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Application of next-generation sequencing to investigation of norovirus diversity in shellfish collected from two coastal sites in Japan from 2013 to 2014 by Imamura, Saiki, Haruna, Mika, Goshima, Tomoko, Kanezashi, Hiromi, Okada, Tsukasa, Akimoto, Keiko

“…[Abstract] A better understanding of the role played by shellfish regarding the manner of pathogen contamination, persistence, and selection may help…”
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Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis of the Diversity of Human Noroviruses in Japanese Oysters by Imamura, Saiki, Kanezashi, Hiromi, Goshima, Tomoko, Haruna, Mika, Okada, Tsukasa, Inagaki, Nobuya, Uema, Masashi, Noda, Mamoru, Akimoto, Keiko

“…To obtain detailed information on the diversity of infectious norovirus in oysters (Crossostrea gigas), oysters obtained from fish producers at six different…”
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Application of Next-Generation Sequencing to Evaluate the Profile of Noroviruses in Pre- and Post-Depurated Oysters by Imamura, Saiki, Haruna, Mika, Goshima, Tomoko, Kanezashi, Hiromi, Okada, Tsukasa, Akimoto, Keiko

“…The development of procedures for the efficient removal or inactivation of noroviruses from contaminated oysters is of great interest in oyster production…”
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Effect of High-Pressure Processing on Human Noroviruses in Laboratory-Contaminated Oysters by Bio-Accumulation by Imamura, Saiki, Kanezashi, Hiromi, Goshima, Tomoko, Suto, Atsushi, Ueki, You, Sugawara, Naoko, Ito, Hiroshi, Zou, Bizhen, Uema, Masashi, Noda, Mamoru, Akimoto, Keiko

“…The contamination of oysters with human noroviruses poses a human health risk, since oysters are often consumed raw. In this study, human norovirus genogroup…”
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A serine protease inhibitor (serpin) from Haemaphysalis longicornis as an anti-tick vaccine by Imamura, Saiki, Junior, Itabajara da Silva Vaz, Sugino, Maiko, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, Onuma, Misao

“…The application of anti-tick vaccine has been shown to be the most promising alternative tick control strategy compared to the current use of acaricides that…”
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Prevalence of Met-203 type spaA variant in Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates and the efficacy of swine erysipelas vaccines in Japan by Uchiyama, Mariko, Yamamoto, Kinya, Ochiai, Mariko, Yamamoto, Tsukasa, Hirano, Fumiya, Imamura, Saiki, Nagai, Hidetaka, Ohishi, Kouji, Horiuchi, Noriyuki, Kijima, Mayumi

“…Since 2009, erysipelas infection among pigs in Japan has been increasing. This study investigated the prevalence, and characteristics of Erysipelothrix…”
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Phylogenetic grouping, epidemiological typing, analysis of virulence genes, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from healthy broilers in Japan by Hiki, Mototaka, Usui, Masaru, Akiyama, Tetsuo, Kawanishi, Michiko, Tsuyuki, Mai, Imamura, Saiki, Sekiguchi, Hideto, Kojima, Akemi, Asai, Tetsuo

“…The aim of our study was to investigate the possible etiology of avian colibacillosis by examining Escherichia coli isolates from fecal samples of healthy…”
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Suppression of cell proliferation and cytokine expression by HL-p36, a tick salivary gland-derived protein of Haemaphysalis longicornis by Konnai, Satoru, Nakajima, Chie, Imamura, Saiki, Yamada, Shinji, Nishikado, Hideto, Kodama, Michi, Onuma, Misao, Ohashi, Kazuhiko

“…Previously, a putative immunosuppressant-coding gene was identified from a complementary DNA library derived from the salivary glands of partially-fed…”
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Molecular identification and expression analysis of lipocalins from blood feeding taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus Schulze by Konnai, Satoru, Nishikado, Hideto, Yamada, Shinji, Imamura, Saiki, Ito, Takuya, Onuma, Misao, Murata, Shiro, Ohashi, Kazuhiko

“…Four Ixodes persulcatus lipocalins were characterized. Its expression analysis revealed that lipocalin genes were expressed specifically in the salivary glands…”
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A serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) from ixodid tick Haemaphysalis longicornis; cloning and preliminary assessment of its suitability as a candidate for a tick vaccine by Sugino, Maiko, Imamura, Saiki, Mulenga, Albert, Nakajima, Mie, Tsuda, Akiko, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, Onuma, Misao

