Items where Author is "Thong , Kwai Lin"

Thong, Kwai Lin and Tham, Kathryn Bee Lin and Ngoi, Soo Tein and Tan, Shiang Chiet and Yussof, Wan Noraini Wan and Hanapi, Rahayu Ahmad and Mohamad, Nurizzat and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju (2022) Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains in Malaysia revealed genetically diverse variant lineages. Transboundary And Emerging Diseases, 69 (4). E693-E703. ISSN 1865-1674, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14368.

Niek, Wen Kiong and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Idris, Nuryana and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ngoi, Soo Tein and Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela Sri La Sri (2021) Investigation of biofilm formation in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with bacteraemia in a tertiary hospital. Folia Microbiologica, 66 (5). pp. 741-749. ISSN 0015-5632, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-021-00877-x.

Pulingam, Thiruchelvi and Thong, Kwai Lin and Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Lai, Chin Wei and Leo, Bey Fen (2021) Mechanistic actions and contributing factors affecting the antibacterial property and cytotoxicity of graphene oxide. Chemosphere, 281. ISSN 0045-6535, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130739.

Mobasseri, Golnaz and Thong, Kwai Lin and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju (2021) Genomic analysis revealing the resistance mechanisms of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from pig and humans in Malaysia. International Microbiology, 24 (2). pp. 243-250. ISSN 1139-6709, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-021-00161-5.

Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Lau, Min Yi and Chong, Chun Wie and Ngoi, Soo Tein and Chua, Kek Heng and Lee, Way Seah and Thong, Kwai Lin (2021) One-step differential detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, serovar Paratyphi A and other Salmonella spp. by using a quadruplex real-time PCR assay. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 183. ISSN 0167-7012, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106184.

Yu, Lean Huat and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Yap, Kien Pong and Ung, Eng Huan and Thong, Kwai Lin (2020) Check for updates Comparative genomic provides insight into the virulence and genetic diversity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus associated with shrimp acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 83. ISSN 1567-1348,

Tan, Shiang Chiet and Chong, Chun Wie and Yap, Ivan Kok Seng and Thong, Kwai Lin and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju (2020) Comparative assessment of faecal microbial composition and metabonome of swine, farmers and human control. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). p. 8997. ISSN 2045-2322, DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65891-4.

Mobasseri, Golnaz and Thong, Kwai Lin and Rajasekaram, Ganeswarie and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju (2020) Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Malaysian hospital. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 51 (1). pp. 189-195. ISSN 1517-8382, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-019-00208-w.

Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Pulingam, Thiruchelvi and Thong, Kwai Lin and Muniandy, Shalini and Ahmad, Noraini and Leo, Bey Fen (2020) Rapid and sensitive detection of Salmonella with reduced graphene oxide-carbon nanotube based electrochemical aptasensor. Analytical Biochemistry, 589. p. 113489. ISSN 0003-2697, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2019.113489.

Pulingam, Thiruchelvi and Thong, Kwai Lin and Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Nordin, Nurul Izza and Dinshaw, Ignatius Julian and Lai, Chin Wei and Leo, Bey Fen (2020) Synergistic antibacterial actions of graphene oxide and antibiotics towards bacteria and the toxicological effects of graphene oxide on human epidermal keratinocytes. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 142. p. 105087. ISSN 0928-0987, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2019.105087.

Pulingam, Thiruchelvi and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ali, Md. Eaqub and Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Dinshaw, Ignatius Julian and Ong, Zhan Yuin and Leo, Bey Fen (2019) Graphene oxide exhibits differential mechanistic action towards Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 181. pp. 6-15. ISSN 0927-7765, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.05.023.

Mobasseri, Golnaz and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Ooi, Peck Toung and Tan, Shiang Chiet and Thong, Kwai Lin (2019) Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Swine Farms in Malaysia. Microbial Drug Resistance, 25 (7). pp. 1087-1098. ISSN 1076-6294, DOI https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2018.0184.

Sadeghi, Salima and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chai, Lay Ching (2019) Pre-enrichment step, incubation temperature and type of selective media affect the pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus detection efficiency in frozen prawns. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, 14 (4). pp. 355-364. ISSN 1661-5751, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-019-01237-1.

Niek, Wen Kiong and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Idris, Nuryana and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela (2019) Predominance of ST22-MRSA-IV clone and emergence of clones for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates collected from a tertiary teaching hospital over a two-year period. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 72 (4). pp. 228-236. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2018.289.

Toh, Yien Shin and Yeoh, Soo Ling and Yap, Ivan Kok Seng and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Win, Thin Thin and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chong, Chun Wie (2019) Role of coaggregation in the pathogenicity and prolonged colonisation of Vibrio cholerae. Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 208 (6). pp. 793-809. ISSN 0300-8584, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00430-019-00628-3.

Mobasseri, Golnaz and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Ooi, Peck Toung and Thong, Kwai Lin (2019) The emergence of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from swine in Malaysia. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 17. pp. 227-232. ISSN 2213-7165, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2018.12.015.

Muniandy, Shalini and Teh, Swe Jyan and Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Thong, Kwai Lin and Lai, Chin Wei and Ibrahim, Fatimah and Leo, Bey Fen (2019) A reduced graphene oxide-titanium dioxide nanocomposite based electrochemical aptasensor for rapid and sensitive detection of Salmonella enterica. Bioelectrochemistry, 127. pp. 136-144. ISSN 1567-5394, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.02.005.

Thiha, A. and Ibrahim, Fatimah and Muniandy, S. and Dishaw, I.J. and Teh, S.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Leo, B.F. and Madou, M. (2018) All-carbon suspended nanowire sensors as a rapid highly-sensitive label-free chemiresistive biosensing platform. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 107. pp. 145-152. ISSN 0956-5663, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2018.02.024.

Hasan, Md Rakibul and Pulingam, Thiruchelvi and Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson and Zifruddin, Anis Nadyra and Teh, Swe Jyan and Lim, Teck Wei and Ibrahim, Fatimah and Leo, Bey Fen and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Carbon nanotube-based aptasensor for sensitive electrochemical detection of whole-cell Salmonella. Analytical Biochemistry, 554. pp. 34-43. ISSN 0003-2697, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2018.06.001.

Sharar, Nowshin Shyara and Chai, Lay Ching and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Catabolic activity and biofilm formation of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes strains. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, 13 (3). pp. 289-298. ISSN 1661-5751, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-018-1169-6.

Phoon, H.Y.P. and Hussin, H. and Hussain, B.M. and Lim, S.Y. and Woon, J.J. and Er, Y.X. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Distribution, genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of clinically important bacteria from the environment of a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 14. pp. 132-140. ISSN 2213-7165, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2018.02.022.

Ngoi, Soo Tein and Yap, Kien Pong and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Genomic characterization of endemic Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Salmonella enterica serovar I 4,[5],12:i:- isolated in Malaysia. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 62. pp. 109-121. ISSN 1567-1348, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2018.04.027.

Phoon, H.Y.P. and Hussin, H. and Hussain, B.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital. Microbial Drug Resistance. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1076-6294, DOI https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2017.0258.

Bonny, Sharmin Quazi and Hossain, M.A. Motalib and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ali, Md. Eaqub (2018) Multiplex MPN-PCR for the enumeration of three major Vibrios in raw fishes in Malaysia. Food Control, 90. pp. 459-465. ISSN 0956-7135, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.02.034.

Tan, S.C. and Chong, C.W. and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Ooi, P.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Occurrence of virulent multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in the pigs, farmers and farm environments in Malaysia. PeerJ, 6. e5353. ISSN 2167-8359, DOI https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5353.

