| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Candida auris sp. nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast isolated from the external ear canal of an inpatient in a Japanese hospital | Microbiology and Immunology | 2009 | 871 |
| 2 | Proposal of Burkholderia gen. nov. and Transfer of Seven Species of the Genus Pseudomonas Homology Group II to the New Genus, with the Type Species Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) comb. nov. | Microbiology and Immunology | 1992 | 868 |
| 3 | Proposals of Sphingomonas paucimobilis gen. nov. and comb. nov., Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas yanoikuyae sp. nov., Sphingomonas adhaesiva sp. nov., Sphingomonas capsulata comb, nov., and Two Genospecies of the Genus Sphingomonas | Microbiology and Immunology | 1990 | 645 |
| 4 | Transfer of Two Burkholderia and An Alcaligenes Species to Ralstonia Gen. Nov. | Microbiology and Immunology | 1995 | 645 |
| 5 | The Intestinal Microflora of Infants: Composition of Fecal Flora in Breast‐Fed and Bottle‐Fed Infants | Microbiology and Immunology | 1984 | 391 |
| 6 | Phylogenetic Analysis of the Human Gut Microbiota Using 16S rDNA Clone Libraries and Strictly Anaerobic Culture‐Based Methods | Microbiology and Immunology | 2002 | 372 |
| 7 | On the Cyto‐Toxicity Caused by Quantum Dots | Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 337 |
| 8 | A New Method for Extraction of Extravasated Dye in the Skin and the Influence of Fasting Stress on Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis in Guinea Pigs and Rats* | Microbiology and Immunology | 1978 | 319 |
| 9 | DNA from Bacteria, but Not from Vertebrates, Induces Interferons, Activates Natural Killer Cells and Inhibits Tumor Growth | Microbiology and Immunology | 1992 | 318 |
| 10 | Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Are Indigenous Intestinal Bacteria That Activate Intraepithelial Lymphocytes and Induce MHC Class II Molecules and Fucosyl Asialo GM1 Glycolipids on the Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells in the Ex‐Germ‐Free Mouse | Microbiology and Immunology | 1995 | 314 |
| 11 | Culture Conditions for Stimulating Cholera Toxin Production by Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor | Microbiology and Immunology | 1986 | 301 |
| 12 | Saccharomyces cerevisiae‐ and Candida albicans‐Derived Mannan Induced Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha by Human Monocytes in a CD14‐ and Toll‐Like Receptor 4‐Dependent Manner | Microbiology and Immunology | 2002 | 263 |
| 13 | Cytopathogenic Effect of Salmonella typhi GIFU 10007 on M cells of Murine Ileal Peyer's Patches in Ligated Ileal Loops: An Ultrastructural Study | Microbiology and Immunology | 1986 | 237 |
| 14 | Antibacterial Activity of Hydrolyzable Tannins Derived from Medicinal Plants against Helicobacter pylori | Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 222 |
| 15 | Interleukin‐17 as an Effector Molecule of Innate and Acquired Immunity against Infections | Microbiology and Immunology | 2007 | 219 |
| 16 | Genomic Analysis of Borrelia japonica Sp. Nov. Isolated from Ixodes ovatus in Japan | Microbiology and Immunology | 1993 | 213 |
| 17 | Sequential Passages of Human Rotavirus in MA‐104 Cells | Microbiology and Immunology | 1981 | 208 |
| 18 | Interferon Induction by Glycyrrhizin and Glycyrrhetinic Acid in Mice | Microbiology and Immunology | 1982 | 207 |
| 19 | Autophagy basics | Microbiology and Immunology | 2011 | 206 |
| 20 | Antimicrobial Activity and Stability to Proteolysis of Small Linear Cationic Peptides with D‐Amino Acid Substitutions | Microbiology and Immunology | 2002 | 192 |
| 21 | Molecular Evolution of MRSA | Microbiology and Immunology | 1995 | 191 |
| 22 | Inactivation of C3a and C5a Octapeptides by Carboxypeptidase R and Carboxypeptidase N | Microbiology and Immunology | 2002 | 188 |
| 23 | A Rapid and Simple PCR Analysis Indicates There Are Two Subgroups of Vibrio vulnificus Which Correlate with Clinical or Environmental Isolation | Microbiology and Immunology | 2005 | 187 |
| 24 | Quantum Dots Targeted to the Assigned Organelle in Living Cells | Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 181 |
| 25 | Coccoid Helicobacter pylori Not Culturable In Vitro Reverts in Mice | Microbiology and Immunology | 1994 | 172 |
