論 文


2024

142. Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takashi Furukawa, Daisuke Sano, and Kazunari Sei (2024) Degradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA). Environmental Technology & Innovation, 36, 103862. DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2024.103862.

141. Takashi Furukawa, Ayumu Inagaki, Takeshi Hatta, Suzuha Moroishi, Katsuki Kawanishi, Yuki Itoh, Shotaro Maehana, Mohan Amarasiri, and Kazunari Sei (2024) Cell-extracts derived from Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica show antiviral activity against enveloped viruses. Microorganisms, 12(9), 1813. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12091813.

140. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, John Jefferson V. Besa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Pathogen Hunters Research Team, Andrew C. Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asuka Nanbo, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Paul G. Higgins, Daisuke Sano, Anthony Kicic, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, William M. Shafer, Sam Trowsdale, Parichart Hongsing, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, and Shuichi Abe (2024) Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease serveillance using discarded condoms in the global south. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(10), e610-e613. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00514-0.

139. Hiroki Izawa, Ryotaro Eda, Nagi Niida, Masaki Nakamura, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Makoto Kubo, Masato Suzuki, and Shotaro Maehana (2024) Genome sequences of Enterobacter asburiae mcr-9 harboring and Enterobacter roggenkampii mcr-10 harboring isolated from a wastewater treatment plant in Japan. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(11), e00407-24. DOI: 10.1128/mra.00407-24.

138. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, W. K. C. P. Werawatte, Ali Hosseini Rad S.M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Bernadina Cynthia, John Jefferson V. Besa, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Daisuke Sano, T. Ryan Gregory, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Kenji Shibuya, Aisha Khatib, Shuichi Abe, and Parichart Hongsing (2024) Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 in South and Southeast Asia. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31(4), taae040. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae040.

137. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Andrew C Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Richard Siow, Sam Trowsdale, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing, and Pathogen Hunters Research Team (2024) Increased fecal shedding in SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 compared to other omicron variants. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(6), e348-e350. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00155-5.

136. Suparinthon Anupong, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Natharin Ngamwongsatit, Vishnu Nayak Badavath, Wanwara Thuptimdang, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Asuka Nanbo, Kenji Shibuya, Rosalyn Kupwiwat, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Charin Modchang, and Dhammika Leshan Wannigama (2024) Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission. iScience, 27(3), 109043. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109043.


2023

135. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Ratana Tacharoenmuang, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing, Pathogen Hunters Research Team (2023) Tracing the new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86 in the community through wastewater surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 23(11), e464-e466. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00620-5.

134. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Asuka Nanbo, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Stephen M. Stick, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Richard Siow, Kenji Shibuya, Alexander D. McLellan, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing (2023) Tracing the transmission of Mpox through wastewater surveillance in Southeast Asia. Journal of Travel Medicine, 30(5), taad096. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad096.

133. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Nattiya Hirankarn, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Shuichi Abe, Alexander D McLellan, Hitoshi Ishikawa (2023) COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities. iScience, 26(7), 107019. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107019.

132. Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad, S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Naris Kueakulpattana, Chanikan Tanasatitchai, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puei Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Nattiya Hirankarn, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Alexander D. McLellan, and Shuichi Abe (2023) Multiple traces of monkeypox detected in wastewater from a densely populated metropolitan area, first report from Asia. Science of the Total Environment, 858(1), 159816. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159816.


2022


131. Masashi Kuroda, Kazunari Sei, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Michihiko Ike (2022) Draft genome sequence of Stutzerimonas stutzeri NT-I, which reduces selenium oxyanions into elemental selenium and volatile selenium species. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(12), e01016-22. DOI: 10.1128/mra.01016-22.

130. Mohan Amarasiri, Tsubasa Takezawa, Bikash Malla, Takashi Furukawa, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in drinking water and environmental water sources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 894014. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.894014.

129. Takashi Furukawa, Tohru Mekata, Mohan Amarasiri, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Concentration and reduction efficiency of vancomycin-resistant heterotrophic bacteria and vanA and vanB genes in each wastewater treatment unit processes. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 30, 340-347. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2022.07.008.

128. Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Niva Sthapit, Samendra P. Sherchan, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2022) Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Challenges, 7, 100527. DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2022.100527.

127. Takashi Furukawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Takahisa Ueno, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Summary and perspectives on current disinfection technologies in reducing antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 58(1), 9-24. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.58.9. 【招待論文】

126. Takashi Furukawa, Takahisa Ueno, Mina Matsumura, Mohan Amarasiri, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in sewage by applying pulsed electric fields. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, 127382. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127382.


2021

125. Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Niva Sthapit, Sunayama Raya, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2021) Release of antibiotic-resistance genes from hospitals and a wastewater treatment plant in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water, 13(19), 2733. DOI: 10.3390/w13192733. 

124. Mohan Amarasiri, Takashi Furukawa, Fumiyuki Nakajima, and Kazunari Sei (2021) Pathogens and disease vectors/hosts monitoring in aquatic environments: Potential of using eDNA/eRNA based approach. Science of the Total Environment, 796, 148810. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148810.

