First Name: Rakia
Name: CHOUARI
Position: Associate Professor in Environmental Microbiology
Email:rakia.chouari@gmail.com
Institute / University / Company: University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Tunisia
Research Unit: Plant toxicology and Environmental Microbiology (LR18ES38)
Address (city, state): Bizerte
Country: Tunisia
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
molecular microbial ecology
microbial diversity
anaerobic digestion
metal bioremediation
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
heavy metals
antibiotics
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
bacteria
archaea
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
soil
anaerobic digesters
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc):
Environmentall Biotechnology and environmental microbiology
Master 1 and Licence (2nd and 3rd year)
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
A. Chamekh, O. Kharbech, R. Driss-Limam, C. Fersi, M. Khouatmeya, R. Chouari (2020). Evidences for antioxidant response and bioadsorption potential of Bacillus simplex strain 115 against lead. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Submitted).
R. Driss-Limam, I. Limam, C. Clérandeau, M. Khouatmia , W. Djebali, J. Cachot, R. Chouari (2018). Assessment of the toxicity and the fertilizing power from application of gamma irradiated anaerobic sludge as fertilizer: Effect on Vicia faba growth. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 150:163-168.
R. Chouari, W. Dardouri, F. Sallami, M. Ben Rais, A. Sghir, D. Le Paslier (2014). Microbial analysis and efficiency of two different biofiltration packaging systems for hydrogen sulfide removal from wastewater used air. Environmental Engineering Sciences, 32(2):121-128.
R. Chouari, D. Le Paslier, P. Daegelen, J. Weissenbach and A. Sghir (2005). Novel predominant archaeal and bacterial groups revealed by molecular analysis of an anaerobic sludge digester. Environ. Microbiol. 7 (8) 1104-15.