INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

(2019-August 2022)

1- M.Y. Ashfaq, M.A. Al-ghouti, H. Qiblawey, and Nabil Zouari (2019). Use of DPSIR Framework to Analyze Water Resources in Qatar and Overview of Reverse Osmosis as an Environment Friendly Technology. Environ. Prog. Sustain. Energy, 1–13. doi:10.1002/ep.13081.  Q1 journal

2-J Gu, MT Suleiman, H Bastola, DG Brown and Nabil Zouari (2019). Treatment of Sand Using Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) for Wind Erosion Application. IFCEE 2018, 155-164  https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784481592.016 Q1 journal

3- M.Y. Ashfaq, M.A. Al-ghouti, H. Qiblawey and Nabil Zouari(2019). Evaluating the effect of antiscalants on membrane biofouling using FTIR and multivariate analysis, Biofouling. 0 1–14. doi:10.1080/08927014.2018.1557637. Q1 journal

4- M.Y. Ashfaq, M.A. Al-ghouti, H. Qiblawey, D.F. Rodrigues, Y. Hu, and Nabil Zouari(2019). Isolation, identification and biodiversity of antiscalant degrading seawater bacteria using MALDI-TOF-MS and multivariate analysis. Sci. Total Environ. 656, 910–920. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.477. Q1 journal

5- M.A. Al-Kaabi, M.A. Al-Ghouti, M.Y. Ashfaq, T. Ahmed, N and Nabil Zouari(2019).An integrated approach for produced water treatment using microemulsions modified activated carbon, Journal  of Water Process Engineering. 31, 100830. Q1 journal

6- E Babiker, MA Al-Ghouti, Nabil Zouari and G McKay (2019). Removal of boron from water using adsorbents derived from waste tire rubber. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 7 (2), 102948 Q1 journal

7- Pierre Bick; Hridaya Bastola; Muhannad T. Suleiman; Jianbo Gu; Panayiotis Diplas; Derick G. Brown; and Nabil Zouari (2019). Minimizing Wind Erosion Using Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation. Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering Geo-Congress 2019: pp 223. Geo-Congress 2019ISBN 9780784482117.   https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784482117.022 Q2 journal

8- Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Nabil Zouari, Maria Dittrich, Samir Jaoua, Hamad Al Saad Al-Kuwari and Tomaso R.R. Bontognali. (2019). Characterization of the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of Virgibacillus strains capable of mediating the formation of high Mg-calcite and protodolomite. Marine Chemistry 216 (Oct 2019), 103693. DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2019.103693 Q1 journal

9- Meriam Oualha, Nasser Al-Kaabi, Mohammad Al-Ghouti and Nabil Zouari (2019). Identification and overcome of limitations of weathered oil hydrocarbons bioremediation by an adapted Bacillus sorensis strain. Journal of Environmental Management, 250 (Nov 2019), 109455  DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109455 Q1 journal

10- Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Tomaso R. R. Bontognali, Samir Jaoua, Essam Attia, Hamad Al Saad Al-Kuwari and Nabil Zouari (2019). Influence of temperature, salinity and Mg: Ca ratio on microbially-mediated formation of Mg-rich carbonates by Virgibacillus strains isolated from a sabkha environment. Sci Rep 9, 19633 (2019). DOI. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56144-0 Q1 journal

11- Mohammad Y. Ashfaq, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti, Dana A. Da’na, Nabil Zouari, Hazim Qiblawey (2020). Investigating the effect of temperature on calcium sulfate scaling on reverse osmosis membrane using FTIR, SEM-EDX and multivariate analysis. Science of the Total Environment,703, 134726. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134726 Q1 journal

12- Meriam Oualha, Shazia Bibi, Muhannad Sulaiman, Nabil Zouari (2020). Microbially induced calcite precipitation in calcareous soils by endogenous Bacillus cereus, at high pH and harsh weather. Journal of Environmental Management, 257, 109965. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109965O Q1 journal

