Dr Lex Leong

Adjunct Research Fellow UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

City East Campus ()
tel +61 8 830 22663

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
2025	Coldbeck-Shackley, RC, Lawrence, A, McMillan, M, Selway, CA, Papanicolas, L, Turra, M, Marshall, H & Leong, LE 2025, 'Direct whole-genome sequencing enables strain typing of unculturable Neisseria meningitidis from oropharyngeal carriage specimens', Microbial Genomics, vol. 11, no. 8, article no. 001464, pp. 1-14. Open access
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 4 4 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	Fearnley, E, Leong, LE, Centofanti, A, Dowsett, P, Combs, BG, Draper, AD, Hocking, H, Howden, B, Horan, K, Wilmot, M, Levy, A, Cooley, LA, Kennedy, KJ, Wang, Q, Arnott, A, Graham, RM, Sinchenko, V, Jennison, A V, Kane, S & Wright, R 2024, 'Vibrio parahaemolyticus foodborne illness associated with Oysters, Australia, 2021-2022', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 2271-2278. Open access 14 16
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 5 5
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 1 1
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 13 12
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 81 73 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 9 9

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care	AUSTRALIA
Canberra Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Department of Primary Industries and Regions	AUSTRALIA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Northern Territory Health	AUSTRALIA
PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA	AUSTRALIA
Peter Doherty Institute	AUSTRALIA
Queensland Health	AUSTRALIA
Royal Hobart Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Health	AUSTRALIA
SA Pathology	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical Institute	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
WA Health	AUSTRALIA
Westmead Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Women's and Children's Health Network	AUSTRALIA

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Dr Lex Leong

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