Ron Usami

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1 Stabilization of C60 nanoparticles by protein adsorption and its implications for toxicity studies. Chem Res Toxicol 2007 1.25
2 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
3 Further refinement of the phylogeny of the Halobacteriaceae based on the full-length RNA polymerase subunit B' (rpoB') gene. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 1.13
4 Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 0.97
5 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
6 Putative homologs of SSK22 MAPKK kinase and PBS2 MAPK kinase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encoded by os-4 and os-5 genes for osmotic sensitivity and fungicide resistance in Neurospora crassa. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.93
7 Endospores of halophilic bacteria of the family Bacillaceae isolated from non-saline Japanese soil may be transported by Kosa event (Asian dust storm). Saline Systems 2005 0.92
8 A multilocus sequence analysis approach to the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Halobacteriales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011 0.92
9 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of Bacteroidales members associated with the gut wall of termites. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.90
10 Natronomonas moolapensis sp. nov., non-alkaliphilic isolates recovered from a solar saltern crystallizer pond, and emended description of the genus Natronomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 0.90
11 Organic solvent tolerance of halophilic alpha-amylase from a Haloarchaeon, Haloarcula sp. strain S-1. Extremophiles 2004 0.90
12 Ureases of extreme halophiles of the genus Haloarcula with a unique structure of gene cluster. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 0.89
13 Systematic analysis of HSP gene expression and effects on cell growth and survival at high hydrostatic pressure in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Extremophiles 2006 0.89
14 A traditional Japanese-style salt field is a niche for haloarchaeal strains that can survive in 0.5% salt solution. Saline Systems 2007 0.89
15 Activity of an enzyme immobilized on superparamagnetic particles in a rotational magnetic field. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.89
16 Phylogenetic relationships within the family Halobacteriaceae inferred from rpoB' gene and protein sequences. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 0.87
17 Differential pressure resistance in the activity of RNA polymerase isolated from Shewanella violacea and Escherichia coli. Extremophiles 2004 0.85
18 Sequence of the gene for a high-alkaline mannanase from an alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain JAMB-750, its expression in Bacillus subtilis and characterization of the recombinant enzyme. Extremophiles 2005 0.85
19 Haplotype-based case-control study on human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox effector factor-1 gene and essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2009 0.85
20 Expression in cereal plants of genes that inactivate Fusarium mycotoxins. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.85
21 Gene orders in the upstream of 16S rRNA genes divide genera of the family Halobacteriaceae into two groups. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011 0.85
22 Molecular mechanism of distinct salt-dependent enzyme activity of two halophilic nucleoside diphosphate kinases. Biophys J 2009 0.83
23 Mutation screening and haplotype analysis of the rhodopsin gene locus in Japanese patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Mol Vis 2007 0.83
24 Highly thermostable and surfactant-activated chitinase from a subseafloor bacterium, Laceyella putida. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014 0.81
25 Haplotype-based case-control study between human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox effector factor-1 gene and cerebral infarction. Clin Biochem 2009 0.81
26 Association of extracellular superoxide dismutase gene with cerebral infarction in women: a haplotype-based case-control study. Hereditas 2008 0.81
27 A haplotype-based case-control study examining human extracellular superoxide dismutase gene and essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2008 0.80
28 Halarchaeum acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 0.80
29 Characterization of cold- and high-pressure-active polygalacturonases from a deep-sea yeast, Cryptococcus liquefaciens strain N6. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.80
30 Identification of multiple highly similar XIP-type xylanase inhibitor genes in hexaploid wheat. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.79
31 Acidophilic haloarchaeal strains are isolated from various solar salts. Saline Systems 2008 0.79
32 Enzyme inhibitors to increase poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production by transgenic tobacco. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.79
33 Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013 0.79
34 Halostagnicola kamekurae sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010 0.78
35 Halarchaeum nitratireducens sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial sea salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013 0.78