123. Shotaro Maehana, Ryotaro Eda, Aki Hirabayashi, Nagi Niida, Masaki Nakamura, Takashi Furukawa, Shinsuke Ikeda, Fumiaki Kojima, Kouji Sakai, Kazunari Sei, Hidero Kitasato, and Masato Suzuki (2021) Natural factories that manufacture antimicrobial resistance genes: quadruple blaGES-carrying plasmids in Aeromonas and Pseudomonas species. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 57(5), 106327. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106327.

122. Ryotaro Eda, Shotaro Maehana, Aki Hirabayashi, Masaki Nakamura, Takashi Furukawa, Shinsuke Ideda, Kouji Sakai, Fumiaki Kojima, Kazunari Sei, Masato Suzuki, and Hidero Kitasato (2021) Complete genome sequencing and comparative plasmid analysis of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital sewage water in Japan. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 24, 180-182. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.12.007.


2020

121. Daisuke Inoue, Jing Yang, Masaki Takaoka, Kazunari Sei, and Tomonori Ishigaki (2020) DNA-based evaluation of biological mercury methylation potential in waste landfill. Global Environmental Research, 24(1), 19-25. PDF.

120. Daisuke Inoue, Masatoshi Nakazawa, Norifumi Yamamoto, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2020) Draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus aetherivorans JCM 14343T, a bacterium capable of degrading recalcitrant non-cyclic and cyclic ethers. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(3), e01345-19. DOI: 10.1128/MRA.01345-19.

119. Daisuke Inoue, Tsubasa Tsunoda, Kazuko Sawada, Norifumi Yamamoto, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2020) Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of metals on 1,4-dioxane degradation by four different 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria. Chemosphere, 238, 124606. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124606.


2019

118. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2019) Comparison of pathogenic bacteria in water and fecal-source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using high-throughput DNA microarray. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 17(5), 13074-13081. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.17.003060.


2018

117. Norifumi Yamamoto, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yuji Saito, and Michihiko Ike (2018) Field test of on-site treatment of 1,4-dioxane-contaminated groundwater using Pseudonocardia sp. D17. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 16(6), 256-268. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.18-033.

116. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2018) Identification of human and animal fecal contamination in drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using host-associated Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays. Water, 10(12), 1796. DOI: 10.3390/w10121796.

115. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2018) Development of a quantitative PCR assay for Arcobacter spp. and its application to environmental water samples. Microbes and Environments, 33(3), 309-316. DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME18052.

114. Bikash Malla, Rajani G. Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2018) Validation of host-specific Bacteroides quantitative PCR assays and their application to microbial source tracking of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 125(2), 609-619. DOI: 10.1111/jam.13884.

113. Tadashi Toyama, Mari Kasuya, Tsubasa Hanaoka, Naoto Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Masaaki Morikawa, and Kazuhiro Mori (2018) Growth promotion of three microalgae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella vulgaris and Euglena gracilis, by in situ indigenous bacteria in wastewater effluent. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11, 176. DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1174-0.

112. Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei (2018) Comprehensive detection of pathogenic bacteria in jar water, community well groundwater, and environmental water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 54(2), 65-72. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.54.65.

111. Daisuke Inoue, Tsubasa Tsunoda, Norifumi Yamamoto, Michihiko Ike, and Kazunari Sei (2018) 1,4-Dioxane degradation characteristics of Rhodococcus aetherivorans JCM 14343. Biodegradation, 29(3), 301-310. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-018-9832-2.

110. Norifumi Yamamoto, Yuji Saito, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2018) Characterization of newly isolated Pseudonocardia sp. N23 with high 1,4-dioxane-degrading ability. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 125(5), 552-558. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.12.005.

109. 山崎祐二, 古川靖英, 田邉康太, 奥田信康, 井上大介, 清和成 (2018) LAMP法によるDehalococcoidesの定量検出法の開発と地下水バイオスティミュレーションへの適用. 土木学会論文集G(環境), 74(1), 16-24. DOI: 10.2208/jscejer.74.16.

108. Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Kazuko Sawada, and Kazunari Sei (2018) Polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation ability and associated microbial community in activated sludge-derived acetate-fed microbial cultures enriched under different temperature and pH conditions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 125(3), 339-345. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.09.008.

107. 山本哲史, 井上大介, 黒田真史, 瀧寛則, 清和成, 斎藤祐二, 池道彦 (2018) 1,4-ジオキサン分解菌Pseudonocardia sp. N23を用いた化成品製造工業排水処理システムの開発. 用水と廃水, 60(2), 139-150.


2017

106. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2017) Next-generation sequencing identification of pathogenic bacterial genes and its relationship with fecal indicator bacteria in different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 278-284. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.105.

