Makoto Ikenaga, Masakazu Tabuchi, Tomohiro Kawauchi, Masao Sakai .  Application of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Primer and PCR Clamping by LNA Oligonucleotide to Enhance the Amplification of Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Regions in Investigating the Community Structures of Plant–Associated Fungi .  Microbes and Environments31 ( 3 ) 339 - 348   2016.9Application of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Primer and PCR Clamping by LNA Oligonucleotide to Enhance the Amplification of Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Regions in Investigating the Community Structures of Plant–Associated FungiReviewed

Takashi Kunito, Yasutaka Ihyo, Hiromu Miyahara, Ryo Seta, Seishi Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Kubo, Kazunari Nagaoka, Masao Sakai, Kazutoshi Saeki .  Soil properties affecting adsorption of plasmid DNA and its transformation efficiency in Escherichia coli .  Biol Fertil Soils   2016Soil properties affecting adsorption of plasmid DNA and its transformation efficiency in Escherichia coliReviewed

Tsuyoshi Tomihama, Yatsuka Nishi, Masao Sakai, Makoto Ikenaga, Takashi Okubo, Seishi Ikeda .  Draft Genome Sequences of Streptomyces scabiei S58, Streptomyces turgidiscabies T45, and Streptomyces acidiscabies a10, the Pathogens of Potato Common Scab, Isolated in Japan .  Genome Announcements4 ( 2 ) 1 - 2   2016Draft Genome Sequences of Streptomyces scabiei S58, Streptomyces turgidiscabies T45, and Streptomyces acidiscabies a10, the Pathogens of Potato Common Scab, Isolated in Japan

Masao Sakai,Daigo Deguchi,Akifumi Hosoda,Tomohiro Kawauchi and Makoto Ikenaga .  Ammoniibacillus agariperforans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, agar-degrading bacterium isolated from compost .  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology65   570 - 577   2015.2Ammoniibacillus agariperforans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, agar-degrading bacterium isolated from compostReviewed

Makoto Ikenaga, Masakazu Tabuchi, Takuya Oyama, Isao Akagi and Masao Sakai .  Development of LNA oligonucleotide–PCR clamping technique in investigating the community structures of plant-associated bacteria .  Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry79   1556 - 1566   2015Development of LNA oligonucleotide–PCR clamping technique in investigating the community structures of plant-associated bacteriaReviewed

Makoto Ikenaga, Masao Sakai .  Application of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Oligonucleotide - PCR Clamping Technique to Selectively PCR Amplify the SSU rRNA Genes of Bacteria in Investigating the Plant-Associated Community Structures .  Microbes and Environments29 ( 3 ) 286 - 295   2014.9Application of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Oligonucleotide - PCR Clamping Technique to Selectively PCR Amplify the SSU rRNA Genes of Bacteria in Investigating the Plant-Associated Community StructuresReviewed

Masao Sakai, Akifumi Hosoda, Kenjiro Ogura, Makoto Ikenaga .  The Growth of Steroidobacter agariperforans sp. nov., a Novel Agar-Degrading Bacterium Isolated from Soil, is Enhanced by the Diffusible Metabolites Produced by Bacteria Belonging to Rhizobiales .  Microbes and Environments29 ( 1 ) 89 - 95   2014.3The Growth of Steroidobacter agariperforans sp. nov., a Novel Agar-Degrading Bacterium Isolated from Soil, is Enhanced by the Diffusible Metabolites Produced by Bacteria Belonging to RhizobialesReviewed

Masao Sakai, Makoto Ikenaga .  Application of peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-PCR clamping technique to investigate the community structures of rhizobacteria associated with plant roots .  Journal of Microbiological Methods92 ( 3 ) 281 - 288   2013.3Application of peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-PCR clamping technique to investigate the community structures of rhizobacteria associated with plant rootsReviewed

Kazutoshi Saeki, Masao Sakai, Takashi Kunito .  Effect of α-casein on DNA adsorption by Andosols and by soil components .  Biology and Fertility of Soils48 ( 4 ) 469 - 474   2012.5Effect of α-casein on DNA adsorption by Andosols and by soil componentsReviewed

Kazutoshi Saeki, Yasutaka Ihyo, Masao Sakai and Takashi Kunito .  Strong adsorption of DNA molecules on humic acids .  Environ. Chem. Lett.9 ( 4 ) 505 - 509   2011.12Strong adsorption of DNA molecules on humic acidsReviewed

Kazutoshi Saeki, Takashi Kunito, Masao Sakai .  Effect of Tris-HCl buffer on DNA adsorption by a variety of soil constituents .  Microbes Environ. 26 ( 1 ) 88 - 91   2011.3Effect of Tris-HCl buffer on DNA adsorption by a variety of soil constituentsReviewed

Kazutoshi Saeki, Masao Sakai, Shin-Ichiro Wada .  DNA adsorption on synthetic and natural allophanes .  Applied Clay Science50 ( 4 ) 493 - 497   2010.12DNA adsorption on synthetic and natural allophanesReviewed

P.S. Sarr, T. Yamakawa, S. Asatsuma, S. Fujimoto and M. Sakai .  Investigation of endophytic and symbiotic features of Ralstonia sp. TSC1 isolated from cowpea nodules .  African Journal of Microbiology Research4 ( 19 ) 1959 - 1963   2010.10Investigation of endophytic and symbiotic features of Ralstonia sp. TSC1 isolated from cowpea nodulesReviewed

Kazutoshi Saeki, Takashi Kunito, Masao Sakai .  Effects of pH, ionic strength, and solutes on DNA adsorption .  Biol. Fertil. Soils46 ( 5 ) 531 - 535   2010.6Effects of pH, ionic strength, and solutes on DNA adsorptionReviewed

Masunaka, A., Nakaho, K., Sakai, M., Takahashi, H. and Takenaka, S. .  Visualization of Ralstonia solanacearum cells during biocontrol of bacterial wilt disease in tomato with Pythium oligandrum .  J. Gen. Plant Pathol.75 ( 4 ) 281 - 287   2009.8Visualization of Ralstonia solanacearum cells during biocontrol of bacterial wilt disease in tomato with Pythium oligandrumReviewed

Saeki, K. and Sakai, M .  The influence of soil organic matter on DNA adsorptions on andosols .  Microbes and Environments24 ( 2 ) 175 - 179   2009.6The influence of soil organic matter on DNA adsorptions on andosolsReviewed

Saeki, K., Morisaki, M. and Sakai, M. .  The contribution of soil constituents to adsorption of extracellular DNA by soils. .  Microbes and Environments23 ( 4 ) 353 - 355   2008.12The contribution of soil constituents to adsorption of extracellular DNA by soils.Reviewed

Hirohito TSURUMARU, Takeo YAMAKAWA, Masayuki TANAKA and Masao SAKAI .  Tn5 mutants of Bradyrhizobium japonicum Is-1 with altered compatibility with Rj2-soybean cultivars .  Soil Science and Plant Nutrition54 ( 2 ) 197 - 203   2008.4Tn5 mutants of Bradyrhizobium japonicum Is-1 with altered compatibility with Rj2-soybean cultivarsReviewed

Hirohito Tsurumaru, Takeo Yamakawa, Masayuki Tanaka, Masao Sakai .  The Efficient Strategy of Plasmid Rescue from Tn5 Mutants Derived from Bradyrhizobium japonicum Is-1, Based on Whole Genome Sequence Information of Strain USDA110 .  Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 53 ( 1 ) 27 - 31   2008.2The Efficient Strategy of Plasmid Rescue from Tn5 Mutants Derived from Bradyrhizobium japonicum Is-1, Based on Whole Genome Sequence Information of Strain USDA110Reviewed

Tanaka,K., Shimizu,T., Zakria,M., Njoloma,J., Saeki,Y., Sakai,M., Yamakawa,T., Minamisawa,K., Akao,S. .  Incorporation of a DNA sequence encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) into endophytic diazotroph from sugarcane and sweet potato and the colonizing ability of these bacteria in Brassica oleracea .  Microbes and Environments21 ( 2 ) 122 - 128   2006.6Incorporation of a DNA sequence encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) into endophytic diazotroph from sugarcane and sweet potato and the colonizing ability of these bacteria in Brassica oleraceaReviewed

Hosoda, A., Sakai, M .  Isolation of Asticcacaulis sp. SA7, a novel agar-degrading Alphaproteobacterium .  Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry70 ( 3 ) 722 - 725   2006.3Isolation of Asticcacaulis sp. SA7, a novel agar-degrading AlphaproteobacteriumReviewed

Urashima, Y., Sakai, M., Suga, Y., Fukunaga, A. and Hori, K. .  Gravitational water flow enhances the colonization of spinach roots in soil by plant growth-promoting Pseudomonas .  Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.50 ( 2 ) 277 - 281   2004.3Gravitational water flow enhances the colonization of spinach roots in soil by plant growth-promoting PseudomonasReviewed

Sakai, M., Matsuka, A., Komura, T. and Kanazawa, S. .  Application of a new PCR primer for terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the bacterial communities in plant roots .  J. Microbiol. Methods59 ( 1 ) 81 - 89   2004Application of a new PCR primer for terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the bacterial communities in plant rootsReviewed

Sakai, M., Saeki, M., Sakamoto, A. and Kanazawa, S. .  Biodegradability of photodegradable coating materials used for coated fertilizers in agricultural soils .  Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.49 ( 4 ) 647 - 650   2003.7Biodegradability of photodegradable coating materials used for coated fertilizers in agricultural soilsReviewed

Matsuka, A., Sakai, M. and Kanazawa, S. .  Application of T-RFLP analysis for bacterial community structure of colonies grown on agar plates .  J. Fac. Agr. Kyushu Univ.48 ( 1,2 ) 107 - 112   2003Application of T-RFLP analysis for bacterial community structure of colonies grown on agar platesReviewed

Sakai, M., Futamata, H. and Kanazawa, S. .  Effects of high concentrations of inorganic salts on swarming ability in Pseudomonas strains .  Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.67 ( 7 ) 1479 - 1484   2003Effects of high concentrations of inorganic salts on swarming ability in Pseudomonas strainsReviewed

Hosoda, A., Sakai, M. and Kanazawa, S. .  Isolation and characterization of agar-degrading Paenibacillus spp. associated with the rhizosphere of spinach .  Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.67 ( 5 ) 1048 - 1055   2003Isolation and characterization of agar-degrading Paenibacillus spp. associated with the rhizosphere of spinachReviewed