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    Chemical composition, antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of Olea europaea L. ssp. sativa. collected from East of Algeria
    (Springer, 2025) Brahmi, Fairouz; Benlefki, Nawal; Koullal, Radwa; Kebbouche-Gana, Salima; Lenchi, Nesrine
    Olea europaea L., commonly known as the olive tree, is extensively utilized in Algeria for its medicinal properties. This plant is rich in alkaloids, phenolic acids, and flavonoids. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of methanol extracts and oils harvested from the aerial parts of Olea europaea L. ssp. sativa from two different regions (Bouira and Bordj Bouarreridj). Adult aphids (Aphis fabae) treated with crude methanol extracts exhibited high mortality rates, reaching up to 100%, while diluted extracts caused mortality rates between 80 and 100%. In terms of antimicrobial activity, all tested strains exhibited resistance (including E. coli, B. subtilis, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, S. agalactiae, and C. albicans) for all methanol extracts and both oils. However, significant inhibition percentages were noted against the fungus Cladosporium sp. across the various tested extracts. These extracts have the potential to be used in the food, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries
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    Oil recovery from Algerian petroleum sludge using indigenous bacterium: an environmentally sustainable method for handling oily sludge
    (Springer, 2025) Lenchi, Nesrine; Benchouk, Amina; Ighilahriz, Kahina; Alilat, Abdenour; Kebbouche-Gana, Salima; Khemili-Talbi, Souad
    One type of solid emulsified waste produced by the petroleum industry is oily sludge. Due to the high levels of hazardous substances it contains, it poses a significant risk to human health and the environment. Therefore, treatment is necessary to reduce its toxicity. Crude oil, which has a high recycling value, accounts for a significant proportion of oily sludge. This study aims to use the indigenous bacterium Enterococcus faecium NL 6 to produce a biosurfactant for use in oil recovery from sludge. This strain can produce biosurfactant using low-cost, renewable substrates such as whey, reaching an E24 of 72% and achieving a significant reduction in surface tension (27.2 mN/m). This extracellular biosurfactant was produced at a concentration of 32 mg/L and remains stable under extreme conditions of temperature, pH and salinity. Identified as rhamnolipids, the biosurfactants were able to recover 95% of the oil from oily sludge sampled from crude oil storage tanks in just a few hours (4 h). Gas chromatography has demonstrated the presence of normal alkanes in the crude oil extracted from the sludge, thereby indicating its potential for reuse as an energy source. Incorporating 5% of the recovered oil into the crude oil enhances its efficiency, resulting in a calorific value of 10,324.675 kcal/kg. Given the economic and environmental advantages of biosurfactants, the resulting rhamnolipid can be considered an effective, efficient and reliable washing agent for the recovery and treatment of oily sludge waste.
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    Chitosan nanoparticles with controlled size and zeta potential
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023) Benamer-Oudih, Samah; Tahtat, Djamel; Nacer Khodja, Assia; Mahlous, Mohamed; Hammache, Yasmina; Guittoum, Abd-Errahim; Kebbouche-Gana, Salima
    Optimization of chitosan nanoparticles (ChNs) production process employing a 2(5–2) fractional factorial design was performed to analyze the influence of viscosity average molecular weight (40–120 kDa), the initial concentration of chitosan (2–5 g/L), the initial tripolyphosphate (TPP) concentration (0.8–1.2 g/L), the ratio chitosan/TPP (4/1–10/1) (V/V), and the stirring speed (300–700 rpm), on final nanoparticles size and zeta potential. The measured responses of average particle size and surface charge were determined on Zetasizer Nano ZS. ChNs were prepared using ionotropic cross-linking of chitosan and TPP and were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The experiments showed that the size of synthesized nanoparticles depended on initial concentration and molecular weight of chitosan, TPP concentration and stirring speed within the chosen levels. However, the zeta potential was significantly influenced by chitosan molecular weight, chitosan concentration and stirring speed. The FTIR analysis confirmed the interaction between negative charge of TPP with positive charge of chitosan through the appearance of new peaks at 1222 and 895 cm−1 in produced ChNs. XRD and DSC analysis were used to evaluate the effect of crosslinking of chitosan on crystal structure of ChNs
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    Biosurfactant production from newly isolated Rhodotorula sp.YBR and its great potential in enhanced removal of hydrocarbons from contaminated soils
    (Springer, 2021) Derguine-Mecheri, Louiza; Kebbouche-Gana, Salima; Djenane, Djamel
