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Kajiura, T., Takeda, T., Sakata, S., Sakamoto, M., Hashimoto, M., Suzuki, H., Suzuki, M., and Benno, Y. 2009.Change of intestinal microbiota with elemental diet and its impact on therapeutic effects in a murine model of chronic colitis. Dig. Dis. Sci. 54: 1892-1900.

Sato, T., Hongoh, Y., Noda, S., Hattori, S., Ui, S., and Ohkuma, M. 2009. Candidatus Desulfovibrio trichonymphae, a novel intracellular symbiont of the flagellate Trichonympha agilis in termite gut. Environ. Microbiol. 11: 1007-1015.

Takashima, M., Sugita, T., Toriumi, Y., and Nakase, T. 2009. Cryptococcus tepidarius sp. nov., a thermotolerant yeast species isolated from a stream from a hot-spring area in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 181-185.

Sakamoto, M., Kumada, H., Hamada, N., Takahashi, Y., Okamoto, M., Bakir, M. A., and Benno, Y. 2009. Prevotella falsenii sp. nov., a Prevotella intermedia-like organism isolated from monkey dental plaque. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 319-322.

Iino, T., Suzuki, K., and Harayama, S. 2009. Lacticigenium naphtae gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant and motile lactic acid bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 775-780.

Chamroensaksri, N., Tanasupawat, S., Akaracharanya, A., Visessanguan, W., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2009. Salinivibrio siamensis sp. nov., from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 880-885.

Sakamoto, M., Takagaki, A., Matsumoto, K., Kato, Y., Goto, K., and Benno, Y. 2009. Butyricimonas synergistica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Butyricimonas virosa sp. nov., butyric acid-producing bacteria in the family 'Porphyromonadaceae' isolated from rat faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 1748-1753.

Yang, Y., Itoh, T., Yokobori, S., Itahashi, S., Shimada, H., Satoh, K., Ohba, Hirofumi, Narumi, I., and Yamagishi, A. 2009. Deinococcus aerius sp. nov., isolated from the high atmosphere. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 1862-1866.

Sakamoto, M., Suzuki, N., Matsunaga, N., Koshihara, K., Seki, M., Komiya, H., and Benno, Y. 2009. Parabacteroides gordonii sp. nov., isolated from human blood cultures. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 2843-2847.

Sakamoto, M., Siqueira, J. F., Jr., Rocas, I. N., and Benno, Y. 2009. Diversity of spirochetes in endodontic infections. J. Clin. Microbiol. 47: 1352-1357.

Mayanagi, G., Kimura, M., Nakaya, S., Hirata, H., Sakamoto, M., Benno, Y., and Shimauchi, H. 2009. Probiotic effects of orally administered Lactobacillus salivarius WB21-containing tablets on periodontopathic bacteria: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. J. Clin. Periodontol. 36: 506-513.

Yang, X., Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Hiruma, M., Li, R., Sudo, H., Ogawa, H., and Ikeda, S. 2009. Differentiation of Trichophyton rubrum clinical isolates from Japanese and Chinese patients by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA and DNA sequence analysis of the non-transcribed spacer region of the rRNA gene. J. Dermatol. Sci. 54: 38-42.

Li, B., Furihata, K., Kudo, T., and Yokota, A. 2009. Kitasatospora saccharophila sp. nov. and Kitasatospora kazusanensis sp. nov., isolated from soil and transfer of Streptomyces atroaurantiacus to the genus Kitasatospora as Kitasatospora atroaurantiaca comb. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 55: 19-26.

Matsumoto. M., Sakamoto. M., and Benno. Y. 2009. Dynamics of fecal microbiota in hospitalized elderly fed probiotic LKM512 yogurt. Microbiol. Immunol. 53: 421-432.

Noda, S., Mantini, C., Bordereau, C., Kitade, O., Dolan, M. F., Viscogliosi, E., and Ohkuma, M. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of parabasalids with emphasis on the order Cristamonadida and its complex morphological evolution. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 52: 217-224.

Yoshinari, S., Shiba, T., Inaoka, D., Itoh, T., Kurisu, G., Harada, S., Kita, K., and Watanabe, Y. 2009. Functional importance of Crenarchaea-specific extra-loop revealed by an X-ray structure of a heterotetrameric crenarchaeal splicing endonuclease. Nucleic Acids Res. 37: 4787-4798.

Atsumi, H., Yoshimoto, K., Saito, S., Ohkuma, M., Maeda, M., and Nagasaki, Y. 2009. Luminescence-based colorimetric discrimination of single-nucleotide transversions by the combined use of the derivatives of DOTA-conjugated naphthyridine and its terbium complex. Tetrahedron Lett. 50: 2177-2180.

Promnuan, Y., Kudo, T., and Chantawannakul, P. 2009. Actinomycetes isolated from beehives in Thailand. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 25: 1685-1689.

Ozutsumi, Y., Sakamoto, M., Itabashi, H., and Benno, Y. 2008. Effect of ruminal protozoa on fecal microbiota in cattle using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. Anim. Sci. J. 79: 29-34.

Endoh, R., Suzuki, M., and Benno, Y. 2008. Ambrosiozyma kamigamensis sp. nov. and A. neoplatypodis sp. nov., two new ascomycetous yeasts from ambrosia beetle galleries. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 94: 365-376.

Endoh, R., Suzuki, M., Benno, Y., and Futai, K. 2008. Candida kashinagacola sp. nov., C. pseudovanderkliftii sp. nov. and C. vanderkliftii sp. nov., three new yeasts from ambrosia beetle-associated sources. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 94: 389-402.

Odamaki, T., Xiao, J.-Z., Sakamaoto, M., Kondo, S., Yaesima, T., Iwatsuki, K., Togashi, H., Enomoto, T., and Benno, Y. 2008. Distribution of different species of the Bacteroides fragilis group in individuals with Japanese cedar pollinosis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74: 6814-6817.

Suezawa, Y., Suzuki, M., and Mori, H. 2008. Genotyping of a miso and soy sauce fermentation yeast, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, based on sequence analysis of the partial 26S ribosomal RNA gene and two internal transcribed spacers. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 72: 2452-2455.

Enache, M., Itoh, T., Kamekura, M., Popescu, G., and Dumitru, L. 2008. Halophilic archaea isolated from man-made young (200 years) salt lakes in Slanic, Prahova, Romania. Cent. Eur. J. Biol. 3: 388-395.

Seifert, K. A., Rehner, Stephen. A., Sugita, T., and Okada, G. 2008. Spicellum ovalisporum Seifert & Rehner, sp. nov. Fungal Planet 28: 1-4.

Bakir, M. A., Kudo, T., and Benno, Y. 2008. Microbacterium hatanonis sp. nov., isolated as a contaminant of hairspray. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 654-658.

Jongrungruangchok, S., Tanasupawat, S., and Kudo, T. 2008. Micromonospora chaiyaphumensis sp. nov., isolated from Thai soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 924-928.

Maruo, T., Sakamoto, M., Ito, C., Toda, T., and Benno, Y. 2008. Adlercreutzia equolifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., an equol-producing bacterium isolated from human faeces, and emended description of the genus Eggerthella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 1221-1227.

Thawai, C., Tanasupawat, S., and Kudo, T. 2008. Micromonospora pattaloongensis sp. nov., isolated from a Thai mangrove forest. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 1516-1521.

Ara, I., Matsumoto, A., Bakir, M. A., Kudo, T., Ōmura, S., and Takahashi, Y. 2008. Pseudosporangium ferrugineum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Micromonosporaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 1644-1652.

Ara, I., Matsumoto, A., Bakir, M. A., Kudo, T., Ōmura, S., and Takahashi, Y. 2008. Actinomadura bangladeshensis sp. nov. and Actinomadura chokoriensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 1653-1659.

Ara, I., Bakir, M. A., and Kudo, T. 2008. Transfer of Catellatospora koreensis Lee et al. 2000 as Catelliglobosispora koreensis gen. nov., comb. nov. and Catellatospora tsunoense Asano et al. 1989 as Hamadaea tsunoensis gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Catellatospora Asano and Kawamoto 1986 emend. Lee and Hah 2002. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 1950-1960.

Yachai, M., Tanasupawat, S., Itoh, T., Benjkul, S., Visessanguan, W., and Valyasevi, R. 2008. Halobacterium piscisalsi sp. nov., from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 2136-2140.

Tapingkae, W., Tanasupawat, S., Itoh, T., Parkin, K. L., Benjakul, S., Visessanguan, W., and Valyasevi, R. 2008. Natrinema gari sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from fish sauce in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 2378-2383.

Jongrungruangchok, S., Tanasupawat, S., and Kudo, T. 2008. Micromonospora krabiensis sp. nov., isolated from marine soil in Thailand. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 54: 127-133.

Endoh, R., Suzuki, M., and Benno, Y. 2008. Pichia rarassimilans sp. nov., a novel yeast species isolated from body surface of the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 54: 181-186.

Hamana, K., Itoh, T., Benno, Y., and Hayashi, H. 2008. Polyamine distribution profiles of new members of the phylum Bacteroides. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 54: 229-236.

Ara, I., Matsumoto, A., Bakir, M. A., Kudo, T., Omura, S., and Takahashi, Y. 2008. Actinomadura maheshkhaliensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from mangrove rhizosphere soil of Maheshkhali, Bangladesh. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 54: 335-342.

Hamana, K., Hosoya, R., Yokota, A., Niitsu, M., Hayashi, H., and Itoh, T. 2008. Distribution of long linear and branched polyamines in the thermophiles belonging to the domain Bacteria. J. Jpn. Soc. Extremophiles 7: 10-20.

Hamana, K., Hosoya, R., Niitsu, M., Hayashi, H., and Itoh, T. 2008. Temperature and salt dependent long linear and branched polyamine syntheses in the thermophiles belonging to the domain Archaea. J. Jpn. Soc. Extremophiles 7: 21-27.

Ionata, E., Canganella, F., Bianconi, G., Benno, Y., Sakamoto, M., Capasso, A., Rossi, M., and La, Cara, F. 2008. A novel keratinase from Clostridium sporogenes bv. pennavorans bv. nov., a thermotolerant organism isolated from solfataric muds. Microbiol. Res. 163: 105-112.

Sakamoto, M., Siqueira, J. F., Jr., Rôças, I. N., and Benno,Y. 2008. Molecular analysis of the root canal microbiota associated with endodontic treatment failures. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 23: 275-281.

Crous, P. W., Wood, A. R., Okada, G., and Groenewald, J. Z. 2008. Foliicolous microfungi occurring on Encephalartos. Persoonia 21: 135-146.

Enache, M., Itoh, T., Kamekura, M., Popescu, G., and Dumitru, L. 2008. Halophilic archaea of Haloferax genus isolated from anthropocentric Telega (Palada) salt lake. Proc. Rom. Acad. Ser. B 10: 11-16.

Harada, A., Ohkusa, T., Kushima, K., Sakamoto, M., Benno, Y., Beppu, K., Shibuya, T., Sakamoto, N., and Watanabe, S. 2008. Identification of bacteria from blood in febrile patients with ulcerative colitis by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism profile analysis of 16S rRNA gene. Scad. J. Gastroenterol. 43: 423-430.

Ara, I. and Kudo, T. 2007. Krasilnikovia gen. nov., a new member of the family Micromonosporaceae and description of Krasilnikovia cinnamonea sp. nov. Actinomycetologica 21: 1-10.

Ara, I. and Kudo, T. 2007. Sphaerosporangium gen. nov., a new member of the family Streptosporangiaceae, with descriptions of three new species as Sphaerosporangium melleum sp. nov., Sphaerosporangium rubeum sp. nov. and Sphaerosporangium cinnabarinum sp. nov., and transfer of Streptosporangium viridialbum Nonomura and Ohara 1960 to Sphaerosporangium viridialbum comb. nov. Actinomycetologica 21: 11-21.

Matsumoto, M., Aranami, A., Ishige, A., Watanabe, K., and Benno, Y. 2007. LKM512 yogurt consumption improves the intestinal environment and induces the T-helper type 1 cytokine in adult patients with intractable atopic dermatitis. Clin. Exp. Allergy 37: 358-370.

Matsumoto, M., Hara, K., and Benno, Y. 2007. The influence of the immunostimulation by bacterial cell components derived from altered large intestinal microbiota on probiotic anti-inflammatory benefits. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 49: 387-390.

Sakamoto, M., Kitahara, M., and Benno, Y. 2007. Parabacteroides johnsonii sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 293-296.

Sakamoto, M., Lan, P. T. N., and Benno, Y. 2007. Barnesiella viscericola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Porphyromonadaceae isolated from chicken caecum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 342-346.

Pakdeeto, A., Tanasupawat, S., Thawai, C., Moonmangmee, S., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2007. Lentibacillus kapialis sp. nov., from fermented shrimp paste in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 364-369.

Burns, D. G., Janssen, P. H., Itoh, T., Kamekura, M., Li, Z., Jensen, G., Rodriguez-Valera, F., Bolhuis, H., and Dyall-Smith, M. L. 2007. Haloquadratum walsbyi gen. nov., sp. nov., the square haloarchaeon of Walsby, isolated from saltern crystallizers in Australia and Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 387-392.

Enache, M., Itoh, T., Kamekura, M., Teodosiu, G., and Dumitru, L. 2007. Haloferax prahovense sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a Romanian salt lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 393-397.

