2023
Parasitic Contamination of Fresh Leafy Green Vegetables Sold in Northern Lebanon
Safadi D, Osman M, Hanna A, Hajar I, Kassem I, Khalife S, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Parasitic Contamination of Fresh Leafy Green Vegetables Sold in Northern Lebanon. Pathogens 2023, 12: 1014. PMID: 37623974, PMCID: PMC10459145, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12081014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParasitic contaminationLeafy green vegetablesGreen vegetablesFresh leafy green vegetablesRisk factorsHigh prevalenceParasitic infectionsIntestinal pathogensSignificant associationParasitological techniquesMicroscopic examinationPrevalenceMicrobial pathogensVegetablesVegetable typesParasitesPathogensStatistical analysisFork continuum
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