“…Rapid amplification of the cDNA ends (RACE) and primers designed based on a conserved serpin amino acid motif (NAVYFKG) were used to clone a 1350 bp cDNA which…”
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Bovine whole-blood culture as a tool for the measurement of endotoxin activities in Gram-negative bacterial vaccines by Imamura, Saiki, Nakamizo, Mari, Kawanishi, Michiko, Nakajima, Nao, Yamamoto, Kinya, Uchiyama, Mariko, Hirano, Fumiya, Nagai, Hidetaka, Kijima, Mayumi, Ikebuchi, Ryoyo, Mekata, Hirohisa, Murata, Shiro, Konnai, Satoru, Ohashi, Kazuhiko

“…In order to analyze bovine immune reactions against the Gram-negative bacterial vaccine, bovine whole-blood culture was used to investigate the…”
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Comparative immunogenicity of Haemaphysalis longicornis and Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus) microplus calreticulins by Parizi, Luís Fernando, Rech, Herbert, Ferreira, Carlos Alexandre Sanchez, Imamura, Saiki, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, Onuma, Misao, Masuda, Aoi, da Silva Vaz, Itabajara

“…The ticks Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus) microplus and Haemaphysalis longicornis are blood-sucking ectoparasites of bovines, causing serious damages to the…”
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Identification of TROSPA homologue in Ixodes persulcatus Schulze, the specific vector for human Lyme borreliosis in Japan by Konnai, Satoru, Yamada, Shinji, Imamura, Saiki, Nishikado, Hideto, Githaka, Naftaly, Ito, Takuya, Takano, Ai, Kawabata, Hiroki, Murata, Shiro, Ohashi, Kazuhiko

“…The tick receptor for outer surface protein A (TROSPA) is an Ixodes scapularis (I. scapularis) receptor for Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), the…”
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Effects of anti-tick cocktail vaccine against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus by Imamura, S.(Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Konnai, S, da Silva Vaz, I.Jr, Yamada, S, Nakajima, C, Ito, Y, Tajima, T, Yasuda, J, Simuunza, M, Onuma, M, Ohashi, K

“…Rhipicephalus appendiculatus serpin-3 (RAS-3), R. appendiculatus serpin-4 (RAS-4) and a 36kDa immuno-dominant protein of R. appendiculatus (RIM36) were…”
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Expression and activity of glycogen synthase kinase during vitellogenesis and embryogenesis of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus by Logullo, Carlos, Witola, William H., Andrade, Caroline, Abreu, Leonardo, Gomes, Josiana, da Silva Vaz, Itabajara, Imamura, Saiki, Konnai, Satoru, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, Onuma, Misao

“…Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) is classically described as a key enzyme involved in glycogen metabolism in mammals. GSK-3 belongs to a highly conserved…”
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Identification and partial characterization of a gut Rhipicephalus appendiculatus cystatin by Imamura, Saiki, Konnai, Satoru, Yamada, Shinji, Parizi, Luís F, Githaka, Naftaly, Vaz, Jr, Itabajara da S, Murata, Shiro, Ohashi, Kazuhiko

“…Vaccines are among the alternative tick control methods expected to replace at least in part the volumes of chemical acaricides currently used worldwide…”
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Quantitative analysis of cytokine mRNA expression and protozoan DNA load in Theileria parva-infected cattle by Yamada, S.(Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Konnai, S, Imamura, S, Simuunza M, Chembensofu, M, Chota, A, Nambota, A, Onuma, M, Ohashi, K

“…Theileria parva (T. parva) causes a highly serious bovine disease called East Coast fever (ECF), which is characterized by pyrexia, dyspnea and cachexia and is…”
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Acquisition and transmission of Theileria parva by vector tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus by Konnai, Satoru, Imamura, Saiki, Nakajima, Chie, Witola, William Harold, Yamada, Shinji, Simuunza, Martin, Nambota, Andrew, Yasuda, Jun, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, Onuma, Misao

“…In order to investigate the transmission dynamics of Theileria parva ( T. parva) by the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ( R. appendiculatus),…”
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Establishment of a laboratory colony of taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus for tick-borne pathogen transmission studies by Konnai, S.(Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Saito, Y, Nishikado, H, Yamada, S, Imamura, S, Mori, A, Ito, T, Onuma, M, Ohashi, K

“…Ixodes persulcatus Schulze (I. persulcatus) is distributed in Russia and Far East Asia including Japan, and has been implicated as the vector of several human…”
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Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNAs encoding for Boophilus microplus, Haemaphysalis longicornis and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus actins by da Silva Vaz, Itabajara, Imamura, Saiki, Nakajima, Chie, Cardoso, Felipe Cardoso de, Ferreira, Carlos Alexandre Sanchez, Renard, Gaby, Masuda, Aoi, Ohashi, Kazuhiko, Onuma, Misao

“…The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the actins from ticks, Boophilus microplus, Haemaphysalis longicornis and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, have…”
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