Joseph YAGHI

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science
Faculty of Sciences - Branch of Southern Lebanon

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 3383 joseph.yaghi@usj.edu.lb

PHD in Microbiology. Associated Professor. Sworn expert in the court in Microbiology.Head of SVT Laboratory. Microbiological analyzes of food, cosmetic and phamaceutical products. Establishment of laboratories according to ISO17025. National GMP and GHP expert. Member of the american society of microbiology. Published several articles in the folowing themes: food safety, MDR bacteria. Member of the scientific committee of the LITANI river. Director of several Master's and doctoral thesis at USj

Education

Degree University Country Year
Doctorat - Sciences de la vie Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Liban 2016
Maitrise - Microbiologie Université de Montréal Canada 1996
Licence - Microbiologie Université de Montréal Canada 1994
Maitrise - Sciences - option : biologie Université Libanaise Liban 1989

Research themes

Food MicrobiologyAntmicrobial activityBiofilmAntibiotic Resistance

Publications and communications

     Hoteit, M. ; Yaghi, J. ; El Khoury, A. ; Daou, R. ; Hindieh, P. ; Assaf, J.C. ; Al Dawi, J. ; El Khoury, J. ; Al Jawaldeh, A. Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Isolated from Bovine Raw Milk in Lebanon : A study on Antibiotic Usage, Antibiotic Residues, and Assessment of Human Health Risk Using the One Health Approach. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 1815. https:// doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11121815        Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in gut microbiota : in vitro antimicrobial resistance Pamela Hindieh, Joseph Yaghi, André El Khoury, Ali Chokr, Ali Atoui, Nicolas Louka and Jean Claude Assaf. AMB Express 12(128) DOI: 10.1186/s13568-022-01468-w        Marie Noel Mansour, Joseph Yaghi, André El Khoury, Arnaud Felten, Michel-Yves Mistou, Ali Atoui, Nicolas Radomski. Prediction of Salmonella serovars isolated from clinical and food matrices in Lebanon and genomic-based investigation focusing on Enteritidis serovar. International Journal of Food microbiology (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108831        Joseph YAGHI ; Grace NARGUIZIAN ; Ali ATOUI ; Marie Noel MANSOUR ; Malak GHORABI and André EL KHOURY. Serotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella isolates from food matrices and clinical specimens from Lebanon. Journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences. (2021), 11(1). DOI: 10.15414/jmbfs.3565                                       Joseph Yaghi, Nour Fattouh, Akkawi Charbel, Laure Chami, Richard Maroun, Georges Khalil Unusually High prevalence of cosecretion of Ambler Class A and B Carbapenemases and Nonenzymatic Mechanisms in multidrug- Resistant Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lebanon “2019 Microbial Drug Resistant 26(2)