Towards a North-African Consortium of the Human Microbiome (NACHM) through strengthening the Capacities in Microbiome Analysis for Human Diseases at University of Sfax

Project Information

MICAfrica

Grant agreement ID: 952583

DOI

10.3030/952583

Project closed

EC signature date 28 June 2020

Start date 1 January 2021

End date 31 December 2023

Funded under

• Twinning of research institutions

Total cost

€ 896 885,00

EU contribution

€ 896 885,00

Coordinated by

SFAX UNIVERSITY
Tunisia

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Creation of MICAfrica website

The delivrable will be a functional MICAfrica project website containing the key informations about the MICAfrica project the members of the consortium It will be accessible to the scientific and nonscientific public in EU and non EU coutries

Implementation of a master module on human microbiome

This delivrable corresponds to a Master module on human microbiome that will prepared, validate and implemented by USFAX in collaboration with EU partners; it will takes part of Masters programme in the field of biology implemented at USFAX and it will be accessible on line for EU and non EU students.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (13)

The Nexus of Diet, Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory BowelDiseases in Dogs

Author(s): Soufien Rhimi 1 , Aicha Kriaa 1 , Vincent Mariaule 1 , Amel Saidi 1 , Amandine Drut 1,2 , Amin Jablaoui 1 , Nizar Akermi 1 , Emmanuelle Maguin 1 , Juan Hernandez 1,2 and Moez Rhimi 1,*
Published in: Metabolites, 2022, ISSN 2218-1989
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/metabo12121176

Bile Acids: Key Players in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases?

Author(s): by Aicha Kriaa 1,Vincent Mariaule 1,Amin Jablaoui 1,Soufien Rhimi 1,Hela Mkaouar 1,Juan Hernandez 2ORCID,Brice Korkmaz 3,Adam Lesner 4ORCID,Emmanuelle Maguin 1ORCID,Ali Aghdassi 5ORCID andMoez Rhimi 1,*ORCID
Published in: cells, 2021, ISSN 2073-4409
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11050901

Bile Salt Hydrolases: At the Crossroads of Microbiota andHuman Health

Author(s): Mélanie Bourgin 1,2, Aicha Kriaa 1 , Héla Mkaouar 1 , Vincent Mariaule 1 , Amin Jablaoui 1 , Emmanuelle Maguin 1 and Moez Rhimi 1,*
Published in: Microorganisms, 2021, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061122

Colorectal Cancer Archaeome: A MetagenomicExploration, Tunisia

Author(s): Nour El Houda Mathlouthi , Hamadou Oumarou Hama 2, Imen Belguith 3, Slim Charfi 4, Tahya Boudawara 4, Jean-Christophe Lagier 2, Leila Ammar Keskes 3, Ghiles Grine 2,5 and Radhouane Gdoura 1,*
Published in: Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023, ISSN 1467-3045
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cimb45090477

Breast cancer: the frst comparativeevaluation of oncobiome compositionbetween males and females

Author(s): Elena Niccolai1*, Simone Baldi1 , Giulia Nannini1 , Francesca Gensini2 , Laura Papi2 , Vania Vezzosi3 , Simonetta Bianchi3 , Lorenzo Orzalesi1 , Matteo Ramazzotti2† and Amedeo Amedei1*†
Published in: Biology of Sex Differences, 2023, ISSN 2042-6410
Publisher: BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-023-00523-w

Digestive Inflammation: Role of Proteolytic Dysregulation

Author(s): Vincent Mariaule 1,Aicha Kriaa 1,Souha Soussou 1,Soufien Rhimi 1,Houda Boudaya 1,Juan Hernandez 2ORCID,Emmanuelle Maguin 1ORCID,Adam Lesner 3ORCID andMoez Rhimi 1
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22062817

Domestic Environment and Gut Microbiota: Lessons from Pet Dogs

Author(s): Juan Hernandez 1,2 , Soufien Rhimi 1 , Aicha Kriaa 1 , Vincent Mariaule 1 , Houda Boudaya 1 , Amandine Drut 1,2 , Amin Jablaoui 1 , Héla Mkaouar 1 , Amel Saidi 1 , Vincent Biourge 3 , Mohamed Ali Borgi 4 , Moez Rhimi 1,* and Emmanuelle Maguin 1
Published in: Microorganisms, 2022, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10050949

Serine proteases and metalloproteases are highly increased in irritable bowel syndrome Tunisian patients

Author(s): Souha Soussou, Amin Jablaoui, Vincent Mariaule, Aicha Kriaa, Houda Boudaya, Magdalena Wysocka, Ali Amouri, Ali Gargouri, Adam Lesner, Emmanuelle Maguin & Moez Rhimi
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2023, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44454-3

Molecular methods for colorectal cancer screening: Progress with next-generation sequencing evolution

Author(s): Salma Abbes, Simone Baldi, Hayet Sellami, Amedeo Amedei, and Leila Keskes
Published in: World J Gastrointest Oncol, 2023, ISSN 1948-5204
Publisher: Baishideng Publishing Group
DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i3.425

Gut Serpinome: Emerging Evidence in IBD

Author(s): Mkaouar, Héla; Mariaule, Vincent; Rhimi, Soufien; Hernandez, Juan; Aicha Kriaa; Jablaoui, Amin; Akermi, Nizar; Maguin, Emmanuelle; Lesner, Adam; Korkmaz, Brice; Rhimi, Moez
Published in: Internationa Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116088

Oral and fecal microbiota perturbance in cocaine users: Can rTMS-induced cocaine abstinence support eubiosis restoration?

Author(s): Elisabetta Gerace 1 2 8, Simone Baldi 3 8, Maya Salimova 4, Leandro Di Gloria 5, Lavinia Curini 3, Virginia Cimino 1, Giulia Nannini 3, Edda Russo 3, Marco Pallecchi 1, Matteo Ramazzotti 5, Gianluca Bartolucci 1, Brunella Occupati 4, Cecilia Lanzi 4, Maenia Scarpino 6, Giovanni Lanzo 6, Antonello Grippo 6, Francesco Lolli 5, Guido Mannaioni 1 4 9 10, Amedeo Amedei 3 7 9 10 11
Published in: iScience, 2023, ISSN 2589-0042
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106627

The Archaeome’s Role in Colorectal Cancer: Unveiling theDPANN Group and Investigating ArchaealFunctional Signatures

Author(s): Nour El Houda Mathlouthi 1 , Imen Belguith 2 , Mariem Yengui 1 , Hamadou Oumarou Hama 3 , Jean-Christophe Lagier 3 , Leila Ammar Keskes 2 , Ghiles Grine 3,4 and Radhouane Gdoura 1,*
Published in: Microorganisms, 2023, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112742

Virulence Factors in Colorectal Cancer Metagenomes and Association of Microbial Siderophores with Advanced Stages

Author(s): Nour El Houda Mathlouthi,vbAicha Kriaa,Leila Ammar Keskes, Moez Rhimi and Radhouane Gdoura
Published in: Microrganisms, 2022, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10122365