Hayashi, H., Shibata, K., Sakamoto, M., Tomita, S., and Benno, Y. 2007. Prevotella copri sp. nov. and Prevotella stercorea sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 941-946.

Hayashi, H., Shibata, K., Bakir, M. A., Sakamoto, M., Tomita, S., and Benno, Y. 2007. Bacteroides coprophilus sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1323-1326.

Tanasupawat, S., Namwong, S., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2007. Piscibacillus salipiscarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1413-1417.

Aizawa, T., Ve, N. B., Kimoto, K., Iwabuchi, N., Sumida, H., Hasegawa, I., Sasaki, S., Tamura, T., Kudo, T., Suzuki, K., Nakajima, M., and Sunairi, M. 2007. Curtobacterium ammoniigenes sp. nov., an ammonia-producing bacterium isolated from plants inhabiting acidic swamps in actual acid sulfate soil areas of Vietnam. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1447-1452.

Hoshino, Y., Watanabe, K., Iida, S., Suzuki, S., Kudo, T., Kogure, T., Yazawa, K., Ishikawa, J., Kroppenstedt, R. M., and Mikami, Y. 2007. Nocardia terpenica sp. nov., isolated from Japanese patients with nocardiosis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1456-1460.

Ara, I., Kudo, T., Matsumoto, A., Takahashi, Y., and Omura, S. 2007. Nonomuraea bangladeshensis sp. nov. and Nonomuraea coxensis sp. nov. Int J Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1504-1509.

Pikuta, E. V., Marsic, D., Itoh, T., Bej, A. K., Tang, J., Whitman, W. B., Ng, J. D., Garriott, O. K., and Hoover, R. B. 2007. Thermococcus thioreducens sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic, obligately sulfur-reducing archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1612-1618.

Sakamoto, M., Ohkusu, K., Masaki, T., Kako, H., Ezaki, T., and Benno, Y. 2007. Prevotella pleuritidis sp. nov., isolated from pleural fluid. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 1725-1728.

Pakdeeto, A., Tanasupawat, S., Thawai, C., Moonmangmee, S., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2007. Salinicoccus siamensis sp. nov., isolated from fermented shrimp paste in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 2004-2008.

Namwong, S., Tanasupawat, S., Visessanguan, W., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2007. Halococcus thailandensis sp. nov., from fish sauce in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 2199-2203.

Enache, M., Itoh, T., Fukushima, T., Usami, R., Dumitru, L., and Kamekura, M. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships within the family Halobacteriaceae inferred from rpoB' gene and protein sequences. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 2289-2295.

Itoh, T., Yoshikawa, N., and Takashina, T. 2007. Thermogymnomonas acidicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermoacidophilic, cell wall-less archaeon in the order Thermoplasmatales, isolated from a solfataric soil in Hakone, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 2557-2561.

Ishiko, A., Dekio, I., Fujimoto, A., Kameyama, K., Sakamoto, M., Benno, Y., Amagai, M., and Nishikawa, T. 2007. Abnormal keratin expression in circumscribed palmar hypokeratosis. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 57: 285-291.

Ara, I. and Kudo, T. 2007. Two new species of the genus Micromonospora: Micromonospora chokoriensis sp. nov. and Micromonospora coxensis sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 53: 29-37.

Ara, I. and Kudo, T. 2007. Luedemannella gen. nov., a new member of the family Micromonosporaceae and description of Luedemannella helvata sp. nov. and Luedemannella flava sp. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 53: 39-51.

Ara, I., Kudo, T., Matsumoto, A., Takahashi, Y., and Omura, S. 2007. Nonomuraea maheshkhaliensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from mangrove rhizosphere mud. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 53: 159-166.

Thawai, C., Tanasupawat, S., Suwanborirux, K., Itoh, T., and Kudo, T. 2007. Micromonospora narathiwatensis sp. nov., from Thai peat swamp forest soils. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 53: 287-293.

Odamaki, T., Xiao, J.-Z., Iwabuchi, N., Sakamoto. M., Takahashi, N., Kondo, S., Iwatsuki, K., Kokubo, S., Togashi, H., Enomoto, T., and Benno, Y. 2007. Fluctuation of fecal microbiota in individuals with Japanese cedar pollinosis during the pollen season and influence of probiotic intake. J. Investig. Allergol. Clin. Immunol. 17: 92-100.

Odamaki, T., Xiao, J.-Z., Iwabuchi, N., Sakamoto, M., Takahashi, N., Kondo, S., Miyaji, K., Iwatsuki, K., Togashi, H., Enomoto, T., and Benno, Y. 2007. Influence of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 intake on faecal microbiota in individuals with Japanese cedar pollinosis during the pollen season. J. Med. Microbiol. 56: 1301-1308.

Dekio, I., Sakamoto. M., Hayashi, H., Amagai, M., Suematsu, M., and Benno, Y. 2007. Characterization of skin microbiota in patients with atopic dermatitis and in normal subjects using 16S rRNA gene-based comprehensive analysis. J. Med. Microbiol. 56: 1675-1683.

Nakayama, H., Shimamura, T., Imagawa, T., Shirai, N., Itoh, T., Sako, Y., Miyano, M., Sakuraba, H., Ohshima, T., Nomura, N., and Tsuge, H. 2007. Structure of a hyperthermophilic archaeal homing endonuclease, I-Tsp061I: contribution of cross-domain polar networks to thermostability. J. Mol. Biol. 365: 362-378.

Hasegawa, H., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2007. Bacteroides uniformis as the dominant bacterial species involved in activation of ginseng protopanaxadial saponins in human intestines. J. Trad. Med. 24: 140-143.

Kajikazawa, T., Sugita, T., Takashima, M., and Nishikawa, A. 2007. Detection of pathogenic yeasts from processed fresh edible sea urchins sold in a fish market. Jpn. J. Med. Mycol. 48: 169-172.

Matsumoto, M. and Benno, Y. 2007. The relationship between microbiota and polyamine concentration in the human intestine: a pilot study. Microbiol. Immunol. 51: 25-35.

Matsumoto, M., Kakizoe, K., and Benno, Y. 2007. Comparison of fecal microbiota and polyamine concentration in adult patients with intractable atopic dermatitis and healthy adults. Microbiol. Immunol. 51: 37-46.

Kibe, R., Sakamoto, M., Yokota, H., and Benno, Y. 2007. Characterization of the inhabitancy of mouse intestinal bacteria (MIB) in rodents and humans by real-time PCR with group-specific primers. Microbiol. Immunol. 51: 349-357.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Sano, A., Nishimura, K., Kinebuchi, T., Yamaguchi, S., and Osanai, H. 2007. Cryptococcus arboriformis sp. nov., a novel anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from a patient's urine. Microbiol. Immunol. 51: 543-545.

Okamoto, M., Benno, Y., Leung, K. P., and Maeda, N. 2007. Metascardovia criceti gen. nov. sp. nov., from hamster dental plaque. Microbiol. Immunol. 51: 747-754.

Sakamoto, M., Siqueira, J. F., Jr., Rocas, I. N., and Benno, Y. 2007. Bacterial reduction and persistence after endodontic treatment procedures. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 22: 19-23.

Jongrungruangchok, S., Tanasupawat, S., Kitakoop, P., Bavovada, R., Kobayashi, H., and Kudo, T. 2006. Identification of Streptomyces and Kitasatospora strains from Thai soils with geldanamycin production strain. Actinomycetologica 20: 10-14.

Nakanishi, Y., Murashima, K., Ohara, H., Suzuki, T., Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., Fukasawa, T., Kubota, H., Hosono, A., Kono, T., Kaminogawa, S., and Benno, Y. 2006. Increase in terminal restriction fragments of Bacteroidetes-derived 16S rRNA genes after administration of short-chain fructooligosaccharides. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72: 6271-6276.

Salminen, S., Benno, Y., and de Vos, W. M. 2006. International colonisation, microbiota, and future probiotics? Asia. Pac. J. Clin. Nutr. 15: 558-562.

Yoshinari, S., Itoh, T., Hallam, S. J., DeLong, E. F., Yokobori, S., Yamagishi, A., Oshima, T., Kita, K., and Watanabe, Y. 2006. Archaeal pre-mRNA splicing: A connection to hetero-oligomeric splicing endonuclease. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 346: 1024-1032.

Hashimoto, K., Kawasaki, H., Akazawa, K., Nakamura, J., Asakura, Y., Kudo, T., Sakuradani, E., Shimizu, S., and Nakamatsu, T. 2006. Changes in composition and content of mycolic acids in glutamate-overproducing Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 70: 22-30.

Suezawa, Y., Kimura, I., Inoue, M., Gohda, N., Suzuki, M. 2006. Identification and typing of miso and soy sauce fermentation yeasts, Candida etchellsii and C. versatilis, based on sequence analyses of the D1D2 domain of the 26S ribosomal RNA gene, and the region of internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 2. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 70: 348-354.

Matsumoto, M. and Benno, Y. 2006. Anti-inflammatory metabolite production in the gut from the consumption of probiotic yogurt containing Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis LKM512. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 70: 1287-1292.

Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., Kitahara, M., and Benno, Y. 2006. Diversity of the Clostridium coccoides group in human fecal microbiota as determined by 16S rRNA gene library. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 257: 202-207.

Tomita, S., Shirasaki, N., Matsuyama, J., Benno, Y., and Kiyosawa, I. 2006. Growth behavior of Clostridium perfringens cells aggregated by bovine lactoferrin in the presence of lipoteichoic acid. Food Preserv. Sci. 32: 85-89.

Maruo, T., Sakamoto, M., Toda, T., and Benno, Y. 2006. Monitoring the cell number of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris FC in human feces by real-time PCR with strain-specific primers designed using the RAPD technique. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 110: 69-76.

Bakir, M. A., Kitahara, M., Sakamoto, M., Matsumoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2006. Bacteroides intestinalis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 151-154.

Ara, I. and Kudo, T. 2006. Three novel species of the genus Catellatospora, Catellatospora chokoriensis sp. nov., Catellatospora coxensis sp. nov. and Catellatospora bangladeshensis sp. nov., and transfer of Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988 to Catellatospora methionotrophica sp. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 393-400.

Bakir, M. A., Kitahara, M., Sakamoto, M., Matsumoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2006. Bacteroides finegoldii sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 931-935.

Sakamoto, M. and Benno, Y. 2006. Reclassification of Bacteroides distasonis, Bacteroides goldsteinii and Bacteroides merdae as Parabacteroides distasonis gen. nov., comb.nov., Parabacteroides goldsteinii comb. nov. and Parabacteroides merdae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1599-1605.

Bakir, M. A., Sakamoto, M. Kitahara, M., Matsumoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2006. Bacteroides dorei sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1639-1643.

Thawai, C., Tanasupawat, S., Itoh, T., and Kudo, T. 2006. Actinocatenispora thailandica gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Micromonosporaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1789-1794.

Kageyama, A., Iida, S., Yazawa, K., Kudo, T., Suzuki, S., Koga, T., Saito, H., Inagawa, H., Wada, A., Kroppenstedt, R. M., and Mikami, Y. 2006. Gordonia araii sp. nov. and Gordonia effusa sp. nov., isolated from patients in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1817-1821.

Tanasupawat, S., Pakdeeto, A., Namwong, S., Thawai, C., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2006. Lentibacillus halophilus sp. nov., from fish sauce in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1859-1863.

Pikuta, E. V., Itoh, T., Krader, P., Tang, J., Whitman, W. B., and Hoover, R. B. 2006. Anaerovirgula multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel spore-forming, alkaliphilic anaerobe isolated from Owens Lake, California, USA. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 2623-2629.

Lan, P. T. N., Sakamoto, M., Sakata, S., and Benno, Y. 2006. Bacteroides barnesiae sp. nov., Bacteroides salanitronis sp. nov. and Bacteroides gallinarum sp. nov., isolated from chicken caecum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 2853-2859.

Degawa, Y., Shibanuma, K., and Benno, Y. 2006. The proliferation factors affecting the growth of intestinal bifidobacterium in the presence of corn-fiber components of containing hydrolyzed oligosaccharides. Int. J. Probiot. Prebiot. 1: 203-212.

Asami, Y., Kakeya, H., Okada, G., Toi, M., and Osada, H. 2006. RK-95113, a new angiogenesis inhibitor produced by Aspergillus fumigatus. J. Antibiot. 59: 724-728.

Fungsin, B., Takashima, M., Sugita, T., Artjariyasripong, S., Potacharoen, W., Tanticharoen, M., and Nakase, T. 2006. Bullera koratensis sp. nov. and Bullera lagerstroemiae sp. nov., two new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species in the Trichosporonales clade isolated from plant leaves in Thailand. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 52: 73-81.

Gueimonde, M., Sakata, S., Kalliomaki, M., Isolauri, E., Benno, Y., and Salminen, S. 2006. Effect of maternal consumption of Lactobacillus GG on transfer and establishment of fecal bifidobacterial microbiota in neonates. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 42: 166-170.

Hasegawa, H. and Benno, Y. 2006. Clinical evaluation of probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei A221 for standardizing ginseng-hydrolyzing potentials of human intestinal bacteria. J. Trad. Med. 23: 42-46.

Hosoya, R., Yokoyama, Y., Hamana, K., and Itoh, T. 2006. Polyamine analysis within the eubacterial thirteen phyla Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Chlorobi, Chloroflexi, Chrysiogenetes, Deferribacteres, Fibrobacteres, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Nitrospirae, Planctomycetes, and Verrucomicrobia. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 22: 21-33.

