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Below are publications from my lab (last updated 20230801).

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Peer reviewed publications

81. Sim CC, Sim EUH, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2023) Multigenic prognosis assessment model for nasopharyngeal carcinoma via a modified meta-analysis approach. Oncologie 25(4): 355-365 (ISI, SCI)

80. Chai SCY, Lee CW, Lim JH, Bong CW, Sim EUH, Narayanan K, Wang A (2023) Viral dynamics in tropical coastal waters: effects of warming and nutrient enrichment. Marine & Freshwater Research 74(6): 522-534 (ISI, SCI)

79. Mohamed CAR, Shahruddin AN, Pradit S, Loh PS, Nitiratsuwan T, Kobkeatthawin T, Noppradit P, Le TPQ, Oeurng C, Sok T, Lee CW, Bong CW, Lu X, Anshari GZ, Kandasamy S, Wang J (2023) Depth profiles of microplastic in sediment cores in the mangrove area of Kuala Gula mangrove, Malaysia. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11: 1223 (ISI, SCI)

78. Wong YC, Ng AWR, Chen Q, Liew PS, Lee CW, Sim EUH, Narayanan K (2023) Phage N15-based vectors for gene cloning and expression in bacteria and mammalian cells. ACS Synthetic Biology 12(4):909-921 (ISI, SCI)

77. Hu JX, Loh PS, Pradit S, Le TPQ, Oeurng C, Mohamed CAR, Lee CW, Lu XX, Anshari GZ, Kandasamy S, Wang JJ, Li ZL, Qin HY, Ji LL, Guo J (2022) Assessing the effect of age and geomorphic setting on organic carbon accumulation in high-latitude human-planted mangroves. Forests 13(1): 105 (ISI, SCI)

76. Thiang EL, Chai CYS, Lee CW, Takada H, Wang AJ, Chai LC, Bong CW (2022) Tetracycline resistance and prevalence genes in bacteria from marine aquaculture farms in Peninsular Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana 51(2): 345-357 (ISI, SCI)

75. Pradit S, Noppradit P, Loh PS, Nitiratsuwan T, Le TPQ, Oeurng C, Mohamed CA, Lee CW, Lu XX, Anshari GZ, Kandasamy S, Wang JJ (2022) The occurrence of microplastics in sediment cores from two mangrove areas in southern Thailand. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10(3): 418 (ISI, SCI)

74. Bong CW, Low KY, Chai LC, Lee CW (2022) Prevalence and diversity of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli from anthropogenic-impacted Larut River. Frontiers in Public Health 10: 794513 (ISI, SCI)

73. You SZ, Loh P, Li ZL, Qin HY, Pradit S, Le TPQ, Oeurng C, Mohamed CAR, Lee CW, Lu XX, Anshari GZ, Kandasamy S, Wan JJ, Ji LL, Guo J (2022) Geochemical behavior of sedimentary phosphorus species in northernmost artificial mangroves in China. Forests 13(4): 610 (ISI, SCI)

72. Lye YL, Chai LC, Lee CW, Suzuki S, Bong CW (2022) Microbial community structure and bacterial lineages associated with sulfonamides resistance in anthropogenic impacted Larut River. Water 14(7): 1018 (ISI, SCI)

71. Yong YL, Lee CW, Bong CW, Chew LL, Chong VC (2022) The role of microzooplankton grazing in the microbial food web of a tropical mangrove estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 275: 107969 (ISI, SCI)

70. Wong YY, Lee CW, Chai SCY, Lim JH, Bong CW, Sim EUH, Narayanan K, Hii YS, Wang AJ (2022) Distribution of faecal indicator bacteria in tropical waters of Peninsular Malaysia and their decay rates in tropical seawater. Marine Pollution Bulletin 185(A): 114297 (ISI, SCI)

69. Thiang EL, Lee CW, Takada H,, Seki K, Takei A, Suzuki S, Wang AJ, Bong CW (2021) Antibiotic residues from aquaculture farms and their ecological risks in Southeast Asia: a case study from Malaysia. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 7(1): 1926337 (ISI, SCI)

68. Lim JH, Lee CW, Bong CW, Kudo I (2021) The impact of eutrophication towards selected bacterial process rates in tropical coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 169: 112524 (ISI, SCI)

67. Sim EUH, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2021) The roles of ribosomal proteins in nasopharyngeal cancer: culprits, sentinels or both. Biomarker Research 9(1): 51 (ISI, SCI)

