By Associate Professor Li Zhang

Book Chapters

Liu F; Ma R; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2020, 'The Clinical Importance of Campylobacter concisus and Other Human Hosted Campylobacter Species', in Interplay of infection and microbiome, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88963-926-7

Ma R; Liu F; Yap SF; Lee H; Leong RW; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Zhang L, 2019, 'The Growth and Protein Expression of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Campylobacter concisus Is Affected by the Derivatives of the Food Additive Fumaric Acid', in Pandol SJ; Li Z (ed.), Xenobiotics and the Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease, Frontiers Media SA, pp. 96 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88963-082-0

Lastovica AJ; On SLW; Zhang L, 2014, 'The family Campylobacteraceae', in Moreira APB; Meirelles PM; Thompson F (ed.), The Prokaryotes, Springer Heidelberg, New York Dordrecht London, pp. 307 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39044-9

Edited Books

Wang L; Gu B; Zhang L; Zhu Z, (eds.), 2024, Recent Advances in Bacterial Biofilm Studies Formation, Regulation, and Eradication in Human Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108089

Journal articles

Young AM; Humburg P; Liu F; Wehrhahn MC; Tay A; Riordan S; Zhang L, 2025, 'A Machine Learning Approach Reveals CRISPR-Cas IF as a Genomic Marker of Antibiotic Susceptibility in Uropathogenic E. coli', bioRxiv, pp. 2025.10.13.681552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.13.681552

Tang JW; Yuan Q; Zhang L; Marshall BJ; Yen Tay AC; Wang L, 2025, 'Application of machine learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in medical laboratories: Principles, opportunities, and challenges', Trac Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2025.118135

Singh A; Liu F; Yuwono C; Wehrhahn MC; Slavich E; Young AM; Chong SKT; Tay ACY; Riordan SM; Zhang L, 2025, 'Age-Dependent Variations in the Distribution of Aeromonas Species in Human Enteric Infections', Pathogens, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14020120

Eslick GD; Tay ACY; Zhang L; Marshall BJ, 2025, 'The 22nd International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Related Organisms (CHRO) 2024', Trends in Microbiology, 33, pp. 133 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.008

Naidovski N; Chong SKT; Liu F; Riordan SM; Wehrhahn MC; Yuwono C; Zhang L, 2025, 'Human macrophage response to the emerging enteric pathogen Aeromonas veronii: Inflammation, apoptosis, and downregulation of histones', Virulence, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2024.2440554

Li F; Si YT; Tang JW; Umar Z; Xiong XS; Wang JT; Yuan Q; Tay ACY; Chua EG; Zhang L; Marshall BJ; Yang WX; Gu B; Wang L, 2024, 'Rapid profiling of carcinogenic types of Helicobacter pylori infection via deep learning analysis of label-free SERS spectra of human serum', Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 23, pp. 3379 - 3390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2024.09.008

Hawker P; Zhang L; Liu L, 2024, 'Mas-related G protein-coupled receptors in gastrointestinal dysfunction and inflammatory bowel disease: A review', British Journal of Pharmacology, 181, pp. 2197 - 2211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.16059

Chong SKT; Liu F; Yuwono C; Tay ACY; Wehrhahn MC; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2024, 'Analysis of global Aeromonas caviae genomes revealed that strains carrying T6SS are more common in human gastroenteritis than in environmental sources and are often phylogenetically related', Microbial Genomics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001258

Wu R; Payne M; Zhang L; Lan R, 2024, 'Uncovering the boundaries of Campylobacter species through large-scale phylogenetic and nucleotide identity analyses', Msystems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01218-23

Young AM; Tanaka MM; Yuwono C; Wehrhahn MC; Zhang L, 2024, 'Clinical Setting Comparative Analysis of Uropathogens and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Study Spanning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad676

Zhao Q; Zhu ZB; Li J; Zhang L; Wang L, 2024, 'Editorial: Untangle the broad connections and tight interactions between human microbiota and complex diseases through data-driven approaches, volume II', Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1449474

Lee SA; Liu F; Yuwono C; Phan M; Chong S; Biazik J; Tay ACY; Janitz M; Riordan SM; Lan R; Wehrhahn MC; Zhang L, 2023, 'Emerging Aeromonas enteric infections: their association with inflammatory bowel disease and novel pathogenic mechanisms', Microbiology Spectrum, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01088-23

