• CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ALGERIAN AMMI VISNAGA ESSENTIAL OIL 

  AMRAOUI, Amira; BAHRI, Fouad; WANNER, Juergen (Plantarchives, 2022-02-25)

  The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial part of Ammi visnaga L., harvested in the northwest of Algeria was analyzed and its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities were studied. 26 compounds ...
• Chemical characterization and bioactivities assessment of Artemisia herba-alba Asso essential oil from South-western Algeria 

  Ouguirti, Nawal; Bahri, Fouad; Bouyahyaoui, Ahmed; Wanner, Juergen (Badebio Biotechnology Ltd., 2021-03-07)

  Artemisia herba-alba Asso is a medicinal plant used widely in Algerian folk medicine for the treatment of several diseases. The present work is aimed to elucidate the chemical composition of essential oil (EO) of Artemisia ...
• Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Properties, Key Enzyme Inhibitory Potential and Photoprotective Activity of Lawsonia inermis L. 

  Goudjil, Rima; Mekhaldi, Abdelkader; Benamar, Houari; Bensouici, Chawki; Kahoul, Mohamed A (Bentham Science Publishers, 2020-11-16)

  Background: Lawsonia inermis Linn (Lythraceae), commonly known as “Henna” is a medicinal plant, which is widely used as a folk remedy and for its cosmetic properties. Objective: The objective of this present work was ...
• Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by filamentous fungi (Aspergillus ustus and Purpureocillium lilacinum) isolated from used engine oil contaminated soil 

  Benguenab, Asma; Chibani, Abdelwaheb (Ecological Society of China. Published by Elsevier B.V, 2020-10-25)

  The use of microorganisms for remediation and restoration of hydrocarbons contaminated soils is an effective and economic solution. The current study aims to find out efficient telluric filamentous fungi to degrade petroleum ...
• Pomegranate Peel Extract Activities as Antioxidant and Antibiofilm against Bacteria Isolated from Caries and Supragingival Plaque 

  BENSLIMANE, Sabria; REBAI, Ouafa; DJIBAOUI, Rachid; ARABI, Abed (Hashemite University, 2019-11-22)

  The present study aimed to extract polyphenols from pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peel extract (PPE) by maceration using three different solvants: acetone 70%, ethanol 70% and methanol 70% (v/v). The antioxidant capacity ...
• Coagulase negative staphylococci in Anti-Cancer Center, Batna, Algeria: antibiotic resistance pattern, biofilm formation, and detection of mecA and icaAD genes 

  ZATOUT, Asma; DJIBAOUI, Rachid; KASSAH-LAOUAR, Ahmed (official publication of the African Society for Clinical Microbiology, 2019-10-05)

  Contexte: Les staphylocoques à coagulase négative (CoNS) sont une flore microbienne normale présente sur la peau et les muqueuses humaines des mammifères. Considérés depuis longtemps comme des commensales avirulentes, ...
• Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of the phenazine extract of a fluorescent Pseudomonas on coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from the Anti-Cancer Center of Batna, Algeria 

  ZATOUT, Asma; DJIBAOUI, Rachid; DAHAH, Hicham; MAZARI, Hibat Errahmen; BENKREDDA, Fatima; KASSAH-LAOUAR, Ahmed (International Network For Natural Sciences, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2019-09-30)

  Faced with many failures in the elimination of CoNS pathogens, we aimed to find an effective agent to eradicate these bacteria. In the present study we tested 20 isolates of CoNS collected from the Anti-Cancer Center of ...
• Physicochemical Properties and Liposomal Formulations of Hydrolysate Fractions of Four Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) from the Northwestern Algerian Coast 

  MECHETA, Asmaa; HANACHI, Amine; JEANDEL, Carole; ARAB-TAHRANY, Elmira; BIANCHI, Arnaud; VELOT, Emilie; MEZALI, Karim; LINDER, Michel (Molecules, 2020-06-28)

  To promote the nutritional and pharmacological values of four sea cucumber species (Holothuria poli, H. tubulosa, H. arguinensis, and H. sanctori), harvested from the Algerian coast, we aimed to study their proximate ...
• Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy is endemic in wild groupers (genus Epinephelus spp.) of the Algerian coast 

  Boukedjouta, Rachid; Tobia, Pretto; Miriam, Abbadi; Lorena, Biasini; Anna, Toffan; MEZALI, Karim (Journal of Fish Disease, 2020-04-30)

  This work describes betanodavirus infection in two species of groupers (family Serranidae) from the Algerian coast: the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus and the golden grouper Epinephelus costae. At necropsy, ...
• The status of Algeria’s sea cucumbers and their illegal trade 

  MEZALI, Karim; Slimane-Tamacha, Farah (SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin #40, 2020-03)

  In Algeria, sea cucumber fishing is mainly done by divers and gleaners who target all holothurian species along the coast, especially the ones found in shallow water. To better understand how this fishery is organised, a ...
• Note on Parastichopus regalis (Cuvier, 1817) from the SidiMedjdoub area of Mostaganem, Algeria 

  Benzait, Hocine; Khodja, Ihcène; SOUALILI, Dina Lila; MEZALI, Karim (SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 2020-03)

  Parastichopus regalis (Cuvier, 1817) is a sea cucumber species reported from several areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Three individuals of this species were collected by small-scale fishers at the Sidi-Medjdoub area of ...
• Seasonal variation in food intake of Holothuria (Roweothuria) poli (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) of Stidia in Mostaganem, Algeria 

  Belbachir, Nor-Eddine; MEZALI, Karim (Seasonal variation in food intake of Holothuria (Roweothuria) poli (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) of Stidia in Mostaganem, Algeria, 2020-03)

  A study of the diet of Holothuria poli from the southwestern Mediterranean Sea (Stidia, Mostaganem) was carried out at a depth of 3 m during four seasons in order to gain an idea of the variation of the different trophic ...
• VaRIaTION IN THE SHELLS OF THE ENDaNGERED LIMPET PateLLa feRRuginea (GaSTROPODa: PaTELLIDaE) FROM THE SOuTH WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN: a GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC aPPROaCH uSING OuTLINE SHaPE aNaLySIS 

  BOUZAZA, Zoheir; MEZALI, Karim (Vie et miLieu - Life and enViRonment, 2020-01-15)

  Patella ferruginea (Gmelin, 1791) is a prosobranch gastropod endemic to the western Mediterranean and considered as an endangered species. This limpet has two ecotypes and morphologies [Rouxii (conical non-centric) and ...
• New multiple records of the blunthead puffer Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848) along the Western Mediterranean coasts and reassessment of its biogeography) 

  KARA, M.H; MEZALI, Karim; KACHER, M; ETSOURI, M; CHAOUI, L; FRANCOUR, P (Mediterranean Marine Science, 2017)
• PHENOLICS CONTENTS AND IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS OF THE AERIAL PARTS OF THREE ALGERIAN ATRIPLEX HALIMUS L. ECOTYPES 

  Ould Kaddour, Asma Souad; Bouzouina, Mohammed; Lotmani, Brahim (Plant Archives, 2019-04-01)

  Atriplex halimus L. “Guettaf”, halophyte plants, is distributed in different geographical zones in Algeria. In this study, antiradical activities, polyphenols, flavonoïds, flavonols and carotenoïds contents of aerial parts ...
• FIRST RECORD OF POSIDONIA OCEANICA FLOWERING AND FRUITING IN THE SOUTH WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA (MOSTAGANEM, ALGERIA) 

  BELBACHIR, Noreddine; MEZALI, Karim (VIE ET MILIEU- LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT, 2019)

  Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile (1813) flowering, and particularly fruiting, is a rarely observed phenomenon in the Algerian coast. During two spaced surveys, inflorescences were observed in wrecks at Stidia (coastal area ...
• Evolution and Pattern of connectivity in some species of the genus Patella from the Algerian coast 

  BOUZAZA, Zoheir; MEZALI, Karim (Advances in Bioresearch, 2018-09-05)

  The aim of this work is to study the phylogeny and the phylogeography of three species of limpets (Patella rustica, Patella ferruginea and Patella caerulea) living in the Algerian shore to understand the pattern of ...
• Valorization of the by-products of bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) of the Algerian West Coast (Mostaganem): Use in Microbiology 

  OULHIZ, Aicha; MEZALI, Karim; SOUALILI, Dina Lila (Advances in Bioresearch, 2018-09)

  Among seafood by-products, tuna heads represent valuable biological resources able to generate various molecules of biological and nutritional interest. The aim of this work is to highlight these by-products (head, skin, ...
• Algeria’s sea cucumber fishery: Challenges for a new fishery 

  NEGHLI, Larbi; MEZALI, Karim (S.P.C. Bêche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 2019-03)

  Traditionally in Algeria, sea cucumbers were only exploited on a very small scale, mainly as bait for fishing. There are no official data on the exploitation status of sea cucumber stocks along the Algerian coast. However, ...
• A biometric study to determine the economic and nutritional value of sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) collected from Algeria’s shallow water areas 

  MECHETA, Asmaa; MEZALI, Karim (S.P.C. Bêche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 2019-03)

  Traditionally in Algeria, sea cucumbers were exploited at a very small scale. Nowadays, however, sea cucumber fisheries are emerging in the Mediterranean Sea due to the high commercial value of these organisms. Three ...

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