発表論文

178) Kunito, T., Hibino, S., Sumi, H., Sawada, K., Park, H.-D., and Nagaoka, K. (2023) Bacterial and fungal community composition and community-level physiological profiles in forest soils.  PLoS ONE, 18(4), e0284817.

177) Sawada, K., Kunito, T., Watanabe, T., Kitagawa, N., Lyu, H., Nguyen, H.L., Toyota, K., and Funakawa, S. (2023) Positive priming effects through microbial P-mining in tropical forest soils under N2-fixing trees.  Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.

176) Kunito, T., Kurita, H., Kumori, M., Sakaguchi, K., Nishizawa, S., Fujita, K., Moro, H., Sawada, K., Miyabara, Y., Toda, H., Nagaoka, K., and Ishikawa, Y. (2022) Microbial synthesis of arylsulfatase depends on the soluble and adsorbed sulfate concentration in soils.  Eur. J. Soil Biol., 111, 103418.

175) 大塚重人、國頭 恭 (2021) 有機物を通じた植物へのリン酸供給経路・動態 5.リン酸供給が促進される条件を探る.  土肥誌, 92(6), 481-490.

174) Moro, H., Park, H.-D., and Kunito, T. (2021) Organic phosphorus substantially contributes to crop plant nutrition in soils with low phosphorus availability.  Agronomy, 11, 903.

173) Kunito, T., Haraguchi, S., Hanada, K., Fujita, K., Moro, H., Nagaoka, N., and Otsuka, S. (2021) pH is the dominant factor controlling the levels of phytate-like and DNA-like phosphorus in 0.5M NaHCO3-extracts of soils: evaluation with phosphatase-addition approach.  Geoderma, 398, 115113.

172) Fujita, K., Kunito, T., Otsuka, S., and Nagaoka, K. (2020) Anaerobic soil disinfestation using diluted ethanol increases phosphorus availability in arable Andosols.  Biol. Fertil. Soils., 56(7), 927-941. 

171) Mise, K., Koyama, Y., Matsumoto, A., Fujita, K., Kunito, T., Senoo, K., and Otsuka, S. (2020) Pectin drives microbial phosphorus solubilization in soil: Evidence from isolation-based and community-scale approaches. Eur. J. Soil Biol., 97, 103169.

170) Mise, K., Maruyama, R., Miyabara, Y., Kunito, T., Senoo, K., and Otsuka, S. (2020) Time-series analysis of phosphorus-depleted microbial communities in carbon/nitrogen-amended soils.  Appl. Soil Ecol., 145, 103346.

169) 國頭 恭、諸 人誌、藤田一輝、美世一守、長岡一成、大塚重人 (2019) リン可給性をめぐる土壌微生物群集, 土と微生物, 73(2), 41-54.

168) 藤田一輝、諸 人誌、大塚重人、長岡一成、國頭 恭 (2019) 土壌中の養分利用性と微生物による酵素生産との関係: 資源配分モデルを中心に, 土と微生物, 73(1), 10-23.

167) Fujita, K., Miyabara, Y., and Kunito, T. (2019) Microbial biomass and ecoenzymatic stoichiometries vary in response to nutrient availability in an arable soil.  Eur. J. Soil Biol., 91, 1-8.

166) Mise, K., Moro, H., Kunito, T., Senoo, K., and Otsuka, S. (2019) Prokaryotic community structure of long-term fertilization field Andisols in central Japan.  Microbiol. Resour. Announc., 8, e01551-18.

165) 國頭 恭、唐澤敏彦 (2019) 土壌酵素と土壌の質.実践土壌学シリーズ3 土壌生化学(犬伏和之編),朝倉書店,p. 117-127.

164) Kunito, T., Shiroma, T., Moro, H., and Sumi, H. (2018) Annual variation in soil enzyme activity in a paddy field: Soil temperature and nutrient availability are important for controlling enzyme activities.  Appl. Environ. Soil Sci., 2018, article ID 4093219.

163) Mise, K., Fujita, K., Kunito, T., Senoo, K., and Otsuka, S. (2018) Phosphorus-mineralizing communities reflect nutrient-rich characteristics in Japanese arable Andisols.  Microbes Environ., 33(3), 282-289.  

162) Fujita, K., Kunito, T., Matsushita, J., Nakamura, K., Moro, H., Yoshida, S., Toda, H., Otsuka, S., and Nagaoka, K. (2018) Nitrogen supply rate regulates microbial resource allocation for synthesis of nitrogen-acquiring enzymes.  PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0202086.

161) Kunito, T., Hiruta, N., Miyagishi, Y., Sumi, H., and Moro, H. (2018) Changes in phosphorus fractions caused by increased microbial activity in forest soil in a short-term incubation study.  Chem. Speciation Bioavail., 30(1), 9-13.

160) Fujita, K., Kunito, T., Moro, H., Toda, H., Otsuka, S., and Nagaoka, K. (2017) Microbial resource allocation for phosphatase synthesis reflects the availability of inorganic phosphorus across various soils.  Biogeochemistry, 136(3), 325-339.

159) Kunito, T., Toya, H., Sumi, H., Ishikawa, Y., Toda, H., Nagaoka, K., Saeki, K., Aikawa, Y., and Matsumoto, S. (2017) Evaluating the effects of metals on microorganisms in flooded paddy soils using the SEM/AVS-based approach and measurements of exchangeable metal concentrations.  Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 72(3), 402-417.

158) Houde, M., Wang, X., Ferguson, S.H., Gagnon, P., Brown, T.M., Tanabe, S., Kunito, T., Kwan, M., and Muir, D.C.G. (2017) Spatial and temporal trends of alternative flame retardants and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) across the Canadian Arctic.  Environ. Pollut., 223, 266-276.

157) 國頭 恭 (2017) 微生物による環境修復.食と微生物の事典(北本勝ひこ編),朝倉書店,p. 426-427.

156) Kunito, T., Isomura, I., Sumi, H., Park, H.-D., Toda, H., Otsuka, S., Nagaoka, K., Saeki, K., and Senoo, K. (2016) Aluminum and acidity suppress microbial activity and biomass in acidic forest soils.  Soil Biol. Biochem., 97, 23-30.

155) Kunito, T., Ihyo, Y., Miyahara, H., Seta, R., Yoshida, S., Kubo, H., Nagaoka, K., Sakai, M., and Saeki, K. (2016) Soil properties affecting adsorption of plasmid DNA and its transformation efficiency in Escherichia coliBiol. Fertil. Soils, 52, 223-231.

154) 阿草哲郎、國頭 恭、N.M. Tue、V.T.M. Lan、T.B. Minh、P.T.K. Trang、藤原純子、竹下治男、高橋 真、P.H. Viet、田辺信介、岩田久人 (2015) Arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT)遺伝子多型と無機ヒ素のメチル化能力との関連, 日衛誌, 70(3), 186-196.

153) Moro, H., Kunito, T., and Sato, T. (2015) Assessment of phosphorus bioavailability in cultivated Andisols from a long-term fertilization field experiment using chemical extractions and soil enzyme activities.  Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 61(8), 1107-1123.

152) Soejima, M., Agusa, T., Iwata, H., Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Takeshita, H., Lan, V.T.M., Minh, T.B., Takahashi, S., Trang, P.T.K., Viet, P.H., Tanabe, S., and Koda, Y. (2015) Haptoglobin genotyping of Vietnamese: global distribution of HPdel, complete deletion allele of the HP gene.  Leg. Med., 17(1), 14-16.

151) 國頭 恭 (2014) 物質循環を司る土壌酵素.環境と微生物の事典(日本微生物生態学会編),朝倉書店,p. 176-177.

150) Sumi, H., Kunito, T., Ishikawa, Y., Sato, T., Park, H.-D., Nagaoka, K., and Aikawa, Y. (2015) Plant roots influence microbial activities as well as cadmium and zinc fractions in metal-contaminated soil.  Chem. Ecol., 31(2), 105-110.

149) Moro, H., Kunito, T., Saito, T., Yaguchi, N., and Sato, T. (2014) Soil microorganisms are less susceptible than crop plants to potassium deficiency.  Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 60(12), 1807-1813.

148) Sumi, H., Kunito, T., Ishikawa, Y., Nagaoka, K., Toda, H., and Aikawa, Y. (2014) Effects of adding alkaline material on the heavy metal chemical fractions in soil under flooded and non-flooded conditions.  Soil Sediment Contam., 23(8), 899-916.

147) Kunito, T., Tobitani, T., Moro, H., and Toda, H. (2012) Phosphorus limitation in microorganisms leads to high phosphomonoesterase activity in acid forest soils.  Pedobiologia, 55(5), 263-270.

146) Saeki, K. and Kunito, T. (2012) Influence of chloride ions on cadmium adsorptions by oxides, hydroxides, oxyhydroxides, and phyllosilicates.  Appl. Clay Sci., 62-63, 58-62.

145) Kunito, T., Owaki, M., Ihyo, Y., Sumi, H., Toda, H., Fukuda, D., and Park, H.-D. (2012) Genera Burkholderia and Lipomyces are predominant aluminum-resistant microorganisms isolated from acidic forest soils using cycloheximide-amended growth media.  Ann. Microbiol., 62(3), 1339-1344.

144) Saeki, K., Sakai, M., and Kunito, T. (2012) Effect of α-casein on DNA adsorption by Andosols and by soil components.  Biol. Fertil. Soils,  48(4), 469-474.

143) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Tue, N.M., Lan, V.T.M., Fujihara, J., Takeshita, H., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Takahashi, S., Viet, P.H., Tanabe, S., and Iwata, H. (2012) Individual variations in arsenic metabolism in Vietnamese: the association with arsenic exposure and GSTP1 genetic polymorphism.  Metallomics, 4(1), 91-100. 

142) Kunito, T., Tsunekawa, M., Yoshida, S., Park, H.-D., Toda, H., Nagaoka, K., and Saeki, K. (2012) Soil properties affecting phosphorus forms and phosphatase activities in Japanese forest soils: Soil microorganisms may be limited by phosphorus.  Soil Sci., 177(1), 39-46.

141) Fujihara, J., Soejima, M., Yasuda, T., Koda, Y., Kunito, T., Iwata, H., Tanabe, S., and Takeshita, H. (2011) Polymorphic trial in oxidative damage of arsenic exposed Vietnamese.  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 256(2), 174-178.

140) Nakazawa, E., Ikemoto, T., Hokura, A., Terada, Y., Kunito, T., Yamamoto, T., Yamada, T.K., Rosas, F.C.W., Fillmann, G., Tanabe, S., and Nakai, I. (2011) Silver speciation in liver of marine mammals by synchrotron X-ray absorption fine structure and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopies.  J. Environ. Monit., 13(6), 1678-1686.

139) Nakazawa, E., Ikemoto, T., Hokura, A., Terada, Y., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Nakai, I. (2011) Presence of mercury selenide in various tissues of the striped dolphin: evidence from μ-XRF-XRD and XAFS analyses.  Metallomics, 3(7), 719-725.

