Japan Society for Microbial Resources and Systematics

Only articles written in English or those with an English summary are presented:

Vol. 41 (1), June, 2025:

Vol. 40 (2), December, 2024:

Vol. 40 (1), June, 2024:

27-37 Simple 100-l-scale and long-term culture of Desmodesmus communis (Chlorophyceae) in Japan

Mikihide Demura, Asuka Honjyo, Seiji Noma and Nobuyuki Hayashi

47-51 Molecular identification of Micromonas (Mamiellales, Mamiellophyceae) strains from Japan maintained in the Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Ryo Matsuzaki, Mary-Hélène Noël and Masanobu Kawachi

Vol. 39 (2), December, 2023:

77-87 Cryopreservation of eight genera of the multicellular volvocine green algae

Fumi Mori, Yoko Tanaka, Ryo Matsuzaki, Hisayoshi Nozaki, Haruyo Yamaguchi and Masanobu Kawachi

Vol. 39 (1), June, 2023:

33-40 Additional polyamine analysis of the algae belonging to the phyla Glaucophyta, Rhodophyta and Chlorophyta
—Polyamine analysis of algae V—

Koei Hamana, Takemitsu Furuchi, Hidenori Hayashi, Takeshi Uemura and Masaru Niitsu

Vol. 38 (2), December, 2022:

51-62 Additional polyamine analysis of algal chlorarachniophytes, euglenophytes, haptophytes, cryptophytes, dinoflagellates, chromerids and heterokontophytes
—Polyamine analysis of algae IV—

Koei Hamana, Takemitsu Furuchi, Hidenori Hayashi and Masaru Niitsu

63-74 Potential genetic diversity of Synechococcus-related strains maintained in the Microbial Culture Collection of the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Shigekatsu Suzuki, Haruyo Yamaguchi and Masanobu Kawachi

Vol. 38 (1), June, 2022:

17-30 Additional cellular polyamine data in the twenty bacterial phyla, Acidobacteria, Armatimonadetes, Atribacterota, Balneolaeota, Chlorobi, Chloroflexi, Chrysiogenetes, Deferribacteres, Elusimicrobia, Fusobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Ignavibacteriae, Kiritimatiellaeota, Lentisphaerae, Nitrospirae, Planctomycetes, Rhodothermaeota, Spirochaetes, Synergistetes, and Verrucomicrobia

Koei Hamana, Hidenori Hayashi, Takemitsu Furuchi, Masaru Niitsu, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Takashi Itoh and Moriya Ohkuma

Vol. 37 (2), December, 2021:

Vol. 37 (1), June, 2021:

1-12 Lecanicillium aphanocladii isolated from Tengu-no-Mugimeshi found in Mount Kurohime, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan

Takashi Yaguchi, Toru Okuda, Taiga Kasuya and Kenichi Nonaka

13-20 Long-term cryopreservation of basidiomycete strains with Homolka’s perlite protocol followed by storage in an ultra-low-temperature freezer and vapor-phase liquid nitrogen tank

Masanori Sato, Shigeki Inaba, Noriko Okazaki and Akira Nakagiri

Vol. 36 (2), December, 2020:

25-37 Taxonomic characterization of kokushu yeast based on the Key to species of The yeasts, a taxonomic study 5th edition

Chise Moriya, Maiko Koizumi, Shunichi Nakayama, Ken-ichiro Suzuki and Toshimori Kadokura

39-48 Antimicrobial activities and natural products of cellulolytic myxobacteria isolated from soils in Japan

Yoshio Kimura, Yurika Yoshida, Yuu Shikata, Miri Maeda and Yumi Mori

49-55 Potential use of seeds for long-term cryopreservation of oomycete cultures

Shihomi Uzuhashi, Takayuki Aoki and Daisuke Tanaka

Vol. 36 (1), June, 2020:

Vol. 35 (2), December, 2019:

51-58 The microbial image database supports both culture collection services and their users

Fukuhiro Yamasaki, Toyozo Sato, Tamaki Uehara-Ichiki and Masaru Takeya

Vol. 35 (1), June, 2019:

3-11 Isolation and identification of nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with Dioscorea alata L. and Dioscorea esculenta L.

Michel Ouyabe, Hidehiko Kikuno, Naoto Tanaka, Pachakkil Babil and Hironobu Shiwachi

13-23 Taxonomic re-examination of two NIES strains of “Chlamydomonas” within the Reticulata group of the genus Chloromonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae)

Tomoyo Makino, Ryo Matsuzaki, Shigekatsu Suzuki, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Masanobu Kawachi and Hisayoshi Nozaki

Vol. 34 (2), December, 2018:

57-72 Algae, a driving force of the evolution of the Earth and the life

Isao Inouye

73-82 Polyamine analysis of unicellular, colonial, and multicellular green algae —Detection of aminobutylcadaverine, N1-aminopentylspermidine, N8-aminopentylspermidine, and penta-amines—

Koei Hamana, Masaki Kobayashi, Takemitsu Furuchi, Hidenori Hayashi and Masaru Niitsu

83-91 Polyamine distribution profiles in unicellular and multicellular red algae (phylum Rhodophyta) —Detection of 1,6-diaminohexane, aminobutylcadaverine, canavalmine and aminopropylcanavalmine—

Koei Hamana, Masaki Kobayashi, Takemitsu Furuchi, Hidenori Hayashi and Masaru Niitsu

Vol. 34 (1), June, 2018:

Vol. 33 (2), December, 2017:

