Publications 2026
2026 Peer-reviewed Publications
Fayad S, Daaboul D, Girlich D, Hamze M, Mallat H, Dortet L, Dabboussi F, Kassem II, Iorga BI, Oueslati S, Osman M, & Naas T. (2026) Enterobacter roggenkampii ST422 with highly conjugative IncP plasmid carrying blaKPC-2 gene from Lebanon: a case report. ASM Case Rep. 2(3):e00239-25. doi: 10.1128/asmcr.00239-25. PMID: 42094990; PMCID: PMC13142008.
Hur, M., & 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. https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1mrJA2eGSbv938.
Kapoor HK, Tewari A, Dev Kumar G, Dutta B, Pires AFA, Baur P, Dunn LL, Critzer F, & Mishra A. (2026)Survival of E. coli TVS353 in soil mesocosms at various moisture levels and light exposure in controlled environments. J Food Prot. 89(6):100799. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2026.100799. Epub 2026 Apr 30. PMID: 42069220.
Kassem, I.I., El Khechen, S., Hassan,J.W., Daaboul, D., Osman, M., Ghorbani Tajani, A., Bisha, B., & 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.
Raad R, Mann A, Pal A, Parra A, Strawn L, Hamilton A, Critzer F, & den Bakker HC. (2026). Metagenomic profiling of bacterial (16S) and fungal (ITS) communities on d'Anjou pears during long-term controlled-atmosphere storage. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 May 18:e0411725. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04117-25. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42148573.
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., & 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.
Ruiz-Llacsahuanga B, Raad R, Greenbaum H, Daniel J, Appolon C, Burnett AR, Murphy CM, Bakker HD, Hamilton AM, Strawn LK, Critzer F. Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on d'Anjou pears coinoculated with Bacillus thuringiensis, Aureobasidium pullulans, and Penicillium expansum during nine months of cold storage. J Food Prot. 89(6):100800. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2026.100800.
Xian, Z., Li, S., Mann, D. A., & Deng, X. (2026). Geographical origin authentication of whole garlic using 16S ribosomal RNA profiling of garlic microbiota and machine learning. Food Microbiol. 137, 105039. https://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., & 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., & 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.