Overview
Availability
- Dr Kai Lim is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Microbiology, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Pro-inflammatory macrophages transporting gut-derived bacterial DNA drive autoimmune arthritis in spondyloarthropathy
Cai, Benjamin, Giri, Rabina, Cameron, Amy J., Rahman, M. Arifur, Small, Annabelle, Altmann, Christopher, Lim, Yenkai, Rehaume, Linda M., Morrison, Mark, Wechalekar, Mihir D., Begun, Jakob, Bergot, Anne-Sophie and Thomas, Ranjeny (2025). Pro-inflammatory macrophages transporting gut-derived bacterial DNA drive autoimmune arthritis in spondyloarthropathy. JCI Insight, 10 (17) e188028, 1-19. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.188028
2025
Conference Publication
Gut microbiome signatures discriminate nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease patients requiring treatment from those with stable disease
Thompson, R., Lim, Y., Goh, F., Blumenthal, A., Morrison, M. and Thomson, R. (2025). Gut microbiome signatures discriminate nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease patients requiring treatment from those with stable disease. ATS 2025 International Conference, San Francisco, CA USA, 16-21 May 2025. New York, NY USA: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.Abstracts.A3175
2025
Conference Publication
Exploring the link between duodenal microbial dysbiosis, immune regulation, and clinical symptoms in gastroparesis
Moniruzzaman, Md, Shah, Ayesha, Lim, Yenkai, Fairlie, Thomas, Do, Anh, Morrison, Mark, Koloski, Natasha and Holtmann, Gerald J. (2025). Exploring the link between duodenal microbial dysbiosis, immune regulation, and clinical symptoms in gastroparesis. Digestive Disease Week 2025 (DDW2025), San Diego, CA, United States and online, 3-6 May 2025. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(25)04239-8
2025
Journal Article
Is the biogeography of the mucosa-associated microbiota a key factor affecting primary sclerosing cholangitis disease course and treatment?
Lim, Yenkai, Kang, Seungha, Shah, Ayesha, Holtmann, Gerald and Morrison, Mark (2025). Is the biogeography of the mucosa-associated microbiota a key factor affecting primary sclerosing cholangitis disease course and treatment?. Gut, 74 (4), 692-693. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2024-334069
2024
Conference Publication
Simethicone suppresses the growth of microbes cultured from the human duodenal mucosa
Fairlie, Thomas, Shah, Ayesha, Lim, Yenkai, Teh, Jing-Jie, Schooth, Lauren, Morrison, Mark and Holtmann, Gerald (2024). Simethicone suppresses the growth of microbes cultured from the human duodenal mucosa. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 14-16 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2024
Journal Article
Maternal high fat diet induces circadian clock-independent endocrine alterations impacting the metabolism of the offspring
Ding, Lu, Weger, Benjamin D., Liu, Jieying, Zhou, Liyuan, Lim, Yenkai, Wang, Dongmei, Xie, Ziyan, Liu, Jing, Ren, Jing, Zheng, Jia, Zhang, Qian, Yu, Miao, Weger, Meltem, Morrison, Mark, Xiao, Xinhua and Gachon, Frédéric (2024). Maternal high fat diet induces circadian clock-independent endocrine alterations impacting the metabolism of the offspring. iScience, 27 (7) 110343, 110343. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110343
2024
Conference Publication
A Novel Isolate Of Streptococcus Salivarius, AGIRA0003, Disrupts Tight Junctions Ex Vivo In Functional Dyspepsia
Burns, Grace L., Wark, Jasmine A., Hoedt, Emily C., Minahan, Kyra, Sherwin, Simonne, Bruce, Jessica K., Lim, Yenkai, Teh, Jing Jie, Jamaluddin, M. Fairuz, Soh, Wai Sinn, Caban, Shandelle, Almazi, Juhura, Woldu, Ameha S., Dun, Matthew D., Potter, Michael D., Shanahan, Erin R., Holtmann, Gerald J., Walker, Marjorie M., Morrison, Mark, Talley, Nicholas J. and Keely, Simon (2024). A Novel Isolate Of Streptococcus Salivarius, AGIRA0003, Disrupts Tight Junctions Ex Vivo In Functional Dyspepsia. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, Chicago, IL United States, 18-21 May 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)02260-1
2024
Conference Publication
The Duodenal Mucosa-associated Microbiota Of Patients With A Disorder Of Gut-brain Interaction Can Be Differentiated By Rome IV Criteria
Schooth, Lauren F., Kang, Seungha, Fairlie, Thomas, Lim, Yenkai, Teh, Jing Jie, Hoedt, Emily C., Keely, Simon, Shah, Ayesha, Holtmann, Gerald J. and Morrison, Mark (2024). The Duodenal Mucosa-associated Microbiota Of Patients With A Disorder Of Gut-brain Interaction Can Be Differentiated By Rome IV Criteria. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, Chicago, IL United States, 18-21 May 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)02266-2
2024
Conference Publication
Simethicone Suppresses The Growth Of Microbes Cultured From The Human Duodenal Mucosa
Fairlie, Thomas, Shah, Ayesha, Lim, Yenkai, Teh, Jing Jie, Schooth, Lauren F., Morrison, Mark and Holtmann, Gerald J. (2024). Simethicone Suppresses The Growth Of Microbes Cultured From The Human Duodenal Mucosa. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, Chicago, IL United States, 18-21 May 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)02466-1
2023
Conference Publication
The interplay of IL-23, probiotic and pathobiont bacteria in the pathogenesis of ileitis and spondyloarthritis in the SKG mouse model
Bergot, Anne-Sophie, Cai, Benjamin, Giri, Rabina, Cameron, Amy, Duggan, Emily, Lim, Kai, Rehaume, Linda, Morrison, Mark, Begun, Jakob and Thomas, Ranjeny (2023). The interplay of IL-23, probiotic and pathobiont bacteria in the pathogenesis of ileitis and spondyloarthritis in the SKG mouse model. 2023 Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA) 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 6–9 May 2023. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley.
