List of works by Ron Usami

A high-molecular-weight, alkaline, and thermostable β-1,4-xylanase of a subseafloor Microcella alkaliphila

scientific article published on 30 May 2016

A multilocus sequence analysis approach to the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Halobacteriales.

scientific article published on 4 February 2011

A pectate lyase from a deep subseafloor Georgenia muralis with unusual molecular characteristics

scientific article published on 11 September 2014

A traditional Japanese-style salt field is a niche for haloarchaeal strains that can survive in 0.5% salt solution

scientific article published on 9 March 2007

Acetyltransferase activity in Pseudomonas sp. capable of acetylating the C-4 hydroxyl group of nivalenol-type trichothecenes

scientific article published on 21 October 2016

Acidophilic haloarchaeal strains are isolated from various solar salts

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Activity of an enzyme immobilized on superparamagnetic particles in a rotational magnetic field

scientific article published on 18 February 2010

Alkalibacillus silvisoli sp. nov., an alkaliphilic moderate halophile isolated from non-saline forest soil in Japan

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Characterization of cold- and high-pressure-active polygalacturonases from a deep-sea yeast, Cryptococcus liquefaciens strain N6

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Cloning and characterization of the rpoE gene encoding an RNA polymerase sigmaE factor from the deep-sea piezophilic Shewanella violacea strain DSS12.

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Cloning and overproduction of the rpoZ gene encoding an RNA polymerase omega subunit from a deep-sea piezophilic Shewanella violacea strain DSS12.

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Comparison of the microbial diversity in cold-seep sediments from different depths in the Nankai Trough

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Differential pressure resistance in the activity of RNA polymerase isolated from Shewanella violacea and Escherichia coli

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Diversity of piezophilic microorganisms in the closed ocean Japan Sea.

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Encouragement of Enzyme Reaction Utilizing Heat Generation from Ferromagnetic Particles Subjected to an AC Magnetic Field

scientific article published on 19 May 2015

Endospores of halophilic bacteria of the family Bacillaceae isolated from non-saline Japanese soil may be transported by Kosa event (Asian dust storm).

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Enzyme inhibitors to increase poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production by transgenic tobacco

scientific article published in December 2002

Enzymes of Halophilic Archaea

conference paper

Expression in cereal plants of genes that inactivate Fusarium mycotoxins

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Functional expression of three Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases derived from actinomycetes in Rhodococcus species for investigation of their degradation capabilities of dibenzofuran and chlorinated dioxins

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Further refinement of the phylogeny of the Halobacteriaceae based on the full-length RNA polymerase subunit B' (rpoB') gene

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Gene orders in the upstream of 16S rRNA genes divide genera of the family Halobacteriaceae into two groups

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Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil

scientific article published on 7 August 2009

Gravity sensing by Escherichia coli.

scientific article published on 7 December 2010

Halalkalibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a non-saline soil sample in Japan

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Halarchaeum acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt

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Halarchaeum grantii sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from a commercial salt sample

scientific article published in 2015

Halarchaeum grantii sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from a commercial salt sample made in Okinawa, Japan

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Halarchaeum nitratireducens sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial sea salt

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Halarchaeum rubridurum sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial sea salt samples

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Halarchaeum salinum sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial sea salt

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Haloarcula mannanilytica sp. nov., a galactomannan-degrading haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008 is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium salinarum Elazari-Volcani 1957.

scientific article published on 4 November 2011

Halobaculum magnesiiphilum sp. nov., a magnesium-dependent haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt

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Halocalculus aciditolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., an acid-tolerant haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt

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Halococcus agarilyticus sp. nov., an agar-degrading haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt

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Haloferax elongans sp. nov. and Haloferax mucosum sp. nov., isolated from microbial mats from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Australia

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Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt

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Haloparvum alkalitolerans sp. nov., alkali-tolerant haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt.

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Halopiger thermotolerans sp. nov., a thermo-tolerant haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt

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Halorubrum gandharaense sp. nov., an alkaliphilic haloarchaeon from commercial rock salt

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Halostagnicola alkaliphila sp. nov., an alkaliphilic haloarchaeon from commercial rock salt

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Halostagnicola kamekurae sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from solar salt

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Highly thermostable and surfactant-activated chitinase from a subseafloor bacterium, Laceyella putida

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Identification of multiple highly similar XIP-type xylanase inhibitor genes in hexaploid wheat

scientific article published on 9 July 2007

Identification of rpoBC genes encoding for beta and beta' subunits of RNA polymerase in a deep-sea piezophilic bacterium, Shewanella violacea strain DSS12

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Inhibition of gene expression in Escherichia coli under hypergravity

scientific article published on 7 January 2011

Involvement of putative response regulator genes of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae in osmotic stress response, fungicide action, and pathogenicity

scientific article published on 23 August 2008

Molecular Mechanism of Distinct Salt-Dependent Enzyme Activity of Two Halophilic Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases

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Molecular phylogenetic and chemical analyses of the microbial mats in deep-sea cold seep sediments at the northeastern Japan Sea.

scientific article published on 27 April 2006

Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil

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Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from commercial salt

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Natronoarchaeum philippinense sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt

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Natronomonas moolapensis sp. nov., non-alkaliphilic isolates recovered from a solar saltern crystallizer pond, and emended description of the genus Natronomonas

scientific article published on 10 August 2009

Organic solvent tolerance of halophilic alpha-amylase from a Haloarchaeon, Haloarcula sp. strain S-1.

scientific article published on 17 September 2004

Organic solvent tolerance of halophilic archaea

scientific article published in August 2003

Organic solvent tolerance of halophilic archaea, Haloarcula strains: effects of NaCl concentration on the tolerance and polar lipid composition

scientific article published in February 2005

Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of Bacteroidales members associated with the gut wall of termites.

scientific article published in January 2006

Phylogenetic relationships within the family Halobacteriaceae inferred from rpoB' gene and protein sequences.

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Protein-DNA interactions under high-pressure conditions, studied by capillary narrow-tube electrophoresis

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Putative homologs of SSK22 MAPKK kinase and PBS2 MAPK kinase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encoded by os-4 and os-5 genes for osmotic sensitivity and fungicide resistance in Neurospora crassa

scientific article published in January 2003

Reconstitution and Characterization of NtrC Protein in a Deep-sea Piezophilic Bacterium,Shewanella violaceaStrain DSS12

scientific article published on September 1, 2003

Salarchaeum japonicum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea isolated from commercial salt

scientific article published on October 15, 2010

Salinarchaeum chitinilyticum sp. nov., a chitin-degrading haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt.

scientific article published on 3 July 2017

Sequence of the gene for a high-alkaline mannanase from an alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain JAMB-750, its expression in Bacillus subtilis and characterization of the recombinant enzyme

scientific article published on 6 July 2005

Shewanella surugensis sp. nov., Shewanella kaireitica sp. nov. and Shewanella abyssi sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediments of Suruga Bay, Japan

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Spatial distribution of bacterial phylotypes in the gut of the termite Reticulitermes speratus and the bacterial community colonizing the gut epithelium.

scientific article published in October 2005

Systematic analysis of HSP gene expression and effects on cell growth and survival at high hydrostatic pressure in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

scientific article published on 18 February 2006

Thermophilic and halophilic β-agarase from a halophilic archaeon Halococcus sp. 197A.

scientific article published on 15 August 2013

Transcriptional regulation under pressure conditions by RNA polymerase sigma54 factor with a two-component regulatory system in Shewanella violacea

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Ureases of extreme halophiles of the genus Haloarcula with a unique structure of gene cluster

scientific article published on February 2004