M.Sc.

For the isolation of Gluconacetobacter xylinus, different food samples were collected from local markets in Baghdad governorate. These samples includes 66 vinegar samples (dates vinegar, date syrup vinegar and apple vinegar), and 54 rotting fruit samples (apple, peach and grape). From the overall of 120 samples a total of 105 isolates were obtained, seventy four of them were identified as Gluconacetobater spp according to their ability in acetic acid production.

Fifty five samples of patients with skin infections by dermatophytes have been studied during the period from June 2010 to September 2010.Eighteen isolates were  isolated. The most common species were Trichophyton  mentagrophytes, Trichophyton  rubrum, and Microsporum   gypsum .The relation between dermatophytes infections  and the age and gender of patients were studied .The

This study was designed to investigate the protective effect of non porin outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of Salmonella typhimurium and O-specific polysaccharide (OSP) of E.coli as conjugated vaccine against salmonellosis. One hundred urine samples were collected from patients with UTI. E.coli was isolated, identified by performing some biochemical tests and API   E system and O-specific polysaccharide was extracted by phenol hot water method. The outer membrane proteins  (OMPs) of S.