Publications

Journal Papers 

1-      Ali, W. K., Ameen, S. M., & Ahmed, S. H. (2023). New record and observations of Parapolybia escalerae (Meade-waldo, 1911) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) in Kurdistan, Iraq. Zootaxa, 5230(1), 97–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5230.1.8

2-      Ameen, S. (2016). Previously licensed anti-mycobacterial drugs: a re-appraisal. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 18(2), 173–196. https://doi.org/10.17656/jzs.10513

3-      Ameen, S. (2018). High throughput Phenotypic Microarray profiling of Mycobacterium abscessus. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 20(2), 9–20. https://doi.org/10.17656/jzs.10720

4-      Ameen, S. M., & Drancourt, M. (2013). In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to trimethoprim and sulfonamides in France. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 57(12), 6370–6371. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01683-13

5-      Ameen, S. M. M. (2026). Antagonistic Activities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exoproducts against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Baghdad Science Journal, 23(5), 1578–1591. https://doi.org/10.21123/2411-7986.5288

6-      Ameen, S. M., University of Sulaimani, Sadiq, C. H., Rasul, S. M., University of Sulaimani, & University of Sulaimani. (2016). Cord blood screening for congenital infectious diseases and haematological change in Sulaimani Provence. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 19(2), 9–16. https://doi.org/10.17656/jzs.10606

7-      Ameen, S. M., &Omed K. A. (2025). Clinical Insights into Klebsiella pneumoniae: Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Virulence Gene Analysis in Hospitalized Patients. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A,  27 (2 ),  ,41-51. https://doi.org/10.17656/sujpas.1016

8-      Ghodbane, R., Ameen, S. M., Drancourt, M., & Brunel, J. M. (2013). In vitro antimicrobial activity of squalamine derivatives against mycobacteria. Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland), 93(5), 565–566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2013.04.006

9-      Gotthard, G., Muhammed Ameen, S., Drancourt, M., & Chabriere, E. (2013). Long-range DHPS mutations unexpectedly increase Mycobacterium chimaera susceptibility to sulfonamides. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 1(4), 181–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2013.05.003

10-  Hassan, P. B., Mohammed Ameen, S. S., Mohammed, L., Muhammed Ameen, S. M., & Omer, K. M. (2024). Enhanced antibacterial activity of a novel silver-based metal organic framework towards multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia. Nanoscale Advances, 6(15), 3801–3808. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4na00037d

11-  Hassan Rasool, A., & Muhsin Muhammed Ameen, S. (2026). MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE pmrCAB GENES ASSOCIATED WITH COLISTIN RESISTANCE IN CLINICAL ISOLATES OF Acinetobacter baumannii. The Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, e14116. https://doi.org/10.55251/jmbfs.14116

12-  Ibrahim, L., Rashed, R. O., & Muhammed, S. M. (2021). Evaluation of heavy metal content in water and removal of metals using native isolated bacterial strains. Biodiversitas: Journal of Biological Diversity, 22(8). https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d220810

13-  Khdir, K. A., & Muhammed, S. M. (2026). Eco-friendly nanoparticles from Fusarium solani suppress biofilms and quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nanoscale Advances, 8(1), 80–96. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5na00898k

14-  Mohammed, R. M., Muhammed Ameen, S., & Abdullah, S. M. A. (2023). Record of aerobic bacterial species from the Cyprinid fish Cyprinus Carpio from fish farms in sulaimani province, Kurdistan region, Iraq. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 21(6), 5607–5624. https://doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2106_56075624

15-  Muhammed Ameen, S., & Drancourt, M. (2013a). In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium complex mycobacteria to trimethoprim and sulfonamides. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 42(3), 281–282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.05.006

16-  Muhammed Ameen, S., & Drancourt, M. (2013b). Ivermectin lacks antituberculous activity. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 68(8), 1936–1937. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt089

17-  Muhammed Ameen, S., & Drancourt, M. (2014). Comment on: measurements of the in vitro anti-mycobacterial activity of ivermectin are method-dependent. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69(6), 1724–1725. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dku061

18-  Muhammed Ameen, S. M., Hassan, P. B., Ahmed, S. H., Mohammed Ameen, S. S., Hamad, S. M., & Omer, K. M. (2025). Exploring the novel paper wasp (Parapolybia escalerae) honey for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles with antibacterial properties. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 34171. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-15260-w

19-  Muhammed Ameen, S., Rolain, J.-M., Le Poullain, M.-N., Roux, V., Raoult, D., & Drancourt, M. (2014). Serum concentration of co-trimoxazole during a high-dosage regimen. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69(3), 757–760. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt400

20-  Muhammed, S. M., & Rasool, A. H. (2025). Molecular analysis and genotyping of drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from clinical specimens. ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University, 13(1), 144–152. https://doi.org/10.14500/aro.12052

21-  Nabaz, H., Huner, A., & Sirwan, A. (2021). Antibiotic susceptibility of isolated bacteria from cases of appendicitis in Sulaymaniyah city, Iraq. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 23(1), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.17656/jzs.10836

22-  Radha, S. M., Sabir, D. K., & Mohammed, S. M. (2025). Epidemiological profile and rpoB gene mutations in pulmonary tuberculosis patients from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq: Evidence of novel genetic variations and Beijing lineage emergence. International Journal of Microbiology, 2025(1), 6691977. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijm/6691977

23-  Rasul, H. F., Muhammed, S. M., Arif, H. H., & Jalal, P. J. (2022). Molecular detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli toxins and colonization factors from diarrheic children in Pediatric Teaching Hospital, sulaymaniyah, Iraq. UHD Journal of Science and Technology, 6(2), 49–57. https://doi.org/10.21928/uhdjst.v6n2y2022.pp49-57

24-  Saadulla, S. O. K., & Muhammed, S. M. (2023). Detection of biofilm-related genes and antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from clinical specimens. Biodiversitas: Journal of Biological Diversity, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d240356

25-  Salih, L. I. F., Rasheed, R. O., & Muhammed, S. M. (2023). Raoultella ornithinolytica as a potential candidate for bioremediation of heavy metal from contaminated environments. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 33(7), 895–908. https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.2212.12045

26-  Sidiq, A., & Ameen, S. (2019). Relative sensitivity of conventional and PCR-based approaches for the detection of clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 21(2), 201–208. https://doi.org/10.17656/jzs.10768