Publications 2024

2024 Peer-Reviewed Publications

Al Hakeem, W. G., Oladeinde, A., Li, X., Cho, S., Kassem, I. I., & Rothrock, M. J. (2025). Campylobacter diversity along the farm-to-fork continuum of pastured poultry flocks in the southeastern United States. Zoonoses Public Health, 72, 55-64. doi:10.1111/zph.13184

Daaboul, D., Kassem, I. I., El Omari, K., Eltai, N. O., Hassan, J., Al Jamal, H., . . . Osman, M. (2024). Genomic characterization of plasmid-borne colistin resistance variants, mcr-1.1 and mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from backyard farm animals. J Glob Antimicrob Resist, 38, 194-197. doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2024.06.009

Daaboul, D., Kassem, I. I., El Omari, K., Hamze, M., Daboussi, F., Oueslati, S., . . . Osman, M. (2024). Emergence of blaNDM-5-harbouring Escherichia coli ST617 in refugee and host communities and their environment.. J Travel Med, 31. doi:10.1093/jtm/taad141

Daaboul, D., Kassem, I. I., El Omari, K., Dabboussi, F., Oueslati, S., Naas, T., & Osman, M. (2024). The occurrence of the carbapenemase gene, blaNDM-5, on a transmissible IncX3 plasmid in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from a farm dog. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 36, 59-61. doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2023.12.006

Daaboul, D., Kassem, I. I., Yassine, I., Hamze, M., Dabboussi, F., Girlich, D., . . . Osman, M. (2024). Emergence of NDM-1, VIM-4 and CTX-M-15-co-harbouring Enterobacter xiangfangensis in a bloodstream infection.. J Antimicrob Chemother, 79(4), 923-925. doi:10.1093/jac/dkae008

Daaboul, D., Osman, M., Kassem, I. I., Yassine, I., Girlich, D., Proust, A., . . . Oueslati, S. (2024). Neonatal sepsis due to NDM-1 and VIM-2 co-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Morocco. J Antimicrob Chemother, 79, 1614-1618. doi:10.1093/jac/dkae153

Dorick, J., Kumar, G. D., Macarisin, D., Andrew Widmer, J., Stivers, T., & Dunn, L. L. (2024). Longitudinal survey of Aeromonas hydrophila and foodborne pathogens in a commercial aquaponics system. J Food Prot, 87, 100230. doi:10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100230

Hassan, J., Osman, M., Xu, T., Naas, T., Schiff, S. J., Mann, D., . . . Kassem, I. I. (2024). Monitoring sewage and effluent water is an effective approach for the detection of the mobile colistin resistance genes (mcr) and associated bacterial hosts in the human population and environment in the USA. Environ Pollut, 366, 125515. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125515

Juneja, V. K., Osoria, M., Altuntas, E. G., Taneja, N. K., Thakur, S., Kumar, G. D., & Setlow, P. (2024). Effects of spore purity on the wet heat resistance of Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis spores. Food Res. Intl, 177, 113904. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113904

Katz, L. S., Phan, J., & den Bakker, H. C. (2024). Fasten: a toolkit for streaming operations on fastq files.. J Open Source Softw, 9, 6030. doi:10.21105/joss.06030

Kassem, I. I., Wang, J., Gorbani Tajani, A., Esseili, M. A., Hassan, J., Yassine, I., . . . Bisha, B. (2024). Draft genome sequences of antibiotic-resistant Serratia and Enterobacter species isolated from imported fresh produce in Georgia, USA.. Microbiol Resour Announc, 13, e0113923. doi:10.1128/mra.01139-23

Li, H., Wu, Y., Feng, D., Jiang, Q., Li, S., Rong, J., Zhong, L., Methner, U., Baxter, L., Ott, S., Falush, D., Li, Z., Deng, X., Lu, X., Ren, Yi., Kan, B., Zhou, Z. (2024). Centralized industrialization of pork in Europe and America contributes to the global spread of Salmonella enterica Nat Food, 5, 413-422. doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00968-1

Morris, J. N., & Esseili, M. A. (2024). Screening commercial tea for rapid inactivation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in saliva. Food Environ Virol, 16, 159-170. doi:10.1007/s12560-023-09581-0

Nasser, N. A., Osman, M., Hassan, J., Xu, T., Mann, D., Deng, X., & Kassem, I. I. (2024). A novel multidrug-resistant Enterobacter hormaechei ST2755 isolated from a wild-caught oyster in Georgia, USA. New Microbes New Infect, 62, 101546. doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101546

Osman, M., Daaboul, D., Tajani, A. G., El Omari, K., Bisha, B., Hassan, J., . . . Kassem, I. I. (2024). Multidrug-resistant pathogens contaminate river water used in irrigation in disenfranchised communities. J Glob Antimicrob Resist, 36, 175-180. doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2023.12.016

Osman, M., Yassine, I., Hamze, M., Al Mir, H., Ghorbani Tajani, A., Bisha, B., . . . Kassem, I. I. (2024). Emergence of extended-spectrum cephalosporin- and colistin-resistant Enterobacterales in otherwise healthy university students. Microb Drug Resist, 30, 101-107. doi:10.1089/mdr.2023.0213

Pal, A., Mann, A., & den Bakker, H. C. (2024). Analysis of microbial composition of edible insect products available for human consumption within the United States using traditional microbiological methods and whole genome sequencing. J Food Prot, 87, 100277. doi:10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100277

Rafei, R., Osman, M., Kassem, I. I., Dabboussi, F., Weill, F. -X., & Hamze, M. (2024). Spotlight on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Vibrio species in the MENA region, 2000-2023. Future Microbiol, 19, 1333-1353. doi:10.1080/17460913.2024.2392460

Rama, E. N., Bailey, M., Kumar, S., Leone, C., den Bakker, H., Thippareddi, H., & Singh, M. (2024). Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter in conventional and no antibiotics ever broiler farms. J Food Prot, 87, 100238. doi:10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100238

Ruiz-Llacsahuanga, B., Sanchez-Tamayo, M., Kumar, G. D., & Critzer, F. (2024). Comparison of three air sampling methods for the quantification of Salmonella, Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC), coliforms, and generic E. coli from bioaerosols of cattle and poultry farms. J Food Prot, 87, 100282. doi:10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100282

Sturbaum, G. and Ortega, Y.R. 2024. Cyclospora. In Waterborne Pathogens Manual ofWater Supply Practices, 3rd Edition. (Ed. B. Behner) American Water Works Association, Denver, CO., In press.

Xu, T., den Bakker, H. C., Deng, X., & Katz, L. S. (2024). Mashpit: sketching out genomic epidemiology. J Open Source Soft, 9, 7306. doi:10.21105/joss.07306

Yang, B., Hung, Y. -C., Kumar, G. D., Casulli, K., & Mis Solval, K. (2024). From sunburn detection to optimal cooling: A review of recent applications of thermal imaging to improve preharvest and postharvest handling of fruit and vegetables. Scientia Horticulturae, 337, 113527. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2024.113527