Mohamed Salah Abbassi

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1. 
   Ecology and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter in wildlife: insights into specialist and generalist lineages and zoonotic potential

   Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, February 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

2. 
   Biotechnological Characterization and Safety Assessment of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei and Levilactobacillus brevis Strains Carrying entAS-48 and entQ Genes

   Article • Fermentation, December 2025, MDPI AG

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

3. 
   Deciphering the Genomic Traits of Multi-Enterocin-Producing E. faecium 1702 from Bottarga: A WGS-Based Characterization

   Article • Microorganisms, December 2025, MDPI AG

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

4. 
   Molecular mechanisms of heavy metal resistance and cross-/co-resistance to antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

   Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, July 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

5. 
   Genetic characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae collected from healthy turkeys

   Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, April 2025, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

6. 
   Occurrence of multidrug resistant/extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates belonging to high-risk clones from healthy 1-day-old broiler and layer chicks without in ovo or day-of-hatch antibiotic administration

   Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, April 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

7. 
   Genetic characterization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from neutropenic patients in Tunisia: spread of the pandemic CC17 clone associated with high genetic diversity in Tn1546-like structures

   Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, August 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

8. 
   Genetic background of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes in various genetic lineages of clinical aminoglycosides-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates in Tunisia

   Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

9. 
   Outbreak caused by pandrug-resistant blaOXA-69/blaOXA-23/blaGES harboring Acinetobacter baumannii ST2 in an intensive care unit

   Article • Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, March 2024, Akademiai Kiado

   Mohamed Salah Abbassi

10. 
    Co-occurrence of blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-23 in carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii belonging to high-risk lineages isolated from burn patients in Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, February 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

11. 
    High-risk clonal lineages among extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from urban and rural stagnant water samples in Tunisia

    Article • Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, December 2023, Akademiai Kiado

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

12. 
    Detection of carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa co-harboring blaVIM-2 and blaGES-5 in burn patients

    Article • Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, September 2023, Akademiai Kiado

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

13. 
    Selection and Characterization of Bacteriocinogenic Lactic Acid Bacteria from the Intestine of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) and Whiting Fish (Merlangius merlangus): Promising Strains for Aquaculture Probiotic and Food Bio-Preservation

    Article • Life, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

14. 
    Occurrence of High-Risk Clonal Lineages ST58, ST69, ST224, and ST410 among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Healthy Free-Range Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in a Rural Region in Tunisia

    Article • Genes, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

15. 
    High Biofilm-Forming Ability and Clonal Dissemination among Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates Recovered from Cows with Mastitis, Diarrheic Calves, and Chickens with Colibacillosis in Tunisia

    Article • Life, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

16. 
    Occurrence of virulence genes and methicillin-resistance inStaphylococcus aureusisolates causing subclinical bovine mastitis in Tiaret area, Algeria

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

17. 
    Widespread of the Vienna/Hungarian/Brazilian CC8-ST239-SCCmec III MRSA clone in patients hospitalized in the Tunisian Burn and Traumatology Center

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

18. 
    Molecular mechanisms and clonal lineages of colistin-resistant bacteria across the African continent: a scoping review

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

19. 
    Characterization of Escherichia coli Cefotaxime-Resistance in Al-Ahsa, KSA: Predominance of CTX-15 and First Report of blaCMY-42 Gene

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

20. 
    Genetic heterogeneity and predominance of bla CTX‐M ‐15 in cefotaxime‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae isol...

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, September 2022, Wiley

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

21. 
    Hiding in plain sight—wildlife as a neglected reservoir and pathway for the spread of antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, April 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

22. 
    Species distribution and genes encoding antimicrobial resistance in enterococcus spp. isolates from rabbits residing in diverse ecosystems: A new reservoir of linezolid and vancomycin resistance

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, April 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

23. 
    High-Resolution Genotyping Unveils Identical Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strains in Different Sources and Countries: A One Health Approach

    Article • Microorganisms, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

24. 
    Genetic characterization of ESBL/pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli isolated from forest, urban park and cereal culture soils

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

25. 
    Genetic Background of Antimicrobial Resistance in Multiantimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Feces of Healthy Broiler Chickens in Tunisia

    Article • BioMed Research International, October 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

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    High occurrence of carbapenem‐resistant Escherichia coli isolates from healthy rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ): first report of bla IMI and bla ...

