Browsing Biological & Environmental Sciences by Author "Zouari, Nabil"
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Antifungal activities of an endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf1TZ harbouring genes from pyoluteorin and phenazine clusters
Kilani-Feki, Olfa; Khiari, Oussama; Culioli, Gerald; Ortalo-Magne, Annick; Zouari, Nabil; Blache, Yves; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Netherlands , 2010 , Article)Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf1TZ was inhibitory in vitro to a number of phytopathogenic fungi and could protect vine plantlets against Botrytis cinerea. Total protection was reached after 3 weeks of bacterial inoculation. The ... -
Application of statistical experimental design for optimisation of bioinsecticides production by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strain on cheap medium
Ben Khedher, Saoussen; Jaoua, Samir; Zouari, Nabil ( Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia - SBM , 2014 , Article)In order to overproduce bioinsecticides production by a sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strain, an optimal composition of a cheap medium was defined using a response surface methodology. In a first step, a Plackett-Burman ... -
Combinatorial effect of mutagenesis and medium component optimization on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens antifungal activity and efficacy in eradicating Botrytis cinerea
Masmoudi, Fatma; Khedher, Saoussen Ben; Kamoun, Amel; Zouari, Nabil; Tounsi, Slim; Trigui, Mohamed... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier GmbH , 2017 , Article)This work is directed towards Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain BLB371 metabolite production for biocontrol of fungal phytopathogens. In order to maximise antifungal metabolite production by this strain, two approaches ... -
Considering the Specific Impact of Harsh Conditions and Oil Weathering on Diversity, Adaptation, and Activity of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in Strategies of Bioremediation of Harsh Oily-Polluted Soils
Al Disi, Zulfa; Jaoua, Samir; Al-Thani, Dhabia; Al-Meer, Saeed; Zouari, Nabil ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2017 , Article)Weathering processes change properties and composition of spilled oil, representing the main reason of failure of bioaugmentation strategies. Our purpose was to investigate the metabolic adaptation of hydrocarbon-degrading ... -
Correlation between delta-endotoxin and proteolytic activities produced by Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki growing in an economic production medium
Ennouri, Karim; Ben Khedher, Saoussen; Jaoua, Samir; Zouari, Nabil ( Taylor & Francis , 2013 , Article)Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive bacterium that produces an insecticidal crystalline protein making it one of the most important biocontrol agents for pest management. Bioinsecticides based on B. thuringiensis ... -
Correlation between synthesis variation of 2-alkylquinolones and the antifungal activity of aBurkholderia cepacia strain collection
Kilani-Feki, Olfa; Zouari, Imen; Culioli, Gerald; Ortalo-Magne, Annick; Zouari, Nabil; Blache, Yves; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Netherlands , 2012 , Article)Twenty epiphytic and rhizospheric bacterial strains harbouring strong antifungal activities were isolated from the Tunisian environment. This group of bacteria was identified as Burkholderia cepacia genomovar I using 16S ... -
Environmental Burkholderia cepacia strain CS5 acting by two analogous alkyl-quinolones and a didecyl-phthalate against a broad spectrum of phytopathogens fungi
Kilani-Feki, Olfa; Culioli, Gerald; Ortalo-Magne, Annick; Zouari, Nabil; Blache, Yves; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Springer-Verlag , 2011 , Article)An environmental Burkholderia cepacia strain named Cs5 was isolated and identified first using API biochemical identification system and then with 16S rDNA and recA sequence homology search. This bacterium exhibited a broad ... -
Evaluating the effect of antiscalants on membrane biofouling using FTIR and multivariate analysis
Ashfaq, Mohammad Y.; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A.; Qiblawey, Hazim; Zouari, Nabil ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)A combination of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, multivariate analysis and conventional microbiological assays were utilized to characterize and differentiate membrane biofouling formed in the presence of ... -
Evidence of a Role for Aerobic Bacteria in High Magnesium Carbonate Formation in the Evaporitic Environment of Dohat Faishakh Sabkha in Qatar
Al Disi, Zulfa; Jaoua, Samir; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R.; Attia, Essam S.M.; Al-Kuwari, Hamad A. Al Saad; Zouari, Nabil... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2017 , Article)Dolomite (MgCa(CO3)2) is an important petroleum reservoir rock mineral common in ancient sedimentary rocks which is infrequently found in modern environments. The mechanism of dolomite formation remains poorly understood, ... -
Improvement of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide production by sporeless and sporulating strains using response surface methodology
