Akio Kuroda

Last Updated :2026/06/11

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Professor
Web Site
E-mail
akurodahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Other Contact Details
1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
TEL : (+81)82-424-7758 FAX : (+81)82-424-7047

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 1998/01/01, 2005/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate school of advanced sciences of Matter, Associated professor
  • 1997/04/01, 1998/01/01, Hiroshima University, Faculty of engineering, Associated professor
  • 1994/04/01, 1997/03/31, Hiroshima University, Faculty of engineering, Assistant professor
  • 2005/04/01, 2019/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate school of advanced sciences of Matter, Professor
  • 1988/04/01, 1994/03/31, Shinshu University, Faculty of textile science and technology, Assistant professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Osaka University, Graduate School, Division of Engineering, Fermentation technology, Japan, 1986/04, 1988/03
  • Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, Fermentation technology, Japan, 1982/04, 1986/03

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Engineering, Osaka University
  • Master of Engineering, Osaka University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Engineering : Cluster 3(Applied Chemistry, Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering) : Program of Biotechnology
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biotechnology
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life : Division of Integrated Sciences for Life : Program of Biotechnology

Research Fields

  • Engineering;Process / Chemical engineering;Biofunction / Bioprocess
  • Environmental science;Environmental conservation;Environmental conscious materials and recycle
  • Environmental science;Environmental conservation;Environmental risk control and evaluation
  • Agricultural sciences;Agricultural chemistry;Applied microbiology

Research Keywords

  • protein engineering
  • silicon
  • asbestos
  • polyphosphate
  • phosphite
  • Luciferase
  • biosensing

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The society for biotechnology, Japan
  • Phosphorus recycling promotion council
  • American society for microbiology

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Basic Experiments in Chemistry
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Fundamental Industry
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Biotechnology
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Group Discussion of Current Biotechnology Topics
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
  7. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Multifunctional Sensing Techniques
  8. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Seminar in Biotechnology
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Exercises in Biotechnology A
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Exercises in Biotechnology A
  11. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Exercises in Biotechnology B
  12. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Exercises in Biotechnology B
  13. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Biotechnology
  14. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Integrated Life Sciences

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Luminescent proximity assay to rapidly screen materials for asbestos contamination, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LETTERS, 7, 202611
  2. Adaptive laboratory evolution optimizes an engineered phosphite utilization pathway in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 141(3), 152-157, 202603
  3. Proliferation of a bloom-forming phytoplankton via uptake of polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria under phosphate-limiting conditions, ISME COMMUNICATIONS, 5(1), 202501
  4. Direct detection of a target nucleic acid on a surface by spraying DNA-nano-tweezers-based biosensing molecules, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 709, 202602
  5. Role of the Pho regulon and genetic reconstruction of a phosphite-dependent Escherichia coli, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 140(3), 117-122, 202509
  6. Fluorescent labeling of asbestos fiber for enhanced asbestos detection under fluorescence microscopy, FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 13, 20250521
  7. Laboratory evolution and characterization of nitrate-resistant phosphite dehydrogenase (PtxD) for enhanced cyanobacterial cultivation, JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 402, 59-68, 202506