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, September 2021, Wiley

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

27. 
    Characterization of bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus isolates from wild and laboratory rabbits for the selection of autochthonous probiotic strains in Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, March 2021, Wiley

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

28. 
    Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus species isolated from cats and dogs

    Article • Open Veterinary Journal, February 2021, ScopeMed International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

29. 
    High Frequency and Diversity of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in the Microbiota of Broiler Chickens in Tunisia

    Article • Animals, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

30. 
    Nasal colonization and antibiotic resistance patterns of <i>Staphylococcus</i> species isolated from healthy horses in Tripoli, Libya

    Article • Journal of Equine Science, January 2021, Japan Society of Equine Science

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

31. 
    Genetic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from a biological industrial wastewater treatment plant in Tunisia with detection of the colistin-resistance mcr-1 gene

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

32. 
    Antimicrobial resistance among commensal enteric bacteria isolated from healthy cattle in Libya

    Article • PAMJ - One Health, January 2020, Pan African Medical Journal

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

33. 
    mcr-1 encoding colistin resistance in CTX-M-1/CTX-M-15- producing Escherichia coli isolates of bovine and caprine origins in Tunisia. First report of CTX-M-15-ST394/D E. coli from goats

    Article • Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, December 2019, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

34. 
    Dispersal of linezolid-resistant enterococci carrying poxtA or optrA in retail meat and food-producing animals from Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

35. 
    Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from animal origin and wastewater in Tunisia: first detection of O25b-B23-CTX-M-27-ST131 Escherichia coli and CTX-M-15/OXA-204-producing Citrobacter freundii from wastewater

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, June 2019, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

36. 
    Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from various environmental niches: New STs and occurrence of antibiotic susceptible “high-risk clones”

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Health Research, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

37. 
    High occurrence of enterotoxigenic isolates and low antibiotic resistance rates of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw milk from cows and ewes

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, May 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

38. 
    Genetic characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in pets and veterinary personnel in Iran: new insights into emerging methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP)

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, March 2019, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

39. 
    Genetic characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk and nasal samples of healthy cows in Tunisia: First report of ST97-t267-agrI-SCCmecV MRSA of bovine origin in Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, September 2018, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

40. 
    Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Bovine Mastitis in Eight Countries: Genotypes, Detection of Genes Encoding Different Toxins and Other Virulence Genes

    Article • Toxins, June 2018, MDPI AG

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

41. 
    Antibiotic resistance phenotypes and virulence-associated genes in Escherichia coli isolated from animals and animal food products in Tunisia

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

42. 
    Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance in CMY-2-producing Escherichia coli of lineage ST2197 in a Tunisian poultry farm

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

43. 
    Multidrug Resistance and the Predominance of <b><i>bla</i></b><sub>CTX-M</sub> in<sub></sub> Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae of Animal and Water Origin

    Article • Microbial Physiology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

44. 
    Antimicrobial drug resistance and genetic properties of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis circulating in chicken farms in Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, November 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Lilia Messadi, Mohamed Salah Abbassi

45. 
    Detection of optrA in the African continent (Tunisia) within a mosaic Enterococcus faecalis plasmid from urban wastewaters

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

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    Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus- t6065 - CC5-SCC mec V- agr II in a Libyan hospital

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, September 2017, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

47. 
    Diverse Escherichia coli pathovars of phylogroups B2 and D isolated from animals in Tunisia

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, July 2017, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

48. 
    Staphylococcus aureus isolated from wastewater treatment plants in Tunisia: occurrence of human and animal associated lineages

    Article • Journal of Water and Health, April 2017, IWA Publishing

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

49. 
    Genetic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nasal samples of healthy ewes in Tunisia. High prevalence of CC130 and CC522 lineages

    Article • Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, April 2017, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

50. 
    Genetic characterization and antimicrobial resistance ofStaphylococcus aureusisolated from bovine milk in Tunisia

