Ohgew Kweon

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NCTR

Also affiliated: United States Food and Drug Administration (2011–2026); Food and Drug Administration (2025–2026)

Faculty Researcher

9 h-index 38 pubs 320 cited

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Ohgew Kweon's research focuses on microbial infections, the development of diagnostic assays, and the analysis of bacterial responses to antimicrobial agents. His work includes investigating the composition of tattoo inks and their potential to harbor diverse bacteria capable of decolorizing azo dyes. Kweon has developed and evaluated rapid detection methods, such as Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) and Propidium Monoazide (PMAxx)-based assays, for identifying specific bacterial complexes, including Burkholderia cepacia complex, in various sample types like pharmaceutical products and antiseptic solutions.

Further research explores the quantitative proteome response of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms to subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics, such as tigecycline. Kweon has also examined the dynamic adaptive responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotic-impregnated catheters. His publications include studies on the epidemiology of tattoo-associated infections and the development of flow cytometry techniques for bacterial detection. Kweon's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 36 total publications and 319 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 9
Publications: 38
Citations: 320

Selected Publications

Nontuberculous mycobacteria skin infections associated with tattoos (2026)

Frontiers in Public Health DOI OpenAlex
Thematic and collaborative structures in food distribution research: a systematic mapping with topic modeling and bibliometrics (2026)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Protein expression and morphological adaptations of Campylobacter jejuni under prolonged cold stress in chicken juice (2025)

Food Microbiology DOI OpenAlex
Quantitative proteomic and phenotypic responses of urinary pathogens to CuO/Cu₂O nanoparticles (2025)

Nanomedicine DOI OpenAlex
Species-Specific Stress Responses to Selenium Nanoparticles in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus mirabilis (2025)

Nanomaterials 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Proteomic insights into dual-species biofilm formation of E. coli and E. faecalis on urinary catheters (2025)

Scientific Reports 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Causes, patterns, and epidemiology of tattoo-associated infections since 1820 (2024)

The Lancet Microbe 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Microbiology of tattoo-associated infections since 1820 (2024)

The Lancet Microbe 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Detection of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria from commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks (2024)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Phenotypic, genotypic and proteomic variations between poor and robust colonizing Campylobacter jejuni strains (2024)

Microbial Pathogenesis 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Chicken Juice Enhances C. jejuni NCTC 11168 Biofilm Formation with Distinct Morphological Features and Altered Protein Expression (2024)

Foods 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Recalls of tattoo and permanent makeup inks in the United States and a follow-up microbiological survey of inks with a previous recall history (2023)

Frontiers in Public Health 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
CPGminer: An Interactive Dashboard to Explore the Genomic Features and Taxonomy of Complete Prokaryotic Genomes (2023)

Microorganisms DOI OpenAlex
Propidium Monoazide (PMAxx)-Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Exo (RPA Exo) Assay for Rapid Detection of Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHX) and Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK) Solutions (2023)

Microorganisms 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Detection, Genophenotypic Characterization, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Microbial Contaminants (2023)

Microorganisms 1 citation DOI OpenAlex