Research keywords (1)：
Infectious diseases, Immune responses, EPEC, EHEC, effectors, Regulation of pathogenesis
Research theme for competitive and other funds (4)：
2019 - 2022 Identification of EHEC virulent factors in exosome and its functional role during the infection
2016 - 2019 The interference of host exosome releases by entropathogenic Escherichia coli
2012 - 2013 病原性大腸菌による宿主自然免疫の調節機構
2007 - 2009 GATA-1転写因子複合体の分子機能と生理機能
Papers (16)：
Shinya Ebihara, Hilo Yen, Toru Tobe. A novel toxin-antitoxin system swpAB alters gene expression patterns and reduces virulence expression in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Microbiology and Immunology. 2023
Riho Hamamura, Hilo Yen, Toru Tobe. SlyA regulates virulence gene expressions through activation of pchA regulatory gene in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Microbiology and immunology. 2022. 66. 11. 501-509
Risa Nada, Shinya Ebihara, Hilo Yen, Toru Tobe. Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli activates nitrate respiration to benefit from the inflammatory response for initiation of microcolony-formation. BMC microbiology. 2020. 20. 1. 261-261
Risa Nada, Shinya Ebihara, Hilo Yen, Toru Tobe. Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli activates nitrate respiration to benefit from the inflammatory response for acceleration of infection. BMC Microbiology. 2020. 20. 261
