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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY

PENERBITAN 2019

1. Fish-Low CY, Balami AD, Than LTL, Ling KH, Mohd Taib N, Md Shah A and Zamberi Sekawi. Hypocalcemia, hypochloremia and eosinopenia as clinical predictors of leptospirosis: a
retrospective study. Journal of Infection and Public Health 2019 in press.
2. Fish-Low CY, Than LTL, Ling KH, Lin Q and Zamberi Sekawi. Plasma proteome profiling reveals differentially expressed lipopolysaccharide-binding protein among leptospirosis patients. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2019 in press.
3. Etemadi MR, Jalilian FA, Othman N, Lye MS, Ansari S, Yubbu P and Zamberi Sekawi. Diversity of respiratory viruses detected among hospitalized children with acute lower respiratory tract infections at Hospital Serdang, Malaysia. Journal of Virological Methods 2019;269:1-6.

4. Lukman Shiji Sadiq, Zailina Hashim and Malina Osman. The Impact of Heat and Productivity amongMaiza Farmers in a Tropical Climate Area. Journal of Enviromental and Public Health.
2019. Article ID 9896410 https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9896410
5. Abdul-Mutalib NA, Osman M, Amin Nordin S , Ishida N4, Tashiro K, Sakai K, Tashiro Y, Maeda T ,Shirai .Prevalence of spoilage microorganism, Pseudomonas spp. on restaurants
cutting boards collected in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia. 2019. J Food Sci Nutr 2019 Volume 2 Issue 2. http://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/prevalence-of-spoilage-microorganism-
pseudomonas-spp-on-restaurants-cutting-boards-collected-in-seri-kembangan-malaysia.php
5. Noraini Amir, Sabariah Md Noor, Indhira Subbiah, Malina Osman and Zainina Seman. Percentage of hypochromic red cells as a potential screening test to evaluate iron status in blood
donors. 2019. International Journal of Haematology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijlh.13009.

6. Adleen Azman, Kalidasan Vasodavan, Narcisse Joseph, Suresh Kumar, Rukman A Hamat, Syafinaz A Nordin, Wan M Aizat, Alex van Belkum, and Vasantha K Neela. Physiological and proteomic analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia grown under the ironlimited condition. Future Microbiology. 2019. https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2019-0174

7. Selvaraja M, Abdullah M, Arip M, Chin VK, Shah A, Amin Nordin S. Elevated interleukin25 and its association to Th2 cytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus with lupus nephritis. PLoS ONE. 2019.14(11): e0224707. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0224707

8. R. Syuhada, M. Zamri-Saad, M.Y. Ina-Salwany, M. Mustafa, N.N. Nasruddin, M.N.M. Desa, S.A. Nordin, T. Barkham, M.N.A. Amal. Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of Streptococcus agalactiae serotypes Ia ST7 and III ST283 isolated from cultured red hybrid tilapia in Malaysia.Aquaculture. 2019.515 (2020).734543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734543.

9. Wan Shahriman Yushdie Wan Yusoff, Maha Abdullah, Zamberi Sekawi, Fairuz Amran, Muhammad Yazli Yuhana, Niazlin Mohd Taib, Ivan Kok Seng Yap, Leslie Thian Lung Than, Anim Md. Shah, Alex van Belkum8 and Syafinaz Amin Nordin. Raised levels of Il-6, Il-17a, and Il-22 in fatal leptospirosis. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03699-5

10. Krishnan, P.B., Abdullah, M., Hudu, S.A, Sekawi, Z., Tan, S.S. and Nordin, S.A.Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II association in chronic hepatitis B patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a Malay population: A pilot study. Tropical Biomedicine.2019. 36(3):703-708.

11. Abdul-Mutalib NA, Osman M, Amin Nordin S, Ishida N, Tashiro K, Sakai K, Tashiro Y, Maeda T, Shirai Y. Prevalence of spoilage microorganism, Pseudomonas spp. on restaurants cutting boards collected in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia. Journal Food Science Nutrition. 2019. Volume 2 Issue 2:7-12.

12. Nurul Natasya Azhari, Rosliza Abdul Manaf, Shing Wei Ng, Siti Farhana Bajunid Shakeeb Arsalaan Bajunid, Abdul Rahman Mohd Gobil, Wan Zuhainis Saad and Syafinaz Amin Nordin. Gamification, a successful method to foster leptospirosis knowledge among university students: a pilot study. 2019. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.16: 1-13.

12. Shing Wei Ng, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Siti Khairani Bejo,Razitasham Safii, Suhainizam Muhamad Saliluddin, Abdul Rahman Mohamad Gobil and Syafinaz Amin-Nordin. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on leptospirosis Prevention among local communities in Jempol District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. 2019. Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health.50(3): 554-565.

