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R. Nakai

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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M. K. Nobu· 3 shared K. Kubota· 2 shared K. Kuroda· 2 shared K. Yamamoto· 2 shared T. Narihiro· 2 shared Y. Hirakata· 2 shared A. Ijiri· 1 shared A. Toyoda· 1 shared

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2021-2023 · peak 2/yr

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Microscopic and metatranscriptomic analyses revealed unique cross-domain symbiosis between Candidatus Patescibacteria/candidate phyla radiation (CPR) and methanogenic archaea in anaerobic ecosystems

K. Kuroda, M. Nakajima, R. Nakai, Y. Hirakata, S. Kagemasa, K. Kubota, T. Q. P. Noguchi, K. Yamamoto, H. Satoh, M. K. Nobu, T. Narihiro

The paper investigates the interaction between Candidatus Patescibacteria and methanogenic archaea using microscopy and metatranscriptomic analyses, concluding a parasitic relationship.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Symbiosis between Patescibacteria and Archaea discovered in wastewater-treating bioreactors

K. Kuroda, K. Yamamoto, R. Nakai, Y. Hirakata, K. Kubota, M. K. Nobu, T. Narihiro

The paper discovers a cross-domain symbiosis between Patescibacteria and methanogenic archaea in wastewater treatment bioreactors using microscopy and FISH.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Unique metabolic strategies in Hadean analogues reveal hints for primordial physiology

M. K. Nobu, R. Nakai, S. Tamazawa, H. Mori, A. Toyoda, A. Ijiri, S. Suzuki, K. Kurokawa, Y. Kamagata, H. Tamaki

The paper investigates metabolic strategies in Hadean analogues, revealing unique non-CO2-reducing pathways that may inform primordial physiology.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Internal microbial zonation assists in the massive growth of marimo, a lake ball of Aegagropila linnaei in Lake Akan

R. Nakai, I. Wakana, H. Niki

The paper investigates the internal microbial zonation in marimo, revealing how bacterial layers contribute to its massive growth and airtightness.

bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2021Microbiology