Sakata, S., Ryu, C. S., Kitahara, M., Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, H., Fukuyama, M., and Benno, Y. 2006. Characterization of the genus Bifidobacterium by automated ribotyping and 16S rRNA gene sequences. Microbiol. Immunol. 50: 1-10.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Poonwan, N., and Mekha, N. 2006. Candida pseudohaemulonii sp. nov., an amphotericin B- and azole-resistant yeast species, isolated from the blood of a patient from Thailand. Microbiol. Immunol. 50: 469-473.

Sakuma, K., Kitahara, M., Kibe, R., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2006. Clostridium glycyrrhizinilyticum sp. nov., a glycyrrhizin-hydrolysing bacterium isolated from human faeces. Microbiol. Immunol. 50: 481-485.

Takahashi, H., Fujita, T., Suzuki, Y., and Benno, Y. 2006. Monitoring and survival of Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 in the human intestinal tract. Microbiol. Immunol. 50: 867-870.

Ibrahim, F., Salminen, S., Mykkanen, H., El-Nezami, H., Salminen, E., Ma, J., Ling, W. H., Benno, Y., and Tahvonen, R. 2006. Cadmium and lead elimination in young male chinese students a probiotic intervention study. Nutra foods 5: 5-9.

Sakamoto, M., Rocas, I. N., Siqueira, J. F., Jr., and Benno, Y. 2006. Molecular analysis of bacteria in asymptomatic and symptomatic endodontic infections. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 21: 112-122.

Nomura, T., Ohkusa, T., Okayasu, I., Yoshida, T., Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, H., Benno, Y., Hirai, S., Hojo, M., Kobayashi, O., Terai, T., Miwa, H., Takei, Y., Ogihara, T., and Sato, N. 2005. Mucosa-associated bacteria in ulcerative colitis before and after antibiotic combination therapy. Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 21: 1017-1027.

Peter, G., Tornai-Lehoczki, J., Suzuki, M., and Dlauchy, D. 2005. Metschnikowia viticola sp. nov., a new yeast species from grape. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 87: 155-160.

Kibe, R., Sakamoto, M., Yokota, H., Ishikawa, H., Aiba, Y., Koga, Y., and Benno, Y. 2005. Movement and fixation of intestinal microbiota after administration of human feces to germfree mice. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 3171-3178.

Ozutsumi, Y., Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., Itabashi, H., and Benno, Y. 2005. Culture-independent analysis of fecal microbiota in cattle. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 69: 1793-1797.

Hayashi, H., Abe, T., Sakamoto, M., Ohara, H., Ikemura, T., Sakka, K., and Benno, Y. 2005. Direct cloning of genes encoding novel xylanases from the human gut. Can. J. Microbiol. 51: 251-259.

Kurosawa, N., Itoh, Y. H., and Itoh, T. 2005. Thermus kawarayensis sp. nov., a new member of the genus Thermus, isolated from Japanese hot springs. Extremophiles 9: 81-84.

Itoh, T., Yamaguchi, T., Zhou, P., and Takashina, T. 2005. Natronolimnobius baerhuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natronolimnobius innermongolicus sp. nov., novel haloalkaliphilic archaea isolated from soda lakes in lnner Mongolia, China. Extremophiles 9: 111-116.

Sakata, S., Tonooka, T., Ishizaki, S., Takada, M., Sakamoto, M., Fukuyama, M., and Benno, Y. 2005. Culture-independent analysis of fecal microbiota in infants, with special reference to Bifidobacterium species. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 243: 417-423.

Namwong, S., Tanasupawat, S., Smitinont, T., Visessanguan, W., Kudo, T., and Itoh, T. 2005. Isolation of Lentibacillus salicampi strains and Lentibacillus juripiscarius sp. nov. from fish sauce in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 315-320.

Thawai, C., Tanasupawat, S., Itoh, T., Suwanborirux, K., Suzuki, K., and Kudo, T. 2005. Micromonospora eburnea sp. nov., isolated from a Thai peat swamp forest. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 417-422.

Sakamoto, M., Huang, Y., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2005. Prevotella multiformis sp. nov., isolated from human subgingival plaque. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 815-819.

Sakamoto, M., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2005. Prevotella multisaccharivorax sp. nov., isolated from human subgingival plaque. Int. J. Syst. Evol . Microbiol. 55: 1839-1843.

Kitahara, M., Sakamoto, M., Ike, M., Sakata, S., and Benno, Y. 2005. Bacteroides plebeius sp. nov. and Bacteroides coprocola sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol . Microbiol. 55: 2143-2147.

Singla, A. K., Mayilraj, S., Kudo, T., Krishnamurthi, S., Prasad, G. S., and Vohra, R. M. 2005. Actinoalloteichus spitiensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas. Int. J. Syst. Evol . Microbiol. 55: 2561-2564.

Nakase, T., Lee, F., Am-in, S., Jindamorakot, S., Potacharoen, W., Tanticharoen, M., and Takashima, M. 2005. Sporobolomyces fushanensis sp. nov., a new species of ballistoconidium-forming yeast in the Microbotryum lineage isolated from a plant in Taiwan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 51: 41-45.

Thawai, C., Tanasupawat, S., Itoh, T., Suwanborirux, K., and Kudo, T. 2005. Micromonospora siamensis sp. nov., isolated from Thai peat swamp forest. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 51: 229-234.

Nakase, T., Tsuzuki, S., Lee, F.-L., Jindamorakot, S., Jan-ngam, H., Am-in, S., Potacharoen, W., Tanticharoen, M., and Takashima, M. 2005. Sporobolomyces diospyroris sp. nov., Sporobolomyces lophatheri sp. nov. and Sporobolomyces pyrrosiae sp. nov., three new species of ballistoconidium-forming yeasts in the Agaricostilbum lineage isolated from plants in Taiwan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 51: 277-286.

Luong, D. T., Takashima, M., Ty, P. V., Dung, N. L., and Nakase, T. 2005. Bullera hoabinhensis sp. nov., a new ballistoconidiogenous yeast isolated from a plant leaf collected in Vietnam. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 51: 335-342.

Kawabe, M., Kobayashi, Y., Okada, G., Yamaguchi, I., Teraoka, T., and Arie, T. 2005. Three evolutionary lineages of tomato wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, based on sequences of IGS, MAT1, and pg1, are each composed of isolates of a single mating type and a single or closely related vegetative compatibility group. J. Gen. Plant Pathol. 71: 263-272.

Hayashi, H., Takahashi, R., Nishi, T., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2005. Molecular analysis of jejunal, ileal, caecal and rectosigmoidal human colonic microbiota using 16S rRNA gene libraries and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. J. Med. Microbiol. 54: 1093-1101.

Dekio, I., Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., Kitahara, M., Nishikawa, T., Suematsu, M., and Benno, Y. 2005. Detection of potentially novel bacterial components of the human skin microbiota using culture-independent molecular profiling. J. Med. Microbiol. 54: 1231-1238.

Matsumoto, M., Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, H., and Benno, Y. 2005. Novel phylogenetic assignment database for terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of human colonic microbiota. J. Microbiol. Methods 61: 305-319.

Kitahara, M., Sakata, S., and Benno, Y. 2005. Biodiversity of Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis strains isolated from five sourdoughs. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 40: 353-357.

Sugita, T., Takeo, K., Hama, K., Virtudazo, E., Takashima, M., Nishikawa, A., Kucsera, J., Dorogi, J., Komori, S, Nakagaki, K., Vollekova, A, Slavikova, E., and Farkas, V. 2005. DNA sequence diversity of intergenic spacer I region in the non-lipid-dependent species Malassezia pachydermatis isolated from animals. Med. Mycol. 43: 21-26.

Tonooka, T., Sakata, S., Kitahara, M., Hanai, M., Ishizeki, S., Takada, M., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2005. Detection and quantification of four species of the genus Clostridium in infant feces. Microbiol. Immunol. 49: 987-992.

Lopandic, K., Molnar, O., Suzuki, M., Pinsker, W., and Prillinger, H. 2005. Estimation of phylogenetic relationships within the Ascomycota on the basis of 18S rDNA sequences and chemotaxonomy. Mycol. Prog. 4: 205-214.

Sakamoto, M., Umeda, M., and Benno, Y. 2005. Molecular analysis of human oral microbiota. J. Periodont. Res. 40: 277-285.

Yabuuchi, E. and Kosako, Y. 2005. Sphingomonadaceae, In: Brenner, D. J., Krieg, N. R., and Staley, J. T. (eds.), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., Vol. 2., Part C. The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria, p. 233, Springer, East Lansing.

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Pikuta, E. V., Itoh, T., and Hoover, R. B. 2005. Anaerobic decomposition of cellulose by alkaliphilic microbial community of Owens Lake, California, In: Astrobiology and Planetary Missions, The Intenational Society for Optical Engineering, San Diego.

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Thawai, C., Tanasupawat, S., Itoh, T., Suwanborirux, K., and Kudo, T. 2004. Micromonospora aurantionigra sp. nov., isolated from Thai peat swamp forest. Actinomycetologica 18: 8-14.

Saito, Y., Sakamoto, M., Takizawa, S., and Benno, Y. 2004. Monitoring the cell number and viability of Lactobacillus helveticus GCL1001 in human feces by PCR methods. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 231: 125-130.

Kibe, R., Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, H., Yokota, H., and Benno, Y. 2004. Maturation of the murine cecal microbiota as revealed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and 16S rRNA gene clone libraries. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 235: 139-146.

Matsumoto, M., Ohishi, H., and Benno, Y. 2004. H⁺-ATPase activity in Bifidobacterium with special reference to acid tolerance. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 93: 109-113.

Sakamoto, M., Suzuki, M., Huang, Y., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2004. Prevotella shahii sp. nov. and Prevotella salivae sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 877-883.

Wang, Q.-M., Bai, F.-Y., Lu, H.-Z., Jia, J.-H., and Takashima, M. 2004. Bullera cylindrica sp. nov., Bullera hubeiensis sp. nov. and Bullera nakasei sp. nov., ballistoconidium-forming yeast species from plant leaves. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1877-1882.

Shibazaki, M., Tanaka, K., Nagai, K., Watanabe, M., Fujita, S., Suzuki, K., Okada, G., and Yamamoto, T. 2004. YM-92447 (spinosulfate A), a neuraminidase inhibitor produced by an unidentified pycnidial fungus. J. Antibiotics 57: 812-815.

Minamida, K., Sujaya, N., Tamura, A., Shigematsu, N., Sone, T., Yokota, A., Asano, K., Benno, Y., and Tomita, F. 2004. The effects of Di-D-fructofuranose-1,2':2,3'-dianhydride (DFA III) administration on human intestinal microbiota. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 98: 244-250.

Seearunruangchai, A., Tanasupawat, S., Keeratipibul, S., Thawai, C., Itoh, T., and Yamada, Y. 2004. Identification of acetic acid bacteria isolated from fruits collected in Thailand. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 50: 47-53.

Tanasupawat, S., Thawai, C., Yukphan, P., Moonmangmee, D., Itoh, T., Adachi, O., and Yamada, Y. 2004. Gluconobacter thailandicus sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the α-Proteobacteria. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 50: 159-167.

Hosoya, R., Hamana, K., Niitsu, M., and Itoh, T. 2004. Polyamine analysis for chemotaxonomy of thermophilic eubacteria: polyamine distribution profiles within the orders Aquificales, Thermotogales, Thermodesulfobacteriales, Thermales, Thermoanaerobacteriales, Clostridiales and Bacillales. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 50: 271-287.

Sakamoto, M., Huang, Y., Ohnishi, M., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2004. Changes in oral microbial profiles after periodontal treatment as determined by molecular analysis of 16S rRNA genes. J. Med. Microbiol. 53: 563-571.

Kageyama, A., Yazawa, K., Kudo, T., Taniguchi, H., Nishimura, K., and Mikami, Y. 2004. First isolates of Nocardia abscessus from humans and soil in Japan. Jpn. J. Med. Mycol. 45: 17-21.

Matsumoto, M. and Benno, Y. 2004. Faecal microbiota and secretory immunogloblin A levels in adult patients with atopic dermatitis. Microb. Ecol. Health Dis. 16: 13-17.

Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2004. Evaluation of three different forward primers by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for determination of fecal Bifidobacterium spp. in healthy subjects. Microbiol. Immunol. 48: 1-6.

Kitahara, M., Sakata, S., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2004. Comparison among fecal secondary bile acid levels, fecal microbiota and Clostridium scindens cell numbers in Japanese. Microbiol. Immunol. 48: 367-375.

Sugita, T., Tajima, M., Takashima, M., Amaya, M., Saito, M. Tsuboi, R., and Nishikawa, A. 2004. A new yeast, Malassezia yamatoensis, isolated from a patient with seborrheic dermatitis, and its distribution in patients and healthy subjects. Microbiol. Immunol. 48: 579-583.

Sugita, T., Takeo, K., Ohkusu, M., Virtudazo, E., Takashima, M., Asako, E., Ohshima, F., Harada, S., Yanaka, C., Nishikawa, A., Majoros, L., and Sipiczki, M. 2004. Fluconazole-resistant pathogens Candida inconspicua and C. norvegensis: DNA sequence diversity of the rRNA intergenic spacer region, antifungal drug susceptibility, and extracellular enzymer production. Microbiol. Immunol. 48: 761-766.