66. Vaezzadeh V, Yi X, Thomes MW, Bong CW, Lee CW, Zakaria MP, Wang AJ, Roslin PNB, Zhong GC, Zhang G (2021) Use of molecular markers and compound-specific isotopic signatures to trace sources of black carbon in surface sediments of Peninsular Malaysia: Impacts of anthropogenic activities. Marine Chemistry 237: 104032 (ISI, SCI)

65. Vaezzadeh V, Thomes MW, Kunisue T, Nguyen MT, Zhang G, Zakaria MP, Affendi YA, Yap FC, Chew LL, Teoh HW, Lee CW, Bong CW (2021) Examination of barnacles’ potential to be used as bioindicators of persistent organic pollutants in coastal ecosystem: A Malaysia case study. Chemosphere 263: 128272 (ISI, SCI)

64. Vaezzadeh V, Yi X, Rais FR, Bong CW, Thomes MW, Lee CW, Zakaria MP, Wang AJ, Zhong GC, Zhang G (2021) Distribution of black carbon and PAHs in sediments of Peninsular Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 172: 112871 (ISI, SCI)

63. Akinsola RO, Adewoyin M, Lee CW, Sim EUH, Narayanan K (2021) RFP-based method for real-time tracking of invasive bacteria in a heterogeneous population of cells. Analytical Biochemistry 634: 114432 (ISI, SCI)

62. Akinsola RO, Lee CW, Sim EUH, Narayanan K (2021) Inhibition of lysosomal vacuolar proton pump down-regulates cellular acidification and enhances E. coli bactofection efficiency. Analytical Biochemistry 616: 114088 (ISI, SCI)

61. Low K, Chai LC, Lee CW, Zhang G, Zhang RJ, Vahab V, Bong CW (2021) Prevalence and risk assessment of antibiotics in riverine estuarine waters of Larut and Sangga Besar River, Perak. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 39(1): 122-134 (ISI, SCI)

60. Lim JH, Lee CW, Bong CW (2021) Investigating factors driving phytoplankton growth and grazing loss rates in waters around Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 39(1): 148-159 (ISI, SCI)

59. Lee CW, Lim JH, Heng PL, Marican NF, Narayanan K, Sim EUH, Bong CW (2020) Influence of elevated river flow on hypoxia occurrence, nutrient concentration and microbial dynamics in a tropical estuary. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192(10): 660 (ISI, SCI)

58. Liew PS, Tan TH, Wong YC, Sim EUH, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2020) A self-replicating linear DNA. ACS Synthetic Biology 9(4): 804-813 (ISI, SCI)

57. Lai ZW, Teoh HW, Lee CW, Lee SL, Saito H, Chong VC (2020) Macrobenthic community associated with semi-cultured blood cockles (Tegillarca granosa) in tropical mudflats. Continental Shelf Research 195: 104061 (ISI, SCI)

56. Bong CW, Chai SK, Chai LC, Wan AJ, Lee CW (2020) Prevalence and characterization of Escherichia coli in the Kelantan River and its adjacent coastal waters. Water Science and Technology-Water Supply 20(3): 930-942 (ISI, SCI)

55. Du P, Liu X, Zhong GC, Zhou ZL, Thomes MW, Lee CW, Bong CW, Zhang X, Hao FH, Liu XQ, Zhang G, Thai PK (2020) Monitoring consumption of common illicit drugs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by wastewater-cased epidemiology. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(3): 889 (ISI, SCI)

54. Pooveneswary N, Abu Bakar AF, Bong CW, Lee CW, Wang AJ, Amir Hassan MH, Yunus RM, Zakaria MP (2020) Contamination status and ecological risk of heavy metals in surface sediment of Kelantan River and its nearshore area, Malaysia. Water Science and Technology-Water Supply 20(1): 103-117 (ISI, SCI)

53. Lye YL, Bong CW, Lee CW, Zhang RJ, Zhang G, Suzuki S, Chai LC (2019) Anthropogenic impacts on sulfonamide residues and sulfonamide resistant bacteria and genes in Larut and Sangga Besar River, Perak. Science of the Total Environment 688: 1335-1347 (ISI, SCI)

52. Wong YY, Lee CW, Bong CW, Lim JH, Narayanan K, Sim EUH (2019) Environmental control of Vibrio spp. abundance and community structure in tropical waters. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95: fiz176 (ISI, SCI)

