Dr. Jilei  Zhang
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Dr. Jilei Zhang

Researcher
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA


Highest Degree
PostDoc Fellow in Gastroenterology from University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Veterinary Medicine
62%
Preventive Medicine
90%
Gastroenterology
75%
Hematology
55%

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Selected Publications

  1. Zhang, J., L. Chen, J. Wang, P. Butaye and K. Huang et al., 2018. Molecular detection of colistin resistance genes (mcr-1 to mcr-5) in human vaginal swabs. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 11. 10.1186/s13104-018-3255-3.
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  2. Zhang, J., L. Chen, J. Wang, A.K. Yassin and P. Butaye et al., 2018. Molecular detection of colistin resistance genes (mcr-1, mcr-2 and mcr-3) in nasal/oropharyngeal and anal/cloacal swabs from pigs and poultry. Sci. Rep., Vol. 8. 10.1038/s41598-018-22084-4.
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  3. Zhang, J., J. Wang, L. Chen, A.K. Yassin and P. Kelly et al., 2018. Housefly (Musca domestica) and blow fly (Protophormia terraenovae) as vectors of bacteria carrying colistin resistance genes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., Vol. 84. 10.1128/AEM.01736-17.
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  4. Zhang, J., J. Wang and C. Wang, 2018. Complete genome sequence of Ehrlichia canis strain YZ-1, isolated from a beagle with fever and thrombocytopenia. Genome Announc., Vol. 6. 10.1128/genomeA.00133-18.
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  5. Wang, J., P. Kelly, J. Zhang, Z. Shi and C. Song et al., 2018. Detection of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from ten provinces of Chin. Acta Parasitologica, 63: 412-415.
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  6. Wang, J., J. Zhang, P. Kelly, X. Zheng and M. Li et al., 2018. First description of the pathogenicity of Babesia vogeli in experimentally infected dogs. Vet. Parasitol., 253: 1-7.
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  7. Qiu, H., J. Gong, P. Butaye, G. Lu and K. Huang et al., 2018. CRISPR/Cas9/sgRNA-mediated targeted gene modification confirms the cause-effect relationship between gyrA mutation and quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., Vol. 36. 10.1093/femsle/fny127.
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  8. Chen, L., L. Wang, A.K. Yassin, J. Zhang and J. Gong et al., 2018. Genetic characterization of extraintestinal Escherichia coli isolates from chicken, cow and swine. AMB Express, Vol. 8. 10.1186/s13568-018-0646-8.
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  9. Chen, L., J. Zhang, J. Wang, P. Butaye and P. Kelly et al., 2018. Newly identified colistin resistance genes, mcr-4 and mcr-5, from upper and lower alimentary tract of pigs and poultry in China. PloS One, Vol. 13. 10.1371/journal.pone.0193957.
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  10. Zhang, J., L. Wang, J. Li, P. Kelly, S. Price and C. Wang, 2017. First molecular characterization of feline immunodeficiency virus in domestic cats from mainland China. PLoS One, Vol. 12. 10.1371/journal.pone.0169739.
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  11. Yassin, A.K., J. Zhang, J. Wang, L. Chen and P. Kelly et al., 2017. Identification and characterization of mcr mediated colistin resistance in extraintestinal Escherichia coli from poultry and livestock in China. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., Vol. 364. 10.1093/femsle/fnx242.
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  12. Li, M., X. Zhang, K. Huang, H. Qiu, J. Zhang, Y. Kang and C. Wang, 2017. Presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma spp., but not Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema pallidum, in women undergoing an infertility evaluation: High prevalence of tetracycline resistance gene tet(M). AMB Express, Vol. 7. 10.1186/s13568-017-0510-2.
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  13. Li, M., M. Jelocnik, F. Yang, J. Gong and B. Kaltenboeck et al., 2017. Asymptomatic infections with highly polymorphic Chlamydia suis are ubiquitous in pigs. BMC Vet. Res., Vol. 13. 10.1186/s12917-017-1295-x.
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  14. Li, L., M. Luther, K. Macklin, D. Pugh, J. Li, J. Zhang, J. Roberts, B. Kaltenboeck and C. Wang, 2017. Chlamydia gallinacean: A widespread emerging Chlamydia agent with zoonotic potential in backyard poultry in Alabama, USA. Epidemiol. Infect., 145: 2701-2703.
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  15. l-Mahallawy, H.S., P. Kelly, J. Zhang, Y. Yang and H. Zhang et al., 2016. High seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle in China. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 48: 423-426.
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  16. Zhang, R., J. Jiang, W. Sun, J. Zhang and K. Huang et al., 2016. Lack of association between bovine leukemia virus and breast cancer in Chinese patients. Breast Cancer Res., Vol. 18. 10.1186/s13058-016-0763-8.
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  17. Zhang, J., P.J. Kelly, G. Lu, L. Cruz-Martinez and C. Wang, 2016. Rickettsia in mosquitoes, Yangzhou, China. Emerg. Microbes Infect., 5: 1-7.
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  18. Qiu, H., P.J. Kelly, J. Zhang, Q. Luo and Y. Yang et al., 2016. Molecular Detection of Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Ruminants from Twelve Provinces of China. Can. J. Infect. Dis. Med. Microbiol., Vol. 2016. 10.1155/2016/9183861.
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  19. Li, J., W. Guo, B. Kaltenboeck, K. Sachse and Y. Yang et al., 2016. Chlamydia pecorum is the endemic intestinal species in cattle while C. gallinacea, C. psittaci and C. pneumoniae associate with sporadic systemic infection. Vet. Microbiol., 193: 93-99.
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  20. El-Mahallawy, H.S., P. Kelly, J. Zhang, Y. Yang and L. Wei et al., 2016. Serological and molecular evidence of Coxiella burnetii in samples from humans and animals in China. Anal. Agric. Environ. Med., 23: 87-91.
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  22. Li, J., P. Kelly, J. Zhang, C. Xu and C. Wang, 20158. Development of a pan-Babesia FRET-qPCR and a survey of livestock from five Caribbean islands. BMC Vet. Res., Vol. 11. 10.1186/s12917-015-0560-0.
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  23. Zhang, J., P. Kelly, W. Guo, C. Xu and L. Wei et al., 2015. Development of a generic Ehrlichia FRET-qPCR and investigation of ehrlichioses in domestic ruminants on five Caribbean islands. Parasit Vectors, Vol. 8. 10.1186/s13071-015-1118-5.
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  24. Zhang, J., P. Kelly, J. Li, C. Xu and C. Wang, 2015. Molecular detection of Theileria spp. in livestock on five Caribbean islands. BioMed. Res. Int., Vol. 2015. 10.1155/2015/624728.
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  25. Xu, D., J. Zhang, Z. Shi, C. Song and X. Zheng et al., 2015. Molecular detection of eight vector-borne pathogens in dogs from ten provinces of China. Parasites Vectors, Vol. 8. 10.1186/s13071-015-1120-y.
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  26. Lu, G., J. Zhang, C. Zhang, X. Li, D. Shi, Z. Yang and C. Wang, 2015. One-step reverse-transcription FRET-PCR for differential detection of five Ebolavirus species. PloS one, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0126281.
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  27. Zhang, J., G. Lu, P. Kelly, Z. Zhang and L. Wei et al., 2014. First report of Rickettsia felisin China. BMC Infect. Dis., Vol. 14. 10.1186/s12879-014-0682-1.
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  28. Yang, Y., Y. Mao, P. Kelly, Z. Yang and L. Luan et al., 2014. A pan-Theileria FRET-qPCR survey for Theileria spp. in ruminants from nine provinces of China. Parasites Vectors, Vol. 7. 10.1186/1756-3305-7-413.
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  29. Wei, L., P. Kelly, K. Ackerson, J. Zhang, H.S. El-Mahallawy, B. Kaltenboeck and C. Wang, 2014. First report of Babesia gibsoni in Central America and survey for vector-borne infections in dogs from Nicaragua. Parasites Vectors, Vol. 7. 10.1186/1756-3305-7-126.
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  30. Wei, L., P. Kelly, J. Zhang, Y. Yang and X. Zheng et al., 2014. Use of a universal hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS)-based PCR as an endogenous internal control and to enable typing of mammalian DNAs. Applied Microbiol. Biotechnol., 98: 5579-5587.
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  31. Kelly, P., L. Marabini, K. Dutlow, J. Zhang, A. Loftis and C. Wang, 2014. Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in captive wild felids, Zimbabwe. Parasites Vectors, Vol. 7. 10.1186/s13071-014-0514-6.
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  32. Zhang, J., L. Wei, P. Kelly, M. Freeman and K. Jaegerson et al., 2013. Detection of Salmonella spp. using a generic and differential FRET-PCR. PLoS One, Vol. 8. 10.1371/journal.pone.0076053.
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