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  1. Listeria monocytogenes σHContributes to Expression of Competence Genes and Intracellular Growth

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2016, ASM Journals

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  2. Cell wall-affecting antibiotics modulate natural transformation in SigH-expressing Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, December 2015, Nature

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  3. Horizontal gene transmission of the cfr gene to MRSA and Enterococcus : role of Staphylococcus epidermidis as a reservoir and alternative pathway for the spread of linezolid resistance

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, December 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  4. Staphylococcus aureus dry stress survivors have a heritable fitness advantage in subsequent dry exposure

    Article • Microbes and Infection, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  5. Alternative cardiolipin synthase Cls1 compensates for stalled Cls2 function in Staphylococcus aureus under conditions of acute acid stress

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  6. Expression of a Cryptic Secondary Sigma Factor Gene Unveils Natural Competence for DNA Transformation in Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, November 2012, PLOS

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  7. Proteomic Analyses of Nucleoid-Associated Proteins in Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2011, PLOS

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  8. Staphylococcus aureus requires cardiolipin for survival under conditions of high salinity

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  9. Effect of cell surface components on ASABF-α susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus : a resistance mechanism involving cell wall alteration

    Article • December 2010, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  10. Adaptation beyond the Stress Response: Cell Structure Dynamics and Population Heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Microbes and Environments, January 2010, Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  11. The analysis on different SigB concentration in Staphylococcus aureus: ∼High SigB accumulation enhances biofilm formation∼

    Article • January 2009, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  12. Bacterial nucleoid dynamics: oxidative stress response in Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Genes to Cells, April 2006, Wiley

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  13. Genetic characterization of the natural SigB variants found in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, January 2006, Microbiology Research Foundation

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa

  14. Overexpression of Sigma Factor, ςB, Urges Staphylococcus aureus to Thicken the Cell Wall and to Resist β-Lactams

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, October 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Kazuya Morikawa