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Sotaro Takano

RIKEN BioResource Research CenterORCID 0000-0003-2858-6587Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Hiroshi MasuyaiD· 2 shared Kenta T. SuzukiiD· 2 shared Akihiro OkamotoiD· 1 shared Divya NaradasuiD· 1 shared Fumihiko Ayabe· 1 shared Hideki FujiiiD· 1 shared Hiroaki FujitaiD· 1 shared Hirokazu TojuiD· 1 shared

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EcologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedSep 25, 2026

Major microbiota transitions across liver disease progression are mediated by key taxa linking host environments and microbial communities

Kenta Suzuki, Tomonori Kamiya, Hideki Fujii…·Naoko Ohtani

The paper uses an energy landscape analysis framework to identify key microbial taxa linked to liver disease progression and host environments.

DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-71455-9

humanmetagenomics

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EcologybioRxivPreprintAug 27, 2026

ELAplus: Fast and accurate analysis platform for energy landscape analysis facilitated by fine-tuning optimization algorithm.

Sotaro Takano, Hiroaki Fujita, Fumihiko Ayabe…·Kenta T. Suzuki

ELAplus improves energy landscape analysis for ecological communities by enhancing computational efficiency and uncertainty assessment through optimized algorithms and bootstrap methods.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.26.747178

metagenomicsstatistical model

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 18, 2024

Droplet Sequencing Reveals Virulence Gene Clusters in Oral Biofilm Extracellular Vesicles

Sotaro Takano, Divya Naradasu, Satoshi Takenawa…·Akihiro Okamoto

This paper introduces a microdroplet-based sequencing technique to analyze DNA content in individual bacterial extracellular vesicles, revealing gene clusters related to virulence and horizontal gene transfer in oral biofilms.

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metagenomicsexperimental assay

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