Koichi Watanabe

Best Publications

• A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae.

  Jinshui Zheng;Stijn Wittouck;Elisa Salvetti;Charles M A P Franz

  3178
  Citations

• Development of 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for the Detection and Identification of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

  Takahiro Matsuki;Koichi Watanabe;Junji Fujimoto;Yukiko Miyamoto

  905
  Citations

• Use of 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for Real-Time PCR Analysis of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

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  902
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• Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages

  Jyoti Prakash Tamang;Koichi Watanabe;Wilhelm H. Holzapfel

  775
  Citations

• Quantitative PCR with 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Species-Specific Primers for Analysis of Human Intestinal Bifidobacteria

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  668
  Citations

• Distribution of Bifidobacterial Species in Human Intestinal Microflora Examined with 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Species-Specific Primers

  Takahiro Matsuki;Koichi Watanabe;Ryuichiro Tanaka;Masafumi Fukuda

  644
  Citations

• Diversity in gut bacterial community of school-age children in Asia

  Jiro Nakayama;Koichi Watanabe;Jiahui Jiang;Kazunori Matsuda

  328
  Citations

• Identification, detection, and enumeration of human bifidobacterium species by PCR targeting the transaldolase gene.

  Teresa Requena;Jeremy Burton;Takahiro Matsuki;Karen Munro

  264
  Citations

• Survival of a probiotic, Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, in the gastrointestinal tract: Selective isolation from faeces and identification using monoclonal antibodies

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  224
  Citations

• Diversity of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts in Airag and Tarag, traditional fermented milk products of Mongolia

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  220
  Citations

• Rapid identification of human intestinal bifidobacteria by 16S rRNA‐targeted species‐ and group‐specific primers

  Takahiro Matsuki;Koichi Watanabe;Ryuichiro Tanaka;Hiroshi Oyaizu

  207
  Citations

• Degradation of Estrogens by <i>Rhodococcus zopfii</i> and <i>Rhodococcus equi</i> Isolates from Activated Sludge in Wastewater Treatment Plants

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  199
  Citations

• Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Bifidobacterium and Related Genera Based on 16S rDNA Sequences

  Taeko Miyake;Koichi Watanabe;Tsugio Watanabe;Hiroshi Oyaizu

  187
  Citations

• Bacterial Composition and Diversity in Breast Milk Samples from Mothers Living in Taiwan and Mainland China.

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  172
  Citations

• Induction of Interleukin-12 by Lactobacillus Strains Having a Rigid Cell Wall Resistant to Intracellular Digestion

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  153
  Citations

• Diversity of lactic acid bacteria in suan-tsai and fu-tsai, traditional fermented mustard products of Taiwan

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  149
  Citations

• Identification and quantification of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota in human feces with strain-specific primers derived from randomly amplified polymorphic DNA

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  149
  Citations

• Genus- and species-specific PCR primers for the detection and identification of bifidobacteria.

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  143
  Citations

• Bacteroides graminisolvens sp. nov., a xylanolytic anaerobe isolated from a methanogenic reactor treating cattle waste.

  Tomomi Nishiyama;Atsuko Ueki;Nobuo Kaku;Kazuya Watanabe

  142
  Citations

• Comprehensive analysis of the fecal microbiota of healthy Japanese adults reveals a new bacterial lineage associated with a phenotype characterized by a high frequency of bowel movements and a lean body type

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  138
  Citations