University of Georgia
UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Center for Food Safety
Menu
Close
Search

Publications 2023

2023 Peer-review Publications

1.      Bardsley CA, Chasteen K, Shapiro-Ilan D, Bock CH, Niemira BA, Kumar GD. 2023. Transfer of generic Escherichia coli and attenuated Salmonella enterica Typhimurium from the soil to the surface of in-shell pecans during harvest. Heliyon. 9(9):e19676. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19676.

2.      Ballout R, Toufeili I, Kharroubi SA, Kassem II. Raw Meat Consumption and Food Safety Challenges: A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Consumers in Lebanon. Foods. 2023 Dec 29;13(1):118. doi: 10.3390/foods13010118. PMID: 38201146; PMCID: PMC10779077.

3.      Daaboul D, Kassem II, El Omari K, Hamze M, Daboussi F, Oueslati S, Naas T, Osman M. 2023. Emergence of blaNDM-5-harboring Escherichia coli ST617 in refugee and host communities and their environment.  J Travel Med.  11:taad141. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad141.

4.      Daaboul D, Kassem II, El Omari K, Dabboussi F, Oueslati S, Naas T, Osman M. The occurrence of the carbapenemase gene, blaNDM-5, on a transmissible IncX3 plasmid in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from a farm dog. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 36:59-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.12.006.

5.      Daaboul D, Oueslati S, Rima M, Kassem II, Mallat H, Birer A, Girlich D, Hamze M, Dabboussi F, Osman M, Naas T. 2023. The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospitals: a major challenge for a debilitated healthcare system in Lebanon. Front Public Health. 11:1290912. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1290912.

6.      Dorick JM, Macarisin D, Dunn L, Dev Kumar G. 2023. Effect of aquaponic water and substratum material on biofilm formation by Aeromonas hydrophila. Int J Food Microbiol. 404:110316. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110316.

7.      El Safadi D, Osman M, Hanna A, Hajar I, Kassem II, Khalife S, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. 2023. Parasitic contamination of fresh leafy green vegetables sold in Northern Lebanon. Pathogens. 12(8):1014. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12081014.

8.      Esseili MA. 2023. Great escape: how infectious SARS-CoV-2 avoids inactivation by gastric acidity and intestinal bile.  Gut. 2023 Apr;72(4):808-810. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326624.

9.      Esseili MA. 2023.In vitro digestion of SARS-CoV-2 contaminated berries reveals high inactivation of infectious virus during gastrointestinal passage. Appl Environ Microbiol. e0133923. doi: 10.1128/aem.01339-23.

10.  Gędas A, Draszanowska A, den Bakker H, Diez-Gonzalez F, Simões M, Olszewska MA.2023. Prevention of surface colonization and anti-biofilm effect of selected phytochemicals against Listeria innocua strain. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 228:113391. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113391.

11.  Helmy YA, Taha-Abdelaziz K, Hawwas HAE, Ghosh S, AlKafaas SS, Moawad MMM, Saied EM, Kassem II, Mawad AMM. 2023. Antimicrobial resistance and recent alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial pathogens with an emphasis on foodborne pathogens. Antibiotics (Basel). 2023 Jan 30;12(2):274. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020274.

12.  Hassoun N, Kassem II, Hamze M, El Tom J, Papon N, Osman M. 2023. Antifungal use and resistance in a lower-middle-income country: the case of Lebanon. Antibiotics (Basel). 2(9):1413. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12091413.

13.  Hussein ND, Hassan JW, Osman M, El-Omari K, Kharroubi SA, Toufeili I, Kassem II. 2023. Assessment of the microbiological acceptability of white cheese (Akkawi) in Lebanon and the antimicrobial resistance profiles of associated Escherichia coli. Antibiotics (Basel). 12(3):610. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12030610.

14.  Juneja VK, Osoria M, Altuntas EG, Taneja NK, Thakur S, Kumar GD, Setlow P. Effects of spore purity on the wet heat resistance of Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis spores. Food Res Int. 2024 Feb;177:113904. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113904.

15.  Kasir D, Osman N, Awik A, El Ratel I, Rafei R, Al Kassaa I, El Safadi D, Salma R, El Omari K, Cummings KJ, Kassem II, Osman M. 2023. Zoonotic tuberculosis: a neglected disease in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Diseases. 11(1):39. doi: 10.3390/diseases11010039.

16.  Kassem II, Osman M, Hassan J, Sulaiman AA, Mann D, Esseili MA, Naas T, Deng X. 2023. First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 34:176-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.07.005.

17.  Khoder M, Osman M, Kassem II, Rafei R, Shahin A, Diene SM, Rolain JM, Hamze M. 2023. Genomic analysis of Neisseria meningitidis ST23 serogroup Y isolated from the semen. New Microbes New Infect. 2023 Apr 25;53:101129. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101129.

18.  Kumar GD, Krishnaprabha, Oguadinma IC, Mishra A, Suh JH, Singh M. 2023. Influence of antibiotic-resistance and exudate on peroxyacetic acid tolerance in O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin producing E. coli. Int J Food Microbiol. 391-393:110144. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.

19.  Lee T, Yeom W, Kim H, Beuchat LR, Ryu JH. 2023. Influence of diluent on antimicrobial activity of cinnamon bark essential oil vapor against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica on a laboratory medium and beef jerky. Food Microbiol. 115:104335. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104335.

