Akio Kitamura

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