2023
First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat
Kassem I, Osman M, Hassan J, Sulaiman A, Mann D, Esseili M, Naas T, Deng X. First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2023, 34: 176-178. PMID: 37429544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum inhibitory concentrationColistin resistanceColistin-resistant Escherichia coliKirby-Bauer disk diffusionMultidrug-resistant Escherichia coliMDR E. coliPlasmid replicon typesWhole-genome sequencingSequence typesColistin resistance geneRetail chicken meatBroth microdilution methodMobile colistin resistance geneReplicon typesSusceptibility testingIncX4 plasmidsFirst reportMultidrug resistanceWhole-genome sequencing analysisDepth phenotypicInhibitory concentrationDisk diffusionMicrodilution methodGenomic epidemiologyAntimicrobial resistance genes
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 methodsMolecular epidemiology of Campylobacter isolates from broiler slaughterhouses in Tripoli, North of Lebanon
Rafei R, Al Kassaa I, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter isolates from broiler slaughterhouses in Tripoli, North of Lebanon. British Poultry Science 2019, 60: 675-682. PMID: 31321996, DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2019.1645945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbattoirsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsCecumChickensDrug Resistance, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFlagellinFoodborne DiseasesGenetic VariationHumansLebanonPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthPoultry DiseasesPrevalenceSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationConceptsAntibiotic resistance profilesErtapenem resistanceMolecular epidemiologyReal burdenResistance profilesAntibiotic resistanceRestriction fragment length polymorphismNorth of LebanonFragment length polymorphismEpidemiologyField gel electrophoresisCampylobacterLength polymorphismBroiler slaughterhousesBroilersIsolatesSlaughterhouseGentamicinAmoxicillinErythromycin