Naoki Watanabe
naoki-watanabe.bsky.social
Clinical microbiologist and university lecturer at Hirosaki University, Japan. Former clinical laboratory technologist. Turning questions from routine testing into clinically useful research on K. pneumoniae, hvKp, bloodstream infections, and AMR.
👤 Joined on 15 September 2026
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Our new research article is now available! We examined the phenotypic characteristics of K. pneumoniae UTI isolates cultured in human urine vs LB. Despite diverse behaviors, these strains consistently cause pyelonephritis in a mouse UTI model. Full story here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Our new paper is online and describes how antibiotic treatment #AMR versus osmotive laxative pre-exposure alters the gut environment leading to different colonization outcomes and evolutionary fates of hypervirulent #Klebsiella pneumoniae! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CJFYDB... #Microsky #UTIsky
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New in JB: Dey & Shankar review hypervirulence in K. pneumoniae, and its link to "hypermucoviscosity", which is associated increased capsule polysaccharide chain length. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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