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  1. Hamashima R, Tashiro M, Nakano Y, Shirahige T, Namie H, Yano H, Ito Y, Yoshida M, Hirayama T, Takeda K, Iwanaga N, Kakiuchi S, Nishi K, Liu H, Takazono T, Tanaka T, Watanabe A, Komohara Y, Furumoto A, Yanagihara K, Mukae H, Filler SG, Takayama K, Izumikawa K: Non-viable Aspergillus fumigatus promotes chronic inflammation and angiogenesis in a murine fungus ball model.Microbiol Spectr,in press.
  2. Ishige T, Ido E, Taniguchi T, Yahaba M, Yamamoto Y, Inozume T, Imaizumi Y, Murata S, Matsushita K, Yaguchi T, Ban S, Igari H. Finding of an extremely large-scale genomic rearrangement in Mpox virus with retaining replicative capacity. J Gen Virol, in press.
  3. Majima H, Arai T, Kimura M, Kamei K, Watanabe A: Combinational cyp51A mutations ‘5SNPs plus M220T’ reduce multi-azole susceptibility in a clinical Aspergillus fumigatus strain. Med Mycol J, in press.
  4. Masuda K, Gomi H, Ohkusu M, Watanabe A, Kunishima M, Takaya S, Konishi Y, Sugawara T, Itano O, Matsumoto T: Papiliotrema laurentii fungemia in a neutropenic patient with limited echinocandin susceptibility: a case report. J Infect Chemother, in press,　2026.
  5. Nishino K, Kiwamoto T, Sakai C, Kawamatsu N, Takeishi T, Kuramoto K, Yoshida K, Ohara Y, Tsurushige C, Kamei K, Hizawa N: Fatal Fungal Peritonitis Caused by Aspergillus udagawae: An Autopsy Case Report.Intern Med,in press.
  6. Niwa H, Mizutani Y, Suzuki H, Suzui N, Yaguchi T, Ban S, Watanabe A, Iwata H: Rapidly progressive phaeohyphomycosis caused by Pleurostoma richardsiae in an immunosuppressed patient. J Dermatol,in press.
  7. Toyotome T, Ban S, Watanabe A, Yaguchi T: Development of a Visual Assay based on colony diameter measurement for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Poorly Sporulating Fungi. Med Mycol J, in press, 2026.
  8. Tsutsumi H, Ishikawa A, Nishimura Y, Myokai M, Watanabe A, Kimura Y, Tokuhira M, Kanda H: A Fatal Case of Disseminated Mucormycosis in a Patient Shortly after Starting Treatment Against Malignant Lymphoma. Intern Med,in press.
  9. Yoshioka I, Hayashi C, Endo Y, Sawada A, Mori Y, Ban S, Yaguchi T. Detection of fungal contamination on museum books stored under controlled environmental conditions: A discrepancy between culture-based and metagenomic analysis approaches. Mycoscience, in press.
  10. Yoshioka I, Uchida M, Kusuya Y, Shibata S, Arai T, Yaguchi T, Watanabe A, Takahashi H: Random PCR–based nanopore whole-genome sequencing enables pre-positivity detection of fungal bloodstream infections. Microbiol Spectr, in press,　2026.
  11. Zea SR, Nakaya Y, Takahashi H, Nagamine T, Yaguchi T, Toyotome T. Identification of Aspergillus terreus and Aspergillus pseudonomiae as causative agents of aspergillosis in endangered Okinawa Rails. Front Vet Sci, in press.
  12. Ban S, Yoshioka I, Mori Y, Yaguchi T. Retrospective analysis of clinical filamentous basidiomycetes and development of multiplex PCR for rapid identification. Med Mycol J. 67: 19–25, 2026.
  13. de Barros Rodrigues DK, Leeuwerik M, Brankovics B, Fava WS, Venturini J, Meyer W, Arai T, Majima H, Watanabe A, de Souza Carvalho Melhem M: Environmental Circulation of Aspergillus fumigatus with Reduced Susceptibility to Agricultural Triazole in Brazil: Clonal Dissemination of Potentially Resistant Genotypes. Mycoses 69(5): e70179, 2026.
