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lydia mosi

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-7672-0181 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
molecular biologymicrobiologyburuli ulcernon-tuberculous mycobacteria
Publications

91

Citations

1,517

H-index

20

i10-index

34

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
16.7
Most cited paper
181
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:06
Publications

91 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The burden of hospital acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance
MK Abban, EA Ayerakwa, L Mosi, A Isawumi
2023 Heliyon 9 (10), 2023 Natural Sciences 181
Globally distributed mycobacterial fish pathogens produce a novel plasmid-encoded toxic macrolide, mycolactone F
BS Ranger, EA Mahrous, L Mosi, S Adusumilli, RE Lee, A Colorni, ...
2006 Infection and Immunity 74 (11), 6037-6045, 2006 Natural Sciences 165
Persistent Association of Mycobacterium ulcerans with West African Predaceous Insects of the Family Belostomatidae
L Mosi, H Williamson, JR Wallace, RW Merritt, PLC Small
2008 Applied and environmental microbiology 74 (22), 7036-7042, 2008 Natural Sciences 97
Interaction of Mycobacterium ulcerans with Mosquito Species: Implications for Transmission and Trophic Relationships
JR Wallace, MC Gordon, L Hartsell, L Mosi, ME Benbow, RW Merritt, ...
2010 Applied and environmental microbiology 76 (18), 6215-6222, 2010 Natural Sciences 92
Mycobacterium ulcerans Fails to Infect through Skin Abrasions in a Guinea Pig Infection Model: Implications for Transmission
HR Williamson, L Mosi, R Donnell, M Aqqad, RW Merritt, PLC Small
2014 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 8 (4), e2770, 2014 Natural Sciences 87
Detection of dengue virus among children with suspected malaria, Accra, Ghana
N Amoako, S Duodu, FE Dennis, JHK Bonney, KP Asante, J Ameh, L Mosi, ...
2018 Emerging infectious diseases 24 (8), 1544, 2018 Health Sciences 77
In Silico Screening of Isocitrate Lyase for Novel Anti-Buruli Ulcer Natural Products Originating from Africa
SK Kwofie, B Dankwa, EA Odame, FE Agamah, LPA Doe, J Teye, ...
2018 Molecules 23 (7), 1550, 2018 Natural Sciences 67
SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding and transmission dynamics: implications of WHO COVID-19 discharge guidelines
K Badu, K Oyebola, JZB Zahouli, AF Fagbamigbe, DK de Souza, N Dukhi, ...
2021 Frontiers in Medicine 8, 648660, 2021 Health Sciences 53
Investigating the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae O1 in environmental and clinical isolates in Accra, Ghana
D Abana, E Gyamfi, M Dogbe, G Opoku, D Opare, G Boateng, L Mosi
2019 BMC infectious diseases 19 (1), 76, 2019 Natural Sciences 53
A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection
DK de Souza, C Quaye, L Mosi, P Addo, DA Boakye
2012 BMC infectious diseases 12 (1), 8, 2012 Natural Sciences 51
Source Tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
CA Narh, L Mosi, C Quaye, C Dassi, DO Konan, SCK Tay, DK de Souza, ...
2015 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 9 (1), e0003437, 2015 Natural Sciences 50
Genotyping and drug susceptibility testing of mycobacterial isolates from population-based tuberculosis prevalence survey in Ghana
KK Addo, SO Addo, GI Mensah, L Mosi, FA Bonsu
2017 BMC infectious diseases 17 (1), 743, 2017 Health Sciences 49
Microbiological quality and Salmonella prevalence, serovar distribution and antimicrobial resistance associated with informal raw chicken processing in Accra, Ghana
APH Kunadu, RY Otwey, L Mosi
2020 Food Control 118, 107440, 2020 Natural Sciences 44
Microbiological assessment of sachet water “pure water” from five regions in Ghana
L Mosi, SM Adadey, SA Sowah, C Yeboah
2019 AAS Open Research 1, 12, 2019 Natural Sciences 29
In the case of transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli ulcer disease Acanthamoeba species stand accused
MD Wilson, DA Boakye, L Mosi, K Asiedu
2011 Ghana medical journal 45 (1), 2011 Health Sciences 25
Challenges and adverse effects of wearing face masks in the COVID-19 era
F Gyapong, E Debrah, M Oforiwaa, A Isawumi, L Mosi
2022 Challenges 13 (2), 67, 2022 Natural Sciences 22
Towards implementing workflows for essential biodiversity variables at a European scale
M Lumbierres, M Milanović, P Beja, A Bonn, TD Breeze, L Brotons, ...
2025 Global Ecology and Conservation 62, e03699, 2025 Natural Sciences 21
Experimental demonstration of the possible role of Acanthamoeba polyphaga in the infection and disease progression in Buruli Ulcer (BU) using ICR mice
BK Azumah, PG Addo, A Dodoo, G Awandare, L Mosi, DA Boakye, ...
2017 PLoS One 12 (3), e0172843, 2017 Natural Sciences 21
Genotyping tools for Mycobacterium ulcerans-drawbacks and future prospects
CA Narh, L Mosi, C Quaye, SCK Tay, B Bonfoh, DK de Souza
2014 Mycobacterial diseases: tuberculosis & leprosy 4 (2), 1000149, 2014 Natural Sciences 21
Mycobacterium ulcerans causes minimal pathogenesis and colonization in medaka (Oryzias latipes): an experimental fish model of disease transmission
L Mosi, NK Mutoji, FA Basile, R Donnell, KL Jackson, T Spangenberg, ...
2012 Microbes and Infection 14 (9), 719-729, 2012 Natural Sciences 21
Comparative analysis of Vibrio cholerae isolates from Ghana reveals variations in genome architecture and adaptation of outbreak and environmental strains
NE Adade, Y Aniweh, L Mosi, MA Valvano, S Duodu, SD Ahator
2022 Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 998182, 2022 Natural Sciences 17
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, not Mycobacterium bovis, are a significant cause of TB-like lesions observed in slaughtered cattle in Ghana
TK Tingan, GI Mensah, EB Agyekum, IB Amanor, SO Addo, YI Ayamdoo, ...
2022 IJID regions 3, 8-14, 2022 Natural Sciences 17
Suboptimal antimicrobial stewardship in the COVID-19 era: is humanity staring at a postantibiotic future?
O Owoicho, K Tapela, AL Djomkam Zune, NN Nghochuzie, A Isawumi, ...
2021 Future Microbiology 16 (12), 919-925, 2021 Natural Sciences 17
Correlating WHO COVID-19 interim guideline 2020.5 and testing capacity, accuracy, and logistical challenges in Africa
L Mosi, AA Sylverken, K Oyebola, K Badu, N Dukhi, N Goonoo, PK Mante, ...
2021 The Pan African Medical Journal 39, 89, 2021 Natural Sciences 16
Microbiology of secondary infections in Buruli ulcer lesions; implications for therapeutic interventions
E Gyamfi, CA Narh, C Quaye, A Abbass, B Dzudzor, L Mosi
2021 BMC microbiology 21 (1), 4, 2021 Health Sciences 16