Publications

2026 Peer-reviewed Publications

• Hur, M., and Diez-Gonzalez, F. (2026). Survival of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of whole avocados and subsequent transfer to pulp after cutting. Food Microbiol. 138:105094. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2026.105094
• Kassem, I.I., El Khechen, S., Hassan, J.W., Daaboul, D., Osman, M., Ghorbani Tajani, A., Bisha, B., and Ferreira, J.P. (2026). Letter: Emergence of a colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST694 on fresh parsley. Foodborne Path. Dis. 23:15353141261435424. doi: 10.1177/15353141261435424
• Rafei, R., Kassem, I. I., Abbass, H., Ghorbani Tajani, A., Baroudi, A., Hassan, J., Dabboussi, F., Doğan, M., Hamze, M., Ericson, J.E., Schiff, S.J., Bisha, B., Özdemir, M., and Osman, M.H. (2026). Genomic evidence of convergence of multidrug resistance and enhanced virulence in carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from Turkey. Microbiol. Spectrum, 31:e0339325. doi: 10.1128/spectrum 03393-25
• Xian, Z., Li, S., Mann, D. A., and Deng, X. (2026). Geographical origin authentication of whole garlic using 16S ribosomal RNA profiling of garlic microbiota and machine learning. Food Microbiol. 137, 105039. doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2026.105039
• Yassine, I., Fayad, S., Tajani, A.G., Hassan, J.W., Eltai, N.O., Ericson, J.E., Schiff, S.J., Naas, T., Bisha, B., Osman, M., and Kassem, I.I. (2026). Clonal dissemination of mcr-1.1-positive Escherichia coli ST10 among healthy children in geographically distant cities. Am. J. Infect. Control. 11:S0196-6553(26)00353-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2026.03.002
• Yoon, S., Kim, N., Beuchat, L.R., Kim, H., and Ryu, J.H. (2026). Effect of surfactants on the antimicrobial activity of hydrogen peroxide and chlorine dioxide foams against Listeria monocytogenes on stainless steel. Food Microbiol. 134:104929. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2025.104929