Papers

Yoshida N (2024) A new physical phenomenon discovered when microbiology meets surrealism: the Yoshida effect has the power to fuse bacteria and nano-acicular materials. IgMin Res. 2, 683-689. IgMin ID: igmin233, DOI: 10.61927/igmin233, Available at: igmin.link/p233

Kadouchi H, Takahashi T, Yamada Y, Kiyoshi K, Yoshida N (2022) Isolation of the bacterium Duganella zoogloeoides from oligotrophic mountain spring water and characteristics of bluish-purple pigment production. Curr Trends  Microbiol, 16, 19-28.
 
Ando T, Panjuy C, Kiyoshi K, Yoshida N (2022) Autotrophic and mixotrophic growth of an ammonia gas-tolerant bacterium, Paenibacillus lentus NH33 in ammonia gas. Geol Earth Mar Sci 4:1–8, doi: 10.31038/GEMS.2022423  
 
Tada S, Itoh Y, Kiyoshi K, Yoshida N (2021) Isolation of ammonia gas-tolerant extremophilic bacteria and their application to the elimination of malodorous gas emitted from outdoor heat-treated toilets. J Biosci Bioeng 131: 509-517

Murai R, Kiyoshi K, Yoshida N (2019) Effect of target gene silencing on calcite single crystal formation by thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius NY05. Curr Microbiol 76:1298-1305

Yoshida N, Murai R, Kiyoshi K (2018) Petrified Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius colony to strontianite. Eur J Biol Res 8:1-6 
 
Yoshida N, Watanabe S, Miyamoto Y, Kiyoshi K (2017) Acid stimulus-triggered acquisition of competency in Escherichia coli. Curr Trends Microbiol 11:57-67 
 
Murai R, Yoshida N (2016) Magnesium-calcite crystal formation mediated by the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius requires calcium and endospores. Curr Microbiol 73:696-703

 Murai R, Yoshida N (2016) Effect of doping with metals, silicate, and phosphate ions on fluorescence properties and morphology of calcite single crystals synthesized in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius parent colonies. J Microb Biochem Technol 8:100-106 doi: 10.4172/1948-5948.1000270 

Mitsudome Y, Takahama M, Hirose J, Yoshida N (2014) The use of nano-sized acicular material, sliding friction, and antisense DNA oligonucleotides to silence bacterial genes. AMB Express 4:70 doi:10.1186/s13568-014-0070-7
 
Murai R, Yoshida N (2013) Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius endospores function as nuclei for formation of single calcite crystals. Appl Environ Microbiol 79:3085-3090
 
Somiya Y, Higo N, Yoshida N (2012) Combination of rolling vibration and serpentinite induces the formation fo penetration-intermediates. Geomicrobiol J 29:820-829
 
Yoshida N (2012) Bacterial mineralization and its potential for industrial applications. Curr Biotechnol 1:125-134
 
Mera A, Araki J, Ohtsuki T, Shimosaka M, Yoshida N (2011) Chitin nanowhiskers mediate transformation of Escherichia coli by exogenous plasmid DNA. J Biotechnol Biomater 1:114, doi: 10.4172/2155-952X.1000114

Yoshida N, Higashimura E, Saeki Y (2010) Catalytic biomineralization of fluorescent calcite by the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius. Appl Environ Microbiol 76:7322-7327

Yoshida N (2009) Number of plasmid transported into Escherichia coli through the Yoshida effect and predicted structure of the penetration intermediate.
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Yoshida N, Sato M (2009) Plasmid uptake by bacteria: a comparison of the methods and efficiencies. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 83:791-798
 
Yoshida N, Fujiura N (2009) Earthquakes promote bacterial genetic exchange in serpentinite crevices. Astrobiology 9:289-295

Yoshida N, Ide K (2008) Plasmid DNA is released from nanosized acicular material surface by low molecular weight oligonucleotides: exogenous plasmid acquisition mechanism for penetration intermediates based on the Yoshida effect. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 80:813-821 
 
Khan M, Yoshida N (2008) Effect of L-glutamic acid on the growth and ammonium removal from ammonium solution and natural wastewater by Chlorella vulgaris NTM06. Bioresour Technol 99:575-582

Yoshida N, Nakajima-Kambe T, Matsuki K, Shigeno T (2007) Novel plasmid transformation method mediated by chrysotile, sliding friction, and elastic body exposure. Anal Chem Insights 2:9-15

Yoshida N (2007) Discovery and Application of the Yoshida Effect: Nano-sized acicular materials enable penetration of bacterial cells by sliding friction force. Recent Pat Biotechnol 1:194-201
 
Yoshida N, Takebe K (2006) Quantitative detection of asbestos fiber in gravelly sand using elastic body-exposure method. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 33:827-833

Yoshida N, Ikeda R, Okuno T (2006) Identification and characterization of heavy metal-resistant unicellular alga isolated from soil and its potential for phytoremediation. Bioresour Technol 97:1843-1849

Yoshida N, Ishii K, Okuno T, Tanaka K (2006) Purification and characterization of cadmium-binding protein form unicelluar algae, Chlorella sorokiniana. Curr Microbiol 52:460-463

Yoshida N, Saeki Y (2004) Chrysotile fibers penetrate Escherichia coli cell membrane and cause cell bursting by sliding friction force on agar plates. J Biosci Bioeng 97:162-168

Chung L., Dinakarpandian D, Yoshida N, Lauer-Fields JL, Fields GB, Visse R, Nagase H (2004) Collagenase unwinds triple-helical collagen prior to peptide bond hydrolysis. EMBO J. 23, 3020-3030

Yoshida N, Naka T, Ohta K (2004) Mutagenesis of bacteria by fibrous or clay minerals. J Biol Sci 4:532-536

Yoshida N, Saeki Y (2004) Chestnut bur-shaped aggregates of chrysotile particles enable inoculation of Escherichia coli cells with plasmid DNA. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 65:566-575

Yoshida N, Kato T, Yoshida T, Ogawa K, Yamashita M, Murooka Y (2002) Bacterium-based heavy metal biosorbents: Enhanced uptake of cadmium by E. coli expressing a metallothionein fused to ß-galactosidase. BioTechniques 32: 551-558

Yoshida N, Kodama K, Nakata K, Yamashita M, Miwa T (2002) Escherichia coli cells penetrated by chrysotile fibers are transformed to antibiotics resistance by incorporation of exogenous plasmid DNA. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 60:461-468

Yoshida N, Naka T, Sengoku T, Ogawa K (2001) Toxicity and mutagenesis of chrysotile asbestos to Agrobacterium radiobacter. Curr Microbiol 42:398-402

Yoshida N, Ikeda T, Yoshida T, Sengoku T, Ogawa K (2001) Chrysotile asbestos fibers mediate transformation of Escherichia coli by exogenous plasmid DNA. FEMS Microbiol Lett 195:133-137