Kohei Yamazaki

This study shows that the GspCD-dependent type II secretion system in Aeromonas hydrophila drives necrotizing soft tissue infection by facilitating extracellular protein secretion, virulence factor release, and bacterial dissemination in a mouse model.

This study identifies physiological determinants of Vibrio vulnificus fitness during host infection by linking signature-tagged mutagenesis to phenotypic analyses.

This study identifies nutrient acquisition genes critical for Edwardsiella tarda survival in NSTI using TraDIS, showing metabolic adaptation drives pathogenesis.