Ghassan M. Matar

This paper isolates and characterizes a new Escherichia phage, AUBRB02, from sewage in Beirut, Lebanon, highlighting its potential for phage therapy due to its lytic activity and stability.

The paper reports the first detection of the blaIMP-15 gene in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from a Lebanese patient, showing extensive drug resistance and potential transmissibility.

This study characterizes a two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon using genomic analysis, revealing the coexistence of two distinct Vibrio cholerae strains with different antibiotic resistance profiles.

This study conducts genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in vaccinated healthcare workers in Lebanon, identifying Omicron as the dominant variant during the study period.