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, November 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

51. 
    High prevalence of extended-spectrum and plasmidic AmpC beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from poultry in Tunisia

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

52. 
    Low antibiotic resistance rates and high genetic heterogeneity ofEscherichia coliisolates from urinary tract infections of diabetic patients in Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, March 2016, Maney Publishing

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

53. 
    Detection and Molecular Characterization ofSalmonella entericaSerovar Eppendorf Circulating in Chicken Farms in Tunisia

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, November 2015, Wiley

    Professor Lilia Messadi, Mohamed Salah Abbassi

54. 
    Safety and technological properties of bacteriocinogenic enterococci isolates from Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, September 2015, Wiley

    Professor Lilia Messadi, Mohamed Salah Abbassi

55. 
    Occurrence of blaCTX-M-1,qnrB1 and virulence genes in avian ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from Tunisia

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, May 2015, Frontiers

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

56. 
    Enterococcus isolated from different sources in Tunisia

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, March 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

57. 
    Characterization of Pc Promoter Variants of Class 1 Integrons inEscherichia coliIsolates from Poultry Meat

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, December 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

58. 
    Occurrence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Determinants andrmtBGene inSalmonella entericaSerovar Enteritidis and Typhimurium Isolated from Food-Animal Products in Tunisia

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, September 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

59. 
    Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization ofSalmonella entericaRecovered from Poultry Meat in Tunisia and Identification of New Genetic Traits

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, January 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

60. 
    Escherichia coli of poultry food origin as reservoir of sulphonamide resistance genes and integrons

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

61. 
    Genetic Background of Quinolone Resistance in CTX-M-15-ProducingKlebsiella PneumoniaeandEscherichia coliStrains in Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

62. 
    Prevalence and Diversity of Integrons and Associated Resistance Genes inEscherichia coliIsolates from Poultry Meat in Tunisia

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, November 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

63. 
    Stenotrophomonas maltophilia responsible for respiratory infections in neonatal intensive care unit: Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular typing

    Article • Pathologie Biologie, July 2009, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

64. 
    Phenotypic and genotypic typing ofSalmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from poultry farms environments in Tunisia

    Article • Annals of Microbiology, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

65. 
    Enterococcus faecium isolated from bone marrow transplant patients in Tunisia: High prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and low pathogenic power

    Article • Pathologie Biologie, May 2009, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

66. 
    Genetic characterisation of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from stem cell transplant patients in Tunisia

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, October 2008, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

67. 
    Clonality and Occurrence of Genes Encoding Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains Isolated from Catheters and Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients

    Article • Current Microbiology, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

68. 
    Molecular typing of staphylococcal communities isolated during municipal solid waste composting process

    Article • Annals of Microbiology, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

69. 
    The Real Time Correction of Stereoscopic Images: From the Serial to a Parallel Treatment

    Article • January 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

70. 
    Biochemical detection of a metallo-β-lactamase in carbapenem resistant strain ofStreptomyces sp. CN229 isolated from soil

    Article • Annals of Microbiology, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

71. 
    Nosocomial outbreak of OXA-18-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Tunisia

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 2007, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

72. 
    Détection des gènes ica et de la production de slime parmi des souches de Staphylococcus epidermidis isolées d'infections liées aux cathéters chez des patients neutropéniques

    Article • Pathologie Biologie, July 2007, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

73. 
    High-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from bone marrow transplant patients: accumulation of antibiotic resistance genes, large plasmids and clonal strain dissemination

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, June 2007, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

74. 
    Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Sfax: clinical features and molecular typing

    Article • Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses, April 2007, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

75. 
    Épidémie d'infection respiratoire à Pseudomonas aeruginosa O:12 résistante à l'imipénème dans une unité de réanimation néonatale à Tunis

    Article • Pathologie Biologie, December 2006, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi

76. 
    DNA Fingerprinting of a Multi-resistant Coagulase-negative Staphylococci Isolated from Biomaterials in Dialysis Services

    Article • Archives of Medical Research, November 2006, Elsevier

    Mohamed Salah Abbassi