- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Magnolia and Illicium research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Trace Elements in Health
- RNA regulation and disease
- Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Gut microbiota and health
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Waseda University
2025
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2023-2024
Fukui Prefectural Hospital
2024
Meiji Pharmaceutical University
2021
Tokushima Bunri University
2009
Abstract The Clostridia is a dominant bacterial class in the guts of various animals and are considered to nutritionally contribute animal host. Here, we discovered clostridial endosymbionts cellulolytic protists termite guts, which have never been reported with evidence. We obtained (near-)complete genome sequences three endosymbiotic Clostridia, each associated different parabasalid protist species infection rates: Trichonympha agilis, Pseudotrichonympha grassii, Devescovina sp. All these...
The fidelity of vertical transmission is a critical factor in maintaining mutualistic associations with microorganisms. obligate mutualism between termites and intestinal protist communities has been maintained for over 130 million years, suggesting the faithful diverse species across host generations. Although severe bottleneck can occur when alates disperse gut protists, how are during this process remains largely unknown. In study, we examined dynamics adult eclosion alate dispersal...
Abstract The fidelity of vertical transmission is a critical factor in maintaining mutualistic associations with microorganisms. obligate mutualism between termites and intestinal protist communities has been maintained for over 130 million years, suggesting the faithful diverse species across host generations. Although severe bottleneck can occur when alates disperse gut protists, how are during this process remains largely unknown. In study, we examined dynamics adult eclosion alate...
Background.Insulin resistance is a risk factor for sarcopenia.The triglycerides (TG)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio an indirect indicator of insulin resistance.We aimed to assess the association between sarcopenia and TG/HDL-C in Japanese older adults.Methods: Older adults Wakasa town, Fukui, Japan, were examined June 2019 November 2021.We collected data regarding age, sex, height, weight, body mass index, muscle mass, fat ratio, appendicular lean skeletal glycated...
Abstract The Clostridia is a dominant bacterial class in the guts of various animals and are considered to nutritionally contribute animal host. Here, we discovered clostridial endosymbionts cellulolytic protists termite guts, which have never been reported with evidence. We obtained (near-)complete genome sequences three endosymbiotic , each associated different parabasalid protist species infection rates: Trichonympha agilis Pseudotrichonympha grassii Devescovina sp. All these previously...