1. Abou Fayad A, El Azzi M, Sleiman A, Kassem, II, Bawazeer RA, Okdah L, Doumith M, Alghoribi MF, Matar GM. 2022. Acquired resistome and plasmid sequencing of mcr-1 carrying MDR Enterobacteriaceae from poultry and their relationship to STs associated with humans. JAC Antimicrob Resist 4:dlab198.
2. Al Kassaa I, El Omari S, Abbas N, Papon N, Drider D, Kassem, II, Osman M. 2021. High association of COVID-19 severity with poor gut health score in Lebanese patients. PLoS One 16:e0258913.
3. Al Mana H, Johar AA, Kassem, II, Eltai NO. 2022. Transmissibility and Persistence of the Plasmid-Borne Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1, Harbored in Poultry-Associated E. coli. Antibiotics (Basel) 11.
4. Alhaj Sulaiman AA, Kassem, II. 2020. First report of the plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) in Proteus mirabilis isolated from domestic and sewer waters in Syrian refugee camps. Travel Med Infect Dis 33:101482.
5. Chandrashekhar K, Gangaiah D, Pina-Mimbela R, Kassem, II, Jeon BH, Rajashekara G. 2015. Transducer like proteins of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176: role in chemotaxis and colonization of the chicken gastrointestinal tract. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 5:46.
6. Chandrashekhar K, Kassem, II, Nislow C, Gangaiah D, Candelero-Rueda RA, Rajashekara G. 2015. Transcriptome analysis of Campylobacter jejuni polyphosphate kinase (ppk1 and ppk2) mutants. Virulence 6:814-818.
7. Chandrashekhar K, Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. 2017. Campylobacter jejuni transducer like proteins: Chemotaxis and beyond. Gut Microbes 8:323-334.
8. Dabbousi AA, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Osman M, Kassem, II. 2022. The Emergence and Dissemination of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lebanon: Current Status and Challenges during the Economic Crisis. Antibiotics (Basel) 11.
9. Dagher LA, Hassan J, Kharroubi S, Jaafar H, Kassem, II. 2021. Nationwide Assessment of Water Quality in Rivers across Lebanon by Quantifying Fecal Indicators Densities and Profiling Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli. Antibiotics (Basel) 10.
10. Drozd M, Kassem, II, Gebreyes W, Rajashekara G. 2010. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for detection and quantification of Lawsonia intracellularis. J Vet Diagn Invest 22:265-269.
11. Esseili MA, Kassem, II, Lis J, Sigler V. 2014. Application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) for assessing fecal pollution sources at a recreational beach. J Water Health 12:846-857.
12. Esseili MA, Kassem, II, Sigler V. 2008. Optimization of DGGE community fingerprinting for characterizing Escherichia coli communities associated with fecal pollution. Water Res 42:4467-4476.
13. Esseili MA, Kassem, II, Sigler V, Czajkowski K, Ames A. 2012. Genetic evidence for the offsite transport of E. coli associated with land application of Class B biosolids on agricultural fields. Sci Total Environ 433:273-280.
14. Gangaiah D, Kassem, II, Liu Z, Rajashekara G. 2009. Importance of polyphosphate kinase 1 for Campylobacter jejuni viable-but-nonculturable cell formation, natural transformation, and antimicrobial resistance. Appl Environ Microbiol 75:7838-7849.
15. Gangaiah D, Liu Z, Arcos J, Kassem, II, Sanad Y, Torrelles JB, Rajashekara G. 2010. Polyphosphate kinase 2: a novel determinant of stress responses and pathogenesis in Campylobacter jejuni. PLoS One 5:e12142.
16. Halimeh FB, Rafei R, Diene SM, Osman M, Kassem, II, Jamal Akoum R, Moudani W, Hamze M, Rolain JM. 2022. Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 67:319-328.
