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Riadh Hammami

School of Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa
Verified email at uottawa.ca
Cited by 4397

Bacteriocins as a new generation of antimicrobials: toxicity aspects and regulations

S Soltani, R Hammami, PD Cotter… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In recent decades, bacteriocins have received substantial attention as antimicrobial compounds.
Although bacteriocins have been predominantly exploited as food preservatives, they …

[HTML][HTML] The genus Enterococcus: between probiotic potential and safety concerns—an update

…, W Mottawea, K Sebei, R Hammami - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A considerable number of strains belonging to different species of Enterococcus are highly
competitive due to their resistance to wide range of pH and temperature. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the antimicrobial action of antidepressants on gut commensal microbes

Y Ait Chait, W Mottawea, TA Tompkins, R Hammami - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence highlighting the implication of the
gut microbiota in a variety of brain disorders such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia…

[HTML][HTML] Bacteriocin-producing Enterococcus faecium LCW 44: a high potential probiotic candidate from raw camel milk

A Vimont, B Fernandez, R Hammami… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial isolates from raw camel milk were screened for antibacterial activity using the agar
diffusion assay. Ten isolates selected for their inhibition of Gram-positive bacteria were …

[HTML][HTML] BACTIBASE second release: a database and tool platform for bacteriocin characterization

R Hammami, A Zouhir, C Le Lay, J Ben Hamida… - BMC microbiology, 2010 - Springer
Background BACTIBASE is an integrated open-access database designed for the characterization
of bacterial antimicrobial peptides, commonly known as bacteriocins. Description For …

PhytAMP: a database dedicated to antimicrobial plant peptides

R Hammami, J Ben Hamida, G Vergoten… - Nucleic acids …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Plants produce small cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides as an innate defense against
pathogens. Based on amino acid sequence homology, these peptides were classified mostly as α…

[HTML][HTML] Traditionally fermented pickles: How the microbial diversity associated with their nutritional and health benefits?

SS Behera, AF El Sheikha, R Hammami… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Historically, pickling is one of the oldest preservation methods of several foodstuffs such as
vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat. Pickling imparts unique and desirable changes in flavor, …

Anti-infective properties of bacteriocins: an update

R Hammami, B Fernandez, C Lacroix, I Fliss - Cellular and molecular life …, 2013 - Springer
Bacteriocin production is a widespread phenomenon among bacteria. Bacteriocins hold great
promise for the treatment of diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria and could be used in …

[HTML][HTML] BACTIBASE: a new web-accessible database for bacteriocin characterization

R Hammami, A Zouhir, J Ben Hamida, I Fliss - BMC microbiology, 2007 - Springer
Background Bacteriocins are very diverse group of antimicrobial peptides produced by a wide
range of bacteria and known for their inhibitory activity against various human and animal …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromicrobiology, an emerging neurometabolic facet of the gut microbiome?

S Miri, JD Yeo, S Abubaker, R Hammami - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The concept of the gut microbiome is emerging as a metabolic interactome influenced by
diet, xenobiotics, genetics, and other environmental factors that affect the host’s absorption of …