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1.            Abou Fayad A, El Azzi M, Sleiman A, Kassem, II, Bawazeer RA, Okdah L, Doumith M, Alghoribi MF, Matar GM. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>dlab198.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.            Al Kassaa I, El Omari S, Abbas N, Papon N, Drider D, Kassem, II, Osman M. <\/strong>2021. High association of COVID-19 severity with poor gut health score in Lebanese patients. PLoS One 16:<\/strong>e0258913.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.            Al Mana H, Johar AA, Kassem, II, Eltai NO. <\/strong>2022. Transmissibility and Persistence of the Plasmid-Borne Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1, Harbored in Poultry-Associated E. coli. Antibiotics (Basel) 11<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.            Alhaj Sulaiman AA, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>101482.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.            Chandrashekhar K, Gangaiah D, Pina-Mimbela R, Kassem, II, Jeon BH, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2015. Transducer like proteins of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176: role in chemotaxis and colonization of the chicken gastrointestinal tract. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 5:<\/strong>46.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.            Chandrashekhar K, Kassem, II, Nislow C, Gangaiah D, Candelero-Rueda RA, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2015. Transcriptome analysis of Campylobacter jejuni polyphosphate kinase (ppk1 and ppk2) mutants. Virulence 6:<\/strong>814-818.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.            Chandrashekhar K, Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2017. Campylobacter jejuni transducer like proteins: Chemotaxis and beyond. Gut Microbes 8:<\/strong>323-334.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.            Dabbousi AA, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Osman M, Kassem, II. <\/strong>2022. The Emergence and Dissemination of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lebanon: Current Status and Challenges during the Economic Crisis. Antibiotics (Basel) 11<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.            Dagher LA, Hassan J, Kharroubi S, Jaafar H, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.          Drozd M, Kassem, II, Gebreyes W, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2010. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for detection and quantification of Lawsonia intracellularis. J Vet Diagn Invest 22:<\/strong>265-269.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.          Esseili MA, Kassem, II, Lis J, Sigler V. <\/strong>2014. Application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) for assessing fecal pollution sources at a recreational beach. J Water Health 12:<\/strong>846-857.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.          Esseili MA, Kassem, II, Sigler V. <\/strong>2008. Optimization of DGGE community fingerprinting for characterizing Escherichia coli communities associated with fecal pollution. Water Res 42:<\/strong>4467-4476.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.          Esseili MA, Kassem, II, Sigler V, Czajkowski K, Ames A. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>273-280.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.          Gangaiah D, Kassem, II, Liu Z, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2009. Importance of polyphosphate kinase 1 for Campylobacter jejuni viable-but-nonculturable cell formation, natural transformation, and antimicrobial resistance. Appl Environ Microbiol 75:<\/strong>7838-7849.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.          Gangaiah D, Liu Z, Arcos J, Kassem, II, Sanad Y, Torrelles JB, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2010. Polyphosphate kinase 2: a novel determinant of stress responses and pathogenesis in Campylobacter jejuni. PLoS One 5:<\/strong>e12142.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.          Halimeh FB, Rafei R, Diene SM, Osman M, Kassem, II, Jamal Akoum R, Moudani W, Hamze M, Rolain JM. <\/strong>2022. Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 67:<\/strong>319-328.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.          Halimeh FB, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem, II, Diene SM, Dabboussi F, Rolain JM, Hamze M. <\/strong>2021. Historical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella. Braz J Microbiol 52:<\/strong>2043-2055.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.          Hassan J, Eddine RZ, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Saoud IP, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.          Hassan J, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.          Hassan J, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.          Hassan J, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>540-541.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22.          Helmy YA, Deblais L, Kassem, II, Kathayat D, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2018. Novel small molecule modulators of quorum sensing in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Virulence 9:<\/strong>1640-1657.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23.          Helmy YA, Kassem, II, Kumar A, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>1588.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24.          Helmy YA, Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2021. Immuno-modulatory effect of probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 in polarized human colonic cells against Campylobacter jejuni infection. Gut Microbes 13:<\/strong>1-16.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25.          Hmede Z, Kassem, II. <\/strong>2018. The Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 Is Prevalent in Commensal Escherichia coli Isolated from Preharvest Poultry in Lebanon. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 62<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26.          Hmede Z, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>e00651.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27.          Hmede Z, Sulaiman AAA, Jaafar H, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>102-104.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28.          Jeffer SB, Kassem, II, Kharroubi SA, Abebe GK. <\/strong>2021. Analysis of Food Safety Management Systems in the Beef Meat Processing and Distribution Chain in Uganda. Foods 10<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29.          Kashoma IP, Kassem, II, John J, Kessy BM, Gebreyes W, Kazwala RR, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2016. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter Isolated from Dressed Beef Carcasses and Raw Milk in Tanzania. Microb Drug Resist 22:<\/strong>40-52.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30.          Kashoma IP, Kassem, II, Kumar A, Kessy BM, Gebreyes W, Kazwala RR, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2015. Antimicrobial Resistance and Genotypic Diversity of Campylobacter Isolated from Pigs, Dairy, and Beef Cattle in Tanzania. Front Microbiol 6:<\/strong>1240.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