  8. Electrochemical manipulation of the insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells directly cultured on a PEDOT:PSS electrode, BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 281, 20250801
  9. Application of bioluminescence assay to assess PCR carryover contamination in forensic DNA laboratories, FORENSIC CHEMISTRY, 38, 202405
  10. Cell morphology engineering enhances grazing resistance of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 for non-sterile large-scale cultivation, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 137(4), 245-253, 202404
  11. Discovery of long-chain polyamines embedded in the biosilica on the Bacillus cereus spore coat, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 137(4), 254-259, 202404
  12. Expression of bacterial phosphite dehydrogenase confers phosphite availability in a unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae, JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 69(5), 287-291, 2023
  13. An Artificial Insulin Receptor that Self-assembles and Works on a Gold Surface, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 92(2), 2024
  14. An Artificial Insulin Receptor that Self-assembles and Works on a Gold Surface, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 92(2), 2024
  15. Chromatographic purification of small extracellular vesicles using an affinity column for phospholipid membranes, BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 45(11-12), 1457-1466, 202312
  16. Development of a Bioluminescence Detection Method for Endotoxin and Its Application to Dialysate Analysis, BUNSEKI KAGAKU, 72(7-8), 289-298, 2023
  17. A novel salt- and organic solvent-tolerant phosphite dehydrogenase from Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142, FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 11, 20230818
  18. Detection of fine asbestos fibers using fluorescently labeled asbestos-binding proteins in talc, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ADVANCES, 12, 202311
  19. Assessment of horizontal gene transfer-mediated destabilization of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 biocontainment system, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 135(3), 190-195, 202303
  20. Gatekeeper Residue Replacement in a Phosphite Transporter Enhances Mutational Robustness of the Biocontainment Strategy, ACS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, 11(10), 3397-3404, 20221021
  21. Design of Split G-quadruplex-based DNA-Bridged Nucleic Acid Chimera Nanotweezers That Recognize Short Nucleic Acids with a Single-base Mismatch, SENSORS AND MATERIALS, 34(8), 3093-3100, 2022
  22. Engineering Cofactor Specificity of a Thermostable Phosphite Dehydrogenase for a Highly Efficient and Robust NADPH Regeneration System, FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 9, 20210401
  23. Mutant firefly luciferase enzymes resistant to the inhibition by sodium chloride, BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 43(8), 1585-1594, 202108
  24. Asbestos Detection with Fluorescence Microscopy Images and Deep Learning, SENSORS, 21(13), 202107
  25. Phosphite Reduces the Predation Impact of Poterioochromonas malhamensis on Cyanobacterial Culture, PLANTS-BASEL, 10(7), 202107
  26. Recent progress and perspectives on the mechanisms underlying Asbestos toxicity, GENES AND ENVIRONMENT, 43(1), 20211012
  27. Improved bioluminescence-based endotoxin measurement method using a salt-resistant luciferase mutant, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 633, 20211115
  28. Photo-triggered cargo release from liposome chlorin e6-bearing pullulan hybrid nanoparticles via membrane permeabilization, RSC ADVANCES, 11(58), 36564-36568, 20211112
  29. Aggregation-Induced Emission and Retention of Crystal Chiral Information of Tetraphenylethylene Incorporated by Polysaccharides in Water, CHEMPHOTOCHEM, 4(8), 577-581, 202008
  30. Application of peptides with an affinity for phospholipid membranes during the automated purification of extracellular vesicles, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1), 20201030
  31. Stabilisation of lipid membrane-incorporated porphyrin derivative aqueous solutions and their photodynamic activities, PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 18(2), 459-466, 20190201
  32. High photodynamic activities of water-soluble inclusion complexes of 5,15-diazaporphyrins in cyclodextrin, ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, 17(12), 3141-3149, 20190328
  33. Live-cell imaging of macrophage phagocytosis of asbestos fibers under updates fluorescence microscopy, GENES AND ENVIRONMENT, 41, 20190605
  34. Insulin sensor cells for the analysis of insulin secretion responses in single living pancreatic beta cells, ANALYST, 144(12), 3765-3772, 20190621