13– Rim Abdel Samad, Zulfa Al Disi, Mohammad Yousaf Mohammad Ashfaq, Sara Mohiddin Wahib and Nabil Zouari (2020). The use of Principle Component Analysis and MALDI-TOF MS for the differentiation of mineral forming Virgibacillus and Bacillus species isolated from Sabkhas. RSC Advances, 10, 14606-14616. DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01229G Q1 journal

14- Mohammad Yousaf Ashfaq, Mohammad Al-Ghouti1, Zulfa A. Al Disi, Nabil Zouari (2020).  Interaction of Seawater Microorganisms with scalants and antiscalants in Reverse Osmosis Systems. Desalination, 487, 114480. doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114480. Q1 journal

15- Mohammad Yousaf Ashfaq, Mohammad Al-Ghouti, Zulfa A. Al Disi, Nabil Zouari (2020). Investigating the microorganisms-calcium sulfate interaction in reverse osmosis systems using SEM-EDX technique. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,  8, (4), 103963. doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.103963. Q1 journal

16– Mohammad Yousaf Ashfaq, Mohammad Al-Ghouti, Nabil Zouari (2020). Functionalization of reverse osmosis membrane with graphene oxide to reduce both membrane scaling and biofouling. Carbon, 166 (2020), 374- 387, doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.05.017 Q1 journal

17- Mohammad Yousaf Ashfaq, Mohammad Al-Ghouti, Nabil Zouari (2020). Functionalization of reverse osmosis membrane with graphene oxide and polyacrylic acid to control biofouling and mineral scaling. Science of the Total Environment, 736 (2020) 139500 Q1 journal

18- Ayesha Y Ahmad, Mohammad A Al-Ghouti, Majeda Khraisheh, Nabil Zouari (2020). Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic and agricultural uses in the state of Qatar. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 11, (2020), 100467. doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100467 Q1 journal

19- Iman A.Saleh, Nabil Zouari, Mohammad A.Al-Ghouti (2020). Removal of pesticides from water and wastewater: Chemical, physical and biological treatment approaches. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 19, 101026. doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.10102631- Q1 journal

20- U Kamal, HAD Mohammed, Z Nabil, AAG Mohammad (2020). Lead (Pb) bioaccumulation and antioxidative responses in Tetraena qataranse. Scientific Reports 2020 (10), 17070 Q1 journal

21- MY Ashfaq, MA Al-Ghouti, DA Da’na, H Qiblawey, N Zouari (2020). Effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions on gypsum scaling of reverse osmosis membrane, mechanistic study. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 9 (6), 13459-13473 Q1 journal

22– N AlKaabi, MA Al-Ghouti, S Jaoua, N Zouari (2020). Potential for native hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria to remediate highly weathered oil-polluted soils in Qatar through self-purification and bioaugmentation in biopiles. Biotechnology Reports 28, e00543. Q1 journal

23– Riham Surkatti, Zulfa A. Al Disi, Muftah H. El-Naas, Nabil Zouari, Mark C.M. Van Loosdrecht, Udeogu Onwusogh (2021). Isolation and identification of organics-degrading bacteria from GTL process water. Frontiers Bioengineering. Volume 8, Article 603305. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.603305 Q1 journal

24– Shaikha Y. Alsayegh, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti, Nabil Zouari (2021). Study of bacterial interactions in reconstituted hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial consortia from a local collection, for the bioremediation of weathered oily-soils. Biotechnology Reports, 29 (2021) e00598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00598. Q1 journal

25– Moza Ghorab Al Marri, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti, Vasanth C. Shunmugasamy, Nabil Zouari (2021). Date pits based nanomaterials for thermal insulation applications—Towards energy efficient buildings in Qatar. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247608. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247608  Q1 journal

