M. Kai

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Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium leprae from Patients with Leprosy
S. Maeda, M. Matsuoka, N. Nakata, M. Kai +5 more
2001Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy159 citations Open access
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Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009–15
E. Cambau, P. Saunderson, M. Matsuoka, S. T. Cole +134 more
2018Clinical Microbiology and Infection153 citations Open access
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Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
Andrej Benjak, C. Avanzi, Pushpendra Singh, C. Loiseau +39 more
2018Nature Communications109 citations Open access
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[Diaminodiphenylsulfone resistance of Mycobacterium leprae due to mutations in the dihydropteroate synthase gene].
M. Kai, Masanori Matsuoka, Noboru Nakata, Shinji Maeda +5 more
1999Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association76 citations
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Immune Response against a Cross-Reactive Epitope on the Heat Shock Protein 60 Homologue of Helicobacter pylori
H. Yamaguchi, T. Osaki, M. Kai, H. Taguchi +1 more
2000Infection and Immunity60 citations Open access
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Growth inhibition of Clostridium difficile by intestinal flora of infant faeces in continuous flow culture.
T. Yamamoto-Osaki, S. Kamiya, S. Sawamura, M. Kai +1 more
1994Journal of Medical Microbiology59 citations Open access
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Analysis of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium leprae in an endemic area of Vietnam.
M. Kai, Nhu Ha Nguyen Phuc, Hoang An Nguyen, T. Pham +8 more
2011Clinical Infectious Diseases49 citations Open access
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Rapid detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in clinical samples by the polymerase chain reaction.
M. Kai, S. Kamiya, H. Yabe, I. Takakura +2 more
1993Journal of Medical Microbiology44 citations Open access
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Identification and Characterization of the Genes Involved in Glycosylation Pathways of Mycobacterial Glycopeptidolipid Biosynthesis
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, N. Nakata, Y. Maeda +4 more
2006Journal of Bacteriology42 citations Open access
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Cloning, sequencing, and transcriptional analysis of the dnaK heat shock operon of Listeria monocytogenes
T. Hanawa, M. Kai, S. Kamiya, Tomoko Yamamoto
2000Cell stress & chaperones (Print)38 citations Open access
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Real-Time PCR and High-Resolution Melt Analysis for Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium leprae Drug Resistance Mutations and Strain Types
Wei Li, M. Matsuoka, M. Kai, P. Thapa +4 more
2011Journal of Clinical Microbiology37 citations Open access
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Mutation Analysis of Mycobacterial rpoB Genes and Rifampin Resistance Using Recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis
N. Nakata, M. Kai, M. Makino
2012Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy35 citations Open access
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Mutation Analysis of the Mycobacterium leprae folP1 Gene and Dapsone Resistance
N. Nakata, M. Kai, M. Makino
2010Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy35 citations Open access
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Analysis of intestinal flora of a patient with congenital absence of the portal vein.
S. Kamiya, Izumi Taniguchi, Takako Yamamoto, S. Sawamura +8 more
1993FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology33 citations Open access
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Bacteroides Bacteriophages Isolated from Human Feces
M. Kai, Syoko Watanabe, K. Furuse, A. Ozawa
1985Microbiology and immunology31 citations Open access
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Identification of trehalose dimycolate (cord factor) in Mycobacterium leprae
M. Kai, Yukiko Fujita, Y. Maeda, N. Nakata +3 more
2007FEBS Letters27 citations Open access
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Effect of Bacterial Flora on Postimmunization Gastritis following Oral Vaccination of Mice with Helicobacter pylori Heat Shock Protein 60
H. Yamaguchi, T. Osaki, H. Taguchi, Noriko Sato +7 more
2003Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology26 citations Open access
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FTA card utility for PCR detection of Mycobacterium leprae.
Khin Saw Aye, M. Matsuoka, M. Kai, K. Kyaw +5 more
2011Japanese journal of infectious diseases (Print)21 citations Open access
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Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium massiliense JCM 15300 in the Mycobacterium abscessus Group Reveal a Conserved Genomic Island MmGI-1 Related to Putative Lipid Metabolism
T. Sekizuka, M. Kai, K. Nakanaga, N. Nakata +5 more
2014PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Simplified method for confirmation of PCR products.
M. Kai, S. Kamiya, S. Sawamura, Takako Yamamoto +1 more
1991Nucleic Acids Research18 citations Open access
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Evaluation of major membrane protein-II as a tool for serodiagnosis of leprosy.
Y. Maeda, T. Mukai, M. Kai, Y. Fukutomi +9 more
2007FEMS Microbiology Letters16 citations Open access
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Aggregation of mycobacteria caused by disruption of fibronectin-attachment protein-encoding gene.
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, F. Takeshita, N. Nakata +3 more
2004FEMS Microbiology Letters16 citations Open access
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Characteristics of vacuolating toxin produced by Helicobacter pylori.