  35. Arginine-mediated dissociation of single cells and cell sheets from a polystyrene culture dish, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 83(12), 2272-2275, 20191202
  36. Improvement of Photodynamic Activity of Lipid-Membrane-Incorporated Fullerene Derivative by Combination with a Photo-Antenna Molecule, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 24(29), 7335-7339, 20180523
  37. Synthetic Phosphorus Metabolic Pathway for Biosafety and Contamination Management of Cyanobacterial Cultivation, ACS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, 7(9), 2189-2198, 201809
  38. Degradation of phosphate polymer polyP enhances lactic fermentation in mice, GENES TO CELLS, 23(10), 904-914, 201810
  39. Engineering of Escherichia coli to facilitate efficient utilization of isomaltose and panose in industrial glucose feedstock, APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 101(5), 2057-2066, 201703
  40. A Novel Biocontainment Strategy Makes Bacterial Growth and Survival Dependent on Phosphite, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7, 20170320
  41. Improved photodynamic activities of liposome-incorporated [60]fullerene derivatives bearing a polar group, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 53(20), 2966-2969, 20170311
  42. Photodynamic Activities of Porphyrin Derivative-Cyclodextrin Complexes by Photoirradiation, ACS MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 8(5), 555-559, 201705
  43. The C-Terminal Zwitterionic Sequence of CotB1 Is Essential for Biosilicification of the Bacillus cereus Spore Coat, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 198(2), 276-282, 201601
  44. Detection of antibody-antigen reaction by silicon nitride slot-ring biosensors using protein G, OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, 365, 16-23, 20160415
  45. Differential Si ring resonators for label-free biosensing, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 55(4), 201604
  46. A Lactobacillus mutant capable of accumulating long-chain polyphosphates that enhance intestinal barrier function, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 80(5), 955-961, 201605
  47. Rapid on-site detection of airborne asbestos fibers and potentially hazardous nanomaterials using fluorescence microscopy-based biosensing, BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, 11(6), 757-767, 201606
  48. Continuous Monitoring of Specific mRNA Expression Responses with a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer-Based DNA Nano-tweezer Technique That Does Not Require Gene Recombination, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 88(16), 7894-7898, 20160816
  49. Application of volcanic ash particles for protein affinity purification with a minimized silica-binding tag, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 122(5), 633-638, 201611
  50. Differential Counting of Asbestos Using Phase Contrast and Fluorescence Microscopy, ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE, 60(9), 1104-1115, 201611
  51. Development of an automated asbestos counting software based on fluorescence microscopy, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, 187(1), 201501
  52. A BRET-Based Homogeneous Insulin Assay Using Interacting Domains in the Primary Binding Site of the Insulin Receptor, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 87(5), 2764-2770, 20150303
  53. A FRET-based DNA nano-tweezer technique for the imaging analysis of specific mRNA, ANALYST, 140(4), 999-1003, 2015
  54. A split G-quadruplex-based DNA nano-tweezers structure as a signal-transducing molecule for the homogeneous detection of specific nucleic acids, BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 74, 222-226, 20151215
  55. Porphyrin-uptake in liposomes and living cells using an exchange method with cyclodextrin, RSC ADVANCES, 5(127), 105279-105287, 2015
  56. Surface Modification of Cell Scaffold in Aqueous Solution Using TiO2 Photocatalysis and Linker Protein L2 for Patterning Primary Neurons, E-JOURNAL OF SURFACE SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 13, 213-218, 2015
  57. ★, A New Subfamily of Polyphosphate Kinase 2 (Class III PPK2) Catalyzes both Nucleoside Monophosphate Phosphorylation and Nucleoside Diphosphate Phosphorylation, APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 80(8), 2602-2608, 201404
  58. Affinity purification of recombinant proteins using a novel silica-binding peptide as a fusion tag, APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 98(12), 5677-5684, 201406
  59. Application of a phosphite dehydrogenase gene as a novel dominant selection marker for yeasts, JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 182, 68-73, 20140720
  60. Automated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using beads in a single tip (BIST) technology coupled with a novel anchor protein for oriented antibody immobilization, ANALYTICAL METHODS, 6(16), 6232-6235, 20140821