13. Narcisse Joseph, Kalidasan Vasodavan, Nurul Ain Saipudin, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof,Suresh Kumara, Syafinaz Amin Nordin. Gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) profiles of normal and overweight school children in Selangor after probiotics administration. 2019. Journal of Functional Foods.57: 103–111.

14. Voon Kin Chin, R. Basir, S. A. Nordin, M. Abdullah, Z. Sekawi. Pathology and Host Immune Evasion During Human Leptospirosis: a Review. 2019. International Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-019-00067-3.

15.Rajamoorthy, Y., Taib, N. M., Munusamy, S., Anwar, S., Wagner, A. L., Mudatsir, M., & Khin, A. A. (2019)Knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B among households in Malaysia: a community-based cross-sectional survey. BMC public health, 19(1), 47
16. Rajamoorthy, Y., Taib, N. M., Mudatsir, M., Harapan, H., Wagner, A. L., Munusamy, S., & Radam, A. (2019). Risk behaviours related to hepatitis B virus infection among adults in Malaysia: A cross-sectional household survey. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
17. Rajamoorthy, Y., Radam, A., Taib, N. M., Ab Rahim, K., Munusamy, S., Wagner, A. L., ... & Harapan, H. (2019). Willingness to pay for hepatitis B vaccination in Selangor, Malaysia: A cross-sectional household survey. PloS one, 14(4), e0215125.

18. Azemi, A. L., Adnan, S. N. A., Hanafiah, R. M., Chong, K. H., Samsudin, A. D. & Jasni, A. S. (2019). Identification of the Predominant Oral Microbiome in Pericoronitis. J Int Dent Med Res, 12(4).

19. Shu Yih Chew, Kok Lian Ho, Yoke Kqueen Cheah, Tzu Shan Ng, Doblin Sandai, Alistair J.P. Brown, and Leslie Than Thian Lung (2019) Glyoxylate cycle gene ICL1 is essential for the metabolic flexibility and virulence of Candida glabrata. Scientific Reports 9, Article number: 2843

20. T. Peremalo , P. Madhavan , S. Hamzah , L. Than, E. H. Wong , M. D. Mohd Nasir, P. P. Chong, K. P. Ng. Antifungal susceptibilities, biofilms, phospholipase and proteinase activities in the Candida rugosa complex and Candida pararugosa isolated from tertiary teaching hospitals. Journal of Medical Microbiology 06 February 2019 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000940

21. Choo Sulin, Chew Boon How, Amilia Afzan Mohd. Jamil, Chew Shu Yih, Hadiza Umar Meleh, Leslie Than Thian Lung. Characterisation of the probiotic qualities exhibited by lactobacilli strains Isolated from the anogenital tract. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 15(1): 37-45, Jan 2019.

22.Hakimah S, Liyana Najwa IM, Hoo FK, Siti Zulaikha Z, Haikal Hafiz WZWZ, Tan WM. A rare case of streptococcus mitis infective Endocarditis complicated by heart failure in a lactating mother with recurrent breast engorgement. Malays Fam Physician. 2019;14(2);36-38.