51. Liew PS, Chen Q, Ng AWR, Chew YC, Ravin NV, Sim EUH, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2019) Phage N15 protelomerase resolves its tos recognition site into hairpin telomeres within mammalian cells. Analytical Biochemistry 583: 113361 (ISI, SCI)

50. Lim JH, Wong YY, Lee CW, Bong CW, Kudo I (2019) Long-term comparison of dissolved nitrogen species in tropical estuarine and coastal water systems. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 222:103-111 (ISI, SCI)

49. Muhamed Yusoff MA, Lee CW, Bong CW (2019) Analysis of water treatment by Moringa oleifera bioflocculant prepared via supercritical fluid extraction. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 28(4):2995–3002 (ISI, SCI)

48. Lim JH, Lee CW, Bong CW, Affendi YA, Hii YS, Kudo I (2018) Distributions of particulate and dissolved phosphorus in aquatic habitats of Peninsular Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 128: 415-427 (ISI, SCI)

47. Awang NA, Shaaban MG, Lee CW, Bong CW (2017) Characterization of aerobic granular sludge developed under variable and low organic loading rate. Sains Malaysiana 46(12): 2497-2506 (ISI, SCI)

46. Lim JH, Lee CW (2017) Effects of eutrophication on diatom abundance, biovolume and diversity in tropical coastal waters. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189: 432 (ISI, SCI)

45. Heng PL, Lim JH, Lee CW (2017) Synechococcus production and grazing loss rates in nearshore tropical waters. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189: 117 (ISI, SCI)

44. Osahor A, Deekonda K, Lee CW, Sim EUH, Radu A, Narayanan K (2017) Rapid preparation of adherent mammalian cells for basic scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. Analytical Biochemistry 534: 46-48 (ISI, SCI)

43. Sim EUH, Ng KL, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2017) The uS8, uS4, eS31, and uL14 ribosomal protein genes are dysregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines. BioMed Research International 2017: Article ID 4876954, 8 pp. (ISI, SCI)

42. Sim EUH, Chan SLL, Ng KL, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2016) Human ribosomal proteins RPeL27, RPeL43, and RPeL41 are upregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines. Disease Markers Volume 2016, Article ID5179594, 7 pp. (ISI, SCI, 2016 IF 2.348)

41. Sim EUH, Ma XR, Chan SLL, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2016) Predicted interaction of human Ribosomal Protein S15 with Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology 4(2): 38-45 (Google Scholar)

40. Yong YL, Chew LL, Lee CW, Chong VC (2016) Monsoonal and lunar variability in microzooplankton abundance and community structure in the Terusan mangrove creek (Malaysia). Marine Biology Research 12(3): 278-293 (ISI, SCI, 2016 IF 1.161)

39. You KG, Bong CW, Lee CW (2016) Antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Vibrio spp. in tropical waters of Peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188(3): 15 (ISI, SCI, 2016 IF 1.687)

38. Lim JH, Lee CW, Kudo I (2015) Temporal variation of phytoplankton growth and grazing loss in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187(5): 246 (ISI, SCI, 2015 IF 1.633)

37. Lim JH, Lee CW (2015) Short-timescale variation of phytoplankton abundance and diversity at Redang island. Malaysian Journal of Science 34(1): 2-7 (Scopus)

36. Saw SY, Lee CW, Bong CW (2015) Archaeal community structure in tropical coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia. Annals of Microbiology 65(4): 2029-2039 (ISI, SCI, 2014 IF 0.990)

35. Lee SW, Lee CW, Bong CW, Narayanan K, Sim EUH (2015) The dynamics of attached and free-living bacterial population in tropical coastal waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 66(8): 701-710 (ISI, SCI, 2014 IF 1.474)

34. Lee CW, Heng PL (2014) Investigating culturable Gram positive cocci from the surface of mobile phones with different form factors. Malaysian Journal of Science 33(2): 1-6 (Scopus)

33. Surhio MA, Talpur FN, Nizamani SM, Amin F, Bong CW, Lee CW, Ashraf MA, Shah MR (2014) Complete degradation of dimethyl phthalate by biochemical cooperation of the Bacillus thuringiensis strain isolated from cotton field soil. RSC Advances 4: 55960-55966 (ISI, SCI, 2013 IF 3.708)