  61. Stable polyphosphate accumulation by a pseudo-revertant of an Escherichia coli phoU mutant, BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 35(5), 695-701, 201305
  62. Evaluation of Sensitivity of Fluorescence-Based Asbestos Detection by Correlative Microscopy, JOURNAL OF FLUORESCENCE, 22(1), 357-363, 201201
  63. ★, Isolation and characterization of a soluble and thermostable phosphite dehydrogenase from Ralstonia sp strain 4506, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 113(4), 445-450, 201204
  64. Construction of membrane-anchoring fusion protein of Thermococcus kodakaraensis glycerol kinase and its application to repetitive batchwise reactions, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 113(4), 521-525, 201204
  65. Synthetic metabolic engineering-a novel, simple technology for designing a chimeric metabolic pathway, MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES, 11, 20120906
  66. Slot ring biosensors using silicon nitride waveguides with small temperature coefficient, Proc. SPIE, 8431(-), 84311S, 20120601
  67. The silica-binding Si-tag functions as an affinity tag even under denaturing conditions, PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION, 77(2), 173-177, 201106
  68. Detection of Antigen-Antibody Reaction Using Si Ring Optical Resonators Functionalized with an Immobilized Antibody-Binding Protein, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 50(4), 201104
  69. Sensitivity Improvement of Biosensors Using Si Ring Optical Resonators, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 50(4), 201104
  70. Overproduction of YjbB reduces the level of polyphosphate in Escherichia coli: a hypothetical role of YjbB in phosphate export and polyphosphate accumulation, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 320(1), 25-32, 201107
  71. Why does the silica-binding protein Si-tag" bind strongly to silica surfaces? Implications of conformational adaptation of the intrinsically disordered polypeptide to solid surfaces", COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES, 86(2), 359-363, 20110901
  72. Feasibility of thermophilic adenosine triphosphate-regeneration system using Thermus thermophilus polyphosphate kinase, PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, 46(9), 1747-1752, 201109
  73. Application of an enteric coat increases the resistance to gastric juices for swallowable biosensors, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, 160(1), 379-383, 20111215
  74. Bioluminescent Reaction by Immobilized Luciferase, IEEJ Trans. EIS, 131(1), 23-28, 20110101
  75. ★, Selective Detection of Airborne Asbestos Fibers Using Protein-Based Fluorescent Probes, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 44(2), 755-759, 20100115
  76. ★, Endotoxin assay by bioluminescence using mutant firefly luciferase, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 397(2), 152-155, 20100215
  77. ★, Single-step affinity purification of recombinant proteins using the silica-binding Si-tag as a fusion partner, PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION, 71(1), 91-95, 201005
  78. Selective Detection of Antigen-Antibody Reaction Using Si Ring Optical Resonators, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 49(4), 2010
  79. Electron Microscopic Analysis of Heat-Induced Leakage of Polyphosphate from a phoU Mutant of Escherichia coli, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 74(4), 865-868, 201004
  80. Bacterial phosphate metabolism and its application to phosphorus recovery and industrial bioprocesses, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 109(5), 423-432, 201005
  81. Production of 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate from fructose to demonstrate a potential of artificial bio-synthetic pathway using thermophilic enzymes, JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 148(4), 204-207, 20100802
  82. The Silicon Layer Supports Acid Resistance of Bacillus cereus Spores, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 192(1), 111-116, 201001
  83. Oriented immobilization of antibodies on a silicon wafer using Si-tagged protein A, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 385(1), 132-137, 20090201
  84. Reciprocating-flow ATP amplification system for increasing the number of amplification cycles, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 395(2), 161-165, 20091215
  85. Continuous-Flow ATP amplification system on a chip, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, 142(1), 118-122, 20091012
  86. Detection of living Salmonella cells using bioluminescence, Biotechnology Letters., 31(5), 737-741, 20090501
