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2024

  • Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takashi Furukawa, Daisuke Sano, and Kazunari Sei (2024) Degradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA). Environmental Technology & Innovation, 36, 103862. DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2024.103862.

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  • Takashi Furukawa, Ayumu Inagaki, Takeshi Hatta, Suzuha Moroishi, Katsuki Kawanishi, Yuki Itoh, Shotaro Maehana, Mohan Amarasiri, and Kazunari Sei (2024) Cell-extracts derived from Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica show antiviral activity against enveloped viruses. Microorganisms, 12(9), 1813. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12091813.

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  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, John Jefferson V. Besa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Pathogen Hunters Research Team, Andrew C. Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asuka Nanbo, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Paul G. Higgins, Daisuke Sano, Anthony Kicic, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, William M. Shafer, Sam Trowsdale, Parichart Hongsing, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, and Shuichi Abe (2024) Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease serveillance using discarded condoms in the global south. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(10), e610-e613. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00514-0.

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  • Hiroki Izawa, Ryotaro Eda, Nagi Niida, Masaki Nakamura, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Makoto Kubo, Masato Suzuki, and Shotaro Maehana (2024) Genome sequences of Enterobacter asburiae mcr-9 harboring and Enterobacter roggenkampii mcr-10 harboring isolated from a wastewater treatment plant in Japan. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(11), e00407-24. DOI: 10.1128/mra.00407-24.

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  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, W. K. C. P. Werawatte, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Bernadina Cynthia, John Jefferson V. Besa, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Daisuke Sano, T. Ryan Gregory, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Kenji Shibuya, Aisha Khatib, Shuichi Abe, and Parichart Hongsing (2024) Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 in South and Southeast Asia. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31(4), taae040. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae040.

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  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Andrew C. Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Richard Siow, Sam Trowsdale, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing, and Pathogen Hunters Research Team (2024) Increased fecal shedding in SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 compared to other omicron variants. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(6), e348-e350. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00155-5.

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  • Suparinthon Anupong, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Natharin Ngamwongsatit, Vishnu Nayak Badavath, Wanwara Thuptimdang, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Asuka Nanbo, Kenji Shibuya, Rosalyn Kupwiwat, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Charin Modchang, and Dhammika Leshan Wannigama (2024) Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission. iScience, 27(3), 109043. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109043.

2023

  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Ratana Tacharoenmuang, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing, and Pathogen Hunters Research Team (2023) Tracing the new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86 in the community through wastewater surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 23(11), e464-e466. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00620-5.

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  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Asuka Nanbo, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Stephen M. Stick, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Richard Siow, Kenji Shibuya, Alexander D. McLellan, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, and Parichart Hongsing (2023) Tracing the transmission of mpox through wastewater surveillance in Southeast Asia. Journal of Travel Medicine, 30(5), taad096. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad096.

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  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Nattiya Hirankarn, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Shuichi Abe, Alexander D. McLellan, and Hitoshi Ishikawa (2023) COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities. iScience, 26(7), 107019. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107019.

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  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad, S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Naris Kueakulpattana, Chanikan Tanasatitchai, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puei Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Nattiya Hirankarn, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Alexander D. McLellan, and Shuichi Abe (2023) Multiple traces of monkeypox detected in wastewater from a densely populated metropolitan area, first report from Asia. Science of the Total Environment, 858(1), 159816. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159816.

2022

  • Masashi Kuroda, Kazunari Sei, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Michihiko Ike (2022) Draft genome sequence of Stutzerimonas stutzeri NT-I, which reduces selenium oxyanions into elemental selenium and volatile selenium species. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(12), e01016-22. DOI: 10.1128/mra.01016-22.

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  • Mohan Amarasiri, Tsubasa Takezawa, Bikash Malla, Takashi Furukawa, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in drinking and environmental water sources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 894014. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.894014.

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  • Takashi Furukawa, Tohru Mekata, Mohan Amarasiri, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Concentration and reduction efficiency of vancomycin-resistant heterotrophic bacteria and vanA and vanB genes in each wastewater treatment unit processes. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 30, 340-347. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2022.07.008.

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  • Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Niva Sthapit, Samendra P. Sherchan, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2022) Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Challenges, 7, 100527. DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2022.100527.

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  • Takashi Furukawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Takahisa Ueno, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Summary and perspectives on current disinfection technologies in reducing antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 58(1), 9-24. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.58.9. [Invited Paper]

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  • Takashi Furukawa, Takahisa Ueno, Mina Matsumura, Mohan Amarasiri, and Kazunari Sei (2022) Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in sewage by applying pulsed electric fields. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, 127382. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127382.

2021

  • Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Niva Sthapit, Sunayana Raya, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2021) Release of antibiotic-resistance genes from hospitals and a wastewater treatment plant in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water, 13(19), 2733. DOI: 10.3390/w13192733.

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  • Mohan Amarasiri, Takashi Furukawa, Fumiyuki Nakajima, and Kazunari Sei (2021) Pathogens and disease vectors/hosts monitoring in aquatic environments: Potential of using eDNA/eRNA based approach. Science of the Total Environment, 796, 148810. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148810.

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  • Shotaro Maehana, Ryotaro Eda, Aki Hirabayashi, Nagi Niida, Masaki Nakamura, Takashi Furukawa, Shinsuke Ikeda, Fumiaki Kojima, Kouji Sakai, Kazunari Sei, Hidero Kitasato, and Masato Suzuki (2021) Natural factories that manufacture antimicrobial resistance genes: quadruple blaGES-carrying plasmids in Aeromonas and Pseudomonas species. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 57(5), 106327. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106327.

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  • Ryotaro Eda, Shotaro Maehana, Aki Hirabayashi, Masaki Nakamura, Takashi Furukawa, Shinsuke Ideda, Kouji Sakai, Fumiaki Kojima, Kazunari Sei, Masato Suzuki, and Hidero Kitasato (2021) Complete genome sequencing and comparative plasmid analysis of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital sewage water in Japan. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 24, 180-182. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.12.007.

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2020

  • Daisuke Inoue, Jing Yang, Masaki Takaoka, Kazunari Sei, and Tomonori Ishigaki (2020) DNA-based evaluation of biological mercury methylation potential in waste landfill. Global Environmental Research, 24(1), 19-25. PDF.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Masatoshi Nakazawa, Norifumi Yamamoto, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2020) Draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus aetherivorans JCM 14343T, a bacterium capable of degrading recalcitrant non-cyclic and cyclic ethers. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(3), e01345-19. DOI: 10.1128/MRA.01345-19.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Tsubasa Tsunoda, Kazuko Sawada, Norifumi Yamamoto, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2020) Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of metals on 1,4-dioxane degradation by four different 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria. Chemosphere, 238, 124606. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124606.

