Publications

  • Saei, H., McClure, J., Kashif, A., Chen, S., Conly, J., Zhang, K*. (2024) The Role of Prophage fSa3 in Adaption of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Sublineages from Human to Animal Host. Antibiotics 13 (2), 112, 1-16. Link
  • Whelan, L., Leal, J., Barkema, H.W., McClure, J., Zhang, K., Leslie, M., May, E.R. (2023) Baseline prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in patients who develop a surgical site infection in hip and knee replacements: A brief report. American Journal of Infection Control 51(12), 1449-1451. PubMed
  • Javed, S., McClure, J., Syed, M.A., Obasuyi, O., Ali, S., Tabassum, S., Ejaz, M., Zhang K.* (2022) Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Causing Bovine Mastitis in Water Buffaloes from the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. PLoS One 17(5),  e0268152: 1-18. PubMed
  • McClure, J., Conly, J., Zhang K.* (2021) Characterizing a Novel Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec with a Composite Structure from a Clinical Strain of Staphylococcus hominis, C34847. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 65 (11) PubMed
  • McClure, J., Lakhundi, S., Niazy, A., Dong, D., Obasuyi, O., Gordon, P., Chen, S., Conly, J., Zhang K* (2021). Staphylococcus aureus ST59: Concurrent but Separate Evolution of North American and East Asian lineages. Front. Microbiol. 12:631845 PubMed
  • Zhang, J., Conly, J., McClure, J., Wu, K., Petri, B., Barber, D., Elsayed, S., Armstrong, G., Zhang, K.* (2021). A Murine Skin Infection Model Capable of Differentiating the Dermatopathology of Community-associated MRSA Strain USA300 from other MRSA Strains. Microorganisms 9(2), 287: 1-23 PubMed
  • McClure, J., Conly, J., Obasuyi, O., Ward, L., Ugarte-Torres, A., Louie, T., Zhang K* (2020). A Novel Assay for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Clinical Samples. Front. Microbiol. 11:1295 PubMed
  • Obasuyi, O., McClure, J., Oronsaye, F.E., Akerele, J.O., Conly, J., Zhang, K.* (2020). Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Benin-City, Nigeria. Microorganisms 8(6), 912: 1-19 PubMed
  • Wu, K., Conly, J., McClure, J., Kurwa, H.A., Zhang, K.* (2020). Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element in Evolution and Pathogenicity of the Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain USA300. Microorganisms 8(2), 275: 1-22 PubMed
  • Kashif, A., McClure, J., Lakhundi, S., Pharm, M., Chen, S., Conly, J., Zhang K* (2019). Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Virulence Is Associated with Factors Carried on Prophage ΦSa3. Front. Microbiol. 10:2219 PubMed
  • McClure, J., Shideler, S., Zhang, K.* (2019). Complete Genome Sequence of GD1696, a Low-Virulence Strain of Human-Associated ST398 Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Resour Announc 8 (28): e00688-19 PubMed
  • McClure, J., Shideler, S., Zhang, K.* (2019). Complete Genome Sequence of GD1108, a Moderate-Virulence Strain of Human-Associated ST398 Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Resour Announc 8 (28): e00687-19 PubMed
  • McClure, J., Shideler, S., Zhang, K.* (2019). Complete Genome Sequence of GD487, a High-Virulence Strain of Human-Associated ST398 Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Resour Announc 8 (27): e00686-19 PubMed
  • Zhang K.*, McClure, J., Conly J. (2019). Corrigendum to “Enhanced Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus” Mol Cell Probe 45 (6), 68, PubMed
  • McClure, J., Zhang, K.* (2019). Compete Genome Sequences of Two USA300-Related Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates. Microbiol Resour Announc 8 (18): e00404-19 PubMed
  • McClure, J., Zhang, K.* (2019). Complete Genome Sequences of Two Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Strains Closely Related to Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus USA300. Microbiol Resour Announc 8 (17): e00356-19 PubMed
  • McClure-Warnier, J., Conly, J., Zhang, K.* (2019). Erratum: Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Vis Exp 145, e6311, PubMed
