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Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga

Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
24
Citations
2170
World Ranking
3024
National Ranking
36

Overview

Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, focusing their research on environmental science and immunology and microbiology. Their work spans several interconnected fields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to aquatic and parasitological studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these broader domains, their research addresses specific subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Immunology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Parasitology
  • Cancer Research

Their main topics of work emphasize aquatic and parasitic interactions, including:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Yoshinaga's recent scholarly output features several research papers published between 2020 and 2022, covering parasitology and aquaculture topics. Selected publications include:

  • "Cultivation of fish ciliate parasites: Progress and prospects" (2022) published in Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "Anisakis spp. in fishery products from Japanese waters: Updated insights on host prevalence and human infection risk factors" (2020) in Parasitology International
  • "Anisakis spp. in toothed and baleen whales from Japanese waters with notes on their potential role as biological tags" (2020) in Parasitology International
  • "Functional analysis of the proteases overexpressed during the invasive and parasitic stages of Cryptocaryon irritans and their potential as vaccine antigens" (2021) in Aquaculture
  • "Evaluation of the protective effects of DNA vaccines encoding an infection-related cysteine protease from Cryptocaryon irritans, the pathogenic organism of cryptocaryoniasis" (2021) in Aquaculture

Frequent collaboration plays a notable role in Yoshinaga's research environment. Key co-authors include:

  • Naoki Itoh
  • Yuho Watanabe
  • Karl Marx A. Quiazon
  • Maho Kotake
  • Tiago Leandro Gomes

The primary venues where Yoshinaga's work appears demonstrate a focus on parasitology and aquatic health, including:

  • Parasitology International
  • Fish Pathology
  • Aquaculture
  • Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Parasitology Research

Best Publications

  • Taxonomical study into two new species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) previously identified as Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935).

    Karl Marx A. Quiazon;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa

  • Identification and Pathogenicity of Intracellular Francisella Bacterium in Three-line Grunt Parapristipoma trilineatum

    Takashi Kamaishi;Yutaka Fukuda;Masaru Nishiyama;Hidemasa Kawakami

  • Isolation and in vitro Cultivation of an Unidentified Ciliate Causing Scuticociliatosis in Japanese Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Jun-ichi Nakazoe

  • Morphological differences between larvae and in vitro-cultured adults of Anisakis simplex (sensu stricto) and Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda : Anisakidae)

    Karl Marx A. Quiazon;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa;Ryuji Yukami

  • Experimental challenge of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto and Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in rainbow trout and olive flounder

    Karl Marx A. Quiazon;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa

  • Identification of larval Anisakis spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in northern Japan using morphological and molecular markers.

    K. M. A. Quiazon;T. Yoshinaga;T. Yoshinaga;M. D. Santos;M. D. Santos;K. Ogawa;K. Ogawa

  • Acquired protection and production of immobilization antibody against Cryptocaryon irritans (Ciliophora, Hymenostomatida) in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Jun-ichi Nakazoe

  • Distribution of Anisakis species larvae from fishes of the Japanese waters

    Karl Marx A Quiazon;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa

  • Experimental challenges of wild Manila clams with Perkinsus species isolated from naturally infected wild Manila clams

    Tsukasa Waki;Jun Shimokawa;Shinji Watanabe;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga

  • Acquired Protection against Neobenedenia girellae in Japanese Flounder.

    Unknown

  • Philometra sawara sp. n. and a redescription of Philometra sciaenae Yamaguti, 1941 and Philometra nemipteri Luo, 2001 (Nematoda: Philometridae): a morphological and molecular approach.

    Karl Marx A. Quiazon;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa

  • Experimental evaluation of the pathogenicity of Perkinsus olseni in juvenile Manila clams Ruditapes philippinarum.

    Jun Shimokawa;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa

  • Anisakis species (Nematoda: Anisakidae) of Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) stranded off the Pacific coast of southern Philippine archipelago.

    Karl Marx A. Quiazon;Mudjekeewis D. Santos;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga

  • Cultivation of fish ciliate parasites: Progress and prospects

    Unknown

  • Anemia Caused by Challenges with the Monogenean Neoheterobothrium hirame in the Japanese Flounder

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Takashi Kamaishi;Isao Segawa;Keisuke Yamano

  • Effects of temperature, salinity and chlorine treatment on egg hatching of the monogenean Neoheterobothrium hirame infecting Japanese flounder.

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Isao Segawa;Takashi Kamaishi;Minoru Sorimachi

  • Experimental Life Cycle of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Fresh Water

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kazuo Ogawa;Hisatsugu Wakabayashi

  • Experimental challenges of juvenile and adult Manila clams with the protozoan Perkinsus olseni at different temperatures

    Tsukasa Waki;Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga

  • Impact of Perkinsus olseni infection on a wild population of Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Ariake Bay, Japan.

    Tsukasa Waki;Miki Takahashi;Tatsuya Eki;Masato Hiasa

  • In vitro culture technique for Cryptocaryon irritans, a parasitic ciliate of marine teleosts

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Kousuke Akiyama;Sayoko Nishida;Motoyuki Nakane

  • Hematology, Histopathology and the Monogenean Neoheterobothrium hirame Infection in Anemic Flounder

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Takashi Kamaishi;Isao Segawa;Akira Kumagai

  • A preliminary study on the infection of anisakid larvae in juvenile greater amberjack Seriola dumerili imported from China to Japan as mariculture seedlings

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Ryuhei Kinami;Kathryn A. Hall;Kazuo Ogawa

  • Origin of the diclidophorid monogenean Neoheterobothrium hirame Ogawa, 1999, the causative agent of anemia in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

    Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga;Nobuyuki Tsutsumi;Kathryn Ann Hall;Kathryn Ann Hall;Kazuo Ogawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Yokoyama
Hiroshi Yokoyama Kent State University
Thomas H. Cribb
Thomas H. Cribb University of Queensland
Katsumi Tsukamoto
Katsumi Tsukamoto University of Tokyo
Ken Furuya
Ken Furuya Soka University
Shugo Watabe
Shugo Watabe Kitasato University
Toyoji Kaneko
Toyoji Kaneko University of Tokyo
Atsushi Tsuda
Atsushi Tsuda University of Tokyo
Ichiro Yasuda
Ichiro Yasuda University of Tokyo
Shigeki Matsunaga
Shigeki Matsunaga Kyoto University

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