Evolution in an oncogenic bacterial species with extreme genome plasticity: Helicobacter pyloriEast Asian genomes M Kawai, Y Furuta, K Yahara, T Tsuru, K Oshima, N Handa, N Takahashi, ... BMC microbiology 11, 1-28, 2011 | 171 | 2011 |
MBGD update 2010: toward a comprehensive resource for exploring microbial genome diversity I Uchiyama, T Higuchi, M Kawai Nucleic acids research 38 (suppl_1), D361-D365, 2010 | 85 | 2010 |
Birth and death of genes linked to chromosomal inversion Y Furuta (*), M Kawai (*), K Yahara, N Takahashi, N Handa, T Tsuru, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (4), 1501-1506, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
Genome comparison in silico in Neisseria suggests integration of filamentous bacteriophages by their own transposase M Kawai, I Uchiyama, I Kobayashi DNA Research 12 (6), 389-401, 2005 | 77 | 2005 |
High frequency of phylogenetically diverse reductive dehalogenase-homologous genes in deep subseafloor sedimentary metagenomes M Kawai, T Futagami, A Toyoda, Y Takaki, S Nishi, S Hori, W Arai, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 5, 80, 2014 | 64 | 2014 |
Domain movement within a gene: a novel evolutionary mechanism for protein diversification Y Furuta, M Kawai, I Uchiyama, I Kobayashi PloS one 6 (4), e18819, 2011 | 52 | 2011 |
Genome-wide survey of mutual homologous recombination in a highly sexual bacterial species K Yahara, M Kawai, Y Furuta, N Takahashi, N Handa, T Tsuru, K Oshima, ... Genome biology and evolution 4 (5), 628-640, 2012 | 44 | 2012 |
Evolution of Paralogous Genes: Reconstruction of Genome Rearrangements Through Comparison of Multiple Genomes Within Staphylococcus aureus T Tsuru, M Kawai, Y Mizutani-Ui, I Uchiyama, I Kobayashi Molecular biology and evolution 23 (6), 1269-1285, 2006 | 41 | 2006 |
Single-cell genomics of novel actinobacteria with the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway discovered in a serpentinizing system N Merino, M Kawai, ES Boyd, DR Colman, SE McGlynn, KH Nealson, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 1031, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |
Capsular polysaccharide switching in Streptococcus suis modulates host cell interactions and virulence M Okura, JP Auger, T Shibahara, G Goyette-Desjardins, ... Scientific reports 11 (1), 6513, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
Protocols for monitoring harmful algal blooms for sustainable aquaculture and coastal fisheries in Chile K Yarimizu, S Fujiyoshi, M Kawai, L Norambuena-Subiabre, EK Cascales, ... International journal of environmental research and public health 17 (20), 7642, 2020 | 24 | 2020 |
How genomes rearrange: Genome comparison within bacteria Neisseria suggests roles for mobile elements in formation of complex genome polymorphisms M Kawai, K Nakao, I Uchiyama, I Kobayashi Gene 383, 52-63, 2006 | 23 | 2006 |
Type II restriction endonuclease R. Hpy188I belongs to the GIY-YIG nuclease superfamily, but exhibits an unusual active site K Kaminska (*), M Kawai (*), M Boniecki, I Kobayashi, J Bujnicki, ... BMC structural biology 8 (1), 48, 2008 | 20 | 2008 |
Helicobacter suis KB1 derived from pig gastric lymphoid follicles induces the formation of gastric lymphoid follicles in mice through the activation of B cells and CD4 positive … K Yamamoto, H Tanaka, Y Nishitani, S Nishiumi, I Miki, M Takenaka, ... Microbes and Infection 13 (7), 697-708, 2011 | 17 | 2011 |
Multi-gene phylogenetic analysis reveals that shochu-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains form a distinct sub-clade of the Japanese sake cluster T Futagami(#), C Kadooka, Y Ando, K Okutsu, Y Yoshizaki, S Setoguchi, ... Yeast, 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
A putative mobile genetic element carrying a novel type IIF restriction-modification system (PluTI) F Khan, Y Furuta, M Kawai, KH Kaminska, K Ishikawa, JM Bujnicki, ... Nucleic acids research 38 (9), 3019-3030, 2010 | 16 | 2010 |
Complete genome sequence and expression profile of the commercial lytic enzyme producer Lysobacter enzymogenes M497-1 H Takami, A Toyoda, I Uchiyama, T Itoh, Y Takaki, W Arai, S Nishi, ... Dna Research 24 (2), 169-177, 2017 | 15 | 2017 |
Complete genome and gene expression analyses of Asaia bogorensis reveal unique responses to culture with mammalian cells as a potential opportunistic human … M Kawai, N Higashiura, K Hayasaki, N Okamoto, A Takami, H Hirakawa, ... DNA Research 22 (5), 357-366, 2015 | 15 | 2015 |
Low frequency of endospore‐specific genes in subseafloor sedimentary metagenomes M Kawai, I Uchiyama, H Takami, F Inagaki Environmental Microbiology Reports 7 (2), 341-350, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
A standardized procedure for monitoring harmful algal blooms in Chile by metabarcoding analysis K Yarimizu, S Fujiyoshi, M Kawai, JJ Acuña, JI Rilling, M Campos, ... JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), e62967, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |