1. Lei Wang, Lajwant K. Romana, Peter R. Reeves. 1992. Molecular analysis of a Salmonella enterica group E1 rfb gene cluster: O antigen and the genetic basis of the major polymorphism. Genetics. 130:429-43. (IF:4.276) (TC:21)

2. Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 1994. Involvement of the galactosyl-1-phosphate transferase encoded by the Salmonella enterica rfbP gene in O-antigen subunit processing. Journal of Bacteriology. 176:4348-56. (IF:4.175) (TC:6)

3. Lei Wang, Jin-an Huang, Amanda Phelps, Stephen Firth, Ian H. Holmes, Peter R. Reeves. 1996. Periplasmic expression of part of the major rotavirus capsid protein VP7 containing all the three antigenic regions in Escherichia coli. Gene 177:155-62. ( IF:2.754) (TC:0)

4. Lei Wang, Dan Liu, Peter R. Reeves. 1996. C-terminal half of Salmonella enterica WbaP (RfbP) is the galactosyl-1-phosphate transferase domain catalyzing the first step of O-antigen synthesis. Journal of Bacteriology. 178:2598-604. (IF:4.175) (TC:12)

5. Lei Wang, Heather. Curd, Wenjia Qu, Peter R. Reeves. 1998. Sequencing of Escherichia coli O111 O-antigen gene cluster and identification of O111-specific genes. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36:3182-7. (IF:3.489) ( TC:28)

6. Vincent Lai, Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 1998. Escherichia coli clone Sonnei (Shigella sonnei) had a chromosomal O-antigen gene cluster prior to gaining its current plasmid-borne O-antigen genes. Journal of Bacteriology. 180:2983-6. (IF:4.175) ( TC:18)

7. Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 1998. Organization of Escherichia coli O157 O antigen gene cluster and identification of its specific genes. Infection and Immunity. 66:3545-51. (IF:3.875) (TC:68)

8. Lei Wang, Slade Jensen, Racquel Hallman, Peter R. Reeves. 1998. Expression of the O antigen gene cluster is regulated by RfaH through the JUMPstart sequence. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 165:201-6. (IF:4.175) (TC:14)

9. Kanella Andrianopoulos, Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 1998. Identification of the fucose synthetase gene in the colanic acid gene cluster of Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Bacteriology. 180:998-1001. (IF:4.175) (TC:38)

10. Lei Wang, Heather Curd, Peter R. Reeves. 1999. Immunization of mice with live oral vaccine based on a Salmonella enterica (sv Typhimurium) aroA strain expressing the Escherichia coli O111 O antigen. Microbial Pathogenesis 27:55-9. (IF:1.708) (TC:7)

11. Lei Wang, Jin-an A. Huang, Hadya S. Nagesha, Stuart C. Smith, Amanda Phelps, Ian Holmes, John C. Martyn, Peter J. Coloe, Peter R. Reeves. 1999. Bacterial expression of the major antigenic regions of porcine rotavirus VP7 induces a neutralizing immune response in mice. Vaccine 17:2636-45. (IF:3.007) (TC:5)

12. Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 2000. The Escherichia coli O111 and Salmonella enterica O35 gene clusters: gene clusters encoding the same colitose-containing O antigen are highly conserved. Journal of Bacteriology. 182:5256-61. (IF:4.175) (TC:12)

13. James G. Shepherd, Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 2000. Comparison of O-antigen gene clusters of Escherichia coli (Shigella) sonnei and Plesiomonas shigelloides O17: sonnei gained its current plasmid-borne O-antigen genes from P. shigelloides in a recent event. Infection and Immunity. 68:6056-61. (IF:3.875) (TC:18)

14. Lei Wang, Deborah Rothemund, Heather Curd, Peter R. Reeves. 2000. Sequence diversity of the Escherichia coli H7 fliC genes: implication for a DNA-based typing scheme for E. coli O157:H7. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38:1786-90. (IF:3.489) (TC:18)

15. Jin-an Huang, Lei Wang, Stephen Firth, Amanda Phelps, Peter R. Reeves, Ian Holmes. 2000. Rotavirus VP7 epitope mapping using fragments of VP7 displayed on phages. Vaccine 18:2257-65. (IF:3.007) (TC:4)

16. Lei Wang, Wenjia Qu, Peter R. Reeves. 2001. Sequence analysis of four Shigella boydii O-antigen loci: implication for Escherichia coli and Shigella relationships. Infection and Immunity. 69:6923-30. (IF:3.875) (TC:20)

17. Lei Wang, Connie E. Briggs, Deborah Rothemund, Pina Fratamico, John B. Luchansky, Peter R. Reeves. 2001. Sequence of the E. coli O104 antigen gene cluster and identification of O104 specific genes. Gene. 270:231-6. (IF:2.754) (TC:23)

18. Sheng-mei Jiang, Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 2001. Molecular characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 4, 6B, 8, and 18C capsular polysaccharide gene clusters. Infection and Immunity. 69:1244-55. (IF:3.875) (TC:42)

