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Sadjia Bekal
Publications
INSPQ
2020
Portrait des zoonoses entériques au Québec, 2000-2017
2012
Une politique bioalimentaire pour un Québec en santé : mémoire déposé dans le cadre de la consultation générale sur le Livre vert pour une politique bioalimentaire
2005
Surveillance passive des entérocoques résistants à la vancomycine : rapport 2004
2004
Surveillance passive des entérocoques résistants à la vancomycine - Rapport 2003
Articles
2025
Molecular epidemiology and in silico prediction of ciprofloxacin resistance in Salmonella enterica in Canada, 2017-2022
2024
Xenophilus aerolatus isolate misidentified as Brucella spp. by MALDI-TOF MS (VITEK-MS) system
2022
The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host-mediated O-linked glycosylation
Clinical and Genomic Investigation of an International Ceftriaxone- and Azithromycin-Resistant Shigella sonnei Cluster among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Montréal, Canada 2017-2019
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica virulence potential can be linked to higher survival within a dynamic in vitro human gastrointestinal model
Correlation between Phenotypic and In Silico Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella enterica in Canada Using Staramr
2021
Analysis of an IncR Plasmid Carrying blaNDM-1 Linked to an Azithromycin Resistance Region in Enterobacter hormaechei Involved in an Outbreak in Quebec
Evaluation of whole-genome sequencing-based subtyping methods for the surveillance of Shigella spp. and the confounding effect of mobile genetic elements in long-term outbreaks
A one health genomic investigation of gentamicin resistance in Salmonella from human and chicken sources in Canada, 2014-2017
Occupations at risk of contracting zoonoses of public health significance in Québec
2020
Distribution, diversity and persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in swine slaughterhouses and their association with food and human listeriosis strains
Source Tracking Based on Core Genome SNV and CRISPR Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg Isolates Involved in Foodborne Outbreaks in Québec, 2012
Similar yet different: phylogenomic analysis to delineate Salmonella and Citrobacter species boundaries
2019
International Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter coli in Men who have Sex with Men in Washington State and Quebec, 2015-2018
Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Mechanically Tenderized Beef and the Largest Beef Recall in Canada, 2012
Genomic Investigation of the Emergence of Invasive Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin in Humans and Animals in Canada
Genomic investigation of the emergence of invasive multidrug resistant Salmonella Dublin in humans and animals in Canada
Targeting discriminatory SNPs in Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg genomes using RNase H2-dependent PCR
2018
Characterization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli isolated from hospitals effluents: first report of a blaOXA-48-like in Klebsiella oxytoca, Algeria
Genetic mechanisms behind the spread of reduced susceptibility to azithromycin in Shigella isolated from men who have sex with men, in Québec, Canada
Comparison of advanced whole genome sequence-based methods to distinguish strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg involved in foodborne outbreaks in Québec
Impact of the choice of reference genome on the ability of the core genome SNV methodology to distinguish strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg
Salmonella enterica Prophage Sequence Profiles Reflect Genome Diversity and Can Be Used for High Discrimination Subtyping
2017
Campylobacter fetus Cluster Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2014-2016.
Neptune: a bioinformatics tool for rapid discovery of genomic variation in bacterial populations.
Salmonella Thompson outbreak associated with consumption of chicken shawarma and the usefulness of genome sequencing in the investigation
Current trends of human infections and antibiotic resistance of the genus Shewanella.
A Novel Hybrid Plasmid Carrying Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin.
A Novel Plasmid, pSx1, Harboring a New Tn1696 Derivative from Extensively Drug-Resistant Shewanella xiamenensis Encoding OXA-416.
International outbreak of multiple Salmonella serotype infections linked to sprouted chia seed powder - USA and Canada, 2013-2014.
A Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach To Study Cefoxitin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg Isolates from Various Sources.
A Syst-OMICS Approach to Ensuring Food Safety and Reducing the Economic Burden of Salmonellosis.
Characterisation of InlA truncation in Listeria monocytogenes isolates from farm animals and human cases in the province of Quebec.
Comparison of sequential multiplex PCR, sequetyping and whole genome sequencing for serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Distinct Campylobacter fetus lineages adapted as livestock pathogens and human pathobionts in the intestinal microbiota
Prophage Integrase Typing Is a Useful Indicator of Genomic Diversity in Salmonella enterica.
2016
Complete Genome Sequence of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Shewanella xiamenensis Strain Isolated from Algerian Hospital Effluents.
Complete Genome Sequences of 17 Canadian Isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Heidelberg from Human, Animal, and Food Sources.
Phenotypic H-Antigen Typing by Mass Spectrometry Combined with Genetic Typing of H Antigens, O Antigens, and Toxins by Whole-Genome Sequencing Enhances Identification of Escherichia coli Isolates.
First reported case of Campylobacter lanienae enteritis in a human.
Usefulness of High-Quality Core Genome Single-Nucleotide Variant Analysis for Subtyping the Highly Clonal and the Most Prevalent Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg Clone in the Context of Outbreak Investigations.
A Fatal Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by a Highly Virulent Escherichia coli Strain.
Complete Genome and Plasmid Sequences of Three Canadian Isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Heidelberg from Human and Food Sources.
2015
Identification of Shigella flexneri isolates carrying the Shiga toxin 1-producing gene in Quebec, Canada, linked to travel to Haiti.
Draft Genome Sequence of a Necrotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolate.
Rapid, Sensitive, and Specific Escherichia coli H Antigen Typing by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight-Based Peptide Mass Fingerprinting.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with the Consumption of Beef and Veal Tartares in the Province of Quebec, Canada, in 2013
A Side by Side Comparison of Bruker Biotyper and VITEK MS: Utility of MALDI-TOF MS Technology for Microorganism Identification in a Public Health Reference Laboratory.
2014
Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes strain distribution in a pork slaughter and cutting plant in the province of Quebec
Correction for Rehman et al., High-Quality Draft Whole-Genome Sequences of 162 Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis Strains Isolated from Diverse Sources in Canada
Summary of 11 years of enteric outbreak investigations and criteria to initiate an investigation, Province of Quebec, 2002 through 2012
Comparative study of traditional flagellum serotyping and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based flagellum typing with clinical Escherichia coli isolates
First documented case of human infection with ovine Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O52:H45
2006
Streptococcus pseudoporcinus sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the genitourinary tract of women