Publication

2023

54. Y Sato*†, T Miwa†, T Inaba†, T Akachi, E Tanaka, T Hori, K Murofushi, H Takagi, H Futamata, T Aoyagi, H Habe* Microbially produced fertilizer provides rhizobacteria to hydroponic tomato roots by forming beneficial biofilms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. in press, 2023

2022

53. JA Schwartzman, A Ebrahimi, G Chadwick, Y Sato, BRK Roller, VJ Orphan, OX Cordero. Bacterial growth in multicellular aggregates leads to the emergence of complex life cycles. Curr Biol. 32, 3059-3069. 2022
54. K Nouzaki, R Tanaka, Y Sato, T Inaba, T Aoyagi, T Hori, H Yanagishita, H Habe. Evaluating the optimal oil concentrations in the startup performance of a membrane bioreactor treating oily noodle-soup wastewater. J Oleo Sci. 72, 357–367. 2022
55. T Inaba, T Goto, T Aoyagi, T Hori, K Aoki, Y Sato, N Ono, T Furihata, H Habe, S Ogino, A Ogata. Biological treatment of ironworks wastewater with high-concentration nitrate using a nitrogen gas aerated anaerobic membrane bioreactor. J Chem Eng. 450, 138366. 2022
56. T Inaba, M Yamaguchi, A Taniguchi, Y Sato, T Aoyagi, T Hori, H Inoue, M Fujita, M Iwata, Y Iwata, H Habe. Evaluation of dye decolorization using anaerobic granular sludge from an expanded granular sludge bed based on spectrometric and microbiome analyses. J Gen Appl Microbiol. 68, 242–247. 2022

2021

49. Y Sato, S Jang, K Takeshita, H Itoh, H Koike, K Tago, M Hayatsu, T Hori, Y Kikuchi. Insecticide resistance by a host-symbiont reciprocal detoxification. Nat Commun. 12, 6432. 2021
50. Y Sato, T Hamai, T Hori, T Aoyagi, T Inaba, K Hayashi, M Kobayashi, T Sakata, H Habe. Optimal start-up conditions for the efficient treatment of acid mine drainage using sulfate-reducing bioreactors based on physicochemical and microbiome analyses. J Hazar Mater. 423, 127089. 2022
51. H Habe, Y Sato, H Tani, M Matsutani, K Tanioka, G Theeragool, K Matsushita, T Yakushi. Heterologous expression of membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase–encoding genes for glyceric acid production using Gluconobacter sp. CHM43 and its derivatives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 105, 6749–6758. 2022
52. M Mahmood, S Taki, S Nakai, T Gotoh, W Nishijima, A Umehara, T Aoyagi, Y Sato, T Hori, Y Katayama, R Hajdu-Rahkama, JA Puhakka. Increase in sedimentary organic carbon with a change from hypoxic to oxic conditions. Mar Pollut Bull. 168 112397. 2021
53. S Pollak, M Gralka, Y Sato, J Schwartzman, L Lu, OX Cordero. Public good exploitation in natural bacterioplankton communities. Sci Adv. 7, eabi4717. 2021
54. Y Iimura, H Abe, Y Otsuka, Y Sato, H Habe. Bacterial community coexisting with white-rot fungi in decayed wood in nature Curr Microbiol. 78, 3212–3217. 2021
55. Y Sato*†, E Tanaka†, T Hori†, H Futamata, K Murofushi, H Takagi, T Akachi, T Miwa, T Inaba, T Aoyagi, H Habe. Efficient conversion of organic nitrogenous wastewater to nitrate solution driven by comammox Nitrospira. Water Res. 197, 117088. 2021
56. H Habe, Y Sato, T Taira, T Imura. Enrichment and isolation of surfactin-degrading bacteria. J Oleo Sci. ess20331. 2021
57. Y Arai, H Koike, S Sato, Y Sato, Y Iimura, H Tani, T Yakushi, K Matsushita, H Fuse, H Habe. Detection of gene mutations possibly related to methanol tolerance in Gluconobacter frateurii mutant Gf398. J Environ Biotechnol. 21, 59–62. 2021

