2022
Whole Genome Analyses Accurately Identify Neisseria spp. and Limit Taxonomic Ambiguity
Khoder M, Osman M, Kassem I, Rafei R, Shahin A, Fournier P, Rolain J, Hamze M. Whole Genome Analyses Accurately Identify Neisseria spp. and Limit Taxonomic Ambiguity. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 13456. PMID: 36362240, PMCID: PMC9657967, DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDraft genomeComplete genome sequenceWhole-genome analysisNCBI GenBank databaseMatrix-assisted laser desorptionGenomic toolsPhylogenetic relationshipsTaxonomic ambiguityBacterial taxonomyGenome sequenceGenome analysisGenomic levelTaxonomic relationshipsTaxonomic toolGenBank databaseGenome sequencingGenomeLaser desorptionSpeciesNeisseria sppWGS analysisSppNeisseriaSequencingStrains
2021
Molecular Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Bacterial Pathogens from Bovine and Caprine Mastitis in Northern Lebanon
Abboud Z, Galuppo L, Tolone M, Vitale M, Puleio R, Osman M, Loria G, Hamze M. Molecular Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Bacterial Pathogens from Bovine and Caprine Mastitis in Northern Lebanon. Microorganisms 2021, 9: 1148. PMID: 34071800, PMCID: PMC8228836, DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular characterizationMatrix-assisted laser desorptionGram-positive bacteriaResistance genesGenesPolymerase chain reactionPhylogenetic group B1Virulence factorsVirulence genesAntimicrobial resistance genesBacterial pathogensToxin genesLaser desorptionMastitis-causing pathogensNegative bacteriaBeta-lactamase genesFlight mass spectrometryBacterial identificationBacteriaQuadruplex PCR methodSymptoms of mastitisDairy animalsPhylogenetic typingIsolatesPathogens