Immunologie des maladies infectieuses de l'homme et de l'animal


1.        Salivary Antigen SP32 Is the Immunodominant Target of the Antibody Response to Phlebotomus papatasi Bites in Humans Marzouki, S., Abdeladhim, M., Abdessalem, C.B., Oliveira, F., Ferjani, B., Gilmore, D., Louzir, H., Valenzuela, J.G., Ahmed, M.B. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , 6 ( 11 ) , art. no. e1911


2.        Transcriptomic Signature of Leishmania Infected Mice Macrophages: A Metabolic Point of View Rabhi, I., Rabhi, S., Ben-Othman, R., Rasche, A., Consortium, S., Daskalaki, A., Trentin, B., Piquemal, D., Regnault, B., Descoteaux, A., Guizani-Tabbane, L. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , 6 ( 8 ) , art. no. e1763

3.        Amoebome iléocæcal: un cas diagnostiqué par l'anatomie pathologique et la biologie moléculaire », par E. Siala, R. Ben Abdallaha, S. Ben Ayed, K. Haouet, S. Haouet, O. Souissi, K. Aoun et A. Bouratbine. A. Archives Institut Pasteur de Tunis,.Volume 89- (2012). 

4.        Differentially expressed Leishmania major genes might discriminate between clinical isolates of contrasted virulence Guerfali, F.; Sghaier, R. M.; Laouini, D.; et al. Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES  Volume: 16   Supplement: 1   Pages: E160-E161   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.693   Published: JUN 2012 

5.        In vitro growth kinetics, differentiation and morphological characterisation of Tunisian Leishmania infantum parasites.-Hachemi, H., Guerbouj, S., Turki-Mannoubi, L., Kaabi, B., Guizani, I.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106 (1) pp. 20-25.


6.        Le Macrophage: Chef D'orchestre de l'immunité anti-tuberculeuse », M. Essafi et M. Haoues. Archives Institut Pasteur de Tunis,.Volume 89- (2012)


7.        Age related efficiency of Leishmanin skin test as a marker immunity to human visceral Leishmaniasis. AtfaSassi, Ben Salah A, Bel HajHamida N, Zaatour A. Archives Institut Pasteur de Tunis,.Volume 89- (2012)


8.        Updating the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Phlebotomus papatasi (Tunisian Strain): The Search for Sand Fly-Secreted Immunogenic Proteins for Humans. Maha Abdeladhim, Ryan Jochim, Melika Ben Ahmed, Elyes Zhioua, Ifhem Chelbi, Saifedine Cherni, Hechmi Louzir, José M.C. Ribeiro and Jesus G. Valenzuela.  Plos One. 2012; 7(11):e47347.


9.        Effects of Leishmania major clones showing different levels of virulence on infectivity, differentiation and maturation of human dendritic cells Markikou-Ouni, W.; Ben Achour-Chenik, Y.; Meddeb-Garnaoui, A.CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY  Volume: 169   Issue: 3   Pages: 273-280   DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2012.04611


10.        MBT/Pas mouse: a relevant model for the evaluation of Rift Valley fever vaccines Author(s): Ayari-Fakhfakh, Emna; do Valle, Tania Zaverucha; Guillemot, Laurent; et al. Source: JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY  Volume: 93   Pages: 1456-1464   DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.042754-0   Part: Part 7   Published: JUL 2012


11.        Random phage-epitope library based identification of a peptide antagonist of Mac-1 β2 integrin ligand binding. Houimel M. and L. Mazzucchelli (2012). Matrix Biol.; 31(1):66-77

12.        Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, plasmid profile and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Salmonella typhimurium isolated from human and retail meats Abbassi-Gfhozzi, Ines; Hammami, Salah; Ben Aissa, Ridha; et al.AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH  Volume: 6   Issue: 22 Pages: 4680-4686   DOI: 10.5897/AJMR11.1109 Published: JUN 14 2012 

13.        Effect of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation on the virulence genes expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus Lagha, Rihab; Ben Abdallah, Fethi; Ellafi, Ali; et al. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH  Volume: 6   Issue: 20 Pages: 4256-4260   DOI: 10.5897/AJMR11.651 Published: MAY 30 2012

14.        Efficacy of Hyalomma scupense (Hd86) antigen against Hyalomma excavatum and H. scupense tick infestations in cattle. Galaï Y, Canales M, Ben Saïd M, Gharbi M, Mhadhbi M, Jedidi M, de La Fuente J, Darghouth MA. Vaccine 2012, 30, 7084-9.


15.        Biofilm formation, virulence gene and multi-drug resistance in Salmonella Kentucky isolated in Tunisia Turki, Y., Ouzari, H., Mehri, I., Ben Aissa, R., Hassen, A.Food Research International Food Research International 45 (2) , pp. 940-946


16.        Leishmania major protein disulfide isomerase as a drug target - Enzymatic and functional characterization Ben Khalaf, N., De Muylder, G., Louzir, H., McKerrow, J., Chenik, M. Parasitology Research ,Parasitology Research, 110 (5) pp. 1911-1917.


17.        Contribution of PCR for detection and identification of intestinal microsporidia in HIV-infected patients | [Apport de la PCR dans la recherche et l'identification des microsporidies intestinales chez les sujets infectés par le VIH] Chabchoub, N., Abdelmalek, R., Issa, S., Kanoun, F., Ben Chaabene, T., Bouratbine, A., Aoun, K.Pathologie Biologie 60 (2) , pp. 91-94

18.        Identification of Tunisian Leishmania spp. by PCR amplification of cysteine proteinase B (cpb) genes and phylogenetic analysis. Chaouch M, Fathallah-Mili A, Driss M, Lahmadi R, Ayari C, Guizani I, Bensaid M, Ben Abderrazak S. Actatropica (2012).

19.        Oral HPV infection and MHC class II deficiency (A study of two cases with atypical outcome). Guirat-Dhouib N, Baccar Y, Mustapha IB, Ouederni M, Chouaibi S, El Fekih N, Barbouche MR, Fezaa B, Kouki R, Hmida S, Mellouli F, Bejaoui M.  Clin Mol Allergy. 2012 Apr 23;10(1):6

Biochimie/immunologie des venins et toxines



20.        Les biotoxines marines sur le littoral tunisien: Etat de connaissances », Riadh Marrouchi, Nawel Belayouni, Faten Dziri et Riadh Kharrat. A. Archives Institut Pasteur de Tunis,.Volume 89- (2012).



21.        Development of Nanobodies and Derivatives with High Neutralizing and Protective Capacity against Scorpion Envenoming Author(s): Bouhaouala-Zahar, B ; Hmila, I ; Ben Abderrazek, R ; Muyldermans, S ^] ; El Ayeb, M Source: TOXICON  Volume: 60   Issue: 2  Special Issue: SI   Pages: 187-187   DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.04.179  Meeting Abstract: 178   Published:


22.        Efficient expression of the anti-AahI' scorpion toxin nanobody under a new functional form in a Pichia pastoris system. Ezzine A, M'hirsi El Adab S, Bouhaouala-Zahar B, Hmila I, Baciou L, Marzouki MN Biotechnol Appl Biochem. 2012 Jan-Feb;59(1):15-21


23.        Analgesic properties of secondary metabolites from Algerian Centaurea pullata and Greek C. Grisebachii ssp. Grisebachii Djeddi, S., Argyropoulou, C., Chatter, R. Journal of Applied Sciences Research , 8 ( 6 ) pp. 2876 - 2880


24.        Quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) peel polyphenols modulate LPS-induced inflammation in human THP-1-derived macrophages through NF-κB, p38MAPK and Akt inhibition. Essafi-Benkhadir, K., Refai, A., Riahi, I., Fattouch, S., Karoui, H., Essafi, M.Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications,  418 (1) pp. 180-185.


25.        Pre-clinical studies of toxin-specific Nanobodies: Evidence of in vivo efficacy to prevent fatal disturbances provoked by scorpion envenoming Hmila, I., Cosyns, B., Tounsi, H., Roosens, B., Caveliers, V., Abderrazek, R.B., Boubaker, S., Muyldermans, S., El Ayeb, M., Bouhaouala-Zahar, B., Lahoutte, T. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology , 264 ( 2 ) pp. 222 - 231


26.        Histopathological changes induced by Hemiscorpius lepturus scorpion venom in mice Heidarpour, M., Ennaifer, E., Ahari, H., Srairi-Abid, N., Borchani, L., Khalili, G., Amini, H., Anvar, A.A., Boubaker, S., El-Ayeb, M., Shahbazzadeh, D Toxicon, 59 (3) pp. 373-378.