2019

  • Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2019) Comparison of pathogenic bacteria in water and fecal-source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using high-throughput DNA microarray. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 17(5), 13074-13081. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.17.003060.

2018

  • Norifumi Yamamoto, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yuji Saito, and Michihiko Ike (2018) Field test of on-site treatment of 1,4-dioxane-contaminated groundwater using Pseudonocardia sp. D17. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 16(6), 256-268. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.18-033.

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  • Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2018) Identification of human and animal fecal contamination in drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using host-associated Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays. Water, 10(12), 1796. DOI: 10.3390/w10121796.

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  • Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2018) Development of a quantitative PCR assay for Arcobacter spp. and its application to environmental water samples. Microbes and Environments, 33(3), 309-316. DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME18052.

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  • Bikash Malla, Rajani G. Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2018) Validation of host-specific Bacteroides quantitative PCR assays and their application to microbial source tracking of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 125(2), 609-619. DOI: 10.1111/jam.13884.

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  • Tadashi Toyama, Mari Kasuya, Tsubasa Hanaoka, Naoto Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Masaaki Morikawa, and Kazuhiro Mori (2018) Growth promotion of three microalgae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella vulgaris and Euglena gracilis, by in situ indigenous bacteria in wastewater effluent. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11, 176. DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1174-0.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Rajani G. Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei (2018) Comprehensive detection of pathogenic bacteria in jar water, community well groundwater, and environmental water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 54(2), 65-72. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.54.65.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Tsubasa Tsunoda, Norifumi Yamamoto, Michihiko Ike, and Kazunari Sei (2018) 1,4-Dioxane degradation characteristics of Rhodococcus aetherivorans JCM 14343. Biodegradation, 29(3), 301-310. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-018-9832-2.

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  • Norifumi Yamamoto, Yuji Saito, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2018) Characterization of newly isolated Pseudonocardia sp. N23 with high 1,4-dioxane-degrading ability. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 125(5), 552-558. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.12.005.

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  • Yuji Yamazaki, Yasuhide Furukawa, Kouta Tanabe, Nobuyasu Okuda, Daisuke Inoue, and Kazunari Sei (2018) Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for quantification of Dehalococcoides and its application to practical anaerobic biostimulation of groundwater contaminated with chlorinated ethenes. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research), 74(1), 16-24. DOI: 10.2208/jscejer.74.16. (In Japanese)

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Kazuko Sawada, and Kazunari Sei (2018) Polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation ability and associated microbial community in activated sludge-derived acetate-fed microbial cultures enriched under different temperature and pH conditions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 125(3), 339-345. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.09.008.

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  • Norifumi Yamamoto, Daisuke Inoue, Masashi Kuroda, Hironori Taki, Kazunari Sei, Yuji Saito, and Michihiko Ike (2018) Development of practical treatment system for 1,4-dioxane-containing industrial wastewater using Pseudonocardia sp. N23. Journal of Water and Waste, 60(2), 139-150. (In Japanese)

2017

  • Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2017) Next-generation sequencing identification of pathogenic bacterial genes and its relationship with fecal indicator bacteria in different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 278-284. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.105.

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  • Masashi Kuroda, Yuka Ogata, Tatsuya Yahara, Takashi Yokoyama, Hidehiro Ishizawa, Kazuki Takada, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2017) Draft genome sequence of Sphingobium fuliginis OMI, a bacterium that degrades alkylphenols and bisphenols. Genome Announcements, 5(47), e01323-17. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01323-17.

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  • Takashi Furukawa, Atsushi Jikumaru, Takahisa Ueno, and Kazunari Sei (2017) Inactivation effect of antibiotic-resistant genes using chlorine disinfection. Water, 9(7), 547. DOI: 10.3390/w9070547.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Jota Morohoshi, and Kazunari Sei (2017) Polyhydroxybutyrate accumulation ability and relevant microbial populations in acetate-fed mixed microbial cultures enriched from activated sludge under different temperature conditions. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 53(2), 57-67. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.53.57.

2016

  • Daisuke Inoue, Tsubasa Tsunoda, Kazuko Sawada, Norifumi Yamamoto, Yuji Saito, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) 1,4-Dioxane degradation potential of members of the genera Pseudonocardia and Rhodococcus. Biodegradation, 27(4), 277-286. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-016-9772-7.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Kazuko Sawada, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Detection of retinoic acid receptor antagonist contamination inthe aquatic environment of the Kinki region of Japan. Water Research, 103, 58-65. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.012.

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  • Junqin Pang, Masami Matsuda, Masashi Kuroda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Characterization of the genes involved in the nitrogen cycling in WWTPs using DNA microarray and MPN-PCR. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 10(4), 7. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-016-0846-x.

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  • Kazuichi Isaka, Makiko Udagawa, Yuya Kimura, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Biological 1,4-dioxane wastewater treatment by immobilized Pseudonocardia sp. D17 on lower 1,4-dioxane concentration. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 14(4), 289-301. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.15-084.

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  • Kurumi Hashimoto, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kazuki Takada, Hiroshi Hamada, Kousuke Sakai, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Kyoko Yamashita, Koji Tsuji, Toshikazu Hashimoto, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Changes in bacterial community structure in a full-scale membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 122(1), 97-104. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.12.016.

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  • Kazuichi Isaka, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Pilot test of biological removal of 1,4-dioxane from a chemical factory wastewater by gel carrier entrapping Afipia sp. strain D1. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 304, 251-258. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.10.066.

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  • Tadashi Toyama, Yoshiko Nishimura, Yuka Ogata, Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Effects of planting Phragmites australis on nitrogen removal, microbial nitrogen cycling, and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying microorganisms in sediments. Environmental Technology, 37(4), 478-485. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1074156.

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  • Kazuichi Isaka, Makiko Udagawa, Yuya Kimura, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2016) Biological wastewater treatment of 1,4-dioxane using polyethylene glycol gel carriers entrapping Afipia sp. D1. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 121(2), 203-208. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.06.006.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Takahiro Uchida, Jota Morohoshi, and Kazunari Sei (2016) Polyhydroxyalkanoate production potential of heterotrophic bacteria in activated sludge. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 121(1), 47-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.04.022.

