[HTML][HTML] Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

…, SWX Ong, M Gum, SK Lau, XF Lim, AS Lim… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the particle size distribution in the air and patterns of environmental contamination
of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for infection prevention policies. Here we screen surface …

Characterization of a filovirus (Měnglà virus) from Rousettus bats in China

…, RD Jiang, B Li, W Zhang, Y Zhu, XF Lim… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Filoviruses, especially Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV), are notoriously
pathogenic and capable of causing severe haemorrhagic fever diseases in humans with high …

Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the in vivo response to viral infection in the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea

AM Gamage, WOY Chan, F Zhu, YT Lim, S Long… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Bats are reservoir hosts of many zoonotic viruses with pandemic potential. We utilized single-cell
transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the immune response in bat lungs …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of an isotype-dependent monoclonal antibody against linear neutralizing epitope effective for prophylaxis of enterovirus 71 infection

XF Lim, Q Jia, WX Khong, B Yan, B Premanand… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the main causative agent of Hand, Foot and Mouth
disease (HFMD) and is associated with severe neurologic complications and mortalities. At …

Orthogonal genome-wide screens of bat cells identify MTHFD1 as a target of broad antiviral therapy

…, BG Yan, K Sigmundsson, XF Lim… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Bats are responsible for the zoonotic transmission of several major viral diseases, including
those leading to the 2003 SARS outbreak and likely the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and specificity of the linear epitope of the enterovirus 71 VP2 protein

TK Kiener, Q Jia, XF Lim, F He, T Meng… - Virology journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has emerged as a major causative agent of hand, foot
and mouth disease in the Asia-Pacific region over the last decade. Hand, foot and mouth …

Detection and characterization of a novel bat-borne coronavirus in Singapore using multiple molecular approaches

XF Lim, CB Lee, SM Pascoe… - Journal of General …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Bats are important reservoirs and vectors in the transmission of emerging infectious diseases.
Many highly pathogenic viruses such as SARS-CoV and rabies-related lyssaviruses have …

[HTML][HTML] Salmonella in Retail Food and Wild Birds in Singapore—Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Sequence Types

KT Aung, HJ Chen, ML Chau, G Yap, XF Lim… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Non-typhoidal salmonellosis is a leading cause of foodborne zoonosis. To better understand
the epidemiology of human salmonellosis, this study aimed to determine the prevalence, …

[HTML][HTML] Serological evidence of continued Japanese encephalitis virus transmission in Singapore nearly three decades after end of pig farming

G Yap, XF Lim, S Chan, CB How, M Humaidi, G Yeo… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Singapore used to report an annual average of 14 cases of Japanese encephalitis,
but ever since the abolishment of pig farms in the early 1990s, the local incidence rate …

Characterization of Fowlpox virus in chickens and bird-biting mosquitoes: a molecular approach to investigating Avipoxvirus transmission

…, SM Chong, M Humaidi, XF Lim… - Journal of General …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Avian pox is a highly contagious avian disease, yet relatively little is known about the
epidemiology and transmission of Avipoxviruses. Using a molecular approach, we report evidence …