Zifruddin, Anis Nadyra and Thong, Kwai Lin (2018) Potential Use of DNA Aptamer-Magnetic Bead Separation-PCR Assay for Salmonella Detection in Food. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 5 (3). pp. 94-101. ISSN 2345-685X, DOI https://doi.org/10.29252/jfqhc.5.3.94.

Novikov, Mikhail and Thong, Kwai Lin and Zazali, Nur Izzurianna Mohd and Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd (2018) Treatment of Cotton by β-Cyclodextrin/Triclosan Inclusion Complex and Factors Affecting Antimicrobial Properties. Fibers and Polymers, 19 (3). pp. 548-560. ISSN 1229-9197, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-018-7028-3.

Lim, S.Y. and Yap, K.P. and Teh, C.S.J. and Jabar, K.A. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2017) Comparative genome analysis of multiple vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from two fatal cases. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 49. pp. 55-65. ISSN 1567-1348, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2016.12.029.

Benacer, D. and Mohd Zain, S.N. and Lewis, J.W. and Khalid, M.K.N.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2017) A duplex endpoint PCR assay for rapid detection and differentiation of Leptospira strains. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 50 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0037-8682, DOI https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0364-2016.

Dishaw, I.J. and Muniandy, S. and Teh, S.J. and Ibrahim, F. and Leo, B.F. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2017) Development of an aptasensor using reduced graphene oxide chitosan complex to detect Salmonella. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 806. pp. 88-96. ISSN 1572-6657, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.10.054.

Yap, K.P. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2017) Salmonella Typhi genomics: envisaging the future of typhoid eradication. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 22 (8). pp. 918-925. ISSN 1360-2276, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12899.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Tan, Lai Kuan and Ooi, Peck Toung (2017) Genetic diversity, virulotyping and antimicrobial resistance susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from pigs and porcine products in Malaysia. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 98 (1). pp. 87-95. ISSN 0022-5142, DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8442.

Benacer, D. and Mohd Zain, S.N. and Ooi, P.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2017) Antimicrobial susceptibility of Leptospira spp. isolated from environmental, human and animal sources in Malaysia. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 35 (1). pp. 124-128. ISSN 0255-0857,

Lee, H.K. and Abdul Halim, H. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chai, L.C. (2017) Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, Self-Reported Practices, and Microbiological Hand Hygiene of Food Handlers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (1). p. 55. ISSN 1661-7827, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010055.

Woh, Pei Yee and Thong, Kwai Lin and Behnke, Jerzy Marian and Lewis, John Watkin and Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena (2017) Characterization of NontyphoidalSalmonellaIsolates from Asymptomatic Migrant Food Handlers in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Food Protection, 80 (8). pp. 1378-1383. ISSN 0362-028X, DOI https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-342.

Chuah, L.O. and Yap, K.P. and Ahamed Kamal, S.S. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ahmad, R. and Liong, M.T. and Rusul, G. (2017) Floricoccus tropicus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Floricoccus penangensis sp. nov. isolated from fresh flowers of durian tree and hibiscus. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1466-5026, DOI https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002386.

Woh, P.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian and Behnke, J.M. and Lewis, J.W. and Mohd Zain, S.N. (2017) Microorganisms as an Indicator of Hygiene Status Among Migrant Food Handlers in Peninsular Malaysia. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 29 (7). pp. 599-607. ISSN 1010-5395, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539517735856.

Sit, P.S. and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Idris, N. and Sam, I.C. and Omar, S.F.S. and Sulaiman, H. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Kamarulzaman, Adeeba and Ponnampalavanar, S. (2017) Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and the molecular characteristics of MRSA bacteraemia over a two-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 17. p. 274. ISSN 1471-2334, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2384-y.

Benacer, D. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ooi, P.T. and Souris, M. and Lewis, J.W. and Ahmed, A.A. and Mohd Zain, S.N. (2017) Serological and molecular identification of Leptospira spp. in swine and stray dogs from Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 34 (1). pp. 89-97. ISSN 0127-5720,

Sayad, A. and Ibrahim, Fatimah and Uddin, S.M. and Cho, J. and Madou, M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2017) A microdevice for rapid, monoplex and colorimetric detection of foodborne pathogens using a centrifugal microfluidic platform. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 100. pp. 96-104. ISSN 0956-5663, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2017.08.060.

Benacer, Douadi and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ng, Choung Min and Verasahib, Khebir and Galloway, Renee Lynn and Hartskeerl, Rudy A. and Souris, Marc and Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena (2016) Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Malaysia, 2004–2012. Acta Tropica, 157. pp. 162-168. ISSN 0001-706X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.031.

Ho, W.S. and Yap, K.P. and Yeo, C.C. and Rajasekaram, G. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2016) The Complete Sequence and Comparative Analysis of a Multidrug Resistance and Virulence Multireplicon IncFII Plasmid pEC302/04 from an Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli EC302/04 Indicate Extensive Diversity of IncFII Plasmids. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6. p. 1547. ISSN 1664-302X, DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01547.

Kho, Goot Heah and Froemming, Gabriele Ruth Anisah and Zain, Rosnah B and Thong, Kwai Lin (2016) Aberrant Methylation of Ribonucleotide Reductase Subunit M2 Is Closely Associated with Oral Cancer. Academic Journal of Cancer Research, 9 (4). pp. 63-69. ISSN 1995-8943, DOI https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ajcr.2016.63.69.

Lim, S.Y. and Yap, K.P. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2016) Comparative genomics analyses revealed two virulent Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from ready-to-eat food. Gut Pathogens, 8 (1). ISSN 1757-4749, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-016-0147-8.

Benacer, D. and Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena and Sim, S.Z. and Mohd Khalid, M.K.N. and Galloway, R.L. and Souris, M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2016) Determination of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Javanica and Leptospira interrogans serovar Bataviae as the persistent Leptospira serovars circulating in the urban rat populations in Peninsular Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors, 9 (1). p. 117. ISSN 1756-3305, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1400-1.

Thong, Kwai Lin (2016) Evaluation of basic knowledge on food safety and food handling practices amongst migrant food handlers in peninsular Malaysia. Food Control, 70. pp. 64-73.

Budiati, Titik and Rusul, Gulam and Wan-Abdullah, Wan Nadiah and Chuah, Li Oon and Ahmad, Rosma and Thong, Kwai Lin (2016) Genetic Relatedness of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and Tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) Obtained from Wet Markets and Ponds in Penang, Malaysia. Journal of Food Protection, 79 (4). pp. 659-665. ISSN 0362-028X, DOI https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-372.

Chuah, Li Oon and Yap, Kien Pong and Thong, Kwai Lin and Liong, Min Tze and Ahmad, Rosma and Ahamed Kamal, Shamila Syuhada and Rusul, Gulam (2016) Genome Sequence of “Anthococcus,” a Novel Genus of the Family Streptococcaceae Isolated from Flowers. Genome Announcements, 4 (6). e01410-16. ISSN 2169-8287, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01410-16.

Barati, A. and Ghaderpour, A. and Chew, L.L. and Bong, C.W. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chong, V.C. and Chai, L.C. (2016) Isolation and characterization of aquatic-borne Klebsiella pneumoniae from tropical estuaries in Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13 (4). p. 426. ISSN 1661-7827, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040426.

Zulkefli, N.J. and Mariappan, A. and Vellasamy, K.M. and Chong, C.W. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ponnampalavanar, S. and Vadivelu, J. and Teh, C.S.J. (2016) Molecular evidence of Burkholderia pseudomallei genotypes based on geographical distribution. PeerJ, 2016 (3). p. 1802. ISSN 2167-8359, DOI https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1802.