2015

  • Kazuichi Isaka, Makiko Udagawa, Yuya Kimura, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2015) Effects of gel-immobilization conditions of 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium, Pseudonocardia sp. strain D17, and storage on the treatment performance. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 51(4), 83-93. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.51.83. (In Japanese)

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  • Yuka Ogata, Shohei Goda, Tadashi Toyama, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2015) Degradation pathway of bisphenol S by Sphingobium fuliginis OMI and removal properties of  metabolites by activated sludge. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 38(5), 139-147. DOI: 10.2965/jswe.38.139. (In Japanese)

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  • Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Sadhana Shrestha, Hayato Yoshinaga, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto (2015) Detection of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, fecal indicaotr bacteria, and total bacteria in commercial jar water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine, 37(2), 10-15. PDF. 

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Kazuko Sawada, Satoshi Shikama, Kazunari Sei, and Taku Fujiwara (2015) RNA recovery method suitable for analysis of microbial communities in cattle manure composting samples. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 51(1), 1-9. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.51.1.

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  • Masashi Kuroda, Hiroyuki Ayano, Kazunari Sei, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Michihiko Ike (2015) Draft genome sequence of Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1T, a promising agent for bioremediation of environments contaminated with selenium and arsenic. Genome Announcements, 3(1), e01466-14. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01466-14.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Takuji Hinoura, Noriko Suzuki, Junqin Pang, Rabin Malla, Sadhana Shrestha, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Hiroaki Matsuzawa, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Michihiko Ike, Kei Nishida, and Kazunari Sei (2015) High-throughput DNA microarray detection of pathogenic bacteria in shallow well groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Current Microbiology, 70(1), 43-50. DOI: 10.1007/s00284-014-0681-x.

2014

  • Yuichiro Takai, Daisuke Mishima, Masanori Kuniki, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2014) Evaluating Wolffia arrhiza as an ethanol production feedstock. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 50(4), 133-140. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.50.133.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Junqin Pang, Masami Matsuda, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, and Michihiko Ike (2014) Development of a whole community genome amplification-assisted DNA microarray method to detect functional genes involved in the nitrogen cycle. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 30(11), 2907-2915. DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1718-9.

2013

  • Kazunari Sei, Keiko Miyagaki, Takashi Kakinoki, Kunihiro Fukugasako, Daisuke Inoue, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains which have high ability to degrade 1,4-dioxane as a sole carbon and energy source. Biodegradation, 24(5), 665-674. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9614-1.

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  • Satoshi Soda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Michihiko Ike, Masanori Fujita, and Kazuo Okamura (2013) Changes of carbon utilization profiles of miroorganisms in bioremediation of oil-contaminated soils. Journal of Environmental Conservation Engineering, 42(8), 479-488. DOI: 10.5956/jriet.42.479. (In Japanese)

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Kazuko Sawada, Yuichiro Wada, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Removal characteristics of retinoic acids and 4-oxo-retinoic acids in wastewater by activated sludge treatment. Water Science and Technology, 67(12), 2868-2874. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.214.

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  • Hirofumi Tsutsui, Yasutaka Anami, Masami Matsuda, Kurumi Hashimoto, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Plasmid-mediated bioaugmentation of sequencing batch reactors for enhancement of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid removal in wastewater using plasmid pJP4. Biodegradation, 24(3), 343-352. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9591-4.

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  • Yuka Ogata, Tadashi Toyama, Ning Yu, Xuan Wang, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Occurrence of 4-tert-butylphenol (4-t-BP) degradation in an aquatic sample caused by the presence of Spirodela polyrrhiza and isolation of a 4-t-BP-utilizing bacterium. Biodegradation, 24(2), 191-202. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9570-9.

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  • Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Monitoring the fates of retinoic acids and 4-oxo-retinoic acids in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 36(2), 57-65. DOI: 10.2965/jswe.36.57. (In Japanese)

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  • Tsubasa Kagami, Takanobu Narita, Masashi Kuroda, Emi Notaguchi, Mitsuo Yamashita, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Effective selenium volatilization under aerobic conditions and recovery from the aqueous phase by Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. Water Research, 47(3), 1361-1368. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.001.

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  • Kazunari Sei, Masao Oyama, Takashi Kakinoki, Daisuke Inoue, and Michihiko Ike (2013) Isolation and characterization of tetrahydrofuran-degrading bacteria for 1,4-dioxane-containing wastewater treatment by co-metabolic degradation. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 11(1), 11-19. DOI: 10.2965/jwet.2013.11.

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  • Yuka Ogata, Shohei Goda, Tadashi Toyama, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2013) The 4-tert-butylphenol-utilizing bacterium Sphingobium fuliginis OMI can degrade bisphenols via phenolic ring hydroxylation and meta-cleavage pathway. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(2), 1017-1023. DOI: 10.1021/es303726h.

2012

  • Le Ai Nguyen, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Arsenic adsorption characteristics of biogenic iron oxides in comparison to chemogenic iron oxides. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 48(4), 145-156. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.48.145.

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  • Satoshi Soda, Yasutaka Anami, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kurumi Hashimoto, Masami Matsuda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Enhancement of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid removal by gene bioaugmentation of activated sludge. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research), 68(7), III_369-III_377. DOI: 10.2208/jscejer.68.III_369. (In Japanese)

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  • Le Ai Nguyen, Akiko Sato, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Bacterial community succession during the enrichment of chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria at high arsenic concentrations. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 24(12), 2133-2140. DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)61028-0.

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  • Le Ai Nguyen, Akiko Sato, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Enrichment of arsenite oxidizing bacteria under autotrophic condition and isolation and characterization of facultative chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria for removal of arsenic from groundwater. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 12(5), 707-714. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2012.045.

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  • Satoshi Soda, Hisamitsu Takahashi, Tsubasa Kagami, Masaki Miyake, Emi Notaguchi, Kazunari Sei, Nobuo Iwasaki, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Biotreatment of selenium refinery wastewater using pilot-scale granular sludge and swim-bed bioreactors augmented with a selenium-reducing bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, 48(2), 63-71. DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.48.63.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Yuji Yamazaki, Hirofumi Tsutsui, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Masanori Fujita, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Impacts of gene bioaugmentation with pJP4-harboring bacteria of 2,4-D-contaminated soil slurry on the indigenous microbial community. Biodegradation, 23(2), 263-276. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-011-9505-x.

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  • Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kei Nishida, Takashi Nakamura, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kazuhiro Mori, Yasushi Sakamoto, and Futaba Kazama (2012) Characterization of microbial communities distributed in the groundwater pumped from deep tube wells in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Journal of Water and Health, 10(1), 170-180. DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.086.

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  • Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Yuichiro Wada, Kazunari Sei, Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, and Michihiko Ike (2012) Detection of retinoic acid receptor agonistic activity and identification of causative compounds in municipal wastewater treatment plants in Japan. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(2), 307-315. DOI: 10.1002/etc.741.

