1.     Kitagami Y, Obase K, Chen CF, .Matsuda Y, (2022), Effects of climatic and edaphic conditions on structuring patterns of soil nematode communities in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120518 New

2.       Kitagami Y, Matsuda Y, (2022), High-throughput sequencing covers greater nematode diversity than conventional morphotyping on natural cedar forests in Yakushima Island, Japan. European Journal of Soil Biology, 112, 103432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2022.103432

3.       Mine T, Kitagami Y, Tanikawa T, Matsuda Y, (2022), Archaeal community structures associated with fine root systems of Cryptomeria japonica(Cupressaceae) in central Japan. Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2022.2108657.

4.       Kitagami Y, Matsuda Y, (2022), Effect of ectomycorrhizal fungal species on population growth and food preference of a fungivorous nematode. Mycorrhiza,32, 95–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-021-01063-0

5.       Kitagami Y, Obase K, Matsuda Y, (2022), High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan. Pedobiologia. 90, 150788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2021.150788

6.       Matsuda Y, Kohei K, Kitagami Y, Tanikawa T, (2021), Colonization status and community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, with special reference to root orders. Plant and Soil, 468, pp. 423–438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-05147-w

7.       Kitagami Y, Kawai K, Ekino T, (2021), Soil physicochemical properties shape distinct nematode communities in serpentine ecosystems. Pedobiologia, 85-86, 150725. doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2021.150725

8.       Kitagami Y, Tanikawa T, Matsuda Y, (2020), Effects of microhabitats and soil conditions on structuring patterns of nematode communities in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation forests under temperate climate conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 151, 108044. doi. org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108044

9.       Kitagami Y, Matsuda Y, (2020), Temperature changes affect multi-trophic interactions among pines, mycorrhizal fungi, and soil nematodes in a microcosm experiment. Pedobiologia, 78, 150595. doi. org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2019.150595

10.     Kitagami Y, Kanzaki N, Matsuda Y, (2019), First report of segmented filamentous bacteria associated with Rhigonema sp. (Nematoda: Rhigonematidae) dwelling in hindgut of Riukiaria sp. (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae). Helminthologia, 56 (3), pp. 219-228. doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0018

11.     Kitagami Y, Kanzaki N, Tanikawa T, Matsuda Y, (2019), Free-living nematodes associated with pine cones of Pinus thunbergii and P. taeda at Japanese coastal and inland forest sites. Nematology, 21, pp. 389-400. doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00003221

12.     Kitagami Y, Tanikawa T, Mizoguchi T, Matsuda Y, (2018), Nematode communities in pine forests are shaped by environmental filtering of habitat conditions. Journal of Forest Research, 23 (6), pp. 346-353. doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2018.1516920

13.     Kitagami Y, Kanzaki N, Matsuda Y, (2017), Distribution and community structure of soil nematodes in coastal Japanese pine forests were shaped by harsh environmental conditions. Applied Soil Ecology, 119, pp. 91-98. doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.05.030

14.     Kitagami Y, Torii M, Matsuda Y, (2016), Characterizations of community and trophic structures of soil nematodes in a coastal Japanese black pine forest. Nematological Research, 46 (2), pp. 71-78. doi.org/10.3725/jjn.46.71