Yuwono C; Wehrhahn MC; Liu F; Zhang L, 2023, 'Enteric Aeromonas Infection: A Common Enteric Bacterial Infection with a Novel Infection Pattern Detected in an Australian Population with Gastroenteritis', Microbiology Spectrum, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00286-23

Sheng YH; Zhang L, 2023, 'Editorial: The mucosal barrier to infection', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1141131

Wang L; Zhu ZB; Zhang L; Li J; Zhao Q, 2023, 'Editorial: Untangle the broad connections and tight interactions between human microbiota and complex diseases through data-driven approaches', Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1157579

Luk CYM; Lee SA; Naidovski N; Liu F; Tay ACY; Wang L; Riordan S; Zhang L, 2023, 'Investigation of Campylobacter concisus gastric epithelial pathogenicity using AGS cells', Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, pp. 1289549, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1289549

Liu F; Yuwono C; Tay ACY; Wehrhahn MC; Riordan SM; Zhang L, 2022, 'Analysis of global Aeromonas veronii genomes provides novel information on source of infection and virulence in human gastrointestinal diseases', BMC Genomics, 23, pp. 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08402-1

Liu F; Lee SA; Xue J; Riordan SM; Zhang L, 2022, 'Global epidemiology of campylobacteriosis and the impact of COVID-19', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.979055

Zhang L; Liu F; Xue J; Lee SA; Liu L; Riordan SM, 2022, 'Bacterial Species Associated With Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Pathogenic Mechanisms', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, pp. 801892, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.801892

Cheng N; Zhang L; Liu L, 2021, 'Understanding the Role of Purinergic P2X7 Receptors in the Gastrointestinal System: A Systematic Review', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.786579

Lee SA; Liu F; Yun DY; Riordan S; Tay ACYT; Liu L; Lee CS; Zhang L, 2021, 'Campylobacter concisus upregulates PD-L1 mRNA expression in IFN-γ sensitized intestinal epithelial cells and induces cell death in esophageal epithelial cells', Journal of Oral Microbiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2021.1978732

Yuwono C; Wehrhahn M; Liu F; Riordan S; Zhang L, 2021, 'The Isolation of Aeromonas Species and Other Common Enteric Bacterial Pathogens from Patients with Gastroenteritis in an Australian Population', Microorganisms, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071440

Xiong X; Loo SL; Zhang L; Tanaka MM, 2021, 'Modelling the effect of birth and feeding modes on the development of human gut microbiota', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 288, pp. 20201810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1810

Liu F; Lee SA; Riordan SM; Zhang L; Zhu L, 2020, 'Global Studies of Using Fecal Biomarkers in Predicting Relapse in Inflammatory Bowel Disease', Frontiers in Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.580803

Liu F; Chen S; Luu LDW; Lee SA; Tay ACY; Wu R; Riordan SM; Lan R; Liu L; Zhang L, 2020, 'Analysis of complete Campylobacter concisus genomes identifies genomospecies features, secretion systems and novel plasmids and their association with severe ulcerative colitis', Microbial Genomics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000457

Lee SA; Wang Y; Liu F; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2020, 'Escherichia coli K12 upregulates PD-L1 expression in IFN-γ sensitized intestinal epithelial cells via the NF-κB pathway', Infection and Immunity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00618-20

Drimousis S; Markus I; Murphy TV; Shevy Perera D; Phan-Thien KC; Zhang L; Liu L, 2020, 'Gender-related differences of tachykinin NK2 receptor expression and activity in human colonic smooth muscle', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 375, pp. 28 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/JPET.120.265967

Yeow M; Liu F; Ma R; Williams TJ; Riordan SM; Zhang L, 2020, 'Analyses of energy metabolism and stress defence provide insights into Campylobacter concisus growth and pathogenicity', Gut Pathogens, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13099-020-00349-6

Chen J; Liu F; Lee SA; Chen S; Zhou X; Ye P; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2019, 'Detection of IL-18 and IL-1β protein and mRNA in human oral epithelial cells induced by Campylobacter concisus strains', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 518, pp. 44 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.006

Yeh KM; Johansson O; Le H; Rao K; Markus I; Perera DS; Lubowski DZ; King DW; Zhang L; Chen H; Liu L, 2019, 'Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulates enteric cholinergic activities and is abnormally expressed in the enteric ganglia of patients with slow transit constipation', Journal of Gastroenterology, 54, pp. 994 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00535-019-01610-9

Lee SA; Liu F; Riordan SM; Lee CS; Zhang L, 2019, 'Global Investigations of Fusobacterium nucleatum in Human Colorectal Cancer', Frontiers in Oncology, 9, pp. 566, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2019.00566

Wang Y; Ma R; Liu F; Lee SA; Zhang L, 2019, 'Modulation of Gut Microbiota: A Novel Paradigm of Enhancing the Efficacy of Programmed Death-1 and Programmed Death Ligand-1 Blockade Therapy', Frontiers in Immunology, pp. 164 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00374

Liu F; Lee SA; Riordan SM; Zhang L; Zhu L, 2019, 'Effects of Anti-Cytokine Antibodies on Gut Barrier Function', Mediators of Inflammation, 2019, pp. 7028253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7028253

Bazhin AV; Amedei A; Karakhanova S, 2018, 'Editorial: Immune Checkpoint Molecules and Cancer Immunotherapy', Frontiers in Immunology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02878

Liu F; Ma R; Tay CYA; Octavia S; Lan R; Chung HKL; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Leong RW; Tanaka MM; Connor S; Zhang L, 2018, 'Genomic analysis of oral Campylobacter concisus strains identified a potential bacterial molecular marker associated with active Crohn's disease', Emerging Microbes and Infections, 7, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41426-018-0065-6

Rahman MM; Goff B; Zhang L; Roujeinikova A, 2018, 'Refolding, characterization, and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies on the campylobacter concisus plasmid-encoded secreted protein Csep1p associated with Crohn’s disease', Crystals, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cryst8100391

Diezmos EF; Markus I; Perera DS; Gan S; Zhang L; Sandow SL; Bertrand PP; Liu L, 2018, 'Blockade of pannexin-1 channels and purinergic P2X7 receptors shows protective effects against cytokines-induced colitis of human colonic mucosa', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, pp. 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00865

Liu F; Ma R; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2018, 'The clinical importance of campylobacter concisus and other human hosted Campylobacter species', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00243

Ma R; Liu F; Yap SF; Lee H; Leong RW; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Zhang L, 2018, 'The growth and protein expression of Inflammatory Bowel disease-associated Campylobacter concisus is affected by the derivatives of the food additive fumaric acid', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, pp. 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00896

Wang Y; Liu F; Lee SAL; Zhang L, 2018, 'Modulation of Gut Microbiota: A Novel Paradigm of Enhancing the Efficacy of Programmed Death-1 and Programmed Death Ligand-1 Blockade Therapy', Frontiers in Immunology, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00374

Wang Y; Liu F; Zhang X; Chung HKL; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Zhang S; Ma R; Lee SA; Zhang L, 2017, 'Campylobacter concisus genomospecies 2 is better adapted to the human gastrointestinal tract as compared with Campylobacter concisus genomospecies 1', Frontiers in Physiology, 8, pp. 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00543

Liu F; Ma R; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Liu L; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2017, 'Azathioprine, mercaptopurine, and 5-aminosalicylic acid affect the growth of IBD-associated Campylobacter species and other enteric microbes', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00527

Chung HKL; Tay A; Octavia S; Chen J; Liu F; Ma R; Lan R; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Zhang L, 2017, 'Erratum: Genome analysis of Campylobacter concisus strains from patients with inflammatory bowel disease and gastroenteritis provides new insights into pathogenicity', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 41113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41113

Chung HKL; Tay A; Octavia S; Chen J; Liu F; Ma R; Lan R; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Zhang L, 2016, 'Genome analysis of Campylobacter concisus strains from patients with inflammatory bowel disease and gastroenteritis provides new insights into pathogenicity', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 38442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38442

Liu F; Lee H; Lan R; Zhang L, 2016, 'Zonula occludens toxins and their prophages in Campylobacter species', Gut Pathogens, 8, pp. 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13099-016-0125-1

Mahendran V; Liu F; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Tanaka MM; Zhang L, 2016, 'Examination of the effects of Campylobacter concisus zonula occludens toxin on intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages', Gut Pathogens, 8, pp. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13099-016-0101-9

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