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Microbiology
Malaysia
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
45
Citations
6859
World Ranking
5044
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Malaysia Leader Award

Best Publications

  • Epidemiologic analysis of sporadic Salmonella typhi isolates and those from outbreaks by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

    Kwai-Lin Thong;Yuet-Meng Cheong;Savithry Puthucheary;Chong-Lek Koh

  • A microdevice for rapid, monoplex and colorimetric detection of foodborne pathogens using a centrifugal microfluidic platform.

    Abkar Sayad;Fatimah Ibrahim;Shah Mukim Uddin;Jongman Cho;Jongman Cho

  • Molecular analysis of Salmonella enteritidis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping.

    Kwai-Lin Thong;Yun-Fong Ngeow;M. Altwegg;Parasakthi Navaratnam

  • Prevalence, characterisation, and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes isolates from raw milk in farm bulk tanks

    Hossein Jamali;Behrad Radmehr;Kwai Lin Thong

  • Simple and rapid detection of Salmonella strains by direct PCR amplification of the hilA gene.

    S.G. Pathmanathan;N. Cardona-Castro;M.M. Sánchez-Jiménez;M.M. Correa-Ochoa

  • Characterization of Multidrug Resistant ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitals in Malaysia

    King-Ting Lim;Rohani Yasin;Chew-Chieng Yeo;Savithri Puthucheary

  • Detection and isolation of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods with various selective culture media

    Hossein Jamali;Lay Ching Chai;Kwai Lin Thong

  • Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigella species by multiplex PCR assay.

    Kwai Lin Thong;Susan Ling Ling Hoe;SD Puthucheary;Rohani Md Yasin

  • Graphene oxide exhibits differential mechanistic action towards Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

    Thiruchelvi Pulingam;Kwai Lin Thong;Md. Eaqub Ali;Jimmy Nelson Appaturi

  • Genetic diversity of clinical and environmental strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden isolated in Malaysia.

    Kwai Lin Thong;Y.L. Goh;S. Radu;S. Noorzaleha

  • Evaluation of basic knowledge on food safety and food handling practices amongst migrant food handlers in Peninsular Malaysia

    Pei Yee Woh;Kwai Lin Thong;Jerzy Marian Behnke;John Watkin Lewis

  • Pathogenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species in Water and Soils from Selected Urban Sites in Peninsular Malaysia

    Douadi Benacer;Pei Yee Woh;Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain;Fairuz Amran

  • Analysis of Salmonella typhi isolates from Southeast Asia by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

    Kwai-Lin Thong;Savithri Puthucheary;R. M. Yassin;P. Sudarmono

  • Variations in motility and biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

    Kalaivani Kalai Chelvam;Lay Ching Chai;Kwai Lin Thong

  • Characterization of drug resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium by antibiograms, plasmids, integrons, resistance genes and PFGE.

    Douadi Benacer;Kwai Lin Thong;Haruo Watanabe;Savithri Devi Puthucheary

  • Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Salmonella in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) obtained from wet markets and ponds in Malaysia

    Titik Budiati;Gulam Rusul;Wan Nadiah Wan-Abdullah;Yahya Mat Arip

  • 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

    Pik San Sit;Cindy Shuan Ju Teh;Nuryana Idris;I-Ching Sam

  • Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii Isolates from the Urban Rat Populations of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Douadi Benacer;Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain;Fairuz Amran;Renee L. Galloway

  • Simultaneous detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by multiplex PCR.

    Kwai Lin Thong;M.Y. Lai;Cindy Shuan Ju Teh;Kek Heng Chua

  • RNA-seq analysis of Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas in response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

    Rama Rao;Ya Bing Zhu;Tahereh Alinejad;Suma Tiruvayipati

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