23. Lam JY, Low GKK, Chee HY (2020). Diagnostic accuracy of genetic markers and nucleic acid techniques for the detection of Leptospira in clinical samples: A meta-analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (Accepted) (IF 4.487) –Q1
24. Yap ML, Chew LJ, Pritpal Singh SS, Sekawi Z, Chee HY, Ong HKO, Neela VK (2020). Distribution of pathogenic Leptospira in environmental water and soils of selected recreational forests in Perak, Malaysia. Trop Biomed (Accepted) (IF 0.719) – Q4
25. Heng WL, Chia KY, Ismail N, Chee HY, Lim CSY (2019). Dengue virus surveillance: Circulation of DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 in mosquitoes around Taman Connaught, Cheras. AsPac J. Mol. Biol. Biotechnol. 27(4): 96-102 - Scopus indexed
27. Yap ML, Chee HY, Sekawi Z, Ong AHK, Neela VK (2019). A comparative analysis among current diagnostic Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assays in detecting pathogenic leptospira isolates from environmental samples. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med 12(10): 471-478 (IF 1.634) - Q3
28. Maryam M, Te KK, Wong FC, Chai TT, Low GKK, Gan SC, Chee HY (2020). Antiviral activity of Traditional Chinese Medicinal plants Dryopteris crassirhizoma and Morus alba against dengue virus. J Integr Agr (in press) Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62820-0 (IF 1.337) – Q2
29. Kamil YM, Yaacob MH, Syahir A, Chee HY, Mahdi MA, Bakar MHA (2019). Detection of dengue using PAMAM dendrimer integrated tapered optical fiber sensor. Sci Rep 9(1):13483. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019- 49891-7 (IF 4.122) – Q1
30. Soo KM, Tham CL, Khalid B, Basir R, Chee HY (2019). IL-8 as a potential in vitro severity biomarker for dengue disease. Trop Biomed 36(4):1027-1037 (IF 0.719) – Q4
31. Tan JW, Zahidi NFW, Kow ASF, Soo KM, Shaari K, Ali DAI, Chee HY, Tham CL (2019). Mast cell stabilizing effect of a geranyl acetophenone in dengue virus infection using in vitro model of DENV3- induced RBL-2H3 cells. Bioscience Reports 39 (6), BSR20181273. (IF 2.899) – Q3
32. Othman S, Philip N, Taib MN, Neela VK, Chee HY (2019). Detection of leptospiral DNA in urine sample following prolonged hospitalization: A case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (MJMHS) 15(SP2): 105-107. Scopus indexed
33. Aliyu IA, Ling KH, Md Hashim NF, Lam JY, Chee HY (2019). Annexin II as a dengue virus serotype 2 interacting protein mediating virus interaction on Vero cells. Viruses. 11(4): 335. (IF 3. 761) – Q2
34. Ghani NA, Shohaimi S, Hee AKW, Chee HY, Oguntade E, Sarumoh AAL (2019). Comparison of knowledge, attitude and practice among communities living in hotspot and non hotspot areas of dengue in Selangor, Malaysia. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 4(1): 37 doi:10.3390/tropicalmed4010037. Non-CIJ
35. Aliyu IA, Ling KH, Md Hashim N, Chee HY (2019). Annexin A2 extracellular translocation and virus interaction: A potential target for antivirus‐drug discovery. Rev Med Virol 29(3): 1-10.
http://doi.org/10.1002/rmv.2038. (IF 5.034) – Q1
36. Fish-Low CY, AbuBakar S, Othman F, Chee HY (2019). Ultrastructural aspects of sylvatic dengue virus infection in Vero cell. Malays J Pathol. 41(1): 41-46. (IF 0.554) – Q4
37. Ling YP, Heng LY, Chee HY (2019). A quantification strategy for DNA hybridization via measurement of adsorbed anthraquinone monosulphonic acid on silica nanospheres. Measurement 135: 640-650 (IF 2.218) - Q2.

