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M. Ohkuma

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Assay:metagenomics· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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C. G. Lee· 2 shared K. Nakaho· 2 shared T. Iida· 2 shared Y. Hongoh· 2 shared A. Ihara· 1 shared A. Nishihara· 1 shared B. Paul· 1 shared D. Ghosal· 1 shared

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2019-2024 · peak 2/yr

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C. G. Lee

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6 papers

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A large attachment organelle mediates interaction between a novel Nanobdellota archaeon YN1 and its host

M. D. Johnson, H. Sakai, B. Paul, T. Nunorura, S. Dalvi, M. Mudaliyar, D. Shepherd, M. Shimizu, S. Udupa, M. Ohkuma, N. Kurosawa, D. Ghosal

This study isolates and characterizes a novel Nanobdellota archaeon and its host, revealing an attachment organelle that mediates their ectosymbiotic interaction.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Facultative endosymbiosis between cellulolytic protists and methanogenic archaea in the gut of the Formosan termite Coptotermes formosanus

M. Kaneko, T. Omori, K. Igai, T. Mabuchi, M. Sakai-Tazawa, A. Nishihara, K. Kihara, T. Yoshimura, M. Ohkuma, Y. Hongoh

This study identifies a facultative endosymbiotic relationship between methanogenic archaea and cellulolytic protists in termite gut, showing genomic and ecological adaptations to their symbiotic lifestyle.

bioRxiv · May 3, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Cell surface architecture of the cultivated DPANN archaeon Nanobdella aerobiophila

S. Kato, Y. O. Tahara, Y. Nishimura, K. Uematsu, T. Arai, D. Nakane, A. Ihara, T. Nishizaka, W. Iwasaki, T. Itoh, M. Miyata, M. Ohkuma

This study characterizes the cell surface structures and symbiotic interactions of the DPANN archaeon Nanobdella aerobiophila using electron microscopy, transcriptomics, and genomics.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade

K. Takahashi, H. Kuwahara, Y. Horikawa, K. Izawa, D. Kato, T. Inagaki, M. Yuki, M. Ohkuma, Y. Hongoh

The paper identifies three endosymbiotic Clostridia in termite gut protists, revealing they are energy parasites with genome features suggesting obligate intracellular parasitism.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Soil prokaryotes associated with decreasing pathogen density during anaerobic soil disinfestation

C. G. Lee, T. Iida, E. Kunitomo, K. Nakaho, M. Ohkuma

The paper examines how soil microbial communities change during anaerobic soil disinfestation and identifies specific microbes linked to pathogen reduction.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2019Microbiology

Comparison of prokaryotic communities among fields exhibiting different disinfestation effects by anaerobic soil disinfestation

C. G. Lee, T. Iida, E. Matusda, K. Yoshida, M. Kawabe, M. Maeda, H. Watanabe, Y. Muramoto, Y. Otani, K. Nakaho, M. Ohkuma

The paper compares prokaryotic communities in soils with different disinfestation effects after anaerobic soil disinfestation, finding specific microbial changes associated with effective disinfestation.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology