Dr Zack Lian
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Journal Articles
Da Costa, Rochelle M., Rooke, Jessica L., Morris, Faye C., Yang, Zihao, Lian, Zheng Jie, Rossiter, Amanda E., Cole, Jeffrey A., Forde, Brian, Cunningham, Adam F. and Henderson, Ian R. (2026). SeaB is a conserved Salmonella enterica extracellular matrix binding protein involved in biofilm formation and infection. Infection and Immunity e00754-25. doi: 10.1128/iai.00754-25
Walker, Lachlan L., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Lian, Zheng Jie, Peters, Kate M., Monteleone, Mercedes, Connolly, James P. R., Walker, Mark J., Forde, Brian M., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J., Phan, Minh-Duy and Schembri, Mark A. (2026). NeuO-mediated O-acetylation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli K1 capsule enhances resistance to phage and neutrophil killing. Journal of Bacteriology, 208 (3) e00610-25, 1-13. doi: 10.1128/jb.00610-25
Kulkarni, Rutuparna, Lian, Zheng Jie, Schembri, Mark and Wohland, Thorsten (2026). BPS2026 - Characterization of Escherichia coli biofilms using single-molecule spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. Biophysical Journal, 125 (4), 215a. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.11.1442
Lian, Zheng Jie, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Ravi, Chitra, Chang, Chyden, Martinez-Roman, Irene, Phan, Minh-Duy and Schembri, Mark A. (2026). Convergence of plasmid-driven virulence and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 505, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67202-9
Walker, Lachlan L., Phan, Minh-Duy, Permana, Budi, Lian, Zheng Jie, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Cuddihy, Thom, Peters, Kate M., Ramsay, Kay A., Stewart, Chelsea, Pfennigwerth, Niels, Kidd, Timothy J., Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Sweet, Matthew J., Forde, Brian M. and Schembri, Mark A. (2025). Emergence of a carbapenem-resistant atypical uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone as an increasing cause of urinary tract infection. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 8200, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63477-0
Gray, Jessica, Torres, Von Vergel L., Goodall, Emily, McKeand, Samantha A., Scales, Danielle, Collins, Christy, Wetherall, Laura, Lian, Zheng Jie, Bryant, Jack A., Milner, Matthew T., Dunne, Karl A., Icke, Christopher, Rooke, Jessica L., Schneiders, Thamarai, Lund, Peter A., Cunningham, Adam F., Cole, Jeff A. and Henderson, Ian R. (2024). Transposon mutagenesis screen in Klebsiella pneumoniae identifies genetic determinants required for growth in human urine and serum. eLife, 12 RP88971, 1-27. doi: 10.7554/elife.88971.3
Lian, Zheng Jie, Phan, Minh-Duy, Hancock, Steven J., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Paterson, David L. and Schembri, Mark A. (2023). Genetic basis of I-complex plasmid stability and conjugation. PLoS Genetics, 19 (6) e1010773, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010773
Thesis
Lian, Zheng Jie (2023). Virulence and Resistance Plasmids of Extra-intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/bee98b4