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Overview

Jin-Town Wang is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan and has produced research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist's research topics broadly cover Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Gut Microbiota and Health, Infant Nutrition and Health, as well as antibiotic-related subjects such as Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy.

Jin-Town Wang has published papers in multiple journals, with notable recent works including:

  • Characterization of TMAO productivity from carnitine challenge facilitates personalized nutrition and microbiome signatures discovery, 2020, Microbiome
  • Risk factors and mechanisms of in vivo emergence of colistin resistance in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2021, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Gut microbes with the gbu genes determine TMAO production from L-carnitine intake and serve as a biomarker for precision nutrition, 2024, Gut Microbes
  • Gut Microbes with the Gbu Gene Cluster Determine Tmao Production from L-Carnitine Intake and Serve as Biomarkers for Precision Nutrition, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors in Jin-Town Wang's publications include Suraphan Panyod, Hsien-Li Kao, Hsiao-Li Chuang, Han-Chun Kuo, and Tina H. T. Chiu. Each of these collaborators has appeared in three publications co-authored with Wang.

The scientist's work appears in journals that often focus on microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, and nutrition-related molecular research. Venues where their research has been published include Microbiome, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Gut Microbes, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • A Novel Virulence Gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Causing Primary Liver Abscess and Septic Metastatic Complications

    Chi-Tai Fang;Yi-Ping Chuang;Chia-Tung Shun;Shan-Chwen Chang

  • Pyogenic liver abscess as endemic disease, Taiwan.

    Feng-Chiao Tsai;Yu-Tsung Huang;Luan-Yin Chang;Jin-Town Wang

  • Long-term efficacy of ribavirin plus interferon alfa in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C

    Ming-Yang Lai;Jia-Horng Kao;Pei-Ming Yang;Jin-Town Wang

  • Genetic determinants of capsular serotype K1 of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing primary pyogenic liver abscess.

    Yi-Ping Chuang;Chi-Tai Fang;Shau-Yan Lai;Shan-Chwen Chang

  • Genetic analysis of capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene clusters in 79 capsular types of Klebsiella spp

    Yi-Jiun Pan;Tzu-Lung Lin;Chun-Tang Chen;Yi-Yin Chen

  • Host-microbial interactions and regulation of intestinal epithelial barrier function: From physiology to pathology

    Linda Chia-Hui Yu;Jin-Town Wang;Shu-Chen Wei;Yen-Hsuan Ni

  • Detection of SARS-associated coronavirus in throat wash and saliva in early diagnosis.

    Wei-Kung Wang;Shey-Ying Chen;I-Jung Liu;Yee-Chun Chen

  • Serum-Induced Iron-Acquisition Systems and TonB Contribute to Virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess

    Pei-Fang Hsieh;Tzu-Lung Lin;Cha-Ze Lee;Shih-Feng Tsai

  • The role of Klebsiella pneumoniae rmpA in capsular polysaccharide synthesis and virulence revisited.

    Chun-Ru Hsu;Tzu-Lung Lin;You-Ci Chen;Huei-Chi Chou

  • Detection of Replicative Form of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

    Jin-Town Wang;Jin-Chuan Sheu;Jaw-Town Lin;Teh-Hong Wang

  • Genomic Heterogeneity in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Is Associated with Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Metastatic Infection

    Li-Chen Ma;Chi-Tai Fang;Cha-Ze Lee;Chia-Tung Shun

  • Capsular Polysaccharide Synthesis Regions in Klebsiella pneumoniae Serotype K57 and a New Capsular Serotype

    Yi-Jiun Pan;Han-Chi Fang;Hui-Ching Yang;Tzu-Lung Lin

  • Isolation of Genes Involved in Biofilm Formation of a Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess

    Meng-Chuan Wu;Tzu-Lung Lin;Pei-Fang Hsieh;Hui-Ching Yang

  • Isolation of a Chromosomal Region of Klebsiella pneumoniae Associated with Allantoin Metabolism and Liver Infection

    Huei-Chi Chou;Cha-Ze Lee;Li-Chen Ma;Chi-Tai Fang

  • Isolation of a Bacteriophage and Its Depolymerase Specific for K1 Capsule of Klebsiella pneumoniae: Implication in Typing and Treatment

    Tzu-Lung Lin;Pei-Fang Hsieh;Yu-Tsung Huang;Wei-Ching Lee

  • Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Plasma of Volunteer Blood Donors Negative for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

    Jin-Town Wang;Teh-Hong Wang;Jin-Chuan Sheu;Ling-Na Shih

  • Hepatitis C and B viruses in hepatitis B surface antigen-negative hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Jin-Chuan Sheu;Guan-Tarn Huang;Ling-Na Shih;Wen-Chen Lee

  • Colistin Resistance Mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains from Taiwan

    Yi Hsiang Cheng;Tzu Lung Lin;Yi Jiun Pan;Yu Ping Wang

  • A Prospective Study of Transfusion-Transmitted GB Virus C Infection: Similar Frequency but Different Clinical Presentation Compared With Hepatitis C Virus

    Jin-Town Wang;Feng-Chiao Tsai;Cha-Ze Lee;Pei-Jer Chen

  • Acid-induced gene expression in Helicobacter pylori: study in genomic scale by microarray.

    Sunny Ang;Cha-Ze Lee;Konan Peck;Michelle Sindici

Frequent Co-Authors

Ding-Shinn Chen
Ding-Shinn Chen National Taiwan University
Jaw-Town Lin
Jaw-Town Lin E-Da Hospital
Po-Ren Hsueh
Po-Ren Hsueh China Medical University
Pei-Jer Chen
Pei-Jer Chen National Taiwan University
Shih-Hsiung Wu
Shih-Hsiung Wu University of Wisconsin--Madison
Shan-Chwen Chang
Shan-Chwen Chang National Taiwan University
Yu-Tsung Huang
Yu-Tsung Huang National Taiwan University
Ming-Shiang Wu
Ming-Shiang Wu National Taiwan University
Po-Huang Lee
Po-Huang Lee National Taiwan University
Shih-Feng Tsai
Shih-Feng Tsai National Health Research Institutes

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