31.          Kassem, II. <\/strong>2009. Concerning public transport as a reservoir of methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Lett Appl Microbiol 48:<\/strong>268.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

32.          Kassem, II. <\/strong>2011. Chinks in the armor: the role of the nonclinical environment in the transmission of Staphylococcus bacteria. Am J Infect Control 39:<\/strong>539-541.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

33.          Kassem, II. <\/strong>2020. Refugees besieged: The lurking threat of COVID-19 in Syrian war refugee camps. Travel Med Infect Dis 38:<\/strong>101736.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

34.          Kassem, II, Assi A, Osman M, Mann D, Li S, Deng X. <\/strong>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.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

35.          Kassem, II, Candelero-Rueda RA, Esseili KA, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2017. Formate simultaneously reduces oxidase activity and enhances respiration in Campylobacter jejuni. Sci Rep 7:<\/strong>40117.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

36.          Kassem, II, Chandrashekhar K, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>183.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

37.          Kassem, II, Esseili MA, Sigler V. <\/strong>2008. Occurrence of mecA in nonstaphylococcal pathogens in surface waters. J Clin Microbiol 46:<\/strong>3868-3869.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

38.          Kassem, II, Esseili MA, Sigler V. <\/strong>2011. Detection and differentiation of staphylococcal contamination of clinical surfaces using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. J Hosp Infect 78:<\/strong>187-193.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

39.          Kassem, II, Helmy YA, Kathayat D, Candelero-Rueda RA, Kumar A, Deblais L, Huang HC, Sahin O, Zhang Q, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2017. Nonculturability Might Underestimate the Occurrence of Campylobacter in Broiler Litter. Foodborne Pathog Dis 14:<\/strong>472-477.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

40.          Kassem, II, Hijazi MA, Saab R. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>162-164.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

41.          Kassem, II, Joshi P, Sigler V, Heckathorn S, Wang Q. <\/strong>2008. Effect of elevated CO2 and drought on soil microbial communities associated with Andropogon gerardii. J Integr Plant Biol 50:<\/strong>1406-1415.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

42.          Kassem, II, Kehinde O, Kumar A, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2017. Antimicrobial-Resistant Campylobacter in Organically and Conventionally Raised Layer Chickens. Foodborne Pathog Dis 14:<\/strong>29-34.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

43.          Kassem, II, Khatri M, Esseili MA, Sanad YM, Saif YM, Olson JW, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2012. Respiratory proteins contribute differentially to Campylobacter jejuni’s survival and in vitro interaction with hosts’ intestinal cells. BMC Microbiol 12:<\/strong>258.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

44.          Kassem, II, Khatri M, Sanad YM, Wolboldt M, Saif YM, Olson JW, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2014. The impairment of methylmenaquinol:fumarate reductase affects hydrogen peroxide susceptibility and accumulation in Campylobacter jejuni. Microbiologyopen 3:<\/strong>168-181.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

45.          Kassem, II, Mann D, Li S, Deng X. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>114-116.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

46.          Kassem, II, Nasser NA, Salibi J. <\/strong>2020. Prevalence and Loads of Fecal Pollution Indicators and the Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes of Escherichia coli in Raw Minced Beef in Lebanon. Foods 9<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

47.          Kassem, II, Osman M. <\/strong>2022. A brewing storm: the impact of economic collapse on the access to antimicrobials in Lebanon. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 29:<\/strong>313-315.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

