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Magomnang, J., Yasuda, S., Inoue, D. and Terada, A. 2025. Bioplastic production potential, growth optimization, and biokinetics of methane-oxidizing bacterium Methylosinus sp. strain C49. Bioresource Technology 437, 133075.

Xue, Y., Li, L., Deng, M., Song, K., Wu, F. and Terada, A. 2025. Insights into freshwater lake abiotic and biotic carrier biofilm nitrogen transformation and N₂O emission patterns: A 15N isotope tracing study. Water Research 286, 124209.

Meng, J., Shi, L., Bai, W., Hu, Z., Zhen, L., Terada, A., Zhan, X. and Crosson, P. 2025. Application of electrodialysis for nutrient recovery from manure digestate: A long-term investigation of membrane fouling. Water Research X 29, 100420.

Chang, H.-F., Yang, P.-T., Hashimoto, Y., Yeh, K.-C.­and Wang, S.-L. 2023. Temporal transformation of indium speciation in rice paddy soils and spatial distribution of indium in rice rhizosphere. Environmental Pollution 326, 121473. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121473

Hashimoto, Y., Sonoda, K., Nagao, Y. and Wang, S.-L. 2023. Soluble soil Pb minimized by thermal transformation to Pb-bearing feldspar. Journal of Hazardous Materials 457, 131729. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131729

Greenhouse gas balance of Eucalyptus biomass fuel production from converted Japanese cedar and cypress forests: A temporal carbon balance assessment

Ryuka Iizuka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Nozomu Watanabe, Javier F. Tabima, David Hibbett, Yoko Katayama, Makoto Yoshida. First high-quality genome assembly of Umbelopsis nana isolated from forest soil. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (G3-Genes Genom. Genet.) 2026. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkag022

Kawabuchi, Y., Kobayashi, S., Yu, J., Kasai, G., Kobe, M., Suo, R., Itoi, S., Sode, K., Muraoka, T., Asano, R., and Mori, T. Transient analysis and engineering of bacterial metabolic pathways using cell-penetrating peptide–peptide nucleic acid conjugates. Microbial Cell Factories (Microb. Cell Fact.). 25, 27 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-025-02909-4

Songwattana, P., Boonchuen, P., Pruksametanan, N., Teamtisong, K., Sato, S., Hashimoto, S., Higashitani, N., Kawaharada, Y., Araragi, M., Okazaki, S., Piromyou, P., Wongdee, J., Greetatorn, T., Giraud, E., Boonkerd, N., Tittabutr, P. and Teaumroong, N. Elucidation of the symbiotic incompatibility mechanisms between Vigna radiata and Bradyrhizobium vignae ORS3257 mediated by nodulation outer protein P2 iScience. 28, 5 (2026) DOI10.1016/j.isci.2025.112351

Kasamatsu K, Lola MSG, Yoshida T, Kigata T. Lobation and vascularity of the liver in the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 Jan 16. doi: 10.1002/ar.70132. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41540932.

Ojiro R, Zou X, Yamagata H, Ebizuka Y, Kobayashi M, Kigata T, Tang Q, Yoshida T, Yoshinari T, Shibutani M. Emerging mycotoxin moniliformin induces renal tubular necrosis after oral exposure in mice. Food Chem Toxicol. 2025 May;199:115336. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2025.115336.

Luo M, Himeno K, Sakai K, Lola MSG, Shibutani M, Yoshida T, Kigata T. Traumatic dorsolateral diaphragmatic hernia in a juvenile raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus viverrinus). J Vet Med Sci. 2026 Jan 1;88(1):62-65. doi: 10.1292/jvms.25-0261.

Yamamoto H, Elbadawy M, Tsunedomi R, Maeda N, Nagano H, Ishihara Y, Abugomaa A, Shiota Y, Yu TW, Liu Y, Nagashima Y, Kobayashi Y, Matsui R, Uomoto S, Kobayashi M, Yoshida T, Shibutani M, Kobayashi T, Inoue M, Higashinaka M, Fukushima R, Azakami D, Uchide T, Shinohara Y, Yamawaki H, Kaneda M, Usui T, Sasaki K. Novel organoid-based exploration reveals the role of LMTK3/FADS2 signaling in metastatic breast cancer progression in felines and humans. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 22;15(1):45016. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-28751-7.

Watanabe N, Kobayashi M, Kuriki T, Ebizuka Y, Hirata M, Mizuguchi R, Takimoto M, Yidan B, Luo M, Todoroki M, Lola MSG, Zou X, Jiang S, Kigata T, Shibutani M, Yoshida T, Omatsu T. Wnt and Treg-Associated Signaling Coordinate Mucosal Regeneration and MALT Formation in a Mouse Model of Chronic Colitis. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Jan 13;27(2):779. doi: 10.3390/ijms27020779.

Morizumi H, Han Y, Bokareva O S, Francke R, Kitano Y, Okada Y. Controlling the reactivity of enol ether radical cations via the substitution pattern: investigation into electrochemically induced Diels-Alder reactions. Catal Sci Technol. 2025, Jun;15:4932. doi: 10.1039/D4CY01192A. Highlighted as an Outside Front Cover.

Sakai T, Kawakita M, Seki A, Takaoka K, Kurata M, Torikai J, Atsumi S, Yawata K, Noi K, Fukutani Y, Noguchi K Kiyokawa H, Morimoto M, Takeuchi E, Minegishi K, Aoki Y, Fujimura S, Nishizaka T, Inoue T, Nagaoka K, Tsugawa H, Hayashi H, Ishiguro H, Kozono T, Ohsawa I, Fujita Y, Matsunami H, Hamada H, Shinohara K. Tppp3 determines basal body positioning and identity of respiratory cilia via microtubule assembly and sphingolipid homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2025 Dec 9;122(49):e2503931122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2503931122.

Koga K, Kayo C, Quevedo JMD, Kohsaka R (2025) What drives mangrove forest gains? Evidence from six Southeast Asian countries using fixed effects panel data models. For Ecol Manag 601:123330.

Sato K, Shiraishi T, Sakamoto S, Sawada K, Goto Y, Baltzingere C, Koike S (2026) Community-wide epizoochorous interactions revealed from roadkilled mammals. Oikos

Osugi S, Allen, ML, Koike S (2025) Raccoon Dogs Adjust Diel Visitation at Scent Marking Latrines to Reduce Human Disturbance in Urban Areas. Ecology and Evolution15: e72695.

Oishi K, Taniwaki T, Yasuda K, Dewi BS, Koike S (2026) Do exclosures in forests with high deer densities provide cover or food for rodents? Forest Ecology and Management601: 123341