26– Adewale S. Bello, Nabil Zouari, Dana A. Da’ana, John N. Hahladakis, Mohammad A. AlGhouti (2021). An overview of brine management: Emerging desalination technologies, life cycle assessment, and metal recovery methodologies. Journal of Environmental Management 288 (2021) 112358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112358 Q1 journal

27- DA Da’ana, N Zouari, MY Ashfaq, M Abu-Dieyeh, M Khraisheh, YM Hijji, MA Al-Ghouti (2021). Removal of Toxic Elements and Microbial Contaminants from Groundwater Using Low-Cost Treatment Options. Current Pollution Reports, 1-25 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-021-00187-3 Q1 journal

28- M Al-Kaabi, N Zouari, D Da’na, M Al-Ghouti (2021). Adsorptive batch and biological treatments of produced water: Recent progresses, challenges, and potentials

Journal of Environmental Management 290 (2021), 112527 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112527 Q1 journal

29- Shaikha Y. Alsayegh, Zulfa Al Disi, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti, Nabil Zouari (2021). Evaluation by MALDI-TOF MS and PCA of the diversity of biosurfactants and their producing bacteria, as adaption to weathered oil components. Biotechnology Reports, 31 (2021), September 2021, e00660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00660 Q1 journal

30- Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Nabil Zouari, Essam Attia, Mazen Al-Asali, Hamad Al Saad, Al-Kuwari, Fadhil Sadooni, Maria Dittrichbd and Tomaso R. R. Bontognali (2021). Systematic laboratory approach to produce Mg rich carbonates at low temperature. RSC Advances, 11, 37029. DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06206a Q1 journal

31- SA Wahib, DA Da’na, N Zouari, YM Hijji, MA Al-Ghouti (2022). Adsorption and recovery of lithium ions from groundwater using date pits impregnated with cellulose nanocrystals and ionic liquid. Journal of Hazardous Materials 421 (2022) 126657 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126657 Q1 journal

32- Muazzam Ghous Sohail, Zulfa Al Disi, Nabil Zouari, Nasser Al Nuaimi, Ramazan Kahraman, Bora Gencturk, Debora F. Rodrigues, Yucel Yildirim (2022). Bio self-healing concrete using MICP by an indigenous Bacillus cereus strain isolated from Qatari soil. Construction and Building Materials 328, 126943. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126943 Q1 journal

33- Zulfa Al Disi, Mohammad A Al-Ghouti, Nabil Zouari (2022). Investigating the simultaneous removal of hydrocarbons and heavy metals by highly adapted Bacillus and Pseudomonas strains. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 27, 102513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102513 Q1 journal

34- Zulfa AlDisi, EssamAttia, Mohammad I.Ahmad, Nabil Zouari (2022). Immobilization of heavy metals by microbially induced carbonate precipitation using hydrocarbon-degrading ureolytic bacteria. Biotechnology Reports 35, e00747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2022.e00747 Q1 journal

35- Ayesha Y.Ahmad, Mohammad A.Al-Ghouti, Majeda Khraisheh, Nabil Zouari (2022). Development and application of bio-waste-derived adsorbents for the removal of boron from groundwater. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 18, 100793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2022.100793 Q1 journal

36-Haneen I. Eldos, Mariam Khan, Nabil Zouari, Suhur Saeed, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti (2022).  Characterization and assessment of process water from oil and gas production: A case study of process wastewater in Qatar. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2022, 100210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2022.100210 Q1 journal

37- Ayesha Y. Ahmad, Mohammad A.Al-Ghouti, Majeda Khraisheh, Nabil Zouari (2022).  Insights into the removal of lithium and molybdenum from groundwater by adsorption onto activated carbon, bentonite, roasted date pits, and modified-roasted date pits. Bioresource Technology Reports, 18, 101045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101045 Q1 journal

38- Haneen I. Eldos, Nabil Zouari, Suhur Saeed, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti (2022). Recent advances in the treatment of PAHs in the environment: Application of nanomaterial-based technologies. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15, 103918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103918 Q1 journal

 (2015-2018)

1– Karim Ennouri, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2015). Nutritional Requirements to Improve Delta-Endotoxins Production of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki Using Mixed Designs Modelling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s40011-015-0620-z  Q3 journal

2-Lobna Bouchaala, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Héla Mezghanni, Nabil ZOUARI and Slim Tounsi (2015). Bayesian network and response surface methodology for prediction and improvement of bacterial metabolite production: 2015 16th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD), vol. 00, no. , pp. 1-6, 2015, doi:10.1109/SNPD.2015.7176180. IEEE, SNPD 2015, June 1-3 2015, Takamatsu, Japan Not indexed

3- Karim Ennouri, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2016). Statistical Analysis of Cultural Parameters Influencing Delta-Endotoxins and Proteases Productions by Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, Arab J Sci Eng, 41: 1-8 DOI 10.1007/s13369-015-1722-x Q2 journal

4– Zulfa AlDisi, Samir Jaoua, Dhabia AlThani, Saeed Almeer and Nabil Zouari(2016). Isolation, Screening and Activity of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria from Harsh Soils. Proceedings of the Word Congress on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’16), Prague Czech Republic, March 2016, 1-8 Not indexed in scopus

5– AlKaabi Nasser, Kristensen Mette, Nabil Zouari, Solling TT, Bach SS, Al-Ghouti M, Christensen JH  (2017). Source identification of beached oil at Al Zubarah, Northwestern Qatar. J Petrol Sci Eng 149, 107-113   10.1016/j.petrol.2016.10.034 Q1 journal

6– Zulfa AlDisi, Samir Jaoua, Dhabia AlThani, Saeed Almeer and Nabil Zouari(2017). 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. BioMed Research International, vol. 2017, Article ID 8649350, doi:10.1155/2017/8649350. Q2 journal

7- Karim Ennouri, Rayda Ben Ayed, Mohamed Ali Triki , Ennio Ottaviani, Maura Mazzarello, Fathi Hertelli and Nabil Zouari(2017). Multiple linear regression and artificial neural networks for delta-endotoxin and protease yields modelling of Bacillus thuringiensis. 3 Biotech. 7(3):187. doi: 10.1007/s13205-017-0799-1. Q2 journal

8- Zulfa AlDisi, Samir Jaoua, Tomaso R. R. Bontognal, Essam S.M. Attia, Hamad A.Al Saas Al-Kuwari and Nabil Zouari(2017). Evidence of a Role for Aerobic Bacteria in High Magnesium Carbonate Formation in the Evaporitic Environment of Dohat Faishakh Sabkha in Qatar. Front. Environ. Sci., 03 February 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2017.00001 Q1 journal

9– Fatma Masmoudi, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Amel Kamoun, Nabil Zouari,Slim Tounsi and Mohamed Trigui (2017). Combinatorial effect of mutagenesis and medium component optimization on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens antifungal activity and efficacy in eradicating Botrytis cinerea. Microbiological Research · 197, 29-38, DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2017.01.001 Q2 journal

10– Al Zahraa Attar, Samir Jaoua, Talaat A.F.A Yussef, Zulfa Al Disi andNabil Zouari(2017). Evidencing diversity and needs of adjustment of the Nutritional Requirements for Hydrocarbon-Degrading Activity of adapted Pseudomonas aeruginosa to harsh conditions using 2ⁿ full Factorial design. RSC Advances, 2017, 7, 45920 – 45931.  DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04704e Q1 journal

11– Shazia Bibi, Meriam Oualha, Mohammad Ashfaq, Muhannad Sulaiman, and  Nabil Zouari (2018). Isolation, differentiation and biodiversity of ureolytic bacteria of Qatari soil and their potentials in microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) for soil stabilization. RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 5854-5863. DOI:10.1039/C7RA12758H Q1 journal

12- Nasser Al-Kaabi, Mohammad A.  Al-Ghouti, Meriam Oualha, Mohammad Yousaf Mohammad, Aziza Al-Naemi, Theis I.  Sølling,  Noora AlShamari and Nabil Zouari(2018). A MALDI-TOF Study of Bio-remediation in Highly Weathered Oil Contaminated Soils. J Petrol Sci Eng. 168, 569-576. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.05.013 Q1 journal

(2011-2014)

1- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Nabil ZOUARI, Nadia MESSADDEQ, Patrick SCHULTZ and Samir JAOUA. (2011). Overproduction of delta-endotoxins by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis mutants obtained by nitrous acid mutagenesis. Current Microbiology 62, 38-43. Q2 journal

2- Fatma Driss, Souad Rouis, Hichem Azzouz, Slim Tounsi, Nabil Zouari, and Samir Jaoua (2011). Integration of a Recombinant Chitinase into Bacillus thuringiensis Parasporal Insecticidal Crystal. Current  Microbiology 62:281–288. Q2 journal

3- Wafa Jallouli, Nabil Zouari and Samir Jaoua  (2011). Overcoming the production limitations of Photorhabdus temperate ssp. temperata strain K122 bioinsecticides inlow-cost medium. Bioprocess Biosyst. Bioen. Eng. 34(8):1039-1047 Q2 journal

4- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Samir JAOUAand Nabil ZOUARI. (2011). Improvement of Bioinsecticides Production by Sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis Strains in Response to Various Stresses in Low Cost Medium. Current Microbiology, 62:1467-1477. Q2 journal

5- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Amel KAMOUN, Samir JAOUAand Nabil ZOUARI (2011)

Improvement of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticides production by sporeless and sporulating strains using response surface methodology. New Biotechnology, 28:705-712. Q1 journal

6– Kilani-Feki O, Culioli G, Ortalo-Magné A, Zouari N, Blache Y,  Jaoua S (2011). Environmental Burkholderia cepacia strain Cs5 acting by two analogous alkyl-quinolones and a didecyl-phthalate against a broad spectrum of phytopathogens fungi. Current Microbiology 62:1490-1495 Q2 journal

7– He´la Mezghanni, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Slim Tounsi, and Nabil Zouari(2012)

Medium optimization of antifungal activity production byBacillus amyloliquefaciens using statistical experimental design. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 42:267–278,  Q3 journal

8- Kilani-Feki O, Zouari I, Culioli G, Ortalo-Magné A, Zouari N, Blache Y and Jaoua S (2012) Correlation between synthesis variation of 2-alkylquinolones and the antifungal activity of a Burkholderia cepacia strains collection. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 28:275–281 Q2 journal

9- Wafa Jallouli, Samir Jaoua and Nabil Zouari (2012). Improvement of Photorhabdus temperata strain K122 bioinsecticide production by batch and fed-batch fermentations optimization. Bioprocess Biosyst. Bioeng.  35(9):1505-1513 Q2 journal

10- Wafa Jallouli, Samir Jaoua and Nabil Zouari (2012)

Improvement of Photorhabdus temperata Bioinsecticides Production in Low-Cost Media Through Adequate Fermentation Technology. Biotechnoly Progress 28 (5), 1278-1284 Not indexed in scopus

11– Wafa Jallouli, Lobna Abdelkefi-Mesrati, Slim Tounsi, Samir Jaoua and Nabil Zouari (2013)

Potential of Photorhabdus temperata K122 bioinsecticide in protecting wheat flour against Ephestia kuehniella. Journal of Stored Products Research 53, 61-66 Q1 journal

12- Karim Ennouri, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Samir JAOUAand Nabil ZOUARI (2013)

Correlation between delta-endotoxin and proteolytic activities produced by Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki growing in an economic production medium. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 23(7), 756-767 Q2 journal

13- Karim Ennouri, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2013). Optimization of Bioinsecticides Overproduction by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki using Linear regression (2013). Polish Journal of Microbiology, 62(3), 287-293 Q3 journal

