M.Sc.

Isolation and Identification of Agar Degrading Bacteria and Study of the Genetic Nature of this characteristic

Forty different samples (water and soil) were collected from different places in Iraq and Syria, 25 isolates were isolated from these samples which have the ability to grow on agar plate (defined media).

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Effect of Nigella sativa (Black Seed) On Arthritis & