JIU Josai International University
KITAMURA Akio
Assistant professor
area of expertise: Bacteriology
Main subjects
Physiological Chemistry B, Microbiology B, Seminar on Medical Services for the Elderly, Advanced Seminar on Hospital Functions, Biology Practical Training, Medical Pharmacy Practical Training I, Hospital/Pharmacy Preliminary Study
Research Themes and Keywords
Research into bacterial drug resistance mechanisms, biofilm formation and signal transduction mechanisms
Final academic background/degree
Chiba /Doctor
licence · Qualification
pharmacist
Affiliated academic society
American Society for Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Oral Care, Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
Major achievements
1. Otsuka J, Kondoh Y, Amemiya T, Kitamura A, Ito T, Baba S, Cui L, Hiramatsu K, Tashiro T, Tashiro H., Development and validation of microarray-based assay for epidemiological study of MRSA, Mol Cell Probes., 22, 1-13(2008)
2. Mayumi Aminaka, Kyoko Kuwahara, Akio Kitamura, Masato Higashide, Naruki Misawa, Narumi Kondo, Tora Kobayashi, Masaru Kikuchi, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Antibacterial activity of gemifloxacin against clinically isolated bacteria causing respiratory tract infections, Journal of the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, 56, 16-20(2008)
3. Obata S, Zwolska Z, Toyota E, Kudo K, Nakamura A, Sawai T, Kuratsuji T, Kirikae T., Association of rpoB mutations with rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium avium, Int J Antimicrob Agents.27, 32-9(2006)
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extracurricular activities
Japanese Society of Oral Care Councilor