Benacer, Douadi and Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena and Sim, Shin Zhu and M. Nizam, Khairul and Thong, Kwai Lin (2015) The role of rodents circulating pathogenic leptospira in urban cities in peninsular Malaysia. In: BSP Spring Meeting (Malaria and Negleted Tropical Diseases), 16-18 Apr 2015, Liverpool, UK.

Ibrahim, Fatimah and Uddin, S.M. and Sayad, A.A. and Pei, K.X. and Thiha, A. and Mohktar, M.S. and Hashim, U. and Cho, J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2015) A portable automatic endpoint detection system for amplicons of loop mediated isothermal amplification on microfluidic compact disk platform. Sensors, 15 (3). pp. 5376-5389. ISSN 1424-8220,

Abatcha, M.G. and Zakaria, Z. and Gurmeet, K.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2015) Antibiograms, Resistance Genes, Class I Integrons and PFGE profiles of Zoonotic Salmonella in Malaysia. Antibiograms, Resistance Genes, Class I Integrons and PFGE profiles of Zoonotic Salmonella in Malaysia, 32 (4). pp. 573-586.

Dhanoa, A. and Rajasekaran, G. and Lean, S.S. and Cheong, Y.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2015) Endemicity of acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex in an intensive care unit in Malaysia. Journal of Pathogens, 2015.

Tay, B.Y. and Ahmad, N. and Hashim, R. and Zahidi, J.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Koh, X.P. and Noor, A.M. (2015) Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) genotyping of human Brucella isolates in Malaysia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15 (1). p. 220. ISSN 1471-2334, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0958-0.

Chin, Oi Hoong and Lai, K.L. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Wong, Chiow San (2014) Application of an atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge for inactivation of bacteria. Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics, 10 (2). pp. 123-129. ISSN 1823-5034 (print version),

Ghadepour, Aziz and Mohd Nasori, Khairul Nazrin and Chew, Li Lee and Chong, Ving Ching and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chai, Lay Ching (2014) Detection of multiple potentially pathogenic bacteria in Matang mangrove estuaries, Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 83 (1). pp. 324-330. ISSN 0025-326X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.029.

Jamali, H. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) Genotypic characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes from ready-to-eat foods. Genotypic Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes from Ready- to- Eat Foods., 44. pp. 1-6.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Teh, C.S.J. and Chua, K.H. (2014) Development and evaluation of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for the detection of salmonella species. Tropical Biomedicine, 31 (4). pp. 689-697. ISSN 0127-5720,

Jayakayatri, J.N. and Mohd Nasir, M.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Clarke, S.C. and Siti Norbaya, M. and Rohani, M.Y. and Niazlin, M.T. (2014) Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F in Malaysia. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 21. pp. 391-394.

Ju, C.S.J. and Chua, K.H. and Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian and Lee, S.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detection of Generic and Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli among Indigenous Individuals in Malaysia. Scientific World Journal, 2014. pp. 1-6. ISSN 2356-6140, DOI https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/457839.

Teh, C.S.J. and Chua, K.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) Paratyphoid fever: Splicing the global analyses. Paratyphoid Fever: Splicing the Global Analyses, 11 (7). pp. 732-741.

Lean, S.S. and Zarizal, S. and Salwani, I. and Nor Iza, A.R. and Fatimah Hazlina, A. and Zakaria, J. and Chew, C.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) Prevalence and genetic characterization of carbapenem- and polymyxin-resistant acinetobacter baumanniiIsolated from a tertiary hospital in Terengganu, Malaysia. Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Carbapenem- and Polymyxin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiIsolated from a Tertiary Hospital in Terengganu, Malaysia, 2014.

Chelvam, Kalaivani Kalai and Chai, L.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) Variations in motility and biofilm formation of salmonella enterica serovar typhi gut pathogens. Gut Pathogens, 6 (1). p. 2. ISSN 1757-4749, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-4749-6-2.

Lim, K.T. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Yusof, M.Y.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) ermA,ermC,tetM and tetK are essential for erythromycin and tetracycline resistance among MRSA strains isolated from a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. ISSN 0255-0857,

Liew, P.S. and Teh, C.S.J. and Lau, Y.L. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) A real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of shigella species. Tropical Biomedicine, 31 (4). pp. 709-720.

Abatcha, M.G. and Zakaria, Z. and Kaur, D.G. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2014) A trends of Salmonella and antibiotic resistance. Advances in Life Science and Technology, 17. pp. 9-21. ISSN 2224-7181,

Lim, K.T. and Teh, C.S.J. and Mohd Yasim, M.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Mutations in rpoB and fusA cause resistance to rifampicin and fusidic acid in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108 (2). pp. 112-118. ISSN 0035-9203,

Jeevan, T. and Huang, N.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Colorimetric detection of DNA hybridization based on a dual platform of gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 55 (2014). pp. 91-98.

Paydar, M. and Teh, C.S.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence and characterisation of potentially virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafoods in Malaysia using conventional methods, PCR and REP-PCR. Food Control, 32 (1). pp. 13-18. ISSN 0956-7135, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.11.034.

Ngoi, S.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Molecular characterization showed limited genetic diversity among Salmonella Enteritidis isolated from humans and animals in Malaysia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 77 (2012). pp. 304-311.

Benacer, D. and Siti NurSheena, M.Z. and Fairuz, A. and Galloway, R.L. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Isolation and molecular characterization of leptospira interrogans and leptospira borgpetersenii isolates from the urban rat populations of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii Isolates from the Urban Rat Populations of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 88 (4). pp. 704-709. DOI https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0662.

Ho, Wing Sze and Tan, Lai Kuan and Ooi, Peck Toung and Yeo, Chew Chieng and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence and characterization of verotoxigenic-Escherichia coli isolates from pigs in Malaysia. BMC Veterinary Research, 9. p. 109. ISSN 1746-6148, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-109.

Elemfareji, O.I. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Comparative Virulotyping of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella enteritidis. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 53 (4). pp. 410-417. ISSN 0046-8991, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-013-0407-y.

Budiati, T. and Rusul, G. and Wan-Abdullah, W.N. and Arip, Y.M. and Ahmad, R. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Salmonella in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) obtained from wet markets and ponds in Malaysia. Aquaculture, 372. pp. 127-132. ISSN 0044-8486, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.11.003.

Lim, K.T. and Yasmin, A.H. and Mohd Yasmin, M.Y. and Ito, T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in 2003 and 2008 with an emergence of multidrug resistant ST22: SCCmec IV clone in a tertiary hospital, Malaysia. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 46. pp. 224-233. ISSN 1684-1182,

Khor, Goot Heah and Froemming, Gabriele Ruth Anisah and Zain, R.B. and Abraham, Mannil Thomas and Omar, Effat and Tan, Su Keng and Tan, Aik Choon and Chong, Vincent Vui King and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) DNA Methylation Profiling Revealed Promoter Hypermethylation-induced Silencing of p16, DDAH2 and DUSP1 in Primary Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 10 (12). pp. 1727-1739. ISSN 1449-1907, DOI https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.6884.

Jamali, H. and Chai, L.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Detection and isolation of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods with various selective culture media. Food Control, 32 (1). pp. 19-24. ISSN 0956-7135, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.11.033.

Norhayati, N.M. and Yap, S.L. and Teh, C.S.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Efficacy of ozonation on micro-organisms disinfection in well water treatment. Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics, 9. pp. 149-156.

Tiruvayipati, S.A. and Bhassu, S. and Kumar, N. and Baddham, R. and Sabiha, S. and Anil Kumar, G. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Niyaz, A. (2013) Genome anatomy of the gastrointestinal pathogen, Vibrio parahaemolyticus of crustacean origin. Gut Pathogens, 5 (37). ISSN 1757-4749,

Lim, K.T. and Teh, C.S.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of staphylococcus aureus. BioMed Research International. DOI 895816.

