YUKIKO NISHIUCHI

Last Updated :2023/09/06

Affiliations, Positions
The IDEC Institute, Associate Professor (Special Appointment)
E-mail
nishiuchihiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Medicine, Osaka City University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Basic medicine;Bacteriology (including mycology)
  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Respiratory organ internal medicine
  • Biology;Basic biology;Ecology / Environment
  • Biology;Basic biology;Morphology / Structure
  • Complex systems;Human life science;Clothing life / Dwelling life
  • Biological Sciences;Genome science;Genome biology

Research Keywords

  • Nontuberculous mycobacteria, pulmonary mycobacterium avium complex diseases, biofilm formation, environmental distribution, pathogenicity

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Unique genomic sequences in novel Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis lineage enabled fine scale tracing the transmission route during pig movement, bioRxiv, 20220404
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  2. Genomic features of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolated from pigs in Japan, bioRxiv, 20210615
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  3. Genome-wide association study reveals putative bacterial risk factors for cavitary Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease, bioRxiv, 20210706
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  4. Structure of bacterial communities in Japanese-style bathrooms: Comparative sequencing of bacteria in shower water and showerhead biofilms using a portable nanopore sequencer, bioRxiv, 20210714
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  5. Evaluation of IS1245 LAMP in Mycobacterium avium and the influence of host-related genetic diversity on its application, DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 101(4), 202112
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  6. Genomic features of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolated from pigs in Japan, Gigabyte, 20210615
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  7. Ultrastructure of the Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis Biofilm, Microbes and Environments, 36(1), ME20128, 2021
  8. Diversification of the restriction–modification system of Streptococcus pyogenes through its acquisition of mobile elements, bioRxiv, 20200630
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  9. Genetic relatedness of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolates from bathrooms of healthy volunteers, rivers, and soils in Japan with human clinical isolates from different geographical areas, Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases, 74, 103923-103923, 201910
  10. Population Structure and Local Adaptation of MAC Lung Disease Agent Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis., Genome biology and evolution, 9(9), 2403-2417, 20170901
  11. Infection Sources of a Common Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Pathogen, Mycobacterium avium Complex, FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE, 4, 27, 20170307
  12. Effects of nutritional and ambient oxygen condition on biofilm formation in Mycobacterium avium subsp. Hominissuis via altered glycolipid expression, Scientific Reports, 7, 41775, 20170203
  13. A New Screen for Tuberculosis Drug Candidates Utilizing a Luciferase-Expressing Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Gueren, PLOS ONE, 10(11), e0141658, 201511
  14. Bactericidal effect of sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide against Mycobacteria and Mycobacterial biofilm, Jon. J. Infect. Prevent. Control, 30(4), 243-248, 201507
  15. Analysis of the trans and saturated fatty acid contents of pies and pot noodles, Journal of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Kobe Shoin Women's University, 4, 1-9, 201503
  16. Intra-subspecies sequence variability of the MACPPE12 gene in Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis, Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 21, 479-483, 201401
  17. Direct detection of Mycobacterium avium in environmental water and scale samples by loop-mediated isothermal amplification, Journal of Water and Health, 12(2), 211-219, 2014
  18. Role of Microbiology Experimentation in "the Structure and the Function of Human Body" for the National Registered Dietitians Course Students, Journal of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Kobe Shoin Women's University (JOHS), 2, 1-12, 20130305
  19. Critical Roles for Lipomannan and Lipoarabinomannan in Cell Wall Integrity of Mycobacteria and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis, MBIO, 4(1), e00472-12, 201301
  20. Whole-genome sequence of the hypervirulent clinical strain Mycobacterium intracellulare M.i.198., Journal of bacteriology, 194(22), 6336-6336, 201211
  21. Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis strains isolated from humans, pigs, and human living environment, Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 12(4), 846-852, 201206
  22. Descriptive analysis of the prevalence and the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium complex-infected pigs that were slaughtered on the main island of Okinawa, COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 33(5), 401-421, 201009
  23. Serodiagnosis of Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycobacterium avium Complex Proven by Bronchial Wash Culture, CHEST, 138(1), 236-237, 201007
  24. Mycobacterium kyorinense sp nov., a novel, slow-growing species, related to Mycobacterium celatum, isolated from human clinical specimens, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, 59(Pt 6), 1336-1341, 200906
  25. Mycobacterium avium Complex Organisms Predominantly Colonize in the Bathtub Inlets of Patients' Bathrooms, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 62(3), 182-186, 200905
  26. Virulence of Mycobacterium avium complex strains isolated from immunocompetent patients, MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS, 46(1), 6-12, 200901
  27. Control of cell wall assembly by a histone-like protein in mycobacteria, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 189(22), 8241-8249, 200711
  28. Serological test and chest computed tomography findings in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 29(6), 1217-1223, 200706
  29. The Distribution of Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) in the Residences of Patients with Pulmonary MAC infection, 21, 61-70, 2007
  30. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of small-scale glycopeptidolipid preparations to identify serovars of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, Journal of Applied Microbiology, 97(4), 738-748, 2004
  31. Induction of thymic apoptosis by Shiga toxin from Escherichia coli O157:H7 in vivo and in vitro., Osaka City Med. J., 47(1), 11-22, 2001
  32. Mycolic acids from Rhodococcus, Gordonia, and Dietzia, Journal of Microbiological Methods, 40(1), 1-9, 200003
  33. Mycolic acid analysis in Nocardia species: The mycolic acid compositions of Nocardia asteroides, N. farcinica, and N. nova, Journal of Microbiological Methods, 37(2), 111-122, 199908
  34. Composition of mycolic acid molecular species as a criterion in nocardial classification, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY, 47(3), 795-801, 199707
  35. Direct involvement of hydrogen peroxide in bacterial alpha-hydroxylation of fatty acid, FEBS Letters, 386(2-3), 252-254, 19960520
  36. TRANSFER OF 2 BURKHOLDERIA AND AN ALCALIGENES SPECIES TO RALSTONIA GEN-NOV - PROPOSAL OF RALSTONIA-PICKETTII (RALSTON, PALLERONI AND DOUDOROFF 1973) COMB-NOV, RALSTONIA-SOLANACEARUM (SMITH 1896) COMB-NOV AND RALSTONIA-EUTROPHA (DAVIS 1969) COMB-NOV, MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, 39(11), 897-904, 1995
  37. THE UTILITY OF 2-HYDROXYPROPYL-BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN AS A VEHICLE FOR THE INTRACEREBRAL AND INTRATHECAL ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS, LIFE SCIENCES, 48(7), 623-633, 1991
  38. INHIBITION BY FORSKOLIN OF EXCITATORY AMINO ACID-INDUCED ACCUMULATION OF CYCLIC-AMP IN GUINEA-PIG HIPPOCAMPAL SLICES, JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, 51(1), 237-242, 198807
  39. MECHANISM OF EXCITATORY AMINO ACID-INDUCED ACCUMULATION OF CYCLIC-AMP IN HIPPOCAMPAL SLICES - ROLE OF EXTRACELLULAR CHLORIDE, JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS, 245(1), 299-304, 19880400
  40. Adduct Formation of Delamanid with NAD in Mycobacteria, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 64(5), 20200421
  41. A histone-like protein of mycobacteria possesses ferritin superfamily protein-like activity and protects against DNA damage by Fenton reaction, PLoS ONE, 6(6), e20985, 2011