    One of the very promising methods in the field of bioremediation of hydrocarbons is the application of biosurfactant- producing microorganisms based on the use of wastewater as renewable substrates of culture media, contributing to the reduction of costs. With this aim, the production, characterization and properties of the yeast strain YBR producing a biosurfactant newly isolated from an oilfield in Algeria, using wastewater from olive oil mills (OOMW) as a substrate for a low-cost and effective production, have been investigated. Screening of biosurfactant production was carried out with different tests, including emulsification index test (E24), drop collapse test, oil spreading technique and measurement of surface tension (ST). The isolated yeast strain was found to be a potent biosurfactant producer with E24 = 69% and a significant reduction in ST from 72 to 35 mN m-1. The study of the cultural, biochemical, physiological and genetic characteristics of the isolate allowed us to identify it as Rhodotorula sp. strain YBR. Fermentation was carried out in a 2.5 L Minifors Bioreactor using crude OOMW as culture medium, the E24 value reached 90% and a reduction of 72 to 35 mN m-1 in ST. A biosurfactant yield = 10.08 ± 0.38 g L-1 was recorded. The characterization by semi-purification and thin layer chromatography (TLC) of the crude extract of biosurfactant showed the presence of peptides, carbohydrates and lipids in its structure. The crude biosurfactant exhibited interesting properties such as: low critical micellar concentration (CMC), significant reduction in ST and strong emulsifying activity. In addition, it has shown stability over a wide range of pH (2-12), temperature (4-100 °C) and salinity (1-10%). More interestingly, the produced biosurfactant has proven to be of great potential application in the remobilization of hydrocarbons from polluted soil with a removal rate of greater than 95%
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    Microbacterium algeriense sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Algerian oil production waters
    (Microbiology Society, 2020) Lenchi, Nesrine; Anzil, Adriana; Servais, Pierre; Kebbouche-Gana, Salima; Gana, Mohamed Lamine
    A non-motile, straight-rod-shaped, Gram-stain-positive and facultative anaerobic bacterium (i.e., strain G1T) was isolated from production waters from an Algerian oilfield. Growth was observed in the presence of 0.3-3.5 % (w/v) NaCl, at 20-50 °C and at pH 6.0-9.0. Results of phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain G1T belonged to the genus Microbacterium. Strain G1 T was closely related to Microbacterium oxydans (DSM 20578T) and Microbacterium maritypicum (DSM 12512T) with 99.8 % sequence similarity and to Microbacterium saperdae (DSM 20169T) with 99.6 % sequence similarity. Strain G1 T contained MK9, MK10, MK11, MK12 and MK13 as respiratory quinones, and phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and glycolipid as the major polar lipids. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0 and anteiso-C17:0. The estimated DNA G+C content was 69.57 mol% based on its draft genome sequence. Genome annotation of strain G1T predicted the presence of 3511 genes, of which 3483 were protein-coding and 47 were tRNA genes. The DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) and average nucleotide identity (ANI) values between strain G1T and M. oxydans (DSM 20578T) and M. maritypicum (DSM 12512T) were in both cases far below the respective species boundary thresholds (27.5 and 28.0 % for DDH; and 84.40 and 84.82% for ANI, respectively). Based on the data presented above, strain G1T was considered to represent a novel species for which the name Microbacterium algeriense is proposed with the type strain G1T (=DSM 109018T=LMG 31276T)
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    ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGUL EFFECTS OF FLAVONOIDS ISOLATED FROM CRATEAGUS OXYACANTHA (L.) FRUITS IN THE NORTH ALGERIAN REGIONS (BOUMERDES AND BAINEM)
    (STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2014) Behidj-Benyounes, Nassima; Dahmane, Thoraya; Behidj, Khadidja-Kenza; Chebouti, Nadjiba; Kebbouche-Gana, Salima
    The extracts of plants are currently the subject of many scientific researches aiming to exploit their properties antimicrobial appreciated so much in the therapeutic, nutritional, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical fields. In this work, we have study the antimicrobial activity of the extracts namely flavonoids resulting from the Crateagus oxyacatha fruits in two bioclimatic stages (Dellys and Bainem). The determination of the antimicrobial effects on stocks bacterial of Gram(-); Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae and Gram(+) (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus). We have also tested two yeasts; Candida albicans and Saccharomycec cereviciae. As regards the extract of C. oxyacantha of the area of Bainem, one announces that E. Coli is slightly sensitive to the extract of C. Oxyacantha. However S. aureus and B. subtilis have a strong sensitivity to this extract. Whereas the other bacteria are fairly sensitive. With regard to yeasts, one notices that S. cerevisiae is slightly resistant to the extract. This solution has an inhibiting effect on C. albicans. Concerning the extract of C. oxyacantha of the area of Dellys, one notes that E. Coli is slightly sensitive to the extract of C. Oxyacantha. However S. aureus and B. subtilis have a strong sensitivity to this extract. Whereas the other bacteria are fairly sensitive. With regard to yeasts, one notices that S. cerevisiae is slightly resistant to the extract. This extract has a strong inhibiting effect on C. albicans. Through this study, one notices clearly the sensitivity of bacteria Gram-plus compared to the bacteria Gram-for the two areas.
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