2011

  • Masashi Kuroda, Emi Notaguchi, Akiko Sato, Masaya Yoshioka, Ai Hasegawa, Tsubasa Kagami, Takanobu Narita, Mitsuo Yamashita, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, and Ike, M (2011) Characterization of a bacterial strain capable of removing soluble selenium from the aqueous phase under aerobic conditions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 112(3), 259-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.05.012.

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  • Tadashi Toyama, Manabu Murashita, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Shintaro Kikuchi, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Michihiko Ike, and Kazuhiro Mori. (2011) Acceleration of nonylphenol and 4-tert-octylphenol degradation in sediment by Phragmites australis and associated rhizosphere bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(15), 6524-6530. DOI: 10.1021/es201061a.

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  • Masashi Kuroda, Mitsuo Yamashita, Emiko MIwa, Kanako Imao, Noriyuki Fujimoto, Hisayo Ono, Kouta Nagano, Kazunari Sei, and Michihiko Ike (2011) Molecular cloning and characterization of the srdBCA operon encoding the respiratory selenate reductase complex from the selenate-reducing bacterium, Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1. Journal of Bacteriology, 193(9), 2141-2148.  DOI: 10.1128/JB.01197-10.

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  • Tadashi Toyama, Tetsuya Furukawa, Noritaka Maeda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Shintaro Kikuchi, and Michihiko Ike (2011) Accelerated biodegradation of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in Phragmites australis rhizosphere by rhizosphere bacteria-root exudates interactions. Water Research, 45(4), 1629-1638. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.11.044.

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  • Daisuke Inoue, Koki Nakama, Kazuko Sawada, Taro Watanabe, Hisae Matsui, Kazunari Sei, Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, and Michihiko Ike (2011) Screening of agonistic activities against four nuclear receptors in wastewater treatment plants in Japan using a yeast two-hybrid assay. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 23(1), 125-132. DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60383-X.

International Conference Presentations

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2024

  • Sei, K. (2024) Environmental monitoring for prevention of infectious diseases. International Research Conference on The Open University of Sri Lanka (IRC-OUSL2024). (7-8 November, 2024, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka / Online Hybrid) [Invited Lecture/Keynote Lecture]

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  • Sei, K. (2024) Wastewater and environmental water monitoring for prevention of infectious diseases. 16th Joint Kitasato-Koch-Symposium. (10-12 September, 2024, Berlin, Germany) [Invited Lecture]

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  • Kanazashi, M., Hoshiko, Y., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2024) Profiles of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the influent and the effluent of wastewater treatment plants in Kanagawa, Japan. The 16th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 16th AETEE). (26-28 August, 2024, Busan, South Korea)

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  • Kambara, S., Hoshiko, Y., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Nakajima, F., Yaguchi, N., and Sei, K. (2024) Monitoring rodents in urban environment by environmental DNA analysis. The 16th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 16th AETEE). (26-28 August, 2024, Busan, South Korea)

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  • Misawa, K., Yamamoto, T., Amarasiri, M., Hoshiko, Y., Furukawa, T., Maehana, S., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2024) Estimation of the presence of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants and hospital wastewater using class 1 integrons. The 16th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 16th AETEE). (26-28 August, 2024, Busan, South Korea)

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  • ​Kanazashi, M., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2024) Surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the wastewater treatment plants in Japan. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2024. (11-15 August, 2024, Toronto, Canada)

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  • Kambara, S., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Nakajima, F., Yaguchi, N., and Sei, K. (2024) Environmental DNA analysis for the rodents monitoring in the urban drains and environmental samples. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2024. (11-15 August, 2024, Toronto, Canada)

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  • Kanazashi, M., Amarasiri, M., Maehana, S., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2024) Comparative study on the characteristics of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the wastewater treatment plants in Kanagawa, Japan. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2024 (WET2024), 2A-04. (20-21 July, 2024, Okayama, Japan)

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  • Kambara, S., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Nakajima, F., Yaguchi, N., and Sei, K. (2024) Establishment of a method for the detection of rodents by environmental DNA analysis and its application to various urban environmental samples. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2024 (WET2024), 4B-09. (20-21 July, 2024, Okayama, Japan)

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  • Misawa, K., Yamamoto, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Maehana, S., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2024) Dynamics of class 1 integrons in wastewater treatment plants for the evaluation of the proliferation and occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2024 (WET2024), 4C-12. (20-21 July, 2024, Okayama, Japan)
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  • ​Furukawa, T., Ueno, T., Moroishi, S., Kinoshita, K., Amarasiri, M., and Sei, K. (2024) Inactivation of bio-aerosolized viruses by applying pulsed electric field. 8th International Society for Food and Environmental Virology Conference (8th ISFEV Conference). (9-14 June, 2024, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Priyadarshani, E. A. C., Ogino, M., Amarasiri, M., Kamei, T., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2024) Surveillance on dynamic patterns of antibiotic resistant bacteria and multi-drug resistance in Sagami River, Japan. Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance Conference 2024 (EDAR7). (26-31 May, 2024, Montreal, Canada)

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  • Misawa, K., Yamamoto, T., Amarasiri, M., Maehana, S., Furukawa, T., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2024) Dynamics of class 1 integrons in wastewater treatment plants and hospital wastewater. Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance Conference 2024 (EDAR7). (26-31 May, 2024, Montreal, Canada)

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  • Koyama, M., Niida, N., Eda, R., Suzuki, M., Izawa, H., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Sei, K., Kubo, M., and Maehana, S. (2024) Analysis of antimicrobial resistance genes and plasmid transmissibility in Aeromonas spp. carrying blaIMP-1 isolated from hospital wastewater. Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance Conference 2024 (EDAR7). (26-31 May, 2024, Montreal, Canada)​

2023

  • Moroishi, S., Furukawa, T., Ueno, T., Amarasiri, M., and Sei, K. (2023) Recovery and inactivation of pathogenic bacteria in aerosols by applying pulsed electric field. 9th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition 2023. (22-26 October, 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

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  • Kanazashi, M., Amarasiri, M., Maehana, S., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2023) Surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the influent and effluent of two wastewater treatment plants in Kanagawa, Japan. 9th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition 2023. (22-26 October, 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

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  • Kambara, S., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Nakajima, F., and Sei, K. (2023) Establishment of a simple rodent monitoring method based on environmental DNA analysis and its application for the rodents monitoring in the drains. 9th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition 2023. (22-26 October, 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

