Publications by authors named "K Sakane"

Acinetobacter baumannii stands out for its antimicrobial resistance and high capacity to cause hospital infections, posing a severe threat to global public health. Thus, there is an urgent need for new therapeutic strategies. This work applied photodynamic therapy (PDT) with curcumin to Acinetobacter baumannii, and bacterial cell viability was assessed.

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Flusulfamide inhibits germination of resting spores to suppress clubroot disease, but its mechanism of action on the germination of resting spores remains unclear. In this study, resting spores were treated with flusulfamide and visualized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The gene expression of resting spores was analyzed using RT-PCR, followed by immunoblotting analysis.

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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae (Foc) is the causative agent of Fusarium basal rot disease in onions, which leads to catastrophic global crop production losses.

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