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  1. Amplicon-based sequencing as a diagnostic tool for severe pneumonia in the ICU

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  2. Long-term hematopoietic stem cells trigger quiescence in Leishmania parasites

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, April 2024, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  3. Molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum drug-resistance markers in Vietnam using multiplex amplicon sequencing (2000–2016)

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  4. Immunovirological and environmental screening reveals actionable risk factors for fatal COVID-19 during post-vaccination nursing home outbreaks

    Article • Nature Aging, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Neyts, Hideo Imamura

  5. Core Genome Sequencing Analysis of E. coli O157:H7 Unravelling Genetic Relatedness among Strains from Cattle, Beef, and Humans in Bishoftu, Ethiopia

    Article • Microbiology Research, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Hideo Imamura

  6. Healthcare-Associated SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection after 3 Months with a Phylogenetically Distinct Omicron Variant: A Case Report

    Article • Viruses, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Hideo Imamura

  7. Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization of Experimentally Selected Resistant Leishmania donovani Reveals a Role for Dynamin-1-Like Protein in the Mechanism of Resistance to a Novel Antileishmanial Compound

    Article • mBio, February 2022, ASM Journals

    Hideo Imamura

  8. Transcriptional Shift and Metabolic Adaptations during Leishmania Quiescence Using Stationary Phase and Drug Pressure as Models

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Hideo Imamura

  9. High throughput single-cell genome sequencing gives insights into the generation and evolution of mosaic aneuploidy inLeishmania donovani

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hideo Imamura

  10. Ecological divergence and hybridization of Neotropical Leishmania parasites

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Frederik Van den Broeck, Hideo Imamura

  11. Evaluation of whole genome amplification and bioinformatic methods for the characterization of Leishmania genomes at a single cell level

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  12. Global genome diversity of the Leishmania donovani complex

    Article • eLife, March 2020, eLife

    Hideo Imamura

  13. Genomes of Leishmania parasites directly sequenced from patients with visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2019, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  14. Tracking of quiescence in Leishmania by quantifying the expression of GFP in the ribosomal DNA locus

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  15. Ecological divergence and hybridization of Neotropical Leishmania parasites

    Article • October 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Hideo Imamura

  16. Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  17. Global genome diversity of the Leishmania donovani complex

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Hideo Imamura

  18. Major changes in chromosomal somy, gene expression and gene dosage driven by SbIII in Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania panamensis

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  19. Refining wet lab experiments with in silico searches: A rational quest for diagnostic peptides in visceral leishmaniasis

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2019, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  20. A Guide to Next Generation Sequence Analysis of Leishmania Genomes

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  21. Genomic insights into virulence mechanisms of Leishmania donovani: evidence from an atypical strain

    Article • BMC Genomics, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura, Sumudu Rangika Samarasinghe, Prof. Nadira D. Karunaweera

  22. Genomic Analysis of Colombian Leishmania panamensis strains with different level of virulence

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  23. Genomic and transcriptomic alterations in Leishmania donovani lines experimentally resistant to antileishmanial drugs

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, August 2018, Elsevier

    Hideo Imamura

  24. A large majority of the Leishmania donovani isolates in the ISC are pre-adatapted to antimony

    Article • mSphere, April 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Franck Dumetz, Dr Bart Cuypers, Hideo Imamura

  25. First integrative characterisation of the emerging ISC1 population of L. donovani

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Franck Dumetz, Dr Bart Cuypers, Hideo Imamura

  26. Genomic analysis of Isometamidium Chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, December 2017, Elsevier

    Hideo Imamura

  27. Haplotype selection as an adaptive mechanism in the protozoan pathogen Leishmania donovani

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, November 2017, Nature

    Dr Franck Dumetz, Hideo Imamura

  28. Evidence for viable and stable triploid Trypanosoma congolense parasites

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  29. Discovery and genomic analyses of hybridization between divergent lineages of Trypanosoma congolense , causative agent of Animal African Trypanosomiasis