19. Elvia Pacinelli, Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 2002. Relationship of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis O antigens IA, IIA, and IVB: the IIA gene cluster was derived from that of IVB. Infection and Immunity. 70:3271-6. (IF:3.875) (TC:9)

20. Jocelyne M. D'Souza, Lei Wang, Peter Reeves. 2002. Sequence of the Escherichia coli O26 O antigen gene cluster and identification of O26 specific genes. Gene. 297:123-7. (IF:2.754) (TC:17)

21. Lei Wang, Kanella Andrianopoulos, Dan Liu, Michel Y. Popoff, Peter R. Reeves. 2002. Extensive variation in the O-antigen gene cluster within one Salmonella enterica serogroup reveals an unexpected complex history. Journal of Bacteriology. 184:1669-77. (IF:4.175) (TC:7)

22. Lei Wang, Sandy Huskic, Adam Cisterne, Deborah Rothemund, Peter R. Reeves. 2002. The O-antigen gene cluster of Escherichia coli O55:H7 and identification of a new UDP-GlcNAc C4 epimerase gene. Journal of Bacteriology. 184:2620-5. (IF:4.175) (TC:23)

23. Peter R. Reeves, Lei Wang. 2002. Genomic organization of LPS-specific loci. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. 264:109-35. (IF:4.009) (TC:17)
24. Peter R. Reeves, Elvia Pacinelli, Lei Wang. 2003. O antigen gene clusters of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 529:199-206. (IF:0.642) (TC:1)

25. Lei Wang, Deborah Rothemund, Heather Curd, Peter R. Reeves. 2003. Species-wide variation in the Escherichia coli flagellin (H-antigen) gene. Journal of Bacteriology 185:2936-43. (IF:4.175) (TC:12)

26. Hongjie Guo, Lu Feng, Jiang Tao, Chun Zhang, Lei Wang*. 2004. Identification of Escherichia coli O172 O-antigen gene cluster and development of a serogroup-specific PCR assay. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 97:181-90. (IF:1.743) (TC:3)

27. Lu Feng, Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Jinghua Yang, Alexander S. Shashkov, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Jiansong Cheng, Yi Ren, Yuriy A. Knirel, Peter R. Reeves, Lei Wang*. 2004. Synthesis of the heteropolysaccharide O antigen of Escherichia coli O52 requires an ABC transporter: structural and genetic evidence. Journal of Bacteriology. 186:4510-9. (IF: 4.175) (TC:2)

28. Lu Feng, Wei Wang, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Gladys Krause, Lothor Beutin, Lei Wang*. 2004. Identification of Escherichia coli O114 O-antigen gene cluster and development of an O114 serogroup-specific PCR assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42:3799-804. (IF:3.489) (TC:3)

29. Jiang Tao, Lu Feng, Hongjie Guo, Yayue Li, Lei Wang*. 2004. The O-antigen gene cluster of Shigella boydii O11 and functional identification of its wzy gene. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 234:125-32. (IF:1.932) (TC:6)

30. Lu Feng, Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Jinghua Yang, Alexander S. Shashkov, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Guang Zhao, Yuriy A. Knirel, Peter R. Reeves, Lei Wang*. 2004. Structural and genetic characterization of the Shigella boydii type 13 O antigen. Journal of Bacteriology. 186:383-92. (IF:4.175) (TC:6)

31. Lu Feng, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Jianguo Xu, Yayue Li, Fedousi Rezwan, Peter R. Reeves, Lei Wang*. 2004. Structure of the Shigella dysenteriae 7 O antigen gene cluster and identification of its antigen specific genes. Microbial Pathogenesis. 36:109-15. (IF:1.708) (TC:8)

32. Gabrielle Samuel, John-Paul Hogbin, Lei Wang, Peter R. Reeves. 2004. Relationships of the Escherichia coli O157, O111, and O55 O-antigen gene clusters with those of Salmonella enterica and Citrobacter freundii, which express identical O antigens. Journal of Bacteriology. 186:6536-43. (IF:4.175) (TC:0)

33. Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Lu Feng, Jinghua Yang, Alexander S. Shashkov, Jiansong Cheng, Dan Liu, Yuriy A. Knirel, Peter R. Reeves, Qi Jin, Qiang Ye, Lei Wang*. 2005. Structural and Genetic Characterization of the Shigella boydii Type 10 and Type 6 O Antigens. Journal of Bacteriology. 187:2551-4. (IF:4.175) (TC:0)

34. Lu Feng, Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Jiang Tao, Alexander S. Shashkov, Bin Liu, Sergei D. Shevelev, Peter R. Reeves, Jianguo Xu, Yuriy A. Knirel, Lei Wang*. 2005. Jan. Structural and genetic characterization of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 O antigen and development of an O145 serogroup-specific PCR assay. Journal of Bacteriology. 187:758-64. (IF:4.175) (TC:0)