27.        Impairment of the cell-to-matrix adhesion and cytotoxicity induced by the Mediterranean jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca venom and its fractions in cultured glioblastoma cells. Ayed Y, Bousabbeh M, Mabrouk HB, Morjen M, Marrakchi N, Bacha H:  Lipids Health Dis. 2012 Jun 28;11:84. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-11-84.


28.        PIVL, a new serine protease inhibitor from Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea venom, impairs motility of human glioblastoma cells. Maram Morjan Maram Morjen, Olfa Kallech-ziri, Amine Bazaa, Houcemeddine Othman, Kamel Mabrouk, Raoudha Zouari-kessentini, Libia Sanz, Juan José Calvete, Najet Srairi-Abida, Mohamed El Ayeb, José Luisd, Naziha Marrakchi:  Matrix Biol.2012 Dec 20 945-0.

Maladies  non transmissibles, d'origines génétique et immunitaire

29.        High frequency of W1327X mutation in glycogen storage disease type III patients from aplotype distribution in MauritaniaVeten, F.M., Abdelhamid, I.O., Meiloud, G.M., Ghaber, S.M., Salem, M.L., Abbes, S., Houmeida, A.O.Hemoglobin, 36 (4) pp. 311-315.

30.        Association analysis of LCE3C-LCE3B deletion in Tunisian psoriatic population Ammar, M., Bouazizi, F., Bouhaha, R., Zaraa, I., Kouidhi, S., Ourheni, S., Helms, C., Doss, N., Dhaoui, R., Ben Osman, A., Ben Ammar-El Gaaïed, A., Marrakchi, R., Mokni, M., Bouchlaka-Souissi, C. Archives of Dermatological Research , 304 ( 9 ) pp. 733 - 738 .

31.        KIT mutation detection in Tunisian patients with newly diagnosed myelogenous leukemia: Prevalence and prognostic significance Ouerhani, S., Gharbi, H., Menif, S., Safra, I., Douzi, K., Abbes, S. Cancer Genetics , 205 ( 9 ) pp. 436 - 441


32.        Gaucher disease type 1 late-onset Mseddi, S., Kallel, F., Jedidi, I., Ben Rhouma, F.B., Kassar, O., Ajmi, N., Mdhaffar, M., Bellaaj, H., Kallel, C., Boudawara, T., Abdelhak, S., Elloumi, M. Tunisie Medicale ,  90 ( 10 ) pp. 676 - 677 

33.        Functional defects of peripheral regulatory T lymphocytes in patients with progressive vitiligo.Ben Ahmed, M., Zaraa, I., Rekik, R., Elbeldi-Ferchiou, A., Kourda, N., Belhadj Hmida, N., Abdeladhim, M., Karoui, O., Ben Osman, A., Mokni, M., Louzir, H.Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research, 25 (1) pp. 99-109.

34.        High frequency of W1327X mutation in glycogen storage disease type III patients from central Tunisia Cherif, W., Ben Rhouma, F., Messai, H., Mili, A., Gribaa, M., Kefi, R., Ayadi, A., Boughamoura, L., Chemli, J., Saad, A., Kaabachi, N., Sfar, M.T., Ben Dridi, M.-F., Tebib, N., Abdelhak, S Annales de Biologie Clinique , 70 ( 6 ) pp. 648 - 650 .


35.        Implication of genetic variation at the promoter and exon1 of UGT1A1 in occurrence of cholelithiasis in Tunisia Chaouch, L., Said, Y., Moumni, I., Mahjoubi, I., Chaabene, A.B.,
Darragi, I., Ghanem, A., Abbes, S. Annales de Biologie Clinique , 70 ( 6 ) pp. 702 - 706


36.        A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between FGFR3 and TP53 Mutations in Bladder Cancer Relationship between FGFR3 and TP53 Mutations in Bladder CancerNeuzillet, Y., Paoletti, X., Ouerhani, S., Mongiat-Artus, P., Soliman, H., de The, H., Sibony, and all PLoS ONE ,
7 ( 12 ) , art. no. e48993

37.        Screening of three Mediterranean phenylketonuria mutations in Tunisian families Khemir, S., Siala, H., Taieb, S.H., Cherif, W., Azzouz, H., KÉFI, R., Abdelhak, S., Khouja, N., Tebib, N., Massaoud, T., Dridi, M.F.B., Kaabachi, N. Journal of Genetics,  pp. 1-4. Journal of Genetics,
91 (1) pp. 91-94.


38.        Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) breast cancer susceptibility loci in Arabs: Susceptibility and prognostic implications in Tunisians Shan, J., Mahfoudh, W., Dsouza, S.P., Hassen, E., Bouaouina, N., Abdelhak, S., Benhadjayed, A., Memmi, H., Mathew, R.A., Aigha, I.I., Gabbouj, S., Remadi, Y., Chouchane, L. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ,  135 ( 3 ) pp. 715 - 724 .

39.        L'expression de l'IL6-R par les plasmocytes influe-t-elle la réponse au traitement d'induction au cours du myélome multiple. I Safra, S Ladeb, N Skouri,  S Ouerhani, A Ben Amor, S Menif, A Lakhal, L Torjemane, T Bothman, A B Abdelahim, M Ben Ahmed. Tunisie Médicale


40.        A new model of experimental fibrosis in hindlimb skeletal muscle of adult mdx mouse mimicking muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve; Desguerre I, Arnold L, Vignaud A, Cuvellier S, Yacoub-Youssef H, Gherardi RK, Chelly J, Chretien F, Mounier R, Ferry A, Chazaud B.2012 Jun;45(6):803-14

41.        Prevalence of autoantibodies in patients with pemphigus El Beldi, A., Zaraa, I., Ahmed, M., Osman, A., Mokni, M., Louzir, HIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 78 (2) pp. 192-193.

42.        Deficiency for the Ubiquitin Ligase UBE3B in a Blepharophimosis-Ptosis-Intellectual Disability Syndrome -Vanagaite, L., Dallapiccola, B., Ramirez-Solis, R and all American Journal of Human Genetics American Journal of Human Genetics , 91 ( 6 ) pp. 998 - 1010


43.        Founder mutations in Tunisia: implications for diagnosis in North Africa and Middle East Romdhane, Lilia; Kefi, Rym; Azaiez, Hela; et al. ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES  Volume: 7 Article Number: 52   DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-52


44.        Red cells exchanges in sickle cells disease lead to a selective reduction of erythrocytes-derived blood microparticles. Mahfoudhi, E., Lecluse, Y., Driss, F., Abbes, S., Flaujac, C., Garçon, L.British Journal of Haematology  156 (4) pp. 545-547

45.        A novel 22 bp deletion in a Tunisian phenylketonuria family Khemir, S., Siala, H., Azzouz, H., Tebib, N., Dhondt, J.L., Messaoud, T., Abdelhak, S., Ben Dridi, M.F., Kaabachi, N.


46.        NLRP7 and the genetics of post-molar choriocarcinomas in Senegal Slim, R., Coullin, P., Diatta, A.-L., Chebaro, W., Courtin, D., Abdelhak, S., Garcia, A. Molecular Human Reproduction 18 (1) , art. no. gar060 , pp. 52-56



47.        Molecular and biochemical characterization of Tunisian patients with glycogen storage disease type III Mili, A., Ben Charfeddine, I., Mamaï, O., Cherif, W., Adala, L., Amara, A., Pagliarani, S., Lucchiari, S., Ayadi, A., Tebib, N., Harbi, A., Bouguila, J., H'Mida, D., Saad, A., Limem, K., Comi, G.P., Gribaa, M. Journal of Human Genetics, 57 (3) pp. 170-175.

48.        Molecular diagnosis of Gaucher disease in Tunisia ; Cherif W, Ben Turkia H, Ben Rhouma F, Riahi I, Chemli J, Amaral O, Sá Miranda MC, Caillaud C, Kaabachi N, Tebib N, Abdelhak S, Ben Dridi MF.. Pathol Biol (Paris). 2012 Apr 27.


49.        Prognostic Impact of Angiogenesis in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer as Defined by Microvessel Density after Immunohistochemical Staining for CD34.Ajili F, Kacem M, Tounsi H, Darouiche A, Enayfer E, Chebi M, Manai M, Boubaker S. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2012 Oct; 36 (5):336-42.


