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Overview

Cindy H. Nakatsu is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines with a primary focus on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these main fields, their work further specializes in Molecular Biology, Physiology, Ecology, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The core topics of Nakatsu's research include diet and metabolism studies, gut microbiota and health, nutritional studies and diet, microbial community ecology and physiology, fecal contamination and water quality, bone health and osteoporosis research, and probiotics and fermented foods.

They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Food & Function
  • Journal of Nutrition

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Emerging strategies for precision microbiome management in diverse agroecosystems," 2021, Nature Plants
  • "Bacterial Biofilms and Their Implications in Pathogenesis and Food Safety," 2021, Foods
  • "Vitamin E alpha- and gamma-tocopherol mitigate colitis, protect intestinal barrier function and modulate the gut microbiota in mice," 2020, Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • "Interaction of bacterial communities and indicators of water quality in shoreline sand, sediment, and water of Lake Michigan," 2020, Water Research
  • "Vitamin E delta-tocotrienol and metabolite 13'-carboxychromanol inhibit colitis-associated colon tumorigenesis and modulate gut microbiota in mice," 2021, The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nakatsu include:

  • Connie M. Weaver
  • Mário G. Ferruzzi
  • Yava Jones-Hall
  • Mary Jane De Souza
  • Nancy I. Williams

Their scientific contributions address complex interactions between microbiomes, host physiology, and environmental factors. Studies cover areas such as microbiome management in agroecosystems, implications of bacterial biofilms in health and food safety, and the role of vitamin E compounds in gut health and disease prevention.

Best Publications

  • Microbial Ecology along the Gastrointestinal Tract.

    Ethan T. Hillman;Hang Lu;Tianming Yao;Cindy H. Nakatsu

  • Detection and Enumeration of Aromatic Oxygenase Genes by Multiplex and Real-Time PCR

    Brett R. Baldwin;Cindy H. Nakatsu;Loring Nies

  • Soil Community Analysis Using DGGE of 16S rDNA Polymerase Chain Reaction Products

    Cindy H. Nakatsu;Vigdis Torsvik;Lise Øvreås

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bioreactors Treating Pharmaceutical Wastewater

    Timothy M. LaPara;Cindy H. Nakatsu;Lisa Pantea;James E. Alleman

  • Emerging strategies for precision microbiome management in diverse agroecosystems.

    Elizabeth French;Ian Kaplan;Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi;Cindy H. Nakatsu

  • A Hidden Pitfall in the Preparation of Agar Media Undermines Microorganism Cultivability

    Tomohiro Tanaka;Kosei Kawasaki;Serina Daimon;Wataru Kitagawa;Wataru Kitagawa

  • Stability of the bacterial communities supported by a seven-stage biological process treating pharmaceutical wastewater as revealed by PCR-DGGE

    Timothy M. LaPara;Cindy H. Nakatsu;Lisa M. Pantea;James E. Alleman

  • Galacto-oligosaccharides increase calcium absorption and gut bifidobacteria in young girls: a double-blind cross-over trial

    Corrie M. Whisner;Berdine R. Martin;Margriet H. C. Schoterman;Cindy H. Nakatsu

  • Evidence for multiple adaptive peaks from populations of bacteria evolving in a structured habitat.

    Ryszard Korona;Cindy H. Nakatsu;Larry J. Forney;Richard E. Lenski

  • Microbial biomass and activity in lead-contaminated soil

    A. Konopka;T. Zakharova;M. Bischoff;L. Oliver

  • Soil Microbial Community Analysis Using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

    C. H. Nakatsu

  • Development of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase-specific primers for monitoring bioremediation by competitive quantitative PCR.

    Matthew B. Mesarch;Cindy H. Nakatsu;Loring Nies

  • Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria

    Cindy H. Nakatsu;Krassimira Hristova;Satoshi Hanada;Xian-Ying Meng

  • Optimization of MALDI-TOF MS for strain level differentiation of Arthrobacter isolates.

    Márta Vargha;Zoltán Takáts;Allan Konopka;Cindy H. Nakatsu

  • Biotransformation of 8:2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol in Soil and by Soil Bacteria Isolates

    Jinxia Liu;Linda S. Lee;Loring F. Nies;Cindy H. Nakatsu

  • Comparison of DNA extraction kits for PCR-DGGE analysis of human intestinal microbial communities from fecal specimens

    Merlin W Ariefdjohan;Dennis A Savaiano;Cindy H Nakatsu

  • Are Uncultivated Bacteria Really Uncultivable

    Indun Dewi Puspita;Yoichi Kamagata;Yoichi Kamagata;Michiko Tanaka;Kozo Asano

  • Galactooligosaccharides improve mineral absorption and bone properties in growing rats through gut fermentation.

    Connie M Weaver;Connie M Weaver;Berdine R Martin;Berdine R Martin;Cindy H Nakatsu;Cindy H Nakatsu;Arthur P Armstrong;Arthur P Armstrong

  • Aerobic biological treatment of a pharmaceutical wastewater: effect of temperature on cod removal and bacterial community development.

    Timothy M LaPara;Cindy H Nakatsu;Lisa M Pantea;James E Alleman

  • A Hidden Pitfall in the Preparation of Agar Media Undermines Microorganism Cultivability

    Cindy Nakatsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Konopka
Allan Konopka Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Connie M. Weaver
Connie M. Weaver San Diego State University
Yoichi Kamagata
Yoichi Kamagata National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Olayiwola Adeola
Olayiwola Adeola Purdue University West Lafayette
Ronald F. Turco
Ronald F. Turco Purdue University West Lafayette
Arun K. Bhunia
Arun K. Bhunia Purdue University West Lafayette
M. R. Bedford
M. R. Bedford AmeriCorps VISTA
Jayanta K. Ghosh
Jayanta K. Ghosh Purdue University West Lafayette
Mario G. Ferruzzi
Mario G. Ferruzzi North Carolina State University
Larry J. Forney
Larry J. Forney University of Idaho

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