17. Halimeh FB, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem, II, Diene SM, Dabboussi F, Rolain JM, Hamze M. 2021. Historical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella. Braz J Microbiol 52:2043-2055.
18. Hassan J, Eddine RZ, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Saoud IP, Kassem, II. 2020. The Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1.1, Is Carried on IncX4 Plasmids in Multidrug Resistant E. coli Isolated from Rainbow Trout Aquaculture. Microorganisms 8.
19. Hassan J, Kassem, II. 2020. Audacious Hitchhikers: The Role of Travel and the International Food Trade in the Global Dissemination of Mobile Colistin-Resistance (mcr) Genes. Antibiotics (Basel) 9.
20. Hassan J, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. 2021. Emergence of the Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1, in Multidrug-Resistant E. coli Isolated from the Fecal Matter of Toddlers in a Community. Antimicrob Agents Chemother doi:10.1128/AAC.00243-21.
21. Hassan J, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. 2022. First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-9.1 in Morganella morganii isolated from sewage in Georgia, USA. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 29:540-541.
22. Helmy YA, Deblais L, Kassem, II, Kathayat D, Rajashekara G. 2018. Novel small molecule modulators of quorum sensing in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Virulence 9:1640-1657.
23. Helmy YA, Kassem, II, Kumar A, Rajashekara G. 2017. In Vitro Evaluation of the Impact of the Probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 on Campylobacter jejuni’s Invasion and Intracellular Survival in Human Colonic Cells. Front Microbiol 8:1588.
24. Helmy YA, Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. 2021. Immuno-modulatory effect of probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 in polarized human colonic cells against Campylobacter jejuni infection. Gut Microbes 13:1-16.
25. Hmede Z, Kassem, II. 2018. The Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 Is Prevalent in Commensal Escherichia coli Isolated from Preharvest Poultry in Lebanon. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 62.
26. Hmede Z, Kassem, II. 2019. First report of the plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) in Proteus mirabilis isolated from a toddler in non-clinical settings. IDCases 18:e00651.
27. Hmede Z, Sulaiman AAA, Jaafar H, Kassem, II. 2019. Emergence of plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from irrigation water in Lebanon. Int J Antimicrob Agents 54:102-104.
28. Jeffer SB, Kassem, II, Kharroubi SA, Abebe GK. 2021. Analysis of Food Safety Management Systems in the Beef Meat Processing and Distribution Chain in Uganda. Foods 10.
29. Kashoma IP, Kassem, II, John J, Kessy BM, Gebreyes W, Kazwala RR, Rajashekara G. 2016. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter Isolated from Dressed Beef Carcasses and Raw Milk in Tanzania. Microb Drug Resist 22:40-52.
30. Kashoma IP, Kassem, II, Kumar A, Kessy BM, Gebreyes W, Kazwala RR, Rajashekara G. 2015. Antimicrobial Resistance and Genotypic Diversity of Campylobacter Isolated from Pigs, Dairy, and Beef Cattle in Tanzania. Front Microbiol 6:1240.
31. Kassem, II. 2009. Concerning public transport as a reservoir of methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Lett Appl Microbiol 48:268.
32. Kassem, II. 2011. Chinks in the armor: the role of the nonclinical environment in the transmission of Staphylococcus bacteria. Am J Infect Control 39:539-541.
33. Kassem, II. 2020. Refugees besieged: The lurking threat of COVID-19 in Syrian war refugee camps. Travel Med Infect Dis 38:101736.
34. Kassem, II, Assi A, Osman M, Mann D, Li S, Deng X. 2022. Letter to the Editor: First Report of the Detection of the Plasmid-Borne Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1.26, in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from a Domesticated Pigeon. Microb Drug Resist doi:10.1089/mdr.2021.0359.
35. Kassem, II, Candelero-Rueda RA, Esseili KA, Rajashekara G. 2017. Formate simultaneously reduces oxidase activity and enhances respiration in Campylobacter jejuni. Sci Rep 7:40117.
