Makoto Kuroda

Comparative genome analysis of Corynebacterium ulcerans Japanese isolates revealed domestically and globally diverse geographical distribution of the organism of different types.

The paper analyzes over 700 genomes of Corynebacterium ulcerans and C. ramonii isolates to reveal geographic differences in sequence types and toxigenic prophage compositions, with ST337 predominating in Japan and associations between prophage types and toxin production.

Haplotype Explorer: an infection cluster visualization tool for spatiotemporal dissection of the COVID-19 pandemic

Haplotype Explorer visualizes and explores haplotype networks to analyze the spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

High-throughput genotyping of a full voltage-gated sodium channel gene via genomic DNA using target capture sequencing and analytical pipeline MoNaS to discover novel insecticide resistance mutations

The paper develops a target capture sequencing method and analysis pipeline to genotype the full voltage-gated sodium channel gene in mosquitoes, enabling the discovery of novel insecticide resistance mutations.