  14. Kanayama S, Haraguchi T, Iba H, Tanaka M, Todo T: MicroRNA-138 regulation promotes the efficacy of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ for malignant brain tumor therapy. Mol Ther Oncology. 34(1): 201108, 2026.
  15. Kashiwaba A, Mitani A, Sonoda T, Shigemune N, Takahashi H: Strain-level typing of Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and whole-genome sequencing. J Microbiol Methods, 107405,2026.
  16. Mizushima R, Moriyama Y, Watanabe A, Ueno K, Shinohara T, Miyazaki Y, Ohmagari N: Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis complicated with meningitis: A case report. J Infect Chemother32(1): 102870,2026.
  17. Nakanishi Y, Saito T, Akieda S, Nishino R, Watanabe M, Kitaguchi S, Watanabe A, Sugahara F: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis Caused by Nigroporus vinosus: A Case Report.Intern Med65(6): 911-914,2026.
  18. Namie H, Takazono T, Irifune S, Ito　Y, Nakada　N, Hirayama　T, Yoshida　M, Takeda　K, Ide　S, Iwanaga　N, Tashiro　M, Hosogaya　N, Sakamoto　N, Watanabe　A, Tanaka　Y, Yanagihara　K, Nishino　T, Mukae　H,　Izumikawa　K: Immune interaction between Aspergillus fumigatus and non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 16: 1810773, 2026.
  19. Nojo H,　Watanabe A,　Makimura K,　Kano R: Comparing the minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum fungicidal concentrations of antitungal drugs in Microsporum canis.Med Mycol J67(1):79-81, 2026.
  20. Ohyama K, Hida Y, Kondo Y, Watanabe A: Pulmonary fungus ball due to Scedosporium apiospermum mimicking aspergilloma: a case report. Infection54(2):1021-1025, 2026.
  21. Sakuma T, Asai H, Watanabe A: Colonic Histoplasma capsulatum Infection Simulating a Polypoid Lesion: Reactivation of a Long-Dormant Disease in a Patient With Chronic Renal Failure ACG Case Rep J 13(4): e02072, 2026.
  22. Shiraishi Y, Harada K, Ogino F, Hamada Y, Yaguchi T, Inaba S,Numata M, Kirill Kryukov, Okada N, Tomomatsu K, Sasaki K, Fukutomi Y,Imanishi T, Sekine Y, U. Yanagi, Kamei K, Oguma T, Asano K: Fungal Loadand Composition in Residential Air Conditioners Recontaminated 1 Year After Cleaning. Indoor Air 2026: 1402024, 2026.
  23. Takano A, Ogawa R, Miyamoto J, Umegaki N, Ban S, Yaguchi T, Kamei K, Tanaka M, Harada T, Ishizaki S: A Case of Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Phaeoacremonium alvesii on the Dorsum of the Right Hand in Japan. Mycol J67(1):27-31, 2026.
  24. Torigoe S, Salie S, Keeton R, Aylan B, Appelmelk BJ, Williams DL, Lowman DW, Sugiki T, Matsumoto S, Kawano A, Mizuno S, Matsuo K, Søndergaard JN, Wing JB, A Höft M, Shoesmith R, Ndengane M, Coussens AK, Willment JA, Gutierrez MG, Hoving JC, Yamasaki S, Brown GD: Mycobacterial α-glucans hijack dectin-1 to facilitate intracellular bacterial survival.Sci Immunol, 11(115),2026.
  25. Yamanaka N, Takahashi H, Takahashi N, Saito H, Yamamoto R, Kusuya Y, Murata S, Matsushita K, Nakada TA, Takaya A.: Autoaggregation-associated carbapenem tolerance mediated by mrkH inactivation identified from a cohort of Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex clinical isolates. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026 81(3):dkag017.