138) Agusa, T., Nomura, K., Kunito, T., Anan, Y., Iwata, H., and Tanabe, S. (2011) Accumulation of trace elements in harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) from Pangnirtung in the Baffin Island, Canada.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 63(5-12), 489-499.

137) Saeki, K., Ihyo, Y., Sakai, M., and Kunito, T. (2011) Strong adsorption of DNA molecules on humic acids.  Environ. Chem. Lett., 9(4), 505-509.

136) Saeki, K., Kunito, T., and Sakai, M. (2011) Effect of Tris-HCl buffer on DNA adsorption by a variety of soil constituents.  Microbes Environ., 26(1), 88-91.

135) O’Hara, T., Kunito, T., Woshner, V., and Tanabe, S. (2011) Select elements and potential adverse effects in cetaceans and pinnipeds.  In: Beyer, W.N. and Meador, J.P. (Eds.), Environmental Contaminants in Biota: Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Second Edition.  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 377-406.

134) Saeki, K. and Kunito, T. (2010) Adsorptions of DNA molecules by soils and variable-charged soil constituents.  Curr. Res. Technol. Educ. Top. Appl. Microbiol. Microb. Biotechnol., 1, 188-195

133) Fujihara, J., Yasuda, T., Kato, H., Yuasa, I., Panduro, A., Kunito, T., and Takeshita, H. (2011) Genetic variants associated with arsenic metabolism within human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) show wide variation across multiple populations.  Arch. Toxicol., 85(2), 119-125.

132) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Inoue, S., Fujihara, J., Minh, T.B., Ha, N.N., Tu, N.P.C., Trang, P.T.K., Chamnan, C., Takeshita, H., Iwata, H., Tuyen, B.C., Viet, P.H., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2010) Exposure, metabolism, and health effects of arsenic in residents from arsenic-contaminated groundwater areas of Vietnam and Cambodia: a review.  Rev. Environ. Health, 25(3), 193-220.

131) Agusa, T., Iwata, H., Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Takeshita, H., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2010) Interindividual variation in arsenic metabolism in a Vietnamese population: association with 17 single nucleotide polymorphisms in AS3MT.  In: Hamamura, N., Suzuki, S., Mendo, S., Barroso, C.M., Iwata, H., Tanabe, S. (Eds.), Biological Responses to Chemical Contaminants: From Molecular to Community Level (Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental Chemistry Vol. 3), Global COE Program, Ehime University, TERRAPUB, Tokyo, pp. 113-119.

130) 佐伯和利、國頭 恭、境 雅夫 (2011) 土壌生態系における細胞外DNA分子の挙動 第2部:細胞外DNA分子の安定性と形質転換能, 土と微生物, 65(1), 27-33.

129) 佐伯和利、境 雅夫、國頭 恭 (2010) 土壌生態系における細胞外DNA分子の挙動 第1部:土壌および土壌構成物質へのDNA分子の吸着, 土と微生物, 64(2), 113-122.

128) Saeki, K., Kunito, T., and Sakai, M. (2010) Effects of pH, ionic strength, and solutes on DNA adsorption by andosols.  Biol. Fertil. Soils, 46(5), 531-535.

127) Fujihara, J., Soejima, M., Yasuda, T., Koda, Y., Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Tongu, M., Yamada, T., and Takeshita, H. (2010) Global analysis of genetic variation in human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT).  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 243(3), 292-299. 

126) Agusa, T., Iwata, H., Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Takeshita, H., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2010) Genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase (GST) superfamily and arsenic metabolism in residents of the Red River Delta, Vietnam.  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 242(3), 352-362.

125) 國頭 恭、松本 聰 (2010) 土壌中の重金属耐性微生物の生態と浄化への利用, 地球環境, 15(1), 37-44.

124) Kunito, T., Akagi, Y., Park, H.-D., and Toda, H. (2009) Influences of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on polyphenol oxidase activity in a forested Andisol.  European Journal of Forest Research, 128(4), 361-366.

123) Agusa, T., Iwata, H., Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Takeshita, H., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2009) Genetic polymorphisms in AS3MT and arsenic metabolism in residents of the Red River Delta, Vietnam.  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 236(2), 131-141.

122) Kunito, T. and Nagaoka, K. (2009) Effects of plant litter type and additions of nitrogen and phosphorus on bacterial community-level physiological profiles in a brown forest soil. Microbes Environ., 24(1), 68-71.

121) Takeshita, H., Fujihara, J., Takatsuka, H., Agusa, T., Yasuda, T., and Kunito, T. (2009) Diversity of glutathione S-transferase omega 1 (A140D) and 2 (N142D) gene polymorphisms in worldwide populations.  Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol., 36(3), 283-286.

120) Fujihara, J., Yasuda, T., Kunito, T., Fujii, Y., Takatsuka, H., Moritani, T., and Takeshita, H. (2008) Two N-linked glycosylation sites (Asn18 and Asn106) are both required for full enzymatic activity, thermal stability, and resistance to proteolysis in mammalian deoxyribonuclease I.  Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 72(12), 3197-3205.

119) Saeki, K. and Kunito, T. (2009) Estimating sorption affinities of heavy metals on humic acid and silica using a constant capacitance model. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 40(21&22), 3252-3262.

118) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2009) Relationship of urinary arsenic metabolites to intake estimates in residents of the Red River Delta, Vietnam.  Environ. Pollut., 157(2), 396-403. 

117) Fujihara, J., Fujii, Y., Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Yasuda, T., Moritani, T., and Takeshita, H. (2009) Ethnic differences in five intronic polymorphisms associated with arsenic metabolism within human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) gene.  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 234(1), 41-46.

