Dr. Mohamed Salah Abbassi

Dr. Abbassi Mohamed Salah is Assistant Professor of Bacteriology at the Institute of Veterinary Research of Tunisia (2007-present). He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts (Beit El-Hikma). He completed his doctorate thesis on microbiology in the laboratories of the National Center of Bone Marrow Transplantation (Tunisia), entitled: Genetic Support of High-Level Gentamicin Resistance in Enterococcus Faecium and Molecular Characterization of ESBL-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from Neutropenic Patients. He taught a course on bacteriology for two years at the High Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis (Tunisia) during the period 2004-2006, and now, he is an Invited Professor by many Tunisian institutes to teach courses on bacteriology for students in master's programs. He is the Academic Editor of ‘BioMed Research International’ and a member of the Editorial board/Associated Editor (not remunerated) for many scientific journals, such as : Archives of Clinical Microbiology, Pyrex Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Research, International Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Research , International Journal of Microbiology and Current Research, International Journal of Vaccines and Vaccination, and Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology.