1. Kong M, Kim M, Ryu S. Complete genome sequence of Bacillus cereus bacteriophage PBC1. J Virol. 2012:86(11):6379-80.
2. Park Y, Lim JA, Kong M, Ryu S, Rhee S. Structure of bacteriophage SPN1S endolysin reveals an unusual two-module fold for the peptidoglycan lytic and binding activity. Mol Microbiol. 2014:92(2):316-25.
3. Soh YM, Bürmann F, Shin HC, Oda T, Jin KS, Toseland CP, Kim C, Lee H, Kim SJ, Kong M, Durand-Diebold ML, Kim YG, Kim HM, Lee NK, Sato M, Oh BH, Gruber S. Molecular basis for SMC rod formation and its dissolution upon DNA binding. Mol Cell. 2015:57(2):290-303.
4. Kong M, Ryu S. Bacteriophage PBC1 and its endolysin as an antimicrobial agent against Bacillus cereus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015:81(7):2274-83.
5. Kong M*, Sim J*, Kang T, Nguyen HH, Park HK, Chung BH, Ryu S. A novel and highly specific phage endolysin cell wall binding domain for detection of Bacillus cereus. Eur Biophys J. 2015:44(6):437-46. (*Co-first author)
6. Kong M, Ryu S. Identification of a bacteria-specific binding protein from the sequenced bacterial genome. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2016:26(1):38-43.
7. Na H*, Kong M*, Ryu S. Characterization of LysPBC4, a novel Bacillus cereus-specific endolysin of a bacteriophage PBC4. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2016:363(12):fnw092. (*Co-first author)
8. Kong M*, Shin JH*, Her S, Park JK, Ryu S. Lateral flow assay-based bacterial detection using engineered cell wall binding domains of a phage endolysin. Biosens Bioelectron. 2017:15(96):173-177. (*Co-first author)
9. Shin JH, Hong J, Go H, Park J, Kong M, Ryu S, Kim KP, Roh E, Park JK. Multiplexed detection of foodborne pathogens from contaminated lettuces using a handheld multistep lateral flow assay device. J Agric Food Chem. 2018:66(1):290-297.
10. Son B*, Kong M*, Ryu S. The auxiliary role of the amidase domain in cell wall binding and exolytic activity of staphylococcal phage endolysins. Viruses. 2018:10(6):284. (*Co-first author)
11. Yoon YI, Pang X, Jung S, Zhang G, Kong M, Liu G, Chen X. Smart gold nanoparticle-stabilized ultrasound microbubbles as cancer theranostics. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2018:6:3235-3239.
12. Karauzum H, Updegrove TB, Kong M, Wu IL, Datta Sk, Ramamurthi KS. Vaccine display on artificial bacterial spores enhances protective efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus infection. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2018:365(18).
13. Park C, Kong M, Lee JH, Ryu S, Park S. Detection of Bacillus cereus using bioluminescence assay with cell wall-binding domain conjugated magnetic nanoparticles. BioChip J. 2018:12(4):287-293
14. Kong M*, Na H*, NC Ha, Ryu S. LysPBC2, a novel endolysin harboring a Bacillus cereus spore binding domain. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2019:85(5): e02462-18 (*Co-first author) “Selected as spotlight of the issue”
15. Lee KO, Kong M*, Kim I*, Bai J, Cha S, Kim B, Ryu KS, Ryu S, Suh JY. Structural basis for the cell wall binding of bacteriophage PBC5 endolysin. Structure. 2019:27(9):1355-1365 (*Co-first author)
16. Kong M, Updegrove TB, Constantino MA, Gallardo DL, Wu IL, FitzGerald DJ, Tanner K, Ramamurthi KS. Cell-specific cargo delivery using synthetic bacterial spores. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020 (In revision)
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