32. Osahor AN, Tan CY, Sim EUH, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2014) Short homologies efficiently generate detectable homologous recombination events. Analytical Biochemistry 462: 26-28 (ISI, SCI, 2013 IF 2.305)

31. Chen Q, Lee CW, Sim EUH, Narayanan K (2014) Induction of protein expression within E. coli vector for entry into mammalian cells. Human Gene Therapy, Part B: Methods 25(1): 40-47 (ISI, SCI, 2013 IF 1.641)

30. Vijayan M, Lee CW (2014) Seasonality and diversity of culturable vibrios in tropical coastal waters. Bulletin of Marine Science 90(2): 599-610 (ISI, SCI, 2013 IF 1.333)

29. Tan KW, Lee CW (2014) Long-term and short-term variation of Escherichia coli population structure in tropical coastal waters. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 11: 711-718 (ISI, SCI, 2013 IF 1.794)

28. Lee CW, Lim JH, Heng PL (2013) Investigating the spatial distribution of phototrophic picoplankton in a tropical estuary. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 185: 9697-9704 (ISI, SCI, 2012 IF 1.592)

27. Lee CW (2013) Bachok marine research station (Malaysia) outreach program on marine microbial ecology. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 22(4): 114 (ISSN: 1539607X) (Scopus)

26. Narayanan K, Lee CW, Radu A, Sim EUH (2013) Escherichia coli bactofection using Lipofectamine. Analytical Biochemistry 439: 142-144 (ISI, SCI, 2012 IF 2.582)

25. You KG, Bong CW, Lee CW (2012) Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from tropical coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Science 31(2): 111-120 (Scopus) pdf reprint

24. Lee CW, Bong CW (2012) The relative importance of viral lysis and grazing towards bacterial mortality in tropical coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia. Bulletin of Marine Science 88(1): 1-14 (ISI, SCI, 2011 IF 1.148)

23. Bong CW, Lee CW (2011) The contribution of heterotrophic nanoflagellate grazing towards bacterial mortality in tropical waters: Comparing estuaries and coastal ecosystems. Marine & Freshwater Research 62: 414-420 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2010 IF 1.572)

22. Lee CW, Ng AYF, Bong CW, Narayanan K, Sim EUH, Ng CC (2011) Investigating the decay rates of Escherichia coli relative to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella Typhi in tropical coastal waters. Water Research 45: 1561-1570 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2010 IF 4.546)

21. Zainuddin N, Alias SA, Lee CW, Ebel R, Othman NA, Mukhtar MR, Awang K (2010) Antimicrobial activities of marine fungi from Malaysia. Botanica Marina 53(6): 507-513 DOI 10.1515/BOT.2010.067 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2009 IF 1.090)

20. Sim EUH, Ang CH, Ng CC, Lee CW, Narayanan K (2010). Differential expression of a subset of ribosomal protein genes in cell lines derived from human nasopharyngeal epithelium. Journal of Human Genetics 55: 118-120 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2009 IF 2.547)

19. Lee CW, Bong CW, Hii YS (2009). Temporal variation of bacterial respiration and growth efficiency in tropical coastal waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75(24): 7594-7601 doi:10.1128/AEM.01277-09 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2008 IF 3.801)

18. Lee CW, Ng AYF, Narayanan K, Sim EUH, Ng CC (2009). Isolation and characterization of culturable bacteria from tropical coastal waters. Ciencias Marinas 35(2): 153-167 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2008 IF 1.038)

17. Narayanan K, Sim EUH, Ravin NV, Lee CW (2009). Recombination between linear double-stranded DNA substrates in vivo. Analytical Biochemistry 387: 139−141 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2008 IF 3.088)

16. Hii YS, Law AT, Shazili NAM, Abdul-Rashid MK, Lee CW (2009). Biodegradation of Tapis blended crude oil in marine sediment by a consortium of symbiotic bacteria. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 63(1): 142− 150 doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.08.003 (ISI, SCIE, 2008 IF 1.375)

15. Bong CW, Lee CW (2008). Nearshore and offshore comparison of marine water quality variables measured during SESMA 1. Malaysian Journal of Science 27(3): 25−31 (Scopus) pdf reprint

14. Pang MF, Tan GYA, Noorlidah A, Lee CW and Ng CC. (2008). Phylogenetic analysis of Type I and Type II polyketide synthase from tropical forest soil. Biotechnology 7(3): 660−668 (ISI)