48.          Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>1117-1120.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

49.          Kassem, II, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>917-919.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

50.          Kassem, II, Sanad Y, Gangaiah D, Lilburn M, Lejeune J, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2010. Use of bioluminescence imaging to monitor Campylobacter survival in chicken litter. J Appl Microbiol 109:<\/strong>1988-1997.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

51.          Kassem, II, Sanad YM, Stonerock R, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>1032-1037.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

52.          Kassem, II, Sigler V, Esseili MA. <\/strong>2007. Public computer surfaces are reservoirs for methicillin-resistant staphylococci. ISME J 1:<\/strong>265-268.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

53.          Kassem, II, Splitter GA, Miller S, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2016. Let There Be Light! Bioluminescent Imaging to Study Bacterial Pathogenesis in Live Animals and Plants. Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol 154:<\/strong>119-145.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

54.          Kassem, II, Zhang Q, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2011. The twin-arginine translocation system: contributions to the pathobiology of Campylobacter jejuni. Future Microbiol 6:<\/strong>1315-1327.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

55.          Kharroubi S, Nasser NA, El-Harakeh MD, Sulaiman AA, Kassem, II. <\/strong>2020. First Nation-Wide Analysis of Food Safety and Acceptability Data in Lebanon. Foods 9<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

56.          Khattar MM, Kassem, II, El-Hajj ZW. <\/strong>2007. Of the morphogenes that make a ring, a rod and a sphere in Escherichia coli. Sci Prog 90:<\/strong>59-72.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

57.          Khoder M, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem, II, Shahin A, Hamze M, Rolain JM. <\/strong>2022. Emergence of a Neisseria flavescens clinical strain with a high level of third-generation cephalosporins resistance in Lebanon. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 103:<\/strong>115660.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

58.          Nasser NA, Alhaj Sulaiman A, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

59.          Nasser NA, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Kassem, II. <\/strong>2021. Draft Genome Sequences of Colistin-Resistant and mcr-1.1-Carrying Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Irrigation Water. Microbiol Resour Announc 10<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

60.          Nisar M, Kassem, II, Rajashekara G, Goyal SM, Lauer D, Voss S, Nagaraja KV. <\/strong>2017. Genotypic relatedness and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella Heidelberg isolated from chickens and turkeys in the midwestern United States. J Vet Diagn Invest 29:<\/strong>370-375.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

61.          Osman M, Kasir D, Kassem, II, Hamze M. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>72-74.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

62.          Osman M, Kasir D, Rafei R, Kassem, II, Ismail MB, El Omari K, Dabboussi F, Cazer C, Papon N, Bouchara JP, Hamze M. <\/strong>2021. Trends in the epidemiology of dermatophytosis in the Middle East and North Africa region. Int J Dermatol doi:10.1111\/ijd.15967.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

63.          Sahin O, Kassem, II, Shen Z, Lin J, Rajashekara G, Zhang Q. <\/strong>2015. Campylobacter in Poultry: Ecology and Potential Interventions. Avian Dis 59:<\/strong>185-200.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

64.          Sanad YM, Jung K, Kashoma I, Zhang X, Kassem, II, Saif YM, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2014. Insights into potential pathogenesis mechanisms associated with Campylobacter jejuni-induced abortion in ewes. BMC Vet Res 10:<\/strong>274.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

65.          Sanad YM, Kassem, II, Abley M, Gebreyes W, LeJeune JT, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2011. Genotypic and phenotypic properties of cattle-associated Campylobacter and their implications to public health in the USA. PLoS One 6:<\/strong>e25778.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

66.          Sanad YM, Kassem, II, Liu Z, Lin J, Lejeune JT, Rajashekara G. <\/strong>2011. Occurrence of the invasion associated marker (iam) in Campylobacter jejuni isolated from cattle. BMC Res Notes 4:<\/strong>570.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

67.          Sourenian T, Mann D, Li S, Deng X, Jaafar H, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>84-86.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

68.          Sulaiman AAA, Kassem, II. <\/strong>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:<\/strong>117-120.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

69.          Wang Q, Kassem, II, Sigler V, Gruden C. <\/strong>2009. Short-term effect of capping on microbial communities in freshwater sediments. Water Environ Res 81:<\/strong>441-449.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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