1- Kassem Issmat I., K. Chandrashekhar, G. Rajashekara. 2013.

Of energy and survival

incognito: A relationship between viable but non-culturable cells (VBNC) formation
and inorganic polyphosphate and formate metabolism in Campylobacter jejuni.
Frontiers in microbiology 4:183.
2- Kassem Issmat I., M. Khatri, M. Esseili, Y. Sanad, Y.M. Saif, J.W. Olson, and Gireesh
Rajashekara. 2012. Respiratory proteins contribute differentially to Campylobacter jejuni’s
survival and in vitro interaction with hosts’ intestinal cells. BMC Microbiology. 12(1):258.
3- Esseili M. A., Issmat I. Kassem, V. Sigler, K. Czajkowski, A. Ames. 2012. Genetic evidence
for the offsite transport of E. coli associated with land application of Class B biosolids
on agricultural fields. Science of the Total Environment. 433C:273-280.
4- Kassem Issmat I., Y. Sanad, R. Stonerock, G. Rajashekara. 2012. An evaluation of the
impact of Sodium Bisulfate as a feed-additive on Salmonella serotype Enteritidis in
experimentally infected Broilers. Poultry Science. 91(4):1032-1037.
5- Sanad Y.*, Issmat I. Kassem*, Z. Liu, J. Lin, J. T. LeJeune, G. Rajashekara. 2011.
Occurrence of the invasion associated marker (iam) in Campylobacter jejuni isolated
from cattle. BMC Research Notes. 4:570. * Equal authorship.
6- Kassem Issmat I., Q. Zhang, G. Rajashekara. 2011. The twin arginine translocation (Tat)
system: Contributions to the pathobiology of Campylobacter jejuni. Future Microbiology.
6(11):1315-1327.
7- Sanad Y., Issmat I. Kassem, M. Abley, W. Gebreyes, J. T. Lejeune, G. Rajashekara. 2011.
Genotypic and Phenotypic Properties of Cattle-Associated Campylobacter and their
Implications to Public Health in the USA. PLOS ONE. 6(10):e25778.
8- Kassem Issmat I., G. Rajashekara. 2011. An ancient molecule in a recalcitrant pathogen:
the contributions of inorganic polyphosphate (Poly-P) to the pathogenesis and stress
responses of Campylobacter jejuni. Future Microbiology. 6(10):1117-1120.
9- Kassem Issmat I. 2011. Chinks in the armor: The role of the non-clinical environment in
the transmission of Staphylococcus bacteria. American Journal of Infection Control.
39(7):539-541.
10- Kassem Issmat I., M. A. Esseili, V. Sigler. 2011. Detection and differentiation of
Staphylococcus contamination on clinical surfaces using denaturing gradient gel
electrophoresis (DGGE). Journal of Hospital Infection. 78(3):187-193.
11- Gangaiah D., Z. Liu, J. Arcos, Issmat I. Kassem, Y. Sanad, J. Torrelles, G. Rajashekara.
2010. Polyphosphate Kinase 2: A Novel Determinant of Stress Responses and
Pathogenesis in Campylobacter jejuni. PLOS ONE, 5(8): e12142.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012142.
12- Kassem Issmat I., Y. Sanad, D. Gangaiah, M. lilburn, J. Lejeune, G. Rajashekara. 2010. Use
of bioluminescence imaging to monitor Campylobacter survival in chicken litter. Journal
of Applied Microbiology, 109(6):1988-1997.
13- Drozd M., Issmat I. Kassem, W. Gebreyes, G. Rajashekara. 2010. A quantitative
polymerase chain reaction assay for detection and quantification of Lawsonia
intracellularis. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 22(2):265-269.
14- Gangaiah D.*, Issmat I. Kassem*, Z. Liu, G. Rajashekara. 2009. Polyphosphate Kinase 1
is Important for VBNC Formation, Natural Transformation and Antimicrobial
Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
75(24):7838-7849. * Equal authorship.
15- Kassem Issmat I. 2009. Concerning public transportation as a reservoir for methicillin-
resistant staphylococci. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 48(2):268.
16- Wang Q., Issmat I. Kassem, V. Sigler, C. Gruden. 2009. The Short term impact of
capping on microbial communities in freshwater sediments. Water Environment
Research, 81(4): 441-449.
17- Kassem Issmat I., M. A. Esseili, V. Sigler. 2008. Occurrence of mecA in
nonstaphylococcal pathogens in surface waters. Journal of Clinical Microbiology,
46(11):3868-3869.
18- Kassem Issmat I., P. Joshi, V. Sigler, S. Heckathorn, Q. Wang. 2008. Effect of elevated
CO2 and drought on soil microbial communities associated with A. gerardii. Journal of
Integrative Plant Biology, 50(11):1406-15.
19- Esseili M. A., Issmat I. Kassem, V. Sigler. 2008. Optimization of DGGE community
fingerprinting for characterizing Escherichia coli communities associated with fecal
pollution. Water Research, 42: 4467-4476.
20- Kassem Issmat I., V. Sigler, M. A. Esseili. 2007. Public computer surfaces are reservoirs
for methicillin resistant staphylococci. The ISMEJ, 1: 265-268.
21- Khattar M., Issmat I. Kassem, Z. El-Hajj. 2007. Of the morphogenes that make a ring, a
rod and a sphere in Escherichia coli. Science Progress, 90(2/3): 59-72.