Ngoi, Soo Tein and Lindstedt, Bjørn-Arne and Watanabe, Haruo and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Molecular Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolated from Human, Food, and Animal Sources in Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 66 (3). pp. 180-188. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.66.180.

Benacer, D. and Woh, P.Y. and Mohd Zain, S.N. and Amran, F. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Pathogenic and saprophytic Leptospira species in water and soils from selected urban sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Pathogenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species in Water and Soils from Selected Urban Sites in Peninsular Malaysia, 28 (1). pp. 138-140.

Abatcha, M.G. and Zakaria, Z. and Kaur, D.G. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. isolated from snakes in peninsular, Malaysia. Journal of Veterinary Advances, 3 (12). pp. 306-312.

Mohammadjavad, P. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence and genetic characterization of vibrio vulnificus in raw seafood and seawater in Malaysia. Journal of Food Protection, 76 (10). pp. 1797-1800.

Tan, L.K. and Ooi, P.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica from food and pigs in selected states of Malaysia. Food Control, 35. pp. 94-100.

Hossien, J. and Behrad, R. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2013) Prevalence, characterisation, and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes isolates from raw milk in farm bulk tanks. Food Control, 34 (1). pp. 121-125. ISSN 0956-7135,

Baddam, R. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Avasthi, T.S. and Shaik, S. and Yap, K.P. and Teh, C.S.J. and Chai, L.C. and Kumar, N. and Ahmed, N. (2013) Whole-Genome sequences and comparactive genomics of salmonella enterica serovar typhi isolates from patients with fatal and nonfatal typhoid fever in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (18).

Chiou, C.S. and Izumiya, H. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Larsson, J.T. and Liang, S.Y. and Kim, J.Y. and Koh, X.P. (2013) A simple approach to obtain comparable Shigella sonnie MLVA results across laboratories. International Journal of Medical Microbiology.

Dhanoa, A. and Singh, V.A. and Mansor, A. and Yusof, M.Y. and Lim, K.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Acute haematogenous community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis in an adult: case report and review of literature. BMC Infectious Diseases, 12 (270). ISSN 1471-2334, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-270.

Gwaram, N.S. and Ali, H.M. and Khaledi, H. and Abdulla, M.A. and Hadi, A.H.A. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ching, C.L. and Ooi, C.L. (2012) Antibacterial Evaluation of Some Schiff Bases Derived from 2-Acetylpyridine and Their Metal Complexes. Molecules, 17 (5). pp. 5952-5971. ISSN 1420-3049, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17055952.

Lim, K.T. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Yusof, M.Y.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Characterisation of the Virulence Factors and Genetic Types of Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from Patients and Healthy Individuals. Indian Journal of Microbiology. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0046-8991, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-012-0286-7.

Koh, X.P. and Chiou, C.S. and Ajam, N. and Watanabe, H. and Ahmad, N. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Characterization of Shigella sonnei in Malaysia, An Increasingly Prevalent Etiologic Agent of Local Shigellosis Cases. BMC Infectious Diseases, 12. ISSN 1471-2334, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-122.

Sivasothy, Yasodha and Awang, Khalijah and Ibrahim, Halijah and Thong, Kwai Lin and Fitrah, N. and Koh, X.P. and Tan, L.K. (2012) Chemical composition and antibacterial activities of essential oils from Zingiber spectabile Griff. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 24 (3). pp. 305-313. ISSN 1041-2905, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2012.676803.

Lee, F.C.H. and Hakim, S.L. and Kamaluddin, M.A. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Clostridium Perfpringens and Sulphite Reducing Clostridia Densities in Selected Tropical Malaysian Rivers. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 43 (1). pp. 129-135. ISSN 0125-1562,

Florence, L.C.H. and Hakim, S.L. and Kamaluddin, M.A. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Clostridium perfringens and sulphite reducing clostridia densitities in selected tropical Malaysian rivers. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 43 (1). pp. 129-135. ISSN 0125-1562,

Lim, King Ting and Yeo, Chew Chieng and Suhaili, Zarizal and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Comparison of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary hospital in Terengganu, Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 65 (6). pp. 502-509. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.65.502.

Lim, K.T. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Yusof, M.Y.M. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) ErmA, ermC, tetM and tetK are essential for erythromycin and tetracycline resistance among methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary Hospital in Malaysia. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 30 (2). pp. 203-207. ISSN 0255-0857, DOI https://doi.org/10.4103/0255-0857.96693.

Baddam, Ramani and Kumar, Narender and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ngoi, Soo Tein and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Yap, Kien Pong and Chai, Lay Ching and Avasthi, Tiruvayipati Suma and Ahmed, Niyaz (2012) Genetic Fine Structure of a Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Strain Associated with the 2005 Outbreak of Typhoid Fever in Kelantan, Malaysia. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (13). pp. 3565-3566. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00581-12.

Osama, Abdulrazak and Gan, Han Ming and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Yap, Kien Pong and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Genome Sequence and Comparative Genomics Analysis of a Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain Isolated from a Cholera Patient in Malaysia. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (24). p. 6933. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01832-12.

Ho, Wing Sze and Gan, Han Ming and Yap, Kien Pong and Balan, Ganeswrie and Yeo, Chew Chieng and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Genome Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli EC302/04, Isolated from a Human Tracheal Aspirate. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (23). pp. 6691-6692. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01804-12.

Yap, Kien Pong and Gan, Han Ming and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Baddam, Ramani and Chai, Lay Ching and Kumar, Narender and Tiruvayipati, Suma Avasthi and Ahmed, Niyaz and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Genome sequence and comparative pathogenomics analysis of a Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi strain associated with a typhoid carrier in Malaysia. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (21). pp. 5970-5971. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01416-12.

Gan, H.M. and Lean, S.S. and Suhaili, Z. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Yeo, C.C. (2012) Genome sequence of acinetobacter baumannii AC12, a Polymyxin-Resistant Strain Isolated from Terengganu, Malaysia. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (21). pp. 5979-5980. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/​JB.01466-12 .

Yap, K.P. and Teh, C.S.J. and Baddam, R. and Chai, L.C. and Kumar, N. and Avasthi, T.S. and Ahmed, N. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Insights from the genome sequence of a salmonella enterica serovar typhi strain associated with a sporadic case of typhoid fever in Malaysia. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (18). pp. 5124-5125. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01062-12.

Lim, K.T. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Mohd Yusof, M.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Investigation of toxin genes among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 29 (2). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0127-5720,

Puthucheary, S.D. and Puah, S.M. and Chai, H.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chua, K.H. (2012) Molecular investigation of Virulence determinants between a virulent clinical strain and an attenuated strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Teh, C.S.J. and Suhaili, Z. and Lim, K.T. and Khamaruddin, M.A. and Yahya, F. and Sajili, M.H. and Yeo, C.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Outbreak-Associated Vibrio Cholerae Genotypes with Identical Pulsotypes, Malaysia, 2009. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18 (7). pp. 1177-1179. ISSN 1080-6040, DOI https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1807.111656.

Ho, W.S. and Balan, G. and Puthucheary, S. and Kong, B.H. and Lim, K.T. and Tan, L.K. and Koh, X.P. and Yeo, C.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Prevalence and Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli from Pediatric Wards of a Malaysian Hospital. Microbial Drug Resistance, 18 (4). pp. 408-416. ISSN 1076-6294, DOI https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2011.0222.

Lim, King Ting and Hanifah, Yasmin Abu and Yusof, Mohd Yasim Mohd and Goering, Richard V. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Temporal changes in the genotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary Malaysian hospital based on MLST, spa, and mec-associated dru typing. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 74 (2). pp. 106-112. ISSN 0732-8893, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.05.033.

Chai, L.C. and Kong, B.H. and Elemfareji, O.I. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2012) Variable carbon catabolism among salmonella enterica serovar typhi isolates. PLoS ONE, 7 (5). ISSN 1932-6203, DOI PMID: 22662115.

Baddam, Ramani and Thong, Kwai Lin and Avasthi, Tiruvayipati Suma and Shaik, Sabiha and Yap, Kien Pong and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Chai, Lay Ching and Kumarasamy, Narender and Ahmed, Niyaz (2012) Whole-Genome Sequences and Comparative Genomics of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates from Patients with Fatal and Nonfatal Typhoid Fever in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (18). pp. 5122-5123. ISSN 0021-9193, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01051-12.

Kong, Boon Hong and Hanifah, Yasmin Abu and Yusof, Mohd Yasim Mohd and Thong, Kwai Lin (2011) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiling and Genomic Diversity of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 64 (4). pp. 337-340. ISSN 1344-6304,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Moderassis, Shabnam (2011) Antimicrobial resistant genes associated with Salmonella from retail meats and street foods. Food Research International, 44 (9). pp. 2641-2646. ISSN 0963-9969,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Lai, Wai Ling and Dhanoa, Amreeta (2011) Antimicrobial susceptibility and pulsed - Field Gel Electrophoretic analysis of Salmonella in a tertiary hospital in northern Malaysia. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 4 (2). pp. 65-72. ISSN 1876-0341, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2011.03.003.

Kong, B.H. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Yusof, M.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2011) Application of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis in identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from a tertiary teaching hospital, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 28 (3). pp. 563-568. ISSN 0127-5720, DOI PMID: 22433885.

Arumugam, N.D. and Ajam, N. and Blackall, P.J. and Asiah, N.M. and Ramlan, M. and Maria, J. and Yuslan, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2011) Capsular serotyping of pasteurella multocida from various animal hosts - a comparison of phenotypic and genotypic methods. Tropical Biomedicine, 28 (1). pp. 55-63. ISSN 0127-5720,

Teh, C.S.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Osawa, R. and Chue, K.H. (2011) Comparative PCR-based fingerprinting of vibrio cholerae isolated in Malaysia. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 57 (1). pp. 19-26. ISSN 0022-1260, DOI https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.57.19.

Florence, L.C.H. and Hakim, S.L. and Kamaluddin, M.A. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2011) Determination of toxinotypes of environmental clostridium perfringens by polymerase chain reaction. Tropical Biomedicine, 28 (1). pp. 171-174. ISSN 0127-5720,

Teh, C.S.J. and Chua, K.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2011) Genetic variation analysis of Vibrio cholerae using multilocus sequencing typing and multi-virulence locus sequencing typing. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 11 (5). pp. 1121-1128. ISSN 1567-1348,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Ang, C.P. (2011) Genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B in Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 45 (2). ISSN 0125-1562, DOI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.

Filliol-Toutain, I. and Chiou, C.S. and Mammina, C. and Gerner-Smidt, P. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Phung, D.C. and Pichel, M. and Ranjbar, R. and Sow, A.G. and Cooper, K. and Ribot, E. and Binsztein, N. and Liang, S.Y. (2011) Global Distribution of Shigella sonnei Clones. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17 (10). pp. 1910-1912. ISSN 1080-6040, DOI https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.101486.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Khor, G.H. and Zain, R.B. (2011) Pathways Deregulation in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma using Methylation Profiling. Journal Dental Research.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Lai, M.Y. and Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Chua, Kek Heng (2011) Simultaneous Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Multiplex PCR. Tropical Biomedicine, 28 (1). pp. 21-31. ISSN 0127-5720,

Chua, K.H. and See, K.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. (2011) SpeI restriction enzyme displays greater discriminatory power than XbaI enzyme does in a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis study on 146 clinical burkholderia pseudomallei isolates. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 64 (3). pp. 228-233. ISSN 1344-6304,

Tiong, V. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Yusof, M.Y.M. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Sam, J.I. and Hassan, H. (2010) Macrorestriction analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling of Salmonella enterica at a University Teaching Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 63 (5). pp. 317-22. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI 20858996.

Lim, K.T. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Mohd Yusof, M.Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Prevalence of mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a Malaysian hospital. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 63 (4). pp. 286-9. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI 20657072.

Benacer, Douadi and Thong, Kwai Lin and Watanabe, Haruo and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi (2010) Characterization of drug resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium by Antibiograms, Plasmids, Integrons, Resistance Genes and PFGE. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 20 (6). pp. 1042-1052. ISSN 1017-7825, DOI https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.0910.10028.

Sivasothy, Y. and Awang, K. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Fitrah, N. and Koh, X.P. and Tan, L.K. (2010) Chemical composition and antibacterial action of essential oils from Zingerber spectabile. Journal of Essential Oil Research.

Chua, K.H. and See, K.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. (2010) DNA fingerprinting of human isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from different geographical regions of Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 27 (3). pp. 517-524. ISSN 0127-5720,

Nori, M.E.E. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Differentiation of salmonella enterica based on PCR detection of selected somatic and flagellar antigens. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 4 (9). pp. 871-876. ISSN 1996-0808,

Modarressi, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Isolation and molecular sub typing of salmonella enterica from chicken, beef and street foods in Malaysia. Scientific Research and Essays, 5 (18). pp. 2713-2720. ISSN 1992-2248,

Vimala, B. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chong, V.C. (2010) Isolation, detection and genomic differentiation of vibrio cholerae and vibrio parahaemolyticus in Bachok, Kelantan. Malaysian Journal of Science, 29 (Specia). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1394-3065,

Mohd Nawi, S.F.A. and Karunakaran, R. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Yusof, M.Y. and Vadivelu, J. (2010) Multidrug resistant and sensitive strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Establishing clonal relationship by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis and in vitro antibiotic synergy testing by E test. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 14 (1).

Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Chua, Kek Heng and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis of Vibrio cholerae in Comparison with Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis and Virulotyping. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2010. p. 817190. ISSN 1110-7243,

Chan, C.K. and Merican, A.M. and Nawar, A.M. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Necrotising Fasciitis of the Lower Limb caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 4 (3). pp. 36-38. ISSN 1985-2533, DOI http://dx.doi.org/0.5704/MOJ.1011.0 10.

Teh, C.S.J. and Chua, K.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2010) Simultaneous differential detection of human pathogenic and nonpathogenic Vibrio species using a multiplex PCR based on gyrB and pntA genes. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 108 (6). pp. 1940-1945. ISSN 1364-5072,

Lim, K.T. and Yeo, C.C. and Yasin, R.M. and Balan, G. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Characterization of multidrug-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from Malaysian hospitals. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 58 (Pt 11). pp. 1463-9. ISSN 0022-2615, DOI 19589908.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Junnie, J. and Liew, F.Y. and Yusof, M.Y. and Hanifah, Y.A. (2009) Antibiograms and molecular subtypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in local teaching hospital, Malaysia. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 19 (10). pp. 1265-70. ISSN 1017-7825, DOI 19884790.

Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ngoi, Soo Tein and Ahmad, Norazah and Nair, Gopinath Balakrish and Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan (2009) Molecular characterization of serogrouping and virulence genes of Malaysian Vibrio cholerae isolated from different sources. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 55 (6). pp. 419-425. ISSN 0022-1260,

Lim, K.T. and Yasin, R. and Yeo, C.C. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Characterization of Multidrug Resistant ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitals in Malaysia. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2009 (165637). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1110-7243,

Lim, B.K. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Application of PCR-based serogrouping of selected Salmonella serotypes in Malaysia. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 3 (6). pp. 420-8. ISSN 2036-6590, DOI 19762954.

