Vol. 85, No. 9 September 2023

Veterinary Science Award Winner’s (No.128) Commemorative Review

Bacteriology/REVIEW

Atypical Melissococcus plutonius strains: their characteristics, virulence, epidemiology, and mysteries

Daisuke TAKAMATSU

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 880–894.
Published online 2023 Jul 14. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0180

Yuichi Ochi Memorial Award Winner’s (No. 31) Commemorative

Pathology/REVIEW

Stem cell pathology: histogenesis of malignant fibrous histiocytoma and characterization of myofibroblasts appearing in fibrotic lesions

Jyoji YAMATE

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 895–906.
Published online 2023 Jul 17. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0225

Avian Pathology

Full Paper

Susceptibility of common dabbling and diving duck species to clade 2.3.2.1 H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus: an experimental infection study

Kosuke SODA, Yukiko TOMIOKA, Tatsufumi USUI, Hiroichi OZAKI, Hiroshi ITO, Yasuko NAGAI, Naoki YAMAMOTO, Masatoshi OKAMATSU, Norikazu ISODA, Masahiro KAJIHARA, Yoshihiro SAKODA, Ayato TAKADA, Toshihiro ITO

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 942–949.
Published online 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0122

Note

Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacies of chlorine dioxide gas released into the air towards pathogens present on the surfaces of inanimate objects

Hakimullah HAKIM, Chisaki KADOTA, Md. Amirul HASAN, Yu MIYAOKA, Md. Humayun KABIR, Dany SHOHAM, Harumi MURAKAMI, Kazuaki TAKEHARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 950–955.
Published online 2023 Jul 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0205

Bacteriology

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Diversity of Chlamydiales detected in pet birds privately kept in individual homes in Japan

Yukiko SASSA-O’BRIEN, Kenji OHYA, Shunsuke IKEUCHI, Naoko SANADA, Yasuyuki SANADA, Atsushi KOJIMA, Mario YORISAKI, Kazumasa EBISAWA, Kengo UEDA, Haruko IKI, Masaya MIZUKAMI, Hideki HAYASHIDANI, Hideto FUKUSHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 907–911.
Published online 2023 Jul 17. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0185

Ethology

Full Paper

Behavior and heart rate variability after intranasal administration of oxytocin in Holstein steers

Masumi YOSHIDA, Kosuke MOMITA, Masayoshi KUWAHARA, Etsuko KASUYA, Madoka SUTOH, Ken-ichi YAYOU

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 956–963.
Published online 2023 Jul 25. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0323

Immunology

Full Paper

The antimicrobial peptide MetchnikowinII enhances Ptfa antigen immune responses against avian Pasteurella multocida in chickens

Niu MINGFU, Gong QIANG, Li YANG, Hou YING, Liao CHENGSHUI, Qin CUILI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 964–971.
Published online 2023 Jul 4. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0579

Internal Medicine

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Pyruvate kinase deficiency mutant gene carriage in stray cats and rescued cats from animal hoarding in Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroshi UENO, Tomohito ITOH, Toyohiko NASUNO, Wataru KONNO, Atsushi KONDO, Ikuo KONISHI, Hisao INUKAI, Daiki KOKUBO, Mitsuhiro ISAKA, Md Shafiqul ISLAM, Osamu YAMATO

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 972–976.
Published online 2023 Jul 27. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0091

Toceranib phosphate and firocoxib-mediated partial response in a dog with advanced intranasal sarcoma

Hironari OSADA, Taiga OKAZAWA, Kazuya KUSHIDA, Miori KISHIMOTO, Mitsuhiro IKEDA, Hirotaka KONDO, Junpei KIMURA, Keitaro OHMORI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 1004–1009.
Published online 2023 Aug 2. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0542

Aortic valve insufficiency caused by a hypoplastic aortic valve in a calf

Mamiko ONO, Teppei KAWASAKI, Hiroshi KOIE, Hirotaka KONDO, Hisashi SHIBUYA, Tetsuya HAYASHI, Tetsuya HORIKITA

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 1010–1014.
Published online 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0139

Laboratory Animal Science

Full Paper

Identification of a syncytin gene in a non-rodent laboratory mammal, Suncus murinus

