Hideaki Takahashi

Dietary Co-supplementation of 1-kestose and Heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 Improves Survival, Growth Performance, and Intestinal Microbiota Composition in Juvenile Abalone (Haliotis discus discus)

Hideaki Takahashi, Tadashi Fujii, Yoshinori Suzuki, Yu Okawara, Akira Gujo, Takayuki Asahina, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Aims: To evaluate whether dietary co-supplementation with 1-kestose (Kes) and heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 (FM8), collectively termed Kes+FM8, affects survival, growth performance, and intestinal microbiota composition in juvenile abalone (Haliotis discus discus)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101795

Clinical Effects of a Parasynbiotic Combining 1-Kestose and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 on Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Hideaki Takahashi, Koji Kawano, Keita Iyori, Tadashi Fujii, Kento Kuramitsu, Akira Ueyama, Hazumu Amatsuji, Yun-Hsia Hsiao, Takayuki Asahina, Nobuhiro Kondo, Eizaburo Ohno, Kohei Funasaka, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Aims: Feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritus and typical lesions such as erythema, papules, excoriations, and lichenification. Although the relationship between gut microbiota and atopic dermatitis is well-documented in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i101643

Fecal and Salivary Microbial Gene Markers for the Non-invasive Detection of Colorectal Cancer Progression

Naoko Nakano, Tadashi Fujii, Hideaki Takahashi, Kotoyo Fujiki, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Aims: To evaluate the diagnostic potential of previously reported (5ar, nan) and novel microbial gene markers in fecal and salivary microbiomes for the non-invasive detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i41730