  • Chan, E., Brundler, MA, Zhang, K. (2019). Identification of Fusobacterium nucleatum in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded placental tissues by 16S rRNA sequencing in a case of extremely preterm birth secondary to amniotic fluid infection. Pathology 51(3): 320-322 PubMed
  • Lakhundi, S., Zhang, K.* (2018). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Characterization, Evolution and Epidemiology. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2018 Sep 12;31(4). pii: e00020-18. PubMed
  • McClure, J., Shideler, S., Zhang, K.* (2018). Complete Genome Sequences of Canadian Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains CMRSA3 and CMRSA6. Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA); 7(5): e00892-18. PubMed
  • McClure, J., Lakhundi, S., Kashif, A., Conly, J., Zhang K.* (2018). Genomic Comparison of Highly Virulent, Moderately Virulent and Avirulent Strains from a Genetically Closely-Related MRSA ST239 Sub-lineage Provides Insights into Pathogenesis. Front. Microbiol. 9:1531. PubMed 
  • McClure, J. Zhang K.* (2017). Complete Genome Sequence of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonizing Strain M92. GenomeA 5(23): e00478-17;  PubMed
  • McClure, J. Zhang K.* (2017). Complete Genome Sequences of Five Representative Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Strains from Five Major Sequence Heterogeneity groups of Diverse Isolate Collection; GenomeA 5(23): e00473-17; PubMed
  • McClure, J. Zhang K.* (2017). Complete Genome Sequence of a Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Hypervirulent Strain USA300-C2406, Isolated from a Patient with a Lethal Case of Necrotizing Pneumonia. GenomeA 5: e00461-17; PubMed
  • McClure, J., DeLongchamp, J., Conly, J., Zhang K.* (2017). A Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for the Detection of Chlorhexidine-Quaternary Ammonium, Mupirocin and Methicillin Resistance Genes with Simultaneous Discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol 55 (6):1857-1864; PubMed
  • Ugarte-Torres, A., Chu, A., Read, R., MacDonald, J., Gregson, D., Louie, T., DeLongchamp, J., Ward, L., McClure, J., Zhang, K., Conly, J. (2017). The Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Carriage In Patients Attending Inner City Sexually Transmitted Infections and Community Clinics in Calgary, Canada. PLOS One 12(5); PubMed
  • Harding M., Zhang K., Conly J., Kubes P. (2014). Neutrophil Crawling in Capillaries; A Novel Immune Response to Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS Pathog 10(10): PubMed
  • Moran-Toro, C., Janvier, J., Zhang, K., Fonseca, K., Gregson, D., Church, D., Laupland, K., Rabin, H., Elsayed, S., Conly, J. (2013). Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Necrotizing Pneumonia without Evidence of Antecedent Upper Viral Respiratory Infection. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 23(3); PubMed
  • Rieck, B., Bates, D., Zhang, K., Nicholas, E., Mougenot, C., Pichardo, S., Curiel, L. (2014). Focused ultrasound treatment of abscesses induced by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: feasibility study in a mouse model. Med. Physics 41(6):063301(1-9) PubMed
  • McClure-Warnier, J., Conly, J., Zhang, K.* (2013). Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Vis Exp (79), Pub Med
  • Shen, H., Akoda, E., Zhang, K. (2013). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Students at a Historically Black University–A Case Study. International J Microbiol 2013: 1-7.PubMed
  • Wu, K., Zhang, K., McClure, J., Zhang, J., Schrenzel, J., Francois, P., Harbarth, S., Conly, J. (2012) A Correlative Analysis of Epidemiologic and Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Clones from Diverse Geographic Locations with Virulence Measured by a Caernohabitus elegans Host Model. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 Jan;32(1), 33-42; PubMed
  • Wu, K., Conly, J., Surette, M., Sibley, C., Elsayed, S., Zhang, K.* (2012). Assessment of virulence diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains with a Drosophila melanogaster infection model. BMC Microbiol 12:274; PubMed
