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Mitsumasa Saito

University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanORCID 0000-0003-3446-6864Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Soil bacterium Massilia secretes metabolites that promote Leptospira growth

Michinobu Yoshimura, Ryo Ozuru, Satoshi Miyahara, Fumiko Obata, Mitsumasa Saito, Takumi Sonoda, Yusuke Kurihara, Jason A. Papin, Glynis L. Kolling, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Kenji Hiromatsu

This study identifies metabolites from the soil bacterium Massilia that promote Leptospira growth, revealing a metabolic interaction between environmental bacteria and a pathogen.

bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology