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Zigui Chen is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has a research focus spanning medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work covers multiple subfields including infectious diseases, molecular biology, epidemiology, ecology, and periodontics.

The scientist has contributed to various topics within these areas, with significant attention given to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, cervical cancer and HPV research, gut microbiota and health, COVID-19 clinical research studies, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, head and neck cancer studies, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Zigui Chen's recent publications include:

  • Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong, 2021, Vaccine
  • Depicting SARS-CoV-2 faecal viral activity in association with gut microbiota composition in patients with COVID-19, 2020, Gut
  • Gut microbiome dysbiosis across early Parkinson's disease, REM sleep behavior disorder and their first-degree relatives, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Bacteria pathogens drive host colonic epithelial cell promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes in colorectal cancer, 2020, Microbiome

Zigui Chen frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Paul K.S. Chan, Siaw Shi Boon, Maggie Haitian Wang, Ka Chun Chong, and Rita W. Y. Ng. This network of coauthors reflects a sustained engagement in multidisciplinary research efforts.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues, with notable frequencies in the Journal of Infection, Cancers, Microbiology Spectrum, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Viruses. These journals indicate an emphasis on infectious diseases, cancer research, microbiology, and virology.

Best Publications

  • Classification of Papillomaviruses (PVs) Based on 189 PV Types and Proposal of Taxonomic Amendments

    Hans Ulrich Bernard;Robert D. Burk;Zigui Chen;Koenraad van Doorslaer

  • Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization.

    Tao Zuo;Fen Zhang;Grace C.Y. Lui;Yun Kit Yeoh

  • The carcinogenicity of human papillomavirus types reflects viral evolution

    Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Rob DeSalle;Allan Hildesheim

  • Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong.

    Martin C.S. Wong;Eliza L.Y. Wong;Junjie Huang;Annie W.L. Cheung

  • Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis

    Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Zhenwei Dai;Yongzhan Nie;Guijun Zhao

  • Human papillomavirus genome variants.

    Robert D. Burk;Ariana Harari;Zigui Chen

  • Depicting SARS-CoV-2 faecal viral activity in association with gut microbiota composition in patients with COVID-19.

    Tao Zuo;Qin Liu;Fen Zhang;Grace Chung Yan Lui

  • Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

    Zhenwei Dai;Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker;Geicho Nakatsu;William K. K. Wu

  • Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes

    Geicho Nakatsu;Haokui Zhou;William Ka Kei Wu;Sunny Hei Wong

  • A population-based prospective study of carcinogenic human papillomavirus variant lineages, viral persistence, and cervical neoplasia.

    Mark Schiffman;Ana Cecilia Rodriguez;Zigui Chen;Sholom Wacholder

  • HPV16 E7 Genetic Conservation Is Critical to Carcinogenesis

    Lisa Mirabello;Meredith Yeager;Kai Yu;Gary M. Clifford

  • Human papillomaviruses: genetic basis of carcinogenicity.

    Robert D. Burk;Zigui Chen;Koenraad Van Doorslaer

  • Evolution and taxonomic classification of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16)-related variant genomes: HPV31, HPV33, HPV35, HPV52, HPV58 and HPV67.

    Zigui Chen;Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Rob DeSalle

  • Diversifying selection in human papillomavirus type 16 lineages based on complete genome analyses.

    Zigui Chen;Masanori Terai;Leiping Fu;Rolando Herrero

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Papillomaviridae

    Koenraad Van Doorslaer;Zigui Chen;Hans Ulrich Bernard;Paul K.S. Chan

  • The Oral Cavity Contains Abundant Known and Novel Human Papillomaviruses From the Betapapillomavirus and Gammapapillomavirus Genera

    Danielle Bottalico;Zigui Chen;Anne Dunne;Janae Ostoloza

  • HPV16 Sublineage Associations With Histology-Specific Cancer Risk Using HPV Whole-Genome Sequences in 3200 Women.

    Lisa Mirabello;Meredith Yeager;Michael Cullen;Joseph F. Boland

  • Associations of Oral α-, β-, and γ-Human Papillomavirus Types With Risk of Incident Head and Neck Cancer

    Ilir Agalliu;Susan Gapstur;Zigui Chen;Tao Wang

  • Evidence for a distinct gut microbiome in kidney stone formers compared to non-stone formers.

    Joshua M. Stern;Saman Moazami;Yunping Qiu;Irwin Kurland

  • Additional file 6: of Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

    Zhenwei Dai;Olabisi Coker;Geicho Nakatsu;William Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Weibo Song
Weibo Song Ocean University of China
Mark Schiffman
Mark Schiffman National Institutes of Health
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Rob DeSalle
Rob DeSalle American Museum of Natural History
Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid King Saud University
Lisa Mirabello
Lisa Mirabello National Institutes of Health

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