116) Agusa, T., Inoue, S., Kunito, T., Minh, T.B., Ha, N.N., Tu, N.P.C., Trang, P.T.K., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., Tuyen, B.C., and Tanabe, S. (2009) Human exposure to arsenic from groundwater in the Red River and Mekong River Deltas in Vietnam.  Int. J. Environ. Stud., 66(1), 49-57. 

115) 國頭 恭 (2008) 土壌生化学 (部門別進歩総説 第3部門 土壌生物), 土壌肥料学雑誌, 79(6), 549-551.

114) Takeshita, H., Tsubota, E., Takatsuka, H., Kunito, T., and Fujihara, J. (2008) Cytochrome P450 2J2*7 polymorphisms in Japanese, Mongolians and Ovambos.  Cell Biochem. Funct., 26(7), 813-816.

113) Falandysz, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Bielawski, L., Frankowska, A., Falandysz, J.J., and Tanabe, S. (2008) Multivariate characterization of elements accumulated in King Bolete Boletus edulis mushroom at lowland and high mountain regions.  J. Environ. Sci. Health Part A, 43(14), 1692-1699.

112) 國頭 恭、戸谷仁美、長岡一成、佐伯和利、相川良雄、松本 聰 (2008) 水田土壌中における微生物に対する重金属毒性の評価. 第14回 地下水・土壌汚染とその防止対策に関する研究集会(2008年6月25-26日, 埼玉会館)講演集 pp. 526-531.

111) 井表靖貴、國頭 恭、朴 虎東、戸田任重、吉田清志 (2008) 森林土壌における重金属溶出が土壌微生物群集に与える影響. 第14回 地下水・土壌汚染とその防止対策に関する研究集会(2008年6月25-26日, 埼玉会館)講演集 pp. 125-129.

110) Fujihara, J., Soejima, M., Koda, Y., Kunito, T., and Takeshita, H. (2008) Asian specific low mutation frequencies of the M287T polymorphism in the human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) gene.  Mutat. Res. (Genet. Toxicol. Environ. Mutagen.), 654(2), 158-161.

109) Falandysz, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Gucia, M., Mazur, A., Falandysz, J.J., and Tanabe, S. (2008) Some mineral constituents of Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera).  J. Environ. Sci. Health Part B, 43(2), 187-192.

108) Agusa, T., Nomura, K., Kunito, T., Anan, Y., Iwata, H., Miyazaki, N., Tatsukawa, R., and Tanabe, S. (2008) Interelement relationships and age-related variation of trace element concentrations in liver of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Japanese coastal waters.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 57(6-12), 807-815.

107) Falandysz, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Bielawski, L., Mazur, A., Falandysz, J.J., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Selected elements in Brown Birch Scaber Stalk Leccinum scabrumJ. Environ. Sci. Health Part A, 42(14), 2081-2088.

106) Agusa, T., Inoue, S., Kunito, T., Minh, T.B., Tu, N.P.C., Ha, N.N., Trang, P.T.K., Subramanian, A., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., Tuyen, B.C., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Overview of arsenic contamination in groundwater and human health in Vietnam.  In: Ike, M., Viet, P.H. (Eds.), Annual Report of FY 2006, The Core University Program between Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Ike Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, pp. 89-92.

105) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Anan, Y., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2008) Subcellular distribution of trace elements in kidney of a mother-fetus pair of Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli).  Chemosphere, 70(7), 1203-1210.

104) Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Agusa, T., Yasuda, T., Iida, R., Fujii, Y., and Takeshita, H. (2007) Population differences in the human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) gene polymorphism detected by using genotyping method.  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 225(3), 251-254.

103) Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Fujihara, J., Agusa, T., and Tanabe, S. (2008) Arsenic in marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles.  Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 195, 31-69.

102) Falandysz, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Lipka, K., Mazur, A., Falandysz, J.J., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Selected elements in fly agaric Amanita muscariaJ. Environ. Sci. Health Part A, 42(11), 1615-1623.

101) Falandysz, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Brzostowski, A., Mazur, A., Falandysz, J.J., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Selected elements of Poison Pax Paxillus involutusJ. Environ. Sci. Health Part A, 42(8), 1161-1168.

100) Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., and Takeshita, H. (2007) Frequency of two human glutathione-S-transferase Ω1 polymorphisms (E155 deletion and E208K) in Ovambo and Japanese populations using the PCR-based genotyping method.  Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 45(5), 621-624.

99) 越智久尚、藤田慎二郎、國頭 恭 (2007) 愛媛県における大気降下物中の元素濃度の実態, 人間と環境, 33(1), 13-20.

98) Inoue, S., Agusa, T., Kubota, R., Kunito, T., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Viet, P.H., Tu, N.P.C., Tuyen, B.C., Reungsang, A., Srisuk, K., Nakamura, S., Takizawa, S., Chamnan, C., Tana, T.S., Iwata, H., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Arsenic pollution in groundwater in the lower Mekong Basin.  In: Tanabe, S., Takeoka, H., Isobe, T., Nishibe, Y. (Eds.), Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes (Frontiers Science Series No. 48). Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, pp. 217-220.

97) Ikemoto, T., Kim, E.-Y., Kunito, T., Iwata, H., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Preliminary study on Hg-Se binding proteins in liver of northern fur seals.  In: Tanabe, S., Takeoka, H., Isobe, T., Nishibe, Y. (Eds.), Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes (Frontiers Science Series No. 48). Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, pp. 205-208.

96) Agusa, T., Inoue, S., Kunito, T., Ramu, K., Charaborty, P., Chamnan, C., Trang, P.T.K., Minh, T.B., Iwata, H., Subramanian, A., Viet, P.H., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Arsenic contamination in groundwater and residents from Vietnam, Cambodia and India.  In: Tanabe, S., Takeoka, H., Isobe, T., Nishibe, Y. (Eds.), Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes (Frontiers Science Series No. 48). Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, pp. 55-58.

