Collaborations of Cloaca maxima

	Collaborative projects in progress SUEZ Environnement, France. Thesis subject (Delphine Rivière): “Study of the correlation between sewage treatment and microbial populations”. Contacts : J.M. Audic et P. Camacho.
	-> Study of anaerobic bioreactors : CEMAGREF Antony, France. Subject : Functional analysis of the microflora of leachates from microbial degradation of solid wastes Contact : Théodore Bouchez
	INSAT, Tunis, Tunisia. Subject : Analysis of the microflora of bioreactors for digestion of waste from abattoirs and residues from olive oil production. Contact : Moktar Hamdi
	-> Search for non-cultivable bacteria in diseases of unknown etiology: INSERM, CHU Sud Francilien, France. Contact : Judith Melki
	Faculty of Medecine, SFAX, Tunisia. Thesis of Mariam Siala (3 months at Genoscope). Contact : Adnene Hammami
	-> Diversity of microflora implicated in the degradation of hydrocarbons: Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia. Thesis subject : Bioremediation of hydrocarbons in polluted environments (Ines Zrafi, 3 months at Genoscope) Contact : Dalila Saidane and Amina Bakhrouf
	-> Diversity of microorganisms from a saline environment : ENIS, Sfax, Tunisia. Thesis Houda Baati (3 months at Genoscope) Contact : Emna Ammar
	“Anammox” Project (Strous et al, 2006) Michael Wagner’s team, University of Vienna, Austria.
	Mike Jetten’s team,University Radboud Nijmegen, Netherland Subject : Sequencing of an “anammox” bacterium, Candidatus Kuenenia stuttgartiensis.

	Finished collaborative projects Institut Français du Pétrole, France. Thesis of Sophie Penet : “Biodegradability of diesel fuel in the environment: composition and performance of degrading microflora”, defended on Sept. 21, 2004
	European project (WIRES Ways of Innovation for the Reduction of Excess Sludge).

Last update on 22 January 2008