2024
Genomic characterization of plasmid-borne colistin resistance variants, mcr-1.1 and mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from backyard farm animals
Daaboul D, Kassem I, El Omari K, Eltai N, Hassan J, Al Jamal H, Fayad S, Salma R, Ghorbani Tajani A, Bisha B, Hamze M, Oueslati S, Cummings K, Dabboussi F, Naas T, Osman M. Genomic characterization of plasmid-borne colistin resistance variants, mcr-1.1 and mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from backyard farm animals. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2024, 38: 194-197. PMID: 38969269, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2024.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Typing and comparative genome analysis of Brucella melitensis isolated from Lebanon
Zaki N, Salloum T, Osman M, Rafei R, Hamze M, Tokajian S. Typing and comparative genome analysis of Brucella melitensis isolated from Lebanon. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2017, 364: fnx199. PMID: 28961704, DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome analysisLateral gene transferComparative genome analysisDraft genome sequencingWhole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysisB. melitensisZoonotic disease brucellosisDepth genomic characterizationMultiple virulence determinantsSingle nucleotide polymorphism analysisNucleotide polymorphism analysisSequence divergenceGenome comparisonGenomic islandsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic variationGenomic characterizationDisease brucellosisGene transferMobile elements