Publications by authors named "Kohei Hidaka"
Two Gram-stain-negative, straight rods, non-motile, asporogenous, catalase-negative and obligately anaerobic butyrate-producing strains, HLW78 and CYL33, were isolated from faecal samples of two healthy Taiwanese adults. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA and DNA mismatch repair protein MutL () gene sequences revealed that these two novel strains belonged to the genus . On the basis of 16S rRNA and gene sequence similarities, the type strains AF52-21(98.
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- Microbes are capable of breaking down biodegradable plastics in various environments, but their effectiveness in the deep sea was previously uncertain.
- Research showed that certain biodegradable plastics were decomposed by microorganisms at deep-sea locations, although the rate of degradation decreased with increasing water depth.
- Analysis revealed that specific microbes with genes for degrading plastic were present, indicating that while degradation occurs in the deep sea, it's significantly less efficient compared to coastal areas.
sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of a mangrove.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
February 2023
A novel actinobacterium, designated HIs16-36, was isolated from the rhizosphere of a mangrove on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that strain HIs16-36 was closely related to the members of the genus . The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity was observed with (98.
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