anas nabulsi

Dr. anas nabulsi

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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 August 2018 in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
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AOAmin Olaimat
Amin Olaimat
MAMurad A. Al‐Holy
Murad A. Al‐Holy
Hafiz Muhammad ShahbazHafiz Muhammad Shahbaz
Hafiz Muhammad Shahbaz
ANanas nabulsi
anas nabulsi
MGMahmoud H. Abu Ghoush
Mahmoud H. Abu Ghoush
RHRichard A. Holley
Richard A. Holley
Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic pathogen that has been involved in several deadly illness outbreaks. Future outbreaks may be more difficult to manage because of the emergence of antibiotic resistance among L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products. The present review summarizes the available evidence on the emergence of antibiotic resistance among L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products and the possible ways this resistance has developed. Furthermore, the resistance of food L. monocytogenes isolates to antibiotics currently used in the treatment of human listeriosis such as penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, and gentamicin, has been documented. Acquisition of movable genetic elements is considered the major mechanism of antibiotic resistance development in L. monocytogenes . Efflux pumps have also been linked with resistance of L. monocytogenes to some antibiotics including fluoroquinolones. Some L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products are intrinsically resistant to several antibiotics. However, factors in food processing chains and environments (from farm to table) including extensive or sub‐inhibitory antibiotics use, horizontal gene transfer, exposure to environmental stresses, biofilm formation, and presence of persister cells play crucial roles in the development of antibiotic resistance by L. monocytogenes .

14 April 2020 in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
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MMMustapha Mbye
Mustapha Mbye
MBMohd Affan Baig
Mohd Affan Baig
SASynan AbuQamar
Synan AbuQamar
Khaled Abbas El-TarabilyKhaled Abbas El-Tarabily
Khaled Abbas El-Tarabily
ROReyad S Obaid
Reyad S Obaid
Dr. Mutamed AyyashDr. Mutamed Ayyash
Dr. Mutamed Ayyash
Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms that improve the health of the host when administered in adequate quantities. Nonetheless, probiotics encounter extreme environmental conditions during food processing or along the gastrointestinal tract. This review discusses different environmental stresses that affect probiotics during food preparation, storage, and along the alimentary canal, including high temperature, low temperature, low and alkaline pH, oxidative stress, high hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure, and starvation. The understanding of how probiotics deal with environmental stress and thrive provides useful information to guide the selection of the strains with enhanced performance in specific situations, in food processing or during gastrointestinal transit. In most cases, multiple biological functions are affected upon exposure of the cell to environmental stress. Sensing of sublethal environmental stress can allow for adaptation processes to occur, which can include alterations in the expression of specific proteins.

1 April 2015 in Food Microbiology
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ANanas nabulsi
anas nabulsi
TOTareq M. Osaili
Tareq M. Osaili
ROReyad S Obaid
Reyad S Obaid
AOAmin N. Olaimat
Amin N. Olaimat
ZJZiad W. Jaradat
Ziad W. Jaradat
RHRichard A. Holley
Richard A. Holley

1 December 2020 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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ANanas nabulsi
anas nabulsi
TOTareq Osaili
Tareq Osaili
ASAmani Sawalha
Amani Sawalha
AOAmin N. Olaimat
Amin N. Olaimat
BABorhan Aldeen Albiss
Borhan Aldeen Albiss
RHRichard Holley
Richard Holley

1 March 2011 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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ANanas nabulsi
anas nabulsi
TOTareq M. Osaili
Tareq M. Osaili
NENoor A. Zain Elabedeen
Noor A. Zain Elabedeen
ZJZiad W. Jaradat
Ziad W. Jaradat
ROReyad S Obaid
Reyad S Obaid
RHRichard A. Holley
Richard A. Holley

2 April 2022 in Journal of Fungi
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NANadia Alkalbani
Nadia Alkalbani
Tareq M. OsailiTareq M. Osaili
Tareq M. Osaili
ANanas nabulsi
anas nabulsi
AOAmin Olaimat
Amin Olaimat
SLShao Quan Liu
Shao Quan Liu
Dr. Mutamed AyyashDr. Mutamed Ayyash
Dr. Mutamed Ayyash
Probiotics are microorganisms (including bacteria, yeasts and moulds) that confer various health benefits to the host, when consumed in sufficient amounts. Food products containing probiotics, called functional foods, have several health-promoting and therapeutic benefits. The significant role of yeasts in producing functional foods with promoted health benefits is well documented. Hence, there is considerable interest in isolating new yeasts as potential probiotics. Survival in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), salt tolerance and adherence to epithelial cells are preconditions to classify such microorganisms as probiotics. Clear understanding of how yeasts can overcome GIT and salt stresses and the conditions that support yeasts to grow under such conditions is paramount for identifying, characterising and selecting probiotic yeast strains. This study elaborated the adaptations and mechanisms underlying the survival of probiotic yeasts under GIT and salt stresses. This study also discussed the capability of yeasts to adhere to epithelial cells (hydrophobicity and autoaggregation) and shed light on in vitro methods used to assess the probiotic characteristics of newly isolated yeasts.