  • Ito T., Hiramatsu K., Tomasz A., de Lencastre H., Perreten V., Holden M., Coleman D., Goering R., Giffard P., Skov R., Zhang K., Westh H., O'Brien F., Tenover F., Oliveira D.C., Boyle-Vavra S., Laurent F., Kearns A., Kreiswirth B., Ko K., Grundmann H., Sollid J., John J., Daum R., Soderquist B., and Buist G. on behalf of the International Working Group on the Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements (IWG-SCC) (2012). Guidelines for Reporting Novel mecA Gene Homologues. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 56 (10), 4997-4999 PubMed
  • Zhang K.*, McClure, J., Conly J. (2012). Enhanced Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Cell Probe 26 (6), 218-221 PubMed
  • Yipp B.G., Petri B., Salina D., Jenne C.N., Scott B.N.V., Zbytnuik L.D.,  Pittman K., Asaduzzaman M., Wu K., Meijndert H.C., Malawista S.E., de Boisfleury Chevance A., Zhang K., Conly J., Kubes P. (2012). Infection-induced NETosis is a dynamic process involving neutrophil multitasking in vivo. Nat Med 18(9), 1336-1338; PubMed
  • Wu, K., Simor, A.E., Vearncombe, M.,McClure, J., Zhang, K.*(2012) A Caenorhabditis elegans Host Model Correlates with Invasive Disease Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Recovered during an Outbreak in a NeonatalIntensive Care. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2012;23(3):130-134; PubMed                                                 
  • Arbefeville, SS., Zhang, K., Kroeger, JS., Howard, WJ., Diekema, DJ., Richter, SS. (2011). Prevalence and Genetic Relatedness of Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Detected by the Xpert MRSA Nasal Assay, J Clin Microbiol 49 (8), 2996-299  PubMed
  • Pilsczek, F.H., Salina, D., Poon, K.K.H., Fahey, C., Yipp, B.G., Sibley, C.D., Robbins, S.M., Green, F.H.Y., Surette, M.G., Sugai, M., Bowden, M.G., Hussain, M., Zhang, K., Kubes, P. (2010). A Novel Mechanism of Rapid Nuclear Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Response to Staphylococcus aureus. J Immunology 185(12):7413-25; PubMed
  • McClure, J., Conly, J., Elsayed, S., Zhang K.* (2010). Multiplex PCR assay to facilitate identification of the recently described staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type VIII. Mol Cell Probe 24 (4), 229-232 PubMed
  •  Twele, L., Moyen, E., Zhang, K., Dalton, B., Church, D., Conly, J. (2010). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis and de Novo Development of Daptomycin Resistance during Therapy. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 21(2), 89-93; PubMed
  •  Wu K, Conly J, McClure J, Elsayed S, Louie T, Zhang K*. (2010) Caenorhabditis elegans as a Host Model for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Microbiol Infect 16(3):245-254; PubMed
  •  International Working Group on the Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements (IWG-SCC) (IWG-SCC members: Ito T., Hiramatsu K., Oliveira D.C., de Lencastre H., Zhang K., et al) (2009). Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec): Guidelines for Reporting Novel SCCmec Elements. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53 (12), 4961-4967; PubMed
  •  O'Grady S., Hirji Z., Pejcic-Karapetrovic B., Fung S., Dedier H., Takata-Shewchuk J., Zhang K., Conly J. (2009). A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Topical Polysporin Triple Compound versus Topical Mupirocin for the Eradication of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Complex Continuing Care Population. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 20(3), e49-e55; PubMed
  •  Zhang K.*, McClure, J., Elsayed, Conly, J. (2009) Novel Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Type, Tentatively Designated Type VIII, harboring Class A mec and Type 4 ccr Gene Complexes in a Canadian Epidemic Strain of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53 (2), 531-540; PubMed
  •  Zhang K*, McClure J, Elsayed S, Louie T, Conly J. (2008). Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for Simultaneous Identification of Community-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Strains USA300 and USA400 and Detection of mecA and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes, with Discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol 46 (3), 1118-1122; Pub Med
