Masato Higashide

Whole genome sequence of <i>Staphylococcus saprophyticus</i> reveals the pathogenesis of uncomplicated urinary tract infection

Makoto Kuroda, Atsushi Yamashita, Hideki Hirakawa et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 243 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Overexpression of Sigma Factor, ςB, Urges Staphylococcus aureus to Thicken the Cell Wall and to Resist β-Lactams

Kazuya Morikawa, Atsushi Maruyama, Yumiko Inose et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2001 · 117 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +16

Natural transformation allows transfer of SCCmec-mediated methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Mais Maree, Le Thuy Thi Nguyen, Ryosuke L. Ohniwa et al. · Nature Communications · 2022 · 98 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Horizontal gene transmission of the<i>cfr</i>gene to MRSA and<i>Enterococcus</i>: role of<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>as a reservoir and alternative pathway for the spread of linezolid resistance

Fabio Cafini, Le Thuy Thi Nguyen, Masato Higashide et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2015 · 68 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus saprophyticus</i> Isolates Carrying Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome <i>mec</i> Have Emerged in Urogenital Tract Infections

Masato Higashide, Makoto Kuroda, Carlos Takashi Neves Omura et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2008 · 51 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17