Masato Higashide
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Maree M, Ushijima Y, Fernandes P, Higashide M, Morikawa K
Biofilm
. 2024 Mar;
7:100184.
PMID: 38440091
Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) is an important human pathogen that has emerged through the horizontal acquisition of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC). Previously, we showed that SCC from heat-killed donors can be...
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Maree M, Thi Nguyen L, Ohniwa R, Higashide M, Msadek T, Morikawa K
Nat Commun
. 2022 May;
13(1):2477.
PMID: 35513365
SCCmec is a large mobile genetic element that includes the mecA gene and confers resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There is evidence that SCCmec disseminates among...
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Matsui H, Uchiyama J, Ogata M, Nasukawa T, Takemura-Uchiyama I, Kato S, et al.
Microbiol Spectr
. 2021 Aug;
9(1):e0007721.
PMID: 34378963
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes serious neonatal infection via vertical transmission. The prenatal GBS screening test is performed at the late stage of pregnancy to avoid risks of infection. In...
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Matsui H, Higashide M, Hanaki H
J Microbiol Methods
. 2020 Nov;
179:106090.
PMID: 33129918
Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the most common opportunistic fungal infectious disease. Culture methods and microscopy are used to detect the presence of Candida species in clinical specimens. We have previously developed...
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Gor V, Takemura A, Nishitani M, Higashide M, Medrano Romero V, Ohniwa R, et al.
mBio
. 2019 Aug;
10(4).
PMID: 31387900
is an important human pathogen whose success is largely attributed to its vast arsenal of virulence factors that facilitate its invasion into, and survival within, the human host. The expression...
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Cafini F, Thi Nguyen L, Higashide M, Roman F, Prieto J, Morikawa K
J Antimicrob Chemother
. 2015 Dec;
71(3):587-92.
PMID: 26661395
Objectives: Linezolid resistance mediated by the cfr gene represents a global concern due to its dissemination among multiresistant nosocomial pathogens such as MRSA and Enterococcus. In the present work, we...
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Matsui H, Kimura J, Higashide M, Takeuchi Y, Okue K, Cui L, et al.
Clin Vaccine Immunol
. 2013 Jul;
20(9):1381-7.
PMID: 23825191
Group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is a leading cause of serious neonatal infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends GBS screening for all pregnant women during the...
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Zhang M, Ito T, Li S, Jin J, Takeuchi F, Lauderdale T, et al.
FEMS Microbiol Lett
. 2011 Jul;
323(1):20-8.
PMID: 21732964
The genes lukS-PV and lukF-PV for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) that confers high virulence to Staphylococcus aureus are located on the prophages (PVL phages) which have been classified into group 1...
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Higuchi W, Hung W, Takano T, Iwao Y, Ozaki K, Isobe H, et al.
J Infect Chemother
. 2010 Feb;
16(2):144-9.
PMID: 20143118
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), which often produces Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL), has emerged worldwide as a life-threatening pathogen. Herein, we describe molecular characteristics of MRSA isolated from abdominal cellulitis in...
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Ohtsuka M, Kikuchi K, Shundo K, Okada K, Higashide M, Sunakawa K, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2009 Oct;
47(12):4164-7.
PMID: 19846652
We have developed a modified cyclodextrin solid (MCS) medium using the selective antibiotic cefdinir. MCS medium exhibited higher sensitivity (95.6%; any culture-positive sample as reference) and greater inhibition of nasopharyngeal...