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  • Priyadarshani, E. A. C., Ogino, M., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Kamei, T., and Sei, K. (2023) Antibiotic resistance profile and the prevalence of six major β-lactamase gene subtypes in Sagami River. The 15th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 15th AETEE), S3-1. (8-10 August, 2023, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Kanazashi, M., Amarasiri, M., Maehana, S., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2023) Surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the wastewater treatment plants in Kanagawa, Japan. The 15th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 15th AETEE), S3-2. (8-10 August, 2023, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Kambara, S., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Nakajima, F., and Sei, K. (2023) Establishment of a simple rodent monitoring method based on environmental DNA analysis and Its application for the rodents monitoring in the drains. The 15th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 15th AETEE), S5-1. (8-10 August, 2023, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Moroishi, S., Kinoshita, K., Furukawa, T., Ueno, T., Amarasiri, M., and Sei, K. (2023) Verification of inactivation effect of aerosol-infectious virus by pulsed electric field application technology. The 15th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 15th AETEE), S5-4. (8-10 August, 2023, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Kanazashi, M., Amarasiri, M., Maehana, S., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2023) Surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the wastewater treatment plants in Kanagawa, Japan. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2023 (WET2023), 1B-2-b. (8-9 July, 2023, Online)

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  • Kambara, S., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Nakajima, F., and Sei, K. (2023) Establishment of a rodent detection system by Environmental DNA analysis and its application to the urban drains. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2023 (WET2023), 2B-4-d. (8-9 July, 2023, Online)

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  • Priyadarshani, E. A. C., Ogino, M., Amarasiri, M., Kamei, T., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2023) Investigation of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and their resistance profiles in Sagami River basin. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2023 (WET2023), 3B-4-b. (8-9 July, 2023, Online)​

2022

  • Ogino, M., Kanazashi, M., Kambara, S., Kamei, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2022) Identification of possible origins of ARB in river environments. 6th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance (EDAR6). (22-27 September, 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden)

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  • Kobayashi, H., Amarasiri, M., Ampo, R., Furukawa, T., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2022) Disinfection of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA). International Water Association World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 (IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022). (11-15 September, 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark)

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  • Takezawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Malla, B., Sherchand, J. B., Haramoto, E., and Sei, K. (2022) Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking and environmental water sources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. International Water Association World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 (IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022). (11-15 September, 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark)

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  • Moroishi, S., Furukawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Ueno, T., and Sei, K. (2022) Capture and inactivation of fecal indicator bacteria in aerosols by applying pulsed electric field. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2022 (WET2022). (9-10 July, 2022, Online)

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  • Kamei, T., Rujakom, S., Tanaka, Y., Furukawa, T., Sei, K., and Kazama, F. (2022) Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in the hydrogenotrophic denitrification reactor: effect of phosphorus concentration on sludge PHA content. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2022 (WET2022). (9-10 July, 2022, Online)

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  • Takezawa, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Malla, B., Haramoto, E., and Sei, K. (2022) Investigation of antibiotic resistance genes in river water and household water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2022 (WET2022). (9-10 July, 2022, Online)

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  • Ogino, M., Kanazashi, M., Kambara, S., Kamei, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2022) Abundance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and their resistance profiles in Sagami river basin. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2022 (WET2022). (9-10 July, 2022, Online)

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  • Kobayashi, H., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2022) Disinfection of extracellular antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs) using free chlorine (Cl), peracetic acid (PAA), and performed acid (PFA). Water and Environment Technology Conference 2022 (WET2022). (9-10 July, 2022, Online)

2021

  • Yonemoto, J., Ogino, M., Niida, N., Eda, R., Maehana, S., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Kitasato, H., and Sei, K. (2021) Abundance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and their antimicrobial resistant profiles in hospital sewage. The 13th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 13th AETEE). (13 August, 2021, Online, hosted by Pusan National University, Korea)

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  • Ogino, M., Kobayashi, Y., Yonemoto, J., Kamei, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2021) Abundance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and their resistance profiles in Sagami River basin. The 13th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 13th AETEE). (13 August, 2021, Online, hosted by Pusan National University, Korea)

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  • Kobayashi, H., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2021) Inactivation efficiency assessment of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) existing as extracellular DNA using simple disinfection methods. The 13th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (The 13th AETEE). (13 August, 2021, Online, hosted by Pusan National University, Korea)

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  • Yonemoto, J., Ogino, M., Niida, N., Eda, R., Maehana, S., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Kitasato, H., and Sei, K. (2021) Abundance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and their antimicrobial resistant profiles in hospital sewage. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2021 (WET2021). (11-12 August, 2021, Online) 

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  • Ogino, M., Kobayashi, Y., Yonemoto, J., Kamei, T., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., and Sei, K. (2021) Abundance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and their resistance profiles in Sagami River basin. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2021 (WET2021). (11-12 August, 2021, Online)

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  • Kobayashi, H., Amarasiri, M., Furukawa, T., Sano, D., and Sei, K. (2021) Inactivation efficiency assessment of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) existing as extracellular DNA using simple disinfection methods. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2021 (WET2021). (11-12 August, 2021, Online)​

2020

  • Itakura, A., Nakajima, F., Tobino, T., and Sei, K. (2020) Evaluation of recovery rate of rodent excrement-derived DNA from simulated urban runoff water. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2020 (WET2020-online). (7-8 November, 2020, Online)

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  • Ishigaki, T., Sei, K., Inoue, D., and Yamada, M. (2020) Presence of genes relating to mercury methylation in old waste landfillds in Japan. The 6th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCs). (16-18 March, 2020, Paper Presentation)​

2019

  • Sei, K. (2019) Environmental DNA (eDNA) approach to predict the existence of parasites and their vectors - In case of schistosomiasis -. International Symposium on Aquatic Metagenomics 2019. (23-24 November, 2019, Tokyo, Japan)  [Invited Lecture]

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  • Kamei, T., Nakano, M., Shinoda, K., Furukawa, T., Sei, K., and Kazama, F. (2019) Nitrite accumulation on hydrogen gas oxidizing denitrification for coupling denitrification with anaerobic ammonium oxidation: effect of hydrogen gas flow rate. 4th International Anammox Symposium : IANAS2019. (13-14 November, 2019, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Furukawa, T., Matsumura, M., Ueno, T., and Sei, K. (2019) A study on inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes by applying pulsed electric field. 8th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (31 October - 2 November, 2019, Hong Kong)

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  • Sei, K. (2019) Application of environmental DNA (eDNA) to predict the existence of vectors and pathogens of schistosomiasis. Joint Symposium Institut Pasteur and The Kitasato Institute Kitasato University. (2 October, 2019, Tokyo, Japan) [Invited Lecture]

