Natsumi Okada

Genomic analysis of <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> reveals extensive DNA inversions regulating cell surface adaptation

Tomomi Kuwahara, Atsushi Yamashita, Hideki Hirakawa et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 270 citations · Full text

Gene Amplification, Dysbiosis, Genetics +16

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Type III Secretion System in <i>trh</i> -Positive <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Strain TH3996 Reveal Genetic Lineage and Diversity of Pathogenic Machinery beyond the Species Level

Natsumi Okada, Tetsuya Iida, Kwon-Sam Park et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2008 · 155 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Genetics, Bacteriology +19

A Cytotoxic Type III Secretion Effector of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Targets Vacuolar H+-ATPase Subunit c and Ruptures Host Cell Lysosomes

Shigeaki Matsuda, Natsumi Okada, Toshio Kodama et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2012 · 61 citations · Full text

Association of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Thermostable Direct Hemolysin with Lipid Rafts Is Essential for Cytotoxicity but Not Hemolytic Activity

Shigeaki Matsuda, Toshio Kodama, Natsumi Okada et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2009 · 57 citations · Full text

Proteinlipid Interaction, Cell Death, Cellular Sphingomyelin +19

Presence of genes for type III secretion system 2 in Vibrio mimicus strains

Natsumi Okada, Shigeaki Matsuda, Junko Matsuyama et al. · BMC Microbiology · 2010 · 53 citations · Full text