Publication 2013

Journals

  1. Nitrate-dependent ferrous iron oxidation by anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria
    Oshiki, M. Ishii, S., Yoshida, K., Fujii, N., Ishiguro, M., Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, accepted.
  2. Evaluation of whole wastewater effluent impacts on HepG2 using DNA microarray-based transcriptome analysis
    Hara-Yamamura, H., Nakashima, K., Hoque, A., Miyoshi, T., Kimura, K., Watanabe, Y. and Okabe, S.
    Environmental Science and Technology, accepted.
  3. Physiological characterization of an anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacterium belonging to the "Candidatus Scalindua" group
    Awata, T., Oshiki, M., Kindaichi, T., Ozaki, N., Ohashi, A. and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, accepted.
  4. Hydrogenophaga electricum sp. nov., isolated from anodic biofilms of an acetate-fed microbial fuel cell
    Kimura, Z. and Okabe, S.
    The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, accepted.
  5. Acetate oxidation by syntrophic association between Geobacter sulfurreducens and a hydrogen-utilizing exoelectrogen
    Kimura, Z. and Okabe, S.
    ISME Journal, accepted.
  6. Spatial and temporal oxygen dynamics in macrofaunal burrows in sediments: A review of analytical tools and observational evidence
    Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    Microbes and Environments, accepted.
  7. Chicken- and duck-associated Bacteroides-Prevotella genetic markers for detecting fecal contamination in environmental water
    Kobayashi, A., Sano, D., Hatori, J., Ishii, S. and Okabe, S.
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, in press.
  8. Development and characterization of the partial nitrification aerobic granules in a sequencing batch airlift reactor
    Song, Y., Ishii, S., Rathnayake, L., Ito, T., Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    Bioresource Technology, 2013, 139, 285-291.
  9. A new approach for evaluating the infectivity of noncultivatable enteric viruses without cell culture
    Tojo, K., Sano, D., Miura, T., Nakagomi, T., Nakagomi, O. and Okabe, S.
    Water Science and Technology, 2013, 67(10), 2236-2240.
  10. Introduction of a degassing membrane technology into anaerobic wastewater treatment
    Bandara, W., Satoh, H., Sasakawa, M., Nakahara, Y., Takahashi, M. and Okabe, S.
    Water Environment Research, 2013, 85(5), 387-390.
  11. Simultaneous quantification of multiple food and waterborne pathogens by use of microfluidic quantitative PCR
    Ishii, S., Segawa, T. and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2013, 79(9), 2891-2898.
  12. BODIPY-based ratiometric fluoroionophores with bidirectional spectral shifts for the selective recognition of heavy metal ions
    Hafuka, A., Taniyama, H., Son, S.-H., Yamada, K., Takahashi, M., Okabe, S. and Satoh, H.
    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2013, 86(1), 37-44.
  13. Effects of temperature and predator on the persistence of host-specific Bacteroides-Prevotella genetic markers in water
    Kobayashi, A., Sano, D. and Okabe, S.
    Water Science and Technology, 2013, 67(4), 838-845.

International conference presentations

  1. Simultaneous quantification of multiple food and waterborne pathogens by use of microfluidic quantitative PCR
    Ishii, S., Segawa, T. and Okabe, S.
    ASM2013
    Denvor, Colorado, USA.
    May 18-21, 2013.
  2. Improvement of quantification of bacterial genetic markers by using a genetically-engineered strain of Escherichia coli as a process control
    Kobayashi, A., Sano, D., Ishii, S. and Okabe, S.
    ASM2013
    Denvor, Colorado, USA.
    May 18-21, 2013.
  3. A hidden relationship between norovirus and enteric bacteria: norovirus exploits histo-blood group antigen-like substances on bacterial cells for its better survival in nature?
    Sano, D., Miura, T., Yoshimura, T., Fuzawa, M., Nakagomi, T., Nakagomi, O. and Okabe, S.
    The 47th Joint Working Conference on Viral Diseases, US-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program.
    Mandarin Oriental Singapore, Singapore.
    Mar. 12-13, 2013.
  4. Simultaneous quantification of multiple waterborne pathogens by use of microfluidic quantitative PCR
    Ishii, S., Segawa, T. and Okabe, S.
    The 3rd Young Professors and Students Symposium, NSFC-JST Joint Research Program.
    Xi'an, China.
    March 7th, 2013.
  5. Direct quantification of pathogens in natural and irrigation water samples for risk assessment
    Nakamura, T., Ishii, S. and Okabe, S.
    The 3rd Young Professors and Students Symposium, NSFC-JST Joint Research Program.
    Xi'an, China.
    March 7th, 2013.
  6. Towards mechanistic understanding of anaerobic nitrate-dependent Fe(II) oxidation
    Jokai, K., Ishii, S. and Okabe, S.
    The 3rd Young Professors and Students Symposium, NSFC-JST Joint Research Program.
    Xi'an, China.
    March 7th, 2013.
  7. Development of a novel photocatalytic nano-composite membrane to create new water resources from wastewater
    Sano, D., Fernandez-Garcia, M. and Okabe, S.
    SJ-NANO2013 (Spanich-Japanese Bilateral Workshop)
    Epochal Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
    Mar. 5th, 2013.
  8. Microsensor measurements of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide production rates in partial nitrification and anammox granules
    Rathnayake, R. M. L. D., Satoh, H., Takahashi, M. and Okabe, S.
    2nd Water Research Conference, IWA
    Singapore.
    Jan. 20th-23rd, 2013.
  9. Performance target of enteric virus removal with MBR
    Sano, D., Miura, T. and Okabe, S.
    Global Leadership Initiative Special Workshop on Water Virology
    Parkside Hotel Ueno, Tokyo.
    Jan. 19th, 2013.