| 1. |
Yusei Masaki, Katsutoshi Tsutsumi, Naoko Okibe, “Iron redox transformation by the thermo-acidophilic archaea from the genus Sulfolobus.”, Geomicrobiology Journal, in press, 2018.04. |
| 2. |
Keishi Oyama, Kazuhiko Shimada, Jun-ichiro Ishibashi, Hajime Miki, Naoko Okibe, “Silver-catalyzed bioleaching of enargite concentrate using moderately thermophilic microorganisms.”, Hydrometallurgy, in press, 2018.03. |
| 3. |
Yusei Masaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Hajime Miki, Naoko Okibe, “Microbiological Redox Potential Control to Improve the Efficiency of Chalcopyrite Bioleaching.”, Geomicrobiology Journal, in press, 2018.04. |
| 4. |
Intan Nurul Rizki, Naoko Okibe, “Size-Controlled Production of Gold Bionanoparticles Using the Extremely Acidophilic Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium, Acidocella aromatica.”, Minerals, 8, 81, 1-11, 2018.02. |
| 5. |
Masahito Tanaka, Naoko Okibe, “Factors to Enable Crystallization of Environmentally Stable Bioscorodite from Dilute As(III)-Contaminated Waters.”, Minerals, 8, 23, 1-16, 2018.01. |
| 6. |
Naoko Okibe, Daisuke Nakayama, Takahiro Matsumoto, “Palladium bionanoparticles production from acidic Pd(II) solutions and spent catalyst leachate using acidophilic Fe(III)-reducing bacteria.”, Extremophiles, 21, 6, 1091-1100, 2017.10. |
| 7. |
Yuta Era, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Naoko Okibe, “Microbiological As(III) oxidation and immobilization as scorodite at moderate temperatures.”, Solid State Phenomena, 664-667, 2017.08. |
| 8. |
Santisak Kitjanukit, Kyohei Takamatsu, Kenji Takeda, Satoshi Asano, Naoko Okibe, “Manganese removal from metal refinery wastewater using Mn(II)-oxidizing bacteria.”, Solid State Phenomena, 673-676, 2017.08. |
| 9. |
Keishi Oyama, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Hajime Miki, Naoko Okibe, “Mechanism of silver-catalyzed bioleaching of enargite concentrate.”, Solid State Phenomena, 273-276, 2017.08. |
| 10. |
Masahito Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Naoko Okibe, “Optimization of bioscorodite crystallization for treatment of As(III)-bearing wastewaters.”, Solid State Phenomena, 262, 555-558, 2017.08. |
| 11. |
Naoko Okibe, Shiori Morishita, Masahito Tanaka, Keiko Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Kazuhiro Hatano, Atsuko Ohata, “Bioscorodite crystallization using Acidianus brierleyi: Effects caused by Cu(II) present in As(III)-bearing copper refinery wastewaters.”, Hydrometallurgy, 168, 121-126, 2016.07. |
| 12. |
Yusei Masaki, Katsutoshi Tsutsumi, Shin-ichi Hirano, Naoko Okibe, “Microbial community profiling of the Chinoike Jigoku (“Blood Pond Hell”) hot spring in Beppu, Japan: isolation and characterization of Fe(III)-reducing Sulfolobus sp. strain GA1.”, Research in Microbiology, 167, 595-603, 2016.05. |
| 13. |
Naoko Okibe, Masashi Maki, Daisuke Nakayama, Keiko Sasaki, “Microbial recovery of vanadium by the acidophilic bacterium, Acidocella aromatica.”, Biotechnology Letters, 10.1007/s10529-016-2131-2, 38, 1475-1481, 2016.05. |
| 14. |
Yusei Masaki, Shin-ichi Hirano, Naoko Okibe, “Microbial Community Structure Analysis of Blood Pond Hell Hot Spring in Japan and Search for Metal-Reducing Microbes.”, Advanced Materials Research, 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1130.45, 1130, 45-49, 2015.11. |
| 15. |
Naoko Okibe, Shiori Morishita, Masahito Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, “Effect of Cu(II) on Bio-Scorodite Crystallization Using Acidianus brierleyi.”, Advanced Materials Research, 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1130.101, 1130, 101-104, 2015.11. |
| 16. |
Widi Astuti, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Naoko Okibe, “Utilization of Metabolic Citric Acid from Aspergillus niger Using Corn Starch in the Nickel Leaching of Indonesian Saprolitic Ore.”, Advanced Materials Research, 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1130.251, 1130, 251-254, 2015.11. |
| 17. |
Masahito Tanaka, Yuta Yamaji, Yuken Fukano, Kazuhiko Shimada, Junichiro Ishibashi, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Mitsuru Sawada, Naoko Okibe, “Biooxidation of gold-, silver, and antimony-bearing highly refractory polymetallic sulfide concentrates, and its comparison with abiotic pre-treatment techniques.”, Geomicrobiology Journal, 10.1080/01490451.2014.981645, 32, 6, 538-548, 2015.07. |
| 18. |
Naoko Okibe, Kiyomasa Sueishi, Mikoto Koga, Yusei Masaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Shinichi Heguri, Satoshi Asano, “Selenium (Se) removal from copper refinery wastewater using a combination of zero-valent iron (ZVI) and Se(VI)-reducing bacterium, Thaurea selenatis.”, Materials Transactions, accepted, 2015.04. |
| 19. |
Yusei Masaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Keiko Sasaki, Naoko Okibe, “Bioreduction and immobilization of hexavalent chromium by the extremely acidophilic Fe(III)-reducing bacterium Acidocella aromatica strain PFBC.”, Extremophiles, 10.1007/s00792-015-0733-6, 19, 2, 495-503, 2015.03. |
| 20. |
Naoki Higashidani, Takashi Kaneta, Nobuyuki Takeyasu, Shoji Motomizu, Naoko Okibe, Keiko Sasaki, “Speciation of arsenic in a thermoacidophilic iron-oxidizing archaeon, Acidianus brierleyi, and its culture medium by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy combined with flow injection pretreatment using an anion-exchange mini-column”, Talanta, 122, 240-245, 2014.03. |
| 21. |
Naoko Okibe, Masaharu Koga, Shiori Morishita, Masahito Tanaka, Shinichi Heguri, Satoshi Asano, Keiko Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, “Microbial formation of crystalline scorodite for treatment of As(III)-bearing copper refinery process solution using Acidianus brierleyi”, Hydrometallurgy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2014.01.008, 143, 34-41, 2014.03. |
| 22. |
Naoko Okibe, Masaharu Koga, Keiko Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Shinichi Heguri, Satoshi Asano, “Simultaneous oxidation and immobilization of arsenite from refinery waste water by thermoacidophilic iron-oxidizing archaeon, Acidianus brierleyi”, Minerals Engineering, 48, 126-134, 2013.07. |
| 23. |
Naoko Okibe, Masashi Maki, Keiko Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, “Mn(II)-oxidizing activity of Pseudomonas sp. strain MM1 is involved in the formation of massive Mn sediments around Sambe hot springs in Japan”, Materials Transactions, 54, 2027-2031, 2013.07. |
| 24. |
Naoko Okibe, Nobuaki Suzuki, Masayuki Inui, Hideaki Yukawa, "pCGR2 copy number depends on the par locus that forms a ParC-ParB-DNA partition complex in Corynebacterium glutamicum", Journal of Applied Microbiology, 115, 495-508, 2013.04. |
| 25. |
Keiko Sasaki, Yoshitaka Uejima, Atsushi Sakamoto, Yu Qianqian, Junichiro Ishibashi, Naoko Okibe, Tsuyoshi Hirajima, “Geochemical and Microbiological Analysis of Sambe hot springs, Shimane Prefecture, Japan”, Resource Geology, 63, 2, 155-165, 2013.03. |
| 26. |
T Hirajima, Y Aiba, M Farahat, N Okibe, K Sasaki, T Tsuruta, K Doi, “Effect of microorganisms on flocculation of quarts”, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 102-103, 107-111, 2012.01. |
| 27. |
T Hirajima, Y Aiba, M Farahat, N Okibe, K Sasaki, T Tsuruta, K Doi, “Flocculation of quarts by microorganisms”, Biohydrometallurgy; biotech key to unlock mineral resources value (G Qiu, T. jiang, W. Qin, X. Liu, Y. Tang and H. Wang eds). Central South University, Changsha, China, 441-444, 2011.09. |
| 28. |
K Sasaki, M Koga, K Takatsugi, N Okibe, T Hirajima, S Asano, S Heguri , “Immobilization of arsenite from the refining discharge using Acidianus brierleyi in the presence of pyrite.” , Biohydrometallurgy; biotech key to unlock mineral resources value (G Qiu, T. jiang, W. Qin, X. Liu, Y. Tang and H. Wang eds). Central South University, Changsha, China, 1106-1108, 2011.09. |
| 29. |
N Okibe, DB Johnson, “A rapid ATP-based method for determining active microbial populations in mineral leach liquors” , Hydrometallurgy, 108, 3-4, 195–198, 2011.07. |
| 30. |
N Okibe, N Suzuki, M Inui, H Yukawa, “Efficient markerless gene replacement in Corynebacterium glutamicum using a new temperature-sensitive plasmid” , Journal of Microbiological Methods, 85, 2, 155-163, 2011.05. |
| 31. |
N Okibe, N Suzuki, M Inui, H Yukawa, “Antisense RNA-mediated plasmid number control in pCG1-family plasmids, pCGR2 and pCG1, in Corynebacterium glutamicum” , Microbiology, 156, Pt 12, 3609-3623, 2010.12. |