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  • Furukawa, T., Kamei, T., Tsubokawa, D., Hatta, T., Tsuji, N., and Sei, K. (2019) Development the simple, specific and sensitive method to detect Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate host snail of Schistosoma mansoni, by applying environmental DNA approach. International Water Association 20th Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro2019). (15-20 September, 2019, Vienna, Austria)

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  • Thakali, O., Tandukar, S., Raya, S., Sherchand, J. B., Furukawa, T., Sei, K., and Haramoto, E. (2019) Abundance and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from hospital wastewater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019 (WET2019). (13-14 July, 2019, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., , Tanaka, Y., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2019) Quantification of Arcobacter and its virulence genes in environmental water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019 (WET2019). (13-14 July, 2019, Osaka, Japan)

2018

  • Sei, K., Furukawa, T., Tsubokawa, D., Hatta, T., and Tsuji, N. (2018) Environmental DNA approach to predict the existence of vectors in the aquatic environment: Concept of the application to detect Schistosoma mansoni and its intermediate snail host, Biomphalaria glabrata, from the aquatic environment in Ghana. The 3rd International Symposium: Promotion of Infectious Diseases Research Cooperation between Africa and Japan toward Science, Technology and Innovation. (15-16 November, 2018, Accra, Ghana) [Invited Lecture]

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  • Tsuji, N., Dadzie, S. K., Hatta, T., Iwatsuki, M., Ikadai, H., Sei, K., Sunazuka, T., Kitasato, H., Anang, A. K., and Ōmura, S. (2018) International exchange program between KITASATO and NOGUCHI, and perspective for successful collaboration. The 3rd International Symposium: Promotion of Infectious Diseases Research Cooperation between Africa and Japan toward Science, Technology and Innovation. (15-16 November, 2018, Accra, Ghana) [Invited Lecture]

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Tanaka, Y., Malla, B., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2018) Characterization of bacterial community in fecal-source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using next-generation sequencing. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018. (16-21 September, 2018, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Sawada, K., Inoue, D., Nakanishi, T., Ike, M., and Sei, K. (2018) Detection of retinoic acid receptor antagonistic activities in Sagami River in Japan using a yeast two-hybrid assay. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018. (16-21 September, 2018, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Sawada, K., Inoue, D., Yoshinaga, H., Malla, B., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Tanaka, Y., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2018) Identification of pathogenic bacteria in water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using DNA microarray analysis. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018 (WET2018). (14-15 July, 2018, Matsuyama, Japan)

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  • Yamamoto, N., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Saito, Y., and Ike, M. (2018) Field test of on-site treatment of 1,4-dioxane-contaminated groundwater by bioreactor using Pseudonocardia sp. D17. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018 (WET2018). (14-15 July, 2018, Matsuyama, Japan)

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  • Malla, B., Shrestha, R. G., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Tanaka, Y., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2018) Detection of pathogenic viruses and fecal-source markers in tanker water and its source in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ASM Microbe 2018. (7-11 June, 2018, Atlanta, GA, USA)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Tanaka, Y., Malla, B., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2018) Characterization of bacterial community and detection of 16S rRNA and ciaB genes of Arcobacter spp. in different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. International Conference on "Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership" (10-12 April, 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal)

2017

  • Inoue, D., Tsunoda, T., Yamamoto, N., Ike, M., and Sei, K. (2017) 1,4-Dioxane degradation characteristics of Rhodococcus aetherivorans JCM14343. The 10th International Conference in Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE-2017). (11-15 November, 2017, Kunming, P. R. China)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Tanaka, Y., Malla, B., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2017) Quantitative PCR detection of 16S rRNA and ciaB genes of Arcobacter spp. in human and animal fecal source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 5th International Young Researchers’ Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. (27-28 October, 2017, Kuantan, Malaysia)

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  • Inoue, D., Yoshinaga, H., Malla, B., Shrestha, R. G., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Tanaka, Y., Sherchand, J. B., Haramoto, E., and Sei, K. (2017) Comprehensive detection of pathogenic bacteria in jar water, community well groundwater, and environmental water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The 7th IWA-ASPIRE Conference 2017 & Water Malaysia Exhibition 2017. (11-14 September, 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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  • Malla, B., Shrestha, R. G., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Tanaka, Y., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2017) Microbial source tracking of alternative drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017 (WET2017). (22-23 July, 2017, Sapporo, Japan)

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  • Inoue, D., Otsuru, T., and Sei, K. (2017) Polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation abilities of Thauera and Zoogloea strains. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017 (WET2017). (22-23 July, 2017, Sapporo, Japan)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Sawada, K., Inoue, D., Malla, B., Tandukar, S., Bhandari, D., Tanaka, Y., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2017) Identification of pathogenic bacteria in fecal samples using DNA microarray analysis. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017 (WET2017). (22-23 July, 2017, Sapporo, Japan)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Tanaka, Y., Malla, B., Bhandari, D., Tandukar, S., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2017) Development of a quantitative PCR assay for 16S rRNA gene of Arcobacter spp. and its application to different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ASM Microbe 2017. (1-5 June, 2017, New Orleans, LA, USA)

2016

  • Inoue, D., Hama, Y., Akiba, E., Nakazawa, N., Funagira, M., and Sei, K. (2016) Isolation and characterization of novel grease-degrading microorganisms for efficient grease removal in wastewater. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2016. (9-14 October, 2016, Brisbane, Australia)

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  • Sei, K., Tachihara, K., Inoue, D., and Ishigaki, T. (2016) Detection of the mercury methylation-related gene hgcAB in the core samples from the waste landfill sites in Japan. 9th International Conference on: Combustion, Incineration/Pyrolysis, Emission and Climate Change (9th i-CIPEC 2016). (20-23 September, 2016, Kyoto, Japan)

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  • Sawada, K., Yamato, R., Inoue, D., Morikawa, M., and Sei, K. (2016) Analysis of microbial community enriched in the rhizosphere of Spirodela polyrrhiza and Lemna minor cultivated in river water. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016 (WET2016). (27-28 August, 2016, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Malla, B., Shrestha, R. G., Bhandari, D., Tandukar, S., Moriyama, H., Sugaya, R., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Tanaka, Y., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2016) Validation of host-associated Bacteroidales genetic markers and fecal pollution tracking of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016 (WET2016). (27-28 August, 2016, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Shrestha, R. G., Tanaka, Y., Malla, B., Bhandari, D., Tandukar, S., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2016) Characterization of bacterial community by next generation sequencing in different sources of water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016 (WET2016). (27-28 August, 2016, Tokyo, Japan)