PUBLICATIONS 2016

Jaganathan, A., Murugan, K., Panneerselvam, C., Madhiyazhagan, P., Dinesh, D., Vadivalagan, C., ... & Nicoletti, M. (2016). Earthworm-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles: A potent tool against hepatocellular carcinoma, Plasmodium falciparum parasites and malaria mosquitoes. Parasitology international, 65(3), 276-284.
Chew, S. Y., & Than, L. T. L. (2016). Vulvovaginal candidosis: contemporary challenges and the future of prophylactic and therapeutic approaches. Mycoses.
Murugan, K., Sanoopa, C. P., Madhiyazhagan, P., Dinesh, D., Subramaniam, J., Panneerselvam, C., ... & Munusamy, M. A. (2016). Rapid biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Crotalaria verrucosa leaves against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti: what happens around? An analysis of dragonfly predatory behaviour after exposure at ultra-low doses. Natural product research, 30(7), 826-833.
Murugan, K., Dinesh, D., Kavithaa, K., Paulpandi, M., Ponraj, T., Alsalhi, M. S., ... & Kumar, S. (2016). Hydrothermal synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: mosquitocidal potential and anticancer activity on human breast cancer cells (MCF-7). Parasitology research, 115(3), 1085-1096.
Low, C. F., Mariana, N. S., Maha, A., Chee, H. Y., & Fatimah, M. Y. (2016). Identification of immune response‐related genes and signalling pathways in spleen of Vibrio parahaemolyticus‐infected Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forskal) by next‐generation sequencing. Journal of fish diseases, 39(3), 389-394.
Panneerselvam, C., Murugan, K., Roni, M., Suresh, U., Rajaganesh, R., Madhiyazhagan, P., ... & Alarfaj, A. A. (2016). Fern-synthesized nanoparticles in the fight against malaria: LC/MS analysis of Pteridium aquilinum leaf extract and biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles with high mosquitocidal and antiplasmodial activity. Parasitology research, 115(3), 997-1013.
Elkammoshi, A. M., Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, H., Nordin, S. A., Taib, N. M., Subbiah, S. K., Neela, V., & Hamat, R. A. (2016). A Low Prevalence of Inducible Macrolide, Lincosamide, and Streptogramin B Resistance Phenotype among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Malaysian Patients and Healthy Individuals. Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 9(10).
Alarfaj, A. A., Lee, H. H. C., Munusamy, M. A., Ling, Q. D., Kumar, S., Chang, Y., ... & Higuchi, A. (2016). Development of biomaterial surfaces with and without microbial nanosegments. Journal of Polymer Engineering, 36(1), 1-12.
Rajamoorthy, Y., Taib, N. M., Rahim, K. A., & Munusamy, S. TRENDS AND ESTIMATION OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION CASES IN MALAYSIA.
Yeh, C. C., Muduli, S., Peng, I. C., Lu, Y. T., Ling, Q. D., Alarfaj, A. A., ... & Lee, H. C. (2016). Data of continuous harvest of stem cells via partial detachment from thermoresponsive nanobrush surfaces. Data in brief, 6, 603-608.
Hudu, S. A., Alshrari, A. S., Syahida, A., & Sekawi, Z. (2016). Cell culture, technology: enhancing the culture of diagnosing human diseases. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 10(3), DE01.
Sopian, I. L., Sa’adiah Shahabudin, M. A. A., Lung, L. T. T., & Sandai, D. (2016). Yeast Infection and Diabetes Mellitus among Pregnant Mother in Malaysia. The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences: MJMS, 23(1), 27.
Ng, T. S., Desa, M. N. M., Sandai, D., Chong, P. P., & Than, L. T. L. (2016). Growth, biofilm formation, antifungal susceptibility and oxidative stress resistance of Candida glabrata are affected by different glucose concentrations. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 40, 331-338.
Khaw, Y. S., Chan, Y. F., Jafar, F. L., Othman, N., & Chee, H. Y. (2016). Comparative Genetic Analyses of Human Rhinovirus C (HRV-C) Complete Genome from Malaysia. Frontiers in microbiology, 7.
Soo, K. M., Khalid, B., Ching, S. M., & Chee, H. Y. (2016). Meta-analysis of dengue severity during infection by different dengue virus serotypes in primary and secondary infections. PloS one, 11(5), e0154760.
Mohamed, N. A., Ramli, S., Zulkifli Amin, N. N., Wan Sulaiman, W. S., Isahak, I., Tengku Jamaluddin, T. Z. M., & Mohammed Salleh, N. (2016). Staphylococcus aureus carriage in selected kindergartens in Klang Valley.
Murugan, K., Anitha, J., Dinesh, D., Suresh, U., Rajaganesh, R., Chandramohan, B., ... & Wang, L. (2016). Fabrication of nano-mosquitocides using chitosan from crab shells: impact on non-target organisms in the aquatic environment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 132, 318-328.
Anbu, P., Murugan, K., Madhiyazhagan, P., Dinesh, D., Subramaniam, J., Panneerselvam, C., ... & Hwang, J. S. (2016). Green-synthesised nanoparticles from Melia azedarach seeds and the cyclopoid crustacean Cyclops vernalis: an eco-friendly route to control the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi?. Natural product research, 30(18), 2077-2084.
Valian, F., Sadeghifard, N., Pakzad, I., Valizadeh, N., Karami, S., Badakhsh, B., ... & Ghafourian, S. (2016). The rationale behind antibiotic resistance pattern in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Tropical Biomedicine, 33(2), 383-386.
Mohd Helmi, U., Desa, M., Taib, N. M., Tengku Jamaluddin, T. Z. M., & Masri, S. N. (2016). Multiple ambler class A ESBL genes among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a Malaysian district hospital. Tropical Biomedicine, 33(1), 109-119.
Peng, I. C., Yeh, C. C., Lu, Y. T., Muduli, S., Ling, Q. D., Alarfaj, A. A., ... & Chang, Y. (2016). Continuous harvest of stem cells via partial detachment from thermoresponsive nanobrush surfaces. Biomaterials, 76, 76-86.
Abdul-Mutalib, N. A., Nordin, S. A., Osman, M., Roslan, A. M., Ishida, N., Sakai, K., ... & Shirai, Y. (2016). The prevalence of foodborne pathogenic bacteria on cutting boards and their ecological correlation with background biota. AIMS MICROBIOLOGY, 2(2), 138-151.
Chin, V. K., Aziz, N. A. A., Hudu, S. A., Harmal, N. S., Syahrilnizam, A., Jalilian, F. A., & Zamberi, S. (2016). Design and validation of small interfering RNA on respiratory syncytial virus M2-2 gene: A potential approach in RNA interference on viral replication. Journal of virological methods, 236, 117-125.
Saidi, M., Sadeghifard, N., Kazemian, H., Sekawi, Z., Badakhsh, B., Friadian, S., & Ghafourian, S. (2016). Ex Vivo Evaluation of Thymus daenensis as an Antioxidant and Antibacterial Medicinal Herb. Drug Research, 66(12), 657-659.
Ishola, O. A., Ting, S. Y., Tabana, Y. M., Ahmed, M. A., Yunus, M. A., Mohamed, R., ... & Sandai, D. (2016). The role of isocitrate lyase (ICL1) in the metabolic adaptation of candida albicans biofilms. Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 9(9).
Hudu, S. A., Harmal, N. S., Saeed, M. I., Alshrari, A. S., Malik, Y. A., Niazlin, M. T., ... & Sekawi, Z. (2016). Molecular and serological detection of occult hepatitis B virus among healthy hepatitis B surface antigen-negative blood donors in Malaysia. African health sciences, 16(3), 677-683.

PUBLICATIONS 2015

M.D. Mohd Nasir, M.H Nurnajwa, J.Lay, J.C Teoh, A.N Syafinaz & M.T Niazlin. Risk Factors for Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Among Hospitalized Patients at a Malaysian Hospital, 44, 257-260
Noor Azira Abdul Mutalib, Syafinaz Amin Nordin, Malina Osman, Natsumi Ishida, Kosuke Tashiro, Kenji Sakai, Yukihiro Tashiro, Toshinari Maeda, Yoshihito Shirai. Pyrosequencing analysis of microbial community and food-borne bacteria on restaurant cutting boards collected in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia and their correlation with grades of food premies, 200, 57-65.
N.Eskandarian, Z.Ismail,V.Neela,A.Van Belkum,M.N.M Desa & S.Amin Nordin.Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, serotype distribution and virulence determinants among invasive, non- invasive and colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus)from Malaysian patients, 34.
S.Y . Chew,Y.K. Cheah, H.F Seow, D.Sandai and L.T.L Than. Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 exhibit strong antifungal effects agains vulvovaginal candidiasis-causing Candida glabrata isolates, 1—11.
Nazari, M.R.,Sekawi,Z, Sadeghifard,N.,Raftari,M.,Ghafourian,S. Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus :A systematic review, 26.
Sara Soheili, Sobhan Ghafourian, Zamberi Sekawi, Vasantha Kumari Neela, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Morovat Taherikalani, Afra Khosravi, Ramliza Ramli, Rukman Awang Hamat. The mazEF toxin-antitoxin system as an attractive target in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis, 2553-2561.
Abdullah A. Alarfaj,Henry Hsin-chung Lee, Murugan A. Munusamy, Qing-Dong Ling, Suresh Kumar, Yun Chang, Yen-Ming Chen, Hong-Ren Lin, Yi-Tung Lu, Gwo-Jang Wu. Development of biomaterial surfaces with and without microbial nanosegments.
Akon Higuchi,Qing-DongLing,S Suresh Kumar, Murugan A Munusamy, Abdullah A Alarfaj,Yung Chang, Shih - Hsuan Kao, Ke- Chen Lin, Han-Chow Wang and Akhiro Umezawa. Generation of pluripotent stem cells without the use of genetic material, 9.
Pin-Yu Wang, Henry Hsin-chung Lee, Akon Higuchi, Qing- Dong Ling, Hong -Ren Lin, Hsin-Fen Li, S. Suresh Kumar, Yun Chang, Abdullah A.Alarfaj,Murugan A Munusamy, Da- Chung Chen, Shih-Tien Hsu, Han-Chow Wang, Hung-Yi Hsiao and Gwo-Jang Wu. Pluripotency maintenance of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells cultured on biomaterials.
Akon Higuchi, Chin -Tang Wong, Qin- Dong Ling,,Henry- Hsin-chung Lee, S. Suresh Kumar, Yun Chang, Abdullah A.Alarfaj,Murugan A Munusamy, Gwo-Jang Wu and Akihiko Umezawa. A hybrid-membrane migration method to isolate high-purity adipose-derived stem cells from fat tissues.
Abdul-Mutalib, N.A., Syafinaz A.N., Sakai,K. and Shirai, Y. An overview of foodborne illness and food safety in Malaysia, 896-901.
Salman S.Atshan, Mariana N. Shamsudin, Zamberi Sekawi, Leslie T.Thian Lung,Fatemeh Barantalab, Yun K.Liew, Mateg Ali Alreshidi, Salwa A.Abduljaleel and Rukman A. Hamat. Comparative protemic analysis of extracellular proteins expressed by various clonal types of Staphylococcus aureus and during planktonic growth and biofilm development, 6.
Shu Yih Chew, Yoke Kqueen Cheah, Heng Fong Seow,Doblin Sandai,Leslie Thian Lung Than. In vitro modulation of probiotic bacteria on the biofilm of Candida glabrata, 132-138.
Siti Norbaya Masri, Sabariah Md Noor, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Malina Osman,MM Rahman. Candida isolates from pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility in a Malaysian tertiary-care hospital, 31.
Khalid Jameel Kadhim Al-Zihiry, Mahmuda Aliyu,Salman Sahab Atshan,Zasmy Unyah, Zaid Osama Ibraheem, Roslaini Abdul Majid,Rukman Awang Hamat and Wan Omar Abdullah. Molecular Detection of Strongyloides ratti in Faecal Samples from Wild Rats in Serdang, Malaysia, 1167 -1173.
Kar Yue Foo and Hui-Yee Chee. Interaction between Flavivirus and Cytoskeleton during Virus Replication, 6
Azizi Jalilian, Yusoff K, Suhaimi S,Amini R, Sekawi Z, Jahanshiri F. Development of two salmonella-based oral vaccines against human respiratory syncytical virus.
Hudu S.A., Harmal N.S., Saeed M.I., Alshrari A.S., Malik Y.A., Niazlin M.T., Hassan R., Sekawi Z. Naturally occurring hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant variants in Malaysian blood donors and vaccines, 34, 1349-1359.
Liew Y.K., Hamat R.A., Nordin S.A., Chong P.P., Neela V. The exoproteomes of clonally related Staphylococcus aureus strains are diverse, 65, 1809-1813.
Yun Khoon Liew, Rukman Awang Hamat, Alex van Belum, Pei Pei Chong , Vasanthakumari Neela. Comparative Exoroteomics and Host Inflammatory Response in Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Bacteremia, and Subclinical Colonization, 22, 593.
Low C.-F., Mariana N.S., Maha A., Chee H.-Y., Fatimah M.Y. Non-immune-related genes and signalling pathways in spleen of Vibrio parahaemolyticus-infected Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forskal), 761-768.
Hafidh,R.R. Abdulamir,A.S,Abu Bakar,F.,Sekawi ,Z.,Jalilian, F.A. Novel antiviral of mung bean sprouts aginst respiratory syncytical virus and herpes simplex virus -1 :An in vitro study on virally infected Vero AND mrc-5 cell lines,15,1-9.
Lim,F.L,Hashim ,Z ., Than L.T.L, Said ,S.Md, Hashim,J.H,Norback ,D. Asthma, airways symptoms and rhinitis in office workers in Malaysia : Associations with house dust mite (HDM) allergy, cat allergy and levels of house dust mite allergens in office dust, 10, 1-9.
Lim,F.L,Hashim ,Z ., Than L.T.L, Said ,S.Md, Hashim,J.H,Norback ,D. Sick buidling syndrome (SBS) among office workers in a Malaysian university -Associations with atopy, fractional exhealed nitric oxide (FeNO) and the office environment, 536, 353-361.
Nicoletti,M.,Kumar, S. Wei,H. Canale,A. Mehlom,H.Benelli,G. Seaweed-synthesized silver nanoparticles: an eco-friendly tool in the fight against Plasmodium falciparum and its vector Anopheles stephensi?,114, 4087-4097.
Akon Higuchi,Qing-DongLing,S Suresh Kumar, Yung Chang,Abdullah A Alarfaj, Murugan A Munusamy,Kadarkarai Murugan,Shih- Tien Hsu and Akihiro Umezawa. Physical cues of cell culture materials lead the direction of differentiation lineages of pluripotent stem cells, 8032-8058.
Sivan Padma Priya, Akon Higuchi, Salem Abu Fanas, Mok Pooi Ling, Vasantha Kumari Neela, PM Sunil,TR Saraswathi, Kadarkarai Murugan, Abdullah A Alarfaj, Murugan A Munusamy and Suresh Kumar. Odontogenic epithelial stem cells : hidden sources, 00 2015, 1-9.
Jayapal Subramaniam,Kadarkarai Murugan, Chellasamay Panneerselvam, Kalimuthu Kovendan, Pari Madhiyazhagan, Palanisamy Mahesh Kumar, Devakumar Dinesh, Balamurugan Chandramohan, Udaiyan Suresh, Marcello Nicoletti, Akon Higuchi, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Suresh Kumar, Abdullah A.Alarfaj, Murugan A.Munusamy, Russell H. Messing, Giovanni Benelli. Eco-friendly control of malaria and arbovirus vectors using the mosquitofish Gambusia affinis and ultra-low dosages of Mimusops elengi-synthesized silver nanoparticles : towards an integrative approach?
Kadarkarai Murugan, C.P. Sanoopa,Pari Madhiyazhagan, Devakumar Dinesh, Jayapal Subramaniam, Chellasamay Panneerselvam, Mathath Roni, Udaiyan Suresh, Marcello Nicoletti,Abdullah A.Alarfaj, Kalimuthu Kovendan, Murugan A.Munusamy,Akon Higuchi,Suresh Kumar, Haribalan Perumalsamy,Young- Joon Ahn & Giovanni Benelli. Rapid biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Crotalaria verrucosa leaves against the dengue venctor Aedes aegypti :what happens around? An analysis of dragonfly predatory behaviour after exposure at ulra-low doses.
Tzu Shan Ng, Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa, Doblin Sandai, Pei Pei Chong and Leslie Thian Lung Than. Phylogenetic and Transcripts Profiling of Glucose Sensing Related Genes in Candida glabrata, 1-9.
Tzu Shan Ng,Shu Yih Chew, Mohd N. Mohd Desa, Doblin Sandai, Pei Pei Chong and Leslie Thian Lung Than. SNF3 as High Affinity Glucose Sensor and Its Function in Supporting the Viability of Candida glabrata under Glucose-Limited Environment, 1-12.
Tzu Shan Ng, Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa, Doblin Sandai, Pei Pei Chong and Leslie Thian Lung Than. Growth, biofilm formation, antifungal susceptibility and oxidative stress resistance of Candida glabrata are affected by different glucose concentrations, 1-8.
Yusof, H.A, Desa, M.N.M, Masri, S.N, Malina, O. and Jamal, F. Hyaluronatelyase production by Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients and carriers.
Cheng Yee Fish-Low, Ainon Hamzah & Hui Yee Chee. Culture independent based Analyses Identified Site specific Microbial in Two Oil wells from Malaysia, 1633-1641.