105. Masashi Kuroda, Yuka Ogata, Tatsuya Yahara, Takashi Yokoyama, Hidehiro Ishizawa, Kazuki Takada, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2017) Draft genome sequence of Sphingobium fuliginis OMI, a bacterium that degrades alkylphenols and bisphenols. Genome Announcements, 5(47), e01323-17. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01323-17.

104. Takashi Furukawa, Atsushi Jikumaru, Takahisa Ueno, and Kazunari Sei (2017) Inactivation effect of antibiotic-resistant genes using chlorine disinfection. Water, 9(7), 547. DOI: 10.3390/w9070547.

103. Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Jota Morohoshi, and Kazunari Sei (2017) Polyhydroxybutyrate accumulation ability and relevant microbial populations in acetate-fed mixed microbial cultures enriched from activated sludge under different temperature conditions. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 53(2), 57-67. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.53.57.


2016

102. Daisuke Inoue, Tsubasa Tsunoda, Kazuko Sawada, Norifumi Yamamoto, Yuji Saito, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) 1,4-Dioxane degradation potential of members of the genera Pseudonocardia and Rhodococcus. Biodegradation, 27(4), 277-286. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-016-9772-7.

101. Daisuke Inoue, Kazuko Sawada, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Detection of retinoic acid receptor antagonist contamination inthe aquatic environment of the Kinki region of Japan. Water Research, 103, 58-65. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.012.

100. Junqin Pang, Masami Matsuda, Masashi Kuroda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Characterization of the genes involved in the nitrogen cycling in WWTPs using DNA microarray and MPN-PCR. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 10(4), 7. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-016-0846-x.

99. Kazuichi Isaka, Makiko Udagawa, Yuya Kimura, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Biological 1,4-dioxane wastewater treatment by immobilized Pseudonocardia sp. D17 on lower 1,4-dioxane concentration. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 14(4), 289-301. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.15-084.

98. Kurumi Hashimoto, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kazuki Takada, Hiroshi Hamada, Kousuke Sakai, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Kyoko Yamashita, Koji Tsuji, Toshikazu Hashimoto, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Changes in bacterial community structure in a full-scale membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 122(1), 97-104. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.12.016.

97. Kazuichi Isaka, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Pilot test of biological removal of 1,4-dioxane from a chemical factory wastewater by gel carrier entrapping Afipia sp. strain D1. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 304, 251-258. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.10.066.

96. Tadashi Toyama, Yoshiko Nishimura, Yuka Ogata, Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Effects of planting Phragmites australis on nitrogen removal, microbial nitrogen cycling, and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying microorganisms in sediments. Environmental Technology, 37(4), 478-485. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1074156.

95. Kazuichi Isaka, Makiko Udagawa, Yuya Kimura, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Biological wastewater treatment of 1,4-dioxane using polyethylene glycol gel carriers entrapping Afipia sp. D1. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 121(2), 203-208. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.06.006.

94. Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Takahiro Uchida, Jota Morohoshi, and Kazunari Sei (2016) Polyhydroxyalkanoate production potential of heterotrophic bacteria in activated sludge. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 121(1), 47-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.04.022.


2015

93. 井坂和一, 宇田川万規子, 清和成, 池道彦 (2015) 1,4-ジオキサン分解菌Pseudonocardia sp. D17株の包括固定化条件に関する検討. 日本水処理生物学会誌, 51(4), 83-93. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.51.83.

92. 尾形有香, 合田昌平, 遠山忠, 清和成, 池道彦 (2015) Sphingobium fuliginis OMI株によるビスフェノールSの分解経路および活性汚泥による分解生成物の除去特性. 水環境学会誌, 38(5), 139-147. DOI: 10.2965/jswe.38.139.

91. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Sadhana Shrestha, Hayato Yoshinaga, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2015) Detection of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, fecal indicaotr bacteria, and total bacteria in commercial jar water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine, 37(2), 10-15. PDF.

90. Daisuke Inoue, Kazuko Sawada, Satoshi Shikama, Kazunari Sei, and Taku Fujiwara (2015) RNA recovery method suitable for analysis of microbial communities in cattle manure composting samples. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 51(1), 1-9. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.51.1.

89. Masashi Kuroda, Hiroyuki Ayano, Kazunari Sei, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Michihiko Ike (2015) Draft genome sequence of Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1T, a promising agent for bioremediation of environments contaminated with selenium and arsenic. Genome Announcements, 3(1), e01466-14. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01466-14.

88. Daisuke Inoue, Takuji Hinoura, Noriko Suzuki, Junqin Pang, Rabin Malla, Sadhana Shrestha, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Hiroaki Matsuzawa, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Michihiko Ike, Kei Nishida, and Kazunari Sei (2015) High-throughput DNA microarray detection of pathogenic bacteria in shallow well groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Current Microbiology, 70(1), 43-50. DOI: 10.1007/s00284-014-0681-x.


2014

87. Yuichiro Takai, Daisuke Mishima, Masanori Kuniki, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2014) Evaluating Wolffia arrhiza as an ethanol production feedstock. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 50(4), 133-140. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.50.133.