  • Zhang K*, McClure J, Elsayed S, Tan J., Conly J. (2008). Coexistence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive and -Negative Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA400 Sibling Strains in a Large Canadian Health-Care Region. J Infect Dis 197, 195-204; Pub Med
  • Gilbert, M., MacDonald, J., Louie, M., J., Gregson, D., Zhang, K., Elsayed, S., Laupland, K., Nielsen, D., Wheeler, V., Lye, T., Conly, J. (2007). Prevalence of USA300 colonization or infection and associated variables during an outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a marginalized urban population. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 18(6), 357-362; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S. and Zhang, K. (2007). Clostridium glycolicum Bacteremia in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient. J Clin Microbiol 45 (5), 1652-1654; PubMed
  • Guggisberg K, Parker R, Megran D, Zhang K, Lester W, Elsayed S. (2006). DNA sequence-based detection of group B streptococcus directly from heart valve tissue in a patient with culture-negative endocarditis. Scand J Infect Dis 38(10), 931-4; PubMed
  •  Elsayed S, and Zhang K. (2006). Positive Clostridium difficile stool cytotoxin assay in a patient with fatal Clostridium sordellii-associated toxic shock syndrome. N Engl J Med 355 (12), 1284-5; PubMed
  • Gilbert, M., MacDonald, J., Gregson, D., Suishansian, J., Zhang, K., Elsayed, S., Laupland, K., Louie, T., Hope, K., Mulvey, M., Gillespie, J., Nielsen, D., Wheeler, V., Louie, M., Honish, A., Keays, G., Conly, J. (2006). Outbreak in Alberta of Community-acquired (USA300) Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in People with a Histories of Drug Use, Homelessness or Incarceration. Med Assoc J 175(2), 149-154; PubMed
  • McClure, J., Conly, J., Lau, V., Elsayed, S., Louie, T., Hutchins, W., Zhang K.* (2006). Novel multiplex PCR assay for detection of staphylococcal virulence marker Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and simultaneous discrimination of methicillin-susceptible from -resistant staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol 44, 1141-1144; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., George, A., Zhang, K. (2006). Intrauterine Contraceptive Device-Associated Pelvic Actinomycosis Caused by Actinomyces urogenitalis. Anaerobe 12, 67-70 ; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., Plewes, K., Church, D., Chow, B., Zhang, K. (2006). Use of Molecular Beacon Probes for Real-Time PCR Detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Other Plasmodium Species in Peripheral Blood Specimens. J Clin Microbiol 44,622-624; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., and Zhang, K. (2006). Isolation and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence-based identification of Clostridium scindens from an intraabdominal abscess. Anaerobe 12, 13-16; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., Kealey A, Coffin CS, Read R, Megran D, and Zhang, K. (2006). Nocardia cyriacigeorgica Septicemia.  J Clin Microbiol 44,280-282; PubMed
  •  Zhang, K.*, McClure, J., Elsayed, S., Louie, T., Conly, J. (2005). Novel multiplex PCR assay for characterization and concomitant subtyping of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec types I to V in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol 43,5026-5033; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., and Zhang, K. (2005b). Bacteremia caused by Janibacter melonis. J Clin Microbiol 43, 3537-3539; PubMed
  •   Elsayed S, Zhang K. (2005a). Bacteremia Caused by Clostridium intestinale. J Clin Microbiol 43, 2018-2020; PubMed
  •   Zhang, K.*, Sparling, J., Chow, B. L., Elsayed, S., Hussain, Z., Church, D. L., Gregson, D. B., Louie, T., and Conly, J. M. (2004). New Quadriplex PCR Assay for Detection of Methicillin and Mupirocin Resistance and Simultaneous Discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. J Clin Microbiol 42, 4947-4955; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., and Zhang, K. (2004c). Human infection caused by Clostridium hathewayi.  Emerg Infect Dis 10, 1950-1952; Pub Med
