1. Unit of Molecular Endocrinology, Sousse Faculty of Medicine, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia 2. Laboratory of Human Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics and Reproductive Biology. Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia 3. Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia 4. Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, So...

In Tunisia, cases of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major are increasing and spreading from the south-west to new areas in the center. To improve the current knowledge on L. major evolution and population dynamics, we performed multi-locus microsatellite typing of human isolates from Tunisian governorates where the disease is endemic (Gafsa, Kairouan and Sidi Bouzid gover...

Nadia Belhadj Hmida , Mélika Ben Ahmed, Amel Moussa , Majd Ben Rejeb, Yosra Said, Nadia Kourda, Bertrand Meresse, Maha Abdeladhim, Hechmi Louzir, Nadine Cerf-Bensussan 1 Department of Clinical Immunology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia 2 Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia 3 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisia 4 Department of Pathology, Hôpi...

Abstract An inventory of crop wild relatives (CWR) and harvested plants (WHP) occurring in Tunisia, based on the integration last available floristic checklists, is presented. The taxa were prioritised according to economic value related crop, potential for improvement, threat status, endemism, inclusion ITPGRFA (Annex I) average annual contributions dietary energy (kilocalories) per capita day...

Ovine fasciolosis causes high morbidity and mortality rates, resulting in large economic losses to the sheep industry in northern Tunisia. The authors surveyed ovine fasciolosis (Fasciola hepatica infestation) in a Barbarine sheep flock in the humid region of Tunisia (Sejnane, Governorate of Bizerte) over two consecutive years, 2004 to 2005. To assess the dynamics of fluke infestation, a total ...

The phosphate industry is a major contributor to the economy of some Mediterranean countries (i.e. Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, etc). Large volumes of water are required by the mining industry from areas where water resources are scarce or limited. Water scarcity may be worsened by a degradation of the water quality after phosphate processing. The pressure on water is liable to hamper the developm...

In Tunisia, potato virus Y (PVY) currently presents a significant threat to potato production, reducing tuber yield and quality. Three hundred and eighty-five potato samples (six different cultivars) collected in autumn 2007 from nine regions in Tunisia were tested for PVY infection by DAS-ELISA. The virus was detected in all regions surveyed, with an average incidence of 80.26%. Subsequently, ...