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Michiru Shimizu

RIKEN BioResource Research CenterORCID 0000-0002-6095-4717Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Moriya OhkumaiD· 3 shared Debnath GhosaliD· 2 shared Hiroyuki D. SakaiiD· 2 shared Norio KurosawaiD· 2 shared Takuro NunouraiD· 2 shared Bindusmita PauliD· 1 shared Doulin C. ShepherdiD· 1 shared Katsura IgaiiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 4, 2026

A Tripartite Co-culture System Reveals Defensive Mutualism Between a Nanobdellati Symbiont and Its Host

Hiroyuki D. Sakai, Sabine Schwarzer, Satoshi Nakagawa…·Tessa E. F. Quax

The paper establishes a tripartite co-culture system to study defensive mutualism between a Nanobdellati symbiont and its host, revealing glycan-mediated protection against viral infection.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.04.730037

proteomicscryo-EM

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MicrobiologyISME CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

Discovery and genomics of H2-oxidizing/O2-reducing Deferribacterota ectosymbiotic with protists in the guts of termites and a Cryptocercus cockroach

Naoya Maruoka, Rinpei Kudo, Katsura Igai…·Yuichi Hongoh

The paper discovers a new ectosymbiotic clade of Deferribacterota associated with protists in termite and cockroach guts and describes their genomic features and potential ecological roles.

DOI 10.1093/ismeco/ycag002

humanmouse

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MicrobiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2024

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

Matthew D. Johnson, Hiroyuki D. Sakai, Bindusmita Paul…·Debnath Ghosal

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

10 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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