36. Kassem, II, Chandrashekhar K, Rajashekara G. 2013. Of energy and survival incognito: a relationship between viable but non-culturable cells formation and inorganic polyphosphate and formate metabolism in Campylobacter jejuni. Front Microbiol 4:183.
37. Kassem, II, Esseili MA, Sigler V. 2008. Occurrence of mecA in nonstaphylococcal pathogens in surface waters. J Clin Microbiol 46:3868-3869.
38. Kassem, II, Esseili MA, Sigler V. 2011. Detection and differentiation of staphylococcal contamination of clinical surfaces using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. J Hosp Infect 78:187-193.
39. Kassem, II, Helmy YA, Kathayat D, Candelero-Rueda RA, Kumar A, Deblais L, Huang HC, Sahin O, Zhang Q, Rajashekara G. 2017. Nonculturability Might Underestimate the Occurrence of Campylobacter in Broiler Litter. Foodborne Pathog Dis 14:472-477.
40. Kassem, II, Hijazi MA, Saab R. 2019. On a collision course: The availability and use of colistin-containing drugs in human therapeutics and food-animal farming in Lebanon. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 16:162-164.
41. Kassem, II, Joshi P, Sigler V, Heckathorn S, Wang Q. 2008. Effect of elevated CO2 and drought on soil microbial communities associated with Andropogon gerardii. J Integr Plant Biol 50:1406-1415.
42. Kassem, II, Kehinde O, Kumar A, Rajashekara G. 2017. Antimicrobial-Resistant Campylobacter in Organically and Conventionally Raised Layer Chickens. Foodborne Pathog Dis 14:29-34.
43. Kassem, II, Khatri M, Esseili MA, Sanad YM, Saif YM, Olson JW, Rajashekara G. 2012. Respiratory proteins contribute differentially to Campylobacter jejuni’s survival and in vitro interaction with hosts’ intestinal cells. BMC Microbiol 12:258.
44. Kassem, II, Khatri M, Sanad YM, Wolboldt M, Saif YM, Olson JW, Rajashekara G. 2014. The impairment of methylmenaquinol:fumarate reductase affects hydrogen peroxide susceptibility and accumulation in Campylobacter jejuni. Microbiologyopen 3:168-181.
45. Kassem, II, Mann D, Li S, Deng X. 2021. Draft genome sequences and resistome analysis of multidrug-resistant mcr-1-harbouring Escherichia coli isolated from pre-harvest poultry in Lebanon. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 25:114-116.
46. Kassem, II, Nasser NA, Salibi J. 2020. Prevalence and Loads of Fecal Pollution Indicators and the Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes of Escherichia coli in Raw Minced Beef in Lebanon. Foods 9.
47. Kassem, II, Osman M. 2022. A brewing storm: the impact of economic collapse on the access to antimicrobials in Lebanon. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 29:313-315.
48. Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. 2011. An ancient molecule in a recalcitrant pathogen: the contributions of poly-P to the pathogenesis and stress responses of Campylobacter jejuni. Future Microbiol 6:1117-1120.
49. Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. 2014. Formate dehydrogenase localization and activity are dependent on an intact twin arginine translocation system (Tat) in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176. Foodborne Pathog Dis 11:917-919.
50. Kassem, II, Sanad Y, Gangaiah D, Lilburn M, Lejeune J, Rajashekara G. 2010. Use of bioluminescence imaging to monitor Campylobacter survival in chicken litter. J Appl Microbiol 109:1988-1997.
51. Kassem, II, Sanad YM, Stonerock R, Rajashekara G. 2012. An evaluation of the effect of sodium bisulfate as a feed additive on Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in experimentally infected broilers. Poult Sci 91:1032-1037.
52. Kassem, II, Sigler V, Esseili MA. 2007. Public computer surfaces are reservoirs for methicillin-resistant staphylococci. ISME J 1:265-268.
