Kazuma Uesaka

This study predicts nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria using a 2D similarity plot, revealing a mosaic distribution and higher retention rate in the Cyanobacteria phylum.

This study identifies a functional nitrogen fixation system in Synechocystis sp. LKSZ1 acquired via horizontal gene transfer from filamentous cyanobacteria.

The paper reports mutations in cyanobacteria that lead to loss of photosynthetic growth and promote dark-heterotrophic growth through a single gene mutation.

This paper identifies a nitrogenase-like enzyme (IsrBHDK) involved in the anaerobic assimilation of isethionate in Rhodobacter capsulatus, revealing a new pathway in the sulfur cycle.

The paper identifies a complex recombination process involving seven excision and two inversion events that restores the fragmented nif gene cluster in Calothrix sp. NIES-4101 during heterocyst development.