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Journals: Human Clinical Studies (past 5 years)

  1. Lau ASE, Mitsuyama E, Odamaki T, Xiao JZ, Liong MT. 2019. El Niño altered gut microbiota of children: A new insight on weather-gut interactions and protective effects of probiotic. J Medic Foods 22: 230-240

  2. Chong HX, Yusoff NAA, Hor YY, Lew LC, MH Jaafar, Choi SB, Yusoff MSB, N Wahid, MFIL Abdullah, N Zakaria, Ong KL, Park YH, Liong, MT. 2019. Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 alleviates stress and anxiety in adults: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Ben. Microbes. 10: 355-373.

  3. Chong HX, Yusoff NAA, Hor YY, Lew LC, MH Jaafar, Choi SB, Yusoff MSB, N Wahid, MFIL Abdullah, N Zakaria, Ong KL, Park YH, Liong, MT. 2019. Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 improved upper respiratory tract infections via enhancing immune and inflammatory parameters: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Dairy Sci. 102: 4783-4797

  4. Liu YW, Liong MT, Chung YC, Huang HY, Peng WS, Cheng YF, Lin YS, Wu YY, Tsai YC. 2019. Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 on children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled. Nutrients. 11: 820

  5. Wang MC, Amir-Hamzah AIZ, Lin WH, Lin  JS, Liong MT, Wu JJ. 2020. Probiotics from kefir improve gastrointestinal health parameters in adults: A randomised, single-blind, placebo-controlled study. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 12: 840-850

  6. Q He, Q hou, Y Wang, L Shen, Z Sun, He Zhang, MT Liong, LY Kwok. 2019. Long-term administration of Lactobacillus casei Zhang stabilized gut microbiota of adults and reduced gut microbiota age index of older adults. J Func Foods 64: 103682

  7. Khine WWT, Zhang Y, Goie GJY, Wong MS, Liong MT, Lee YY, Cao H, Lee YK. 2019. Gut microbiome of pre-adolescent children of two ethnicities residing in three distant cities. Sci Rep. 9: 7831 

  8. Ma ZF, Yusof N, Hamid N, Lawenko RM, Wan Mohammad WMZ, Liong MT, Sugahara H, Odamaki T, Xiao JZ, Lee YY. 2019. Bifidobacterium infantis M-63 improves mental health in victims with irritable bowel syndrome developed after a major flood disaster. Ben. Microbes 10: 1111-1120

  9. Lew LC, Hor YY, Yusoff NAA, Choi SB, Yusoff MSB, Roslan NS, Ahmad A, Mohammad JAM, Abdullah MFIL, Zakaria N, Wahid N, Sun Z, Kwok LY, Zhang H, Liong MT. 2018. Probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum P8 alleviated stress and anxiety while enhancing memory and cognition in stressed adults: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Clinical Nutr S0261-5614(18): 32448-8.

  10. Hor YY, Lew LC, Lau ASE, Ong JS, Chuah LO, Lee YY, Choi SB, Wahid, N, Sun ZH, Kwok LY, Zhang HP, MT Liong. 2018. Probiotic Lactobacillus casei Zhang (LCZ) alleviates respiratory, gastrointestinal & RBC abnormality via immuno-modulatory, anti-inflammatory & anti-oxidative actions. J Func Foods 44: 235-245

  11. Kwok LY, Zhang HP, MT Liong. 2020. Long-term administration of Lactobacillus casei Zhang stabilized gut microbiota of adults and reduced gut microbiota age index of older adults. J Func Foods 64: 103682

  12. Liu GX, Chong HX, Chung YLF , Li Y, Liong MT. 2020. Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 Modulated Bowel Movement and Gut Microbiota Associated with Dopamine and Serotonin Pathways in Stressed Adults. Int J Mol Sci. 21: 4608-4614.

  13. Ma T, Jin H, Kwok L-Y, Sun Z, Liong MT, Zhang H. 2021. Probiotic consumption relieved human stress and anxiety symptoms possibly via modulating the neuroactive potential of the gut microbiota. Neurobiology of Stress, 14: 100294.

  14. Altadill T, Espadaler J, Liong MT. 2021. Effects of a lactobacilli probiotic on reducing duration of URTI and fever, and use of URTI-associated medicine: A re-analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Microorganisms. 9: 528.

  15. Ang XY, Chung FCL, Lee BK, Azhar SNA, Sany S, Roslan NS, Ahmad N, Yusof SM, Abdullah N, Nik Ab Rahman NN, Abdul Wahid N, Deris ZZ, Oon CE, Wan Adnan WF, Liong MT. 2022. Lactobacilli Probiotics Reduce Recurrences of Vaginal Candidiasis in Pregnant Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. J Appl Microbiol 132: 3168-3180.

  16. Mageswary MU, Ang XY, Lee BK, Chung YL, Azhar SNA, Hamid IJA, Bakar HA, Roslan NS, Liu XJ, Kang XH,  Dai L, Sreenivasan S, Taib F, Zhang HP, Liong MT. 2022. Probiotic Bifidobacterium lactis PROBIO-M8 Treated and Prevented Acute RTI, Reduced Antibiotic Use and Hospital Stay in Hospitalized Young Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Eur J Nutr, In-press.

  17. Ang XY, Mageswaran UM, Chung YLF, Lee BK, Azhar SNA, Roslan NS, Saufian IF, Mustaffa NS, Kalam EM, Ibrahim AF,  Wahid NA, Deris ZZ, Oon CE, Wan Adnan WF, Sany S, MT Liong. 2022. Probiotics Reduce Vaginal Candidiasis in Pregnant Women via Modulating Abundance of Candida and Lactobacillus in Vaginal and Cervicovaginal Regions. Microorganisms. 10: 285. 

  18. Nisaa AA, Oon CE, Sreenivasan S, Balakrishnan V, Tan JJ, Teh CSJ, Sany S, Todorov SD, Liu G, Park YH and Liong MT. 2022. Breast milk from healthy women has higher anti-Candida properties than women with vaginal infections during pregnancy. Food Sci Biotechnol. 32: 1-12.

  19. Nisaa AA, Sreenivasan S, Balakrishnan V, Oon CE, Tan JJ, Todorov SD, Zhao F, Zhang H, Park YH, Liu G,  and Liong MT. 2023. Vaginal infections during pregnancy increase breast milk microbiome alpha diversity and alter taxonomic compositions. Prev Nutr Food Sci. 28:1-9.

  20. Ang XY, Syazni N, Sany S, Ahmad N, Mohamad YS, Nik Ab Rahman NN, Todorov S, Liu G, Liong MT. 2023. Lactobacillus probiotics restore vaginal and gut microbiota of pregnant women with vaginal candidiasis. Beneficial Microbes. DOI:10.1163/18762891-2022010

Journals: Animal Studies (past 5 years)

  1. Hor YY, Ooi Ch, Khoo BY, Choi SB, Seeni A, Shamsuddin S, Oon CE, Ong KL, Jeong WS, Liong MT. 2019. Lactobacillus strains alleviated aging symptoms and aging-induced metabolic disorders in aged rats. J Medicinal Food 22: 1-13. 

  2. Ong JS, Taylor TD, Yong CC, Khoo BY, Sasidharan S, Choi SB, Ohno H, Liong MT. 2020. Lactobacillus plantarum USM8613 aids in wound healing and suppresses Staphylococcus aureus infection at wound sites. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 12: 125-137

  3. Hsu CC, Liong MT, Tsa YC. 2019. Lactobacillus paracasei PS23 reduced early-life stress abnormalities in maternal separation mouse model. Ben. Microbes 10:425-436.

  4. Lew LC, Hor YY, Jaafar MH, Lau ASE, Choi SB, Khoo BY, Sasidharan S, Ong KL, Kato T, Nakanishi Y, Ohno H, Liong MT. 2020. Effects of potential probiotic strains on the fecal microbiota and metabolites of D-galactose induced ageing rats fed with high fat diet. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 12: 545-562

  5. Liu YW, Ong JS, Gan CY, Khoo BY,  Yahaya S, Chois SB, Low WY, Tsai YC, Liong MT. 2019. Lactobacillus fermentum PS150 Showed Psychotropic Properties by Altering Serotonergic Pathway During Stress. J Func Food 59: 352-361.

  6. Lew LC, Hor YY, Jaafar MH, Lay ASE, Ong JS, Chuah LO, Yap KP,  Ghows A, Azali A, Liong MT. 2019. Lactobacilli modulated AMPK activity and prevented telomere shortening in ageing rats. Ben. Microbes 10: 883-892.

  7. Hor YY, Lew LC, Jaafar MH, Lau ASY, Ong JS, Kato T, Nakanishi Y, Ghows A, Azlan A,  Ohno H, Liong MT. 2019. Lactobacillus sp. improved microbiota and metabolite profiles of aging rats. Pharmacologic Res. 146: 104312.

  8. Tan F, Liu GX, Lau ASE, Jaafar MH, Liong MT, Ghows A, Park YH, Li Y. 2020. Lactobacillus probiotics improved the gut microbiota profile of a Drosophila melanogaster Alzheimer’s disease model and alleviated  neurodegeneration in the eye. Beneficial Microbes. 11: 79-89.

  9. Hor YY, Ooi CH, Lew LC, Jaafar MH, Lau ASY, Lee BK, Ghows A, Azlan A, Liong MT. 2021. The molecular mechanisms of probiotic strains in promoting healthy aging on the bone and muscle of D-galactose-induced aging rats. J Appl Microbiol. 130: 1307-1322. 

  10. Zaydi AI, Lew LC, Hor YY, Jaafar MH  Lau ASE, Ong JS, Chuah LO, Yap KP, Azlan A, Ghows A, Choi SB, Ong KL, Liong MT. 2020. Lactobacillus  plantarum  DR7  improved  memory  and  anxiety  in  aging rats  via  the  serotonin  pathway. Beneficial Microbes 11: 753-766 

  11. Lew LC, Hor YY, Jaafar MH, Lau ASE, Lee BK, Ong JS, Chuah LO, Yap KP, Azlan A, Ghows A, Choi SB, Liong MT. 2020. Lactobacillus strains alleviated hyperlipidemia and liver steatosis in aging rats via activation of AMPK. Int J Mol Sci. 21: 5872

  12. Liu GX, Tan FHP, Lau ASY, Jaafar MH, Chung FYL, Azzam G, Liong MT, Li Y. 2022. Lactic acid bacteria feeding reversed the malformed eye structures and ameliorated gut microbiota profiles of Drosophila melanogaster Alzheimer’s Disease model. J Appl Microbiol. 132: 3155-3167.

  13. Lee BK, Xu P, Mageswary U, Jeong  WS , Engku-Husna EI, Kadir MN, Todorov SD, Liu G, Park YH, SNH Hadie, Liong MT. 2023. Probiotic improves skin oxidation, elasticity and structural properties in aging rats. Prev Nutr Food Sci. 28: 293-301. 

  14. Jaafar MH, Xu P, Mageswaran UM, Balasubramaniam SD, Solayappan M, Woon JJ, Teh CSJ, Todorov SD,  Park YH, Liu GX, Liong MT. 2023. Dairy based-LAB improved constipation via increasing fecal bulk and decreasing concentration of fecal threonine while preserving colonic goblet cell count. J Animal Sci Technol. Accepted.

Journals: In-vitro & Review (over 120 publications; listing past five years)

  1. Liu YW, Liong MT, Tsai YC. 2018. New Perspectives of Lactobacillus plantarum as a Probiotic: The Gut-Heart-Brain Axis. J Microb 56: 601-613

  2. Lew LC, Hor YY, Khoo BY, Sasidharan S, MT Liong. 2018. Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 reduces cholesterol via phosphorylation of AMPK that down-regulated the mRNA expression of HMGCR. Korean J Food Sci Animal Res 38: 350-361.

  3. Ong JS, Taylor TD, Wong CB, Khoo BY, Sasidharan S, Choi CB, Ohno H, Liong MT. 2019. Extracellular transglycosylase and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase attributed to the anti-staphylococcal activity of Lactobacillus plantarum USM8613. J Biotechnol. 300: 20-31.

  4. Yap PG, Choi SB, Liong MT. 2020. Allantoin, a Potential Metabolite That Promotes AMPK Phosphorylation and Suppresses Cholesterol Biosynthesis Via the Mevalonate Pathway and Bloch Pathway. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 191: 226-244

  5. Ong JS, Liu YW, Liong MT, Choi SB, Tsai YC, Low WY. 2020. Molecular evolutionary and 3D protein structural analyses of Lactobacillus fermentum elongation factor Tu, a novel brain health promoting factor. Genomics. 112: 3915-3924.

  6. Ong JS, Lew LC, Hor YY, Liong MT. 2022. Probiotics: A next dietary strategy for the aging brain. Preventive Nutr Food Sci. 27: 1-13. 

  7. Todorov SD, Dioso CM, Liong MT, Vasileva T, Moncheva P, Ivanova IV, Iliev I. 2022. Lukanka, a semi-dried fermented traditional Bulgarian sausage – tole of the bacterial cultures in its technological, safety and beneficial properties. Appl Food Biotechnol. 9: 261-273.

