[HTML][HTML] Genetic Diversity of the Cryptococcus Species Complex Suggests that Cryptococcus gattii Deserves to Have Varieties

…, J Faganello, AP Litvintseva, AL Leal, KM Tsui… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The Cryptococcus species complex contains two sibling taxa, Cryptococcus neoformans
and Cryptococcus gattii. Both species are basidiomycetous yeasts and major pathogens of …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time SARS-CoV-2 genotyping by high-throughput multiplex PCR reveals the epidemiology of the variants of concern in Qatar

…, H Chemaitelly, RA El-Kahlout, KM Tsui… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Complementing whole genome sequencing strategies with high-throughput multiplex RT-qPCR
genotyping allows for more comprehensive and real-time tracking of SARS-CoV-2 …

Friends or foes? Emerging insights from fungal interactions with plants

…, RS Upadhyay, EV Gomes, CKM Tsui… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Fungi interact with plants in various ways, with each interaction giving rise to different alterations
in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant physiology, …

Contribution to rust flora in China I, tremendous diversity from natural reserves and parks

P Zhao, ZF Zhang, DM Hu, KM Tsui, XH Qi, D Phurbu… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Rust fungi taxonomically belonging to Pucciniales (Basidiomycota) are important phytopathogens
that cause many significant diseases to agricultural crops and forest trees. Hitherto, ca. …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Among the Pediatric Population in …

…, S Sundararaju, H Al-Mana, KM Tsui… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Although extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Enterobacterales
are a public health problem in the Arabian Peninsula, data on the molecular characteristic of …

Hyperbranched rolling circle amplification as a rapid and sensitive method for species identification within the Cryptococcus species complex

S Kaocharoen, B Wang, KM Tsui, L Trilles… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Cryptococcus species complex contains two closely related basidiomycetous yeasts:
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, which cause cryptococcosis in humans and other …

Triazole phenotypes and genotypic characterization of clinical Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in China

S Deng, L Zhang, Y Ji, PE Verweij, KM Tsui… - Emerging microbes & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the triazole phenotype and genotypic of clinical Aspergillus fumigatus
isolates from China. We determined the triazole susceptibility profiles of 159 A. fumigatus …

[HTML][HTML] A metagenomics-based diagnostic approach for central nervous system infections in hospital acute care setting

MR Hasan, S Sundararaju, P Tang, KM Tsui… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The etiology of central nervous system (CNS) infections such as meningitis and encephalitis
remains unknown in a large proportion of cases partly because the diversity of pathogens …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics

KM Tsui, SC Fryar, IJ Hodgkiss, KD Hyde… - Fungal …, 1998 - academia.edu
An understanding of the effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics is of
paramount importance if we are to conserve renewable resources effectively. Sustainable …

Fecal Carriage and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in the Pediatric Population in Qatar

A Pérez-López, S Sundararaju, KM Tsui… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Whole-genome sequencing was used to characterize carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
(CPE) strains recovered from rectal screening swab samples obtained from children …