Stephen Kwong

Stephen Kwong - Research Output

Journal Publications

Weaver, K.E., S.M. Kwong, N. Firth, and M.V. Francia (2009) The RepA_N replicons of Gram-positive bacteria: A family of broadly distributed but narrow host range plasmids. Plasmid 61:94-109.

Jensen, S.O., S.M. Kwong, B.R. Lyon, and N. Firth (2008) Evolution of multiple drug resistance in staphylococci. Microbiology Australia 29:120-4.

Kwong, S.M., R. Lim, R.J. LeBard, R.A. Skurray, and N. Firth (2008) Analysis of the pSK1 replicon, a prototype from the staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid family. Microbiology 154:3084-94.

Kwong, S.M. and N. Firth (2006) Regulatory RNA molecules. Microbiology Australia 27(3):124-7.

Kwong, S.M., R.A. Skurray, and N. Firth (2006) Replication control of staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid pSK41: an antisense RNA mediates dual-level regulation of Rep expression. Journal of Bacteriology 188:4404-12

Kwong, S.M., R.A. Skurray, and N. Firth (2004) Staphylococcus aureus multiresistance plasmid pSK41: Analysis of the replication region, initiator binding and antisense RNA control. Molecular Microbiology 51: 497-509.

Kwong, S.M., C.C. Yeo, and C.L. Poh (2001) Molecular analysis of the pRA2 partitioning region: ParB autoregulates parAB transcription and forms a nucleoprotein complex with the plasmid partitioning site, parS. Molecular Microbiology 40: 621-33.

Kwong, S.M., C.C. Yeo, A. Suwanto and C.L. Poh (2000) Characterization of the endogenous plasmid from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867: DNA sequence and mechanism of transfer. Journal of Bacteriology 182:81-90.

Kwong, S.M., C.C. Yeo, D. Chuah and C.L. Poh (1998) Sequence analysis of plasmid pRA2 from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867 reveals a novel replication region. FEMS Microbiology Letters 158:159-65.

Yeo, C.C., J.M. Tham, S.M. Kwong and C.L. Poh (1998) Characterization of the pac25I restriction-modification genes isolated from the endogenous pRA2 plasmid from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867. Plasmid 40:203-13.

Yeo, C.C., J.M. Tham, S.M. Kwong, S. Yiin and C.L. Poh (1998) Tn5563, a transposon encoding putative mercuric ion transport proteins located on plasmid pRA2 of Pseudomonas alcaligenes. FEMS Microbiology Letters 165:253-60.