  87. High-sensitivity detection of ATP using bioluminescence at an optical fiber end, Electronics and communications in Japan, 92(9), 1498-1503, 20091001
  88. Fabrication of Si Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor for Highly Sensitive, Label-Free Biosensing, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 48(6), 200906
  89. Detection of living Salmonella cells using bioluminescence, BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 31(5), 737-741, 200905
  90. Si Ring Optical Resonators for Integrated On-Chip Biosensing, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 48(4), 200904
  91. High-Sensitivity Detection of ATP Using Bioluminescence at an Optical Fiber End, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, 92(9), 53-59, 200909
  92. Performance of mice in discrimination of liquor odors: Behavioral evidence for olfactory attention, CHEMICAL SENSES, 33(3), 283-290, 200803
  93. ★, Detection of chrysotile asbestos by using a chrysotile-binding protein, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, 99(2), 285-289, 20080201
  94. Enhanced dibenzothiophene biodesulfurization in a microchannel reactor, BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 30(3), 451-454, 200803
  95. Single bacterial cell detection using a mutant luciferase, BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 30(6), 1051-1054, 200806
  96. Continuous-flow ATP amplification system for increasing the sensitivity of quantitative bioluminescence assay, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 379(1), 116-120, 20080801
  97. Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model microorganism for investigation of chemotactic behaviors in ecosystem, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 106(1), 1-7, 200807
  98. Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by N-acyl cyclopentylamides, APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(10), 3183-3188, 200705
  99. ★, The Si-tag for immobilizing proteins on a silica surface, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 96, 1023-1029, 20070415
  100. ★, Increase in bioluminescence intensity of firefly luciferase using genetic modification, Analytical Biochemistry, 366, 131-136, 20070701
  101. Evaluation of cell wall binding domain of Staphylococcus aureus autolysin as affinity reagent for bacteria and its application to bacterial detection, J. Bioscience and Bioengineering, 104, 55-61, 20070725
  102. Effect of mineral elements on phosphorus release from heated sewage sludge, Bioresource Technology, 98, 2533-2537, 20070901
  103. ★, Use of an Escherichia coli recombinant producing thermostable polyphoaphate kinase as an ATP regenerator to produce fructose 1,6-diphosphate, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(17), 5676-5678, 20070901
  104. Transcriptional Analysis of the Multicopy hao Gene Coding for Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase in Nitrosomonas sp. Strain ENI-11, Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 1875-1881, 20070823
  105. Ethylene Chemotaxis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Pseudomoonas Species, Microbes and Environments, 22(2), 186-189, 20070601
  106. Bioproduction of 3-Methlcatechol from Toluene in a Two-Phase(organic-Aqueous)System by a Genetically Modified solvent-Tolerant Pseudomonas putida Strain T-57, Journal of Environmental Biotechnology, 7(1), 39-44, 20070601
  107. ★, The Si-tag for Immobilizing Proteins on a Silicon Device, Technical Proceedings of the 2007 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, 4, 571-574, 20070301
  108. The role of attention in mice olfactory response, Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Biochemical Engineering Conference 2007, P1-41, 20071105
  109. Development of genome engineering technology for solvent-tolerant Rhodococcus opacus strain B4, Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Biochemical Engineering Conference 2007, P3-10, 20071107
  110. High Sensitivity Detection of ATP using Bioluminescence at an Optical Fiber End, Trans. IEEE of Japan, 10(127), 1498-1503, 20071001
  111. The Si-Tag for immobilizing proteins on a silica surface, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, 96(6), 1023-1029, 20070415
  112. Effect of mineral elements on phosphorus release from heated sewage sludge, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 98(13), 2533-2537, 200709
  113. Increase in bioluminescence intensity of firefly luciferase using genetic modification, ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 366(2), 131-136, 20070715
  114. Evaluation of cell wall binding domain of Staphylococcus aureus autolysin as affinity reagent for bacteria and its application to bacterial detection, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 104(1), 55-61, 200707
