Kentaro Takada

This study identifies oribatid mites as the primary dietary source of tetrodotoxin for Japanese fire-bellied newts and shows that newts sequester TTX from these mites.

This paper develops an eDNA analysis workflow using long-read sequencing and expanded databases to improve detection of vertebrates, arthropods, and mollusks.

This study identifies vertical transmission of cytotoxin-producing bacteria in marine sponges through bacteriocyte-like structures.

The paper uses metagenomic analysis to uncover previously unrecognized diversity of Entotheonella in Theonella sponges.