Public Health Microbiology; Phylogeography, Molecular Phylogeneticd and Evolution of Zoonotic Pathogens; Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Environments
Interests & Hobbies
Rock climbing; Kayaking
Journal and Review Papers
1. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2015, May). Detection of class 1 integrons and antiseptic resistant genes (qacEΔ1) in municipal and swine slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plants and wastewater-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(6), 6249-6260. (SCI, Impact Factor: 1.993, 90/216, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES).
2. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2014, Jul). Spreading of β-lactam resistance gene (mecA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus through municipal and swine slaughterhouse wastewaters. Water Research, 64, 288-295. (SCI, Impact Factor: 5.323, 1/79, WATER RESOURCES).
3. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2014, Jun). Characterization of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation ability of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from swine and slaughterhouse wastewaters. Taiwan Veterinary Journal, 40(2), 1-7.
4. Min Tao Wan, Tsai Ling Lauderdale, Nobumichi Kobayashi, Noriko Urushibara, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, Jul). Population deviation of piggery-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus based on mec-associated direct repeat unit analysis. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 16, 349-354. (SCI, Impact Factor: 3.264, 23/70, INFECTION DISEASES).
5. Min Tao Wan, Tsai Ling Lauderdale, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, Mar). Characteristics and virulence factors of livestock associated ST9 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel recombinant staphylocoagulase type. Veterinary Microbiology, 162 (2-4), 779-784. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.726, 4/129, VETERINARY SCIENCE).
6. Ya Ping Lo, Min Tao Wan, Mei Mei Chen, Hsing Yen Su, Tsai Ling Lauderdale, Chin Cheng Chou (2012, Dec). Molecular characterization and clonal genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of pig origin in Taiwan. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 35(6), 513-521. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.107, 12/129, VETERINARY SCIENCE).
7. Min Tao Wan, Sun Yu Fu, Ya Ping Lo, Tzu Ming Huang, Mei Mei Chen, Chin Cheng Chou (2012, Jan). Heterogeneity and phylogenetic relationships of community-associated methicillin-sensitive/resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in healthy dogs, cats, and their owners. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 112(1), 205-213. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.386, 69/165, BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY).
8. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, Min Tao Wan, Po Jen Chang, Cheng Wei Fan (2009, Feb). Detection and identification of enteroviruses from various drinking water sources in Taiwan. Journal of Hydrology, 365(1-2), 134-139. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.693, 6/124, ENGINEERING, CIVIL).
9. Chien Hsien Chen, Bing Mu Hsu, Min Tao Wan (2008, Jun). Detection of enteroviruses from brackish water in the Damshui river watershed in Taiwan. Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE, 134(6), 486-492. (SCI, Impact Factor: 1.221, 45/124, ENGINEERING, CIVIL).
10. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, Min Tao Wan (2008, Mar). Prevalence of enteroviruses in hot spring recreation areas of Taiwan. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 52(2), 253-259. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.554, 55/119, MICROBIOLOGY).
11. Chien Hsien Chen, Bing Mu Hsu, Min Tao Wan (2008, Mar). Molecular detection and prevalence of enterovirus within environmental water in Taiwan. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 104(3), 817-823. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.386, 69/165, BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY).
12. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, Min Tao Wan (2007, Jun). Genetic diversity of epidemic enterovirus 71 strains recovered from clinical and environmental sample. Virus Research, 126(1-2), 69-75. (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.827, 18/32, VIROLOGY).
13. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, Chien Min Kung, Min Tao Wan, Shu Min Shen (2007, Jan). Evaluation of enterovirus recovery in surface water by different adsorption and elution procedures. Chemosphere, 66(5), 964-969. (SCI, Impact Factor: 3.499, 32/215, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES).
14. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, Min Tao Wan, Hui Wen Cheng (2006, Oct). Legionella prevalence in hot spring recreation areas of Taiwan. Water Research, 40(17), 3267-3273. (SCI, Impact Factor: 5.323, 1/79, WATER RESOURCES).
15. Bing Mu Hsu, Nan Min Wu, Hung Der Jang, Feng Cheng Shih, Min Tao Wan, Chien Min Kung (2005, May). Using the flow cytometry to quantify the Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 104 (1-3), 155-162. (SCI, Impact Factor: 1.679, 107/215, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES).
Conference Abstracts or Other Reports
Invited speeches
1. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2014, Dec). The emergence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Asia. The convention of Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2014, Cebu, Philippine. (Plenary Speaker)
2. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2014, Feb). Livestock-associated MRSA: an emerging issue?. The 5th UGSVSs, SNU& NTU Joint Workshop, Seoul, Korea. (Invited Speaker)
Conferences
1. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, Nov). Distribution of biofilm formation genes in livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from swine and swine slaughterhouse wastewater. 3rd ASM-ESCMID Conference on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in Animals: Veterinary and Public Health Implications, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2. Min Che Tung, Bing Mu Hsu, Shu Min Shen, Hsien Lung Tsai, Hung Jen Wang, Po Min Kao, Kuan Hao Huang, Yi Chou Chiu, Min Tao Wan, Jyh Larng Chen (2013, Jun). Evaluation of membrane filtration combined with immunomagnetic separation for Salmonella detection in aquatic environment. AOGS 10th Annual Meeting (AOGS2013), Brisbane, Australia.
