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Takashi Sugita is affiliated with Meiji Pharmaceutical University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Dermatology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal infections and studies
  • Nail diseases and treatments
  • Plant pathogens and fungal diseases
  • Fungal biology and applications
  • Yeasts and rust fungi studies
  • Dermatology and skin diseases

Their recent papers cover a range of mycological and microbiological subjects. Some notable works include:

  • A genome-informed higher rank classification of the biotechnologically important fungal subphylum Saccharomycotina (2023), published in Studies in Mycology
  • Taxonomy of Pathogenic Yeasts Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia, and Trichosporon (2022), published in Medical Mycology Journal
  • Scalp Microbiome and Sebum Composition in Japanese Male Individuals with and without Androgenetic Alopecia (2021), published in Microorganisms
  • Role of arthroconidia in biofilm formation by Trichosporon asahii (2020), published in Mycoses
  • A critical role of calcineurin in stress responses, hyphal formation, and virulence of the pathogenic fungus Trichosporon asahii (2022), published in Scientific Reports

Takashi Sugita frequently publishes alongside various collaborators. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Yasuhiko Matsumoto
  • Sanae Kurakado
  • Otomi Cho
  • Masako Takashima
  • Tsuyoshi Yamada

Their research is often disseminated in specialized journals related to mycology and pharmaceutical sciences. The most common publication venues are:

  • Medical Mycology Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Medical Mycology
  • Research Square
  • Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics

Best Publications

  • Description of a new yeast species, Malassezia japonica, and its detection in patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects.

    Takashi Sugita;Masako Takashima;Minako Kodama;Ryoji Tsuboi

  • Identification of medically relevant Trichosporon species based on sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions and construction of a database for Trichosporon identification

    Takashi Sugita;Akemi Nishikawa;Reiko Ikeda;Takako Shinoda

  • New Yeast Species, Malassezia dermatis, Isolated from Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

    Takashi Sugita;Masako Takashima;Takako Shinoda;Hajime Suto

  • Sequence analysis of the ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer 1 regions of Trichosporon species.

    Takashi Sugita;Masamitsu Nakajima;Reiko Ikeda;Toshiharu Matsushima

  • A new yeast, Malassezia yamatoensis, isolated from a patient with seborrheic dermatitis, and its distribution in patients and healthy subjects.

    Takashi Sugita;Mami Tajima;Masako Takashima;Misato Amaya

  • Molecular Analysis of Malassezia Microflora on the Skin of Atopic Dermatitis Patients and Healthy Subjects

    Takashi Sugita;Hajime Suto;Tetsushi Unno;Ryoji Tsuboi

  • Characterization of the skin fungal microbiota in patients with atopic dermatitis and in healthy subjects.

    Enshi Zhang;Takafumi Tanaka;Mami Tajima;Ryoji Tsuboi

  • Molecular Analysis of Malassezia Microflora in Seborrheic Dermatitis Patients: Comparison with Other Diseases and Healthy Subjects

    Mami Tajima;Takashi Sugita;Akemi Nishikawa;Ryoji Tsuboi

  • Non-universal usage of the leucine CUG codon and the molecular phylogeny of the genus Candida.

    Takashi Sugita;Takashi Nakase

  • A simple PCR-RFLP method for identification and differentiation of 11 Malassezia species.

    Hossein Mirhendi;Koichi Makimura;Kamiar Zomorodian;Tsuyoshi Yamada

  • Hyperthermia using magnetite cationic liposomes for hamster osteosarcoma

    Fumiko Matsuoka;Masashige Shinkai;Hiroyuki Honda;Tadahiko Kubo

  • Effects of melanin upon susceptibility of Cryptococcus to antifungals.

    Reiko Ikeda;Takashi Sugita;Eric S. Jacobson;Eric S. Jacobson;Takako Shinoda

  • Antifungal Activities of Tacrolimus and Azole Agents against the Eleven Currently Accepted Malassezia Species

    Takashi Sugita;Mami Tajima;Tomonobu Ito;Masuyoshi Saito

  • Malassezia species and their associated skin diseases

    Kazutoshi Harada;Mami Saito;Takashi Sugita;Ryoji Tsuboi

  • Revised Culture-Based System for Identification of Malassezia Species

    Takamasa Kaneko;Koichi Makimura;Michiko Abe;Ryoko Shiota

  • Sequence Diversity of the Intergenic Spacer Region of the rRNA Gene of Malassezia globosa Colonizing the Skin of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Individuals

    Takashi Sugita;Minako Kodama;Masuyoshi Saito;Tomonobu Ito

  • Importance of resolving fungal nomenclature: The case of multiple pathogenic species in the Cryptococcus genus

    Ferry Hagen;H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Valentina Arsic Arsenijevic;Hamid Badali

  • Laccase and melanization in clinically important Cryptococcus species other than Cryptococcus neoformans.

    Reiko Ikeda;Takashi Sugita;Eric S. Jacobson;Eric S. Jacobson;Takako Shinoda

  • A genome-informed higher rank classification of the biotechnologically important fungal subphylum Saccharomycotina

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  • Microbial monitoring of crewed habitats in space-current status and future perspectives.

    Nobuyasu Yamaguchi;Michael A Roberts;Sarah Castro;Cherie Oubre

  • SYT-SSX breakpoint peptide vaccines in patients with synovial sarcoma: a study from the Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group.

    Satoshi Kawaguchi;Tomohide Tsukahara;Kazunori Ida;Shigeharu Kimura

  • Quantitative analysis of cutaneous malassezia in atopic dermatitis patients using real-time PCR.

    Takashi Sugita;Mami Tajima;Hisae Tsubuku;Ryoji Tsuboi

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Makimura
Koichi Makimura Teikyo University
Moriya Ohkuma
Moriya Ohkuma National Presto Industries
Shigaku Ikeda
Shigaku Ikeda Juntendo University
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Hideyo Yamaguchi
Hideyo Yamaguchi Teikyo University
Jun Ogawa
Jun Ogawa Kyoto University
Yoshitsugu Miyazaki
Yoshitsugu Miyazaki National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Hideoki Ogawa
Hideoki Ogawa Juntendo University
Hamid Badali
Hamid Badali The University of Texas at San Antonio
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University

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