2015

  • Pang, J., Matsuda, M., Kuroda, M., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Nishida, K., and Ike, M. (2015) Characterization of the genes involved in the nitrogen cycle in WWTPs using DNA microarray and MPN-PCR. The 6th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition. (20-24 September, 2015, Beijing, P. R. China)

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  • Sawada, K., Inoue, D., Hiromori, Y., Nagase, H., Nakanishi, T., Ike, M., and Sei, K. (2015) Detection of retinoic acid receptor and retinoid X receptor agonistic activities in river water in Japan using yeast two-hybrid assay. The 6th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition. (20-24 September, 2015, Beijing, P. R. China)

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  • Inoue, D., Suzuki, Y., Morohoshi, J., and Sei, K. (2015) PHA accumulation ability and relevant microbial populations of enrichment cultures constructed from activated sludge under two different temperature conditions. The 6th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition. (20-24 September, 2015, Beijing, P. R. China)

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  • Tsunoda, T., Inoue, D., Sawada, K., Ike, M., and Sei, K. (2015) Evaluation of the 1,4-dioxane degradation potential of Pseudonocardia spp. and Rhodococcus spp. International Anammox Symposium (IANAS2015). (7-9 August, 2015, Dalian, P. R. China)

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  • Malla, B., Ghaju, R., Bhandari, D., Tandukar, S., Shrestha, S., Yoshinaga, H., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Nishida, K., Tanaka, Y., Sherchand, J. B., and Haramoto, E. (2015) Microbial analysis of jar water and community wells in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015 (WET2015). (5-6 August, 2015, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Yoshinaga, H., Inoue, D., Malla, B., Ghaju, R., Bhandari, D., Tandukar, S., Tanaka, Y., Sherchand, J. B., Haramoto, E., and Sei, K. (2015) Comprehensive analysis of pathogenic bacteria occurred in jar water, community well groundwater and river water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015 (WET2015). (5-6 August, 2015, Tokyo, Japan)

2014

  • Toyama, T., Nishimura, Y., Ogata, Y., Sei, K., Mori, K., and Ike, M. (2014) Effects of common reed (Phragmites australis) on nitrogen removal and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying microorganisms in freshwater sediment. 9th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries (AGRO’2014). (24-26 November, 2014, Kochi, Japan)

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  • Sei, K., Fukasawa, M., Kubo, K., Akaike, S., Saitoh, R., Inoue, D., and Morikawa, M. (2014) Gene expression analysis of Sphingobium fuliginis OMI, isolated from the rhizosphere of Spirodela polyrrhiza, for the elucidation of symbiotic mechanism. 9th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries (AGRO’2014). (24-26 November, 2014, Kochi, Japan)

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  • Inoue, D., Sawada, K., Shikama, S., Sei, K., and Fujiwara, T. (2014) Establishment of RNA recovery method suitable for analyzing active microbial populations in cattle manure composting samples. 9th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries (AGRO’2014). (24-26 November, 2014, Kochi, Japan)

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  • Sawada, K. Inoue, D., Tsunoda, T., Aoki, Y., Kuroda, M., Ike, M., and Sei, K. (2014) Identification of 1,4-dioxane degradation genes of Pseudonocardia sp. D17 by microarray expression analysis. 9th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries (AGRO’2014). (24-26 November, 2014, Kochi, Japan)

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  • Inoue, D., Suzuki, Y., Uchida, T., Morohoshi, J., and Sei, K. (2014) Polyhydroxyalkanoate production potential of activated sludge bacteria. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition 2014. (21-26 September, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal)

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  • Sawada, K., Inoue, D., Tsunoda, T., Morita, M., Ike, M., and Sei, K. (2014) Evaluation of the 1,4-dioxane biodegradation potential of Pseudonocardia spp. and Rhodococcus spp. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2014 (WET2014). (28-29 June, 2014, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Inoue, D., Suzuki, Y., Morohoshi, J., and Sei, K. (2014) Effect of temperature on enrichment of polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulating organisms in sequencing batch reactors fed with acetate. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2014 (WET2014). (28-29 June, 2014, Tokyo, Japan)

2013

  • Kuroda, M., Miwa, E., Sei, K., Yamashita, M., and Ike, M. (2013) Selenate-reduction mechanism in Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I, a promising biocatalyst for selenium removal and selenium recovery from contaminated water. IWA Metals in Water-Health Protection and Sustainable Through Technical Innovation 2013. (6-9 November, 2013, Shanghai, P. R. China)

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  • Sei, K., Hinoura, T., Miyauchi, K., Chapagain, S. K., Matsuzawa, H., Nakamura, T., Tanaka, Y., Inoue, D., and Nishida, K. (2013) DNA microarray analysis of bacterial pathogens in shallow well groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. IWA The 17th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro2013). (15-20 September, 2013, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil)

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  • Isaka, K., Udagawa, M., Kimura, Y., Sei, K., and Ike, M. (2013) Biological 1,4-dioxane wastewater treatment using polyethylene glycol gel carriers entrapping Afipia sp. D1. The 5th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (8-12 September, 2013, Daejeon, Korea)

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  • Hashimoto, K., Tsutsui, H., Hamada, H., Sakai, K., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Soda, S., Yamashita, K., Tsuji, K., Hashimoto, T., and Ike, M. (2013) Changes of bacterial community structure in a full-scale membrane bioreactor. The 5th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (8-12 September, 2013, Daejeon, Korea)

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  • Inoue, D., Pang, J., Matsuda, M., Sei, K., Nishida, K., and Ike, M. (2013) Development of a whole genome amplification-assisted DNA microarray analysis for simultaneous detection of nitrogen cycling genes in the environment. The 3rd International Conference on Nitrification (ICoN3). (2-5 September, 2013, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Morikawa, M., Sugawara, M., Miwa, K., Makino, A., Tamaki, H., Kamagata, Y., Toyama, T., Tanaka, Y., Mori, K., Ionue, D., Sei, K., Kuroda, M., and Ike, M. (2013) Development of multifunctional vegetation bioprocess by utilizing symbiotic microorganisms in the rhizosphere. The Second International Conference on Duckweed Research and Application. (21-24 August, 2013, New Brunswick, NJ, USA)

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  • Inoue, D., Suzuki, Y., and Sei, K. (2013) Polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing potential of cultivable bacteria in a lab-scale activated sludge reactor. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2013 (WET2013). (15-16 June, 2013, Tokyo, Japan)