20.  Liao J, Guo X, Li S, Anupoju SMB, Cheng RA, Weller DL, Sullivan G, Zhang H, Deng X, Wiedmann M. 2023. Comparative genomics unveils extensive genomic variation between populations of Listeria species in natural and food-associated environments.  ISME Commun. 3(1):85. doi: 10.1038/s43705-023-00293-x.

21.  Morris JN, Esseili MA. 2023. Efficacy of peracetic acid and sodium hypochlorite against SARS-CoV-2 on contaminated surfaces. Appl Environ Microbiol. 89(7):e0062223. doi: 10.1128/aem.00622-23.

22.  Morris JN, Esseili MA. 2023. The Effect of water hardness and ph on the efficacy of peracetic acid and sodium hypochlorite against SARS-CoV-2 on Food-Contact Surfaces. Foods. 12(16):2981. doi: 10.3390/foods12162981.

23.  Novoa Rama E, Bailey M, Kumar S, Leone C, den Bakker HC, Thippareddi H, Singh M. 2023.  Characterizing the gut microbiome of broilers raised under conventional and no antibiotics ever practices. Poult Sci. 102(8):102832. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102832.

24.  Oguadinma I, Mishra A, Dev Kumar G. 2023. Antibiotic resistance associated lactic acid cross tolerance in Shiga-toxin producing E. coli. Front Microbiol. 14:1059144. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1059144.

25.  Olszewska MA, Dev Kumar G, Hur M, Diez-Gonzalez F. 2023. Inactivation of dried cells and biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes by exposure to blue light at different wavelengths and the influence of surface materials. Appl Environ Microbiol. 89(10):e0114723. doi: 10.1128/aem.01147-23.

26.  Osman M, Al Kassaa I, El Omari K, Kassem II. Editorial: Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial alternatives. Front Med (Lausanne). 10:1171283. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1171283.

27.  Osman M, Daaboul D, Tajani AG, Omari KE, Bisha B, Hassan J, Cazer CL, Fiorella KJ, Karah N, Abbara A, Hamze M, Cummings KJ, Naas T, Kassem II. 2023. Multidrug-resistant pathogens contaminate river water used in irrigation in disenfranchised communities: multidrug-resistant pathogens in irrigation waters. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. S2213-7165(23)00230-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.12.016.

28.  Osman M, Kassem II, Dabboussi F, Cummings KJ, Hamze M. 2023. The indelible toll of enteric pathogens: Prevalence, clinical characterization, and seasonal trends in patients with acute community-acquired diarrhea in disenfranchised communities. PLoS One.18(3):e0282844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282844.

29.  Osman M, Yassine I, Hamze M, Al Mir H, Ghorbani Tajani A, Bisha B, Cummings KJ, Madec JY, Haenni M, Kassem II. Emergence of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin- and Colistin-Resistant Enterobacterales in Otherwise Healthy University Students. Microb Drug Resist. 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2023.0213. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38011748.

30.  Razakandrainibe R, Ortega Y, La Carbona S. 2023. Editorial: Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cyclospora, and Toxoplasma - Insights into their transmission. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 13:1175108. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1175108.

31.  Townsend A, den Bakker HC, Mann A, Murphy CM, Strawn LK, Dunn LL. 2023. 16S microbiome analysis of microbial communities in distribution centers handling fresh produce. Front Microbiol. 14:1041936. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1041936.

32.  Wang W, Cui J, Liu F, Hu Y, Li F, Zhou Z, Deng X, Dong Y, Li S, Xiao J. 2023. Genomic characterization of Salmonella isolated from retail chicken and humans with diarrhea in Qingdao, China. Front Microbiol. 14:1295769. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1295769.

33.  Wu X, Luo H, Ge C, Xu F, Deng X, Wiedmann M, Baker RC, Stevenson AE, Zhang G, Tang S. 2023. Evaluation of multiplex nanopore sequencing for Salmonella serotype prediction and antimicrobial resistance gene and virulence gene detection. Front Microbiol. 13:1073057. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1073057.

34.  Xian Z, Yoo J, Patel C, Yang H, Deng X, Hammack T, Chen Y. 2023. Comparison between qPCR, VIDAS immunoassays, and agar streaking for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes from food and environmental surfaces containing and not containing Listeria innocua. J Food Prot. 86(5):100013. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2022.11.005.

35.  Xu X, Rothrock MJ Jr, Dev Kumar G, Mishra A. 2023. Assessing the risk of seasonal effects of Campylobacter contaminated broiler meat prepared in-home in the United States. Foods. 12(13):2559. doi: 10.3390/foods12132559.

36.  Xu X, Rothrock MJ Jr, Mishra A, Kumar GD, Mishra A. 2023. Relationship of the poultry microbiome to pathogen colonization, farm management, poultry production, and foodborne illness risk assessment. J Food Prot. 86(11):100169. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100169.

37.  Zhong L, Zhang M, Sun L, Yang Y, Wang B, Yang H, Shen Q, Xia Y, Cui J, Hang H, Ren Y, Pang B, Deng X, Zhan Y, Li H, Zhou Z. 2023. Distributed genotyping and clustering of Neisseria strains reveal continual emergence of epidemic meningococcus over a century. Nat Commun. 14(1):7706. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43528-0.