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Hisashi Inokuma

Hisashi Inokuma

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Japan
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
47
Citations
7322
World Ranking
739
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hisashi Inokuma is affiliated with Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly focusing on immunology, microbiology, and medicine, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist has published extensively in areas related to veterinary and biomedical sciences, with main fields of study including:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of study in which Hisashi Inokuma has contributed include:

  • Immunology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology

Their main research topics are diverse and focused on animal and molecular health sciences, including:

  • T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Veterinary Oncology Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Hisashi Inokuma has appeared frequently as a co-author with researchers such as Masaki Maezawa, Kenichi Watanabe, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi, James Chambers, and Kazuyuki Uchida. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications, advancing studies in veterinary science and related fields.

The scientist's work has been published in several journals, notable venues being:

  • Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
  • Japanese Journal of Large Animal Clinics
  • PLoS ONE
  • Comparative Clinical Pathology
  • Parasitology International

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Hisashi Inokuma include:

  • Quantitative analysis of the BRAF V595E mutation in plasma cell-free DNA from dogs with urothelial carcinoma, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Phylogenetic analysis based on whole genome sequence of bovine leukemia virus in cattle under 3 years old with enzootic bovine leukosis, 2023, PLoS ONE
  • Enzootic bovine leukosis in a 21-month-old Japanese Black cow with high susceptibility, 2022, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • BoLA-DRB3*15:01 allele is associated with susceptibility to early enzootic bovine leukosis onset in Holstein-Friesian and Japanese Black cattle, 2023, Veterinary Microbiology
  • Detection of monoclonal or oligoclonal integration of bovine leukemia virus proviral DNA by inverse polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of enzootic bovine leucosis, 2021, Comparative Clinical Pathology

Best Publications

  • Analysis of the 18S rRNA gene sequence of a Hepatozoon detected in two Japanese dogs

    Hisashi Inokuma;Masaru Okuda;Koichi Ohno;Kazunobu Shimoda

  • Detection of Ehrlichia platys DNA in Brown Dog Ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) in Okinawa Island, Japan

    Hisashi Inokuma;Didier Raoult;Philippe Brouqui

  • Detection and identification of spotted fever group Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae in African ticks.

    Parola P;Inokuma H;Camicas Jl;Brouqui P

  • Epidemiological survey of Theileria orientalis infection in grazing cattle in the eastern part of Hokkaido, Japan.

    Naomi Ota;Daisuke Mizuno;Noritaka Kuboki;Ikuo Igarashi

  • Citrate synthase gene sequence: a new tool for phylogenetic analysis and identification of Ehrlichia.

    Hisashi Inokuma;Philippe Brouqui;Michel Drancourt;Didier Raoult

  • Molecular survey of Babesia infection in dogs in Okinawa, Japan.

    Hisashi Inokuma;Yukako Yoshizaki;Koutaro Matsumoto;Masaru Okuda

  • Detection of Babesia canis rossi, B. canis vogeli, and Hepatozoon canis in dogs in a village of eastern Sudan by using a screening PCR and sequencing methodologies.

    Maremichi Oyamada;Bernard Davoust;Mickaël Boni;Jacques Dereure

  • Epidemiological Survey of Babesia Species in Japan Performed with Specimens from Ticks Collected from Dogs and Detection of New Babesia DNA Closely Related to Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens DNA

    Hisashi Inokuma;Yukako Yoshizaki;Yojiro Shimada;Yoshimi Sakata

  • Ixodid tick species recovered from domestic dogs in Japan

    Y. Shimada;T. Beppu;H. Inokuma;M. Okuda

  • Evaluation of feline serum amyloid A (SAA) as an inflammatory marker.

    Kimikazu Sasaki;Zhiyong Ma;Tanvir. S. Khatlani;Masaru Okuda

  • Molecular detection of Mycoplasma wenyonii and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos' in cattle in Hokkaido, Japan.

    Michihito Tagawa;Kotaro Matsumoto;Hisashi Inokuma

  • First evidence of Anaplasma platys in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodida) collected from dogs in Africa

    Sanogo Yo;Davoust B;Inokuma H;Camicas Jl

  • Detection of Ehrlichial Infection by PCR in Dogs from Yamaguchi and Okinawa Prefectures, Japan

    Hisashi Inokuma;Koichi Ohno;Takafumi Onishi;Didier Raoult

  • Molecular Epidemiological Survey of Theileria orientalis in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

    Altangerel Khukhuu;Dinh Thi Bich Lan;Phung Thang Long;Akio Ueno

  • Molecular detection and characterization of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Theileria species and Anaplasma marginale isolated from cattle in Kenya

    Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni;Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni;Gabriel Oluga Aboge;Gabriel Oluga Aboge;Mohamad Alaa Terkawi;Tatsunori Masatani

  • Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene Sequence of Anaplasma centrale and Its Phylogenetic Relatedness to Other Ehrlichiae

    Hisashi Inokuma;Yutaka Terada;Tugihiko Kamio;Didier Raoult

  • Detection of Anaplasma bovis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum from cattle on Yonaguni Island, Okinawa, Japan.

    Mamoru Ooshiro;Satoshi Zakimi;Yoshimasa Matsukawa;Yoshito Katagiri

  • Detection of Anaplasma bovis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA from Haemaphysalis megaspinosa in Hokkaido, Japan.

    Kaoru Yoshimoto;Yuuki Matsuyama;Hironori Matsuda;Leo Sakamoto

  • Molecular survey for Anaplasma bovis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in cattle in a pastureland where sika deer appear in Hokkaido, Japan.

    Jilintai;Nobutaka Seino;Daisuke Hayakawa;Masatsugu Suzuki

  • Molecular Detection of a New Anaplasma Species Closely Related to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Canine Blood from South Africa

    Hisashi Inokuma;Maremichi Oyamada;Patrick J. Kelly;Linda A. Jacobson

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoaki Yokoyama
Naoaki Yokoyama Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Ikuo Igarashi
Ikuo Igarashi Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Xuenan Xuan
Xuenan Xuan Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Philippe Brouqui
Philippe Brouqui Aix-Marseille University
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Soichi Maruyama
Soichi Maruyama Nihon University
Koichi Ohno
Koichi Ohno University of Tokyo
Philippe Parola
Philippe Parola Aix-Marseille University
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Pierre-Edouard Fournier Aix-Marseille University
Bernard Davoust
Bernard Davoust Aix-Marseille University

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