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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Earthworms (Oligochaeta, Annelids) in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Summary The present study was designed to identify the earthworms in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. To meet the requirements of the study, 395 individuals of earthworms were collected in 43 locations from July 2018 through April 2019 in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok and Halabja provinces. Worms were obtained from gardens, moist soils, agricultural area, on mountains, […]

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Iman A. Muhammad

fimH and papC Genes Detection in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli and its Association with Biofilm Formation in Catheterized Patients SUMMARY Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the greatest widely recognized bacterial infection worldwide. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is one of the main causative agents for nosocomial UTI. The microbial biofilms cause a public health problem to human who acquired indwelling medical devices

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Ahmed Hasan Ahmed

SUMMARY  This study involved 87 male albino rats weighing (180-300g). The animals were housed under standard laboratory conditions (12 h light: 12 h dark controlled photoperiod) at 22 ± 4 Cº, and the animals were supplied standard rat chaw and tap water ad libitum. The current study focused on the in vitro physiological roles of potassium channels in

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Nishtiman Saeed Hasan

Detection of Enterotoxigenic and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Raw Milk of Cows Reared in Erbil-Kurdistan Region      The present study was conducted to evaluate raw cow milk in Erbil Governorate; total of 150 milk samples were randomly collected from farms and milk collection centers from the 1st April to the end of June 2018, this includes; 75

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Sara Abdulkhaliq Yasin

Phycolimnological Study of Some Artificial Fish Ponds within Erbil Province-KRI                              SUMMARY             This thesis attempted to study a range of physical, chemical and biological water properties that affects on algal abundance and distribution in eight artificial fish ponds were selected in two sub-districts within Erbil province which are (Bahrka and Qushtapa). The study carried

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Kazhal Tofiq Ameen

Molecular Identification and Biological Study of Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella L. By Kazhal Tofiq Ameen SUMMARY       The greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L. has a wide geographic distribution and lives naturally in beehives, causing serious problems for the apiaries on feeding, the larvae of this insect destroy the wax combs by secrete silken threads on these combs

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Shang Ziyad Abdulqadir

SUMMARY The rapid increasing use of nanoparticles (NPs) in industry, consumer market and nanomedicine in the last decades and the possible environmental accumulation and likelihood of exposure to human beings raised concerns regarding their adverse effects and necessity to search for appropriate protective strategies against their possible nanotoxicity. The present work dealt with the investigation

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