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Yoshio Nakano

Yoshio Nakano

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
5322
World Ranking
19177
National Ranking
1382

Overview

Yoshio Nakano is affiliated with Nihon University in Japan and has a research profile focused primarily on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Periodontics, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a range of topics and research interests. Key papers include: "Phylogenetic trees of closely related bacterial species and subspecies based on frequencies of short nucleotide sequences" (2023, PLoS ONE), "Doppler trans-thoracic echocardiography for detection of pulmonary hypertension in adults" (2022, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews), "Comprehensive analysis of bacteriocins in Streptococcus mutans" (2021, Scientific Reports), "The effects of cigarette smoking on the salivary and tongue microbiome" (2021, Clinical and Experimental Dental Research), and "Tuberculous Spondylitis Caused by Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Therapy" (2020, Internal Medicine).

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Pharmacy and Medical Practices
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

Yoshio Nakano frequently publishes in several venues, with the most common being PLoS ONE and Internal Medicine. Other notable publication venues include YAKUGAKU ZASSHI, Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, and Scientific Reports.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, notably Masataka Moriuchi, Mary Ann Suico, Hirofumi Kai, Tsuyoshi Shuto, and Iwao Gohma, each having coauthored multiple papers with Nakano.

Best Publications

  • Formation of Methyl Mercaptan from l-Methionine by Porphyromonas gingivalis

    Mamiko Yoshimura;Yoshio Nakano;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Takahiko Oho

  • Development of a 5′ Nuclease-Based Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitative Detection of Cariogenic Dental Pathogens Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus

    Akihiro Yoshida;Nao Suzuki;Yoshio Nakano;Miki Kawada

  • Quantitative Analysis of Multi-Species Oral Biofilms by TaqMan Real-Time PCR

    Nao Suzuki;Akihiro Yoshida;Yoshio Nakano

  • Immunization against dental caries.

    Toshihiko Koga;Takahiko Oho;Yoshihiro Shimazaki;Yoshio Nakano

  • Construction of a series of pACYC-derived plasmid vectors ☆

    Yoshio Nakano;Yasuo Yoshida;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Toshihiko Koga

  • Outer membrane protein 100, a versatile virulence factor of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

    Ryuji Asakawa;Hitoshi Komatsuzawa;Toshihisa Kawai;Sakuo Yamada

  • Correlation between oral malodor and periodontal bacteria.

    Yoshio Nakano;Mamiko Yoshimura;Toshihiko Koga

  • Biological function of the dTDP-rhamnose synthesis pathway in Streptococcus mutans.

    Yuichi Tsukioka;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Takahiko Oho;Yoshio Nakano

  • Analysis of Loci Required for Determination of Serotype Antigenicity in Streptococcus mutans and Its Clinical Utilization

    Yukie Shibata;Kazuhisa Ozaki;Mitsuko Seki;Takayuki Kawato

  • Development of a 5′ Fluorogenic Nuclease-Based Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitative Detection of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis

    Akihiro Yoshida;Nao Suzuki;Yoshio Nakano;Takahiko Oho

  • Genes Involved in Bacitracin Resistance in Streptococcus mutans

    Hiromasa Tsuda;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Yukie Shibata;Yoshio Nakano

  • A Novel Gene Required for Rhamnose-Glucose Polysaccharide Synthesis in Streptococcus mutans

    Yoshihisa Yamashita;Yukie Shibata;Yoshio Nakano;Hiromasa Tsuda

  • Expression and characterization of streptococcal rgp genes required for rhamnan synthesis in Escherichia coli

    Yukie Shibata;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Kazuhisa Ozaki;Yoshio Nakano

  • Identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotypes by Multiplex PCR

    Nao Suzuki;Yoshio Nakano;Yasuo Yoshida;Daisuke Ikeda

  • Identification of amino acid residues in Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferases influencing the structure of the glucan product.

    A Shimamura;Y J Nakano;H Mukasa;H K Kuramitsu

  • Identification and Characterization of an Autolysin-Encoding Gene of Streptococcus mutans

    Yukie Shibata;Miki Kawada;Yoshio Nakano;Kuniaki Toyoshima

  • The ecological proportion of indigenous bacterial populations in saliva is correlated with oral health status.

    Toru Takeshita;Yoshio Nakano;Takashi Kumagai;Masaki Yasui

  • Discrimination of the oral microbiota associated with high hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan production

    Toru Takeshita;Nao Suzuki;Yoshio Nakano;Masaki Yasui

  • Quantitative microbiological study of subgingival plaque by real-time PCR shows correlation between levels of Tannerella forsythensis and Fusobacterium spp.

    Nao Suzuki;Nao Suzuki;Akihiro Yoshida;Akihiro Yoshida;Toshiyuki Saito;Miki Kawada

  • Prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in relation to periodontal status assessed by real-time PCR.

    M. Kawada;A. Yoshida;N. Suzuki;Y. Nakano

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihisa Yamashita
Yoshihisa Yamashita Kyushu University
Howard K. Kuramitsu
Howard K. Kuramitsu University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Yoshimitsu Abiko
Yoshimitsu Abiko Nihon University
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Hiroshima University
Koki Horikoshi
Koki Horikoshi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Ushio Kikkawa
Ushio Kikkawa Kobe University
Yasutomi Nishizuka
Yasutomi Nishizuka Kobe University
Chiaki Kato
Chiaki Kato Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Motoyuki Sugai
Motoyuki Sugai National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Michio Ohta
Michio Ohta Nagoya University

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