| 26 | Characterization of the skin fungal microbiota in patients with atopic dermatitis and in healthy subjects | Microbiology and Immunology | 2011 | 169 |
| 27 | Improved Recovery of Rabies Virus from Cloned cDNA Using a Vaccinia Virus‐Free Reverse Genetics System | Microbiology and Immunology | 2003 | 167 |
| 28 | A New Yeast, Malassezia yamatoensis, Isolated from a Patient with Seborrheic Dermatitis, and Its Distribution in Patients and Healthy Subjects | Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 166 |
| 29 | Toll‐Like Receptor 3: A Link between Toll‐Like Receptor, Interferon and Viruses | Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 165 |
| 30 | Mycobacterium massiliense is differentiated from Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium bolletii by erythromycin ribosome methyltransferase gene (erm) and clarithromycin susceptibility patterns | Microbiology and Immunology | 2010 | 165 |
| 31 | Synthetic Oligonucleotides with Particular Base Sequences from the cDNA Encoding Proteins of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Induce Interferons and Activate Natural Killer Cells | Microbiology and Immunology | 1992 | 164 |
| 32 | Outbreak of Central Nervous System Disease Associated with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Japan during the Summer of 2000: Detection and Molecular Epidemiology of Enterovirus 71 | Microbiology and Immunology | 2002 | 160 |
| 33 | Mycobacterial Infection in TLR2 and TLR6 Knockout Mice | Microbiology and Immunology | 2003 | 160 |
| 34 | Prevalence Rate and Age of Acquisition of Antibodies against JC Virus and BK Virus in Human Sera | Microbiology and Immunology | 1982 | 159 |
| 35 | Characteristics of Macrolide‐Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Patients and Induced with Erythromycin In Vitro | Microbiology and Immunology | 2001 | 157 |
| 36 | Immunomodulatory Activities of Oat β‐Glucan In Vitro and In Vivo | Microbiology and Immunology | 1997 | 154 |
| 37 | Molecular Analysis of Fecal Microbiota in Elderly Individuals Using 16S rDNA Library and T‐RFLP | Microbiology and Immunology | 2003 | 151 |
| 38 | Curli Fibers Are Required for Development of Biofilm Architecture in Escherichia coli K‐12 and Enhance Bacterial Adherence to Human Uroepithelial Cells | Microbiology and Immunology | 2005 | 151 |
| 39 | Inflammasome‐associated cell death: Pyroptosis, apoptosis, and physiological implications | Microbiology and Immunology | 2020 | 148 |
| 40 | Lambda‐Toxin of Clostridium perfringens Activates the Precursor of Epsilon‐Toxin by Releasing Its N‐ and C‐Terminal Peptides | Microbiology and Immunology | 1997 | 145 |
| 41 | Isolation of Clostridium difficile from the Feces and the Antibody in Sera of Young and Elderly Adults | Microbiology and Immunology | 1981 | 144 |
| 42 | Structure and Function of Clostridium botulinum Toxins | Microbiology and Immunology | 1995 | 143 |
| 43 | Mechanisms of Action of Corilagin and Tellimagrandin I That Remarkably Potentiate the Activity of β‐Lactams against Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 140 |
| 44 | Gold nanoparticle‐adjuvanted S protein induces a strong antigen‐specific IgG response against severe acute respiratory syndrome‐related coronavirus infection, but fails to induce protective antibodies and limit eosinophilic infiltration in lungs | Microbiology and Immunology | 2020 | 140 |
| 45 | A Novel Murine Model of Oral Candidiasis with Local Symptoms Characteristic of Oral Thrush | Microbiology and Immunology | 2003 | 133 |
| 46 | Immunological Properties of Trehalose Dimycolate (Cord Factor) and Other Mycotic Acid‐Containing Glycolipids–‐A Review | Microbiology and Immunology | 2001 | 131 |
| 47 | Unification of the Genera Serpulina and Brachyspira, and Proposals of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Comb. Nov., Brachyspira innocens Comb. Nov. and Brachyspira pilosicoli Comb. Nov. | Microbiology and Immunology | 1997 | 130 |
| 48 | Fecal Microbial Diversity in a Strict Vegetarian as Determined by Molecular Analysis and Cultivation | Microbiology and Immunology | 2002 | 130 |
| 49 | Effects of green tea consumption on human fecal microbiota with special reference to Bifidobacterium species | Microbiology and Immunology | 2012 | 130 |
| 50 | Deoxyribonucleic Acid Relatedness between Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis | Microbiology and Immunology | 1978 | 129 |