3. Min Tao Wan, Ya Ping Lo, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, May). Reclassification of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec and susceptibility testing from livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST9 in Taiwan. 113th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Denver, USA.
4. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, Jan). Clonal complexes analysis of livestock associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST9 in western Taiwan based on mec-associated dru typing. 17th Federation of Asian Veterinary Association Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
5. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, Jan). Virulence of ST59 and ST9 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages from companion animal, human and swine of Taiwan. 17th Federation of Asian Veterinary Association Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
6. Tse Ming Huang, Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2013, Jan). Enterotoxin distributions and antimicrogram of Staphylococcus aureus in animal shelter and household. 17th Federation of Asian Veterinary Association Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
7. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2011, Sep). Detection of class 1 integrons and β-lactam resistance gene (mecA) in sewage plant of one swine auction market. 16th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, WaterMicro 2011, Rotorua, New Zealand.
8. Ya Ping Lo, Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2011, Sep). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in finished pigs in Taiwan. 2nd ASM-ESCMID Conference on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in Animals: Veterinary and Public Health Implications, Washington, D.C., USA.
9. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2011, May). Detection and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a swine meat market and its wastewater treatment plant. 111th General Meeting American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
10. Sun Yu Fu, Ya Ping Lo, Wei Ying Lee, Tzu Ming Pan, Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou (2010, Jun). Genotyping and phylogenetic analysis of enterotoxins of methicillin-resistant/sensitive Staphylococcus aureus from pets and their owners. 2nd ASM Conference on Anitimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and The Environment, Toronto, Canada.
11. Ya Ping Lo, Min Tao Wan, Sun Yu Fu, Chin Cheng Chou (2010, Jun). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from swine slaughterhouses of Taiwan. 2nd ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and The Environment, Toronto, Canada.
12. Min Tao Wan, Chien Hsien Chen (2007, Sep). A facile and cost-effective molecular method for monitoring enteroviruses in river and sea water. Watermicro 2007 Symposium, Tokyo, Japan.
13. Chien Hsien Chen, Bing Mu Hsu, Min Tao Wan (2006, Jun). Molecular epidemiological survey of enteroviruses from recreational water in Taiwan. 106th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, USA.
14. Shou Chien Chen, Min Tao Wan, Chien Hsien Chen (2006, Jun). Molecular epidemiological analysis of non-polio enterovirus in outbreak of hand-foot-and mouth disease in Taiwan during 2005. 106th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, USA.
15. Bing Mu Hsu, Min Tao Wan, Hui Wen Cheng, Chien Hsien Chen (2005, Oct). Distribution of Legionella species in Taiwan hot spring. 11th YABEC Symposium, Beijing, PR China.
16. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, James Kung, Min Tao Wan (2005, Sep). Evaluation of various concentration methods for detecting enterovirus in water. 13th WaterMicro05, Swansea, UK.
17. Bing Mu Hsu, Chien Hsien Chen, Min Tao Wan, Hui Wen Cheng (2005, Sep). The prevalence of Legionella spp. and free-living amoebae in Taiwan spring recreation areas. 13th WaterMicro05, Swansea, UK.
18. Bing Mu Hsu, Min Tao Wan, Shou Chien Chen, Guang Ting Gien, Chien Hsien Chen (2005, Sep). The occurrence of enteroviruses in surface water of Taiwan. 13th WaterMicro05, Swansea, UK.
19. Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou(2014年01月)。Livestock-associated MRSA: an emerging issue?。第二屆抗藥性金黃色葡萄球菌研討會,臺北, 臺灣。
20. Tse Ming Huang, Min Tao Wan, Sun Yu Fu, Chin Cheng Chou(2011年11月)。Analysis of canine staphylococcal enterotoxins in an animal shelter。中華民國獸醫學會暨臺灣畜牧獸醫學會100年度秋季聯合學術論文發表會,嘉義, 臺灣。
21. En Cheng Yang, Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou(2011年05月)。Screening method for mycobacterium in drinking trough biofilm of dairy farms。中華民國獸醫學會暨臺灣畜牧獸醫學會一百年度春季聯合學術論文發表會,屏東, 臺灣。
22. Ya Ping Lo, Min Tao Wan, Tsai Ling Lauderdale, Chin Cheng Chou(2010年12月)。Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from swine meat market and slaughterhouse of northern Taiwan。中華民國獸醫學會暨臺灣畜牧獸醫學會九十九年度聯合學術論文發表會,臺中, 臺灣。