47-54 New perspectives on algae-based energy research

Makoto M. Watanabe

55-62 Development of a new method for isolating lactic acid bacteria, and application of the method to fermented foods in Myanmar

Misa Otoguro, Kotaro Maeda, Munekazu Kishimoto, Hideki Yamamura, Katsuhiko Ando, Nyunt Phay, Masayuki Hayakawa and Fujitoshi Yanagida

Vol. 33 (1), June, 2017:

3-8 Polyamine analysis of brown-algal seaweeds (class Phaeophyceae) from food markets —Distribution of diaminohexane, penta-amines, and hexa-amine—

Koei Hamana, Masaki Kobayashi, Takemitsu Furuchi, Hidenori Hayashi and Masaru Niitsu

9-18 Fungi isolated or detected from diseased parts of wild soybean, Glycine soja Sieb. & Zucc.

Toyozo Sato, Akito Kaga, Naruto Furuya, Kenichi Tsuchiya and Masatoshi Onuki

19-29 Fatty acid composition profiles of 235 strains of three microalgal divisions within the NIES Microbial Culture Collection.

Eri Mitani, Fumiyo Nakayama, Izumi Matsuwaki, Ikuyo Ichi,
Atsushi Kawabata, Masanobu Kawachi and Misako Kato

31-37 Online system for screening functional lactic acid bacteria strains.

Naoto Tanaka, Satoru Miyazaki, Tomonori Suzuki, Satoru Tomita, Akinobu Kajikawa, Masataka Uchino, Shizunobu Igimi and Sanae Okada

Vol. 32 (2), December, 2016:

115-122 Iodide-oxidizing bacteria ─From discovery to application─

Seigo Amachi

123-131 A cocktail PCR and DNA strip method for quick confirmation of multiple pathogenic factors in BSL3 stock cultures

Takayuki Ezaki, Izumi Kanazawa, Sayoko Hayashi, Masahiro Hayashi, Ibrahim Eldesoky and Hajime Fukunaga

133-146 Multidrug-resistant clinical strains identified as Pseudomonas putida group cluster independently of P. putida and Pseudomonas monteilii type strains in a phylogenetic analysis using eight concatenated hypervariable housekeeping sequences

Kiyoko Tamai, Hiroyuki Hata, Keiko Tsuchikane, Shoko Oji, Akira Hosoyama, Koji Sakamoto, Atsushi Yamazoe, Nobuyuki Fujita and Takayuki Ezaki

147-161 Carbohydrate fermentation patterns and functional properties of isolates from Thai fermented foods

Mika Miyashita, Yuki Kamakura, Masako Sugimoto, Chiyo Shibata, Pattaraporn Yukphan, Wanchern Potacharoen, Yasuyoshi Nakagawa, Ken-ichiro Suzuki and Naoto Tanaka

163-178 Fungi isolated mainly from woody plants in the Bonin Islands

Toyozo Sato, Tsuyoshi Ono, Kazuaki Tanaka and Tsutomu Hattori

179-186 Additional analysis of cyanobacterial polyamines ―Distributions of spermidine, homospermidine, spermine, and thermospermine within the phylum Cyanobacteria―

Koei Hamana, Takemitsu Furuchi, Hidenori Hayashi and Masaru Niitsu

Vol. 32 (1), June, 2016:

1-11 Culturability of microorganisms in the environment and its ecological implications

Akira Hiraishi

13-24 Environmental adaptability and stress tolerance of lactic acid bacteria and the genus Staphylococcus isolates from fermented foods in Thailand

Mika Miyashita, Masako Sugimoto, Yuki Kamakura, Pattaraporn Yukphan, Wanchern Potacharoen, Yasuyoshi Nakagawa, Ken-ichiro Suzuki and Naoto Tanaka

25-37 Core housekeeping proteins useful for identification and classification of mycobacteria

Takuya Mizuno, Tatsuya Natori, Izumi Kanazawa, Ibrahim Eldesouky, Hajime Fukunaga and Takayuki Ezaki

39-47 Detection and application of viral capsid/coat protein genes of plant viruses preserved in the NARO Genebank (MAFF)

Tamaki Uehara-Ichiki, Shin-ichi Fuji, Ruriko Sugimoto, Miho Ohashi, Kyoko Yabunaka, Momoko Kitaya, Kazuo Yamashita, Kaoru Hanada and Takayuki Aoki

Vol. 31 (2), December, 2015:

Vol. 31 (1), June 2015:

1-9 Microbial diversity the process of Sendango production

K. Kumagai, M. Watanabe, H. Takahashi, A. Kajikawa, E. Satoh, N. Tanaka and S. Okada

11-17 Role of fungi in the Sendango production on sweet potato fermentation

K. Kumagai, D. Oka, A. Kajikawa E. Satoh, N. Tanaka and S. Okada

23-41 Growth of the Japan Society for Microbial Systematics (JSMS) over the past 33 years – From birth to the confluence of JSMS and Japan Society for Culture Collections (JSCC) –

Junta Sugiyama

43-49 Systematics of actinobacteria – Past, present, and future –

Moriyuki Hamada

51-55 Bacterial taxonomy – Its past, present, and future –

Satoshi Hanada

57-61 Recent trend in the prokaryotic taxonomy

Makoto Suzuki

63-68 Aspergillus section Fumigati – Systematic biology and its recent development –

Tetsuhiro Matsuzawa

81-83 The Philippine National Collection of Microorganisms (PNCM): From Endangered Culture Collection to International Depository Authority Aspirant

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