2012

  • Inoue, D., Suzuki, N., Hinoura, T., Miyauchi, K., Pang, J., Chapagain, K. S., Matsuzawa, H., Tanaka, Y., Ike, M., Nishida, K., and Sei, K. (2012) Comprehensive detection of bacterial pathogens in the shallow well groundwater in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using a DNA microarray. The 4th IWA Asia-Pacific Young Water Professionals Conference. (7-10 December, 2012, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Sawada, K., Inoue, D., Wada, Y., Sei, K., and Ike, M. (2012) Identification and fate of major retinoic acid receptor agonists in municipal wastewater treatment plants in Japan. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Asia/Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting. (24-27 September, 2012, Kumamoto, Japan)

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  • Inoue, D., Sawada, K., Wada, Y., Sei, K., and Ike, M. (2012) Removal characteristics of retinoic acids and 4-oxo-retinoic acids in wastewater by activated sludge treatment. IWA World Water Congress 2012. (16-21 September, 2012 Busan, Korea)

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  • Inoue, D., Pang, J., Matsuda, M., Sei, K., Nishida, K., and Ike, M. (2012) Development of a DNA microarray for comprehensive detection of nitrogen cycling genes and its application for analyzing nitrogen cycling microbial community in activated sludge. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012 (WET2012). (29-30 June, 2012, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Sei, K., Oyama, M., Kakinoki, T., Inoue, D., and Ike, M. (2012) Isolation and characterization of tetrahydrofuran-degrading bacteria for 1,4-dioxane-containing wastewater treatment by co-metabolic degradation. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012 (WET2012). (29-30 June, 2012, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Shimura, S., Malla, S. S., Sakamoto, A., Nakamura, T., Tanaka, Y., Matsuzawa, H., Haramoto, E., Kondo, N., Kazama, F., Sakamoto, Y., Inoue, D., Sei, K., and Nishida, K. (2012) Analyzing faecal contamination of shallow groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012 (WET2012). (29-30 June, 2012, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Toyama, T., Nishimura, Y., Yokoyama, T., Sei, K., Tanaka, Y., Mori, K., and Ike, M. (2012) Effect of Phragmites australis rhizosphere on microbial nitrogen cycling and abundances ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying microbes in freshwater sediments. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012 (WET2012). (29-30 June, 2012, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Ochiai, S., Narita, T., Sei, K., Soda, S., Ike, M., and Yamashita, M. (2012) Recycling of selenium from K-powder using selenate reducing bacterium, Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. 6th SEATUC (South East Asia Technical University Consortium) Symposium. (6-7 March, 2012, Kmutt, Thailand)

2011

  • Takai, Y., Mishima, D., Kuniki, M., Sei, K., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) The possibility of Wollfia arrhiza as a resource for ethanol production. International Symposium on Materials Science and Innovation for Sustainable Society – Eco-Materials and Eco-Innovation for Global Sustainability- (ECO-MATES2011). (28-30 November, 2011, Osaka, Japan)

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  • Toyama, T., Sei, K., Tanaka, Y., Ike, M., and Mori, K. (2011) Accelerated degradation of nonylphenol in sediment by interactions between Phragmites australis and rhizosphere bacteria. The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (2-6 October, 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Sei, K., Miyagaki, K., Kakinoki, T., Fukugasako, K., Inoue, D., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains capable of degrading 1,4-dioxane as a sole carbon and energy source. The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (2-6 October, 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Soda, S., Takahashi, H., Kagami, T., Miyake, M., Notaguchi, E., Sei, K., Iwasaki, N., and Ike, M. (2011) Biotreatment of selenium refinery wastewater using pilot-scale UASB and swim-bed bioreactors augmented with a selenium-reducing bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (2-6 October, 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Nguyen, A. Le, Sato, A., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Enrichment, isolation and characterization of chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria for removal of arsenic from groundwater. The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (2-6 October, 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Tsutsui, H., Anami, Y., Matsuda, M., Hashimoto, K., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Plasmid-mediated bioaugmentation of sequencing batch reactors for enhancement of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid removal in wastewater using plasmid pJP4. The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (2-6 October, 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Hashimoto, K., Tsutsui, H., Inoue, D., Sei, K., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Isolation and characterization of plasmids harbored by antibiotic and metal resistant bacteria in activated sludge. The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (2-6 October, 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

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  • Toyama, T., Ogata, Y., Sei, K., Tanaka, Y., Mori, K., and Ike, M. (2011) Characterization of alkylphenol degradation and alkylphenol degradation gene cluster in Sphingobium fuliginis TIK-1. IV International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2011). (14-16 September, 2011, Torremolinos, Spain)

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  • Ogata, Y., Goda, S., Sei, K., Toyama, T., and Ike, M. (2011) Novel pathway of bisphenol-A transformation by Sphingobium fuliginis strains capable of degrading 4-tert-butylphenol. International Union of Microbiological Societies 2011 Congress (IUMS2011). (10-16 September, 2011, Sapporo, Japan)

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  • Miwa E., Kuroda, M., Notaguchi, E., Sato, A., Yoshioka, M., Hasegawa, A., Kagami, T., Sei, K., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I capable of reducing selenate/selenite into elemental selenium and volatilizing them as methylated selenium; a versatile microbial agent for biotreatment/bioremediation of selenium contamination. International Union of Microbiological Societies 2011 Congress (IUMS2011). (10-16 September, 2011, Sapporo, Japan)

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  • Nishida, K., Nakamura, T., Malla, S. S., Chapagain, S. K., Osaka, K., Tanaka, Y., Haramoto, E., Inoue, D., and Sei, K. (2011) Presence of faecal indicator bacteria in groundwaters in Kathmandu valley, Nepal. International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXV General Assembly (IUGG2011). (27 June – 8 July, Melbourne, Australia) (2011年6-7月)

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  • Sei, K., Yagi, K., Souksavart, S., Miyake, S., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Enhanced saccharification of reed by xylanase, pectinase, and tween20 with cellulase for the bioethanol production. The 8th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries (AGRO2011). (22-24 June, 2011, Cesme, Turkey)

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  • Nakagawa, Y., Takai, K., Sei, K., Soda, S., and Ike, M. (2011) Nitrogen removal by combination of anammox bacteria and heterotrophic denitrification bacteria in a batch mode. First International Anammox Symposium (IANAS2011). (19-21 May, 2011, Kumamoto, Japan)

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  • Kuroda, M., Yamashita, M., Miwa, E., Sei, K., and Ike, M. (2011) Molecular cloning and characterization of the srdBCA operon encoding the respiratory selenate reductase complex from the selenate-reducing bacterium, Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1. Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2011 (ACB-2011). (11-15 May, 2011, Shanghai, P. R. China)

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