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  1. Indolenine-substituted pyrazole derivative 4e inhibits planktonic Staphylococcus lugdunensis growth and biofilm formation by disrupting purine biosynthesis and compromising cell wall and membrane integrity

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 2025, ASM Journals

    Sun Tee Tay

  2. Dermatophytoses Caused by Trichophyton indotineae: The First Case Reports in Malaysia and the Global Epidemiology (2018–2025)

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Sun Tee Tay

  3. Dengue NS1 Detection Using Electrochemical Techniques on Digital Microfluidics Platform

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  4. Outbreak preparedness and response strategies in ASEAN member states: a scoping review

    Article • IJID Regions, September 2024, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  5. Photoactivated riboflavin inhibits planktonic and biofilm growth of Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, June 2024, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  6. Unveilling genetic profiles and correlations of biofilm-associated genes, quorum sensing, and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a Malaysian Teaching Hospital

    Article • European Journal of Medical Research, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  7. PDADMAC/Alginate-Coated Gold Nanorod For Eradication of Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilms

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Sun Tee Tay

  8. Exposure of Helicobacter pylori to clarithromycin in vitro resulting in the development of resistance and triggers metabolic reprogramming associated with virulence and pathogenicity

    Article • PLOS One, March 2024, PLOS

    Sun Tee Tay

  9. Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae periprosthetic joint infection

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  10. Synthesis and Staphylococcus aureus biofilm inhibitory activity of indolenine-substituted pyrazole and pyrimido[1,2-b]indazole derivatives

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, November 2023, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  11. Candida species and oral mycobiota of patients clinically diagnosed with oral thrush

    Article • PLOS One, April 2023, PLOS

    Sun Tee Tay

  12. Development and evaluation of a recombinant Bartonella henselae outer membrane protein (BHp26)-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for serodiagnosis of cat scratch disease

    Article • Malaysian Journal of Microbiology, April 2023, Malaysian Journal of Microbiology

    Sun Tee Tay

  13. Potential application of menadione for antimicrobial coating of surgical sutures

    Article • Biotechnology Notes, January 2023, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  14. Profiling Bartonella infection and its associated risk factors in shelter cats in Malaysia

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Sun Tee Tay

  15. Physician’s Perspectives on Factors Influencing Antibiotic Resistance: A Qualitative Study in Vietnam

    Article • Healthcare, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  16. Correction: First isolation and identification of Cystobasidium calyptogenae from the oral samples of an elderly patient presenting with angular cheilitis

    Article • European Journal of Medical Research, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  17. Candida auris: A Mini Review on Epidemiology in Healthcare Facilities in Asia

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Sun Tee Tay

  18. Serological Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection Among Ruminant Farmworkers: A Retrospective Study from Malaysia

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  19. Serological review of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana infection among Malaysian patients with unknown causes of febrile illnesses

    Article • Tropical Biomedicine, August 2022, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

    Sun Tee Tay

  20. A collective statement in support of saving pangolins

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Nicholas S Jakubovics, alice hughes, Sun Tee Tay

  21. Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Knowledge and Practices in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  22. Imported case of Leishmania tropica cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 10-year-old child in Malaysia

    Article • Tropical Biomedicine, March 2022, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

    Sun Tee Tay

  23. First isolation and identification of Cystobasidium calyptogenae from the oral samples of an elderly patient presenting with angular cheilitis

    Article • European Journal of Medical Research, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  24. Revisiting oral thrush in South‐East Asian patients: A review of published studies (2000–2020)

    Article • Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, December 2021, Wiley

    Sun Tee Tay

  25. Antibiotic usage and resistance in animal production in Vietnam: a review of existing literature

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  26. LC-MS analysis reveals biological and metabolic processes essential for Candida albicans biofilm growth

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, March 2021, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  27. Inhibition of sessile and biofilm growth in various Aspergillus species by allicin associated with disruption to structural changes in cell wall

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2020, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  28. Review: antimicrobial properties of allicin used alone or in combination with other medications

    Article • Folia Microbiologica, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  29. Transcriptome analysis of Burkholderia pseudomallei SCV reveals an association with virulence, stress resistance and intracellular persistence

    Article • Genomics, January 2020, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  30. A qualitative study to explore farmworkers’ knowledge, beliefs and preventive practices toward ticks and tick-borne diseases

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, December 2019, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  31. Francisella spp. detected in Dermacentor ticks in Malaysian forest reserve areas

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, August 2019, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  32. High Seroprevalence Against Typhus Group and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Rural Indigenous Populations of Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, May 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Sun Tee Tay

  33. Lung–infiltrating T helper 17 cells as the major source of interleukin-17A production during pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection

    Article • BMC Immunology, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  34. Identification of Rickettsial Infections (Rickettsia sp. TH2014) in Ctenocephalides orientis Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, October 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sun Tee Tay

  35. Diversity of Rickettsiae in Feeding and Questing Ticks Collected From a Malaysian Forest Reserve Area

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, October 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sun Tee Tay

  36. Molecular investigation of Anaplasma spp. in domestic and wildlife animals in Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, August 2018, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  37. A study on Candida biofilm growth characteristics and its susceptibility to aureobasidin A

    Article • Revista Iberoamericana de Micología, April 2018, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  38. Prevention practices of vaginitis among Malaysian women and its associated factors

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  39. Phylogeny and putative virulence gene analysis of <i>Bartonella bovis</i>

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, January 2018, Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

    Sun Tee Tay

  40. Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Infections: Serological Evidence and Tick Surveillance in Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  41. Contrasting evolutionary patterns between two haplogroups of Haematobia exigua (Diptera: Muscidae) from the mainland and islands of Southeast Asia

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sun Tee Tay

  42. Rickettsial seropositivity in the indigenous community and animal farm workers, and vector surveillance in Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, April 2017, Nature

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  43. Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Murine Typhus in a Malaysian Teaching Hospital

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2016, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Sun Tee Tay

  44. Molecular detection of Anaplasma spp. in pangolins ( Manis javanica ) and wild boars ( Sus scrofa ) in Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  45. Factors Associated with Tick Bite Preventive Practices among Farmworkers in Malaysia

    Article • PLOS One, June 2016, PLOS

    Li Ping Wong, Sun Tee Tay

  46. Genotypic and Phenotypic Detection of AmpC β-lactamases in Enterobacter spp. Isolated from a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia

    Article • PLOS One, March 2016, PLOS

    Sun Tee Tay

  47. Whole-genome sequence analysis and exploration of the zoonotic potential of a rat-borne Bartonella elizabethae

    Article • Acta Tropica, March 2016, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  48. Vector-Borne Diseases in Stray Dogs in Peninsular Malaysia and Molecular Detection ofAnaplasmaandEhrlichiaspp. fromRhipicephalus sanguineus(Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks: Table 1.

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sun Tee Tay

  49. Genome-Wide Transcription Study of Cryptococcus neoformans H99 Clinical Strain versus Environmental Strains

    Article • PLOS One, September 2015, PLOS

    Sun Tee Tay

  50. Molecular Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants and Plasmids in Malaysian Isolates of Multidrug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • PLOS One, July 2015, PLOS

    Sun Tee Tay

  51. Altered Proteome of Burkholderia pseudomallei Colony Variants Induced by Exposure to Human Lung Epithelial Cells

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Sun Tee Tay

  52. Activity of Novel Synthetic Peptides against Candida albicans

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2015, Nature

    Dr. Vannajan S Lee, Sun Tee Tay

  53. Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing dual carbapenemases (NDM-1 and OXA-232) and 16S rRNA methylase (armA) isolated from a Malaysian patient returning from India

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 2015, Elsevier

    Sun Tee Tay

  54. Identification of rickettsiae from wild rats and cat fleas in Malaysia

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, August 2014, Wiley

    Sun Tee Tay