Molecular Microbiology
Staff
Prof. KUWAHARA
- Professor
- Lecturer
- Assistant Professor
Current Research Projects
- Identification of gut microbial products involving in the modification of intestinal epithelial cells.
- Molecular Mechanisms of gut microbiota adaptation to host environment.
- Metagenomic analysis of human microflora in health and diseases.
Representative Publications
- α-Amylase in Aspergillus oryzae-fermented rice promotes the growth of human symbiotic Faecalibacterium Prausnitzii. Nakayama-Imaohji H et al. Sci Rep (2026).
- Reactivity of autologous serum IgG to gut microbes in pediatric ulcerative colitis.
Tabassum N et al. Int J Mol Sci (2025).
- Role of phase-variable Mfa1 fimbriae of Phocaeicola vulgatus in its adhesion and proinflammatory activity toward gut epithelial cells. Munyeshyaka E et al. Gut Microbes Rep (2025).
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