Lan, P. T. N., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2004. Effects of two probiotic Lactobacillus strains on jejunal and cecal microbiota of broiler chicken under acute heat stress condition as revealed by molecular analysis of 16S rRNA genes. Microbiol. Immunol. 48: 917-929.

Matsumoto, M. and Benno, Y. 2004. Consumption of Bifidobacterium lactis LKM512 yogurt reduces gut mutagenicity by increasing gut polyamine contents in healthy adult subjects. Mutat. Res. 568: 147-153.

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Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., Zhao, J.-H., Jia, J.-H., and Nakase, T. 2003. Bullera anomala sp. nov. and Bullera pseudovariabilis sp. nov., two new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species from Yunnan, China. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 83: 257-263.

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Nagahama, T., Hamamoto, M., Nakase, T., and Horikoshi, K. 2003. Rhodotorula benthica sp. nov. and Rhodotorula calyptogenae sp. nov., novel yeast species from animals collected from the deep-sea floor, and Rhodotorula lysiniphila sp. nov., which is related phylogenetically. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 897-903.

Itoh, T., Suzuki, K., Sanchez, P. C., and Nakase, T. 2003. Caldisphaera lagunensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote isolated from a hot spring at Mt. Maquiling, Philippines. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1149-1154.

Takashima, M., Sugita, T., Shinoda, T., and Nakase, T. 2003. Three new combinations from the Cryptococcus laurentii complex: Cryptococcus aureus, Cryptococcus carnescens and Cryptococcus peneaus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1187-1194.

Matsuyama, H., Yumoto, I., Kudo, T., and Shida, O. 2003. Rhodococcus tukisamuensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1333-1337.

Kurosawa, N., Itoh, Y.-H., and Itoh, T. 2003. Reclassification of Sulfolobus hakonensis Takayanagi et al. 1996 as Metallosphaera hakonensis comb. nov. based on phylogenetic evidence and DNA G+C content. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1607-1608.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Kodama, M., Tsuboi, R., and Nishikawa, A. 2003. Description of a new yeast species, Malassezia japonica, and its detection in patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects. J. Clin. Microbiol. 41: 4695-4699.

Nakajima, Y., Ho, C. C., and Kudo, T. 2003. Microtetraspora malaysiensis sp. nov., isolated from Malaysian primary dipterocarp forest soil. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 49: 181-189.

Hamana, K., Tanaka, T., Hosoya, R., Niitsu, M., and Itoh, T. 2003. Cellular polyamines of the acidophilic, thermophilic and thermoacidophilic archaebacteria, Acidilobus, Ferroplasma, Pyrobaculum, Pyrococcus, Staphylothermus, Thermococcus, Thermodiscus and Vulcanisaeta. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 49: 287-293.

Nakase, T., Tsuzuki, S., Lee, F.-L, Sugita, T., Jindamorakot, S., Jan-ngam, H., Potacharoen, W., Tanticharoen, M., Kudo, T., and Takashima, M. 2003. Sporobolomyces magnisporus sp. nov., a new yeast species in the Erythrobasidium cluster isolated from plants in Taiwan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 49: 337-344.

Sakamoto, M., Takeuchi, Y., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2003. Application of terminal RFLP analysis to characterize oral bacterial flora in saliva of healthy subjects and patients with periodontitis. J. Med. Microbiol. 52: 79-89.

Fungsin, B., Takashima, M., Bai, F.-Y., Artjariyasripong, S., and Nakase, T. 2003. Bullera panici sp. nov. and Bullera siamensis sp. nov., two new yeasts in the Bullera variabilis cluster isolated in Thailand. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 19: 23-32.

Fungsin, B., Takashima, M., Artjariyasripong, S., Potacharoen, W., and Nakase, T. 2003. Bullera sakaeratica sp. nov., a new species of ballistoconidium-forming yeast found in Thailand. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 19: 33-39.

Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, H., and Benno, Y. 2003. Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for human fecal microbiota and its application for analysis of complex bifidobacterial communities. Microbiol. Immunol. 47: 133-142.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Poonwan, N., Mekha, N., Malaithao, K., Thungmuthasawat, B., Prasarn, S., Luangsook, P., and Kudo, T. 2003. The first isolation of ustilaginomycetous anamorphic yeasts, Pseudozyma species, from patients' blood and a description of two new species: P. parantarctica and P. thailandica. Microbiol. Immunol. 47: 183-190.

Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., Kitahara, M., and Benno, Y. 2003. Molecular analysis of fecal microbiota in elderly individuals using 16S rDNA library and T-RFLP. Microbiol. Immunol. 47: 557-570.

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Ueno, R., Urano, N., Suzuki, M., and Kimura, S. 2002. Isolation, characterization, and fermentative pattern of a novel thermotolerant Prototheca zopfii var. hydrocarbonea strain producing ethanol and CO₂ from glucose at 40°C. Arch. Microbiol. 177: 244-250.

Saitoh, S., Noda, S., Aiba, Y., Takagi, A., Sakamoto, M., Benno, Y., and Koga, Y. 2002. Bacteroides ovatus as the predominant commensal intestinal microbe causing a systemic antibody response in inflammatory bowel disease. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 9: 54-59.

Matsumoto, M., Tani, H., Ono, H., Ohishi, H., and Benno, Y. 2002. Adhesive property of Bifidobacterium lactis LKM512 and predominant bacteria of intestinal microflora to human intesitnal mucin. Curr. Microbiol. 44: 212-215.

Saito, Y., Hamanaka, Y., Saito, K., Takizawa, S., and Benno, Y. 2002. Stability of species composition of fecal bifidobacteria in human subjects during fermented milk administration. Curr. Microbiol. 44: 368-373.

Hamamoto, M., Nagahama, T., and Tamura, M. 2002. Systematic study of basidiomycetous yeasts - evaluation of the ITS regions of rDNA to delimit species of the genus Rhodosporidium. FEMS Yeast Res. 2: 409-413.

Sakamoto, M., Huang, Y., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2002. Detection of novel oral phylotypes associated with periodontitis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 217: 65-69.

Fungsin, B., Hamamoto, M., Arunpairojana, V., Sukhumavasi, J., Atthasampunna, P., and Nakase, T. 2002. Kockovaella barringtoniae sp. nov., a new basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from a plant leaf collected in a tropical rain forest in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 281-284.

Sakamoto, M., Suzuki, M., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2002. Reclassification of Bacteroides forsythus (Tanner et al. 1986) as Tannerella forsythensis corrig., gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 841-849.

Hamamoto, M., Thanh, V. N., and Nakase, T. 2002. Bannoa hahajimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and three related anamorphs, Sporobolomyces bischofiae sp. nov., Sporobolomyces ogasawarensis sp. nov. and Sporobolomyces syzygii sp. nov., yeasts isolated from plants in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1023-1032.

Itoh, T., Suzuki, K., and Nakase, T. 2002. Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isoltaed from hot springs in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1097-1104.

Behrendt, U., Ulrich, A., Schumann, P., Naumann, D., and Suzuki, K. 2002. Diversity of grass-associated Microbacteriaceae isolated from the phyllosphere and litter layer after mulching the sward; polyphasic characterization of Subtercola pratensis sp. nov., Curtobacterium herbarum sp. nov. and Plantibacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1441-1454.

Yabuuchi, E., Kosako, Y., Fujiwara, N., Naka, T., Matsunaga, I. Ogura, H., and Kobayashi, K. 2002. Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1485-1496.

Niwata, Y., Takashima, M., Tornai-Lehoczki, J., Deak, T., and Nakase, T. 2002. Udeniomyces pannonicus sp. nov., a ballistoconidium-forming yeast isolated from leaves of plants in Hungary. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1887-1892.

Sakata, S., Kitahara, M., Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, H., Fukuyama, M., and Benno, Y. 2002. Unification of Bifidobacterium infantis and Bifidobacterium suis as Bifidobacterium longum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 1945-1951.

Buonaurio, R., Stravato, V. M., Kosako, Y., Fujiwara, N., Naka, T., Kobayashi, K., Cappelli, C., and Yabuuchi, E. 2002. Sphingomonas melonis sp. nov., a novel pathogen that causes brown spots on yellow Spanish melon fruits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 2081-2087.

Bai, F.-Y., Zhao, J.-H., Takashima, M., Jia, J.-H., Boekhout, T., and Nakase, T. 2002. Reclassification of the Sporobolomyces roseus and Sporidiobolus pararoseus complexes, with the description of Sporobolomyces phaffii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 2309-2314.

He, F., Morita, H., Hashimoto, H., Hosoda, M., Kurisaki, J.-I., Ouwehand, A. C., Isolauri, E., and Benno, Y. 2002. Intestinal Bifidobacterium species induce varying cytokine production. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 109: 1035-1036.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Shinoda, T., Suto, H., Unno, T., Tsuboi, R., Ogawa, H., and Nishikawa, A. 2002. New yeast species, Malassezia dermatis, isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40: 1363-1367.

Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., Jia, J.-H., and Nakase, T. 2002. Dioszegia zsoltii sp. nov., a new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species with two varieties. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 48: 17-23.

Suzuki, M. and Nakase, T. 2002. A phylogenetic study of ubiquinone-7 species of the genus Candida based on 18S ribosomal DNA sequence divergence. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 48: 55-65.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Nakase, T., Ichikawa, T., Shinoda, T., and Nishikawa, A. 2002. A basidiomycetous anamorphic yeast, Trichosporon terricola sp. nov., isolated from soil. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 48: 293-297.

Nakase, T., Tsuzuki, S., and Takashima, M. 2002. Bullera taiwanensis sp. nov. and Bullera formosensis sp. nov., two new ballistoconidium-forming yeast species isolated from plant leaves in Taiwan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 48: 345-355.

Fungsin, B., Takashima, M., Artjariyasripong, S., Arunpairojana, V., Hamamoto, M, and Nakase, T. 2002. Bullera arundinariae sp. nov., a new species of ballistoconidium-forming yeast, isolated from a plant in Thailand. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 18: 83-90.

Lan, P. T. N., Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2002. Phylogenetic analysis of cecal microbiota in chicken by the use of 16S rDNA clone libraries. Microbiol. Immunol. 46: 371-382.

Nakamura, J., Kubota, Y., Miyaoka, M., Saitoh, T., Mizuno, F., and Benno, Y. 2002. Comparison of four microbial enzymes in clostridia and bacteroides isolated from human feces. Microbiol. Immunol. 46: 487-490.

Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2002. Phylogenetic analysis of the human gut microbiota using 16S rDNA clone libraries and strictly anaerobic culture-based methods. Microbiol. Immunol. 46: 535-548.

Hayashi, H., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2002. Fecal microbial diversity in a strict vegetarian as determined by molecular analysis and cultivation. Microbiol. Immunol. 46: 819-831.

Park, J.-Y., Okada, G., Takahashi, M., and Oyaizu, H. 2002. Screening of fungal antagonists against yellows of cabbage caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans. Mycoscience 43: 447-451.

Morishita, Y., Oowada, T., Ozaki, A., and Mizutani, T. 2002. Galactooligosaccharide in combination with Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides affects the population of Clostridium perfringens in the intestine of gnotobiotic mice. Nutr. Res. 22: 1333-1341.

He, F., Isolauri, E., Morita, H., Hosoda, M., Hashimoto, H., Fuse, T., Mizumachi, K., Kurisaki, J. Benno, Y., and Salminen, S. 2002. Bifidobacteria isolated from allergic and healthy infants: differences in taxonomy, mucus adhesion and immune modulatory effects. Microecol. Therapy 29: 103-108.

Benno, Y. 2002. Bifidobacteria dairy products-market opportunities in Japan. Nutrition and Health 375: 20-21.

Belloch, C., Hamamoto, M., Eliskases-Lechner, F., and Prillinger, H. 2002. Kluyveromyces spp, In: Roginsky, H., Fuquay, J. W., and Fox, P. F. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, pp. 1417-1428, Academic Press., London.

Sorimachi, K., Itoh, T., Kawarabayashi, Y., Okayasu, T., Akimoto, K., and Niwa, A. 2001. Conservation of the basic pattern of cellular amino acid composition of archaeobacteria during biological evolution and the putative amino acid composition of primitive life forms. Amino Acids 21: 393-399.

Matsui, H., Ogata, K., Tajima, K., Nagamine, T., Nakamura, M., Aminov, R. I., and Benno, Y. 2001. Cloning, expression, and characterization of a cellulase gene from Prevotella ruminicola. Anim. Sci. J. 72: 421-426.

Takashima, M. and Nakase, T. 2001. Tilletiopsis derxii, Tilletiopsis oryzicola and Tilletiopsis penniseti, three new species of the ustilagionomycetous anamorphic genus Tilletiopsis isolated from leaves in Thailand. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 80: 43-56.

Nagahama, T., Hamamoto, M., Nakase, T., Takami, H., and Horikoshi, K. 2001. Distribution and identification of red yeasts in deep-sea environments around the northwest Pacific Ocean. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 80: 101-110.

Nagahama, T., Hamamoto, M., Nakase, T., and Horikoshi, K. 2001. Rhodotorula lamellibrachii sp. nov., a new yeast species from a tubeworm collected at the deep-sea floor in Sagami Bay and its phylogenetic analysis. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 80: 317-323.

Tajima, K., Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Matsui, H., Nakamura, M., and Benno, Y. 2001. Diet-dependent shifts in the bacterial population of the rumen revealed with real-time PCR. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67: 2766-2774.

He, F., Ouwehand, A. C., Isolauri, E., Hosoda, M., Benno, Y., and Salminen, S. 2001. Differences in composition and mucosal adhesion of bifidobacteria isolated from healthy adults and healthy seniors. Curr. Microbiol. 43: 351-354.

Itoh, Y. H., Kurosawa, N., Uda, I., Sugai, A., Tanoue, S., Itoh, T., Horiuchi, T., and Itoh, T. 2001. Metallosphaera sedula TA-2, a calditoglycerocaldarchaeol deletion strain of a thermoacidophilic archaeon. Extremophiles 5: 241-245.

He, F., Ouwehand, A. C., Isolauri, E., Hashimoto, H., Benno, Y., and Salminen, S. 2001. Comparison of mucosal adhesion and species identification of bifidobacteria isolated from healthy and allergic infants. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 30: 43-47.

Matsumoto, M., Ohishi, H., and Benno, Y. 2001. Impact of LKM512 yogurt on improvement of intestinal environment of the elderly. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 31: 181-186.

Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 2001. Description of Bullera kunmingenis sp. nov., and clarification of the taxonomic status of Bullera sinensis and its synonyms based on molecular phylogenetic analysis. FEMS Yeast Res. 1: 103-109.

Kitahara, M., Takamine, F., Imamura, T., and Benno, Y. 2001. Clostridium hiranonis sp. nov., a human intestinal bacterium with bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating activity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 39-44.

Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., Hamamoto, M., and Nakase, T. 2001. Sporobolomyces yunnanensis sp. nov., a Q-10(H₂)-containing yeast species with a close phylogenetic relationship to Erythrobasidium hasegawianum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 231-235.

Yabuuchi, E., Yamamoto, H., Terakubo, S., Okamura, N., Naka, T., Fujiwara, N., Kosako, Y., and Hiraishi, A. 2001. Proposal of Sphingomonas wittichii sp. nov. for the strain known as dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolizing strain RW1. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 281-292.

Zhang, Z., Kudo, T., Nakajima, Y., and Wang, Y. 2001. Clarification of the relationship between the members of the family Thermomonosporaceae on the basis of 16S rDNA, 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer and 23S rDNA sequences and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 373-383.

Fungsin, B., Hamamoto, M., Arunpairojana, V., Sukhumavasi, J., Atthasampunna, P., and Nakase, T. 2001. Bensingtonia thailandica sp. nov., a novel basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from plant leaves in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 1209-1213.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Nakase, T., Ichikawa, T., Ikeda, R., and Shinoda, T. 2001. Two new yeasts, Trichosporon debeurmannianum sp. nov. and Trichosporon dermatis sp. nov., transferred from the Cryptococcus humicola complex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 1221-1228.

Xin, H., Itoh, T., Zhou, P., Suzuki, K.-I., and Nakase, T. 2001. Natronobacterium nitratireducens sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon isolated from a soda lake in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 1825-1829.

Euzéby, J. P. and Kudo, T. 2001. Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 1933-1938.

Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 2001. Phylogenetic analysis of strains originally assigned to Bullera variabilis: descriptions of Bullera pseudohuiaensis sp. nov., Bullera komagatae sp. nov. and Bullera pseudoschimicola sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 2177-2187.

Takashima, M., Sugita, T., Shinoda, T., and Nakase, T. 2001. Reclassification of the Cryptococcus humicola complex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 2199-2210.

Ouwehand, A. C., Isolauri, E., He, F., Hashimoto, H., Benno, Y., and Salminen, S. 2001. Differences in Bifidobacterium flora composition in allergic and healthy infants. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 108: 144-145.

Honda, Y., Ueki, M., Okada, G., Onose, R., Usami, R., Horikoshi, K., and Osada, H. 2001. Isolation, and biological properties of a new cell cycle inhibitor, curvularol, isolated from Curvularia sp. RK97-F166. J. Antibiot. 54: 10-16.

Muroi, M., Sano, K., Okada, G., Koshino, H., Oku, T., and Takatsuki, A. 2001. F13459, a new derivative of mycophenolic acid. I. Taxonomy, isolation, and biological properties. J. Antibiot. 54: 489-493.

Kakeya, H., Kageyama, S.-I., Nie, L., Onose, R., Okada, G., Beppu, T., Norbury, C. J., and Osada, H. 2001. Lucilactaene, a new cell cycle inhibitor in p53-transfected cancer cells, produced by a Fusarium sp. J. Antibiot. 54: 850-854.

Sugita, T., Ichikawa, T., Matsukura, M., Sueda, M., Takashima, M., Ikeda, R., Nishikawa, A., and Shinoda, T. 2001. Genetic diversity and biochemical characteristics of Trichosporon asahii isolated from clinical specimens, houses of patients with summer-type-hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and environmental materials. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 2405-2411.

Luong, T. D., Takashima, M., Ty, V. P., Dung, L. N., and Nakase, T. 2001. Four new species of Kockovaella isolated from plant leaves collected in Vietnam. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 46: 297-310.

Takashima, M., Deak, T., and Nakase, T. 2001. Emendation of Dioszegia with redescription of Dioszegia hungarica and two new combinations, Dioszegia aurantiaca and Dioszegia crocea. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 47: 75-84.

Takeuchi, Y., Umeda, M., Sakamoto, M., Benno, Y., Huang, Y., and Ishikawa, I. 2001. Treponema socranskii, Treponema denticola, and Porphyromonas gingivalis are associated with severity of periodontal tissue destruction. J. Periodontaol. 72: 1354-1363.

Nakase, T., Takashima, M., Itoh, M., Fungsin, B., Potacharoen, W., Atthasampunna, P., and Komagata, K. 2001. Ballistoconidium-forming yeasts found in the phyllosphere of Thailand. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 17: 23-33.

Sakamoto, M., Takeuchi, Y., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2001. Rapid detection and quantification of five periodontophathic bacteria by real-time PCR. Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 39-44.

He, F., Ouwehand, A. C., Hashimoto, H., Isolauri, E., Benno, Y., and Salminen, S. 2001. Adhesion of Bifidobacterium spp. to human intestinal mucus. Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 259-262.

Kitahara, M., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2001. PCR detection method of Clostridium scindens and C. hiranonis in human fecal samples. Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 263-266.

Ryu, C. S., Czajka, J. W., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2001. Characterization of the Lactobacillus casei group and the Lactobacillus acidophilus group by automated ribotyping. Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 271-275.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Ikeda, R., Nakase, T., and Shinoda, T. 2001. Intraspecies diversity of Cryptococcus albidus isolated from humans as revealed by sequences of the internal transcribed spacer regions. Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 291-297.

Kageyama, A. and Benno, Y. 2001. Rapid detection of human fecal Eubacterium species and related genera by nested PCR method. Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 315-318.

Hamana, K. and Itoh, T. 2001. Polyamines of the hyperthermophilic archaebacteria belonging to the genera Thermococcus and Methanothermus and two new genera Caldivirga and Palaeococcus. Microbios 104: 105-114.

Hamana, K., Niitsu, M., Samejima, K., and Itoh, T. 2001. Polyamines of the thermophilic eubacteria belonging to the genera Thermosipho, Thermaerobacter and Caldicellulosiruptor. Microbios 104: 177-185.

Tanaka, K., Plattner, R. D., Yamagishi, R., Minamisawa, M., Manabe, M., Kawasugi, S., Gareis, M., and Okada, G. 2001. 8-Deoxy-trichothecin production by Spicellum roseum isolated from a cultivated mushroom in Japan. Mycotoxins 51: 71-77.

Itoh, T., Suzuki, K.-I., Sanchez, P. C., and Nakase, T. 2001. Genus II. Caldivirga Itoh, Suzuki, Sanchez and Nakase 1999, 1162^VP, In: Boone, D. R. and Castenholz, R. W. (eds.), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., Vol. 1, The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria, pp. 173-174, Springer, New York.

Suzuki, K.-I., Tapay, L. M., and Rahayu, E. S. 2001. Culture collection networks in Asia: a role of Asian network on microbial researches (ANMR) project, In: Nga, B. H., Tan, H. M., and Suzuki, K.-I. (eds.), Microbial Diversity in Asia. Technology and Prospects, pp. 71-89, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore.

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Sugita, T., Ikeda, R., Takashima, M., Nakase, T., Nishikawa, A., and Shinoda, T. 2001. Genetic diversity of the opportunistic yeast pathogen, Cryptococcus species, In: Michael Benedik (ed.), Res. Adv. in Microbiol, pp. 27-46, Global Research Network, Kerala.

Tajima, K., Arai, S., Ogata, K., Nagamine, T., Matsui, H., Nakamura, M., Aminov, R. I., and Benno, Y. 2000. Rumen bacterial community transition during adaptation to high-grain diet. Anaerobe 6: 273-284.

Matsumoto, A., Takahashi, Y., Kudo, T., Seino, A., Iwai, Y., and Omura, S. 2000. Actinoplanes capillaceus sp. nov., a new species of the genus Actinoplanes. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 78: 107-115.

Nakamura, M., Ogata, K., Nagamine, T., Tajima, K., Matsui, H., and Benno, Y. 2000. Characterization of the cryptic plasmid pSBO2 isolated from Streptococcus bovis JB1 and construction of a new shuttle vector. Curr. Microbiol. 41: 27-32.

Matsui, H., Ogata, K., Tajima, K., Nakamura, M., Nagamine, T., and Benno, Y. 2000. Phenotypic characterization of polysaccharidases produced by four Prevotella type strains. Curr. Microbiol. 41: 45-49.

Inoue, K., Sugiyama, K., Kosako, Y., Sakazaki, R., and Yami, S. 2000. Enterobacter cowanii sp. nov., a new species of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Curr. Microbiol. 41: 417-420.

Furumoto, H., Taguchi, A., Itoh, T., Morinaga, T., and Itoh, T. 2000. 5S rRNA binding proteins from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Pyrococcus furiosus. FEBS Lett. 486: 195-199.

Kageyama, A., Sakamoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2000. Rapid identification and quantification of Collinsella aerofaciens using PCR. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 183: 43-47.

Hamamoto, M., Tamura, M., and Nakase, T. 2000. Emended descriptions of Tilletiopsis washingtonensis, Tilletiopsis cremea and Tilletiopsis lilacina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 925-930.

Kitahara, M., Takamine, F., Imamura, T., and Benno, Y. 2000. Assignment of Eubacterium sp. VPI 12708 and related strains with high bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating activity to Clostridium scindens and proposal of Clostridium hylemonae sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 971-978.

Xin, H., Itoh, T., Zhou, P., Suzuki, K., Kamekura, M., and Nakase, T. 2000. Natrinema versiforme sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from Aibi salt lake, Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1297-1303.

Hamamoto, M. and Nakase, T. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of the ballistoconidium-forming yeast genus Sporobolomyces based on 18S rDNA sequences. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1373-1380.

Uchino, M., Kosako, Y., Uchimura, T., and Komagata, K. 2000. Emendation of Pseudomonas straminea Iizuka and Komagata 1963. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1513-1619.

Kageyama, A. and Benno, Y. 2000. Catenibacterium mitsuokai gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1595-1599.

Kageyama, A. and Benno, Y. 2000. Emendation of genus Collinsella and proposal of Collinsella stercoris sp. nov. and Collinsella intestinalis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1767-1774.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Ikeda, R., Nakase, T., and Shinoda, T. 2000. Intraspecies diversity of Cryptococcus laurentii as revealed by sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions and 28S rRNA gene and the taxonomic position of C. laurentii clinical isolates. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 1468-1471.

Nakase, T. 2000. Expanding world of ballistosporous yeasts: distribution in the phyllosphere, systematics and phylogeny. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 46: 189-216.

Matsumoto, M., Tadenuma, T., Nakamura, K., Kume, H., Imai, T., Kihara, R., Watanabe, M., and Benno, Y. 2000. Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis LKM 512 yogurt on fecal microflora in middle to old aged persons. Microb. Ecol. Health Dis. 12: 77-80.

Hasegawa, H. and Benno, Y. 2000. Anticarcinogenesis in mice by ginseng-hydrolyzing colonic bacteria. Microb. Ecol. Health Dis. 12: 85-91.

Kageyama, A. and Benno, Y. 2000. Coprobacillus catenaformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species isolated from human feces. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 23-28.

Kageyama, A. and Benno, Y. 2000. Phylogenic and phenotypic characterization of some Eubacterium-like isolates from human feces: description of Solobacterium moorei gen. nov., sp. nov. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 223-227.

Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Ikeda, R., Nakase, T., and Shinoda, T. 2000. Phylogenetic and taxonomic heterogeneity of Cryptococcus humicolus by analysis of the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer regions and 18S rDNA, and the phylogenetic relationships of C. humicolus, C. curvatus, and the genus Trichosporon. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 455-461.

Kosako, Y., Yabuuchi, E., Naka, T., Fujiwara, N., and Kobayashi, K. 2000. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 563-575.

Sakamoto, M., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., and Benno, Y. 2000. Comparison of the oral bacterial flora in saliva from a healthy subject and two periodontitis patients by sequence analysis of 16S rDNA libraries. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 643-652.

Cai, Y., Matsumoto, M., and Benno, Y. 2000. Bifidobacterium lactis Meile et al. 1997 is a subjective synonym of Bifidobacterium animalis (Mitsuoka 1969) Scardovi and Trovatelli 1974. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 815-820.

