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  1. Highlighting Lactic Acid Bacteria in Beverages: Diversity, Fermentation, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

    Article • Foods, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Zahra Al-Kharousi

  2. Microbiological Evaluation of Local and Imported Raw Beef Meat at Retail Sites in Oman with Emphasis on Spoilage and Pathogenic Psychrotrophic Bacteria

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Zahra Al-Kharousi

  3. Date Vinegar: First Isolation of Acetobacter and Formulation of a Starter Culture

    Article • Foods, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Zahra Al-Kharousi

  4. Antimicrobial Activity of Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) Oil and Smoke against Pathogenic and Airborne Microbes

    Article • Foods, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Zahra Al-Kharousi

  5. Fermentative microbiota and chemical characterization of traditional date vinegar with promising biotechnological applications

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, July 2023, Frontiers

    Zahra Al-Kharousi, Dr Abdullah M. Al-Sadi

  6. Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Fresh Produce-Associated Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococci in Oman

    Article • Foods, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Zahra Al-Kharousi, Dr Abdullah M. Al-Sadi

  7. Tetracycline resistance in enterococci and Escherichia coli isolated from fresh produce and why it matters

    Article • International Journal of Food Studies, October 2021, ISEKI Food Association

    Zahra Al-Kharousi, Dr Abdullah M. Al-Sadi

  8. Antibiotic resistance of Enterobacteriaceae from fresh produce

    Article • Journal of Food Protection, October 2019, International Association for Food Protection

    Zahra Al-Kharousi, Dr Abdullah M. Al-Sadi

  9. Hiding in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Opportunistic Pathogens May Cross Geographical Barriers

    Article • International Journal of Microbiology, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Abdullah M. Al-Sadi, Zahra Al-Kharousi

  10. Initial Observation on the Interaction of Frankincense Oil with Selected Plastics

    Article • International Journal of Food Properties, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Zahra Al-Kharousi

  11. Microbial analysis of cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) produced with tap or treated waste water

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, August 2013, Wiley

    Zahra Al-Kharousi