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Masaki Shintani

Shizuoka UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6505-9850Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Yosuke NishimuraiD· 2 shared Yusuke TsudaiD· 2 shared Aki HirabayashiiD· 1 shared Chiho Suzuki‐MinakuchiiD· 1 shared Futoshi HasebeiD· 1 shared Haruka AbeiD· 1 shared Haruo SuzukiiD· 1 shared Hideaki NojiriiD· 1 shared

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VicMAG, an open-source tool for visualizing circular metagenome-assembled genomes highlighting bacterial virulence and antimicrobial resistance

Yusuke Tsuda, Yasuhiro Tanizawa, Thi My Hanh Vu, Yosuke Nishimura, Masaki Shintani, Haruka Abe, Futoshi Hasebe, Ikuro Kasuga, Miki Nagao, Masato Suzuki

VicMAG visualizes circular metagenome-assembled genomes to highlight virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in bacterial communities.

NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics · Jun 27, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

A replication-centered phylogeny illuminates the evolutionary landscape of bacterial plasmids

Yosuke Nishimura, Kensei Kaneko, Tatsuya Kamijo, Nanako Isogai, Maho Tokuda, Hui Xie, Yusuke Tsuda, Aki Hirabayashi, Ryota Moriuchi, Hideo Dohra, Kazuhide Kimbara, Chiho Suzuki‐Minakuchi, Hideaki Nojiri, Haruo Suzuki, Masato Suzuki, Masaki Shintani

The paper constructs a phylogeny of bacterial plasmids based on replication initiation proteins, revealing new clades and diversity not captured by existing methods.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology