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Josée Harel is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work extends into specialized subfields including Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Clinical Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Medicine.

Their research topics focus extensively on bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, urinary tract infections management, Escherichia coli studies, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, streptococcal infections and treatments, as well as issues related to central venous catheters and hemodialysis.

Josée Harel has published in various venues, with recent papers appearing in journals such as:

  • Microorganisms
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Canada Communicable Disease Report
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada

Recent publications include:

  • Biofilm Formation by Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections from Aguascalientes, Mexico, 2023, Microorganisms
  • The microbiological outcomes of culture-negative blood specimens using 16S rRNA broad-range PCR sequencing: a retrospective study in a Canadian province from 2018 to 2022, 2024, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • A Burkholderia stabilis outbreak associated with the use of ultrasound gel in multiple healthcare centres in Montréal, Canada, May-October 2021, 2023, Canada Communicable Disease Report
  • Modulation of piglet's immune system development with fecal microbial transplantation, 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • Éclosion de Burkholderia stabilis associée à l'utilisation d'un gel à ultrasons dans plusieurs centres de soins de santé à Montréal, Canada, de mai à octobre 2021, 2023, Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several peers, including Anthony Lieu, Luke B. Harrison, Matthew P. Cheng, Marc-Christian Domingo, and Christine Arsenault. These collaborations often cover topics related to microbiological outcomes and infectious disease outbreaks.

Best Publications

  • The phosphate regulon and bacterial virulence: a regulatory network connecting phosphate homeostasis and pathogenesis.

    Martin G. Lamarche;Barry L. Wanner;Sébastien Crépin;Josée Harel

  • Waterborne Pathogens: Detection Methods and Challenges

    Flor Yazmín Ramírez-Castillo;Abraham Loera-Muro;Mario Jacques;Philippe Garneau

  • Interactions of Intestinal Bacteria with Components of the Intestinal Mucus.

    Jean-Félix Sicard;Guillaume Le Bihan;Philippe Vogeleer;Mario Jacques

  • Escherichia coli from animal reservoirs as a potential source of human extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli.

    Louise Bélanger;Amélie Garenaux;Amélie Garenaux;Josée Harel;Martine Boulianne

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O149:K91 Isolates Obtained over a 23-Year Period from Pigs

    Christine Maynard;John M. Fairbrother;Sadjia Bekal;François Sanschagrin

  • Adherent and Invasive Escherichia coli Is Associated with Granulomatous Colitis in Boxer Dogs

    Kenneth W. Simpson;Belgin Dogan;Mark Rishniw;Richard E. Goldstein

  • Biochemical analysis, cpn60 and 16S rDNA sequence data indicate that Streptococcus suis serotypes 32 and 34, isolated from pigs, are Streptococcus orisratti.

    Janet E. Hill;Marcelo Gottschalk;Roland Brousseau;Josée Harel

  • Rapid Identification of Escherichia coli Pathotypes by Virulence Gene Detection with DNA Microarrays

    Sadjia Bekal;Roland Brousseau;Luke Masson;Gabrielle Prefontaine

  • Heterogeneity among Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Profiles of Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Isolates of Animal and Human Origin

    Christine Maynard;Sadjia Bekal;François Sanschagrin;Roger C. Levesque

  • A review of the current evidence of fruit phenolic compounds as potential antimicrobials against pathogenic bacteria.

    M.C. Lima;C. Paiva de Sousa;C. Fernandez-Prada;J. Harel

  • Streptococcus suis serotype 2 mutants deficient in capsular expression.

    Nathalie Charland;Josée Harel;Marylène Kobisch;Serge Lacasse

  • Isolation and characterization of α-enolase, a novel fibronectin-binding protein from Streptococcus suis

    Miriam Esgleas;Yuanyi Li;Mark A. Hancock;Josée Harel

  • Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli gains a competitive advantage by using ethanolamine as a nitrogen source in the bovine intestinal content.

    Yolande Bertin;J. P. Girardeau;F. Chaucheyras-Durand;Bernard Lyan

  • An evaluation of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates in urinary tract infections from Aguascalientes, Mexico: cross-sectional study

    Flor Y. Ramírez-Castillo;Adriana C. Moreno-Flores;Francisco J. Avelar-González;Francisco Márquez-Díaz

  • Occurrence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolates from different aquatic ecosystems within the St. Clair River and Detroit River areas.

    Katia Hamelin;Katia Hamelin;Guillaume Bruant;Abdel El-Shaarawi;Stephen Hill

  • Identification of virulence genes linked with diarrhea due to atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli by DNA microarray analysis and PCR.

    Jan Egil Afset;Guillaume Bruant;Roland Brousseau;Josée Harel

  • pap-and pil-related DNA sequences and other virulence determinants associated with Escherichia coli isolated from septicemic chickens and turkeys.

    C M Dozois;J M Fairbrother;J Harel;M Bossé

  • Characterization of the novel factor paa involved in the early steps of the adhesion mechanism of attaching and effacing Escherichia coli.

    Isabelle Batisson;Marie-Pierre Guimond;Francis Girard;Hongyan An

  • Life on the outside: role of biofilms in environmental persistence of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli

    Philippe Vogeleer;Yannick D. N. Tremblay;Akier A. Mafu;Mario Jacques

  • Streptococcus suis serotypes characterized by analysis of chaperonin 60 gene sequences.

    Ronald Brousseau;Janet E. Hill;Gabrielle Préfontaine;Swee-Han Goh

  • Immunization with recombinant Sao protein confers protection against Streptococcus suis infection.

    Yuanyi Li;Marcelo Gottschalk;Miriam Esgleas;Sonia Lacouture

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo Gottschalk
Marcelo Gottschalk University of Montreal
John M. Fairbrother
John M. Fairbrother University of Montreal
Charles M. Dozois
Charles M. Dozois Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Mario Jacques
Mario Jacques University of Montreal
Christine Martin
Christine Martin University of Clermont Auvergne
Roland Brousseau
Roland Brousseau National Research Council Canada
Luke Masson
Luke Masson National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Robert Higgins
Robert Higgins University of California, Davis
Patrick Boerlin
Patrick Boerlin University of Guelph
Andrew M. Kropinski
Andrew M. Kropinski University of Guelph

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