T. Sugita

Acid-treated Staphylococcus aureus induces acute silkworm hemolymph melanization

This study shows acid-treated Staphylococcus aureus induces melanization in silkworm hemolymph, with S. aureus proteins playing a role in innate immune activation.

Acute innate immune activation in silkworm by the human commensal bacterium Cutibacterium acnes

This study shows that Cutibacterium acnes induces melanization in silkworm hemolymph, indicating innate immune activation, while peptidoglycans are involved in this response.

Quantitative evaluation of Mycobacterium abscessus clinical isolate virulence using a silkworm infection model

This study evaluates the virulence of M. abscessus clinical isolates using a silkworm infection model, finding significant variation in median lethal doses among isolates.

Comparative mapping of crawling-cell morphodynamics in deep learning-based feature space

The paper maps crawling-cell morphodynamics in a deep learning-based feature space using phase-field modeling and identifies key parameters for migratory morphologies under perturbations.