13. Pang MF, Noorlidah A, Lee CW and Ng CC. (2008) Isolation High Molecular Weight DNA from Forest Topsoil for Metagenomics Analysis. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 16(2): 35−41 (ISI)

12. Lee CW and Bong CW (2008) Bacterial abundance and production and their relation to primary production in tropical coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia. Marine & Freshwater Research 59(1): 10−21 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2007 IF 1.646)

11. Kudo I, Yoshimura T, Lee CW, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2007) Nutrient regeneration at bottom after a massive spring bloom in a subarctic coastal environment, Funka Bay, Japan. Journal of Oceanography 63: 791−801 (ISI, SCIE, 2006 IF 1.060)

10. Lee CW, and Bong CW (2007) Bacterial respiration, growth efficiency and protist grazing rates in mangrove waters in Cape Rachado, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution 4(1): 11−16 (Google Scholar)

9. Lee CW, Bong CW, Ng CC, and Alias SA (2006) Factors affecting variability of heterotrophic and phototrophic microorganisms at high water in a mangrove forest at Cape Rachado, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Science 25(2): 55−66 (ISSN: 1394-3065) (Scopus) pdf reprint

8. Bong CW, and Lee CW (2005) Microbial abundance and nutrient concentration in riverine and coastal waters of North-East Langkawi. Malaysian Journal of Science 24: 29−35 (Google Scholar) pdf reprint

7. Lee CW, Bong CW, Muhammad Yusof MA, and Alias SA (2005) Bacteria-mediated carbon flux in mangrove waters: A Malaysian perspective.International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 31(3): 203−211 (ISI/Scopus)

6. Lee CW (2003) The effects of thermal effluent on marine diatoms and bacteria. Malaysian Journal of Science 22: 23–27 (ISSN: 1394-3065) (Google Scholar) pdf reprint

5. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yokokawa T, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2002) Dynamics of bacterial respiration and related growth efficiency, dissolved nutrients and dissolved oxygen concentration in a subarctic coastal embayment. Marine & Freshwater Research 53(1): 1−7 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2002 IF 0.588)

4. Lee CW, Kudo I, Morishita H, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2001) Examining the relationship between bacteria and heterotrophic nanoflagellates in Funka Bay (Japan) using the size-fractionation method. Aquatic Ecology 35(1): 1–8 (ISI)

3. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2001) Bacterial abundance and production and heterotrophic nanoflagellate abundance in subarctic coastal waters (Western North Pacific Ocean). Aquatic Microbial Ecology 23: 263–271 (ISI, SCI, SCIE, 2002 IF 2.342)

2. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2001) Bacterial abundance and production and their relation to primary production in Funka Bay. Plankton Biology and Ecology 48(1): 1–9 (ISI)

1. Yanada M, Yokokawa T, Lee CW, Tanaka H, Kudo I, Maita Y (2000) Seasonal variation of two different heterotrophic bacterial assemblages in subarctic coastal seawater. Marine Ecology Progress Series 204: 289–292 (Thomson ISI Master Journal List, Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, 2002 Impact factor 2.222)

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3. Lee CW, Bong CW (2012) Microbial ecology of Port Klang waters. In: A. Sasekumar & Chong V.C. (eds.), Mangrove and coastal environment of Selangor, Malaysia. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, pp 163-173. pdf reprint

2. Lee CW, Bong CW (2006) Carbon flux through bacteria in a eutrophic tropical environment: Port Klang waters. In: Wolanski E (ed.) The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours. Springer, The Netherlands: 329−345 (Scopus) Errata

1. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yokokawa T, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2004) The role of microbial respiration on the occurrence of a suboxic layer in Funka Bay, Japan. In: Phang SM, Chong VC, Ho SC, Mokhtar N, and Ooi JLS (eds) Marine Science into the New Millennium: New Perspectives & Challenges. University of Malaya Maritime Research Centre (UMMReC), Kuala Lumpur: 229-240

Other Publications

2. Lee CW (2001) Bacterial production and biomass in the subarctic coastal waters – the role of bacteria in the carbon cycle. PhD thesis, Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Japan.

1. Lee CW (1997) The effects of the thermal effluent from the Tuanku Ja’afar Power Station on the marine microbiota with reference to diatoms and bacteria. MSc thesis, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia (Library reference: fTD195 E4Lee)