Publications

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Featured publications

The antimicrobial potential of traditional remedies of Indigenous peoples from Canada against MRSA planktonic and biofilm bacteria in wound infection mimetic conditions

Rieger CD, Soliman AM, Kaplia K, Ghosh N, Lopez AC, Venkatesan SA, Flores AGG, Belin MAF, Allen F, Reynolds M, McKenna B, Lavallee H, Weenie A, Favel T, Gendron F, Ziffle V, El-Halfawy OM*

Microbiology Spectrum  2024.


Polyamine-Mediated Sensitization of Klebsiella pneumoniae to Macrolides through a Dual Mode of Action

Adams JME, Moulding PB, El-Halfawy OM*

ACS Infectious Diseases 2024.

ACS Editors' Choice® 

Coverage: nature middle east (Arabic) 

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Adams-2024-ACS Infectious Dis-Polyamine-Mediated Sensitization of Klebsiella pneumoniae to Macrolides through a Dual Mode of Action.pdf
Moulding-2024-CJM-Chemical-mediated virulence the effects of host chemicals on microbial virulence and potential new antivirulence strategies.pdf
Discovery of an antivirulence compound- El-Halfawy et al. Nature Chem Bio. El-Halfawy Lab

Discovery of an antivirulence compound that reverses β-lactam resistance in MRSA

El-Halfawy OM, Czarny TL, Flannagan RS, Day J, Bozelli-Jr JC, Kuiack RC, Salim A, Eckert P, Epand RM, McGavin MJ, Organ MG, Heinrichs DE, Brown ED  

Nature Chemical Biology 2020.16 (2), 143-149

Media coverage: Forbes, Phys.org, CHCH TV

Uncovering the antibiotic potential of cannabis. Farha & El-Halfawy et al. ACS ID. El-Halfawy Lab

Uncovering the hidden antibiotic potential of Cannabis

Farha MA†, El-Halfawy OM† (†Co-first), Gale RT, MacNair CR, Carfrae LA, Zhang X, Jentsch NG, Magolan J, Brown ED 

ACS Infectious Diseases 2020. 6 (3), 338-346

Media coverage: CBC news, the Guardian, The Hamilton Spectator, The New York Post, Now this news, BNR Radio Netherlands, The London Free Press, News 24-City Press

Antibiotic capture by bacterial lipocalins as a novel intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Fat-soluble vitamins can inhibit this resistance mechanism. El-Halfawy et al. mBio. El-Halfawy Lab.

Antibiotic capture by bacterial lipocalins uncovers an extracellular mechanism of intrinsic antibiotic resistance

El-Halfawy OM, Klett J, Ingram R, Loutet S, Murphy M, Martin-Santamaria S, Valvano MA

mBio 2017. 14; 8(2)

Antimicrobial heteroresistance: A heteroresistant bacterial population vs. a homogenous one. El-Halfawy and Valvano. Clin Micro Rev. El-Halfawy Lab.

Antimicrobial heteroresistance: an emerging field in need of clarity

El-Halfawy OM, and Valvano MA 

Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2015. 28 (1): 191-207