PUBLICATIONS 2014

Jeevajothi Nathan, J , Mohd Desa, MN , Thong, KL, Clarke, SC, Masri, SN , Md Yasin, R, Mohd Taib N. Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F in Malaysia, 21, 391-394.
Ghafourian S, Raftari M, Sadeghlfard, Sekawi Z. Toxin-antitoxin systems : Classification, biological function and application in biotechnology, 16, 9-14.
Wan Omar A, Ngah Zasmy U, Rukman AH, Init I 2, Rusliza B, Mohd Kamel AG. Determination of Diagnostic Value of Toxoplasma gondii Recombinat Surface Antigen (SAG1, P30) In Mouse Experimental Model, 5, 83-88.
Seier-Petersen, M.A., Jasni, A., Aarestrup, F.M., (...), Roberts, A.P., Agersø, Y Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of four commonly used biocides on the conjugative transfer of Tn916 in Bacillus subtilis ,69, 343-348.
Hasan Valadbeigi, Robab Rafiei Tabatabaei, Abbas Malek, Zamberi Sekawi, mohammad Raftari, Sobahn Ghafourian, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard. Genomic Diversity and Virulence Genes among Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 1-5.
C-F Low, M Nor Shamsudin, M Abdullah, H-Y Chee and M Aliyu-Paiko. Experimental infection of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forskal), with Vibrio parahaemolyticus identifies parvalbumin beta-2 subunit I, alpha-2-macroglobulin, nattectin and immunoglobulin light chain, differentially expressed in resistant grouper, 1 -9.
Da-Chung Chen, Li-Yu Chen, Qing-Dong Ling, Meng-Hsueh Wu, Ching-Tang Wang, S. Suresh Kumar, Yung-Chang, Murugan A. Munusamy, Abdullah A. Alarfajj, Han-Chiw Wang, Shih-Tien Hsu, Akon Higuchi. Purification of human adipose-derived stem cells from fat tissues using PLGA/ silk screen hybrid membranes, 1-9.
Akon Higuchi, Feng-ling Lin, Yu-Kai Cheng, Ta-Chun Kao, S. Suresh Kumar, Qing-Dong Ling, Chun-Han Hou, Da-Chung Chen, Shih-Tien Hsu, Gwo-Jang Wu. Preparation of induced pluripotent stem cells on dishes grafted on oligopeptide under feeder-free conditions, 45, 295-301.
Akon Higuchi, Qing-Dong Ling, S. Suresh Kumar, Murugan Munusamy, Abdullah A. Alarfajj, Akihiro Umezawa, Gwo-Jang Wu. Design of polymeric materials for culturing human pluripotent stem cells : Progress toward feeder-free and xeno-free culturing, 1-27.
Mohammad Rayani, Ngah Zasmy Unyah, Gholamreza Hatam. Molecular Identification of Giardia duodenalis Isolates from Fars, Province, Iran, 9, 70-78.
Buru AS, Pichika MR, Neela V, Mohandas K. In vitro antibacterial effects of Cinnamomum extracts on common bacteria found in wound infections with emphasis on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,1 -9.
Ta-Chun Kao, Henry Hsin-chung Lee, Akon Higuchi, Qing-Dong Ling, Wan-Chun Yu, Yu-Hsuan Chou, Pin-Yu Wang, S. Suresh Kumar, Yu Chang, Yung Hung Chen, Yung Chang, Da-Chung Chen, Shih-Tien Hsu. Suppression of cancer-initiating cells and selection of adipose-derived stem cells cultured on biomaterials having specific nanosegments, 102 , 463-476.
Sobhan Ghafourian, Sara Soheili, Elham Aboualigalehdari, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Reza Mohebi, Abbas Maleki, Rukman Awang Hamat, Shiva Hosseini and Zamberi Sekawi. Differential Between Mlti-drug resistance Pattern of Extended Spectrum β- Lactamases Producing E. coli and K. pneumonia, 8, 85-89.
Sobhan Ghafourian, Liam Good, Zamberi Sekawi, Rukman Awang Hamat, Sara Soheili, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Vasanthakumari Neela. The mazEF toxin-antitoxin system as a novel antinacterial target in Acinebacter baumanii, 109, 1-4.
Sara Soheili, Sobhan Ghafourian, Zamberi Sekawi, Vasanthakumari Neela, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Ramliza Ramli and Rukman Awang Hamat. Wide Distribution of virulence genes among Enterococcus faecium and enterococcus faecalis clinical isolates, 1 – 6.