Lai, C.K. and Chin, O.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Characteristics of a dielectric barrier discharge in atmospheric air. In: Frontiers in physics: 3rd international meeting, 12-16 January 2009, Kuala Lumpur.

Lim, K. and Yasin, R. and Yeo, C. and Puthucheary, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Characterization of multidrug resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from hospitals in Malaysia. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2009. p. 165637. ISSN 1110-7243, DOI 19672454.

Chua, Kek Heng and Kee, B. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Cloning and expression of a Vi mimotope of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi through nucleotide-nucleotide hybridization approach.l. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8 (18). pp. 4623-4626. ISSN 1684-5315,

Tan, Jee Weng and Thong, Kwai Lin and Arumugam, Nirmala Devi and Cheah, Wai Lian and Lai, Yih Wei and Chua, Kek Heng and Rahim, Raha Abdul and Vikineswary, Sabaratnam (2009) Development of a PCR assay for the detection of nifH and nifD genes in indigenous photosynthetic bacteria. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 (17). pp. 7538-7541. ISSN 0360-3199, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.029.

Lim, King Ting and Yasin, Rohani Md and Yeo, Chew Chieng and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi and Balan, Ganeswrie and Maning, Nurahan and Wahab, Zubaidah Abdul and Ismail, Noraini and Tan, Eng Am and Mustaffa, Azizah and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Genetic fingerprinting and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of pseudomonas seruginosa hospital isolates in Malaysia. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, 42 (3). pp. 197-209. ISSN 1684-1182,

Rathi, A. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Chong, V.C. (2009) Isolation, detection and genomic differentiation of escherichia coli from aquatic environments in Kelantan, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Science, 29 (Sp.). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1394-3065,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Yu, Ke Xin (2009) Multiplex PCR for Simultaneous Detection of Virulence Genes in Escherichia coli. Malaysian Journal of Science, 28 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1394-3065, DOI https://doi.org/10.22452/mjs.vol28no1.1.

Teh, C.S.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) OL-009 Virulence factors determination and molecular characterisation of Malaysian Vibrio cholerae. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13 (Spp.1). S33-S34. ISSN 1201-9712,

Khakvar, Reza and Sijam, Kamaruzaman and Thong, Kwai Lin and Radu, Son and Wong, Mui Yun and Jones, Jeffery (2009) Study on intraspecific diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum strains in West Malaysia using whole cell fatty acid analysis. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 42 (6). pp. 594-601. ISSN 0323-5408, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03235400802478910.

Yusnita, J. and Puvaneswary, S. and Ali, H.M. and Robinson, W.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2009) Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(benzenesulfonohydrazide) Schiff Bases and Their Copper(II) Complexes. Polyhedron, 28 (14). pp. 3050-3054. ISSN 0277-5387, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2009.06.059.

Chiou, C.S. and Watanabe, H. and Wang, Y.W. and Wang, W.L. and Terajima, J. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Dac, C.P. and Tung, S.K. (2009) Utility of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis as a Molecular Tool for Phylogenetic Analysis of Shigella sonnei. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47 (4). pp. 1149-1154. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01607-08.

Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju and Chua, Kek Heng and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi and Thong, Kwai Lin (2008) Further evaluation of a multiplex PCR for differentiation of Salmonella paratyphi A from other salmonellae. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 61 (4). pp. 313-314. ISSN 1344-6304,

Khakvar, R. and Sijam, K. and Wong, M.Y. and Radu, S. and Jones, J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2008) Genomic Diversity of Ralstonia Solanacearum Strains Isolated from Banana Farms in West Malaysia. Plant Pathology Journal, 7 (2). pp. 162-167. ISSN 1812-5387, DOI https://doi.org/10.3923/ppj.2008.162.167.

Khakvar, Reza and Sijam, Kamaruzaman and Wong, Mui Yun and Radu, Son and Thong, Kwai Lin (2008) Improving a PCR-Based Method for Identification of Ralstonia Solanacearum in Natural Sources of West Malaysia. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3 (2). pp. 490-493. ISSN 1557-4997, DOI https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2008.490.493.

Yuen, Hawk Leong and Shamala, Devi and Thong, Kwai Lin (2008) Mimotopes of heat shock proteins of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi identified from phage-displayed peptide library. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2 (4). pp. 313-23. ISSN 2036-6590, DOI https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.228.

Sabaratnam, Vikineswary and Christabel, L.J. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Tan, Geok Yuan Annie and Affendi, Y.A. (2008) Sponges of Tioman and their actinomycetes inhabitants. In: Natural history of the Pulau Tioman Group of Islands. IOES monograph series . University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 35-41. ISBN 9789839576351

Lim, K.T. and Yasin, R.M. and Yeo, C.C. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2007) Determination and characterization of extended-spectrum p-lactamases producing klebsiella strains isolated in Malaysia. In: The 12th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress 2007, 17-19 December 2007, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya.

Teh, C.S.J. and Chua, K.H. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2007) Genetic determinants for human-adapted serovars of salmonella enterica. In: The 12th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress 2007, 17-19 December 2007, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya.

Douad, B. and Ahmad, N. and Yasin, R.M. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2007) Molecular analysis of salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium and enteritidis isolated in Malaysia. In: The 12th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress 2007, 17-19 December 2007, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya.

N.D., A. and Ajam, N. and Hassan, S.S. and Alim, A.N.M. and Jamli, M. and Sanuddin, Y. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2007) Molecular characterization among serogroups of pasteurella muitocida isolated from different animal hosts in Malaysia (1996–2004). In: The 12th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress 2007, 17-19 December 2007, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya.

Modarressi, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2007) Prevalence of resistant salmonella sp. in beef and chicken meat. In: The 12th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress 2007, 17-19 December 2007, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya.

Goh, C.M. and Liew, P.W.Y. and Jong, B.C. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2007) Bacterial diversity of decomposing oil palm empty fruit bunches based on PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rRNA gene fragments. In: 29th Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology, 24-26 November 2007, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

Khakvar, Reza and Sijam, Kamaruzaman and Radu, Son and Thong, Kwai Lin and Wong, Y. (2007) Investigating intraspecific variation of Ralstonia solanacearum strains in West Malaysia using whole cell fatty acid analysis. In: 29th Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology, 24-26 November 2007, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

Thong, Kwai Lin and McQuiston, John and Fiztergerald, Collette and Fields, Patrichia (2007) Multiplex, bead-based suspension array for the molecular determination of Salmonella H serogroups. In: 29th Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology, 24-26 November 2007, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

Thong, Kwai Lin and Tang, Swee Seong and Tan, Wen Siang and Devi, Shamala (2007) Peptide Mimotopes of Complex Carbohydrates in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Which React with Both Carbohydrate‐Specific Monoclonal Antibody and Polyclonal Sera from Typhoid Patients. Microbiology and Immunology, 51 (11). pp. 1045-1052. ISSN 0385-5600,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Lai, Kin Seng and Puthucheary, S.D. and Koh, Yin Tee and Ahmad, Norazah and Yassin, Rohani M. (2007) Subtyping of Salmonella enterica serovar Muenchen by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Plasmid Profiling and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. Malaysian Journal of Science, 26 (2). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1394-3065,

Ou, Hong Yu and Ju, C.T.S. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ahmad, Norazah and Deng, Z.X. and Barer, Michael R. and Rajakumar, Kumar (2007) Translational Genomics to Develop a Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi A Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 9 (5). pp. 624-630. ISSN 1525-1578, DOI https://doi.org/10.2353/jmoldx.2007.070064.