Miki SUZUKI, Akihiro NAKAMURA, Yu MATSUMOTO, Woojin KANG, Minoru ICHINOSE, Natsuko KAWANO, Mitsutoshi YAMADA, Miyuki SHINDO, Daiki KATANO, Takako SAITO, Yuichirou HARADA, Mami MIYADO, Kenji MIYADO

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 912–920.
Published online 2023 Jul 12. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0555

Parasitology

Full Papers

Formation of free oocysts in Anopheles mosquitoes injected with Plasmodium ookinetes

Asako HARAGUCHI, Makoto TAKANO, Jun HAKOZAKI, Kazuhiko NAKAYAMA, Sakure NAKAMURA, Yasunaga YOSHIKAWA, Shinya FUKUMOTO, Kodai KUSAKISAKO, Hiromi IKADAI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 921–928.
Published online 2023 Jul 5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0099

Morphological and molecular characterization of Eurytrema spp. Looss, 1907 detected in domestic water buffaloes and cattle in northern Vietnam

Tran Nhat THANG, Pham Dieu THUY, Nguyen Thi Kim LAN, Pham Ngoc DOANH, Duong Thi Hong DUYEN, Madoka ICHIKAWA-SEKI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 929–936.
Published online 2023 Jul 4. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0191

Pharmacology

Full Paper

Protein phosphatase 6 regulates trametinib sensitivity, a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor, by regulating MEK1/2-ERK1/2 signaling in canine melanoma cells

Miu YAMAMOTO, Nobuyuki FUJIWARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 977–984.
Published online 2023 Jul 25. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0274

Public Health

Note

Food safety, livestock health, and productivity of a farm fatting Japanese black cattle following implementation of a certificated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system

Hiroshi AKAIKE, Makoto NAGAI, Alexandre Tomomitsu OKATANI, Yukio MORITA

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 985–989.
Published online 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0034

Toxicology

Full Papers

Pomegranate peel extract, N-Acetylcysteine and their combination with Ornipural alleviate Cadmium-induced toxicity in rats

Yasemin KORKMAZ, Hüseyin GUNGOR, Ahmet DEMIRBAS, Burak DIK

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 990–997.
Published online 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0375

Effects of Aflatoxin B1 on growth performance, carcass traits, organ index, blood biochemistry and oxidative status in Chinese yellow chickens

Yi ZOU, Song-Bai LIU, Qi ZHANG, Hui-Ze TAN

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 1015–1022.
Published online 2023 Jul 21. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0130

Note

Transgenerational effects of developmental neurotoxicity induced by exposure to a no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of neonicotinoid pesticide clothianidin

Asuka SHODA, Midori MURATA, Mako KIMURA, Yukako HARA, Sakura YONOICHI, Yuya ISHIDA, Youhei MANTANI, Toshifumi YOKOYAMA, Tetsushi HIRANO, Yoshinori IKENAKA, Nobuhiko HOSHI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 1023–1029.
Published online 2023 Aug 4. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0101

Virology

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Complete genome constellations of two bovine rotavirus A strains isolated in Japan reveal a unique T9 NSP3 genotype

Md Amirul HASAN, Masato SUZUKI, Kouji SAKAI, Md Humayun KABIR, Yu MIYAOKA, Hakimullah HAKIM, Chisaki KADOTA, Dany SHOHAM, Kazuaki TAKEHARA

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 998–1003.
Published online 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0268

Wildlife Science

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Characterization of quinolone-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli derived from sika deer populations of the Nara Prefecture, Japan

Shiori IKUSHIMA, Harumi TORII, Michiyo SUGIYAMA, Tetsuo ASAI

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 937–941.
Published online 2023 Jul 12. doi: 10.1292/jvms.23-0069

Pleural mesothelioma in a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Yuki TAKAMI, Miyuu TANAKA, Masahiro MORITA, Takaya MARUNO, Naohiro ANAI, Tsubasa SUDO, Chiho KEZUKA, Takeshi IZAWA, Jyoji YAMATE, Mitsuru KUWAMURA

J Vet Med Sci. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 1030–1033.
Published online 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0457