  115. Use of an Escherichia coli recombinant producing thermostable polyphosphate kinase as an ATP regenerator to produce fructose 1,6-diphosphate, APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(17), 5676-5678, 200709
  116. Ethylene chemotaxis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Pseudomonas species, MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS, 22(2), 186-189, 2007
  117. Transcriptional analysis of the multicopy hao gene coding for hydroxylamine oxidoreductase in Nitorosomonas sp. Strain ENI-11, Bioscicence Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 70(8), 1875-1881, 20060801
  118. Identification and chracterization of the chemotactic transducer in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 for positive chemotaxis to trichloroethylene, The Journal of Bacteriology, 188(18), 6700-6702, 20060901
  119. Inorganic polyphosphate stimulates Lon-mediated proteolysis of nucleoid proteins in Escherichia coli, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 52(4), 23-29, 20061231
  120. Polyamines affect polyphosphate accumulation in Escherichia coli, Journa of Environmental Biotechnology, 6, 41-46, 20060601
  121. Polyphosphate-ATP amplification technology: Principle and its application to specific bacteria detection, Journa of Environmental Biotechnology, 6, 105-108, 20060601
  122. A polyphosphate-Lon protease complex in the adaptation of Escherichia coli to amino acid starvation, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 70(2), 325-331, 200602
  123. Transcriptional analysis of the multicopy hao gene coding for hydroxylamine oxidoreductase in Nitrosomonas sp strain ENI-11, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 70(8), 1875-1881, 200608
  124. Identification and characterization of the chemotactic transducer in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 for positive chemotaxis to trichloroethylene, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 188(18), 6700-6702, 200609
  125. Inorganic polyphosphate stimulates Lon-mediated proteolysis of nucleoid proteins in Escherichia coli, CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 52(4), 22-29, 2006
  126. Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa aer-2, one of two aerotaxis transducer genes, is controlled by RpoS, J. Bacteriol. (in press), 20050401
  127. Improvement of phosphate recovery from wastewater by heatphos process, P1-018(ENV), 20050501
  128. Sommelier mice: Biosensor for odor discrimination among liquors, P3-035(CUR), 20050501
  129. Analysis of the activities in the medaka fish olfactory bulb by optical imaging, AROMA RESEARCH, 23(6), 276-282, 20050801
  130. Learning experience enables mice to discrimiinate odors among liquors, FFI Journal, 210(8), 765-769, 20050801
  131. Development of a genetic transformation system for Benzene-tolerant Rhodococcis opacus strains, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 99, 408-414, 20050425
  132. Isolation and characterization of solvent-tolerant Pseudomonas putida strain T-57, and its application to biotransformation of toluene to cresol in a two-phase (organic-aqueous) system, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 32, 542-547, 20051201
  133. Identification of Chemosensory Proteins for Trichloroethylene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Journal of bioscience and bioengeering, 99(4), 396-402, 20050425
  134. Isolation and Characterization of Benzene-Tolerant Rhodococcus opacus stains, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 99(4), 378-382, 20050425
  135. Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa aer-2, one of two aerotaxis transducer genes, is controlled by RpoS, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 187(4), 1533-1535, 200502
  136. Isolation and characterization of benzene-tolerant Rhodococcus opacus strains, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 99(4), 378-382, 200504
  137. Identification of chemosensory proteins for trichloroethylene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 99(4), 396-402, 200504
  138. Development of a genetic transformation system for benzene-tolerant Rhodococcus opacus strains, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 99(4), 408-414, 200504
  139. Isolation and characterization of solvent-tolerant Pseudomonas putida strain T-57, and its application to biotransformation of toluene to cresol in a two-phase (organic-aqueous) system, JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, 32(11-12), 542-547, 200512
  140. Effects of inorganic polyphosphate on the proteolytic and DNA-binding activities of Lon in Escherichia coli, J. Biol. Chem., 279, 34406-34410, 20040401
  141. ★, ATP amplification for ultrasensitive bioluminescence assay: detection of a single bacterial cell, Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 68, 1216-1220, 20040401