50.        Prognostic value of Bcl-2 and Bax tumor cell expression in patients with non muscle-invasive bladder cancer receiving bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy.Ajili F, Kaabi B, Darouiche A, Tounsi H, Kourda N, Chebil M, Manai Mand S. Boubaker (2012). Ultrastruct Pathol., 36(1):31-9.


51.        Proinflammatory macrophages enhance the regenerative capacity of human myoblasts by modifying their kinetics of proliferation and differentiation; Bencze M, Negroni E, Vallese D, Yacoub-Youssef H, Chaouch S, Wolff A, Aamiri A, Di Santo JP, Chazaud B, Butler-Browne G, Savino W, Mouly V, Riederer I. 2012 Nov;20(11):2168-7


52.        Pseudotumoral cutaneous aspergillosis in chronic granulomatous disease, report of a pediatric case. Khemiri M, El Fekih N, Borgi A, Kharfi M, Boubaker S, Barsaoui S. Am J Dermatopathol. 2012 Oct; 34(7):749-52.


53.        Severe phenotypes in two Tunisian families with novel XPA mutations: evidence for a correlation between mutation location and disease severity;  Messaoud O, Rekaya MB, Ouragini H, Benfadhel S, Azaiez H, Kefi R, Gouider-Khouja N, Mokhtar I, Amouri A, Boubaker
MS, Zghal M, Abdelhak S. . Arch Dermatol Res. 2012 Mar;304(2):171-6. Epub 2011 Nov 12.


54.        Adult gaucher disease in southern Tunisia: report of three cases Ben Rhouma, Faten; Kallel, Faten; Kefi, Rym; et al. DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY  Volume: 7 Article Number: 4   DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-7-4  Published: JAN 10 2012


55.        Expression signature of epidermolysis bullosa simplex;  Bchetnia M, Tremblay ML, Leclerc G, Dupérée A, Powell J, McCuaig C, Morin C, Legendre-Guillemin V, Laprise C. Hum Genet. 2012 Mar;131(3):393-406.

56.        Trisomy 21 and cancers Ayed, W., Gouas, L., Penault-Llorca, F., Amouri, A., Tchirkov, A., Vago, P. Morphologie , 96 ( 314-315 ) pp. 57 - 66 .

57.        Spectrum of autoantibodies in tunisian psychiatric inpatients Sidhom, O., Laadhar, L., Zitouni, M., Ben Alaya, N., Rafrafi, R., Kallel-Sellami, M., Lahmar, H., El Hechmi, Z., Makni, SImmunological Investigations,  41 (5) pp. 538-549.

58.        Creation and report of the Tunisian Fanconi Anemia Registry (TFAR) | [Création et rapport du registre tunisien de l'anémie de Fanconi (TFAR)] Hadiji Mseddi, S., Kammoun, L., Bellaaj, H., Ben Youssef, Y., Aissaoui, L., Torjemane, L., Telmoudi, F., (...), Frikha, M.Archives de Pediatrie 19 (5) , pp. 467-475

59.        Impaired Control of Effector T Cells by Regulatory T Cells: A Clue to Loss of Oral Tolerance and Autoimmunity in Celiac Disease? Hmida, N.B., Ahmed, M.B., Moussa, A., Rejeb, M.B., Said, Y., Kourda, N., Meresse, B., (...), Cerf-Bensussan, N. American Journal of Gastroenterology 107 (4) pp. 604-611

Développement biotechnologique



60. Characterisation, identification and technological properties of psychotrophic lactic acid bacteria originating from Tunisian fresh fish. Boulares M., Aouadhi C., Mankai M., Ben Moussa O., Essid I.and M. Hassouna (2012). J. Food Safety, 32: 333-334



61.        Design of different strategies of multivalent DNA-based vaccination against rabies and canine distemper in mice and dogs. Leila Touihri, Sami Belhaj Ahmed, Yacine Chtourou, Rahma Daoud & Chokri Bahloul.  Virol J. 2012 Dec 27;9:319.

62.        Optimization of pressure-induced germination of Bacillus sporothermodurans spores in water and milk. Aouadhi, C., Simonin, H., Prévost, H., de Lamballerie, M., Maaroufi, A., Mejri, S. Food Microbiology,  30 (1) pp. 1-7.


63.        Development of a measles vaccine production process in MRC-5 cells grown on Cytodex1 microcarriers and in a stirred bioreactor.Trabelsi, K., Majoul, S., Rourou, S., Kallel, H. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,  93 (3) pp. 1031-
1040.


