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Shigehiko Uni
Researcher at University of Malaya
Publications - 90
Citations - 2925
Shigehiko Uni is an academic researcher from University of Malaya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Onchocerca & Plasmodium falciparum. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 87 publications receiving 2730 citations. Previous affiliations of Shigehiko Uni include Kobe Women's University & French Institute of Health and Medical Research.
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Export of PlasmodiumFalciparum Proteins to the Host Erythrocyte Membrane: Special Problems of Protein Trafficking and Topogenesis
Russell J. Howard,Shigehiko Uni,Jeffrey A. Lyon,Diane Wallace Taylor,Wendell A. Daniel,Masamichi Aikawa +5 more
TL;DR: A body of indirect evidence suggests that PfEMP1 either bears the ligand(s) responsible for recognition of endothelial cells, or, is located in close physical proximity to the cytoadherence ligands(s).
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First detection and molecular identification of Entamoeba bovis from Japanese cattle.
Makoto Matsubayashi,Yuu Matsuura,Satoko Nukata,Yuusuke Daizi,Tomoyuki Shibahara,Isao Teramoto,Tomohide Matsuo,Shigehiko Uni,Takeshi Hatta,Akira Kaneko,Naotoshi Tsuji,Kazumi Sasai +11 more
TL;DR: This is the first report about E. bovis in Japan, and the results may implicate that E.bovis is not pathogenic and the distribution or pathogenicity of ruminant Entamoeba has not been well documented.
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Genetic evidence for the presence of two species of Onchocerca from the wild boar in Japan.
TL;DR: This study provides evidence that O. dewittei japonica and O. sp.
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Zoonotic onchocerciasis in Hiroshima, Japan, and molecular analysis of a paraffin section of the agent for a reliable identification
Masako Fukuda,Yasushi Otsuka,Shigehiko Uni,T. Boda,H. Daisaku,Hideo Hasegawa,Hiroyuki Takaoka,Hiroyuki Takaoka,Odile Bain +8 more
TL;DR: Mitochondrial DNA analysis proved to be a valuable tool to support the morphological method for the discrimination of zoonotic Onchocerca species in a histological specimen.
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Phylogenetic identification of Cystoisospora spp. from dogs, cats, and raccoon dogs in Japan
Makoto Matsubayashi,Ramon A. Carreno,Hiroyuki Tani,Ryusaku Yoshiuchi,Takenori Kanai,Isao Kimata,Shigehiko Uni,Masaru Furuya,Kazumi Sasai +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, DNA sequences from dogs, cats, and raccoon dogs were sequenced at the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene locus and compared to other Cystoisospora spp.