C-F Low, N S Mariana, A Maha, H-Y Chee and M Y Fatimah. Non-immune related genes and signalling pathways in spleen of Vibrio parahaemolyticus-infected Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forskal), 1-4.
E. Ghafourian, S.Ghafourian, N. Sadeghifard, R. Mohebi, Y. Shokoohini, S. Nazemoleslami and RA Hamat. Vitiligo: Symptoms, Pathogenesis and Treatment.
Thomas R., Hamat R.A, Neela. Extracellular enzyme profiling of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia clinical isolates, 5.
Sekawi Z. Pursuing clinical research excellence through clinical-scientists,10, 1-2.
Hudu S.A, Malik Y.A, Niazlin M.T, Harmal N.S, Sekawi Z. An overview of hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant in the Asia Pacific,16, 69-77.
Low C.F.,Shamsudin M.N, Chee H.Y, Aliyu-Aiko, M. Idrus, E.S. Putative apolioprotein A-I,natural killer cel enhancement facto and lysozyme g are involved in the early immune reasonseof brown-marbled grouer, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, Forskal to Vibrio alginolyticus, 37, 693-701
Mohammadi S, Sekawi Z, Monjezi A, Maleki M.H,Soroush, S., Sadeghifard, N, Pakzad , I, Azizi-Jahilian, F. Emaneini, M, Asdollahi.,Zarr. Emergence of SCCmec type lll with variable antimicrobial resistance profiles and spa types among methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthcare and community acquired infections in the west of Iran,25, e152-e158.
Farhadi A., Behzad-Behbahani A., Geramizadeh B., Sekawi Z, Rahsaz M., Sharifzadeh S. High-risk human papillomavirus infection in different histological subtypes of renal call carcinoma,86, 1134-1144
Maleki M.H., Sekawi Z., Soroush S., Azizi-Jalilian F., Asadollahi K., Mohammadi S., Emaneini M., Taherikalani M. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of tetracycline resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from nosocomial infections at Tehran hospitals, 17, 21-26.
N.Eskandarian, Z.Ismail,V.Neela,A.Van Belkum,M.N.M Desa & S.Amin Nordin. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, serotype distribution and virulence determinants among invasive, non- invasive and colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) from Malaysian patients, 33.
Reza A., Farid AJ., Zamberi S., MorovatT., Iraj P. Dynamics of bacteriophages as promising antibiofilm agents, 8, 1015-1019.
Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam H., Van Belkum A., Hamat R.A., Van Wamel W., Neela V.Methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus with high-level antiseptic and low-level mupirocin resistance in Malaysia,20, 472-477.
Higuchi A., Ling Q.-D., Kumar S.S., Chang Y., Kao T.-C., Munusamy M.A., Alarfaj A.A., Hsu S.-T., Umezawa. A. External stimulus-responsive biomaterials designed for the culture and differentiation of ES, IPS, and adult stem cells,39, 1585-1613.
Kumar SS, Alarfaj AA, Munusamy MA, SinghAj, Peng I, Priya SP, Hamat RA, Higuchi A. Recent Developments in B-cell Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Induced by Small and Large Molecules, 15, 23418-23447.
Kumar S., Faponle A.S., Barman P., Vardhaman A.K., Sastri C.V., Kumar D., De Visser S.P. Long-range electron transfer triggers mechanistic differences between iron(IV)-Oxo and iron(IV)-imido oxidants, 136, 17102-17115.
Nasim Karimi Hosseini, Shinsmon Jose,Sharmili Vidyadaran, Syafinaz Amin Nordin. Optimization of cell density and LPS concentration for the evaluation of nitric oxide production on BV-2 cells in a Griess assay,10.

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