64.        Identification of Outer Membrane Proteins Altered in Response to UVC-Radiation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus Abdallah, F.B., Lagha, R., Ellafi, A., Namane, A., Rousselle, J.-C., Lenormand, P., Kallel, H. Indian Journal of Microbiology , 52 ( 4 ) pp. 660 - 665


65.        Molecular characterization of Bm86 gene orthologs from Hyalomma excavatum, Hyalomma dromedarii and Hyalomma marginatum marginatum and comparison with a vaccine candidate from Hyalomma scupense. Ben Said M, Galai Y, Mhadhbi M, Jedidi M, de la Fuente J, Darghouth MA Vet Parasitol 2012, 190, 30

66.        Production and characterization of human Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (hGM-CSF) expressed in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Gasmi N, Lassoued R, Ayed A, Tréton B, Chevret D, Nicaud JM, Kallel H. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2012;  96(1):89-101

67.        Synthesis of lipophilic tyrosyl esters derivatives and assessment of their antimicrobial and antileishmania activities Aissa, Imen; Sghair, Rabiaa Manel; Bouaziz, Mohamed; et al.LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE  Volume: 11     Article Number: 13   DOI: 10.1186/1476-511X-11-13   Published: JAN 20 2012

Epidémiologie  des maladies infectieuses

68.        Comparative characterization of skin lesions observed in the three endemic varieties of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia | [Caractérisation comparative des trois formes de leishmaniose cutanée endémiques en Tunisie] Aoun, K., Ben Abda, I., Bousslimi, N., Bettaieb, J., Siala, E., Ben Abdallah, R., Benmously, R., Bouratbine, A.Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie 139 (6-7) pp. 452-458.


69.        Confirmation of the presence of Sergentomyia (Sintonius) clydei (Sinton, 1928) in Tunisia Chelbi, I., Zhioua, E. Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique , 105 ( 5 ) pp. 396 - 398


70.        Courtship behaviour of Phlebotomus papatasi the sand fly vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Chelbi, I., D.P. Bray and J.G.C. Hamilton. 2012. Parasites and Vectors, 5:179. DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-179


71.        Culex pipiens, an Experimental Efficient Vector of West Nile and Rift Valley Fever Viruses in the Maghreb Region.  Amraoui F., Krida G., Bouattour A.; Sarih M, Boudidi M, Faillouxal ; PLOS ONE (2012), 7( 5): e36757, 1-8

72.        Anaplasma phagocytophilum in horses and ticks in Tunisia M'ghirbi, Youmna; Yaich, Hela; Ghorbel, Abderazek; et al.PARASITES & VECTORS  Volume: 5   Article Number: 180   DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-180   Published: AUG 30 2012


73.        Leishmania major genetic micro-heterogeneity revealed by MLMT may contribute to the clinical polymorphism and epidemic emergence of zoonotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Tunisia Attia, H.; Sghaier, R. M.; Gelanew, T.; et al. Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES  Volume: 16   Supplement: 1   Pages: E166-E166   DOI: 10.1016/j.i

74.        Evidence for the predominance of a single tet(M) gene sequence type in tetracycline-resistant Ureaplasma parvum and Mycoplasma hominis isolates from Tunisian patients Mardassi, B.B.A., Aissani, N., Moalla, I., Dhahri, D., Dridi, A., Mlik, B. Journal of Medical Microbiology , 61 ( PART 9 ) pp. 1254 - 1261 .

75.        Exposure to Phlebotomus papatasi and/or Leishmania major: Possible Etiologic Link to Tunisian Pemphigus.Zaraa, I., Boussoffara, T., Ben Ahmed, M., Marzouki, S., Ben Hassouna, N., Kallel Sellami, M., Makni, S., (...), Mokni, M. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 132 (2) pp. 479-482.