S. Kamiya, M. Kai, A. Ozawa, H. Kobayashi +3 more
1994European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology16 citations
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Serological Diagnosis of Leprosy in Patients in Vietnam by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Mycobacterium leprae-Derived Major Membrane Protein II
M. Kai, Nhu Ha Nguyen Phuc, Thuy Huong Hoang Thi, A. Nguyen +7 more
2008Clinical and Vaccine Immunology12 citations Open access
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Novel Rhamnosyltransferase Involved in Biosynthesis of Serovar 4-Specific Glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium avium Complex
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, Takashi Naka, N. Fujiwara +5 more
2010Journal of Bacteriology10 citations Open access
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Immunostimulatory Activity of Major Membrane Protein II from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Y. Tsukamoto, M. Endoh, T. Mukai, Y. Maeda +3 more
2010Clinical and Vaccine Immunology10 citations Open access
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Diaminodiphenylsulfone resistance of Mycobacterium leprae due to mutations in the dihydropteroate synthase gene.
M. Kai, M. Matsuoka, N. Nakata, S. Maeda +5 more
2004FEMS Microbiology Letters10 citations Open access
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Mutations in the drug resistance‐determining region of Mycobacterium lepromatosis isolated from leprosy patients in Mexico
M. Kai, M. Fafutis-Morris, Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai +4 more
2016Journal of dermatology (Print)9 citations
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GM-CSF-mediated T-cell activation by macrophages infected with recombinant BCG that secretes major membrane protein-II of Mycobacterium leprae.
M. Makino, Y. Maeda, M. Kai, T. Tamura +1 more
2009FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology9 citations Open access
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Detection of serum antibodies to M. leprae major membrane protein-II in leprosy patients from Indonesia.
M. Hatta, M. Makino, Ratnawati, Mashudi +9 more
2009Leprosy Review9 citations Open access
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Characterization of the Fucosylation Pathway in the Biosynthesis of Glycopeptidolipids from Mycobacterium avium Complex
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, Y. Maeda, N. Nakata +4 more
2007Journal of Bacteriology9 citations Open access
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Profiling of Intracellular Metabolites: An Approach to Understanding the Characteristic Physiology of Mycobacterium leprae
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, M. Matsuoka, M. Kai +2 more
2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases8 citations Open access
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A Lipopeptide Facilitate Induction of Mycobacterium leprae Killing in Host Cells
Y. Maeda, T. Tamura, Y. Fukutomi, T. Mukai +2 more
2011PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases8 citations Open access
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The Mycobacterium avium Complex gtfTB Gene Encodes a Glucosyltransferase Required for the Biosynthesis of Serovar 8-Specific Glycopeptidolipid
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, Y. Maeda, M. Kai +3 more
2008Journal of Bacteriology6 citations Open access
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Active surveillance of leprosy contacts in country with low prevalence rate.
M. Kai, Y. Maeda, S. Maeda, Y. Fukutomi +6 more
2004International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases6 citations
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[Guidelines for the treatment of Hansen's disease in Japan (third edition)].
M. Goto, Reiko Nogam, Yoshiko Okano, M. Gidoh +7 more
2013Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association5 citations Open access
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Report of the WHO workshop on sentinel surveillance for drug resistance in leprosy 20-22 october 2008; Hanoi, Vietnam.
Khin Saw Aye, E. Cambau, Sang-Nae Cho, S. Cole +37 more
2009Indian journal of leprosy4 citations Open access
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[Geographical distribution of Mycobacterium avium complex in environment and serovars of Mycobacterium avium complex isolates from patients with and without AIDS].
H. Saito, M. Kai, K. Kobayashi
1998Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis]3 citations
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New etiology of leprosy in Myanmar: another two patients
Linn Htet, M. Kai, Y. Miyamoto
2018Leprosy Review2 citations Open access
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Intestinal Bacterial Flora and Urea Cycle
A. Ozawa, S. Sawamura, T. Saheki, T. Katsunuma +2 more
19871 citations Open access
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[Rapid detection of mutations related to Mycobacterium leprae drug resistance by using Hp-rPCR (hairpin primer- real time PCR) method].
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2014Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association0 citations Open access
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[Practice of international collaborations in Southeast Asia].
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2011Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association0 citations Open access
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A novel rhamnosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of serovar 1 4-specific glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium avium complex 2 3 Running title : Biosynthesis of serovar 4-specific GPL
Y. Miyamoto, T. Mukai, Takashi Naka, N. Fujiwara +5 more
20100 citations
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The Mycobacterium avium Complex gtfTB Gene Encodes a Glucosyltransferase Required for the Biosynthesis of Serovar 8-Speciﬁc Glycopeptidolipid (cid:1)
Yuji Miyamoto, T. Mukai, Y. Maeda, M. Kai +3 more
20080 citations
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[Current advances in leprosy research activities].
M. Makino, Koichi Suzuki, Y. Fukutomi, Y. Yamashita +8 more
2005Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association0 citations Open access
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MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY An improved method for detecting faecal Vibrio choferae by PCR of the toxin A gene
A. Sweeney, K. Miyagi, K. Sano, C. Morita +30 more
19990 citations
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Enterotoxin-like factors of Aeromonas species isolated in Kenya.
J. Muthotho, K. Furuse, M. Kai, Catherine G. Ichoro +4 more
1994African Journal of Health Sciences0 citations
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[Rapid detection method for Mycoplasma pneumoniae by polymerase chain reaction].
M. Kai, I. Yamanouchi, S. Kamiya, A. Ozawa
1992Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine0 citations
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