Publications by authors named "M Watahiki"
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- * In Toyama, 2023, strains of C. perfringens were studied from patients and curry food linked to an outbreak, revealing the cpe gene in both.
- * SNP analysis indicated that patient and curry food isolates likely originated from the same source, while employee samples were not related, highlighting SNP analysis as a promising method for tracking C. perfringens outbreaks.
Root development is essential for plant survival. The lack of carotenoid biosynthesis in the phytoene desaturase 3 (pds3) mutant results in short primary roots (PRs) and reduced lateral root formation. In this study, we showed that short-term inhibition of PDS by fluridone suppresses PR growth in wild type, but to a lesser extent in auxin mutants of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHost plants benefit from legume root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria under nitrogen-limiting conditions. In this interaction, the hosts must regulate nodule numbers and distribution patterns to control the degree of symbiosis and maintain root growth functions. The host response to symbiotic bacteria occurs discontinuously but repeatedly at the region behind the tip of the growing roots.
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- - A 68-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with acute cholangitis, and imaging tests showed issues like dilated common bile duct and a tumor in the gallbladder.
- - The patient was diagnosed with pancreaticobiliary maljunction causing biliary dilation and gallbladder cancer, leading to surgery for liver and bile duct reconstruction.
- - Pathological analysis revealed that the gallbladder tumor contained sarcoma, and the thickened wall had adenocarcinoma, resulting in a diagnosis of gallbladder carcinosarcoma.