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  1. Whole-Genome Sequence of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida Strain 91-197, Isolated from Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone sp.) in the United States

    Article • Genome Announcements, July 2017, ASM Journals

    Junichi Hikima

  2. Complete Genome Sequence of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida in Japan

    Article • Genome Announcements, May 2017, ASM Journals

    Junichi Hikima

  3. On-site Direct Detection of Astaxanthin from Salmon Fillet Using Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  4. Molecular Characterization and Expression Analysis of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-induced Protein 3 (TNFAIP3/A20) Gene from Japanese Pufferfish Takifugu rubripes

    Article • Fish Pathology, January 2017, The Japanese Society of Fish Pathology

    Junichi Hikima

  5. The expression analysis of per1 gene in fugu, Takifugu rubripes administered with immunostimulants

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, June 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  6. Immune responses to alum in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes)

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, June 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  7. Relationship between intestinal flora and cytokine gene expression in intestine of tilapia administered with probiotics

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, June 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  8. Functional characterization of recombinant interleukin (IL)-17A/F1 in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes)

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, June 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  9. Draft Genome Sequence of the Fish Pathogen Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii Strain JCM15466, a Species Closely Related to M. marinum

    Article • Genome Announcements, February 2016, ASM Journals

    Junichi Hikima

  10. Inductive immune responses in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) treated with recombinant IFN-γ, IFN-γrel, IL-4/13A and IL-4/13B

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, February 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  11. Immune responses in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) head kidney cells stimulated with particulate silica

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, February 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  12. Inflammatory immune response by lipopolysaccharide-responsive nucleotide binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes)

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, February 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  13. Expression and biological activity of two types of interferon genes in medaka (Oryzias latipes)

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  14. Adjuvant effects of poly I:C and imiquimod on the immunization of kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) with a recombinant protein, VP28 against white spot syndrome virus

    Article • Aquaculture, September 2015, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  15. Evolutionary evidence of tumor necrosis factor super family members in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes): Comprehensive genomic identification and expression analysis

    Article • Marine Genomics, August 2015, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  16. DNA vaccine-mediated innate immune response triggered by PRRs in teleosts

    Article • Fisheries Science, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  17. Detection of Kudoa amamiensis Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)

    Article • Fish Pathology, January 2015, The Japanese Society of Fish Pathology

    Junichi Hikima

  18. Inflammatory responses in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) head kidney cells stimulated with an inflammasome-inducing agent, nigericin

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  19. Whole Genome Analyses of Marine Fish Pathogenic Isolate, Mycobacterium sp. 012931

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  20. Biology and host response to Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection in common carp

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  21. Innate immunity of finfish: Primordial conservation and function of viral RNA sensors in teleosts

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  22. Comparative analysis and distribution of pP9014, a novel drug resistance IncP-1 plasmid from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, July 2013, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  23. Comparative Genome Analysis of Fish and Human Isolates of Mycobacterium marinum

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  24. LGP2 Expression is Enhanced by Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 in Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Junichi Hikima

  25. Cathepsins in the kidney of olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, and their responses to bacterial infection

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, December 2012, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  26. Bacterial Classification of Fish-Pathogenic Mycobacterium Species by Multigene Phylogenetic Analyses and MALDI Biotyper Identification System

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  27. Recombinant interferon-γ activates immune responses against Edwardsiella tarda infection in the olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  28. Construction of an Artificially Randomized IgNAR Phage Display Library: Screening of Variable Regions that Bind to Hen Egg White Lysozyme

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  29. Molecular cloning and characterization of Toll-like receptor 3 in Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  30. Characterization and functional analysis of two PKR genes in fugu (Takifugu rubripes)

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  31. Multiple Drug-resistant Strains of Aeromonas hydrophila Isolated from Tilapia Farms in Thailand

    Article • Fish Pathology, January 2012, The Japanese Society of Fish Pathology

    Junichi Hikima

  32. Immunoglobulin genes and their transcriptional control in teleosts

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  33. Molecular characterization, expression and functional analysis of a nuclear oligomerization domain proteins subfamily C (NLRC) in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  34. Innate immune response in the hemolymph of an ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, showing soft tunic syndrome, using label-free quantitative proteomics

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  35. Characterization and antiviral function of a cytosolic sensor gene, MDA5, in Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, May 2011, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  36. Generation of monoclonal antibodies specific for ORF68 of koi herpesvirus

    Article • Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, May 2011, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  37. Outer Membrane Vesicles as a Candidate Vaccine against Edwardsiellosis

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2011, PLOS

    Junichi Hikima

  38. Microarray technology is an effective tool for identifying genes related to the aquacultural improvement of Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics, March 2011, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  39. Molecular cloning and antiviral activity of IFN-β promoter stimulator-1 (IPS-1) gene in Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, December 2010, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  40. BOB.1 of the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus: Not a transcriptional coactivator?

    Article • Molecular Immunology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  41. Function of E-protein dimers expressed in catfish lymphocytes

    Article • Molecular Immunology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  42. Interaction between E-protein and Oct transcription factors in the function of the catfish IGH enhancer

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  43. Characterization of two POU transcription factor family members from the urochordate Oikopleura dioica

    Article • Gene, November 2006, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  44. Regulation of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus expression at the phylogenetic level of a bony fish: Transcription factor interaction with two variant octamer motifs

    Article • Gene, August 2006, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  45. Conservation and divergence of the Eμ3′ enhancer in the IGH locus of teleosts

    Article • Immunogenetics, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  46. Oct2 transcription factors in fish – a comparative genomic analysis

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  47. Regulation of immunoglobulin gene transcription in a teleost fish: identification, expression and functional properties of E2A in the channel catfish

    Article • Immunogenetics, April 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  48. Evolution of vertebrate E protein transcription factors: comparative analysis of the E protein gene family inTakifugu rubripesand humans

    Article • Physiological Genomics, February 2005, American Physiological Society

    Junichi Hikima

  49. Erratum to “Characterization and function of kuruma shrimp lysozyme possessing lytic activity against Vibrio species” [Gene 316 (2003) 187–195]

    Article • Gene, March 2004, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  50. Characterization and function of kuruma shrimp lysozyme possessing lytic activity against Vibrio species

    Article • Gene, October 2003, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  51. The lysozyme gene in fish

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima

  52. Molecular cloning, expression and evolution of the Japanese flounder goose-type lysozyme gene, and the lytic activity of its recombinant protein

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression, July 2001, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  53. Expression of Japanese flounder c-type lysozyme cDNA in insect cells

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, June 2001, Elsevier

    Junichi Hikima

  54. Molecular Cloning and Novel Repeated Sequences of a C-type Lysozyme Gene in Japanese Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, May 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Junichi Hikima