  142. Chemotaxis proteins and transducers for aerotaxis in Psudomonas aeruginosa., FEMS Microbiol. Letters, 231, 247-252, 20040401
  143. The aerotaxis transducer gene aer, but not aer-2, is transcriptionally regulated by the anaerobic regulator ANR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 97(3), 184-190, 20040301
  144. Characterization of pEC01, a novel plasmid required for phosphate taxis in Enterobacter cloacae IFO 3320, Microbs Environ., 19(1), 45-52, 20040401
  145. A laboratory-scale test of anaerobic digestion and methane production after phosphorus recovery from waste activated sludge, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 97(6), 365-368, 20040601
  146. Chemotaxis proteins and transducers fro aerotaxis in Pseudomonas putida, FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 231, 247-252, 20040401
  147. Chemotaxis as sensing system for environmental pollutions, The 10th APCChE Congress proceedings, 2J-05, 20040401
  148. Biotransformation of toluene to o-cresol in a two-phase system by a solvent-tolerant bacterium, The 10th APCChE Congress proceedings, 3L-11, 20040401
  149. Role of the maxillary palpus in the feeding preference behabior of the silk worm, Bombyx mori, The 10th APCChE Congress proceedings, 3P-01-050, 20040401
  150. Control of quorum sensing systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by acyl homoserine lactone analogues, The 10th APCChE Congress proceedings, 3P-01-053, 20040401
  151. Characterization of Rhodococcus opacus B-4, a strain able to grow with benzene in a two-pase (organic-aqueous) medium, The 10th APCChE Congress proceedings, 3P-01-084, 20040401
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  195. Release of polyphosphate granules from activated sludge by heat treatment and its application for phosphorus reuse and recycling., Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechmology, 23-26, 20010701
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  197. Polyphosphate overplus in Klebsiella aerogenes, Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechmology, 55-58, 20010701
  198. Purification and characterization of polyphosphate-dependent glucokinase of Microlunatus phosphovorus, Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechmology, 1061-1064, 20010701
  199. Molecular analysis of the nitrification henes in Nitrosomonas sp. strain ENI-11, Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechmology, 67-70, 20010701
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  201. Isolation and characterization of the Enterobacter cloacae cheR mutant defective in phosphate taxis, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 65(2), 456-458, 200102
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  203. Chemotaxis of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans toward cycloheximide and quinine hydrochloride, JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING, 91(3), 322-324, 200103
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  207. Evaluation of phosphate removal from water by immobilized phosphate-binding protein PstS, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 90(6), 688-690, 20000601
  208. Identification and characterization of two chemotactic transducers for inorganic phosphate in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, J. Bacteriol., 182(12), 3400-3404, 20000601
  209. Physical Map Location of the Multicopy Genes Coding for Ammonia Monooxygenase and Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase in the Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrosomonas sp.Strain ENI-11, J. Bacteriol., 182, 825-828, 20000401
  210. Mutational analysis of the multicopy hao gene coding for hydroxylamine oxidoreductase in the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas sp. strain ENI-11, Biosc. Biochem. Biotechnol., 64, 1754-1757, 20000401
  211. Involvement of an extracellular protease in the algicidal activity of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain A28, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. =, 66, 4334-4339, 20000401
  212. Molecular analysis of polyphosphate accumulation in bacteria, Biochemistry (Moscow), 65, 362-367, 20000401
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  221. Cloning and characterization of Pseudomonas putida genes encoding the phosphate-specific transport system, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 87(3), 273-279, 19990401
  222. Isolation and characterization of two cryptic plasmids in the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas sp. strain ENI-11, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 181, 3375-3381, 19990401
