Distribution of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes within the prophage-associated regions in nosocomial pathogens

K Kondo, M Kawano, M Sugai - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Prophages are often involved in host survival strategies and contribute toward increasing
the genetic diversity of the host genome. Prophages also drive horizontal propagation of …

Vegetable-derived carbapenemase-producing high-risk Klebsiella pneumoniae ST15 and Acinetobacter baumannii ST2 clones in Japan: coexistence of bla NDM-1 …

…, L Yu, J Hisatsune, S Kayama, K Kondo… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study was conducted to characterize carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
and Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from fresh vegetables in Japan. Two K. pneumoniae …

[HTML][HTML] Factors enhancing serum syndecan-1 concentrations: a large-scale comprehensive medical examination

…, T Ishihara, K Suzuki, S Kano, K Kondo… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Endothelial disorders are related to various diseases. An initial endothelial injury is characterized
by endothelial glycocalyx injury. We aimed to evaluate endothelial glycocalyx injury by …

[HTML][HTML] Serum syndecan-1 concentration in hospitalized patients with heart failure may predict readmission-free survival

…, K Suzuki, C Takada, S Sampei, S Kano, K Kondo… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Syndecan-1 is found in the endothelial glycocalyx and is released into the bloodstream
during stressed conditions, including severe diseases such as acute kidney injury, chronic …

[HTML][HTML] National genomic surveillance integrating standardized quantitative susceptibility testing clarifies antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales

…, K Yahara, Y Sugawara, S Kawakami, K Kondo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health concern; Enterobacterales resistant to third-generation
cephalosporins (3GCs) and carbapenems are of the highest priority. Here, we …

Viruses encode tRNA and anti-retron to evade bacterial immunity

AH Azam, K Chihara, K Kondo, T Nakamura, S Ojima… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Retrons are bacterial genetic retroelements that encode reverse transcriptase capable of
producing multicopy single-stranded DNA (msDNA) and function as antiphage defense systems…

Characterization of 29 newly isolated bacteriophages as a potential therapeutic agent against IMP-6-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from clinical specimens

K Kondo, S Nakano, J Hisatsune… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are one of the most detrimental
species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria globally. Phage therapy has emerged as an effective …

Prophage elements function as reservoir for antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in nosocomial pathogens

K Kondo, M Kawano, M Sugai - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Prophages are often involved in host survival strategies and contribute toward increasing
the genetic diversity of the host genome. Prophages also drive horizontal propagation of …

Parallel-connected five-level PWM inverters

H Mori, K Matsui, K Kondo, I Yamamoto… - … on Power Electronics, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multilevel PWM inverters have significant advantages over the conventional one because of
the capability of operating the motor with nearly sinusoidal current waveforms and higher …

Flexible Photocatalytic Electrode Using Graphene, Non‐noble Metal, and Organic Semiconductors for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

K Kondo, Y Watanabe, J Kuno, Y Ishii… - Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Two kinds of visible light‐responsible organic semiconductors (epindolidione [EPI] and
fluorinated EPI [2F‐EPI]) are synthesized. The solar hydrogen evolution photocatalytic electrode …