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Dr Lex Leong

Adjunct Research Fellow UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

email Lex.Leong@unisa.edu.au

Research

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Microbiology
Public Health and Health Services

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Blaikie, J, Sapula, SA, Siderius, NL, Hart , BJ, Amsalu, A, Leong, LE, Warner, MS & Venter, H 2024, 'Resistome Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Complex from Residential Aged Care Facilities Demonstrates Intra-facility Clonal Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates', Microorganisms, vol. 12, no. 4, article no. 751, pp. 1-20. Open access 1 1
2024	Coldbeck-Shackley, RC, Adamson, PJ, Whybrow, D, Selway, CA, Papanicolas, LE, Turra, M & Leong, LE X 2024, 'Direct whole-genome sequencing of HIV-1 for clinical drug-resistance analysis and public health surveillance', Journal of Clinical Virology, vol. 174, article no. 105709, pp. 1-7. Open access
2024	Leong, LE, Coldbeck-Shackley, RC, McMillan, M, Bratcher, HB, Turra, M, Lawrence, A, Kahler, C, Maiden, MC, Rogers, GB & Marshall, H 2024, 'The genomic epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis carriage from a randomised controlled trial of 4CMenB vaccination in an asymptomatic adolescent population', The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, vol. 43, article no. 100966, pp. 1-10. Open access 1
2024	Selway, CA, May, JP, Goonetilleke, SM, Hocking, H, Turra, M & Leong, LE 2024, 'Complete genome of a rare Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Hessarek from human stool', Microbiology Resource Announcements, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1-3. Open access
2021	Leong, LE, Soubrier, J, Turra, M, Denehy, E, Walters, L, Kassahn, K, Higgins, G, Dodd, T, Hall, R, D'Onise, K, Spurrier, N, Bastian, I & Lim, CK 2021, 'Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from quarantine hotel outbreak', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2219-2221. Open access 9 8
2020	Amsalu, A, Sapula, SA, De Barros Lopes, M, Hart, BJ, Nguyen, AH, Drigo, B, Turnidge, J, Leong, LE & Venter, H 2020, 'Efflux pump-driven antibiotic and biocide cross-resistance in pseudomonas Aeruginosa isolated from different ecological Niches: a case study in the development of multidrug resistance in environmental hotspots', Microorganisms, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 1-18. Open access 67 59 3
2020	Mobegi, FM, Leong, LE, Thompson, F, Taylor, SM, Harriss, LR, Choo, JM, Taylor, SL, Wesselingh, SL, McDermott, R, Ivey, KL & Rogers, GB 2020, 'Intestinal microbiology shapes population health impacts of diet and lifestyle risk exposures in Torres Strait Islander communities', eLife, vol. 9, article no. e58407, pp. 1-18. Open access 4 5

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
SA Pathology	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Women's and Children's Health Network	AUSTRALIA

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