    Article • Molecular Ecology, August 2017, Wiley

    Hideo Imamura, Frederik Van den Broeck

  30. Direct in situ RNAseq for Leishmania and other Trypanosomatids

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2017, Nature

    Dr Franck Dumetz, Dr Bart Cuypers, Hideo Imamura

  31. Dynamic of Leishmania donovani karyotype during the life cycle

    Article • mBio, May 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Franck Dumetz, Hideo Imamura, Dr Bart Cuypers

  32. Single locus genotyping to track Leishmania donovani in the Indian subcontinent: Application in Nepal

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2017, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  33. Species- and Strain-Specific Adaptation of the HSP70 Super Family in Pathogenic Trypanosomatids

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hideo Imamura

  34. Genomic and Molecular Characterization of Miltefosine Resistance in Leishmania infantum Strains with Either Natural or Acquired Resistance through Experimental Selection of Intracellular Amastigotes

    Article • PLOS One, April 2016, PLOS

    Dr Bart Cuypers, Hideo Imamura

  35. Apolipoprotein L1 Variant Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Trypanosome Infection

    Article • mBio, April 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Bart Cuypers, Hideo Imamura

  36. Evolutionary genomics of epidemic visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent

    Article • eLife, March 2016, eLife

    Dr Franck Dumetz, Dr Bart Cuypers, Hideo Imamura

  37. In vitro selection of miltefosine resistance in promastigotes of Leishmania donovani from Nepal: genomic and metabolomic characterization

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2016, Wiley

    Hideo Imamura

  38. Genome and Phylogenetic Analyses of Trypanosoma evansi Reveal Extensive Similarity to T. brucei and Multiple Independent Origins for Dyskinetoplasty

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2015, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  39. Genomic Confirmation of Hybridisation and Recent Inbreeding in a Vector-Isolated Leishmania Population

    Article • PLoS Genetics, January 2014, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  40. Adaptive mechanisms in pathogens: universal aneuploidy in Leishmania

    Article • Trends in Parasitology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Hideo Imamura

  41. Genetic Markers for SSG Resistance in Leishmania donovani and SSG Treatment Failure in Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients of the Indian Subcontinent

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hideo Imamura

  42. Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Natural Leishmania Populations Vary with Genetic Background

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2012, PLOS

    Hideo Imamura

  43. Genome-wide SNP and microsatellite variation illuminate population-level epidemiology in the Leishmania donovani species complex

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, January 2012, Elsevier

    Hideo Imamura

  44. Chromosome and gene copy number variation allow major structural change between species and strains of Leishmania

    Article • Genome Research, October 2011, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Hideo Imamura

  45. Whole genome sequencing of multiple Leishmania donovani clinical isolates provides insights into population structure and mechanisms of drug resistance

    Article • Genome Research, October 2011, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Hideo Imamura

  46. The effect of Plasmodium falciparum Sir2a histone deacetylase on clonal and longitudinal variation in expression of the var family of virulence genes

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Hideo Imamura

  47. Weak preservation of local neutral substitution rates across mammalian genomes

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  48. Minimum model for the α-helix-β-hairpin transition in proteins

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, February 2007, Wiley

    Hideo Imamura

  49. Sequences conserved by selection across mouse and human malaria species

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hideo Imamura

  50. Dependence of folding dynamics and structural stability on the location of a hydrophobic pair in β-hairpins

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, February 2006, Wiley

    Hideo Imamura

  51. Self-Assembly of the Ionic Peptide EAK16: The Effect of Charge Distributions on Self-Assembly

    Article • Biophysical Journal, August 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Suckjoon Jun, Hideo Imamura

  52. Conformational conversion of proteins due to mutation

    Article • EPL (Europhysics Letters), August 2004, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Hideo Imamura

  53. Universal model for α-helix and β-sheet structures in protein

    Article • Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, April 2003, Elsevier

    Hideo Imamura

  54. On the excitation of large aspect angle Farley-Buneman echoes via three-wave coupling: A dynamical system model

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, November 2001, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Hideo Imamura