| 32. |
N Okibe, N Suzuki, M Inui, H Yukawa, “Isolation and evaluation of two strong, carbon source-inducible promoters from Corynebacterium glutamicum” , Letters in Applied Microbiology, 50, 2, 173-180, 2010.02. |
| 33. |
DB Johnson, P Bacelar-Nicolau, N Okibe, A Thomas, KB Hallberg, “Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferrithrix thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.: heterotrophic iron-oxidizing, extremely acidophilic Actinobacteria.” , International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology., 59, 5, 1082-1089, 2009.05. |
| 34. |
N Suzuki, K Watanabe, N Okibe, Y Tsuchida, M Inui, H Yukawa, “Identification of new secreted proteins and secretion of heterologous amylase by C. glutamicum.” , Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 82, 3, 491-500, 2009.03. |
| 35. |
K Watanabe, Y Tsuchida, N Okibe, H Teramoto, N Suzuki, M Inui, H Yukawa, “Scanning the Corynebacterium glutamicum R genome for high-efficiency secretion signal sequences.” , Microbiology, 155, 3, 741-750, 2009.03. |
| 36. |
DB Johnson, N Okibe, K Wakemana, L Yajie, “Effect of temperature on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrates containing different concentrations of silver” , Hydrometallurgy, 94, 1-4, 42-47, 2008.11. |
| 37. |
DB Johnson, L.Yajie, N Okibe, ““Bioshrouding”―a novel approach for securing reactive mineral tailings.” , Biotechnology Letters, 30, 3, 445-449, 2008.03. |
| 38. |
MA Ghauri, N Okibe, DB Johnson, "Attachment of acidophilic bacteria to solid surfaces: The significance of species and strain variations.” , Hydrometallurgy, 85, 72-80, 2007.03. |
| 39. |
N Okibe, DB Johnson, “Bioleaching of pyrite by defined mixed populations of moderately thermophilic acidophiles in pH-controlled bioreactors.” , Biohydrometallurgy; a sustainable technology in evolution (Tsezos, M., Hatzikioseyian, A. and Remoudaki, E., eds.). National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, Greece, 165-173, 2004.09. |
| 40. |
N Okibe, DB Johnson, “Biooxidation of pyrite by defined mixed cultures of moderately thermophilic acidophiles in pH-controlled bioreactors: significance of microbial interactions.” , Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 87, 5, 574-583, 2004.09. |
| 41. |
DB Johnson, N Okibe, KB Hallburg, “Differentiation and identification of iron-oxidizing acidophilic bacteria using cultivation techniques and amplified ribosomal DNA restriction enzyme analysis.”, Journal of Microbiological Methods, 60, 3, 299-313, 2005.03. |
| 42. |
DB Johnson, N Okibe, FF Roberto, “Novel thermo-acidophilic bacteria isolated from geothermal sites in Yellowstone National Park: physiological and phylogenetic characteristics.”, Archives of Microbiology, 180, 1, 60-68, 2003.07. |
| 43. |
N Okibe, M Gericke, KB Hallberg, DB Johnson, “Enumeration and characterization of acidophilic microorganisms isolated from a pilot plant stirred-tank bioleaching operation.” , Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, 4, 1936-1943, 2003.04. |
| 44. |
N Okibe, DB Johnson, “Toxicity of flotation chemicals to moderately thermophilic bioleaching microorganisms.” , Biotechnology Letters, 24, 23, 2011-2016, 2002.12. |
| 45. |
DB Johnson, P Bacelar-Nicolau, N Okibe, A Yahya, KB Hallberg, “Role of pure and mixed cultures of Gram-positive eubacteria in mineral leaching.”, Biohydrometallurgy: Fundamentals, Technology and Sustainable Development. (Ciminelli, V. S. T. and Garcia Jr., O., eds.) Amsterdam, Elsevier, 11A, 461-470, 2001.09. |
| 46. |
N Okibe, DB Johnson, “Bioleaching of pyrite by defined mixed cultures of moderately thermophilic acidophiles.”, Biohydrometallurgy: Fundamentals, Technology and Sustainable Development. (Ciminelli, V. S. T. and Garcia Jr., O., eds.) Amsterdam, Elsevier, 11A, 443-451, 2001.09. |
| 47. |
N Okibe, K Amada, S Hirano, M Haruki, T Imanaka, M Morikawa, S Kanaya, “Gene cloning and Characterization of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase from a Petroleum-Degrading bacterium, Strain HD-1.” , Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 88, 1, 7-11, 1999.07. |