Fang, Chee Mun and Zainuddin, Zainul F. and Musa, Mustaffa and Thong, Kwai Lin (2006) Cloning, Expression, and Purification of Recombinant Protein from a Single Synthetic Multivalent Construct of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Protein Expression and Purification, 47 (2). pp. 341-347. ISSN 1046-5928, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2005.12.007.

Tay, S.T. and Lim, H.C. and Tajuddin, T.H. and Rohani, M.Y. and Hassan, Hamimah and Thong, Kwai Lin (2006) Determination of molecular types and genetic heterogeneity of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii in Malaysia. Medical Mycology, 44 (7). pp. 617-622. ISSN 1369-3786, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13693780600857330.

Tan, Tian Chye and Suresh, K.G. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Smith, H.V. (2006) PCR fingerprinting of Blastocystis isolated from symptomatic and asymptomatic human hosts. Parasitology Research, 99 (4). pp. 459-465. ISSN 0932-0113, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-006-0177-0.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Hoe, S.L.L. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Yasin, R.M. (2005) Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigella species by multiplex PCR assay. BMC Infectious Diseases, 5. p. 8. ISSN 1471-2334, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-5-8.

Hoe, C.H. and Yasin, R.M. and Koh, Y.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2005) Antimicrobial susceptibility and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of shigella sonnei strains in Malaysia (1997-2000). Journal of Applied Microbiology, 99 (1). pp. 133-140. ISSN 1364-5072, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02581.x.

Desa, Mohd Nasir Mohd and Thong, Kwai Lin and Navaratnam, Parasakthi (2005) A Correlation Between the Genes Responsible for Penicillin and Erythromycin Resistance in Streptococcus Pneumoniae and the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Values: A Potential Approach for Molecular Detection of Susceptibility. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 12. pp. 55-57. ISSN 1511-2616,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Pathmanathan, S.G. and Puthucheary, S.D. (2005) Evaluation of the H1d flagellin gene targeting pcr for detection of salmonella enterica serovar typhi. Malaysian Journal of Science, 24 (1). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1394-3065,

Thong, Kwai Lin (2005) Microbiological quality of selected aquatic environments in Langkawi Island. Malaysian Journal of Science, 24 (Sp.). pp. 37-41. ISSN 1394-3065,

Hoe, C.H. and Yassin, R.M. and Koh, Y.T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2005) Survey of Plasmid Profiles of Shigella Species Isolated in Malaysia During 1994-2000. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 21 (3). pp. 271-278. ISSN 0959-3993, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-004-3631-0.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Goh, Yee Ling and Leong, Wing Kong and Lim, Chin Theam and Ngeow, Yun Fong (2004) Macrorestriction analysis of streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) isolated from Malaysia. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 53 (10). pp. 991-997. ISSN 0022-2615, DOI https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.05384-0.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Lai, Kin Seng and Ganeswrie, R. and Puthucheary, S.D. (2004) Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of Multidrug-Resistant and -Sensitive Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a Malaysian Hospital. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 57 (5). pp. 206-209. ISSN 1344-6304,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Bakeri, Shamsilawani Ahmad and Lai, Kin Seng and Koh, Yin Tee and Taib, Mohd Zainuldin and Lim, V.K.E. and Yasin, Rohani Md (2004) Research Note: Molecular Subtyping of Salmonella enterica serovar Tshiongwe Recently Isolated in Malaysia During 2001-2002. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 35 (1). pp. 92-96. ISSN 0125-1562,

Tang, Swee-Seong and Tan, Wen-Siang and Devi, Shamala and Wang, Lin Fa and Pang, Tikki and Thong, Kwai Lin (2003) Mimotopes of the Vi antigen of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi identified from phage display peptide library. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 10 (6). pp. 1078-84. ISSN 1071-412X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/CDLI.10.6.1078-1084.2003.

Pathmanathan, S.G. and Cardona-Castro, N. and Sánchez-Jiménez, M.M. and Correa-Ochoa, M.M. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2003) Simple and rapid detection of Salmonella strains by direct PCR amplification of the hilA gene. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 52 (Pt 9). pp. 773-776. ISSN 0022-2615, DOI https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.05188-0.

Goh, Y.L. and Yasin, R. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Koh, Y.T. and Lim, V.K.E. and Taib, Z. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2003) DNA fingerprinting of human isolates of salmonella enterica serotype paratyphi B in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 95 (5). pp. 1134-1142. ISSN 1364-5072, DOI https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02107.x.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Elgar, Sleman and Bhutta, Zulfikar and Yasin, Rohani and Schreiber, Edgar (2003) Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Analyses of Multidrug Resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from different geographical endemic regions in Asia. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 11 (1). pp. 43-50. ISSN 0128-7451,

Bakeri, S.A. and Yasin, R.M. and Koh, Y.T. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2003) Genetic diversity of human isolates of salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis in malaysia. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 95 (4). pp. 773-780. ISSN 1364-5072, DOI https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02033.x.

Goh, Yee Ling and Jamli, Maria and Thong, Kwai Lin (2003) Molecular Subtyping of Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi B from Animal and Food Isolates in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Science, 22 (1). pp. 15-22. ISSN 1394-3065,

Ganeswire, R. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. (2003) Nosocomial Outbreak of Enterobacter gergoviae bacteraemia in a neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Hospital Infection, 53 (4). pp. 292-296. ISSN 0195-6701, DOI https://doi.org/10.1053/jhin.2002.1371.

Mohd Nasir, Mohd Dewa and Thong, Kwai Lin and Rohani, Md Yasin and Navaratnam, Parasakthi (2003) Penicillin susceptibility and molecular characteristics of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae at the University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 7 (3). pp. 190-197.

Vikineswary, S. and Ismet, A. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Paramaswari, S. (2003) Rare actinomycetes in mangrove soils and leaf litter. Jurnal Biosains, 14 (1). p. 105.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Chan, Kok Gan and Devi, Shamala (2003) Responses of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi to Hydrogen Peroxide. Malaysian Journal of Science, 22 (2). pp. 41-48. ISSN 1394-3065,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Lai, K.S. and Goh, Yee Ling (2003) Technical improvement in DNA preparation for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Malaysian Journal of Science, 22 (2). pp. 55-59. ISSN 1394-3065,

Nair, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Pang, T. and Altwegg, M. (2002) Characterization of salmonella serovars by PCR–single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40 (7). pp. 2346-2351.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Goh, Y.L. and Radu, S. and Noorzaleha, S. and Yasin, R. and Koh, Y.T. and Lim, V.K.E. and Rusul, G. and Puthucheary, S.D. (2002) Genetic diversity of clinical and environmental strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden isolated in Malaysia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40 (7). pp. 2498-503. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI 12089269.

Goh, Y.L. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Chaudhry, R. and Bhutta, Z.A. and Lesmana, M. and Oyofo, B.A. and Punjabi, N.H. and Ahmed, A. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2002) Genetic diversity of salmonella enterica serovar paratyphi a from different geographical regions in Asia. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 92 (6). pp. 1167-1171. ISSN 1364-5072, DOI https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01655.x.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Goh, Yee Ling and Yasin, Rohani M. and Lau, Ming Guek and Passey, Megan and Winston, Gibson and Yoannes, Mition and Pang, Tikki and Reeder, John C. (2002) Increasing genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from Papua New Guinea over the period from 1992 to 1999. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40 (11). pp. 4156-4160. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.11.4156-4160.2002.

