Asuka Hirai

Malassezia nana sp. nov., a novel lipid-dependent yeast species isolated from animals

Asuka Hirai, Rui Kano, Koichi Makimura et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY · 2004 · 237 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +12

Clinically significant micafungin resistance in Candida albicans involves modification of a glucan synthase catalytic subunit GSC1 (FKS1) allele followed by loss of heterozygosity

Kyoko Niimi, Brian C. Monk, Asuka Hirai et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2010 · 48 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Deletion of the Ca <i>BIG1</i> Gene Reduces β-1,6-Glucan Synthesis, Filamentation, Adhesion, and Virulence in <i>Candida albicans</i>

Takashi Umeyama, Aki Kaneko, Hiroshi Watanabe et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2006 · 42 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Molecular taxonomy of dermatophytes and related fungi by chitin synthase 1 (CHS1) gene sequences

Asuka Hirai, Rui Kano, Yuka Nakamura et al. · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2003 · 37 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

Direct Detection of Dermatophytes in Skin Samples Based on Sequences of the Chitin Synthase 1 (CHS1) Gene.

Rui Kano, Asuka Hirai, Masato Muramatsu et al. · Journal of Veterinary Medical Science · 2003 · 35 citations · Full text

Medicine, Dermatology, Molecular Biology +11