  223. Genetic improvement of bacteria for enhanced biological removal of phosphate from wastewates, Progress in Molecular and Subcellular biology, 23, 299-311, 19990401
  224. Inorganic polyphosphate kinase is required to stimulate protein degradation and for adaptation to amino acid starvation in Escherichia coli, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 96, 14264-14269, 19990401
  225. Regulation of bacterial phosphate Taxis and polyphosphate accumulation in pesponse to phosphate starvation stress, Journal of Bioscience, 23, 491-499, 19980401
  226. Molecular Breeding of Microbes and Environmental Biotechnology, Microbes and Environmants, 13(2), 95, 19980401
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  228. Enhanced utilization of phosphonate and phosphite by Klebsiella aerogenes, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. =, 64, 3754-3758, 19980401
  229. Development of a genetic transformation system for an alga-lysing bacterium, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. =, 64(6), 2061-2064, 19980601
  230. Isolation and characterization of Enterobacter cloacae mutants which are defective in chemotaxis toward in organic phosphate, Journal of Bacriology, 179(19), 6192, 19970401
  231. Genetic identification of chemotactic transducers for amino acids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Microbiology, 143, 3223-3229, 19970401
  232. Polyphosphate kinase as a nucleotide diphosphate kinase in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonase aeruginosa, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 94, 439-442, 19970401
  233. Guanosine tetra- and pentaphosphate promote accumulation of inorganic polyphosphate in Escherichia coli, J. Biol. Chem., 272, 21240-21243, 19970401
  234. Cloning of the Pseudomonas awruginosa gene encoding CDP-diglyceride synthetase, Gene, 172(1), 165-166, 19960401
  235. Molecular analysis of the phosphate-specific transport(pst)operon of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Molecular and General Genetics, 250(6), 692-698, 19960401
  236. Cloning of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene encoding CDP-diglyceride synthetase, Gene, 172, 165-166, 19960401
  237. Bacterial phosphonate degradation, phosphite oxidation and polyphosphate accumulation, Resources= Conservation and Recycling, 18, 125-134, 19960401
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Publications such as books

  1. 2000/00, Molecular genetics of bacterial polyphosphate accumulation to better understand the mechanism underlying biological phosphorus removal. , 2000, 00, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 15
  2. 2003/00, Applications of polyphosphate and other biopolmers in wastewater treatment. , 2003, 00, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 18
  3. 1999/02, New current of biotechnology , 1999, 02, Textbook, Cocompilation, 4254171064, 156
  4. 1996, Chemotactic signal transduction network in Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Molecular Biology of Pseudomonads. American Society for Microbiology= Washington USA, 1996
  5. 1999, Genetic improvement of bacteria for enhanced biological removal of phosphate from wastewater , Inorganic polyphosphates, 1999
  6. 1999, Progress in Molecular and Subcellar Biology, --Genetic improvement of bacteria for enhanced biological removal of phosphate from wastewater , Springer-Verlag, 1999, Joint work
  7. 2003, Applications of polyphosphate and other biopolmers in wastewater treatment , Wiley-VCHA= "Biopolymers: Vol.10 General Aspects and Special "Biopolymers: Vol.10 General Aspects and Special Biopolymers: Vol.10 General Aspects and Special Applications (A. Steinbuchel [ed.]), 2003, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 18
  8. 1997, An Approach to Molecular Artificial Life: bacterial intelligent behavior and its computer modelin Artificial Life V (C. G. Langton and K. Shimohara, Ed.), Artificial Life V, 1997, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 7
  9. 2004/11, Basic molecular biology for biotechnology , 2004, 11, Textbook, Cocompilation, 4759809686, 199
  10. 2008/08, ATP regeneration and biological production of phosphorylated compounds using thermostable polyphosphate kinase, 2008, 08, Cocompilation, 8
  11. 2012/02, FIBER OPTIC SENSOR Chapter 19: High-sensitivity Detection of Bioluminescnece at an Optical Fiber End for an ATP sensor, 2012, 02, Scholarly Book, Cocompilation, 9789533079226, 518

Awards

  1. 2020/11/26, Best paper award (Genes and Environment), Editor in Chief of Genes and Environment, President of The Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society, Live-cell imaging of macrophage phagocytosis of asbestos fibers under fluorescence microscopy
  2. 1995/10, "Human frontier science program, Long-term fellowship award."