Over a century ago, the zoologist Emile Maupas first identified the nematode, Rhabditis elegans, in the soil in Algiers. Subsequent work and phylogenic studies renamed the species Caenorhabditis elegans or more commonly referred to as C. elegans; (Caeno meaning recent; rhabditis meaning rod; elegans meaning nice). However, it was not until 1963, when Sydney Brenner, already successful from his ...

Morocco was the last North African country in which a Pasteur institute was created, nearly two decades later than in Tunisia and Algeria. In fact, two institutes were opened, the first in Tangier in 1913 and the second in Casablanca in 1932. This duplication, far from being a measure of success, was the material expression of the troubles Pastorians had experienced in getting a solid foothold ...

in neonatal Escherichia coli sepsis and ampicillin resistance in the era of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis. Pediatrics 2008; 121: 689–96. 3. Livermore DM, Canton R, Gniadkowski M et al. CTX-M: changing the face of ESBLs in Europe. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 59: 165–74. 4. Bonacorsi S, Clermont O, Houdouin V et al. Molecular analysis and experimental virulence of French and North American ...

The antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Libyan Origanum majorana L. essential oil were investigated. The findings showed an important antimicrobial activity against bacterial strains. In fact, the inhibition zone, MIC and MLC values recorded for the bacterial strains were in the range of 13±1.4 to 22±1.4 mm, 65.1 to 15.. and 65.1 to 6.5.0 mg/mL, respectively. GC/MS analysis showe...

Systematic sampling of communities gives rise to large contingency tables summing up possible changes in the assemblages' structure. Such tables are generally analysed by multivariate statistical methods, which are ill-suited for simultaneously analysing rare and common species (Field et al., 1982). In order to separately process species belonging to either of these categories, we propose a sta...

This paper presents and discusses the results of the project named “Jasmin” implemented in Algiers (Algeria) to control the strong odours of the river named Oued El Harrach, one of the largest rivers in the centre of the city, which is polluted with raw sewage and industrial effluents. Pending the achievement of curative solutions, a temporary option for mitigation nuisance odour by masking age...

Thermal comfort in cities is an influential factor for citizens’ wellbeing and life quality. Urban microclimate studies have gained popularity following increasing urbanization trends global climate change recent years. fabric morphology traditional represent a unique pattern both spatially climatically. However, few investigated cities’ urban thermal conditions. Therefore, this study aimed to ...

Constructed wetlands (CWs) are important plant filters used for wastewater treatment. The behavior of the Canna indica-planted CWs in face a highly variable composition industrial has yet to be understood. Here, we show effectiveness and unplanted vertical subsurface flow treatment Algiers petroleum refinery’s effluent. selected species was placed containing light expanded clay aggregate (LECA)...