86. Daisuke Inoue, Junqin Pang, Masami Matsuda, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, and Michihiko Ike (2014) Development of a whole community genome amplification-assisted DNA microarray method to detect functional genes involved in the nitrogen cycle. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 30(11), 2907-2915. DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1718-9.


2013

85. Kazunari Sei, Keiko Miyagaki, Takashi Kakinoki, Kunihiro Fukugasako, Daisuke Inoue, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains which have high ability to degrade 1,4-dioxane as a sole carbon and energy source. Biodegradation, 24(5), 665-674. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9614-1.

84. 惣田訓, 井上大介, 清和成, 池道彦, 藤田正憲, 岡村和夫 (2013) 石油汚染土壌の浄化過程における微生物群集の炭素源資化能の変化. 環境技術, 42(8), 479-488. DOI: 10.5956/jriet.42.479.

83. Daisuke Inoue, Kazuko Sawada, Yuichiro Wada, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Removal characteristics of retinoic acids and 4-oxo-retinoic acids in wastewater by activated sludge treatment. Water Science and Technology, 67(12), 2868-2874. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.214.

82. Hirofumi Tsutsui, Yasutaka Anami, Masami Matsuda, Kurumi Hashimoto, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Plasmid-mediated bioaugmentation of sequencing batch reactors for enhancement of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid removal in wastewater using plasmid pJP4. Biodegradation, 24(3), 343-352. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9591-4.

81. Yuka Ogata, Tadashi Toyama, Ning Yu, Xuan Wang, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Occurrence of 4-tert-butylphenol (4-t-BP) degradation in an aquatic sample caused by the presence of Spirodela polyrrhiza and isolation of a 4-t-BP-utilizing bacterium. Biodegradation, 24(2), 191-202. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9570-9.

80. 澤田和子, 井上大介, 清和成, 池道彦 (2013) 都市下水処理場におけるレチノイン酸類および4-oxo-レチノイン酸類の挙動の解析. 水環境学会誌, 36(2), 57-65. DOI: 10.2965/jswe.36.57.

79. Tsubasa Kagami, Takanobu Narita, Masashi Kuroda, Emi Notaguchi, Mitsuo Yamashita, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Effective selenium volatilization under aerobic conditions and recovery from the aqueous phase by Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. Water Research, 47(3), 1361-1368. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.001.

78. Kazunari Sei, Masao Oyama, Takashi Kakinoki, Daisuke Inoue, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Isolation and characterization of tetrahydrofuran-degrading bacteria for 1,4-dioxane-containing wastewater treatment by co-metabolic degradation. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 11(1), 11-19. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.2013.11.

77. Yuka Ogata, Shohei Goda, Tadashi Toyama, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) The 4-tert-butylphenol-utilizing bacterium Sphingobium fuliginis OMI can degrade bisphenols via phenolic ring hydroxylation and meta-cleavage pathway. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(2), 1017-1023. DOI: 10.1021/es303726h.


2012

76. Le A. Nguyen, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Arsenic adsorption characteristics of biogenic iron oxides in comparison to chemogenic iron oxides. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 48(4), 145-156. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.48.145.

75. 惣田訓, 穴見泰崇, 筒井裕文, 橋本くるみ, 松田真佐美, 井上大介, 清和成, 池道彦 (2012) ジーンバイオオーグメンテーションによる活性汚泥リアクターの2,4-ジクロロフェノキシ酢酸の除去能の向上. 土木学会論文集G(環境), 68(7), III_369-III_377. DOI: 10.2208/jscejer.68.III_369.

74. Le A. Nguyen, Akiko Sato, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Bacterial community succession during the enrichment of chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria at high arsenic concentrations. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 24(12), 2133-2140. DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)61028-0.

73. Le A. Nguyen, Akiko Sato, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Enrichment of arsenite oxidizing bacteria under autotrophic condition and isolation and characterization of facultative chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria for removal of arsenic from groundwater. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 12(5), 707-714. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2012.045.

72. Satoshi Soda, Hisamitsu Takahashi, Tsubasa Kagami, Masaki Miyake, Emi Notaguchi, Kazunari Sei, Nobuo Iwasaki, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Biotreatment of selenium refinery wastewater using pilot-scale granular sludge and swim-bed bioreactors augmented with a selenium-reducing bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 48(2), 63-71. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.48.63.

71. Daisuke Inoue, Yuji Yamazaki, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Impacts of gene bioaugmentation with pJP4-harboring bacteria of 2,4-D-contaminated soil slurry on the indigenous microbial community. Biodegradation, 23(2), 263-276. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-011-9505-x.

70. Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kei Nishida, Takashi Nakamura, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, Yasushi Sakamoto, and Futaba Kazama (2012) Characterization of microbial communities distributed in the groundwater pumped from deep tube wells in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Journal of Water and Health, 10(1), 170-180. DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.086.

69. Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Yuichiro Wada, Kazunari Sei, Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Detection of retinoic acid receptor agonistic activity and identification of causative compounds in municipal wastewater treatment plants in Japan. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(2), 307-315. DOI: 10.1002/etc.741.


2011

68. Masashi Kuroda, Emi Notaguchi, Akiko Sato, Masaya Yoshioka, Ai Hasegawa, Tsubasa Kagami, Takanobu Narita, Mitsuo Yamashita, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Ike, M (2011) Characterization of a bacterial strain capable of removing soluble selenium from the aqueous phase under aerobic conditions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 112(3), 259-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.05.012.

67. Tadashi Toyama, Manabu Murashita, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Shintaro Kikuchi, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Michihiko Ike, and Kazuhiro Mori. (2011) Acceleration of nonylphenol and 4-tert-octylphenol degradation in sediment by Phragmites australis and associated rhizosphere bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(15), 6524-6530. DOI: 10.1021/es201061a.

66. Masashi Kuroda, Mitsuo Yamashita, Emiko MIwa, Kanako Imao, Noriyuki Fujimoto, Hisayo Ono, Kouta Nagano, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2011) Molecular cloning and characterization of the srdBCA operon encoding the respiratory selenate reductase complex from the selenate-reducing bacterium, Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1. Journal of Bacteriology, 193(9), 2141-2148. DOI: 10.1128/JB.01197-10.

65. Tadashi Toyama, Tetsuya Furukawa, Noritaka Maeda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Shintaro Kikuchi, and Michihiko Ike (2011) Accelerated biodegradation of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in Phragmites australis rhizosphere by rhizosphere bacteria-root exudates interactions. Water Research, 45(4), 1629-1638. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.11.044.

64. Daisuke Inoue, Koki Nakama, Kazuko Sawada, Taro Watanabe, Hisae Matsui, Kazunari Sei, Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, and Michihiko Ike (2011) Screening of agonistic activities against four nuclear receptors in wastewater treatment plants in Japan using a yeast two-hybrid assay. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 23(1), 125-132. DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60383-X.


2010

63. Hirofumi Tsutsui, Yasutaka Anami, Masami Matsuda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Transfer of plasmid pJP4 from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida to bacteria in activated sludge developed under different sludge retention time. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 110(6), 684-689. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.07.009.

62. Tadashi Toyama, Naonori Momotani, Yuka Ogata, Yuji Miyamori, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, Shintaro Kikuchi, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Isolation and characterization of 4-tert-butylphenol-utilizing Sphingobium fuliginis strains from Phragmites australis rhizosphere sediment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(20), 6733-6740. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00258-10.

61. Tadashi Toyama, Hirohide Kumada, Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Long-term performance and community analysis of Spirodela polyrrhiza-bacterial association treating phenol-contaminated water. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 8(3), 239-250. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.2010.239.

60. 井上大介, 野本直樹, 清和成, 惣田訓, 池道彦 (2010) 海水中におけるビスフェノールAおよびビスフェノールFの生分解ポテンシャルの評価. 日本水処理生物学会誌, 46(3), 137-144. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.46.137.

59. Kazunari Sei, Takashi Kakinoki, Daisuke Inoue, Satoshi Soda, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Evaluation of biodegradation potential of 1,4-dioxane by river, soil and activated sludge samples. Biodegradation, 21(4), 585-591. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9326-3.

58. Masami Matsuda, Daisuke Inoue, Yasutaka Anami, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Comparative analysis of DNA-based microbial community composition and substrate utilization patterns of activated sludge microorganisms from wastewater treatment plants operated under different conditions. Water Science and Technology, 64(11), 2843-2851. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.212.

57. Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Disruption of retinoic acid receptor signaling by environmental pollutants. Journal of Health Science, 56(3), 221-230. DOI: 10.1248/jhs.56.221.

56. Michihiko Ike, Daisuke Inoue, Tomoki Miyano, Tong Tong Liu, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Shiro Kadoshin (2010) Microbial population dynamics during startup of a full-scale anaerobic digester treating industrial food waste in Kyoto eco-energy project. Bioresource Technology, 101(11), 3952-3957. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.028.

55. Hai Hoang, Ning Yu, Tadashi Toyama, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Accelerated degradation of a variety of aromatic compounds by Spirodela polyrrhiza-bacterial associations and contribution of root exudates released from S. polyrrhiza. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 22(4), 494-499. DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60135-2.

54. Daisuke Inoue, Koki Nakama, Kazuko Sawada, Taro Watanabe, Mai Takagi, Kazunari Sei, Min Yang, Junji Hirotsuji, Jianying Hu, Jun-ichi Nishikawa, Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Contamination with retinoic acid receptor agonists in two river basin in the Kinki district of Japan. Water Research, 44(8), 2409-2418. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.01.005.

53. Satoshi Soda, Yoshimasa Iwai, Kazunari Sei, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, and Michihiko Ike (2010) Model analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of sewage sludge treatment systems with different processes and scales. Water Science and Technology, 61(2), 365-373. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.827.


