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Helmi Mardassi
Affiliation : Institut Pasteur de Tunis
- 42Publications (affiliation in Tunisia)
- 94Total publications
- 2677Citations
- 23h-index
Research profile
Helmi Mardassi has 42 indexed publications (2000–2026). Their work appears mainly in “PLoS ONE”, “International Journal of Infectious Diseases” and “Frontiers in Microbiology”. Their most cited article, “Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages” (2016), has been cited 427 times. 6 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in United States, France, Brazil, South Africa.
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- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
Publications (42)
- Interleukin-15 correlates with cytotoxic immune networks in cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis
- A genome-wide investigation of Mycoplasma hominis genes associated with gynecological infections or infertility
- A sweeping view of avian mycoplasmas biology drawn from comparative genomic analyses
- A gain-of-function mutation in zinc cluster transcription factor Rob1 drives Candida albicans adaptive growth in the cystic fibrosis lung environment
- Delineating the evolutionary pathway to multidrug-resistant outbreaks of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis L4.1.2.1/Haarlem sublineage
- On the onset and dispersal of a major MDR TB clone among HIV-negative patients, Tunisia
- Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Antagonizes Candida albicans Growth and Protects Intestinal Cells from C. albicans-Mediated Damage
- Genomic changes underpinning the emergence of a successful Mycobacterium tuberculosis Latin American and Mediterranean clonal complex
- PHINDaccess Hackathons for COVID‐19 and Host‐Pathogen Interaction: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
- HBHA-IGRA and cytotoxic mediators release assays for the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis
- Evolutionary history and spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Latin American and Mediterranean (L4.3/LAM) sublineage, Tunisia
- Evolutionary History and Spread of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Latin American and Mediterranean (L4.3/LAM) Sublineage, Tunisia
- Phenotypic and genomic hallmarks of a novel, potentially pathogenic rapidly growing Mycobacterium species related to the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex
- High Frequency of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotype WL12 Occurrence among Immunocompromised Patients with Intestinal Microsporidiosis
- Genotypic and phenotypic portrait of Candida albicans clinical isolates colonizing the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis
- Spread of multidrug resistance among Ureaplasma serovars, Tunisia
- Clonal Spread of Tetracycline Resistance Among Mycoplasma hominis Clinical Strains, Tunisia
- Successful expansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Latin American and Mediterranean sublineage (L4.3/LAM) in Tunisia mainly driven by a single, long-established clonal complex
- Performance of GeneXpert ultra in the diagnosis of Tuberculous Cervical lymphadenitis in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from specimens of pulmonary tuberculosis suspects, Northern Tunisia: 2002–2016
- Phylogenetics of Mycoplasma hominis clinical strains associated with gynecological infections or infertility as disclosed by an expanded multilocus sequence typing scheme
- Efficacy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Cervical Lymphadenitis
- Automated IS6110-based fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Reaching unprecedented discriminatory power and versatility
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages
- MDR-TB Outbreak among HIV-Negative Tunisian Patients followed during 11 Years
- Evidence for the critical role of a secondary siterpoBmutation in the compensatory evolution and successful transmission of an MDR tuberculosis outbreak strain
- Evolutionary Trends of the Transposase-Encoding Open Reading Frames A and B (orfA and orfB) of the Mycobacterial IS6110 Insertion Sequence
- Simultaneous alteration of residues 279 and 284 of the VP2 major capsid protein of a very virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (vvIBDV) strain did not lead to attenuation in chickens
- IS6110-5′3′FP: an automated typing approach for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains simultaneously targeting and resolving IS6110 5′ and 3′ polymorphisms
- Evolution of Smooth Tubercle Bacilli PE and PE_PGRS Genes: Evidence for a Prominent Role of Recombination and Imprint of Positive Selection
- Re‐emergence of the Progenitors of a Multidrug‐Resistant Outbreak Strain ofMycobacterium tuberculosisamong the Post‐Outbreak Case Patients
- Application of Sensitive and Specific Molecular Methods To Uncover Global Dissemination of the Major RD Rio Sublineage of the Latin American-Mediterranean Mycobacterium tuberculosis Spoligotype Family
- Frequent Homologous Recombination Events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE/PPE Multigene Families: Potential Role in Antigenic Variability
- Genetic profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tunisia: predominance and evidence for the establishment of a few genotypes
- Efficient rescue of infectious bursal disease virus using a simplified RNA polymerase II-based reverse genetics strategy
- Replication and packaging of an infectious bursal disease virus segment A-derived minigenome
- Insights into the evolutionary history of tubercle bacilli as disclosed by genetic rearrangements within a PE_PGRS duplicated gene pair
- A genomic library-based amplification approach (GL-PCR) for the mapping of multiple IS6110 insertion sites and strain differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
- Usefulness of ligation-mediated PCR genotyping in tracking outbreak-associated Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.
- A Very Virulent Genotype of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Predominantly Associated with Recurrent Infectious Bursal Disease Outbreaks in Tunisian Vaccinated Flocks
- [Production of avian infectious bursitis virus by in vivo DNA genomic transcription].
Publication venues
- PLoS ONE × 4
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases × 3
- Frontiers in Microbiology × 2
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control × 2
- Tuberculosis × 2
- Scientific Reports × 2
Publications per year
- 20261
- 20252
- 20243
- 20234
- 20222
- 20213
- 20204
- 20191
- 20183
- 20162
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Tunis El Manar University · Tunis University · Hôpital Charles-Nicolle · Faculté de médecine de Tunis · Hôpital La Rabta
Co-authors’ countries : United States · France · Brazil · South Africa
Co-authors
- Naira Dekhil
- Amine Namouchi
- Besma Mhenni
- Anis Karboul
- Neila Khabouchi
- Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi
- Mohamed Amine Skhairia
- Béhija Mlik
- Safa Boujemaa
- Soumaya Rammeh
- Sadri Znaidi
- Emna Romdhane
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