Takashima, M. and Nakase, T. 2000. Four new species of the genus Sporobolomyces isolated from leaves in Thailand. Mycoscience 41: 357-369.

Okada, G., Jacobs, K., Kirisits, T., Louis-Seize, G. W., Seifert, K. A., Sugita, T., Takematsu, A., and Wingfield, M. J. 2000. Epitypification of Graphium penicillioides Corda, with comments on the phylogeny and taxonomy of graphium-like synnematous fungi. Stud. Mycol. 45: 169-188.

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Hamamoto, M. and Nakase, T. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships among fungi inferred from small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences, In: Priest, F. G. and Goodfellow, M. (eds.), Applied Microbial Systematics, pp. 57-71, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.

Cai, Y., Kumai, S., Zhang, J., and Benno, Y. 1999. Comparative studies of lactobacilli and enterococci associated with forage crops as silage inoculants. Anim. Sci. J. 70: 188-194.

Ogawara, H., Kawamura, N., Kudo, T., Suzuki, K., and Nakase, T. 1999. Distribution of β-lactamases in actinomycetes. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 43: 3014-3017.

Cai, Y., Kumai, S., Ogawa, M., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Characterization and identification of Pediococcus species isolated from forage crops and their application for silage preparation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65: 2901-2906.

Nakamura, M., Nagamine, T., Ogata, K., Tajima, K., Matsui, H., Aminov, R. I., and Benno, Y. 1999. Sequence analysis of small cryptic plasmids isolated from Selenomonas ruminantium S20. Curr. Microbiol. 38: 107-112.

Tajima, K., Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Ogata, K., Nakamura, M., Matsui, H., and Benno, Y. 1999. Rumen bacterial diversity as determined by sequence analysis of 16S rDNA libraries. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 29: 159-169.

Ogata, K., Sekizaki, T., Aminov, R. I., Tajima, K., Nakamura, M., Nagamine, T., Matsui, H., and Benno, Y. 1999. A small cryptic plasmid from Ruminobacter amylophilus NIAH-3 possesses functional mobilization properties. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 181: 41-48.

Kageyama, A., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence of Eubacterium aerofaciens to the genus Collinsella as Collinsella aerofaciens gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 557-565.

Yoon, J.-H., Cho, Y.-G, Lee, S. T., Suzuki, K., Nakase, T., and Park, Y.-H. 1999. Nocardioides nitrophenolicus sp. nov., a p-nitrophenol-degrading bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 675-680.

Park, Y.-H., Yoon, J.-H., Shin, Y. K., Suzuki, K., Kudo, T., Seino, A., Kim, H.-J., Lee, J.-S., and Lee, S. T. 1999. Classification of 'Nocardioides fulvus' IFO 14399 and Nocardioides sp. ATCC 39419 in Kribbella gen. nov., as Kribbella flavida sp. nov. and Kribbella sandramycini sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 743-752.

Itoh, T., Suzuki, K., Sanchez, P. C., and Nakase, T. 1999. Caldivirga maquilingensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of rod-shaped crenarchaeote isolated from a hot spring in the Philippines. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 1157-1163.

Cai, Y., Okada, H., Mori, H., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Lactobacillus paralimentarius sp. nov., isolated from sourdough. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 1451-1455.

Kageyama, A., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Phylogenetic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium lentum to the genus Eggerthella as Eggerthella lenta gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 1725-1732.

Nakajima, Y., Kitpreechavanich, V., Suzuki, K., and Kudo, T. 1999. Microbispora corallina sp. nov., a new species of the genus Microbispora isolated from Thai soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 1761-1767.

Kudo, T., Nakajima, Y., and Suzuki, K. 1999. Catenuloplanes crispus (Petrolini et al. 1993) comb. nov.: incorporation of the genus Planopolyspora Petrolini 1993 into the genus Catenuloplanes Yokota et al. 1993 with an amended description of the genus Catenuloplanes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 1853-1860.

Nagahama, T., Hamamoto, M., Nakase, T., and Horikoshi, K. 1999. Kluyveromyces nonfermentans sp. nov., a new yeast species isolated from the deep sea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 1899-1905.

Ueda, K., Seki, T., Kudo, T., Yoshida, T., and Kataoka, M. 1999. Two distinct mechanisms cause heterogeneity of 16S rRNA. J. Bacteriol. 181: 78-82.

Ogata, K., Aminov, R. I., Tajima, K., Nakamura, M., Matsui, H., Nagamine, T., and Benno, Y. 1999. Construction of Prevotella ruminicola-Escherichia coli shuttle vector pRAM45 and transformation of P. ruminicola strains by electroporation. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 88: 316-318.

Cai, Y., Benno, Y., Ogawa, M., and Kumai, S. 1999. Effect of applying lactic acid bacteria isolated from forage crops on fermentation characteristics and aerobic deterioration of silage. J. Dairy Sci. 82: 520-526.

Uchida, K., Kudo, T., Suzuki, K., and Nakase, T. 1999. A new rapid method of glycolate test by diethyl ether extraction, which is applicable to a small amount of bacterial cells of less than one milligram. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 49-56.

Tamura, M., Hamamoto, M., Cañete-Gibas, C. F, Sugiyama, J., and Nakase, T. 1999. Genetic relatedness among species in Aspergillus section Clavati as measured by electrophoretic comparison of enzymes, DNA base composition, and DNA-DNA hybridization. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 77-83.

Cai, Y., Suyanandana, P., Saman, P., and Benno, Y. 1999. Classification and characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the intestines of common carp and giant freshwater prawns. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 177-184.

Sugita, T. and Nakase, T. 1999. Nonuniversal usage of the leucine CUG codon in yeasts: investigation of basidiomycetous yeast. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 193-197.

Suzuki, M., Suh, S, -O., Sugita, T., and Nakase, T. 1999. A phylogenetic study on galactose-containing Candida species based on 18S ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 229-238.

Suzuki, M. and Nakase, T. 1999. A phylogenetic study of ubiquinone Q-8 species of the genera Candida, Pichia, and Citeromyces based on 18S ribosomal DNA sequence divergence. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 239-246.

Suzuki, K., Suzuki, M., Sasaki, J., Park, Y.-H., and Komagata, K. 1999. Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accommodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 253-262.

Kageyama, A., Zama, M., Sugama, S., Yamasato, K., and Benno, Y. 1999. Assignment of the six solvent-producing Clostridium spp. to Clostridium beijerinckii based on DNA-DNA reassociation. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 45: 263-267.

Isogai, H., Kosako, Y., Benno, Y., and Isogai, E. 1999. Ecology of genus Porphyromonas in canine periodontal disease. J. Vet. Med. 46: 467-473.

Sugita, T., Kagaya, K., Takashima, M., Suzuki, M., Fukazawa, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. A clinical isolate of Candida palmioleophila formerly identified as Torulopsis candida. Jpn. J. Med. Mycol. 40: 21-25.

Takashima, M. and Nakase, T. 1999. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Cryptococcus and related species based on the sequences of 18S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer regions. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 15: 35-47.

Mikata, K., Ueda-Nishimura, K., Goto, S., Kurtzman, C. P., Suzuki, M., Yarrow, D., and Nakase, T. 1999. Reidentification of yeast strains deposited as Candida agrestis, with a description of Candida kofuensis sp. nov. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 15: 49-57.

Yabuuchi, E., Kosako, Y., Naka, T., Suzuki, S., and Yano, I. 1999. Proposal of Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen, Jochimsen and Brown 1990) comb. nov., Sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) comb. nov., Sphingomonas ursincola (Yurkov et al. 1997) comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 339-349.

Kageyama, A., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Phylogenic and phenotypic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium fossor to the genus Atopobium as Atopobium fossor comb. nov. Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 389-395.

Sakamoto, M., Takeuchi, Y., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Detection of Treponema socranskii associated with human periodontitis by PCR. Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 485-490.

Sakamoto, M., Koseki, T., Umeda, M., Ishikawa, I., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1999. Phylogenetic analysis of saccharolytic oral treponemes isolated from human subgingival plaque. Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 711-716.

Hamana, K., Hamana, H., Shinozawa, T., Niitsu, M., Samejima, K., and Itoh, T. 1999. Polyamines of the thermophilic eubacteria belonging to the genera Aquifex, Thermodesulfobacterium, Thermus and Meiothermus, and the thermophilic archaebacteria belonging to the genera Sulfurisphaera, Sulfophobococcus, Stetteria, Thermocladium, Pyrococcus, Thermococcus, Methanopyrus and Methanothermus. Microbios 97: 117-130.

Nakase, T., Suzuki, M., Sugita, T., Suh, S.-O., and Komagata, K. 1999. Three new species of anamorphic yeasts phenotypically and phylogenetically related to Candida mesenterica: the description of Candida fungicola sp. nov., Candida sagamina sp. nov., and Candida fukazawae sp. nov. isolated from fruit bodies of mushrooms. Mycoscience 40: 465-476.

Sugita, T., Cañete-Gibas, C. F., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 1999. Three new species of Bullera isolated from leaves in the Ogasawara Islands. Mycoscience 40: 491-501.

Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 1999. Molecular phylogenetic studies on the Bensingtonia strain isolated from Yunnan, China. Mycosystema 18: 254-258.

Hoshino, T., Tojo, M., Okada, G., Kanda, H., Ohgiya, S., and Ishizaki, K. 1999. A filamentous fungus, Pythium ultimum Trow var. ultimum, isolated from moribund moss colonies from Svalbard, northern islands of Norway. Polar Biosci. 12: 68-75.

Sugita, T. and Nakase, T. 1999. Non-universal usage of the leucine CUG codon and the molecular phylogeny of the genus Candida. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 22: 79-86.

Benno, Y. 1999. Probiotic lactic acid bacteria for functional food. Bioind. News 12: 7-10.

Arie, T., Kobayashi, Y., Kono, Y., Okada, G., and Yamaguchi, I. 1999. Control of clubroot of crucifers by Phoma glomerata and its product epoxydon. Pestic Sci. 55: 602-604.

Salminen, S., Quwehand, A., Benno, Y., and Lee, Y. K. 1999. Probiotics: how should they be defined? Trends Food Sci. Technol. 10: 107-110.

Benno, Y. 1999. The concept of functional foods, In: International Dairy Foundation (ed.), Milk and Health, pp. 114-119, International Dairy Books, Denmark.

Bai, F.-Y., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 1999. The discovery of new ballistoconidia-forming yeast taxa from Yunnan, China, and its implication in yeast species diversity, In: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Geoenvironmental Changes and Biodiversity in Northeast Asia, pp. 66-68, Tongji University, Shanghai.

Hamana, K., Hamana, H., and Itoh, T. 1998. Polyamine analysis of extremely halophilic archaebacteria. Ann. Gunma Health Sci. 19: 1-4.

Nishihara, H., Yaguchi, T., Chung, S. Y., Suzuki, K., Yanagi, M., Yamasato, K., Kodama, T., and Igarashi, Y. 1998. Phylogenetic position of an obligately chemoautotrophic, marine hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Hydrogenovibrio marinus, on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences and two form I RuBisCO gene sequences. Arch. Microbiol. 169: 364-368.

Itoh, T., Suzuki, K., and Nakase, T. 1998. Occurrence of introns in the 16S rRNA genes of members of the genus Thermoproteus. Arch. Microbiol. 170: 155-161.

Tomita, S., Shirasaki, N., Hayashizaki, H., Matsuyama, J., Benno, Y., and Kiyosawa, I. 1998. Binding characteristics of bovine lactoferrin to the cell surface of Clostridium species and identification of the lactoferrin-binding protein. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 62: 1476-1482.

Okada, G., Seifert, K. A., Takematsu, A., Yamaoka, Y., Miyazaki, S., and Tubaki, K. 1998. A molecular phylogenetic reappraisal of the Graphium complex based on 18S rDNA sequences. Can. J. Bot. 76: 1495-1506.

Goris, J., Suzuki, K., De Vos, P., Nakase, T., and Kersters, K. 1998. Evaluation of a microplate DNA-DNA hybridization method compared with the initial renaturation method. Can. J. Microbiol. 44: 1148-1153.

Aminov, R. I., Tajima, K., Ogata, K., Nagamine, T., Sugiura, M., and Benno, Y. 1998. Transcriptional regulation of the Prevotella ruminicola recA gene. Curr. Microbiol. 36: 259-265.

Cai, Y., Benno, Y., Ogawa., M., Ohmomo, S., Kumai, S., and Nakase, T. 1998. Influence of Lactobacillus spp. from an inoculant and of Weissella and Leuconostoc spp. from forage crops on silage fermentation. Environ. Appl. Microbiol. 64: 2982-2987.

Tsuruta, S., Takaya, N., Zhang, L., Shoun, H., Kimura, K., Hamamoto, M., and Nakase, T. 1998. Denitrification by yeasts and occurrence of cytochrome P450nor in Trichosporon cutaneum. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 168: 105-110.

Cai, Y. and Ogawa, M. 1998. Effect of ammonium tetraformate on the aerobic deterioration of corn silage. Grassland Sci. 44: 90-92.

Hamamoto, M., Kuroyanagi, T., and Nakase, T. 1998. Fellomyces ogasawarensis sp. nov. and Fellomyces distylii sp. nov., yeasts isolated from a plant in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 287-293.

Sasaki, J., Chijimatsu, M., and Suzuki, K. 1998. Taxonomic significance of 2,4-diaminobutyric acid isomers in the cell wall peptidoglycan of actinomycetes and reclassification of Clavibacter toxicus as Rathayibacter toxicus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 403-410.

Itoh, T., Suzuki, K., and Nakase, T. 1998. Thermocladium modestius gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of rod-shaped, extremely thermophilic crenarchaeote. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 879-887.

Takashima, M. and Nakase, T. 1998. Bullera penniseticola sp. nov. and Kockovaella sacchari sp. nov., two new yeast species isolated from plants in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 1025-1030.

Kudo, T., Matsushima, K., Itoh, T., Sasaki, J., and Suzuki, K. 1998. Description of four new species of the genus Kineosporia: Kineosporia succinea sp. nov., Kineosporia rhizophila sp. nov., Kineosporia mikuniensis sp. nov. and Kineosporia rhamnosa sp. nov., isolated from plant samples, and amended description of the genus Kineosporia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 1245-1255.

Sugita, T. and Nakase, T. 1998. Trichosporon japonicum sp. nov. isolated from the air. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 1425-1429.

Sakamoto, M., Tano, Y., Uchimura, T., and Komagata, K. 1998. Aerobic growth of some lactic acid bacteria enable by the external addition of peroxidase (horseradish) to the culture medium. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 85: 627-629.

Kawasaki, S., Nakagawa, T., Nishiyama, Y., Benno, Y., Uchimura, T., Komagata, K., Kozaki, M., and Niimura, Y. 1998. Effect of oxygen on the growth of Clostridium butyricum (type species of the genus Clostridium), and the distribution of enzymes for oxygen and for active oxygen species in clostridia. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 86: 368-372.

Cañete-Gibas, C. F., Takashima, M., Sugita, T., and Nakase, T. 1998. Three new species of Kockovaella isolated from plants collected in the Ogasawara Islands. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 44: 11-18.

Cai, Y., Benno, Y., Takeda, A., Yoshida, T., Itaya, T., and Nakase, T. 1998. Characterization of Leuconostoc species isolated from vacuum-packaged ham. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 44: 153-159.

Cai, Y., Benno, Y., Nakase, T., and Oh, T. K. 1998. Specific probiotic characterization of Weissella hellenica DS-12 isolated from flounder intestine. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 44: 311-316.

Suzuki, M. and Nakase, T. 1998. Cellular neutral sugar compositions and ubiquinone systems of the genus Candida. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 14: 49-62.

Yabuuchi, E., Kawamura, I., Kosako, Y., and Ezaki, T. 1998. Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov. and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol. Immunol. 42: 429-438.

Hamana, K., Niitsu, M., Samejima, K., Itoh, T., Hamana, H., and Shinozawa, T. 1998. Polyamines of the thermophilic eubacteria belonging to the genera Thermotoga, Thermodesulfovibrio, Thermoleophilum, Thermus, Rhodothermus and Meiothermus, and the thermophilic archaebacteria belonging to the genera Aeropyrum, Picrophilus, Methanobacterium and Methanococcus. Microbios 94: 7-21.

Sugita, T. and Nakase, T. 1998. Molecular phylogenetic study of the basidiomycetous anamorphic yeast genus Trichosporon and related taxa based on small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Mycoscience 39: 1-10.

Okada, G., Takematsu, A., Gandjar, I., and Nakase, T. 1998. Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Tretopileus sphaerophorus, a synnematous hyphomycete with basidiomycetous affinities. Mycoscience 39: 21-30.

Nagai, K., Suzuki, K., and Okada, G. 1998. Studies on the distribution of alkalophilic and alkali-tolerant soil fungi II: fungal flora in two limestone caves in Japan. Mycoscience 39: 293-298.

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Takizawa, S., Kojima, S., Tamura, S., Fujinaga, S., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1998. The composition of the Lactobacillus flora in kefir grains. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 21: 121-127.

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Roeijmans, H., Prillinger, H., Umile, C., Sugiyama, J., Nakase, T., and Boekhout, T. 1998. Analysis of carbohydrate composition of cell walls and extracellular carbohydrates, In: Kurtzman, C. P. and Fell, J. W. (eds.), The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study (4th edition), pp. 103-105, Elsevier, Amsterdam.

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Isogai, E., Isogai, H., Hirose, K., Mimura, H., Kimura, K., Hayashi, S., Hayashi, M., Fujii, N., and Benno, Y. 1997. Platelet responses after stimulation with lipopolysaccharide from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Biosci. Microflora 16: 79-82.

Ogata, K., Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Sugiura, M., Tajima, K., Mitumori, M., Sekizaki, T., Minato, H., and Benno, Y. 1997. Construction of a Fibrobacter succinigenes genomic map and demonstration of diversity at the genomic level. Curr. Microbiol. 35: 22-27.

Golubev, W. and Nakase, T. 1997. Mycocinogeny in the genus Bullera: taxonomic specificity of sensitivity to the mycocin produced by Bullera sinensis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 146: 59-64.

Kataoka, M., Ueda, K., Kudo, T., Seki, T., and Yoshida, T. 1997. Application of the variable region in 16S rDNA to create an index for rapid species identification in the genus Streptomyces. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 151: 249-255.

Takashima, M. and Nakase, T. 1997. A phylogenetic analysis of three group I introns found in the nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA gene of the ballistoconidiogenous anamorphic yeast-like fungus Tilletiopsis flava. Genes Genet. Syst. 72: 205-214.

Suzuki, K., Sasaki, J., Uramoto, M., Nakase, T., and Komagata, K. 1997. Cryobacterium psychrophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov., an obligately psychrophilic actinomycete to accommodate "Curtobacterium psychrophilum" Inoue and Komagata 1976. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47: 474-478.

Yanagida, F., Suzuki, K., Kozaki, M., and Komagata, K. 1997. Proposal of Sporolactobacillus nakayamae subsp. nakayamae sp. nov., subsp. nov., Sporolactobacillus nakayamae subsp. racemicus subsp. nov., Sporolactobacillus terrae sp. nov., Sporolactobacillus kofuensis sp. nov., and Sporolactobacillus lactosus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47: 499-504.

Kakeya, H., Zhang, H., Kobinata, K., Onose, R., Onozawa, C., Kudo, T., and Osada, H. 1997. Cytotrienin A, a novel apoptosis inducer in human leikemia HL-60 cells. J. Antibiot. 50: 370-372.

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Sugita, T., Takashima, M., Hamamoto, M., Budhaka, P., and Nakase, T. 1997. Bensingtonia sakaguchii sp. nov. isolated from a leaf of Bischofia javanica in the Ogasawara Islands. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 43: 231-235.

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Mikata, K. and Nakase, T. 1997. Surface structure of ascospores of genus Nadsonia Sydow. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 13: 97-102.

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Nakase, T. and Suzuki, M. 1997. Candida gotoi, new species of anamorphic yeast isolated from insect frass in bark of Japanese maple. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 13: 109-112.

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Sugiyama, J., Inamura, T., Okada, G., Sjamsuridzal, W., Kawasaki, H., and Hirata, A. 1997. Divergence and molecular evolution among basidiomycetous yeasts in the tropical and subtropical genus Graphiola, In: Martins, M. T., Sato, M. I. Z., Tiedje, J. M., Hagler, L. C. N., Doebereiner, J., and Sanchez, P. S. (eds.), Progress in Microbial Ecology: Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, pp. 173-180, Brazilian Society for Microbiology, Sao Paulo.

Hamamoto, M. and Nakase, T. 1996. Ballistosporous yeasts found on the surface of plant materials collected in New Zealand. The genera Bensingtonia and Bullera with descriptions of five new species. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 69: 279-291.

Wang, J. Y., Suzuki, K., Miyazawa, T., Ueki, T., and Kouyama, T. 1996. Fluorescence polarization study on the dynamics and location of peroxidized fluorescent phospholipids in liposomes. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 330: 387-394.

Yamada, R., Ujiie, H., Kera, Y., Nakase, T., Kitagawa, K., Imamura, T., Arimoto, K., Takahashi, M., and Matsumura, Y. 1996. Purification and properties of D-aspartate oxidase from Cryptococcus humicolus UJ. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1294: 153-158.

Fujita, T., Okamoto, M., Kosako, Y., and Okuhara, M. 1996. Flexibacter japonensis sp. nov., a new species that produces a novel inhibitor of human leukocyte elastase isolated from soil. Curr. Microbiol. 33: 89-93.

Kosako, Y., Tamura, K., Sakazaki, R., and Miki, K. 1996. Enterobacter kobei sp. nov., a new species of the family Enterobacteriaceae resembling Enterobacter cloacae. Curr. Microbiol. 33: 261-265.

Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Ogata, K., Sugiura, M., Tajima, K., and Benno, Y. 1996. Cloning, sequencing and complementation analysis of the recA gene from Prevotella ruminicola. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 144: 53-59.

Suzuki, K., Sasaki, J., Uramoto, M., Nakase, T., and Komagata, K. 1996. Agromyces mediolanus sp. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov., a species for "Corynebacterium mediolanum" Mamoli 1939 and for some aniline-assimilating bacteria which contain 2,4-diaminobutyric acid in the cell wall peptidoglycan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46: 88-93.

Cui, C.-B., Kakeya, H., Okada, G., Onose, R., and Osada, H. 1996. Novel mammalian cell cycle inhibitors, tryprostatins A, B and other diketopiperazines produced by Aspergillus fumigatus. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and biological properties. J. Antibiot. 49: 527-533.

Ubukata, M., Morita, T., Kakeya, H., Kobinata, K., Kudo, T., and Osada, H. 1996. Sparoxomycins A1 and A2, new inducers of the flat reversion of NRK cells transformed by temperature sensitive Rous sarcoma virus. I. Taxonomy of the producing organisms, fermentation and biological activity. J. Antibiot. 49: 1096-1110.

Cui, C.-B., Ubukata, M., Kakeya, H., Onose, R., Okada, G., Takahashi, I., Isono, K., and Osada, H. 1996. Acetophthalidin, a novel inhibitor of mammalian cell cycle, produced by a fungus isolated from a sea sediment. J. Antibiotics 49: 216-219.

Suh, S.-O., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 1996. Phylogenetic study of the basidiomycetous anamorphic yeasts Rhodotorula lactosa and R. minuta, and related taxa based on 18S rDNA sequence. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 42: 1-6.

Nakase, T., Suzuki, M., Hamamoto, M., Takashima, M., Hatano, T., and Fukui, S. 1996. A taxonomic study on cellulolytic yeasts and yeast-like microorganisms isolated from Japan. II. The genus Cryptococcus. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 42: 7-15.

Takashima, M., Suh, S.-O., and Nakase, T. 1996. Group I introns found in nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA genes of the ballistoconidiogenous anamorphic yeast Bensingtonia ciliata and Bensingtonia yamatoana. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 42: 189-200.

Takashima, M. and Nakase, T. 1996. A phylogenetic study of the genus Tilletiopsis, Tilletiaria anomala and related taxa based on the small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 42: 421-429.

Golubev, W., Ikeda, R., Shinoda, T., and Nakase, T. 1996. Mycocinogeny in the genus Bullera: anti-tremellaceous yeast activity of killer toxin produced by Bullera hannae. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 42: 471-479.

Suh, S.-O., Takashima, M., Hamamoto, M., and Nakase, T. 1996. Molecular phylogeny of the ballistoconidium-forming anamorphic yeast genus Bullera and related taxa based on small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 42: 501-509.

Hashimoto, S., Igimi, H., Uchida, K., Satoh, T., Benno, Y., and Takeuchi, N. 1996. Effects of β-lactam antibiotics on intestinal microflora and bile acid metabolism in rats. Lipids 31: 601-609.

Tanaka, Y., Yazawa, K., Mikami, Y., Kudo, T., Suzuki, K., Komaki, H., Tojo, T., and Kadowaki, K. 1996. Changes in menaquinone composition associated with growth phase and medium composition in Amycolatopsis species. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 12: 11-16.

Okada, G. 1996. Conidiogenesis of a didymosporous synnematous hyphomycete, Stachycoremium parvulum. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 12: 17-24.

Suh, S.-O., Takematsu, A., Takashima, M., and Nakase, T. 1996. Molecular phylogenetic study on stalked conidium-forming yeasts and related basidiomycetous yeast taxa based on 18S rDNA sequences. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 12: 79-86.

Hamana, K., Hamana, H., Niitsu, M., Samejima, K., and Itoh, T. 1996. Distribution of long linear and branched polyamines in thermophilic eubacteria and hyper thermophilic archaebacteria. Microbios 85: 19-33.

Hamana, K., Hamana, H., Niitsu, M., Samejima, K., and Itoh, T. 1996. Polyamines of hyperthermophilic archaebacteria, Archaeoglobus, Thermococcus, Pyrobaculum and Sulfolobus. Microbios 87: 69-76.

Benno, Y., He, F., Hosoda, M., Hashimoto, H., Kojima, T., Yamazaki, K., Iino, H., Mykkanen, H., and Salminen, S. 1996. Effects of Lactobacillus GG yogurt on human intestinal microecology in Japanese subjects. Nutr. Today 31: 9S-11S.

Koseki, T., Ishikawa, I., Boutsi, E., He, T., and Benno, Y. 1996. Nutritional analysis and an enriched medium for fermentative treponemes isolated from subgingival plaque. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 11: 166-171.

Koseki, T., Benno, Y., Zhang-Koseki, Y. J., Umeda, M., and Ishikawa, I. 1996. Detection frequencies and the colony-forming unit recovery of oral treponemes by different cultivation methods. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 11: 203-208.

Ogata, K., Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Benno, Y., Sekizaki, T., Mitsumori, M., Minato, H., and Itabashi, H. 1996. Structural organization of pRAM4, a cryptic plasmid from Prevotella ruminicola. Plasmid 35: 91-97.

Prillinger, H., Messner, R., König, H., Bauer, R., Lopandic, K., Molnar, O., Dangel, P., Weigang, F., Kirisits, T., Nakase, T., and Sigler, L. 1996. Yeasts associated with termites: a phenotypic and genotypic characterization and use of coevolution for dating evolutionary radiations in asco- and basidiomycetes. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 19: 265-283.

Benno, Y. 1996. A semi-automatic system for bacterial identification. RIKEN Rev. 12: 57-58.

Benno, Y., Inoue, H., Tajima, K., Nagamine, T., Ogata, K., Sugiura, M., and Aminov, R. I. 1996. Isolation and identification of rumen anaerobic bacteria, In: The 8th Animal Science Congress of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies: Proceedings Vol. 2, pp. 654-655, Japanese Society of Zootechnical Science, Tokyo.

Tajima, K., Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Ogata, K., Sugiura, M., and Benno, Y. 1996. Genetic diversity of rumen bacteria based on direct retrieval and analysis of 16S rDNA sequences, In: The 8th Animal Science Congress of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies: Proceedings Vol. 2, pp. 656-657, Japanese Society of Zootechnical Science, Tokyo.

Nagamine, T., Takenaka, A., Aminov, R. I., Ogata, K., Sugiura, M., Tajima, K., Benno, Y., and Itabashi, H. 1996. Cloning, molecular analysis and expression of xylanase gene from Ruminococcus albus 7, In: The 8th Animal Science Congress of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies: Proceedings Vol. 2, pp. 660-661, Japanese Society of Zootechnical Science, Tokyo.

Ogata, K., Aminov, R. I., Nagamine, T., Sugiura, M., Tajima, K., Mitsumori, M., Sekizaki, T., Minato, H., and Benno, Y. 1996. Construction of AscI restriction map of Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 by pulse-field gel electrophoresis, In: The 8th Animal Science Congress of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies: Proceedings Vol. 2, pp. 664-665, Japanese Society of Zootechnical Science, Tokyo.

Cai, Y., Ogawa, M., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1996. Effect of physical properties of yeasts on the aerobic deterioration in dairy farm silage, In: The 8th Animal Science Congress of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies: Proceedings Vol. 2, pp. 891-892, Japanese Society of Zootechnical Science, Tokyo.

Itoh, T., Kudo, T., Oyaizu, H., and Seino, A. 1995. Two new species in the genus Actinomadura; A. glomerata sp. nov., and A. longicatena sp. nov. Actinomycetologica 9: 164-177.

Hamamoto, M. and Nakase, T. 1995. Ballistosporous yeasts found on the surface of plant materials collected in New Zealand. I. Six new species in the genus Sporobolomyces. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 67: 151-171.

Sakurai, I., Kosako, Y., Kawamura, Y., Ueki, T., Inoue, Y., and Nakase, T. 1995. Bacterially associated corrosion of aluminum surface in the air. Biotechnol. Lett. 17: 1131-1132.

Hiraishi, A., Kishimoto, N., Kosako, Y., Wakao, N., and Tano, T. 1995. Phylogenetic position of the menaquinone-containing acidophilic chemo-organotroph Acidobacterium capsulatum. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 132: 91-94.

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Kakeya, H., Takahashi, I., Okada, G., Isono, K., and Osada, H. 1995. Epolactaene, a novel neuritogenic compound in human neuroblastoma cells, produced by a marine fungus. J. Antibiotics 48: 733-735.

Cui, C.-B., Kakeya, H., Okada, G., Onose, R., Ubukata, M., Takahashi, I., Isono, K., and Osada, H. 1995. Tryprostatins A and B, novel mammalian cell cycle inhibitors produced by Aspergillus fumigatus. J. Antibiotics 48: 1382-1384.

Naito, S., Hayashidani, H., Kaneko, K., Ogawa, M., and Benno, Y. 1995. Development of intestinal lactobacilli in normal piglets. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 79: 230-236.

Takashima, M., Suh, S.-O., and Nakase, T. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Bensingtonia and related taxa based on the small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 41: 131-141.

Takashima, M., Suh, S.-O., and Nakase, T. 1995. Bensingtonia musae sp. nov. isolated from a dead leaf of Musa paradisiaca and its phylogenetic relationship among basidiomycetous yeasts. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 41: 143-151.

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Suh, S.-O. and Nakase, T. 1995. Phylogenetic analysis of the ballistosporous anamorphic genera Udeniomyces and Bullera, and related basidiomycetous yeasts based on 18S rDNA sequences. Microbiology 141: 901-906.

Hamana, K., Hamana, H., and Itoh, T. 1995. Polyamines in the hydrogen-oxidizing eubacteria, Hydrogenobacter, Calderobacterium and Hydrogenovibrio and the sulphur-reducing archaebacteria Stygiolobus and Desulfurolobus. Microbios 81: 223-229.

Okada, G., Sakai, N., and Yamagishi, M. 1995. Acremonium-like submerged conidiation in Paecilomyces nostocoides and P. lilacinus. Microbios 81: 345-351.

Nagai, K., Sakai, T., Rantiatmodjo, R. M., Suzuki, K., Gams, W., and Okada, G. 1995. Studies on the distribution of alkalophilic and alkali-tolerant soil fungi I. Mycoscience 36: 247-256.

Koseki, T., Ishikawa, I., Umeda, M., and Benno, Y. 1995. Characterization of oral treponemes isolated from human peridontal pockets. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 10: 271-277.

Kishimoto, N., Kosako, Y., Wakao, N., Tano, T., and Hiraishi, A. 1995. Transfer of Acidiphilium facilis and Acidiphilium aminolytica to the genus Acidocella gen. nov., and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 18: 85-91.

Kudo, T. 1995. Establishment of the genus Herbidospora and some new taxa of actinomycetes. Actinomycetologica 9: 66-74.

Nakase, T., Suh, S.-O., and Takashima, M. 1995. Significance of cellular xylose in the systematics of basidiomycetous yeasts. RIKEN Rev. 8: 47-48.

Benno, Y. 1995. Oligosaccharides and human fecal bifidobacteria. RIKEN Rev. 8: 57-58.

Nakase, T., Suh, S.-O., and Hamamoto, M. 1995. Molecular systematics of ballistoconidium-forming yeasts, In: Boekhout, T. and Samson, R. A. (eds.), Studies in Mycology No. 38, pp. 163-173, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Baarn and Delft.

Ochi, K., Inatsu, Y., Okamoto, S., Penyige, A., Kudo, T., and Hotta, K. 1994. Characterization of various Streptomyces griseus strains as to aerial mycelium- and submerged spore-formation. Actinomycetologica 8: 79-84.

Hara-Kudo, Y., Benno, Y., Hayashidani, H., Kaneko, K. I., and Ogawa, M. 1994. Improved media for isolation of fecal bacteria in koalas. Bifidobacteria Microflora 13: 9-16.

Ishii, M., Ono, T., Suzuki, K., Igarashi, Y., and Kodama, T. 1994. Electron transport system in Pseudomonas hydrogenothermophila strain TH-1, a thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 58: 1-4.

Shimada, T., Arakawa, E., Itoh, K., Kosako, Y., Inoue, K., Zhengshi, Y., and Aldova, E. 1994. New O and H antigens of Plesiomonas shigelloides and their O antigenic relationships to Shigella boydii. Curr. Microbiol. 28: 351-354.

Urakami, T., Ito-Yoshida, C., Araki, H., Kojima, T., Suzuki, K., and Komagata, K. 1994. Transfer of Pseudomonas plantarii and Pseudomonas glumae to Burkholderia as Burkholderia spp. and description of Burkholderia vandii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44: 235-245.

Takizawa, S., Kojima, S., Tamura, S., Fujinaga, S., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1994. Lactobacillus kefirgranum sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parakefir sp. nov., two new species from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44: 435-439.

Nakase, T., Takashima, M., and Hamamoto, M. 1994. Sporobolomyces linderae, a new ballistosporous anamorphic yeast found on a dead leaf of Lindera obtusiloba collected at Mt. Fuji. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 40: 95-101.

Suzuki, M., Nakase, T., and Komagata, K. 1994. Candida stellimalicola, a new species of anamorphic yeast isolated from star apple in Thailand. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 40: 115-121.

Nakase, T., Suzuki, M., Takashima, M., Miyakawa, Y., Kagaya, K., Fukazawa, Y., and Komagata, K. 1994. Candida sojae, a new species of yeast isolated from an extraction process of water-soluble substances of defatted soybean flakes. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 40: 161-169.

van der Walt, J. P., Nakase, T., Suzuki, M., Takashima, M., and Yamada, Y. 1994. Debaryomyces polymorphus var. africanus, a new variety of ascosporogenous yeast found in South Africa. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 40: 331-337.

Nakase, T., Suzuki, M., Takashima, M., Hamamoto, M., Hatano, T., and Fukui, S. 1994. A taxonomic study on cellulolytic yeasts and yeast-like microorganisms isolated in Japan. I. Ascomycetous yeast genera Candida and Williopsis, and a yeast-like genus Prototheca. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 40: 519-531.

Nakase, T., Suzuki, M., Takashima, M., Rosadi, D., Hermosillo, A. M., and Komagata, K. 1994. Candida akabanensis, a new species of yeast isolated from insect frass in bark of a grape-vine. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 10: 35-43.

Lee, W.-K., Benno, Y., Fujisawa, T., Itoh, K., and Mitsuoka, T. 1994. Isolation and characterization of fecal clostridia from humans and animals. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 10: 89-96.

Takashima, M., Suzuki, M., and Nakase, T. 1994. Isolation of pyridoxine-requiring strains of Candida intermedia from insect frass of a fig-tree. Microbiol. Cult. Collect. 10: 97-101.

Nakase, T., Takematsu, A., Hamamoto, M., and Takashima, M. 1993. The expanding realm of ballistosporous yeasts. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 63: 191-200.

Park, Y.-H., Suzuki, K., Yim, D.-G., Lee, K.-C., Kim, E., Yoon, J., Kim, S., Kho, Y. H., Goodfellow, M., and Komagata, K. 1993. Supra-generic classification of peptidoglycan group B actinomycetes by nucleotide sequencing of 5S ribosomal RNA. Antonie Leeuwenhoek 64: 307-313.

Taguchi, S., Kikuchi, H., Kojima, S., Kumagai, I., Nakase, T., Miura, K., and Momose, H. 1993. High frequency of SSI-like protease inhibitors among Streptomyces. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 57: 522-524.

Kojima, S., Takizawa, S., Tamura, S., Fujinaga, S., Benno, Y., and Nakase, T. 1993. An improved medium for the isolation of lactobacilli from kefir grains. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 57: 119-120.

Suzuki, M. and Nakase, T. 1993. A taxonomic study on Candida glaebosa and phenotypically related species Candida saitoana, with a description of a new species Candida pseudoglaebosa. Bull. JFCC 9: 120-134.

Kishimoto, N., Kosako, Y., and Tano, T. 1993. Acidiphilium aminolytica sp. nov.: an acidophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium isolated form acidic mineral environment. Curr. Microbiol. 27: 131-136.

Kudo, T., Itoh, T., Miyadoh, S., Shomura, T., and Seino, A. 1993. Herbidospora gen. nov., a new genus of the family Streptosporangiaceae Goodfellow et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 319-328.

Urakami, T., Araki, H., Suzuki, K., and Komagata, K. 1993. Further studies of the genus Methylobacterium and description of Methylobacterium aminovorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 504-513.

Shima, S. and Suzuki, K. 1993. Hydrogenobacter acidophilus, sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic, aerobic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium requiring elemental sulfur for growth. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 703-708.

Ubukata, M., Osada, H., Kudo, T., and Isono, K. 1993. Respinomycins A1, A2, B, C and D, a novel group of anthracycline antibiotics. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and biological activities. J. Antibiot. 46: 936-941.

Kobinata, K., Koshino, H., Kudo, T., Isono, K., and Osada, H. 1993. RK-397, a new oxo pentaene antibiotic. J. Antibiot. 46: 1616-1618.

Nakase, T., Takematsu, A., and Yamada, Y. 1993. Molecular approaches to the taxonomy of ballistosporous yeasts based on the partial nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal ribonucleic acid. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 39: 107-134.

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Ohama, T., Suzuki, T., Mori, M., Osawa, S., Ueda, T., Watanabe, K., and Nakase, T. 1993. Non-universal decoding of the leucine codon CUG in several Candida species. Nucleic Acids Res. 21: 4039-4045.

Okada, G., Niimura, Y., Sakata, T., Uchimura, T., Ohara, N., Suzuki, H., and Kozaki, M. 1993. Acremonium alcalophilum, a new alkalophilic cellulolytic hyphomycete. Trans. Mycol. Soc. Japan 34: 171-185.

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Benno, Y. and Koseki, T. 1993. Treponemes in human periodontal disease. RIKEN Rev. 3: 25-26.

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