2009

52. Hirofumi Tsutsui, Satoshi Soda, Satoshi Takeda, Hidetaka Ohtsuki, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Transfer plasmid pJP4 from Escherichia coli to activated sludge bacteria by filter mating. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 45(4), 185-191. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.45.185.

51. 惣田訓, 清和成, 日置賢, 宇野晋, 池道彦 (2009) 合成下水を基質とした微生物電池のT-RFLPおよびサイクリックボルタンメトリーによる微生物群集解析. 環境工学研究論文集, 46, 483-491. PDF.

50. Sang N. Nguyen, Satoshi Soda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Effects of intermittent and continuous aeration on accelerative stabilization and microbial population dynamics in landfill bioreactors. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 108(4), 336-343. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.04.019.

49. Shigeki Yamamura, Mirai Watanabe, Norifumi Yamamoto, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Potential for microbially mediated redox transformations and mobilization of arsenic in uncontaminated soils. Chemosphere, 77(2), 169-174. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.07.071.

48. 池道彦, 井上大介, 遠山忠, 松永祐紀, 桃谷尚憲, Hoang Hai, 清和成, 惣田訓 (2009) ウキクサ根圏におけるノニルフェノールの微生物分解―分解菌の分離とその特徴―. 環境技術, 38(9), 633-641. DOI: 10.5956/jriet.38.633.

47. Daisuke Inoue, Satoshi Soda, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Yuji Yamazaki, Katsushi Murashige, Kazunari Sei, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Occurrence and persistence of indigenous transconjugants carrying conjugative plasmids in soil. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 108(3), 231-234. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.03.014.

46. Tadashi Toyama, Kazunari Sei, Ning Yu, Hirohide Kumada, Daisuke Inoue, Hai Hoang, Satoshi Soda, Young-Cheol Chang, Shintaro Kikuchi, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Enrichment of bacteria possessing catechol dioxygenase genes in the rhizosphere of Spirodela polyrrhiza: a mechanism of accelerated biodegradation of phenol. Water Research, 43(15), 3765-3776. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.045.

45. Tadashi Toyama, Yusuke Sato, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Young-Cheol Chang, Shintaro Kikuchi, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Biodegradation of bisphenol A and bisphenol F in rhizosphere sediment of Phragmites australis. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 108(2), 147-150. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.03.011.

44. Daisuke Inoue, Hisae Matsui, Kazunari Sei, Jianying Hu, Min Yang, Jun Aragane, Junji Hirotsuji, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Evaluation of effectiveness of chemical and physical sewage treatment technologies for removal of retinoic acid receptor agonistic activity detected in sewage effluent. Water Science and Technology, 59(12), 2447-2453. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.249.

43. Hai Hoang, Daisuke Inoue, Naonori Momotani, Ning Yu, Tadashi Toyama, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Characterization of novel 4-n-butylphenol degrading Pseudomonas veronii strains isolated from rhizosphere of giant duckweed, Spirodela polyrrhiza. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 45(2), 83-92. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.45.83.

42. 井上大介, 中間公規, 清和成, 池道彦 (2009) 酵母Two-hybrid法を用いた河川水中の各種核内受容体アゴニスト活性の評価-レチノイン酸受容体アゴニストによる汚染に焦点をあてて-. 用水と廃水, 51(5), 405-413.

41. Erica Danzl, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2009) Biodegradation of bisphenol A, bisphenol F and bisphenol S in seawater. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6(4), 1472-1484. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6041472.

40. Daisuke Inoue, Koki Nakama, Hisae Matsui, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Detection of agonistic activities against five human nuclear receptors in river environments using a yeast two-hybrid assay. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 82(4), 399-404. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9616-1.

39. Ruttapol Lertsirisopon, Satoshi Soda, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Abiotic degradation of four phthalic acid esters in aquatic phase under natural sunlight. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 21(3), 285-290. DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62265-2.

38. Daisuke Inoue, Masaki Inaba, Rahul R. Upadhye, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Multiple detection of occurrence of bacterial pathogens in two rivers in the Kinki district of Japan with a DNA microarray. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 45(1), 31-43. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.45.31.

37. 惣田訓, 岩井良真, 清和成, 下田吉之, 池道彦 (2009) 処理規模を考慮したエネルギー解析モデルによる様々な下水汚泥処理システムのエネルギー消費量の比較評価. 用水と廃水, 51(3), 226-236.

36. Nan Cao, Min Yang, Yu Zhang, Jianying Hu, Michihiko Ike, Junji Hirotsuji, Hisae Matsui, Daisuke Inoue, and Kazunari Sei (2009) Evaluation of wastewater reclamation technologies based on in vitro and in vivo bioassays. Science of the Total Environment, 407(5), 1588-1597. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.048.

35. Daisuke Inoue, Masaki Inaba, Ning Yu, Yuto Shima, Takao Ueno, Kazunari Sei, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Evaluation of biodegradation potential of organic compounds by river water microorganisms. Water Science and Technology, 59(2), 317-322. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.845.

