Ben Ameur Mehdi R, Shaaban K A, Rebai I K, Smaoui S, Bejar S et Mellouli L (2009) Five naturally bioactive molecules including two rhamnopyranoside derivatives isolated from the Streptomyces sp. strain TN58. Natural Product Research. 23(12): 1095-1107.

Sioud S, Aigle B, Karray-Rebai I, Smaoui S, Bejar S et Mellouli L (2009) Integrative gene cloning and expression system for Streptomyces sp. US 24 and Streptomyces sp. TN 58 bioactive molecule producing strains. BioMed Research International. 2009.

Chouayekh H, Serror P, Boudebbouze S et Maguin E (2009) Highly efficient production of the staphylococcal nuclease reporter in Lactobacillus bulgaricus governed by the promoter of the hlbA gene. FEMS microbiology letters. 293(2): 232-239.

Salah R B, Gargouri A, Verger R, Gargouri Y et Mejdoub H (2009) Expression in Pichia pastoris X33 of His-tagged lipase from a novel strain of Rhizopus oryzae and its mutant Asn 134 His: purification and characterization. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25(8): 1375-1384.

Kammoun R, Chouayekh H, Abid H, Naili B et Bejar S (2009) Purification of CBS 819.72 α-amylase by aqueous two-phase systems: modelling using response surface methodology. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 46(3): 306-312.

Rhimi M, Aghajari N, Juy M, Chouayekh H, Maguin E, Haser R et Bejar S (2009) Rational design of Bacillus stearothermophilus US100 L-arabinose isomerase: potential applications for D-tagatose production. Biochimie. 91(5): 650-653.

Kammoun R, Naili B et Bejar S (2008) Application of a statistical design to the optimization of parameters and culture medium for α-amylase production by Aspergillus oryzae CBS 819.72 grown on gruel (wheat grinding by-product). Bioresource Technology. 99(13): 5602-5609.

Fourati‐Ben Fguira L, Smaoui S, Karray‐Rebai I, Bejar S et Mellouli L (2008) The antifungal activity of the terrestrial Streptomyces US80 strain is induced by heat‐killed fungi. Biotechnology journal. 3(8): 1058-1066.

Smirnov A, Esnault C, Nowacka-Mazurek A, Martel C, Darbon-Rongère E, Chouayekh H, Ghorbel S, Shikura N, Seghezzi N et Virolle M (2008) Toward a better understanding of why and how antibiotic biosynthesis is being triggered in Streptomyces? Chemical Engineering Transactions. 14: 47-53.

Farhat A, Chouayekh H, Farhat M B, Bouchaala K et Bejar S (2008) Gene cloning and characterization of a thermostable phytase from Bacillus subtilis US417 and assessment of its potential as a feed additive in comparison with a commercial enzyme. Molecular biotechnology. 40(2): 127-135.

Sioud S, Karray-Rebai I, Aouissaoui H, Aigle B, Bejar S et Mellouli L (2007) Targeted gene disruption of the cyclo (L-Phe, L-Pro) biosynthetic pathway in Streptomyces sp. US24 strain. BioMed Research International. 2007.

Chouayekh H, Bejar W, Rhimi M, Jelleli K, Mseddi M et Bejar S (2007) Characterization of an L-arabinose isomerase from the Lactobacillus plantarum NC8 strain showing pronounced stability at acidic pH. FEMS microbiology letters. 277(2): 260-267.

Chouayekh H, Nothaft H, Delaunay S, Linder M, Payrastre B, Seghezzi N, Titgemeyer F et Virolle M (2007) Phosphoinositides are involved in control of the glucose-dependent growth resumption that follows the transition phase in Streptomyces lividans. Journal of bacteriology. 189(3): 741-749.

Chouayekh H et Virolle M-J (2007) Fate of the sblA transcript in Streptomyces lividans and Escherichia coli. FEMS microbiology letters. 276(1): 42-47.

Salah R B, Ghamghui H, Miled N, Mejdoub H et Gargouri Y (2007) Production of butyl acetate ester by lipase from novel strain of Rhizopus oryzae. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 103(4): 368-372.

Salah R B, Mosbah H, Gargouri Y et Mejdoub H (2007) Comparative study of kinetic and interfacial properties of a novel Rhizopus oryzae lipase and ROL29. Oléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides. 14(6): 361-365.

Ayadi D Z, Chouayekh H, Mhiri S, Zerria K, Fathallah D M et Bejar S (2006) Expression by Streptomyces lividans of the rat α integrin CD11b A-domain as a secreted and soluble recombinant protein. BioMed Research International. 2007.

Salah R B, Mosbah H, Fendri A, Gargouri A, Gargouri Y et Mejdoub H (2006) Biochemical and molecular characterization of a lipase produced by Rhizopus oryzae. FEMS microbiology letters. 260(2): 241-248.
Mehdi R B A, Sioud S, Fguira L F B, Bejar S et Mellouli L (2006) Purification and structure determination of four bioactive molecules from a newly isolated Streptomyces sp. TN97 strain. Process biochemistry. 41(7): 1506-1513.

Ghorbel S, Smirnov A, Chouayekh H, Sperandio B, Esnault C, Kormanec J et Virolle M-J (2006) Regulation of ppk expression and in vivo function of Ppk in Streptomyces lividans TK24. Journal of bacteriology. 188(17): 6269-6276.

Fattouch S, Acheche H, M’hirsi S, Mellouli L, Bejar S, Marrakchi M et Marzouki N (2005) RT-PCR–RFLP for genetic diversity analysis of Tunisian Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in their natural host plants. Journal of virological methods. 127(2): 126-132.

Mezghani M, Borgi M A, Kammoun R, Aouissaoui H et Bejar S (2005) Construction of new stable strain over-expressing the glucose isomerase of the Streptomyces sp. SK strain. Enzyme and microbial technology. 37(7): 735-738.

Fguira L F-B, Fotso S, Ameur-Mehdi R B, Mellouli L et Laatsch H (2005) Purification and structure elucidation of antifungal and antibacterial activities of newly isolated Streptomyces sp. strain US80. Research in Microbiology. 156(3): 341-347.

Mellouli L, Karray-Rebai I, Sioud S, Ameur-Mehdi R B, Naili B et Bejar S (2004) Efficient transformation procedure of a newly isolated Streptomyces sp. TN58 strain producing antibacterial activities. Current microbiology. 49(6): 400-406.

Ameur R M-B, Mellouli L, Chabchoub F, Fotso S et Bejar S (2004) Purification and structure elucidation of two biologically active molecules from a new isolated Streptomyces sp. US 24 strain. Chemistry of natural compounds. 40(5): 510-513.

RIADH B S, IKBAL D et AMINA B (2004) Devenir de Salmonella dans les produits carnés (Merguez) conservés par différents moyens.MHA. 16(47): 60-66.

Mellouli L, Ameur-Mehdi R B, Sioud S, Salem M et Bejar S (2003) Isolation, purification and partial characterization of antibacterial activities produced by a newly isolated Streptomyces sp. US24 strain. Research in Microbiology. 154(5): 345-352.

Serror P, Ilami G, Chouayekh H, Ehrlich S D et Maguin E (2003) Transposition in Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus: identification of two thermosensitive replicons and two functional insertion sequences. Microbiology. 149(6): 1503-1511.

Ben Salah R, Zouari N, Reinbolt J et Mejdoub H (2003) Purification of turkey pancreatic phospholipase A2. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry. 67(10): 2139-2144.

Kammoun R, Bejar S et Ellouz R (2003) Protein size distribution and inhibitory effect of wheat hydrolysates on Neutrase®. Bioresource technology. 90(3): 249-254.

Messaoud E B, Ammar Y B, Mellouli L et Bejar S (2002) Thermostable pullulanase type I from new isolated Bacillus thermoleovorans US105: cloning, sequencing and expression of the gene in E. coli. Enzyme and microbial technology. 31(6): 827-832.

Mellouli L, Karray-Rebai I et Bejar S (2002) Construction of α-amylase-producing strains not subject to carbon catabolite repression. FEMS microbiology letters. 206(2): 157-162.

Chouayekh H et Virolle M J (2002) The polyphosphate kinase plays a negative role in the control of antibiotic production in Streptomyces lividans. Molecular microbiology. 43(4): 919-930.

Mhiri S, Mezghani M, Mellouli L, Ali M B, Belguith K et Bejar S (2000) Efficient synthetic signal peptides for Streptomyces. Biotechnology letters. 22(16): 1305-1310.

Mellouli L, Guerineau M, Bejar S et Virolle M J (1999) Regulation of the expression of amy TO1 encoding a thermostable α-amylase from Streptomyces sp. TO1, in its original host and in Streptomyces lividans TK24. FEMS microbiology letters. 181(1): 31-39.

Gagnat J, Chouayekh H, Gerbaud C, Francou F et Virolle M-J (1999) Disruption of sblA in Streptomyces lividans permits expression of a heterologous α-amylase gene in the presence of glucose. Microbiology. 145(9): 2303-2312.

Mellouli L, Ghorbel R, Virolle M J et Bejar S (1998) Alpha-amylase gene of thermophilic Streptomyces sp. TO1: nucleotide sequence, transcriptional and amino acid sequence analysis. FEMS microbiology letters. 160(1): 17-23.

Mellouli L, Ghorbel R, Kammoun A, Mezghani M et Bejar S (1996) Characterization and molecular cloning of thermostable alpha-amylase from Streptomyces sp. TO1. Biotechnology letters. 18(7): 809-814.