2024
Spotlight on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Vibrio species in the MENA region, 2000–2023
Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem I, Dabboussi F, Weill F, Hamze M. Spotlight on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Vibrio species in the MENA region, 2000–2023. Future Microbiology 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-21. PMID: 39229784, DOI: 10.1080/17460913.2024.2392460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpread of antibiotic-resistant strainsAntibiotic resistance propertiesAntimicrobial susceptibility profileAntibiotic-resistant strainsVibrio speciesPublic health stakeholdersMiddle East and North Africa regionSpeciesPublic health concernHealth stakeholdersMiddle East and North AfricaEnvironmental samplesRaised public health concernsHealth concernCholera outbreaksGenusComprehensive assessmentDraft genome sequences of antibiotic-resistant Serratia and Enterobacter species isolated from imported fresh produce in Georgia, USA
Kassem I, Wang J, Tajani A, Esseili M, Hassan J, Yassine I, Osman M, Bisha B. Draft genome sequences of antibiotic-resistant Serratia and Enterobacter species isolated from imported fresh produce in Georgia, USA. Microbiology Resource Announcements 2024, 13: e01139-23. PMID: 38695584, PMCID: PMC11237534, DOI: 10.1128/mra.01139-23.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Historical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella
Halimeh F, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem I, Diene S, Dabboussi F, Rolain J, Hamze M. Historical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella. Brazilian Journal Of Microbiology 2021, 52: 2043-2055. PMID: 34524650, PMCID: PMC8441030, DOI: 10.1007/s42770-021-00573-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Distribution and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Aeromonas spp. from different aquatic environments in north Lebanon.
Rafei R, Al Kassaa I, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Distribution and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Aeromonas spp. from different aquatic environments in north Lebanon. The Journal Of Infection In Developing Countries 2018, 12: 6s. PMID: 31804981, DOI: 10.3855/jidc.10055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Prevalence, transmission, and host specificity of Cryptosporidium spp. in various animal groups from two French zoos
Osman M, El Safadi D, Benamrouz-Vanneste S, Cian A, Moriniere R, Gantois N, Delgado-Viscogliosi P, Guyot K, Bosc S, Chabé M, Petit T, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Prevalence, transmission, and host specificity of Cryptosporidium spp. in various animal groups from two French zoos. Parasitology Research 2017, 116: 3419-3422. PMID: 29030716, DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5645-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptosporidium sppCaptivity animalsFrench zoosSpecies of CryptosporidiumPrevalence of CryptosporidiumFecal samplesC. galliC. tyzzeriC. andersoniCryptosporidium speciesFirst molecular studyCryptosporidium DNACryptosporidium infectionHost specificityPotential reservoirsDifferent hostsCryptosporidiumMolecular studiesZoological gardensSpeciesAnimal groupsSppAnimalsParasitesAndersoniMolecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. in Various Animal Groups from Two French Zoos and Evaluation of Potential Zoonotic Risk
Cian A, Safadi D, Osman M, Moriniere R, Gantois N, Benamrouz-Vanneste S, Delgado-Viscogliosi P, Guyot K, Li L, Monchy S, Noël C, Poirier P, Nourrisson C, Wawrzyniak I, Delbac F, Bosc S, Chabé M, Petit T, Certad G, Viscogliosi E. Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. in Various Animal Groups from Two French Zoos and Evaluation of Potential Zoonotic Risk. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169659. PMID: 28060901, PMCID: PMC5217969, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnimal hostsAnimal groupsFrench zoosNon-mammalian speciesNon-mammalian groupsBlastocystis spExtensive genetic diversityZoonotic transmissionNew animal hostsGenetic diversityHost specificityHuman infectionsAvian hostsPotential zoonotic riskReal-time PCRSpIntensive samplingInsectsSpeciesZoonotic riskReptilesHuman populationAnimal handlersAvian subtypesCommon intestinal parasites