53. Kassem, II, Splitter GA, Miller S, Rajashekara G. 2016. Let There Be Light! Bioluminescent Imaging to Study Bacterial Pathogenesis in Live Animals and Plants. Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol 154:119-145.
54. Kassem, II, Zhang Q, Rajashekara G. 2011. The twin-arginine translocation system: contributions to the pathobiology of Campylobacter jejuni. Future Microbiol 6:1315-1327.
55. Kharroubi S, Nasser NA, El-Harakeh MD, Sulaiman AA, Kassem, II. 2020. First Nation-Wide Analysis of Food Safety and Acceptability Data in Lebanon. Foods 9.
56. Khattar MM, Kassem, II, El-Hajj ZW. 2007. Of the morphogenes that make a ring, a rod and a sphere in Escherichia coli. Sci Prog 90:59-72.
57. Khoder M, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem, II, Shahin A, Hamze M, Rolain JM. 2022. Emergence of a Neisseria flavescens clinical strain with a high level of third-generation cephalosporins resistance in Lebanon. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 103:115660.
58. Nasser NA, Alhaj Sulaiman A, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. 2021. Draft Genome Sequences of Multidrug-Resistant and mcr-1.1-Harboring Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking and Well Waters Used in Syrian Refugee Camps. Microbiol Resour Announc 10.
59. Nasser NA, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. 2021. Draft Genome Sequences of Colistin-Resistant and mcr-1.1-Carrying Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Irrigation Water. Microbiol Resour Announc 10.
60. Nisar M, Kassem, II, Rajashekara G, Goyal SM, Lauer D, Voss S, Nagaraja KV. 2017. Genotypic relatedness and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella Heidelberg isolated from chickens and turkeys in the midwestern United States. J Vet Diagn Invest 29:370-375.
61. Osman M, Kasir D, Kassem, II, Hamze M. 2021. Shortage of appropriate diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese clinical settings: a crisis amplified by COVID-19 and economic collapse. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 27:72-74.
62. Osman M, Kasir D, Rafei R, Kassem, II, Ismail MB, El Omari K, Dabboussi F, Cazer C, Papon N, Bouchara JP, Hamze M. 2021. Trends in the epidemiology of dermatophytosis in the Middle East and North Africa region. Int J Dermatol doi:10.1111/ijd.15967.
63. Sahin O, Kassem, II, Shen Z, Lin J, Rajashekara G, Zhang Q. 2015. Campylobacter in Poultry: Ecology and Potential Interventions. Avian Dis 59:185-200.
64. Sanad YM, Jung K, Kashoma I, Zhang X, Kassem, II, Saif YM, Rajashekara G. 2014. Insights into potential pathogenesis mechanisms associated with Campylobacter jejuni-induced abortion in ewes. BMC Vet Res 10:274.
65. Sanad YM, Kassem, II, Abley M, Gebreyes W, LeJeune JT, Rajashekara G. 2011. Genotypic and phenotypic properties of cattle-associated Campylobacter and their implications to public health in the USA. PLoS One 6:e25778.
66. Sanad YM, Kassem, II, Liu Z, Lin J, Lejeune JT, Rajashekara G. 2011. Occurrence of the invasion associated marker (iam) in Campylobacter jejuni isolated from cattle. BMC Res Notes 4:570.
67. Sourenian T, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Jaafar H, Kassem, II. 2020. Dissemination of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli harboring the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1.1 on transmissible plasmids in the Mediterranean Sea. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 22:84-86.
68. Sulaiman AAA, Kassem, II. 2019. First report on the detection of the plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in multi-drug resistant E. coli isolated from domestic and sewer waters in Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. Travel Med Infect Dis 30:117-120.
69. Wang Q, Kassem, II, Sigler V, Gruden C. 2009. Short-term effect of capping on microbial communities in freshwater sediments. Water Environ Res 81:441-449.