34. Kazunari Sei, Masaki Inaba, Rahul R. Upadhye, Daisuke Inoue, and Michihiko Ike (2009) Development of DNA microarray for the evaluation of environmental functions. Water Science and Technology, 59(1), 97-107. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.575.


2008

33. Rahul R. Upadhye, Daisuke Inoue, Tomonori Ishigaki, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2008) Microarray analysis of eubacterial community and bacterial pathogens in leachate from three different landfills of Japan. Environmental Engineering Research, 45, 195-202. DOI: 10.11532/proes1992.45.195.

32. Sang N. Nguyen, Satoshi Soda, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2008) Effect of aeration on stabilization of organic solid waste and microbial population dynamics in lab-scale landfill bioreactors. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 106(5), 425-432. DOI: 10.1263/jbb.106.425.

31. Satoshi Soda, Hidetaka Ohtsuki, Daisuke Inoue, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2008) Transfer of antibiotic multiresistant plasmid RP4 from Escherichia coli to activated sludge bacteria. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 106(3), 292-296. DOI: 10.1263/jbb.106.292.

30. Daisuke Inoue, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Yuji Yamazaki, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2008) Application of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with ethidium monoazide treatment for selective quantification of viable bacteria in aquatic environment. Water Science and Technology, 58(5), 1107-1112. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.474.

29. Michihiko Ike, Tomoya Miyazaki, Norio Yamamoto, Kazunari Sei, and Satoshi Soda (2008) Removal of arsenic from groundwater by arsenite-oxidizing bacteria. Water Science and Technology, 58(5), 1095-1100. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.462.

28. Rahul Upadhye, Daisuke Inoue, Masaki Inaba, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2008) DNA microarray analysis of temporal and spatial variation of bacterial communities in Japanese rivers. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 44(2), 109-120. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.44.109.

27. Daisuke Mishima, Masanori Kuniki, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2008) Ethanol production from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) as candidates of energy crops. Bioresource Technology, 99(7), 2495-2500. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.04.056.

26. Yu Zhang, Kazunari Sei, Tadashi Toyama, Michihiko Ike, Jing Zhang, Min Yang, and Yoichi Kamagata (2008) Changes of catabolic genes and microbial community structures during biodegradation of nonylphenol ethoxylates and nonylphenol in natural water microcosms. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 39(2), 288-296. DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.09.015.

25. Daisuke Inoue, Shoji Hara, Mari Kashihara, Yusaku Murai, Erica Danzl, Kazunari Sei, Shinji Tsunoi, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2008) Degradation of bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane (bisphenol F) by Sphingobium yanoikuyae FM-2 isolated from river water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74(2), 352-358. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01708-07.

24. Kazunari Sei, Tomoaki Takeda, Satoshi O. Soda, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2008) Removal characteristics of endocrine-disrupting chemicals by laccase from white-rot fungi. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 43(1), 53-60. DOI: 10.1080/10934520701750397.


2007

23. 井上大介, 筒井裕文, 山崎祐二, 村重勝士, 清和成, 惣田訓, 藤田正憲, 池道彦 (2007) プラスミド保持細菌の導入による土壌微生物群集構造と機能の変化. 環境工学研究論文集, 44, 613-623. DOI: 10.11532/proes1992.44.613.

22. Shigeki Yamamura, Mitsuo Yamashita, Noriyuki Fujimoto, Masami Kashiwa, Kazunari Sei, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2007) Bacillus selenatarsenatis sp. nov., a selenate- and arsenate-reducing bacterium isolated from an effluent drain of glass-manufacturing plant. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 57(5), 1060-1064. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64667-0.

21. Daisuke Inoue, Katsushi Murashige, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2007) Distribution and characteristics of plasmid mobilizers in aquatic and soil environments and activated sludge. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 53(1), 67-70. DOI: 10.2323/jgam.53.67.

20. Sang N. Nguyen, Satoshi Soda, Kazunari Sei, Triet M. Lam, and Michihiko Ike (2007) Performance of lab-scale membrane bioreactor for treatment of leachate from Go Cat landfill in Hochiminh City. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 43(1), 43-49. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.43.43.

19. 井上大介, 松井久恵, 清和成, 楊敏, 胡建英, 荒金淳, 廣辻淳二, 西川淳一, 池道彦 (2007) PRTR化学物質の各種核内受容体に対する結合性. 水環境学会誌, 30(2), 89-94. DOI: 10.2965/jswe.30.89.


2006

18. 清和成, 内河裕美, Sang N. Nguyen, 池道彦, 藤田正憲, 石垣智基, Blent Inanc, 井上雄三, 三井清志, 前田信一, 鈴木學, 門上希和夫, 肥塚隆男 (2006) 浸出水循環式を適用した海面埋立廃棄物最終処分場の安定化促進実証モデル試験. 環境工学研究論文集, 43, 319-325. DOI: 10.11532/proes1992.43.319.

