N. Laadel¹, S. Guettaf², A. Benmerzoug², N. Benzidane², Z. Boulgueraguer³, F. Bensebaa¹, A. Harrar⁴, K. Ghit⁵, A. M. Abu-Elsaoud6, W. Elfalleh6and H. Bendif6*
1Laboratory of Improvement and Development of Plant and Animal Production, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Ferhat Abbas University Sétif-1, Sétif 19000, Algeria. laadal.noureddine@univ-setif.dz; fethi.bensebaa@gmail.com;
2Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Ferhat Abbas University Sétif-1, Sétif 19000, Algeria. sguetaf@yahoo.fr; moumenk118@gmail.com; benzidanenadia19@gmail.com;
3Department of Geology, Laboratory of Water Resources and Sustainable Development (REDD), Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, Annaba, Algeria. boulgueraguer@yahoo.fr;
4Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Biology: Application in Health and Environment, University of M’sila, University Pole, Road Bordj Bou Arreridj, M’sila 28000, Algeria. abdenassar.harrar@univ-msila.dz
5Department of Biology and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Ferhat Abbas University Sétif-1, Sétif 19000, Algeria. ghit.karima23@gmail.com
6Biology Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia; amsmohamed@imamu.edu.sa; wbelfallah@imamu.edu.sa; hlbendif@imamu.edu.sa