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Olfa Chiboub

Affiliation : Universidad de La Laguna · University of Carthage · Université Tunis Carthage

• 18Publications (affiliation in Spain)
• 26Total publications
• 413Citations
• 14h-index

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Research profile

Olfa Chiboub has 18 indexed publications (2017–2021). Their work appears mainly in “Experimental Parasitology”, “Pathogens” and “Parasites & Vectors”. Their most cited article, “Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis” (2020), has been cited 39 times. 10 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Tunisia, Poland.

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Research areas

• Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
• Amoebic Infections and Treatments
• Ocular Infections and Treatments
• Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
• Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds

Publications (18)

• Apoptosis-like cell death upon kinetoplastid induction by compounds isolated from the brown algae Dictyota spiralis
  2021 · Parasites & Vectors · cited 16 times
• Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis
  2020 · Pathogens · cited 39 times
• Laurinterol from Laurencia johnstonii eliminates Naegleria fowleri triggering PCD by inhibition of ATPases
  2020 · Scientific Reports · cited 24 times
• In Vitro Activity of Statins against Naegleria fowleri
  2019 · Pathogens · cited 32 times
• Spiralyde A, an Antikinetoplastid Dolabellane from the Brown Alga Dictyota spiralis
  2019 · Marine Drugs · cited 27 times
• Screening of the pathogen box for the identification of anti-Acanthamoeba agents
  2019 · Experimental Parasitology · cited 16 times
• In vitro activity of 1H-phenalen-1-one derivatives against Leishmania spp. and evidence of programmed cell death
  2019 · Parasites & Vectors · cited 14 times
• Isolation and Molecular Identification of Naegleria australiensis in Irrigation Water of Fuerteventura Island, Spain
  2019 · Acta Parasitologica · cited 13 times
• Isolation and molecular identification of free-living amoebae from dishcloths in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
  2019 · Parasitology Research · cited 13 times
• In Vitro Evaluation of Combined Commercialized Ophthalmic Solutions Against Acanthamoeba Strains
  2019 · Pathogens · cited 5 times
• Toxic effects of selected proprietary dry eye drops on Acanthamoeba
  2018 · Scientific Reports · cited 28 times
• Assessment of the antiprotozoal activity of Pulicaria inuloides extracts, an Algerian medicinal plant: leishmanicidal bioguided fractionation
  2018 · Parasitology Research · cited 22 times
• Programmed cell death in Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff induced by several molecules present in olive leaf extracts
  2017 · PLoS ONE · cited 37 times
• In vitro amoebicidal and antioxidant activities of some Tunisian seaweeds
  2017 · Experimental Parasitology · cited 30 times
• Evaluation of the anti- Acanthamoeba activity of two commercial eye drops commonly used to lower eye pressure
  2017 · Experimental Parasitology · cited 27 times
• Variation in Campylobacter jejuni culturability in presence of Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff
  2017 · Experimental Parasitology · cited 11 times
• In vitro interactions of Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff and Vibrio harveyi
  2017 · Experimental Parasitology · cited 8 times
• The effect of viroid infection of citrus trees on the amoebicidal activity of ‘Maltese half-blood’ ( Citrus sinensis ) against trophozoite stage of Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff
  2017 · Experimental Parasitology · cited 4 times

Publication venues

• Experimental Parasitology × 6
• Pathogens × 3
• Parasites & Vectors × 2
• Scientific Reports × 2
• Parasitology Research × 2
• Marine Drugs × 1

Publications per year

• 20211
• 20202
• 20197
• 20182
• 20176

Collaborations

Partner institutions : Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Enfermedades Tropicales · Manouba University · Hospital Universitario de Canarias · Medical University of Warsaw · Universidad Central de Venezuela

Co-authors’ countries : Tunisia · Poland

Co-authors

• Jacob Lorenzo‐Morales
• Inés Sifaoui
• José Enrique Piñero
• María Reyes-Batllé
• Atteneri López‐Arencibia
• Aitor Rizo-Liendo
• Carlos J. Bethencourt-Estrella
• Basilio Valladares
• Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito
• Desirée San Nicolás-Hernández
• Pedro Rocha-Cabrera
• José Javier Fernández

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