17. Ruttapol Lertsirisopon, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2006) Biodegradability of four phthalic acid esters under anaerobic condition assessed using natural sediment. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 18(4), 793-796. PDF.

16. Michihiko Ike, Min-Yu Chen, Erica Danzl, Kazunari Sei, and Masanori Fujita (2006) Biodegradation of a variety of bisphenols under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Water Science and Technology, 53(6), 153-159. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.189.

15. Tadashi Toyama, Ning Yu, Hirohide Kumada, Kazunari Sei, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2006) Accelerated aromatic compounds degradation in aquatic environment by use of interaction between Spirodela polyrrhiza and bacteria in its rhizosphere. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 101(4), 346-353. DOI: 10.1263/jbb.101.346.

14. Hoai M. Pham, Shinji Tsunoi, Michihiko Ike, Kazunari Sei, Xin Lu, Minoru Tanaka, and Masanori Fujita (2006) Dicarboxylic degradation products of nonylphenol polyethoxylates: determination and structural elucidation in water samples by solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after methylation. Journal of Chromatography A, 1103(1), 125-132. DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.10.075.


2005

13. Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2005) Potential of predominant activated sludge bacteria as recipients in conjugative plasmid transfer. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 100(6), 600-605. DOI: 10.1263/jbb.100.600.

12. Masanori Fujita, Michihiko Ike, Tomonori Ishigaki, Kazunari Sei, Jin-Suk Jeong, Naohisa Makihira, and Ruttapol Lertsirisopon (2005) Biodegradation of three phthalic acid esters by microorganisms from aquatic environment. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 41(4), 193-201. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.41.193.

11. Daisuke Inoue, Katsushi Wada, Kazunari Sei, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (2005) Comparative evaluation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction methods for routine enumeration of specific bacterial DNA in aquatic samples. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 21(6-7), 1029-1035. DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-7868-4.

10. 遠山忠, 吉仲賢晴, 清和成, 池道彦, 藤田正憲 (2005) ボタンウキクサと根圏微生物の相互作用を利用した芳香族化合物の分解促進. 環境工学研究論文集, 42, 475-486. DOI: 10.11532/proes1992.42.475.

9. Kazuhiro Mori, Tadashi Toyama, and Kazunari Sei (2005) Surfactants degrading activities in the rhizosphere of giant duckweed (Spirodela polyrrhiza). Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 41(3), 129-140. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.41.129.


2004

8. Kazunari Sei, Daisuke Inoue, Katsushi Wada, Kazuhiro Mori, Michihiko Ike, Tetsuro Kohno, and Masanori Fujita (2004) Monitoring behavior of catabolic genes and change of microbial community structures in seawater microcosms during aromatic compounds degradation. Water Research, 38(20), 4405-4414. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.08.028.


2003

7. Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, Tetsuro Kohno, and Hideaki Maki (2003) Development and application of PCR primers for monitoring alkane-degrading bacteria in seawater microcosm during crude oil degradation process. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 36(10), 1185-1193. DOI: 10.1252/jcej.36.1185.

6. Kazunari Sei, Yoshiro Sugimoto, Kazuhiro Mori, Hideaki Maki, and Tetsuro Kohno (2003) Monitoring of alkane-degrading bacteria in seawater microcosms during crude oil degradation process by PCR based on alkane-catabolic genes. Environmental Microbiology, 5(6), 517-522. DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00447.x.


2002

5. Tetsuro Kohno, Kazunari Sei, and Kazuhiro Mori (2002) Characterization of Type 1851 organism isolated from activated sludge samples. Water Science and Technology, 46(1-2), 111-114. URL: http://wst.iwaponline.com/content/46/1-2/111.

4. Tetsuro Kohno, Yoshiro Sugimoto, Kazunari Sei, and Kazuhiro Mori (2002) Design of PCR primers and gene probes for general detection of alkane-degrading bacteria. Microbes and Environments, 17(3), 114-121. DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.17.114.


2001

3. Kazunari Sei, Morio Nakao, Kazuhiro Mori, Michihiko Ike, Tetsuro Kohno, and Masanori Fujita (2001) Design of PCR primers and a gene probe for extensive detection of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB)-degrading bacteria possessing fibronectin type III linker-type PHB depolymerases. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 55(6), 801-806. DOI: 10.1007/s002530000658.


2000

2. Kazunari Sei, Ken-ichiro Asano, Naohiro Tateishi, Kazuhiro Mori, Michihiko Ike, Tetsuro Kohno, and Masanori Fujita (2000) Development of simple methods of DNA extraction from environmental samples for monitoring microbial community based on PCR. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 36(4), 193-204. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.36.193.


1999

1. Kazunari Sei, Ken-ichiro Asano, Naohiro Tateishi, Kazuhiro Mori, Michihiko Ike, and Masanori Fujita (1999) Design of PCR primers and gene probes for the general detection of bacterial populations capable of degrading aromatic compounds via catechol cleavage pathways. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 88(5), 542-550. DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)87673-2.