“Bacteria dominate weapons, soldiers and civilians”: Elucidating the molecular mechanisms and the impact of heavy metals on antimicrobial resistance in war zones

• Wael Bazzi,
• Aya Nasser,
• Mouayad M. Bakleh,
• Ghassan S. Abu-Sitta,
• Vinh-Kim Nguyen,
• Omar El-Dewachi,
• Antoine Abou Fayad,
• Ghassan M. Matar

Affiliations

Wael Bazzi

Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Aya Nasser

Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Mouayad M. Bakleh

Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Ghassan S. Abu-Sitta

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Vinh-Kim Nguyen

Department of Anthropology, The Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

Omar El-Dewachi

Department of Anthropology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA

Antoine Abou Fayad

Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding authors.

Ghassan M. Matar

Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding authors.