Ben Khedher, Saoussen; Kamoun, Amel; Jaoua, Samir; Zouari, Nabil ( Elsevier B.V. , 2011 , Article)Statistical experimental designs, involving a Plackett-Burman design followed by a rotatable central composite design were used to optimize the culture medium constituents for Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide production. ... -
Improvement of Bioinsecticides Production by Sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strains in Response to Various Stresses in Low Cost Medium
Ben Khedher, Saoussen; Jaoua, Samir; Zouari, Nabil ( Springer-Verlag , 2011 , Article)The use of bioinsecticides, particularly those produced by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strains, has been shown to be a good alternative in pest management. Two types of sporeless mutants were distinguished. The ... -
Improvement of Photorhabdus temperata bioinsecticides production in low-cost media through adequate fermentation technology
Jallouli, Wafa; Jaoua, Samir; Zouari, Nabil ( Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. , 2012 , Article)To develop a cost effective process for bioinsecticides production by Photorhabdus temperata, dissolved oxygen (DO) requirements were investigated in both the complex and the optimized media using diluted seawater as a ... -
Improvement of Photorhabdus temperata strain K122 bioinsecticide production by batch and fed-batch fermentations optimization
Jallouli, Wafa; Jaoua, Samir; Zouari, Nabil ( Springer-Verlag , 2012 , Article)Optimization of a fermentation process for bioinsecticides production by Photorhabdus temperata strain K122 was investigated into fully controlled 3-L fermenter using an optimized medium (OM). Development of large-scale ... -
Influence of temperature, salinity and Mg:Ca ratio on microbially-mediated formation of Mg-rich carbonates by Virgibacillus strains isolated from a sabkha environment.
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Bontognali, Tomaso R R; Jaoua, Samir; Attia, Essam; Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al Saad; Zouari, Nabil... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2019 , Article)Studies have demonstrated that microbes facilitate the incorporation of Mg into carbonate minerals, leading to the formation of potential dolomite precursors. Most microbes that are capable of mediating Mg-rich carbonates ... -
Integration of a Recombinant Chitinase into Bacillus thuringiensis Parasporal Insecticidal Crystal
Driss, Fatma; Rouis, Souad; Azzouz, Hichem; Tounsi, Slim; Zouari, Nabil; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Springer-Verlag , 2011 , Article)Chitinases have been successfully used in combination with Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins forming crystals in order to enhance their insecticidal activities. In this context, we opted for promoting the chitinase ... -
Involvement of oxidative stress and growth at high cell density in the viable but nonculturable state of Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata strain K122
Jallouli, Wafa; Zouari, Nabil; Jaoua, Samir ( Elsevier Ltd , 2010 , Article)Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata strain K122 represents a promising source of bioinsecticide. When cultured in an optimized medium, P. temperata exhibited restricted survival in terms of colony-forming ability on solid ... -
Isolation, screening and activity of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from harsh soils
AlDisi, Zulfa; Jaoua, Samir; Al-Thani, Dhabia; AlMeer, Saeed; Zouari, Nabil ( Avestia Publishing , 2016 , Conference Paper)The study of microbial communities in relation to their ecology, interaction, and genetics must be covered in Qatar with special soil, weather and water. Microorganisms of an environment never having been exposed to such ... -
A MALDI-TOF study of bio-remediation in highly weathered oil contaminated soils
Al-Kaabi, Nasser; A. Al-Ghouti, Mohammad; Oualha, Meriam; Yousaf Mohammad, Mohammad; Al-Naemi, Aziza; I. Sølling, Theis; Al-Shamari, Noora; Zouari, Nabil... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)We have shown that Bacillus cereus is dominating the bacterial population at three polluted oil-industry sites where weather and soil conditions are extreme in terms of temperature, UV-radiation and salinity. A minor ... -
Minimizing wind erosion using microbial induced carbonate precipitation
Bick, Pierre; Bastola, Hridaya; Suleiman, Muhannad T.; Gu, Jianbo; Diplas, Panayiotis; Brown, Derick G.; Zouari, Nabil... more authors ... less authors ( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2019 , Conference Paper)This research focuses on investigating the effectiveness of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) to reduce the potential for wind erosion. This paper summarizes the results of preliminary wind tunnel experiments. ... -
Multiple linear regression and artificial neural networks for delta-endotoxin and protease yields modelling of Bacillus thuringiensis
Ennouri, Karim; Ben Ayed, Rayda; Triki, Mohamed Ali; Ottaviani, Ennio; Mazzarello, Maura; Hertelli, Fathi; Zouari, Nabil... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)The aim of the present work was to develop a model that supplies accurate predictions of the yields of delta-endotoxins and proteases produced by B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD-1. Using available medium ingredients as ...