March 2015
Analysis of mtDNA hypervariable region II for increasing the discrimination power from Middle and South of Iraq
Mitochondrial DNA is a useful genetic marker for answering evolutionary questions due to its high copy number, maternal mode of inheritance, and its high rate of evolution. The aims of this research were to study the mitochondria noncoding region by using the sanger sequencing technique and establish the degree of variation characteristic of a fragment FTA® Technology (FTA™ paper DNA extraction) utilized to...
March 2015
Allele frequency present within the DYS635, DYS437, DYS448, DYS456, DYS458, YGATA H4, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS19, DYS391, DYS438, DYS390, DYS439, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385a and DYS385b of unrelated individuals in Iraq
The Y chromosome is becoming a useful tool for tracing human evolution through male lineages marker. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic structure in Babylon province in Iraq and evaluate the importance of these STRs loci for forensic genetic applications. FTA® Technology was utilized to extract DNA from blood collected on FTA™ paper. We have analyzed 17 Y chromosomal STR loci (DYS635,...
March 2015
Preliminary assessment of insecticidal activity of Moroccan actinobacteria isolates against mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata)
Microbial insecticides are considered as the most sustainable and ecologically acceptable means of crop protection. Here we report the ability of some Moroccan actinobacteria isolates to produce larvicidal compounds against the Medfly (Ceratitis capitata Wied.). Thus, actinobacteria isolates were tested for their insecticidal activity through biological and chemical screening. The primary biological screening using the...
March 2015
Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from conifer needles
Fungi, in particular endophytes are a promising source of new antimicrobial compounds. The aim of this study was to screen the extracts of conifer needle fungal endophytes for antimicrobial activity and taxonomically place fungi producing ones to determined active metabolites. Seventy three strains of endophytic fungi were isolated from plant samples, mainly from needles of conifers, and cultured. Extracts of cultured...
March 2015
Pathogenic, cultural, morphological and molecular variability among eight isolates of Alternaria solani, causing early blight of tomato
Among the fungal diseases infecting tomato crops, early blight caused by Alternaria solani (Ellis and Martin) Jones and Grout is one of the most catastrophic disease causing accountable losses. Further, all of the tomato cultivars presently under cultivation have succumb more or less to early blight disease. Therefore, the present studies were undertaken for the pathogenic, cultural, morphological and molecular...
March 2015
Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM-EDX) detection of arsenic and cadmium in himematsutake mushroom
The distribution of arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) in himematsutake was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM-EDX). The atomic percentage of the metals was confirmed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). Results show that the accumulation of As in pileus was higher than that in stipe by both SEM-EDX and ICP-MS analyses. The Cd level in pileus was higher...
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