  8. Todorov SD, Dioso CM, Liong MT, Nero LA, Darani KK, Ivanova IV. 2023. Beneficial features of pediococcus: from starter cultures and inhibitory activities to probiotic benefits. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 39: 4-23.

  9. Favaro L, Campanaro S, Fugaban JII, Treu L, Jung ES, d’Ovidio L, de Oliveira DP, Liong MT, Ivanova IV,, Todorov SD. 2023. Genomic, metabolomic and functional characterization of beneficial properties of Pediococcus pentosaceus ST58, isolated from human oral cavity. Beneficial Microbes. Accepted.

  10. ​Fugaban JII, Dioso CM, Choi GH, Bucheli JEV, Liong MT, Holzapfel WH, Todorov SD. 2023. Evaluation of different bacteriocinogenic Bacillus spp. with activity against Staphylococcus spp. and their beneficial and/or hazardous properties. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. Accepted

Chapters in Books 

  1. Liong, MT, Yeo, SK, Kuan, CY, Fung, WY and Ewe, JA. 2009. Antibiotic resistance and probiotics: Roles, mechanisms and evidence. In: Antibiotic Resistance: Causes and Risk Factors, Mechanisms and Alternatives (Bonilla, AR and Muniz, KP, eds). New York: Nova Science Publishers. Pg: 5-38.

  2. Liong, MT, Lim, TJ, Yeo, SK, Ewe, JA and Lye, HS. 2011. Probiotics and Enteric Cancers. In: Probiotics and Enteric Infections (Koninkx, JFJG, Marinsek-Logar, R and Malago, JJ, eds). Berlin: Springer. Pg: 399-426.

  3. Fung, WY, Lye, HS, Lim, TJ, Kuan, CY and Liong, MT. 2011. Roles of Probiotic on Gut Health. In: Microbiology Monograph on Probiotics (Liong, MT, ed). Berlin: Springer Verlag. Pg: 139-166.

  4. Yeo, SK, Ewe, JA, Tham, CSC and Liong, MT. 2011. Carriers of Probiotic Microorganisms. In: Microbiology Monograph on Probiotics (Liong, MT, Ed). Berlin: Springer Verlag. Pg: 191-220.

  5. Lee, Byong, Liong, MT and Choi, SB. 2014. Probiotics in Health and Diseases. In: Beneficial Microbes in Fermented and Functional Foods (Rai, VR and Bai, AJ, Eds). CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. Submitted

  6. Liong, MT, Choi, SB, Lew, LC, Lau, ASE, Lee, BH and Daliri, EBW. 2014. Cholesterol lowering effects of probiotics and prebiotics. In: Probiotics & probiotics: Current Research and Future Trends (Carmo, AP and Venema, K, Eds). Caister Academic Press/Horizon Press. Submitted

  7. Loh, YS and Liong, MT. 2015. Is food the only factor that affects alteration of gut microbiota? In: Microbiology Monograph on Beneficial Microorganisms in Food & Nutraceuticals (Liong, MT, ed). Berlin: Springer Verlag. Accepted.

  8. Lau, ASY and Liong, MT. 2015. Bifidobacterium for infants: Essence and efficacy. In: Microbiology Monograph on Beneficial Microorganisms in Medical & Health Applications (Liong, MT, ed). Berlin: Springer Verlag. Accepted.

  9. Liew, WPP and Liong, MT. 2015. Gut microbiome & stress. In: Microbiology Monograph on Beneficial Microorganisms in Medical & Health Applications (Liong, MT, ed). Berlin: Springer Verlag. Accepted.

Edited Books 

  1. Bioprocess Sciences & Technology. 2011. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

  2. Microbiology Monograph. Probiotics: Biology, Genetics & Health Aspects. 2011. Berlin: Springer Verlag.

  3. Translation (to Chinese). Probiotics: Biology, Genetics & Health Aspects. 2014. Beijing: Liaoning Science & Technology Publishing House

  4. Microbiology Monograph. Beneficial Microorganisms in Food & Nutraceuticals  2015. Berlin: Springer Verlag.

  5. Microbiology Monograph. Beneficial Microorganisms in Medical & Health Applications   2015. Berlin: Springer Verlag.

  6. Microbiology Monograph. Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture, Aqua-culture and Other Areas   2015. Berlin: Springer Verlag

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