Dr. Emna Ammar
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Dr. Emna Ammar

Professor
National Engineering School of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Sakiet Ezzite, Tunisia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Microbial Biotechnology from Institute Superior of Biotechnology,Tunisia

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Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
100%
Biotechnology
62%
Applied Microbiology
90%
Solid Waste
75%
Molecular Biology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
6
Articles
92
Abstracts
4

Selected Publications

  1. Najjaa, H., K. Zerria, S. Fattouch, E. Ammar and M. Neffati, 2011. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Allium roseum L. Lazoul: A wild edible endemic species in North Africa. Int. J. Food Properties, 14: 371-380.
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  2. Kharroubi, A., R. Jarboui, H. Abida and E. Ammar, 2011. Olive oil mill wastewater properties change during infiltration through clay soils. Int. J. Environ. Eng., 3: 72-82.
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  3. Jarboui, R., M. Chtourou, C. Azri, N. Gharsallah and E. Ammar, 2010. Time-dependent evolution of olive mill wastewater sludge organic and inorganic components and resident microbiota in multi-pond evaporation system. Bioresour. Technol., 101: 5749-5758.
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  4. Baati, H., S. Guermazi, N. Gharsallah, A. Sghir and E. Ammar, 2010. Novel prokaryotic diversity in sediments of Tunisian multipond solar saltern. Res. Microbiol., 161: 573-582.
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  5. Baati, H., S. Guermazi, N. Gharsallah, A. Sghir and E. Ammar, 2010. Microbial community of salt crystals processed from Mediterranean seawater based on 16S rRNA analysis. Can. J. Microbiol., 55: 44-51.
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  6. Najjaa, H., E. Ammar and M. Neffati, 2009. Antimicrobial activities of protenic extracts of Allium roseum L., A wild edible species in North Africa. J. Food Agric. Environ., 7: 150-154.
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  7. Jarboui, R., F. sellami, C. Azri, N. Gharsallah and E. Ammar, 2009. Olive mill wastewater evaporation management using PCA method: Case study of natural degradation in stabilization ponds (Sfax, Tunisia). J. Hazardous Mat., 176: 992-1005.
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  8. Jarboui, R., B. Hadrich, N. Gharsallah and E. Ammar, 2009. Olive mill wastewater disposal in evaporation ponds in Sfax (Tunisia): Moisture content effect on microbiological and physical chemical parameters. Biodegradation, 20: 845-858.
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  9. Hachicha, S., J. Cegarra, F. Sallemi, R. Hachicha, N. Drira, K. Medhioub and E. Ammar, 2009. Elimination of polyphenols toxicity from olive mill wastewater sludge by its co-composting with sesame bark. J. Hazardous Mat., 161: 1131-1139.
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  10. Hachicha, S., F. Sellami, J. Cegarra, R. Hachicha, N. Drira, K. Medhioub and E. Ammar, 2009. Biological activity during co-composting of sludge issued from the OMW evaporation ponds with poultry manure-Physico-chemical characterization of the processed organic matter. J. Hazardous Mat., 162: 402-409.
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  11. Baati, H., R. Amdouni, N. Gharsallah, A. Sghir and E. Ammar, 2009. Isolation and characterization of moderately halophilic bacteria from Tunisian solar saltern. Curr. Microbiol., 60: 157-161.
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  12. Sellami, F., S. Hachicha, M. Chtourou, K. Medhioub and E. Ammar, 2008. Maturity assessment of composted olive mill wastes using UV spectra and humification parameters. Bioresour. Technol., 99: 6900-6907.
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  13. Miladi, H., K. Chaieb, A. Bakhrouf, N. Elmnasser and E. Ammar, 2008. Freezing effects on survival of Listeria monocytogenes in artificially contaminated cold fresh-salmon. Annals Microbiol., 58: 471-476.
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  14. Mekki, H., M. Anderson, M. Benzina and E. Ammar, 2008. Valorization of olive mill wastewater by its incorporation in building bricks. J. Hazard. Mat., 158: 308-315.
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  15. Jarboui, R., F. Sellami, A. Kharroubi, N. Gharsallah and E. Ammar, 2008. Olive mill wastewater stabilization in open-air ponds: Impact on clay-sandy soil. Bioresour. Technol., 99: 7699-7708.
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  16. Hachicha, S., F. Sallemi, K. Medhioub, R. Hachicha and E. Ammar, 2008. Quality assessment of composts prepared with olive mill wastewater and agricultural wastes. Waste Manage., 28: 2593-2603.
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  17. Baati, H., S. Guermazi, R. Amdouni, N. Gharsallah, A. Sghir and E. Ammar, 2008. Prokaryotic diversity of a Tunisian multipond solar saltern. Extremophiles, 12: 505-518.
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  18. Sellami, F., S. Hachicha, M. Chtourou, K. Medhioub and E. Ammar, 2007. Bioconversion of wastes from the olive oil and confectionary industries: Spectroscopic study of humic acids. Environ. Technol., 28: 1285-1298.
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  19. Sellami, F., R. Jarboui, S. Hachicha, K. Medhioub and E. Ammar, 2007. Co-composting of oil exhausted olive-cake, poultry manure and industrial residues of agro-food activity for soil amendment. Bioresour. Technol., 99: 1177-1188.
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  20. Najjaa, H., M. Neffati, S. Zouari and E. Ammar, 2007. Essential oil composition and antibacterial activity of different extracts of Allium roseum L., a North African Endemic Species. Computes Rendus Chimie, 10: 820-826.
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  21. Houda, M., A. Michael, A. Emna, S. Glynn and B.Z. Mourad, 2006. Olive oil mill waste water as a replacement for fresh water in the manufacture of fired clay bricks. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 81: 1419-1425.
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  22. Hachicha, S., M. Chourou, K. Medhioub and E. Ammar, 2006. Compost of poultry manure and olive mill wastes as an alternative fertilizer. Agron. Sustain. Develop., 26: 135-142.
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  23. Mahjoubi-Samet, A., H. Fetoui, G. Boujelben, K. Jamoussi and E. Ammar et al., 2005. Effects of dimethoate on bone maturation of young rats during the suckling period. Pesticide Biochem. Physiol., 83: 132-139.
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  24. Khemakhem, W., E. Ammar and A. Bakhrouf, 2005. Effect of environmental conditions on hydrophobicity of marine bacteria adapted to textile effluent treatment. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 21: 1623-1631.
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  25. Ammar, E., M. Nasri and K. Medhioub, 2005. Isolation of Enterobacteria able to degrade simple aromatic compounds from the wastewater from olive oil extraction. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 21: 253-259.
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