Chikara Kaito

This study uses Xenopus laevis to model systemic fungal infections, showing that C. albicans is more lethal than nonpathogenic fungi and that antifungal treatments improve survival.

The paper shows that deleting rpmJ in E. coli increases zntA transcription via a translation-dependent mechanism involving early zntA mRNA translation.

This study identifies YaiX overexpression in E. coli as a factor conferring multidrug resistance and enhanced virulence in silkworms.

This study shows autoclaving and long-term storage reduce glutamine in complex media, affecting bacterial growth and phenotypes.

This study shows that tusA deletion in E. coli disrupts Fur regulation, leading to increased flagella formation and resistance to cationic antimicrobials.

This study shows that Xenopus laevis can model sepsis caused by human pathogenic bacteria and can be used to evaluate antimicrobial efficacy and identify virulence genes.

This study shows that the wzxE flippase is essential for E. coli survival under low pH, low temperature, and high osmotic stress by suppressing the negative effects of ECA intermediates.

This study shows that overexpressing 48 out of 54 ribosomal proteins in E. coli confers Zn resistance, dependent on ZntA and Lon protease.

This study shows that overexpression of ugtP in Bacillus subtilis increases diglucosyldiacylglycerol levels, altering phospholipid composition and conferring daptomycin resistance without changing cell surface charge.

This study uses hybrid long-read and short-read sequencing to complete the genome of Staphylococcus aureus RN4220, resolving repeats and identifying previously fragmented genes.

This study presents the first de novo transcriptome assembly of the African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus, identifying novel genes and aestivation-related genes.