2020

40. T Aoyagi, Y Mori, M Nanao, Y Matsuyama, Y Sato, T Inaba, H Aizawa, T Hayakawa, M Moriya, Y Higo, H Habe, T Hori. Effective Se reduction by lactate-stimulated indigenous microbial communities in excavated waste rocks. J Hazard Mater. 403, 123908. 2021
41. H Habe, Y Sato, K Kirimura. Microbial and enzymatic conversion of levulinic acid, an alternative building block to fermentable sugars from cellulosic biomass. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 104, 7767–7775. 2020
42. H Habe, Y Sato, T Aoyagi, T Inaba, T Hori, T Hamai, K Hayashi, M Kobayashi, T Sakata, N Sato. Design, application, and microbiome of sulfate-reducing bioreactors for treatment of mining-influenced water. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 104, 6893–6903. 2020
43. T Inaba, T Su, T Aoyagi, H Aizawa, Y Sato, C Suh, JH Lee, T Hori, A Ogata, H Habe. Microbial community in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor and its performance in treating organic solid waste under controlled and deteriorated conditions. J Environ Manage. 269, 110786. 2020
44. T Aoyagi, T Inaba, H Aizawa, D Mayumi, S Sakata, A Charfi, C Suh, JH Lee, Y Sato, A Ogata, H Habe, T Hori. Unexpected diversity of acetate degraders in anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating organic solid waste revealed by high-sensitivity stable isotope probing. Water Research. 176, 115750. 2020
45. T Inaba, T Aoyagi, T Hori, A Charfi, C Suh, JH Lee, Y Sato, A Ogata, H Aizawa, H Habe. Clarifying prokaryotic and eukaryotic biofilm microbiomes in anaerobic membrane bioreactor by non-destructive microscopy and high-throughput sequencing. Chemosphere. 254, 126810. 2020
46. R Tanaka, K Nouzaki, RR Navarro, T Inaba, T Aoyagi, Y Sato, A Ogata, H Yanagishita, T Hori, H Habe. Activated sludge microbiome in a membrane bioreactor for treating Ramen noodle-soup wastewater. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 66, 339–343. 2021
47. Y Guo, T Aoyagi, T Inaba, Y Sato, H Habe, T Hori. Complete Genome Sequence of Desulfuromonas sp. Strain AOP6, an Iron (III) Reducer Isolated from Subseafloor Sediment. Microbiol Resour Announc. 9, e01325-19. 2020
48. Y Sato*†, YJ Zhao†, T Hori, T Aoyagi, T Inaba, H Aizawa, A Ogata, H Habe. Transition of microbial community structures after development of membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). AMB Express. 10, 18. 2020
49. T Inaba, T Aoyagi, T Hori, A Charfi, C Suh, JH Lee, Y Sato, A Ogata, H Aizawa, H Habe. Long-term acclimatization of sludge microbiome for treatment of high-strength organic solid waste in anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Biochem Eng J. 154, 107461. 2020

2019

30. H Habe, H Koike, Y Sato, Y Iimura, T Hori, M Kanno, N Kimura, K Kirimura. Identification and characterization of levulinyl-CoA synthetase from Pseudomonas citronellolis, which differs phylogenetically from LvaE of Pseudomonas putida. AMB Express. 9, 127. 2019
31. H Habe, T Taira, Y Sato, T Imura, T Ano. Evaluation of Yield and Surface Tension-lowering Activity of Iturin A Produced by Bacillus subtilis RB14. J oleo sci. 68, 1157–1162. 2019
32. Y Sato, T Hamai, T Hori, T Aoyagi, T Inaba, M Kobayashi, H Habe, T Sakata. Desulfosporosinus spp. were the most predominant sulfate-reducing bacteria in pilot- and laboratory-scale passive bioreactors for acid mine drainage treatment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 103, 7783–7793. 2019
33. Y Sato, T Hori, H Koike, RR Navarro, A Ogata, H Habe. Transcriptome analysis of activated sludge microbiomes reveals an unexpected role of minority nitrifiers in carbon metabolism. Commun Biol. 2, 179. 2019
34. TH Nguyen, F Ishizuna, Y Sato, H Arai, M Ishii. Physiological characterization of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate accumulation in the moderately thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus TH-1. J Biosci Bioeng. 127, 686–689. 2019
35. T Narihiro, MK Nobu, T Hori, T Aoyagi, Y Sato, T Inaba, H Aizawa, H Tamaki, H Habe. Effects of the wastewater flow rate on interactions between the genus Nitrosomonas and diverse populations in an activated sludge microbiome. Microbes Environ. 34, 89–94. 2019
36. YJ Zhao†, Y Sato†, T Inaba, T Aoyagi, T Hori, H Habe (†equal contribution). Activated sludge microbial communities of a chemical plant wastewater treatment facility with high-strength bromide ions and aromatic substances. J Gen Appl Microbiol. 65, 106–110. 2019

2018

23. T Aoyagi, T Hamai, T Hori, Y Sato, M Kobayashi, Y Sato, T Inaba, A Ogata, H Habe, T Sakata. Microbial community analysis of sulfate-reducing passive bioreactor for treating acid mine drainage under failure conditions after long-term continuous operation. J Environ Chem Eng. 6, 5795–5800. 2020
24. T Inaba, T Hori, H Aizawa, Y Sato, A Ogata, H Habe. Microbiomes and chemical components of feed water and membrane-attached biofilm in reverse osmosis system to treat membrane bioreactor effluents. Sci Rep. 8, 16805. 2018
25. T Inaba†, Y Sato†, H Koike, T Hori, M Kanno, N Kimura, K Kirimura, H Habe (†equal contribution). Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas citronelollis LA18T, a bacterium that use levulinic acid. Microbiol Resour Announc. 7, e00906-18. 2018
26. H Itoh, T Hori, Y Sato, A Nagayama, K Tago, M Hayatsu, Y Kikuchi. Infection dynamics of insecticide-degrading symbionts from soil to insects in response to insecticide spraying. ISME J. 12, 909–920. 2018
27. T Inaba, T Hori, Y Sato, T Aoyagi, D Hanajima,A Ogata, H Habe. Eukaryotic microbiomes of membrane-attached biofilms in membrane bioreactors analyzed by high-throughput sequencing and microscopic observations. Microbes Environ. 33, 98–101. 2018

2017

18. T Aoyagi, T Hamai, T Hori, Y Sato, M Kobayashi, Y Sato, T Inaba, A Ogata, H Habe, T Sakai. Hydraulic retention time and pH affect the performance and microbial communities of passive bioreactor for treatment of acid mine drainage. AMB Express. 7,142. 2017
19. T Aoyagi, H Koike, T Morita, Y Sato, H Habe, T Hori. Draft genome sequence of Geobacter pelophilus strain Dfr2, a ferric iron reducing bacterium. Genome Announcement. 5, e00537-17. 2017
20. Habe H, Kondo S, Sato Y, Hori T, Kanno M, Kimura N, Koike H, Kirimura K. Electrodialytic separation of levulinic acid catalytically synthesized from woody biomass for use in microbial conversion. Biotechnol Prog. 33, 448–453. 2017

2016

15. RR Navarro, T Hori, Y Sato, R Tanaka, A Ogata, H Habe. High susceptibility of aerobic microbiota in membrane bioreactor (MBR) sludge towards olive oil as revealed by high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 4, 4392–4399. 2016 *Selected as top 12 papers in 2016
16. Y Sato, T Hori, H Habe, A Ogata. A preliminary diagnostic method for membrane fouling using extracellular proteins secreted in pilot-scale membrane bioreactors. J Environ Biotechnol. 16, 65–68. 2016
17. Y Sato, H Koike, S Kondo, T Hori, M Kanno, N Kimura, T Morita, K Kirimura, H Habe, Draft genome sequence of Burkholderia stabilis LA20W, a trehalose producer that uses levulinic acid as a substrate. Genome Announc. 4, e00795-16. 2016
18. Y Sato, T Hori, RR Navarro, R Naganawa, H Habe, A Ogata. Effects of organic-loading-rate reduction on sludge biomass and microbial community in a deteriorated pilot-scale membrane bioreactor. Microbes Environ. 31, 361–364. 2016
19. Y Sato, T Hori, RR Navarro, H Habe, A Ogat. Functional maintenance and structural flexibility of microbial communities perturbed by simulated intense rainfall in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor.  Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 100, 6447–6456. 2016
20. Y Sato, T Hori, RR Navarro, H Habe, H Yanagishita, A Ogata. Fine-scale monitoring of shifts in microbial community composition after high organic loading in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor. J Biosci Bioeng. 121, 550–556. 2016

2015

9. Y Sato, T Hori, RR Navarro, H Habe, A Ogata. Effect of a microbiota activator on accumulated ammonium and microbial community structure in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor. J Gen Appl Microbiol. 61, 132–8. 2015
10. RR Navarro, T Aoyagi, M Kimura, H Itoh, Y Sato, Y Kikuchi, A Ogata, T Hori. High-resolution dynamics of microbial communities during dissimilatory selenate reduction in anoxic soil. Environ Sci Technol. 49, 7684–91. 2015
11. K Tago, T Okubo, H Itoh, Y Kikuchi, T Hori, Y Sato, A Nagayama, K Hayashi, S Ikeda, M Hayatsu. Insecticide-degrading Burkholderia symbionts of stinkbug naturally occupy various environments of sugarcane fields in a southeast island of Japan. Microbes Environ. 30, 29–36. 2015
12. T Aoyagi, S Hanada, H Itoh, Y Sato, A Ogata, MW Friedrich, Y Kikuchi, T Hori. Ultra-high-sensitivity stable-isotope probing of rRNA by high-throughput sequencing of isopycnic centrifugation gradients. Environ Microbiol Rep. 7, 282–7. 2015

2014

5. K Tago, H Itoh, Y Kikuchi, T Hori, Y Sato, A Nagayama, T Okubo, RR Navarro, T Aoyagi, K Hayashi, M Hayatsu. A fine-scale phylogenetic analysis of free-living Burkholderia species in sugarcane field soil. Microbes Environ. 29, 434–7. 2014
6. Y Sato, H Arai, Y Igarashi, M Ishii. Adaptation of Hydrogenobacter thermophilus toward oxidative stress triggered by high expression of alkyl hydroperoxide reductase. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 78, 1619–22. 2014

2012

3. Y Sato, H Kanbe, H Miyano, Y Sambongi, H Arai, M Ishii, Y Igarashi. Transcriptome analyses of metabolic enzymes in thiosulfate- and hydrogen-grown Hydrogenobacter thermophilus cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 76, 1677–1681. 2012
4. Y Sato, M Kameya, S Fushinobu, T Wakagi, H Arai, M Ishii, Y Igarashi. A novel enzymatic system against oxidative stress in the thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Hydrogenobacter thermophilus. PLoS One. 7, e34825. 2012

 

2011

1. Y Sato, M Kameya, H Arai, M Ishii, Y Igarashi. Detecting weak protein-protein interactions by modified far-western blotting. J Biosci Bioeng. 112, 304–7. 2011

Review

1. Habe H, Sato Y, Aoyagi T, Inaba T, Hori T, Hamai T, Hayashi K, Kobayashi M, Sakata T, Sato N (2020) Design, application, and microbiome of sulfate-reducing bioreactors for treatment of mining-influenced water. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. [IF=5.56] 104, 6893–6903.
2. Habe H, Sato Y, Kirimura K (2020) Microbial and enzymatic conversion of levulinic acid, an alternative building block to fermentable sugars from cellulosic biomass. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. [IF=5.56] 104, 7767–7775.