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2025
Du, S.†; Lin, H.†; Luo, Q.; Man, C. L.; Lai, S. H.; Ho, K. F.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Lee, P. K. H.*
House dust microbiome differentiation and phage-mediated antibiotic resistance and virulence dissemination in the presence of endocrine-disrupting
chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Microbiome 2025, 13, 96. †Authors contributed equally.
2024
Du, S.; Tong, X.; Leung, M. H. Y.; Betts, R. J.; Woo, A. C.; Bastien, P.; Misra, N.; Aguilar, L.; Clavaud, C.; Lee, P. K. H.*
Chronic exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons alters skin virome composition and virus–host interactions.
ISME J. 2024, 18, wrae218.
Tong, X.; Luo, D.; Leung, M. H. Y.; Lee, J. Y. Y.; Shen, Z.; Jiang, W.; Mason, C. E.; Lee, P. K. H.*
Diverse and specialized metabolic capabilities of microbes in oligotrophic built environments.
Microbiome 2024, 12, 198.
Liang, Z.; Zhou, L.; Chen, K.; Lin, Y. H.; Lai, A. C. K.; Lee, P. K. H.; Sit, P. H. L.; Yin, R.; Chan, C. K.* Formation of secondary aerosol by 222 nm
Far-UVC irradiation on SO2.
Atmos. Environ. 2024, 330, 120559.
2023
Leung, M. H. Y.; Tong, X.; Shen, Z.; Du, S.; Bastien, P.; Appenzeller, B. M. R.; Betts, R. J.; Mezzache, S.; Bourokba, N.; Cavusoglu, N.; Aguilar, L.; Misra, N.; Clavaud, C.; Lee, P. K. H.*
Skin microbiome differentiates into distinct cutotypes with unique metabolic functions upon exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Microbiome 2023, 11, 124.
Liang, Z.; Zhou, L.; Li, X.; Cuevas, R. A. I.; Tang, R.; Li, M.; Cheng, C.; Chu, Y.; Lee, P. K. H.; Lai, A. C. K.; Chan, C. K.*
Secondary aerosol formation in incense burning particles by O3 and OH oxidation via single particle mixing state analysis.
Sci. Total Environ. 2023, 894, 164942.
Archer, S. D. J.; Lee, K. C.; Caruso, T.; Alcami, A.; Araya, J. G.; Cary, S. C.; Cowan, D. A.; Etchebehere, C.; Gantsetseg, B.; Gomez-Silva, B.; Hartery, S.; Hogg, I. D.; Kansour, M. K.; Lawrence, T.; Lee, C. K.;
Lee, P. K. H.; Leopold, M.; Leung, M. H. Y.; Maki, T.; McKay, C. P.; Al Mailem, D. M.; Ramond, J.-B.; Rastrojo, A.; Šantl-Temkiv, T.; Sun, H. J.; Tong, X.; Vandenbrink, B.; Warren-Rhodes, K. A.; Pointing, S. B.*
Contribution of soil bacteria to the atmosphere across biomes. Sci. Total Environ. 2023, 871, 162137.
2022
Wang, P.; Tong, X.; Zhang, N.; Miao, T.; Chan, J.; Huang, H.; Lee, P. K. H.*; Li, Y.* Fomite transmission follows invasion ecology principles. mSystems 2022, 7, e00211-22.
Li, J.; Hu, D.; Lim, C. K.; Ren, J.; Yao, X.; Ma, C.; Chen, W.; Lee, P. K. H.*; Lam, R. H. W.* Selective single-bacteria extraction based on capture and release of microemulsion droplets. Sci. Rep. 2022, 12, 15461.
Liang, Z.; Zhou, L.; Cuevas, R. A. I.; Li, X.; Cheng, C.; Li, M.*; Tang, R.; Zhang, R.; Lee, P. K. H.; Lai, A. C. K.; Chan, C. K.* Sulfate formation in incense burning particles: A single-particle mass spectrometric study. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2022, 9, 718-725.
Lin, H. J.; Lao, J. Y.; Wang, Q.; Ruan, Y. F.*; He, Y. H.; Lee, P. K. H.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Lam, P. K. S.* Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere of waste management infrastructures: Uncovering secondary fluorotelomer alcohols, particle size distribution, and human inhalation exposure. Environ. Int. 2022, 167, 107434.
Wu, J.; Danko, D.; Afshinnekoo, E.; Bezdan, D.; Bhattacharyya, M.; Castro-Nallar, E.; Chmielarczyk, A.; Hazrin-Chong, N. H.; Deng, Y.; Dias-Neto, E.; Frolova, A.; Mason-Buck, G.; Iraola, G.; Jang, S.; Łabaj, P.; Lee, P. K. H.; Nieto-Caballero, M.; Osuolale, O. O.; Ouzounis, C. A.; Perlin, M. H.; Prithiviraj, B.; Rascovan, N.; Różańska, A.; Schriml, L. M.; Semmler, T.; Suzuki, H.; Ugalde, J. A.; Young, B.; Werner, J.; Zambrano, M. M.; Zhao, Y.; Mason, C.; Shi, T. Annotating unknown species of urban microorganisms on a global scale unveils novel functional diversity and local environment association. Environ. Res. 2022, 207, 112183.
2021
Misra, N.; Clavaud, C.; Guinot, F.; Bourokba, N.; Nouveau, S.; Mezzache, S.; Palazzi, P.; Appenzeller, B. M. R.; Tenenhaus, A.; Leung, M. H. Y.; Lee, P. K. H.; Bastien, P.; Aguilar, L.; Cavusoglu, N. Multi-omics analysis to decipher the molecular link between chronic exposure to pollution and human skin dysfunction. Sci. Rep. 2021, 11, 18302.
Leung, M. H. Y.†; Tong, X.†; Bøifot, K. O.†; Bezdan, D.; Butler, D. J.; Danko, D. C.; Gohli, J.; Green, D. C.; Hernandez, M. T.; Kelly, F. J.; Levy, S.; Mason-Buck, G.; Nieto-Caballero, M.; Syndercombe-Court, D.; Udekwu, K. I.; Young, B. G.; Mason, C. E.*; Dybwad, M.*; Lee, P. K. H.* Characterization of the public transit air microbiome and resistome reveals geographical specificity. Microbiome 2021, 9, 112. †Authors contributed equally.
Kim, Y.; Carrai, M.; Leung, M. H. Y. ; Chin, J.; Li, J.; Lee, P. K. H. ; Beatty, J.; Pfeiffer, D.; Barrs, V. Dysbiosis of the urinary bladder microbiome in cats with chronic kidney disease. mSystems 2021, 6, e00510-21.
Wang, L.; Bian, Y.; Lim, C. K.; Niu, Z.; Lee, P. K. H.; Chen, C.; Zhang, L.; Daoud, W. A.; Zi, Y.* Tribo-charge enhanced hybrid air filter masks for efficient particulate matter capture with greatly extended service life. Nano Energy 2021, 85, 106015.
2020
Leung, M. H. Y.; Tong, X.; Bastien, P.; Guinot, F.; Tenenhaus, A.; Appenzeller, B. M. R.; Betts, R. J.;
Mezzache, S.; Li, J.; Bourokba, N.; Breton, L.; Clavaud, C.; Lee, P. K. H.* Changes of the human skin microbiota upon chronic exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutants. Microbiome 2020, 8, 100.
Nobu, M. K.; Narihiro, T.; Mei, R.; Kamagata, Y.; Lee, P. K. H.; Lee, P. H.; McInerney, M. J.; Liu, W. T. Liu. Catabolism and interactions of uncultured organisms shaped by eco-thermodynamics in methanogenic bioprocesses. Microbiome 2020, 8, 111.
2019
2018
2017
Mei, R.; Nobu, M. K.; Narihiro, T.; Kuroda, K.; Sierra, J. M.; Wu, Z.; Ye, L.; Lee, P. K. H.; Lee, P. H.; van Lier, J. B.; McInerney, M. J.; Kamagata, Y.; Liu, W. T. Operation-driven heterogeneity and overlooked feed-associated populations in global anaerobic digester microbiome. Water Res. 2017, 124, 77-84.
2016
Leung, Y. H.; Xu, X.; Ma, A. P. Y.; Liu, F.; Ng, A. M. C.; Shen, Z.; Gethings, L. A.; Guo, M.; Djurišić, A. B. *; Lee, P. K. H.*; Lee, H.; Chan, W. K.; Leung, F. C. C. Toxicity of ZnO and TiO2 to Escherichia coli cells. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 35243.
2015
Djurišić, A. B.; Leung, Y. H.; Ng, A. M. C.; Xu, X. Y.; Lee, P. K. H.; Degger, N.; Wu, R. S. S. Toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles: mechanisms, characterization, and avoiding experimental artefacts. Small 2015, 11, 26-44.
2014
Leung, Y. H.; Ng, A. M. C.; Xu, X.; Shen, Z.; Gethings, L. A.; Wong, M. T.; Chan, C. M. N.; Guo, M. Y.; Ng, Y. H.; Djurišić, A. B.*; Lee, P. K. H.*; Chan, W. K.; Yu, L. H.; Phillips, D. L.; Ma, A. P. Y.; Leung, F. C. C. Mechanisms of antibacterial activity of MgO: Non-ROS mediated toxicity of MgO nanoparticles towards Escherichia coli. Small 2014, 10, 1171-1183.
2013
2012
Lee, P. K. H.; Dill, B. D.; Louie, T. S.; Shah, M.; VerBerkmoes, N. C.; Andersen, G. L.; Zinder, S. H.; Alvarez-Cohen, L. Global transcriptomic and proteomic responses of Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 to fixed nitrogen limitation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2012, 78, 1424-1436.
Men, Y.; Feil, H.; VerBerkmoes, N. C.; Shah, M. B.; Johnson, D. R.; Lee, P. K. H.; West, K. A.; Zinder, S. H.; Andersen, G. L.; Alvarez-Cohen, L. Sustainable syntrophic growth of Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 with Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough and Methanobacterium congolense: global transcriptomic and proteomic analyses. ISME J. 2012, 6, 410-421.
2005 - 2011
Lee, P. K. H.; Cheng, D.; Hu, P.; West, K. A.; Dick, G. J.; Brodie, E. L.; Andersen, G. L.; Zinder, S. H.; He, J.; Alvarez-Cohen, L. Comparative genomics of two newly isolated Dehalococcoides strains and an enrichment using a genus microarray. ISME J. 2011, 5, 1014-1024.
West, K. A.; Johnson, D. R.; Hu, P.; DeSantis, T. Z.; Brodie, E. L.; Lee, P. K. H.; Feil, H.; Andersen, G. L.; Zinder, S. H.; Alvarez-Cohen, L. Comparative genomics of Dehalococcoides ethenogenes 195 and an enrichment culture containing unsequenced Dehalococcoides strains. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008, 74, 3533-3540.
Book Chapters
Leung, M. H. Y.; Tong, X.; Lee, P. K. H.* Indoor microbiome and airborne pathogens. In Comprehensive Biotechnology 3rd Edition (Vol. 6). M. Moo-Young, A. Moreira, B. Grodzinski, C. Ye, C. Webb, M. Butler, S. N. Agathos and Z. Cui (Eds). Elsevier, 2019. ISBN: 978-0-444-64047-5.
