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    Pilot evaluation of a single oral fecal microbiota transplantation for canine atopic dermatitis

    The gut microbiota has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis (cAD). However, the gut microbiota has not been well characterized in dogs with atopic dermatitis (AD). In a...

    Koji Sugita, Ayaka Shima, Kaho Takahashi, Genki Ishihara, Koji Kawano in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Elucidation of quantitative structural diversity of remarkable rearrangement regions, shufflons, in IncI2 plasmids

    A multiple DNA inversion system, the shufflon, exists in incompatibility (Inc) I1 and I2 plasmids. The shufflon generates variants of the PilV protein, a minor component of the thin pilus. The shufflon is one ...

    Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Michiko Kawanishi, Mamoru Ohnishi, Ayaka Shima in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    MATE transport of the E. coli-derived genotoxin colibactin

    Various forms of cancer have been linked to the carcinogenic activities of microorganisms13. The virulent gene island polyketide synthase (pks) produces the secondary metabolite colibactin, a genotoxic molecule(...

    Jarrod J. Mousa, Ye Yang, Sarah Tomkovich, Ayaka Shima in Nature Microbiology (2016)

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    A case of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome due to Group G streptococci identified as Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

    A 79-year-old man with a 3-month history of lymphedema of the lower limbs, and diabetes mellitus, was admitted to our hospital for suspected deep venous thrombosis. Several hours after admission, leg pain and ...

    Takahito Nei, Koichi Akutsu, Ayaka Shima in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy (2012)