36 Transcriptional regulation under pressure conditions by RNA polymerase sigma54 factor with a two-component regulatory system in Shewanella violacea. Extremophiles 2002 0.78
37 Haloferax elongans sp. nov. and Haloferax mucosum sp. nov., isolated from microbial mats from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 0.78
38 Fine expression profiling of full-length transcripts using a size-unbiased cDNA library prepared with the vector-capping method. DNA Res 2008 0.78
39 Shewanella surugensis sp. nov., Shewanella kaireitica sp. nov. and Shewanella abyssi sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediments of Suruga Bay, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006 0.77
40 Thermophilic and halophilic β-agarase from a halophilic archaeon Halococcus sp. 197A. Extremophiles 2013 0.77
41 Characterization of the arylsulfatase I (ARSI) gene preferentially expressed in the human retinal pigment epithelium cell line ARPE-19. Mol Vis 2009 0.77
42 Protein-DNA interactions under high-pressure conditions, studied by capillary narrow-tube electrophoresis. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.77
43 Comparison of the microbial diversity in cold-seep sediments from different depths in the Nankai Trough. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2006 0.77
44 Short tandem repeat polymorphism in the flanking region of the human phosphoglycerate kinase gene in a Japanese population. Hum Biol 2006 0.77
45 Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011 0.77
46 Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 0.77
47 Halalkalibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a non-saline soil sample in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 0.77
48 Halarchaeum grantii sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from a commercial salt sample made in Okinawa, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015 0.76
49 Inhibition of gene expression in Escherichia coli under hypergravity. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2011 0.76
50 Salarchaeum japonicum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010 0.76
51 Cloning and characterization of the rpoE gene encoding an RNA polymerase sigmaE factor from the deep-sea piezophilic Shewanella violacea strain DSS12. DNA Seq 2005 0.76
52 Halostagnicola alkaliphila sp. nov., an alkaliphilic haloarchaeon from commercial rock salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010 0.76
53 Molecular phylogenetic and chemical analyses of the microbial mats in deep-sea cold seep sediments at the northeastern Japan Sea. Extremophiles 2006 0.76
54 Diversity of piezophilic microorganisms in the closed ocean Japan Sea. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.76
55 Full-length transcriptome analysis of human retina-derived cell lines ARPE-19 and Y79 using the vector-capping method. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 0.76
56 Haplotype Based Association Study between t-PA Gene and Essential Hypertension. Int J Biomed Sci 2006 0.75
57 Halarchaeum salinum sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial sea salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012 0.75
58 Haplotypes of the plasminogen activator gene associated with ischemic stroke. Thromb Haemost 2006 0.75
59 Haplotype-based case-control study of the association between the guanylate cyclase activator 2B (GUCA2B, Uroguanylin) gene and essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2007 0.75
60 Halarchaeum rubridurum sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial sea salt samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013 0.75
61 Halarchaeum grantii sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from a commercial salt sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015 0.75
62 A pectate lyase from a deep subseafloor Georgenia muralis with unusual molecular characteristics. Extremophiles 2014 0.75
63 Reconstitution and characterization of NtrC protein in a deep-sea piezophilic bacterium, Shewanella violacea strain DSS12. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.75
64 Individual identification by DNA polymorphism using formalin-fixed placenta with whole genome amplification. Pathol Int 2005 0.75
65 Halobaculum magnesiiphilum sp. nov., a magnesium-dependent haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012 0.75
66 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
67 Gravity sensing by Escherichia coli. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2010 0.75
68 Natronoarchaeum philippinense sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012 0.75
69 Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008 is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium salinarum Elazari-Volcani 1957. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011 0.75
70 Acetyltransferase activity in Pseudomonas sp. capable of acetylating the C-4 hydroxyl group of nivalenol-type trichothecenes. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2016 0.75
71 Identification of rpoBC genes encoding for beta and beta' subunits of RNA polymerase in a deep-sea piezophilic bacterium, Shewanella violacea strain DSS12. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.75
72 Cloning and overproduction of the rpoZ gene encoding an RNA polymerase omega subunit from a deep-sea piezophilic Shewanella violacea strain DSS12. DNA Seq 2004 0.75