  •  Elsayed, S., and Zhang, K. (2004b). Gemella bergeriae Endocarditis Diagnosed by Sequencing of rRNA Genes in Heart Valve Tissue. J Clin Microbiol 42, 4897-4900; PubMed
  •  Elsayed, S., and Zhang, K. (2004a). Bacteremia caused by Clostridium symbiosum. J Clin Microbiol 42, 4390-4392; PubMed                                                                                                                        
  • Power, C., Zhang, K., and van Marle, G. (2004). Comparative neurovirulence in lentiviral infections: The roles of viral molecular diversity and select proteases. J Neurovirol 10, 113-117; PubMed
  •  Silva, C., Zhang, K., Tsutsui, S., Holden, J. K., Gill, M. J., and Power, C. (2003). Growth hormone prevents human immunodeficiency virus-induced neuronal p53 expression. Ann Neurol 54, 605-14; PubMed
  •  Zhang, K., McQuibban, G. A., Silva, C., Butler, G. S., Johnston, J. B., Holden, J., Clark-Lewis, I., Overall, C. M., and Power, C. (2003). HIV-induced metalloproteinase processing of the chemokine stromal cell derived factor-1 causes neurodegeneration. Nat Neurosci 6, 1064-71; PubMed
  •  Zhang, K., Rana, F., Silva, C., Ethier, J., Wehrly, K., Chesebro, B., and Power, C. (2003). Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope-mediated neuronal death: uncoupling of viral replication and neurotoxicity. J Virol 77, 6899-912; PubMed
  •  Van Marle, G., Rourke, S. B., Zhang, K., Silva, C., Ethier, J., Gill, M. J., and Power, C. (2002). HIV dementia patients exhibit reduced viral neutralization and increased envelope sequence diversity in blood and brain. Aids 16, 1905-14; Pub Med
  • Zhang, K., Hawken, M., Rana, F., Welte, F. J., Gartner, S., Goldsmith, M. A., and Power, C. (2001). Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade A and D neurotropism: molecular evolution, recombination, and coreceptor use. Virology 283, 19-30; PubMed
  •  Johnston, J. B., Zhang, K., Silva, C., Shalinsky, D. R., Conant, K., Ni, W., Corbett, D., Yong, V. W., and Power, C. (2001). HIV-1 Tat neurotoxicity is prevented by matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors. Ann Neurol 49, 230-41; PubMed
  • Zhang, K., Fujioka, H., Lobo, C. A., Kitayaporn, D., Aikawa, M., and Kumar, N. (1999). Cloning and characterization of a new asparagine-rich protein in Plasmodium falciparum. Parasitol Res 85, 956-63; PubMed
  • Zhang, K., Fujioka, H., Aikawa, M., and Kumar, N. (1999). Plasmodium falciparum: detection of a novel asparagine-rich protein on the surface of sporozoite.  Exp Parasitol 93, 1-6; PubMed
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BOOK CHAPTERS

  • McClure, J., Zhang, K*. (2022) Staphylococci, p. 169-192. In Ivano de Filippis (ed.), Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections, Volume II. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland (Pub. date: January 2022)
  • Lakhundi, S., Zhang, K. (2020) Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, p. 1-9. In MedDocs eBooks, “Research Trends of Microbiology (Volume-2)”, MedDocs Publishers LLC, Reno, NV. link
  • Zhang, J., Zhang, K. (2014) Drosophila melanogaster as a Host Model for Studying the Pathogenesis and Host-Pathogen Interaction of Staphylococcus aureus Infection, p. 69-118. In Jessika L. Regan (ed.), Drosophila melanogaster: Genome Evolution, Behavior and Economic Importance, in “Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods: Biology, Chemistry and Behavior” (Series). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY.
  • Zhang, K., Tambalo, D., Wu, K. (2012) Caenorhabditis elegans as a Host Model for Studying the Pathogenicity and Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus, p. 47-76. In Leon V. Berhardt (ed.), Advances in Medicine and Biology (Series). Volume 44. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY.
  • Zhang, K. (2009) The Role of Panton Valentine Leukocidin as a Virulence Factor in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal aureus, p. 37-65. In J. Dong & X. Liang (ed.), Cross Infections: Types, Causes and Prevention. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY.