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Roukaya Ben Gaied. Completed the Master in Master in microbiology in 2019/01/28 by Université de Tunis El Manar Faculté des Sciences de Tunis and Bachelor in Bachelor in Medical Biotechnology in 2016/06/04 by Université de Tunis El Manar Institut Supérieur des Technologies Médicales de Tunis. Attends the Doutoramento in PhD in Biological Sciences by Université de Gabès Faculté des Sciences de Gabès since 2020/01/15. Is Collaborator in Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Laboratório de Microbiologia do Solo. Published 4 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Research Fellow in 1 project(s) and Technical development in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Nitrogen fixation; Rhizobium; Plant-bacteria interaction; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Roukaya Ben Gaied

Citation names

  • Ben Gaied, Roukaya
  • Ben Gaied, R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B317-9364-E336
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3959-0012

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Arab (Mother tongue)
French Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/15 - 2024/11
Ongoing
 PhD in Biological Sciences (Doutoramento)
Université de Gabès Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia
"Structure génétique des Rhizobia (BNLs) associées aux légumineuses spontanées et potentialités d’application pastorale en zone aride de la Tunisie" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/09/13 - 2019/01/28
Concluded
 Master in microbiology (Master)
Université de Tunis El Manar Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia
"Affiliation phylogénétique des Rhizobia et non-Rhizobia isolées des nodules de Légumineuses spontanées de la Tunisie" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 1st
2013/09/12 - 2016/06/04
Concluded
 Bachelor in Medical Biotechnology (Bachelor)
Université de Tunis El Manar Institut Supérieur des Technologies Médicales de Tunis, Tunisia
"Evaluation du pouvoir discriminant d’une nouvelle approche automatisée de typage de Mycobacterium tuberculosis: IS6110-5’3’FP" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/15 - Current Collaborator Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Laboratório de Microbiologia do Solo, Portugal
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current PhD student Université de Gabès Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2023/07 - Current Aroma das trufas - quem o produz
UIDB/05183/2020-EXP
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01 - 2023 AFRI-TRUFF
AFRI-TRUFF
Technical development
Arid Land Institute of Medenine, Tunisia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Sbissi Imed; Ben Gaied, R.; Brígido C. "Determine the symbiotic nitrogen community structure in legume crops". In Plant Microbiome Engineering, edited by Dhanasekaran Dharumadurai; A. Sankara Narayanan. New York, United States: Springer Sicence+Business Media, LLC, 2024.
    In press
Conference poster
  1. Ben Gaied, Roukaya ; Imed Sbissi; Sabhjeet Kaur; George C. diCenzo; Mohamed Tarhouni; Brígido, Clarisse. "Genomic analysis of a Sinorhizobium strain isolated from the Tunisian desert.". Paper presented in 15th European Nitrogen Fixation Conference (ENFC), 2023.
  2. Ben Gaied, Roukaya ; Brígido C; Imed Sbissi; Mohamed Tarhouni. "Evaluating the effect of various bacterial consortia isolated from arid wild legumes on heat stress tolerance of Pisum sativum". Paper presented in XVIII National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Nitrogen Fixation (XVIII SEFIN) e I Spanish-Portuguese Congress on Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interactions (BeMiPlant), 2022.
  3. Ben Gaied, Roukaya ; Imed Sbissi; Brígido C; Mohamed Tarhouni. "Genomic analysis of Sinorhizobium meliloti IRAMC:0087 an halotolerant rhizobium isolated from the Tunisian desert". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Ben Gaied, R.; Sbissi, Imed; Tarhouni, Mohamed; Brígido C. "Bacterial Endophytes from Legumes Native to Arid Environments Are Promising Tools to Improve Mesorhizobium–Chickpea Symbiosis under Salinity". Biology 13 2 (2024): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology13020096.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology13020096
  2. Ben Gaied, R.; Sbissi Imed; Tarhouni Mohamed; Brígido C. "Co-inoculation of Phyllobacterium salinisoli, Starkeya sp. and Pseudomonas turukhanskensis strains with ACC deaminase-lacking rhizobium improves Pisum sativum growth under heat stress". Archives of Microbiology (2024):
    Under revision
  3. Ben Gaied, R.; Sbissi Imed; Tarhouni Mohamed; Katharina Huber; Faten Ghodhbane; Meina Neumann-Schaal; Jacqueline Wolf; Imen Nouioui; Maher Gtari. "Description of Thabrakia retamae gen. nov., sp. nov. a new genus of the family Phyllobacteriaceae, and reclassification of Mesorhizobium terrae as Thabrakia terrae com. nov.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2024):
    Under revision
  4. Hayder, Zaineb; Ben Gaied, R.; Tlili, Abderrazak; Sbissi, Imed; Tarhouni, Mohamed. "Phylogenetic and morphological studies of Sarcocornia (L.) A.J. Scott and Salicornia L. (Chenopodiaceae) and insights into plant diversity with first record of two species new for Tunisia". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 70 (2022): 717-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-022-01454-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s10722-022-01454-y
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/12 From arid wild legume shrubs to food legume: Application of non-rhizobial bacterial endophytes to improve Cicer arietinum L. growth under salinity VIII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
University of Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2023/09/04 Genomic analysis of a Sinorhizobium strain isolated from the Tunisian desert
(Naples, Italy)
2022/12/13 Endophytic bacteria associated with spontaneous legumes in arid zones of Tunisia: Genetic diversity, metabolic functionalities and potential application to mitigate the impact of climate change
University of Évora (Évora, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/05/04 - 2022/05/05 Design of research studies in Biology
Université de Gabès Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/12/22 - Current SEFIN SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE FIJACIÓN DE NITRÓGENO Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/10 - 2023/07 Portuguese language course Portuguese language for foreigners Agrupamento de Escolas Gabriel Pereira, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 "Venha conhecer os rizóbios: uma alternativa ecológica e sustentável aos fertilizantes sintéticos", The European Researchers' Night 2023 Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
2023/07/03 - 2023/07/03 Scientific demonstration: Plant growth-promoting bacteria: from lab to field research Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best poster presentation - Session 2 - Microbial Genetics
Universidade de Évora, Portugal