genetic modification with a detoxification gene. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.81
78 Sporobolomyces magnisporus sp. nov., a new yeast species in the Erythrobasidium cluster isolated from plants in Taiwan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2003 0.80
79 A fluorescent antibiotic resistance marker for rapid production of transgenic rice plants. J Biotechnol 2005 0.80
80 Molecular phylogeny of symbiotic basidiomycetes of fungus-growing termites in Thailand and their relationship with the host. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.78
81 Investigation of the histamine H3 receptor binding site. Design and synthesis of hybrid agonists with a lipophilic side chain. J Med Chem 2010 0.78
82 Codon optimization prevents premature polyadenylation of heterologously-expressed cellulases from termite-gut symbionts in Aspergillus oryzae. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2008 0.77
83 In situ hybridization of termite microbes. Methods Mol Biol 2007 0.77
84 The GAF-like-domain-containing transcriptional regulator DfdR is a sensor protein for dibenzofuran and several hydrophobic aromatic compounds. J Bacteriol 2008 0.77
85 Polychlorinated biphenyl/biphenyl degrading gene clusters in Rhodococcus sp. K37, HA99, and TA431 are different from well-known bph gene clusters of Rhodococci. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.77
86 Enzymatic characterization of scytalone dehydratase Val75Met variant found in melanin biosynthesis dehydratase inhibitor (MBI-D) resistant strains of the rice blast fungus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 0.76
87 Analysis of two gene clusters involved in the degradation of 4-fluorophenol by Arthrobacter sp. strain IF1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 0.76
88 Screening of putative oxygenase genes in the Fusarium graminearum genome sequence database for their role in trichothecene biosynthesis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005 0.76
89 Screening of optimal cellulases from symbiotic protists of termites through expression in the secretory pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2011 0.76
90 Heterologous expression and characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 45 endo-β-1,4-glucanase from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Reticulitermes speratus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013 0.76
91 Metallo-β-lactamase inhibitory activity of 3-alkyloxy and 3-amino phthalic acid derivatives and their combination effect with carbapenem. Bioorg Med Chem 2013 0.75
92 Sporomusa intestinalis sp. nov., a homoacetogenic bacterium isolated from the gut of a higher termite, Termes comis (Termitinae). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013 0.75
93 Chloroplast-type ferredoxin involved in reactivation of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. S 47. J Biochem Mol Biol 2002 0.75
94 Functional expression of three Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases derived from actinomycetes in Rhodococcus species for investigation of their degradation capabilities of dibenzofuran and chlorinated dioxins. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2009 0.75