Chan, Kok Gan and Devi, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2002) Induction and responses of salmonella enterica Serotype typhi to hydrogen peroxide. In: 5th International Symposium on Typhoid Fever & Other Salmonelloses, Feb 4-7, 2002, Karachi, Pakistan.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Goh, Yee Ling and Phung, Dac Cam (2002) Molecular subtyping of clinical isolates vibrio cholerae from Malaysia and Vietnam by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 10 (2). pp. 103-108. ISSN 0128-7451,

Ganeswire, R. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. (2002) Nosocomial outbreak of enterobacter gergoviae bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Hospital Infection. pp. 1-5.

Nair, S. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Pang, T. and Altwegg, M. (2002) PCR-Single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of Salmonella typhi and other Salmonella serovars. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40 (7). pp. 2346-2351.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Hoe, C.H. and Koh, Y.T. and Yasin, R.M. (2002) Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia. Journal of Health and Population Nutrition, 20 (4). pp. 356-358. ISSN 1606-0997,

Tan, G.Y. and Ho, C.Y. and Tan, E.L. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2001) Isolation and characterization of Streptomyces spp. from soils. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 9 (2). pp. 139-142. ISSN 0128-7451,

Lim, Phaik Eem and Thong, Kwai Lin and Phang, Siew Moi (2001) Molecular differentiation of two morphological variants of gracilaria salicornia. Journal of Applied Phycology, 13. pp. 335-342. ISSN 0921-8971, DOI https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1017532624398.

Hasima, N.N. and Saidi, J. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Ansary, A. (2001) Optimised conditions for Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) separations of Pasteurella multocida B:2 DNA. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 9 (2). pp. 147-150. ISSN 0128-7451,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Mohd Nasir, M.D. and Goh, Y.L. and Ngeow, Y.F. and Parasakthi, N. (2001) Rapid pulsed-field gel electrophoresis method for Streptococcus spp. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 9 (2). pp. 143-145. ISSN 0128-7451,

Goh, Yee Ling and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi and Thong, Kwai Lin (2000) Application of Ribosomal RNA Gene Restriction Patterns Analysis and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Distinguishing Salmonella Weltevreden Isolates in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 31 (4). pp. 697-701. ISSN 0125-1562,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Altwegg, M. and Pang, T. (2000) Comparative analysis of salmonella typhi by rRNA gene restriction and phage typing. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 3. pp. 738-739. ISSN 1028-8880,

Thong, Kwai Lin (2000) Genomic analysis of Salmonella species based on 16SrRNA gene sequences. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. ISSN 0128-7451,

Subramaniam, G. and Puthucheary, S. and Yssin, R. and Pang, T. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2000) Genomic analysis of salmonella species based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 8 (2). pp. 155-160. ISSN 0128-7451,

Nair, S. and Schreiber, E. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Pang, T. and Altwegg, M. (2000) Genotypic Characterization of Salmonella typhi by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting Provides Increased Discrimination as Compared to Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Ribotyping. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 41 (1). pp. 35-43. ISSN 0167-7012, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-7012(00)00148-2.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Bhutta, Z.A. and Pang, T. (2000) Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Salmonella enterica serotype typhi are Genetically Homogenous and Coexist with Antibiotic-Sensitive Strains as Distinct, Independent Clones. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 4 (4). pp. 194-197. ISSN 1201-9712, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90108-5.

Chandel, D.S. and Nisar, N. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Pang, T. and Chaudhry, R. (2000) Role of Molecular Typing in an Outbreak of Salmonella paratyphi A. Tropical Gastroenterology, 21 (3). pp. 121-123. ISSN 0250-636X,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Nair, S. and Subramaniam, G. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Yassin, R.M. and Cheong, Y.M. and Liu, S.L. and Sanderson, K.E. and Cordano, A.M. and Pang, T. (1999) Genetic dynamics and molecular epidemiology of Salmonella typhi. Medical Journal of Indonesia, 7. pp. 147-150.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi and Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng and Pang, Tikki (1999) Investigation of a recurrent case of Salmonellosis due to Salmonella bovismorbificans and Salmonella matopeni using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis and antibiograms. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine, 4 (2). pp. 104-109. ISSN 1823-7339,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi and Boey, C.C.M. and Pang, Tikki (1999) Investigation of recurrent case of salmonellosis due to salmonella bovismorbificans and salmonella matopeni using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis and antibiograms. Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC), 4 (2). pp. 104-109. ISSN 1823-7339,

Thong, Kwai Lin and Subramaniam, G. and Devi, S. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Yu, M. and Wang, L.F. and Pang, T. (1998) Identification of antigenic epitopes of S. typhi using phage display epitopes library. Medical Journal of Indonesia, 7. pp. 181-183.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Nair, S. and Chaudhry, R. and Seth, P. and Kapil, A. and Kumar, D. and Kapoor, H. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Pang, T. (1998) Molecular analysis of Salmonella paratyphi A from an outbreak in New Delhi, India. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 4 (3).

Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. and Pang, T. (1998) Outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritidis: Investigation by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2. pp. 159-163.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. and Pang, T. (1997) Genome size variation among recent human isolates of Salmonella typhi. Research in Microbiology, 148. pp. 229-235.

Gruner, E. and Flepp, M. and Gabathuler, U. and Thong, Kwai Lin and Altwegg, M. (1997) Outbreak of typhoid fever in non-endemic area: comparison of three molecular typing methods. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 28 (1997). pp. 179-185.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Passey, M. and Clegg, A. and Combs, B.G. and Yassin, R.M. and Pang, T. (1996) Molecular analysis of isolates of Salmonella typhi obtained from patients with fatal and nonfatal typhoid fever. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 34 (4). pp. 1029-33. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI 8815078.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Cordano, A.M. and Yassin, R.M. and Pang, T. (1996) Molecular analysis of environmental and human isolates of Salmonella typhi. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 62 (1). pp. 271-4. ISSN 0099-2240, DOI 8572705.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Cheong, Y.M. and Pang, T. (1996) A probable case of laboratory-acquired infection with salmonella typhi: evidence from phage typing, antibiograms, and analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1 (2). pp. 95-97.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Pang, T. (1996) A rapid, simplified method for the preparation of genomic DNA from pathogenic bacteria for use in PFGE. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 4 (1). pp. 59-62.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S. and Yassin, R.M. and Sudarmono, P. and Padmidewi, M. and Soewandojo, E. and Handojo, I. and Sarasombath, S. and Pang, T. (1995) Analysis of Salmonella typhi isolates from Southeast Asia by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 33 (7). pp. 1938-41. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI 7665677.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Ngeow, Y.F. and Altwegg, M. and Navaratnam, P. and Pang, T. (1995) Molecular analysis of Salmonella enteritidis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 33 (5). pp. 1070-4. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI 7615707.

Thong, Kwai Lin (1995) Analysis of Salmonella typhi isolates from Southeast Asia by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 33 (7).

Thong, Kwai Lin and Puthucheary, S.D. and Pang, T. (1995) In vivo genetic stability of Salmonella typhi detected by ribotyping and pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 3 (4). pp. 356-361.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Cheong, Y.M. and Puthucheary, S. and Koh, C.L. and Pang, T. (1994) Epidemiologic analysis of sporadic Salmonella typhi isolates and those from outbreaks by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 32 (5). pp. 1135-41. ISSN 0095-1137, DOI 7914202.

Thong, Kwai Lin and Sasekumar, A. and Marshall, N. (1993) Nitrogen concentrations in a mangrove creek with a large tidal range, Peninsular Malaysia. Hydrobiologia, 254 (2). pp. 125-132. ISSN 0018-8158, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014317.