14- Karim Ennouri, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Hanen Ben Hassen and Nabil ZOUARI (2013). Concomitant production of delta-endotoxins and proteases of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki in a low-cost medium: effect of medium components

Acta biologica szegediensis, 57(1), 13-19. Q3 journal

15- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Samir JAOUAand Nabil ZOUARI (2013)

Application of statistical experimental design for optimisation of bioinsecticides production by sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis strain on cheap medium. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology , 44, 927-933 Q3 journal

16- Saoussen BEN KHEDHER, Samir JAOUAand Nabil ZOUARI (2014)

Overcome of Carbon Catabolite Repression of Bioinsecticides Production by Sporeless Bacillus thuringiensis through Adequate Fermentation Technology. Biotechnology Research International, Volume 2014, Article ID 698587, 8 pages Not indexed in scopus

17– Nabil ZOUARI and Hayat AL JABIRI (2015)

Improvement by Micro-Aeration of Anaerobic Digestion of Slaughterhouse Wastewater At 38°C

International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, (3), 807-816. Not indexed in scopus

2010 and before

1- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1987)

Induction et Production de la laccase de Sporotrichum pulverulentum. C.R.Acad.Sc.Paris, t.304, Série III, n° 13.

2- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (987)

Purification and properties of two laccase isoenzymes produced by Botrytis cinerea. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol.,15, 213-225.

3- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1987). Continuous-Flow estimation of laccase activity in rotten grape juice by a computerized electrode. J.Chem.Technol.Biotechnol., 40, 195-201.

4- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1988). A continuous-Flow method for the rapid determination of the sanitary quality of grape must at industrial scales. J.Chem.Technol.Biotechnol, 41, 243-248.

5- JAOUA S, ZOUARI N, TOUNSI S and ELLOUZ R (1993)

Production of bioinsecticides from isolated strains of Bacillus thuringiensis for olive tree disease control. Proceedings of the second arab conference on Perspectives of modern Biotechnology. Published by Biodynamics, San Diego, Calofornia

6- ZOUARI N, ROMETTE J-L and THOMAS D (1994). Laccase electrode for the continuous-flow determination of phenolic compounds. Biotechnol.Tech., 8, 503-508

7- ZOUARI Nand ELLOUZ R (1996)

Microbial consortia for the aerobic degradation of aromatic compounds in the olive oil mill effluent. J. Ind. Microbiol., 16, 155-162

8- ZOUARI N and ELLOUZ R (1996). Toxic effect of coloured olive compounds on the anaerobic digestion of olive oil mill effluent in UASB-like reactors. J.Chem.Technol.Biotechnol., 66, 414-420

9- JAOUA S, ZOUARI N, TOUNSI S and ELLOUZ R (1996). Study of particular delta-endotoxins produced by three isolated strains of Bacillus thuringiensis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 45, 349-354

10- ZOUARI N, ELLOUZ R and JAOUA S (1997)

Purification and immunological characterization of particular delta-endotoxins from three recently isolated strains of Bacillus thuringiensis. Biotechnol. Lett., 19, 825-829

11- ZOUARI N, DHOUIB A, ELLOUZ R and JAOUA S (1998). Nutritional requirements of a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and use of gruel, for the formulation of a new medium for delta-endotoxin production. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 69 (1), 41-52

12- ZOUARI N (1998). Decolourization of olive oil mill effluent by physical and chemical treatment prior to anaerobic digestion. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 73, 297-303

13- ZOUARI N  and JAOUA S (1999). Production and characterization of metalloproteases synthesized concomitantly with delta-endotoxin by Bacillus thuringiensis grown on gruel-based media. Enz. Microbial. Technol., 25, 364-371

14- ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (1999). The effect of complex carbon and nitrogen, salt, Tween-80 and acetate on delta-endotoxin production by a Bacillus thuringiensis  subsp. Kurstaki. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 23, 497-502

