- Olaitan AO, Dureja C, Youngblom MA, Topf MA, Shen WJ, Gonzales-Luna AJ, Deshpande A, Hevener K, Freeman J, Wilcox MH, Palmer KL, Garey K, Pepperell C, Hurdle JG. 2022. Decoding the cryptic mechanism of metronidazole resistance among globally disseminated fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridioides difficile. Nature Communications (under revision)
- Deshpande A, Olaitan AO, McKelvey AM, Rutherford JT, Hurdle J. The Ferrous Iron Transporter FeoB1 is Essential for Clostridioides difficile Toxin Production and Pathogenesis in Mice. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.03.482942. bioRxiv. (not yet published in peer-reviewed journal)
- Dureja C, Olaitan AO and Hurdle J. 2022. Mechanisms and Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance in Clostridioides difficile. Current Opinion in Microbiology.
- Gonzales-Luna AJ, Olaitan AO, Shen WJ, Deshpande A, Carlson TJ, Dotson KM, Lancaster C, Begum K, Alam MJ, Hurdle JG, Garey KW. 2021. Reduced susceptibility to metronidazole is associated with initial clinical failure in Clostridioides difficile infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
*Featured in Healio news, a health news network for medical professionals - Wu X, Shen WJ, Deshpande A, Olaitan AO, Palmer K, Garey K, and Hurdle J. 2021. The Integrity of Heme Is Essential For Reproducible Detection of Metronidazole-Resistant Clostridioides difficile By Agar Dilution Susceptibility Tests. Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
- Marreddy RKR, Olaitan AO, May JN, Dong M, Hurdle JG. 2021. Ebselen Not Only Inhibits Clostridioides difficile Toxins, But Displays Redox Associated Cellular Killing. Microbiology Spectrum.
- Olaitan AO, Dandachi I, Baron SA, Daoud Z, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2021. Banning colistin in feed additives: a small step in the right direction. Lancet Infect Dis; 21: 29–30.
- Hadjadj L, Baron SA, Olaitan AO, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2019. Co-occurrence of Variants of mcr-3 and mcr-8 Genes in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate From Laos. Front Microbiol 10.
- Olaitan AO, Aballay A. 2018. Non-proteolytic activity of 19S proteasome subunit RPT-6 regulates GATA transcription during response to infection. PLOS Genet 14:e1007693.
- Okdah L, Le Page S, Olaitan AO, Dubourg G, Hadjadj L, Rolain J-M. 2018. New therapy from old drugs: synergistic bactericidal activity of sulfadiazine with colistin against colistin-resistant bacteria, including plasmid-mediated colistin-resistant mcr-1 isolates. Int J Antimicrob Agents.
- Baron S, Leulmi Z, Villard C, Olaitan AO, Telke AA, Rolain J-M. 2018. Inactivation of the arn operon and loss of aminoarabinose on lipopolysaccharide as the cause of susceptibility to colistin in an atypical clinical isolate of proteus vulgaris. Int J Antimicrob Agents.
- Telke AA, Olaitan AO, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2017. soxRS induces colistin hetero-resistance in Enterobacter asburiae and Enterobacter cloacae by regulating the acrAB-tolC efflux pump. J Antimicrob Chemother 184:4733–8.
- Okdah L, Leangapichart T, Hadjadj L, Olaitan AO, Al-Bayssari C, Rizk R, Hammoud M, Diene SM, Rolain J-M. 2017. First report of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in Lebanon. J Glob Antimicrob Resist.
- Head BP, Olaitan AO, Aballay A. 2017. Role of GATA transcription factor ELT-2 and p38 MAPK PMK-1 in recovery from acute P. aeruginosa infection in C. elegans. Virulence 8:261–274.
- Olaitan AO, Rolain J-M. 2016. Ancient resistome. Microbiol Spectr 4.
- Rolain J-M, Kempf M, Leangapichart T, Chabou S, Olaitan AO, Le Page S, Morand S, Raoult D. 2016. Plasmid-Mediated mcr-1 Gene in Colistin-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in France and Laos. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 60:6994–6995.
- Bourafa N, Abat C, Loucif L, Olaitan AO, Bentorki AA, Boutefnouchet N, Rolain J-M. 2016. Identification of vancomycin-susceptible major clones of clinical Enterococcus from Algeria. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 6:78–83.
- Olaitan AO, Li J. 2016. Emergence of polymyxin resistance in Gram-negative bacteria. Int J Antimicrob Agents 48:581–582.
- Baron S, Hadjadj L, Rolain J-M, Olaitan AO. 2016. Molecular mechanisms of polymyxin resistance: knowns and unknowns. Int J Antimicrob Agents 48:583–591.
*Consistently rated as highly cited paper among the top 1% articles in Pharmacology & Toxicology according to Web of Science - Leangapichart T, Dia NM, Olaitan AO, Gautret P, Brouqui P, Rolain J-M. 2016. Acquisition of extended spectrum beta-lactamases by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in gut microbiota of pilgrims during Hajj 2013. Antimicrob Agents Chemother.
- Al-Bayssari C, Olaitan AO, Leangapichart T, Okdah L, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Rolain J-M. 2016. Whole genome sequence of a blaOXA-48 producing Raoultella ornithinolytica clinical isolate, Lebanon. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 02773-15.
- Olaitan AO, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2016. Emergence of colistin-resistant bacteria in humans without colistin usage: a new worry and cause for vigilance. Int J Antimicrob Agents 47:1–3.
- Rolain J-M, Olaitan AO. 2016. Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance: the final blow to colistin? Int J Antimicrob Agents 47:4–5.
- Cimmino T, Olaitan AO, Rolain J-M. 2016. Whole genome sequence to decipher the resistome of Shewanella algae, a multidrug-resistant bacterium responsible for pneumonia, Marseille, France. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 14:269–75.
- Batah R, Loucif L, Olaitan AO, Boutefnouchet N, Allag H, Rolain J-M. 2015. Outbreak of Serratia marcescens coproducing ArmA and CTX-M-15 mediated high levels of resistance to aminoglycoside and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, Algeria. Microb Drug Resist 21:470–476.
- Olaitan AO, Chabou S, Okdah L, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2015. Dissemination of the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene. Lancet Infect Dis 16.
- Olaitan AO, Thongmalayvong B, Akkhavong K, Somphavong S, Paboriboune P, Khounsy S, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2015. Clonal transmission of a colistin-resistant Escherichia coli from a domesticated pig to a human in Laos. J Antimicrob Chemother 70:3402–4.
- Olaitan AO, Diene SM, Assous MV, Rolain J-M. 2015. Genomic Plasticity of Multidrug-resistant NDM-1 Positive Clinical Isolate of Providencia rettgeri. Genome Biol Evol evv195.
- Olaitan AO, Rolain J-M. 2015. Interruption of mgrB in the mediation of colistin resistance in Klebsiella oxytoca. Int J Antimicrob Agents 46:354–5.
- Olaitan AO, Dia NM, Gautret P, Benkouiten S, Belhouchat K, Drali T, Parola P, Brouqui P, Memish Z, Raoult D, Rolain J-M. 2015. Acquisition of extended-spectrum cephalosporin- and colistin-resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Newport by pilgrims during Hajj. Int J Antimicrob Agents 45:600–4.
- Al Bayssari C, Olaitan AO, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Rolain J-M. 2015. Emergence of OXA-48-Producing Escherichia coli Clone ST38 in Fowl. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 59:745–746.
- Bakour S, Olaitan AO, Ammari H, Touati A, Saoudi S, Saoudi K, Rolain J-M. 2015. Emergence of Colistin- and Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST2 Clinical Isolate in Algeria: First Case Report. Microb Drug Resist 00:150127063147006.
- Abat C, Desboves G, Olaitan AO, Chaudet H, Roattino N, Fournier P-E, Colson P, Raoult D, Rolain J-M. 2015. Increasing burden of urinary tract infections due to intrinsic colistin-resistant bacteria in hospitals in Marseille, France. Int J Antimicrob Agents 45:144–150.
- Olaitan AO, Diene SM, Kempf M, Berrazeg M, Bakour S, Gupta SK, Thongmalayvong B, Akkhavong K, Somphavong S, Paboriboune P, Chaisiri K, Komalamisra C, Adelowo OO, Fagade OE, Banjo OA, Oke AJ, Adler A, Assous MV, Morand S, Raoult D, Rolain J-M. 2014. Worldwide emergence of colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae from healthy humans and patients in Lao PDR, Thailand, Israel, Nigeria and France owing to inactivation of the PhoP/PhoQ regulator mgrB: an epidemiological and molecular study. Int J Antimicrob Agents 44:500–507.
*Rated as highly cited paper among the top 1% articles in Pharmacology & Toxicology according to Web of Science - Olaitan AO, Diene SM, Gupta SK, Adler A, Assous MV, Rolain J-M. 2014. Genome analysis of NDM-1 producing Morganella morganii clinical isolate. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 9:1–9.
- Olaitan AO, Morand S, Rolain J-M. 2014. Mechanisms of polymyxin resistance: acquired and intrinsic resistance in bacteria. Front Microbiol 5:1–18.
*Consistently rated as highly cited paper among the top 1% articles in Microbiology according to Web of Science - Olaitan AO, Berrazeg M, Fagade OE, Adelowo OO, Alli JA, Rolain JM. 2013. Emergence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing OXA-23 carbapenemase, Nigeria. Int J Infect Dis 17:e469–e470.