Koichi Watanabe

Yakult Central Institute

Research Areas

• Probiotics and Fermented Foods
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Gut microbiota and health
• Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
• Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Papers (9)

• 2023
  Enzymatically modified isoquercitrin in soy protein temporarily enhanced the plasma amino-acid concentrations, antioxidant index, and plasma hormone levels: a randomized, double-blind cross-over trial.10.1007/s00726-023-03267-4
• 2022
  Different Impacts of Heat-Killed and Viable <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> TWK10 on Exercise Performance, Fatigue, Body Composition, and Gut Microbiota in Humans.10.3390/microorganisms10112181
• 2020
  A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae.10.1099/ijsem.0.004107
• 2018
  Identification and Classification for the Lactobacillus casei Group10.3389/fmicb.2018.01974
• 2015
  Subspeciation of Bifidobacterium longum by multilocus approaches and amplified fragment length polymorphism: Description of B. longum subsp. suillum subsp. nov., isolated from the faeces of piglets.10.1016/j.syapm.2015.05.001
• 2012
  Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. sunkii subsp. nov., isolated from sunki, a traditional Japanese pickle.10.1099/ijs.0.037051-0
• 2010
  Identification and Typing of Lactococcus lactis by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry10.1128/AEM.02698-09
• 2008
  Identification and quantification of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota in human feces with strain-specific primers derived from randomly amplified polymorphic DNA.10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.05.022
• 1999
  Survival of a probiotic, Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, in the gastrointestinal tract: selective isolation from faeces and identification using monoclonal antibodies.10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00029-X