15- TOUNSI S, J’MAL A, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (1999). Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a novel cry1Aa-type gene from Bacillus thuringiensis. Biotechnol. Lett.,21, 771-775

16- JAOUA S, TOUNSI S, ZOUARI N, ZRIBI R, ABDELKAFI L, KAMOUN F, IBEN AOUN A and DRISS F (2001). Bacillus thuringiensis: A source of Biomolecules having insecticidal, bactericidal and fungicidal activities. Proceedings of the 1st Eurasian Congress on Molecular Biotechnology ECOMB

17-  ZOUARI N, BEN SIK ALI S and JAOUA S (2002). Production of delta-endotoxin by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and overcome of catabolite repression, by using highly concentrated gruel and fish meal media in 2 and 20 liters fermenters. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 77, 877-882

18-  ZOUARI N, ACHOUR O and JAOUA S (2002). Production of delta-endotoxin by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and overcome of catabolite repression, by using highly concentrated gruel and fish meal media in 2 and 20 liters fermenters. J Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 77, 877-882

19- TOUNSI S, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2003). Cloning and study of the expression of a novel cry1Ia-type gène from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. J. Appl. Microbiol. 95, 23-28

20- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2004). Improvement of bioinsecticides production through mutagenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis by u.v. and nitrous acid affecting metabolic pathways and/or delta-endotoxin synthesis. J. Appl. Microbiol. 97, 338-346

21- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2005). Improvement of bioinsecticides production through adaptation of Bacillus thuringiensis cells to heat treatment and NaCl addition. J. Appl. Microbiol.98, 823-831          

22-  DRISS F, KALLASSY-AWAD M, ZOUARI N and JAOUA S (2005). Molecular characterization of a novel chitinase from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki.. J. Appl. Microbiol. 99, 945-953

23- TOUNSI S, ZOUARI N, GHRIBI D, J’MAL A and JAOUA S (2006)

Inprovement of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins synthesis through acquisition of erythromycin resistance. Biotechnol. Lett. 28, 315-319

24-TOUNSI S, DAMMAK M, ZOUARI N, REBAI A and JAOUA S (2006). Evidence of the effect of Delta-endotoxin rationin Bacillus thuringiensis crystals on the toxicity against Ephestia kuehniella . Biol. Ctrl.37, 243-246

25- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N, TRABELSI H and JAOUA S (2007). Improvement of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin production and overcome of carbon catabolite repression through adequate control of aeration. Enz. Microbial. Technol. 40 (4), 614-622

26- GHRIBI D, ZOUARI N, TRIGUI W and JAOUA S (2007). Use of sea water as salts source in starch and soya bean based media, for the production of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticides. Process Biochem. 42, 374-378.

27– F. Driss, A. Baanannou, S. Rouis, I. Masmoudi, N. Zouari and S. JAOUA (2007). Effect of the chitin binding domain deletion from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki chitinase Chi255 on its stability in Escherichia coli. Mol. Biotechnol. 36, 232-237.

28- W Jallouli, W Hammami, N Zouari, S JAOUA (2008). Medium optimization for biomass production and morphology variance overcome of Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata strain K122. Process Biochem.43, 1338-1344

29- Fakher Kamoun, Nabil Zouari, Imen Saadaoui, and Samir Jaoua (2009). Improvement of B thuringiensis Bacteriocin Production Through Culture Conditions Optimization. Prep. Biochem. &Biotechnol. 39, 1–13.

30–Kilani-Feki O, Khiari O, Culioli G, Ortalo-Magné A, Zouari N, Blache Y, Jaoua S (2010). Antifungal activities of an endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf1TZ harbouring genes from pyoluteorin and phenazine clusters. Biotechnology Letters 32:1279-1285.

31- Wafa Jallouli, Nabil Zouari and Samir Jaoua  (2010)

Involvement of oxidative stress and growth at high cell density in the viable but nonculturable state of Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata strain K122/ Process Biochemistry, 45, 706-713.