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 theme/keyword

Research on bacterial drug resistance mechanisms, biofilm formation and signaling 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, Shigeki Misawa, Narumi Kondo, Tora Kobayashi, Ken Kikuchi, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Antibacterial activity of gemifloxacin against clinical isolates that cause respiratory infections, Japan 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