2022
Conference Publication
Diversity of Veillonella in cultures of the duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota suggests species-level differences between people with and without functional gastrointestinal symptoms
Schooth, L., Sid-Ahmed, A., Kang, S., Lim, Y., Fairlie, T., Shah, A., Holtmann, G. and Morrison, M. (2022). Diversity of Veillonella in cultures of the duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota suggests species-level differences between people with and without functional gastrointestinal symptoms. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2022, Sydney, NSW Australia, 9–11 September 2022. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2022
Conference Publication
Strain-level functional and phenotypic resolution of the duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota in functional dyspepsia and healthy control subjects via a novel ex vivo combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing
Schooth, Lauren F., Ahmed, Ahmed Sid, Kang, Seungha, Shah, Ayesha, Fairlie, Thomas, Teh, Jing Jie, Lim, Yenkai, Hoedt, Emily C., Talley, Nicholas J., Keely, Simon, Holtmann, Gerald J. and Morrison, Mark (2022). Strain-level functional and phenotypic resolution of the duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota in functional dyspepsia and healthy control subjects via a novel ex vivo combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing. American Gastroenterological Association Conference 2022, Chicago, IL United States, 6-9 May 2022. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(22)61208-3
2021
Journal Article
The salivary metatranscriptome as an accurate diagnostic indicator of oral cancer
Banavar, Guruduth, Ogundijo, Oyetunji, Toma, Ryan, Rajagopal, Sathyapriya, Lim, Yen Kai, Tang, Kai, Camacho, Francine, Torres, Pedro J., Gline, Stephanie, Parks, Matthew, Kenny, Liz, Perlina, Ally, Tily, Hal, Dimitrova, Nevenka, Amar, Salomon, Vuyisich, Momchilo and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2021). The salivary metatranscriptome as an accurate diagnostic indicator of oral cancer. npj Genomic Medicine, 6 (1) 105, 105. doi: 10.1038/s41525-021-00257-x
2021
Conference Publication
Differentiation and capture of the human duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota by a novel ex vivo combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing
Schooth, L., Kang, S., Lim, Y., Shah, A., Fairlie, T., Jimenez-Loayza, J., Teh, J.-J., Holtmann, G. and Morrison, M. (2021). Differentiation and capture of the human duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota by a novel ex vivo combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing. GESA AGW 2021, Online, 4-12 September 2021. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2021
Journal Article
Chemoradiation therapy changes oral microbiome and metabolomic profiles in patients with oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer
Lim, Yenkai, Tang, Kai Dun, Karpe, Avinash V., Beale, David J., Totsika, Makrina, Kenny, Liz, Morrison, Mark and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2021). Chemoradiation therapy changes oral microbiome and metabolomic profiles in patients with oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer. Head and Neck, 43 (5), 1521-1534. doi: 10.1002/hed.26619
2021
Other Outputs
Culture studies and genomic characterization of Soho Flordis International (SFI) Research Australia probiotic bacterial strains (Phase-II)
Lim, Yenkai (2021). Culture studies and genomic characterization of Soho Flordis International (SFI) Research Australia probiotic bacterial strains (Phase-II). N/A: N/A.
2020
Other Outputs
Culture studies and genomic characterization of Soho Flordis International (SFI) Research Australia probiotic bacterial strains (Phase-I)
Lim, Yenkai (2020). Culture studies and genomic characterization of Soho Flordis International (SFI) Research Australia probiotic bacterial strains (Phase-I). N/A: N/A.
2020
Journal Article
The use of three-dimensional DNA fluorescent in situ hybridization (3D DNA FISH) for the detection of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) circulating tumor cells
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Lim, Yenkai, Kapeleris, Joanna, Warkiani, Majid, O'Byrne, Ken and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2020). The use of three-dimensional DNA fluorescent in situ hybridization (3D DNA FISH) for the detection of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) circulating tumor cells. Cells, 9 (6) 1465, 1-8. doi: 10.3390/cells9061465
2020
Journal Article
Chronic high-fat diet induces early Barrett’s esophagus in mice through lipidome remodeling
Molendijk, Jeffrey, Nguyen, Thi-My-Tam, Brown, Ian, Mohamed, Ahmed, Lim, Yenkai, Barclay, Johanna, Hodson, Mark P., Hennessy, Thomas P., Krause, Lutz, Morrison, Mark and Hill, Michelle M. (2020). Chronic high-fat diet induces early Barrett’s esophagus in mice through lipidome remodeling. Biomolecules, 10 (5) 776, 776. doi: 10.3390/biom10050776
2018
Journal Article
The performance of an oral microbiome biomarker panel in predicting oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers
Lim, Yenkai, Fukuma, Naoki, Totsika, Makrina, Kenny, Liz, Morrison, Mark and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2018). The performance of an oral microbiome biomarker panel in predicting oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8 (AUG) 267, 267. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00267
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