2022
Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon
Halimeh F, Rafei R, Diene S, Osman M, Kassem I, Jamal Akoum R, Moudani W, Hamze M, Rolain J. Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon. Folia Microbiologica 2022, 67: 319-328. PMID: 34997523, DOI: 10.1007/s12223-021-00921-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCampylobacter coli strainsSevere diarrheaST-828 complexC. coli isolatesBurden of CampylobacterBeta-lactam resistanceNew sequence typesSequencing analysisEpidemiological backgroundColi isolatesWhole-genome sequencing analysisAminoglycoside resistanceC. coliColi strainsAntimicrobial resistanceBlaOXA-61Virulence determinantsDisk diffusionMLST analysisWGS analysisDiarrheaNewbornsPTet plasmidAntimicrobial susceptibility phenotypesSusceptibility phenotype
2019
Prevalence and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in the production chain of broiler chickens in Lebanon and its association with the intestinal protozoan Blastocystis sp
Greige S, Rivoal K, Osman M, Safadi D, Dabboussi F, Hage R, Viscogliosi E, Hamze M, Chemaly M. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in the production chain of broiler chickens in Lebanon and its association with the intestinal protozoan Blastocystis sp. Poultry Science 2019, 98: 5883-5891. PMID: 31134283, DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh prevalenceCampylobacter sppBlastocystis spBroiler chickensC. coliC. jejuniBurden of campylobacteriosisC. jejuni isolatesPublic health impactHuman clinical casesPrevalence of CampylobacterSignificant associationJejuni isolatesSlaughterhouse workersClinical casesPrevalenceHuman campylobacteriosisCecumHuman gastroenteritisCampylobacter jejuniCampylobacter speciesCommon foodborne pathogensHealth impactsRecent dataTyping methods