35. Lothor Beutin, Jiang Tao, Lu Feng, Gladys Krause, Sonja Zimmermann, Kerstin Gleier, Qiuyu Xia, Lei Wang*. 2005. Sequence analysis of the Escherichia coli O15 antigen gene cluster and development of a PCR assay for rapid detection of intestinal and extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli O15 strains. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43:703-10. (IF:3.489) (TC:0)

36. Fanrong Kong, Weizhen Wang, Jiang Tao, Lei Wang, Quan Wang, Archcna Sabananthan, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert. 2005. A molecular-capsular-type prediction system for 90 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes using partial cpsA-cpsB sequencing and wzy- or wzx-specific PCR. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 54:351-6. (IF:1.987) (TC:0)

37. Lu Feng*, Weiqing Han, Quan Wang, David A. Bastin, Lei Wang* .2005.Charaterization of Escherichia coli O86 O-antigen Gene Cluster and Identification of O86 Specific Genes. Veterinary Microbiology. 106:241-8 (IF:1.571) (TC:0)

38. Jiang Tao, Lei Wang, Dan Liu, Yayue Li, David A.Bastin, Yunqi Geng, Lu Feng*. 2005. Molecular Analysis of Shigella boydii O1 O-antigen gene cluster and its PCR typing. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 51(5):387-92 (IF:1.094) (TC:0)

39. Hongjie Guo, Qingke Kong, Jiansong Cheng, Lei Wang*, Lu Feng*. 2005. Characterization of the E. coli O59 and O155 O-antigen gene clusters: the atypical wzx genes are evolutionary relate. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 248:153-61 ( IF:1.932) (TC:0)

40. Lu Feng, Sof' ya N Senchenkova, Wei Wang, Alexander S Shashkov, Bin Liu, Sergei D.Shevelev, Dan Liu, Yuriy A. Knirel, Lei Wang*. 2005. Jun. Structural and genetic characterization of the Shigella boydii type 18 O antigen. Gene. 355:79-86 (IF:2.754) (TC:0)

41. Lothar Beutin, Qingke Kong, Lu Feng, Quan Wang, Gladys Krause, Luciana Leomil, Qi Jin, Lei Wang*. 2005. Studies on genes involved in synthesis and assembly of the new Escherichia coli O174 and O177 O antigens and development of O antigen specific PCR Assays. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43:5143-9. (IF:3.489) (TC:0)

42. Lei Wang , Bin Liu , Qingke Kong, Hartmut Steinrück, Gladys Krause, Lothar Beutin, Lu Feng* . 2005. Molecular Markers for Detection of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Belonging to Serogroups O138 and O139. Veterinary Microbiology. 111:181-190. (IF:1.93) (TC:0)

43. Lei Wang, Yun Tang, Shuo Wang, Ru-Lin Liu, Mu-Zhi Liu, Yan Zhang, Feng-Lai Liang, Lu Feng*. 2006. Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Thermophilic Bacillus Strain Degrading Long-Chain n-Alkanes. Extremophiles. 10:347-356 (IF:1.897)

44. Linyan Wen, Quan Wang, Yayue Li, Fanrong Kong, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Boyang Cao, Lei Wang, Lu Feng*. 2006. Identification of group B streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) using a serotype-specific DNA microarray. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44:1447-52. (IF:3.489)

45. Jiansong Cheng, Quan Wang, Wei Wang, Ying Wang, Lei Wang, Lu Feng*. 2006. Characterization of E. coli O24 and O56 O antigen gene clusters reveals a complex evolutionary history of the O24 gene cluster. Current Microbiology. 53:470-476 (IF:1.075).

46. Quan Wang, Min Wang, Fanrong Kong, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Boyang Cao, Lei Wang, Lu Feng*.2007. Development of a DNA microarray to identify the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes contained in the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and closely related serotypes. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 68:128-136 (IF:2.297).

47. Bin Liu, Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Lu Feng, Andrei V. Perepelov, Tianzheng Xu, Sergei D. Shevelev, Yajuan Zhu, Alexander S. Shashkov, Ming Zou, Yuriy A. Knirel, Lei Wang*. 2006. Structural and Molecular Characterization of Shigella boydii type 16 O antigen. Gene. 380:46-53 (IF:2.754)

48. Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Lu Feng, Quan Wang, Andrei V. Perepelov, Dan Qin, Sergei D. Shevelev, Yi Ren, Alexander S. Shashkov, Yuriy A. Knirel, Lei Wang*. 2006. Structural and genetic characterization of Shigella boydii type 17 O antigen and confirmation of two new genes involved in the synthesis of glucolactilic acid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.349:289-95. (IF:3.0)

49. Andrei V. Perepelov, Quan Wang, Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Sergei D. Shevelev, Guang Zhao, Alexander S. Shashkov, Lu Feng, Yuriy A. Knirela, Lei Wang. 2006. Structure of a teichoic acid-like O-polysaccharide of Escherichia coli O29. Carberhydrate Research. 341:2176-2180. (IF:1.669)