95) 久保田領志、藤原純子、阿草哲郎、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2007) 海棲動物におけるヒ素の化学形態と蓄積特性, 環境科学会誌, 20(2), 133-153.

94) Saeki, K., Nabeshima, A., Kunito, T., and Oshima, Y. (2007) The stability of butyltin compounds in a dredged heavily-contaminated sediment.  Chemosphere, 68(6), 1114-1119.

93) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2007) Mercury and its relation with selenium in the liver of Dall’s porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) off the Sanriku coast of Japan.  Environ. Pollut., 148(2), 669-673.

92) Agusa, T., Kubota, R., Kunito, T., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Chamnan, C., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Arsenic pollution in groundwater of Vietnam and Cambodia: a review.  Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 18(1), 35-47.

91) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Iwata, H., Monirith, I., Chamnan, C., Tana, T.S., Subramanian, S., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Mercury in hair and blood from residents of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and possible effect on serum hormone levels.  Chemosphere, 68(3), 590-596.

90) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Sudaryanto, A., Monirith, I., Kan-Atireklap, S., Iwata, H., Ismail, A., Sanguansin, J., Muchtar, M., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2007) Exposure assessment for trace elements from consumption of marine fish in Southeast Asia.  Environ. Pollut., 145(3), 767-777. 

89) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Inoue, S., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Subramanian, A., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2006) Arsenic contamination in groundwater and residents from Ha Nam and Ha Tay Provinces of Red River Delta, Vietnam.  In: Ike, M., Viet, P.H. (Eds.), Annual Report of FY 2005, The Core University Program between Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Ike Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, pp. 33-36.

88) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Ramu, K., Chamnan, C., Trang, P.T.K., Minh, T.B., Subramanian, A., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2006) Lead contamination and its human health effects in India, Vietnam and Cambodia.  Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 17(4), 413-416.

87) Isomura, I., Kunito, T., Park, H.-D., and Toda, H. (2006) Aluminum fractionation in forest soils of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.  In: Proceedings of Shinshu University International Symposium 2006, Mountainous Environment: Past, Present and Future, November 2006, Matsumoto, Japan, pp. 98-99.

86) Toya, H., Kunito, T., Park, H.-D., and Toda, H. (2006) Method optimization in analysis of acid-volatile sulfide and simultaneously extracted metals in sediments and soils.  In: Proceedings of Shinshu University International Symposium 2006, Mountainous Environment: Past, Present and Future, November 2006, Matsumoto, Japan, pp. 100-101.

85) Nishiyama, T., Kunito, T., Park, H.-D., and Toda, H. (2006) Comparison of ratio of microbes decolorizing humic acid between three forest soil types.  In: Proceedings of Shinshu University International Symposium 2006, Mountainous Environment: Past, Present and Future, November 2006, Matsumoto, Japan, pp. 102-103.

84) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., Agusa, T., Fujihara, J., Monirith, I., Iwata, H., Subramanian, A., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2006) Urinary 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine in inhabitants chronically exposed to arsenic in groundwater in Cambodia.  J. Environ. Monit., 8(2), 293-299.

83) Yang, J., Miyazaki, N., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2006) Trace elements and butyltins in a Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) from the Sanriku coast of Japan.  Chemosphere, 63(3), 449-457.

82) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Fujihara, J., Kubota, R., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Iwata, H., Subramanian, A., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2006) Contamination by arsenic and other trace elements in tube-well water and its risk assessment to humans in Hanoi, Vietnam.  Environ. Pollut., 139(1), 95-106.

81) Agusa, T., Inoue, S., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Subramanian, A., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2005) Widely-distributed arsenic pollution in groundwater in the Red River Delta, Vietnam.  Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 16(4), 296-298.

80) Anan, Y., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Mitrofanov, I., and Aubrey, D.G. (2005) Trace element accumulation in fishes collected from coastal waters of the Caspian Sea.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 51(8-12), 882-888.

79) Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Tsurumi, M., Sato, F., and Oka, N. (2005) Non-destructive monitoring of trace element levels in short-tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus) and black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes) from Torishima Island, Japan using eggs and blood.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 51(8-12), 889-895.

78) Agusa, T., Matsumoto, T., Ikemoto, T., Anan, Y., Kubota, R., Yasunaga, G., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Ogi, H., and Shibata, Y. (2005) Body distribution of trace elements in black-tailed gulls from Rishiri Island, Japan: age-dependent accumulation and transfer to feathers and eggs.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 24(9), 2107-2120.

77) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Yasunaga, G., Iwata, H., Subramanian, A., Ismail, A., and Tanabe, S. (2005) Concentrations of trace elements in marine fish and its risk assessment in Malaysia.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 51(8-12), 896-911.

76) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., Fujihara, J., Tanabe, S., Yang, J., and Miyazaki, N. (2005) Placental transfer of arsenic to fetus of Dall’s porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli).  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 51(8-12), 845-849. 

75) Suzuki, C., Kunito, T., Aono, T., Liu, C.-T., and Oyaizu, H. (2005) Microbial indices of soil fertility.  J. Appl. Microbiol., 98(5), 1062-1074.

74) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Iwata, H., Monirith, I., Tana, T.S., Subramanian, A., and Tanabe, S. (2005) Mercury contamination in human hair and fish from Cambodia: levels, specific accumulation and risk assessment.  Environ. Pollut., 134(1), 79-86.

73) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Fujihara, J., Kubota, R., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Subramanian, A., Iwata, H., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Contamination by trace elements in groundwater of Vietnam.  Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 15(4), 339-341.

72) Arai, T., Ikemoto, T., Hokura, A., Terada, Y., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Nakai, I. (2004) Chemical forms of mercury and cadmium accumulated in marine mammals and seabirds as determined by XAFS analysis.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(24), 6468-6474.

71) Anan, Y., Kim, E.-Y., Kunito, T., Iwata, H., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Molecular cloning and expression analysis of three metallothionein isoforms in sea turtles.  In: Proceedings of 1st International Symposium on Environmental Behavior and Ecological Impacts of Persistent Toxic Substances, March 2004, Matsuyama, Japan, pp. 213-217.

70) Kubota, R., Kim, E.-Y., Kunito, T., Minh, T.B., Iwata, H., Tanabe, S., Trang, P.T.K., and Viet, P.H. (2004) Arsenic contamination in groundwater and its toxic evaluation on human health in Vietnam.  In: Proceedings of 1st International Symposium on Environmental Behavior and Ecological Impacts of Persistent Toxic Substances, March 2004, Matsuyama, Japan, pp. 147-151.

69) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Fujihara, J., Kubota, R., Iwata, H., Minh, T.B., Trang, P.T.K., Viet, P.H., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Contamination by arsenic and other trace elements in drinking water and residents in Vietnam.  In: Proceedings of 1st International Symposium on Environmental Behavior and Ecological Impacts of Persistent Toxic Substances, March 2004, Matsuyama, Japan, pp. 48-52.

68) Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Nakamura, S., Anan, Y., Tanaka, H., Baba, N., Miyazaki, N., and Tanabe, S. (2004). Association of heavy metals with metal-binding proteins in hepatic cytosol of marine mammals and seabirds.  In: Proceedings of 1st International Symposium on Environmental Behavior and Ecological Impacts of Persistent Toxic Substances, March 2004, Matsuyama, Japan, pp. 30-35.

67) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Pourkazemi, M., and Aubrey, D.G. (2004) Concentrations of trace elements in muscle of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 49(9-10), 789-800.

66) 鈴木美成、渡邉 泉、久野勝治、阿南弥寿美、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2004) タイワンリスの肝臓におけるCu蓄積と細胞内分布, Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 15(1), 97-99.

65) Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Anan, Y., Tanaka, H., Baba, N., Miyazaki, N., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Association of heavy metals with metallothionein and other proteins in hepatic cytosol of marine mammals and seabirds.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 23(8), 2008-2016.

64) Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Tanaka, H., Baba, N., Miyazaki, N., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Detoxification mechanism of heavy metals in marine mammals and seabirds: interaction of selenium with mercury, silver, copper, zinc, and cadmium in liver.  Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 47(3), 402-413

63) Kunito, T., Nakamura, S., Ikemoto, T., Anan, Y., Kubota, R., Tanabe, S., Rosas, F.C.W., Fillmann, G., and Readman, J.W. (2004) Concentration and subcellular distribution of trace elements in liver of small cetaceans incidentally caught along the Brazilian coast.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 49(7-8), 574-587

62) Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., Tanaka, H., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Arsenic accumulation and distribution in tissues of black-footed albatrosses.  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 48(11-12), 1153-1160.

61) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Anan, Y., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2004) Total and subcellular distribution of trace elements in the liver of a mother-fetus pair of Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli).  Mar. Pollut. Bull., 48(11-12), 1122-1129.

60) Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Watanabe, I., Yasunaga, G., Baba, N., Miyazaki, N., Petrov, E.A., and Tanabe, S. (2004) Comparison of trace element accumulation in Baikal seals (Pusa sibirica), Caspian seals (Pusa caspica) and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Environ. Pollut., 127(1), 83-97.

59) Fujihara, J., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., and Tanabe, S. (2003) Arsenic accumulation in livers of pinnipeds, seabirds, and sea turtles: subcellular distribution and interaction between arsenobetaine and glycine betaine. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part C, 136(4), 287-296.

58) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Nakashima, E., Ramu, K., Subramanian, A., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Lead pollution in South India. Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 14(4), 272-274.

57) Ikemoto, T., Arai, T., Nomura, K., Anan, Y., Kunito, T., Hokura, A., Terada, Y., Nakai, I., and Tanabe, S. (2003). XAFS and gel filtration studies of cadmium in liver of Japanese common squid. Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 14(4), 323-325.

56) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2003) Accumulation of iron in Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli off the Sanriku coast of Japan. J. Fish. China, 27(5), 420-424.

55) 越智久尚、藤田慎二郎、山内正信、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2003). 愛媛県で採取した大気降下物中の元素の起源, 環境化学, 13(3), 753-764.

54) 越智久尚、藤田慎二郎、山内正信、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2003). 愛媛県における粉じん及び雨水等降下物中の元素の挙動, 環境化学, 13(3), 643-651.

53) Yoshitome, R., Kunito, T., Ikemoto, T., Tanabe, S., Zenke, H., Yamauchi, M., and Miyazaki, N. (2003). Global distribution of radionuclides (137Cs and 40K) in marine mammals. Environ. Sci. Technol., 37(20), 4597-4602.

52) 渡邉 泉、寶來佐和子、新井雄介、久野勝治、林 光武、谷地森秀二、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2003). 2000年に栃木県で大量死したムクドリSturnus cineraceusの微量元素蓄積, 環境科学会誌, 16(4), 317-328.

51) Ebisuda, K., Kunito, T., Fujihara, J., Kubota, R., Shibata, Y., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Lipid-soluble and water-soluble arsenic compounds in blubber of ringed seal (Pusa hispida). Talanta 61(6), 779-787.

50) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2003). Comparative study of mercury in liver and muscle of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) off Sanriku coast of Japan. J. Phys. IV, 107(2), 1393-1398.

49) Kunito, T., Anan, A., Ikemoto, T., Kubota, R., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Possible link between elevated accumulation of trace elements and canine distemper virus infection in the Caspian seals (Phoca caspica) stranded in 2000 and 2001. J. Phys. IV, 107(2), 1235-1238.

48) Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Tsurumi, M., Sato, F., and Oka, N. (2003). Trace element accumulation in short-tailed albatrosses (Diomedea albatrus) and black-footed albatrosses (Diomedea nigripes) from Torishima Island, Japan. J. Phys. IV, 107(2), 1231-1234.

47) Anan, Y., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Separation and characterization of metallothionein in the liver of sea turtles by high performance liquid chromatography/inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. J. Phys. IV, 107(2), 1227-1230.

46) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Is arsenobetaine the major arsenic compound in the liver of birds, marine mammals, and sea turtles? J. Phys. IV, 107(1), 707-710.

45) Falandysz, J., Kubota, R., Kunito, T., Bielawski, L., Brzostowski, A., Gucia, M., Jedrusiak, A., Lipka, K., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Relationship between selenium and mercury in the fruiting bodies of some mushrooms growing in Poland. J. Phys. IV, 107(1), 443-446.

44) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Nakashima, E., Minh, T.B., Tanabe, S., Subramanian, A., and Viet, P.H. (2003). Preliminary studies on trace element contamination in dumping sites of municipal wastes in India and Vietnam. J. Phys. IV, 107(1), 21-24.

43) 越智久尚、藤田慎二郎、山内正信、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2003). 愛媛県の東予地域及び中予地域における粉じんの元素汚染とその挙動, 環境化学, 13(1), 41-49.

42) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2003). Occurrence of several arsenic compounds in the liver of birds, cetaceans, pinnipeds, and sea turtles. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 22(6), 1200-1207.

41) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2002). Mercury in tissues of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) collected off Sanriku coast of Japan. Fish. Sci., 68(Suppl.1), 256-259.

40) 阿南弥寿美、國頭 恭、池本徳孝、金 恩英、岩田久人、田中博之、田辺信介 (2002). クロアシアホウドリの微量元素蓄積に関与するメタロチオネインの役割とMT cDNAのクローニング, Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 13(4), 266-267.

39) 阿草哲郎、國頭 恭、久保田領志、Monirith, I.、田辺信介、Tana, T.S. (2002). カンボジアにおけるヒ素汚染の現状, Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 13(4), 254-255.

38) 渡邉 泉、四宮基彦、國頭 恭、田辺信介、窪寺恒己 (2002). 駿河湾および東北沖で採取された深海生魚介類の微量元素蓄積, 地球化学, 36(4), 179-189.

37) Kunisue, T., Watanabe, M., Nakashima, E., Agusa, T., Monirith, I., Minh, T.B., Kunito, T., Subramanian, A., Tana, T.S., Viet, P.H., Prudente, M., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Contamination of dioxins and related compounds in soils collected from dumping sites of municipal wastes in Asian developing countries. Organohalogen Compounds, 57, 333-336.

36) Ebisuda, K., Kunito, T., Kubota, R., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Arsenic concentrations and speciation in the tissues of the ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Pangnirtung, Canada. Appl. Organomet. Chem., 16(8), 451-457.

35) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Ogi, H., and Shibata, Y. (2002). Maternal transfer of arsenic to eggs of black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostis) from Rishiri Island, Japan. Appl. Organomet. Chem.,16(8), 463-468.

34) Arai, T., Ikemoto, T., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., and Miyazaki, N. (2002). Otolith microchemistry of the conger eel, Conger myriaster. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 82(2), 303-305.

33) Watanabe, I., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Amano, M., Koyama, Y., Miyazaki, N., Petrov, E.A., and Tatsukawa, R. (2002). Accumulation of heavy metals in Caspian seals (Phoca caspica). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 43(1), 109-120.

32) Saeki, K., Kunito, T., Oyaizu, H., and Matsumoto, S. (2002). Relationships between bacterial tolerance levels and forms of copper and zinc in soils. J. Environ. Qual., 31(5), 1570-1575.

31) Anan, Y., Kunito, T., Sakai, H., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Subcellular distribution of trace elements in the liver of sea turtles. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 45(1-12), 224-229.

30) Yang, J., Kunito, T., Tanabe, S., Amano, M., and Miyazaki, N. (2002). Trace elements in skin of Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) from the northern waters of Japan: an evaluation for utilization as non-lethal tracers. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 45(1-12), 230-236.

29) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Chemical speciation of arsenic in the livers of higher trophic marine animals. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 45(1-12), 218-223.

28) Anan, Y., Kunito, T., Ikemoto, T., Kubota, R., Watanabe, I., Tanabe, S., Miyazaki, N., and Petrov, E.A. (2002). Elevated concentrations of trace elements in Caspian seals (Phoca caspica) found stranded during the mass mortality events in 2000. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 42(3), 354-362.

27) Kunito, T., Watanabe, I., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Using trace elements in skin to discriminate the populations of minke whales in southern hemisphere. Mar. Environ. Res., 53(2), 175-197.

26) Kunito, T., Watanabe, I., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Trace elements in skin of southern minke whales. In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Marine Pollution by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), The 17th "Global Environment Tsukuba", February 2001, Tsukuba, Japan, pp. 132-140.

25) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Arsenic speciation in liver tissues of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) and short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Marine Pollution by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), The 17th "Global Environment Tsukuba", February 2001, Tsukuba, Japan, pp. 126-130.

