Moriya Ohkuma

The paper expresses MreB isoforms from Haloplasma in a synthetic bacterium to study motility, finding distinct movement patterns and force directions.

The paper establishes a tripartite co-culture system to study defensive mutualism between a Nanobdellati symbiont and its host, revealing glycan-mediated protection against viral infection.

The paper discovers a new ectosymbiotic clade of Deferribacterota associated with protists in termite and cockroach guts and describes their genomic features and potential ecological roles.

The paper reports whole-genome sequencing of 351 prokaryotic strains, including fastidious type strains, and identifies potential taxonomic reclassifications and novel functional capabilities.

This study identifies carbon-fixing prokaryotes in JCM strains using genome analysis, revealing diverse RubisCO forms and potential autotrophic capabilities in strains lacking experimental evidence.

This study characterizes the cell surface structures and symbiotic interactions of the DPANN archaeon Nanobdella aerobiophila using electron microscopy, transcriptomics, and genomics.

This study isolates and characterizes a novel Nanobdellota archaeon and its host, revealing an attachment organelle that mediates their ectosymbiotic interaction.

This study identifies a facultative endosymbiotic relationship between methanogenic archaea and cellulolytic protists in termite gut, showing genomic and ecological adaptations to their symbiotic lifestyle.