Publications by authors named "T Kitagaki"
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- * Bacterial community analysis revealed similarities between samples TW1 and TW2, with TW1 being dominated by a thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium and TW2 by a manganese-oxidizing bacterium, both showing some radiation resistance.
- * A significant portion of the identified bacterial genera was linked to metal corrosion, indicating that understanding these microbial communities is crucial for the effective decommissioning of damaged nuclear plants.
Methanogens capable of accepting electrons from Fe cause severe corrosion in anoxic conditions. In previous studies, all iron-corrosive methanogenic isolates were obtained from marine environments. However, the presence of methanogens with corrosion ability using Fe as an electron donor and their contribution to corrosion in freshwater systems is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Asteroid hyalosis (AH) is characterized by mild vitreous-body liquefaction and a reduced likelihood of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Here, we report the clinical features of 2 cases of macular hole (MH) in eyes with AH. The extent of retinal vitreous adhesion at the time of vitreous surgery, the presence or absence of iatrogenic retinal breaks, and the postoperative course was examined in regard to the association with AH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We report on a patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who exhibited extremely active PDR followed by a rapid onset of blindness in the right eye. The progression of visual disturbance in the patient's left eye was slowed after starting highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART), and vision in that eye was rescued after vitrectomy.
Case Report: A 72-year-old male developed pneumocystis carinii pneumonia stemming from an HIV infection and began HAART at the Department of Hematology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Japan.
Purpose: To report a case of intraocular erosion and intrusion by an Arruga suture.
Case Report: This study involved a 62-year-old male who had undergone scleral buckling surgery 40 or more years ago at another hospital for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, as well as trabeculectomy 20 years ago for primary open-angle glaucoma, in his left eye at the same hospital. However, he recently became aware of blurred vision in that eye.