24) Agusa, T., Kunito, T., Monirith, I., Tana, T.S., and Tanabe, S. (2002). Contamination by trace elements in dumping sites for municipal wastes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Marine Pollution by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), The 17th "Global Environment Tsukuba", February 2001, Tsukuba, Japan, pp. 119-124.

23) 阿南弥寿美、國頭 恭、池本徳孝、田辺信介 (2001). 海棲高等動物の肝細胞内における微量元素の分布, Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 12(4), 277-278.

22) Anan, Y., Kunito, T., Watanabe, I., Sakai, H., and Tanabe, S. (2001). Trace element accumulation in hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Yaeyama Islands, Japan. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 20(12), 2802-2814.

21) 佐伯和利、國頭 恭、長岡一成、小柳津広志、松本 聰 (2001). 銅汚染根圏土壌中の銅耐性細菌の特徴, 環境科学会誌, 14(5), 505-510.

20) Kunito, T., Saeki, K., Nagaoka, K., Oyaizu, H., and Matsumoto, S. (2001). Characterization of copper-resistant bacterial community in rhizosphere of highly copper-contaminated soil. Eur. J. Soil Biol., 37(2), 95-102.

19) Kunito, T., Saeki, K., Goto, S., Hayashi, H., Oyaizu, H., and Matsumoto, S. (2001). Copper and zinc fractions affecting microorganisms in long-term sludge-amended soils. Bioresource Technol., 79(2), 135-146.

18) Kubota, R., Kunito, T., and Tanabe, S. (2001). Arsenic accumulation in the liver tissue of marine mammals. Environ. Pollut., 115(2), 303-312.

17) 池本徳孝、國頭 恭、田辺信介、馬場徳寿 (2000). キタオットセイの肝細胞内における水銀とセレンの分布, Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 11(4), 407-408.

16) 阿南弥寿美、國頭 恭、田辺信介 (2000). ウミガメ類肝臓の微量元素蓄積に関与するメタロチオネインの役割, Biomed. Res. Trace Elements, 11(4), 381-382.

15) 佐伯和利、國頭 恭、小柳津広志、松本 聰 (2000). 土壌細菌群に対する土壌溶液中の亜鉛存在形態の影響, 環境化学, 10(3), 541-547.

14) Saeki, K., Sakakibara, H., Sakai, H., Kunito, T. and Tanabe, S. (2000). Arsenic accumulation in three species of sea turtles. BioMetals, 13(3), 241-250.

13) 佐伯和利、國頭 恭、小柳津広志、松本 聰 (2000). 土壌溶液中の銅イオン活動度と土壌細菌群銅耐性度との関係, 土肥誌, 71(5), 635-642.

12) Kunito, T., Senoo, K., Saeki, K., Oyaizu, H., and Matsumoto, S. (1999). Usefulness of the sensitivity-resistance index to estimate the toxicity of copper on bacteria in copper-contaminated soils. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 44(2), 182-189.

11) Kunito, T., Saeki, K., Oyaizu, H., and Matsumoto, S. (1999). Influences of copper forms on the toxicity to microorganisms in soils. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 44(2), 174-181.

10) Kim, H., Nishiyama, M., Kunito, T., Senoo, K., Kawahara, K., Murakami, K. and Oyaizu, H. (1998). High population of Sphingomonas species on plant surface. J. Appl. Microbiol., 85(4), 731-736.

9) Kunito, T., Oyaizu, H. and Matsumoto, S. (1998). Ecology of soil heavy metal-resistant bacteria and perspective of bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils. Recent Res. Devel. Agric. Biol. Chem., 2, 185-206.

8) Cho, B-H., Chino, H., Tsuji, H., Kunito, T., Makishima, H., Uchida, H., Matsumoto, S. and Oyaizu, H. (1997). Analysis of oil components and hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms during laboratory-scale bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil of Kuwait. Chemosphere, 35(7), 1613-1621.

7) Cho, B-H., Chino, H., Tsuji, H., Kunito, T., Nagaoka, K., Otsuka, S., Yamashita, K., Matsumoto, S. and Oyaizu, H. (1997). Laboratory-scale bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil of Kuwait with soil amendment materials. Chemosphere, 35(7), 1599-1611.

6) Kunito, T., Nagaoka, K., Tada, N., Saeki, K., Senoo, K., Oyaizu, H. and Matsumoto, S. (1997). Characterization of Cu-resistant bacterial communities in Cu-contaminated soils. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 43(3), 709-717.

5) Kunito, T., Senoo, K., Nagaoka, K., Oyaizu, H. and Matsumoto, S. (1997). Distribution of Cu-resistant and non-resistant bacteria in several Cu-contaminated soils in Japan: usefulness of the tolerance level as an index of Cu contamination in soil. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 61(7), 1190-1193.

4) Kunito, T., Shibata, S., Matsumoto, S. and Oyaizu, H. (1997). Zinc resistance of Methylobacterium species. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 61(4), 729-731.

3) Kanazawa, S. and Kunito, T. (1996). A new method for measuring microbial biomass nitrogen in soils: direct extraction after toluene treatment. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 42(3), 511-520.

2) Kanazawa, S. and Kunito, T. (1996). Preparation of pH 3.0 agar plate, enumeration of acid-tolerant, and Al-resistant microorganisms in acid soils. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 42(1), 165-173.

1) Kunito, T., Kusano, T., Oyaizu, H., Senoo, K., Kanazawa, S. and Matsumoto, S. (1996). Cloning and sequence analysis of czc genes in Alcaligenes sp. strain CT14. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 60(4), 699-704.