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Katsura Igai

Institute of Science TokyoORCID 0000-0002-8751-6899Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Moriya OhkumaiD· 2 shared Yuichi HongohiD· 2 shared Arisa NishiharaiD· 1 shared Kumiko KiharaiD· 1 shared Masahiro YukiiD· 1 shared Masayuki Kaneko· 1 shared Michiru ShimizuiD· 1 shared Miho Sakai-Tazawa· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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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

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MicrobiologyISME CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2024

Facultative endosymbiosis between cellulolytic protists and methanogenic archaea in the gut of the Formosan termite Coptotermes formosanus

Masayuki Kaneko, Tatsuki Oomori, Katsura Igai…·Yuichi Hongoh

This study identifies a facultative endosymbiotic relationship between methanogenic archaea and cellulolytic protists in termite gut, showing genomic and ecological adaptations to their symbiotic lifestyle.

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