76.        Characterization of the antigenic and functional domains of a Mycoplasma synoviae variant vlhA gene Khiari, A.B., Mardassi, B.B.A. Veterinary Microbiology Veterinary Microbiology 156 (3-4) , pp. 322-329



77.        Epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky isolates from Tunisia: The new emergent multi-drug resistant serotype Turki, Y., Mehri, I., Cherif, H., Najjari, A., Ben Aissa, R., Hassen, A., Ouzari, H. Food Research International 45 (2) , pp. 925-930 

78.        Frequency and clinical significance of core promoter and precore region mutations in Tunisian patients infected chronically with hepatitis B Ouneissa, R., Bahri, O., Alaya-Bouafif, N.B., Chouaieb, S., Yahia, A.B., Sadraoui, A., Hammami, W., Filali, N., Azzouz, M.M., Mami, N.B., Triki, H. Journal of Medical Virology , 84 ( 11 ) pp. 1719 - 1726


79.        Geographical distribution updating of Tunisian leishmaniasis foci: About the isoenzymatic analysis of 694 strains Haouas, N., Chaker, E., Chargui, N., Gorcii, M., Belhadj, S., Kallel, K., Aoun, K., Akrout, F.M., Ben Said, M., Pratlong, F., Dedet, J.-P., Mezhoud, H., Lami, P., Zribi, M., Azaiez, R., Babba, H. Acta Tropica ,  124 ( 3 ) pp. 221 - 228.


80.        Anaerosalibacter bizertensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium isolated from sludgeRezgui, R., Maaroufi, A., Fardeau, M.-L., Ali Gam, Z.B., Cayol, J.-L., Hamed, S.B., Labat, M. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology , 62 ( 10 ) pp. 2469 - 2474.


81.        Genetic variability of type 3 echoviruses | [Variabilité génétique des échovirus de type 3] Farès, W., Rezig, D., Yahia, A.B., Touzi, H., Meddeb, Z., Triki, H. Annales de Biologie Clinique 70 (2) , pp. 189-198


82.        Natural infection of North African Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) by Leishmania tropica in the focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, Southeast Tunisia Bousslimi, N., Ben-Ayed, S., Ben-Abda, I., Aoun, K., Bouratbine, A.American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,  86 (6) pp. 962-965.


83.        Viability Analysis of Multi-fishery Sanogo, C., Ben Miled, S., Raissi, N.Acta Biotheoretica,  pp. 1-19. Acta Biotheoretica, 60 (1-2) pp. 189-207


84.        Genotype identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates from stool samples of HIV-infected Tunisian patients Chabchoub, N., Abdelmalek, R., Breton, J., Kanoun, F., Thellier, M., Bouratbine, A., Aoun, K.Parasite, 19 (2) pp. 147-151.


85.        Sous-Types Du Virus De L'immunodéficience Humaine De Type 1 A Djibouti », A. ELMI ABAR, A. JLIZI, H. YOUSSOUF DARAR, M. BEN NASR, S. ABID, M. A. Ben Hadj Kacem et A. SLIM. Archives Institut Pasteur de Tunis,.Volume 89- (2012).


86.        Temporal dynamics and impact of climate factors on the incidence of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in central Tunisia Toumi, A., Chlif, S., Bettaieb, J., Alaya, N.B., Boukthir, A., Ahmadi, Z.E., Salah, A.B.PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases,  6 (5), art. no. e1633


87.        S1 gene sequence analysis of new variant isolates of avian infectious bronchitis virus in Tunisia.Hager Bourogâa,Imen Hellal,Jihene Hassen,Imen Fathallah,Abdeljelil Ghram. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports 2012:3 41-48

88.        Influence of Marine Water Conditions on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Survival.  EL MEJR S., EL BOUR M., BOUKEF I., AL GALLAS N., MRAOUNA R., GOT P., TROUSSELLIER M., KLENA J., BOUDABBOUS A. Journal of Food Safety. 2012; 32(3): 270-278

89.        Molecular and phylogenetic analyses of Tunisian hepatitis C virus strains subtype 1b Mejri, S., Mhalla, S., Ben Yahia, A., Triki, H. Annales de Biologie Clinique , 70 ( 6 ) pp. 707 - 716

90.        Effects of the development of irrigation systems in the arid areas on the establishment of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi Parrot, 1939 Barhoumi, W., Chelbi, I., Zhioua, E. Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique , 105 ( 5 ) pp. 403 - 405 .


91.        Leishmania major Yakimoff et Schokhor, 1914 (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Meriones shawi Duvernoy, 1842 (Rodentia: Gerbillidae): Persistence of the infection in meriones and its infectivity for the sand fly vector (Phlebotomus) papatasi Scopoli, 1786 (Diptera: Psychodidae) Derbali, M., Chelbi, I., Ben Hadj Ahmed, S., Zhioua, E. Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique , 105 ( 5 ) pp. 399 - 402 .


92.        Methodology optimizing SAGE library tag-to-gene mapping: application to Leishmania. Smandi S, Guerfali FZ, Farhat M, Ben-Aissa K, Laouini D, Guizani-Tabbane L, Dellagi K, Benkahla A. BMC Res Notes. 2012;5(1):74.


93.        Prévalence et facteurs de risque de l'infection aux HPV chez les femmes ayant une cytologie normale.A Ben Salem, H Tounsi, E Ennaifer, S Boubaker. Ann Pathol 2012; 1 : S170.


94.        Should we continue to indicate meglumine antimoniate as first-line treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia. Benmously R, Ben Hamida M, Hammami H, Ben Jannet S, Badri T, Fenniche S & Mokhtar I. Dermatologic Therapy 2012, 25, 615-618.

95.        Classification par cytométrie en flux de 104 cas d'hyperlymphocytose de l'adulte. I Safra, F Laouiti, Z Manai, S Zriba, H Hmida, M Mdhaffer, J Bettaieb, C Fouzai, A B Abdeladhim, Ben Romdhane N Tunisie Médicale


96.        Relationship between environmental factors and larval density in Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas 1771 and Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday 1833 (Diptera: Culicidae) of Tunisia Krida, Ghazi; Daoud-Bouattour, Amina; Mahmoudi, Ezzeddine; et al. ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE  Volume: 48   Issue: 1-2   Pages: 18-28   Published: JAN-JUN 2012

Autres 97.        Biomedical Sciences at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia, Mehdi Chenik, Hichem Ben Hassine, Hechmi Louzir  ASCB Newsletter, March 2012


98.        Eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Maamouri N, Guellouz S, Belkahla N, Mohsni B, Naija N, Chouaib S, Chaabouni H, Ben Mami N. Rev Med Interne. 2012, 33, 421-5.

99.        Tumor multiplicity is an independent prognostic factor of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy.Ajili F, Manai M, Darouiche A, Chebil M, Boubaker S. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2012 Oct;36(5):320-4. doi: 10.3109/01913123.2012.681833.Ultrastructural Pathology  36 (1),31-39,2012


100.        Studies on the Salting Step of Tunisian Kaddid Meat: Experimental Kinetics, Modeling and Quality Chabbouh, M., Ben Hadj Ahmed, S., Farhat, A., Sahli, A., Bellagha, S. Food and Bioprocess Technology , pp. 1-14  Food and Bioprocess Technology, 5 (5) pp. 1882-1895.


101.        Molecular characterization of plasmid-encoded ACC-1a4 β-lactamase produced by Salmonella strains isolated from water in a Tunisian hospital Ben Aissa, M., Herteg Fernea, A., Bouraoui, H., Ben Aissa, R., Mercuri, P.S., Manai, M. Annals of Microbiology , 62 (1) pp. 31-36.

Chapitres d'ouvrages:

1.        Emerging Approaches for the Treatment of Fat Malabsorption Due to Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, New Advances in the Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology, Turki S and Kallel K (2012). Prof. Tomasz Brzozowski (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0521-3, InTech


2.        Immunological Aspects of Systemic Vasculitis Melika Ben Ahmed,Hechmi Louzir Editors Lotfi Hendaoui,Anthony W. Stanson, M. Habib Bouhaouala,Francis Joffre Medical Radiology 2012  Systemic Vasculitis Im aging Features ISBN: 978-3-642-02483


3.        Genetic Disorders in North African Populations Lilia ROMDHANE and Sonia ABDELHAK, Edition Oxford University Press, Genomics and Health in the Developing world. New York May 2012.


4.        Genetic Skin Diseases in the Arab World Mourad MOKNI, Chérine CHARFEDDINE and Sonia ABDELHAK; Edition Oxford University Press, Genomics and Health in the Developing world. New York May 2012.


5.        Anthropology and Population Heterogeneity in North Africa, Rym KEFI, Edition Oxford University Press, Genomics and Health in the Developing world. New York May 2012.


6.        Etude génétique de la maladie de Buschke-fischer-Brauer : analyse bioinformatique et génétique ;  Mbarka BCHETNIA ; Edition universitaire européennes, Copyright 2012.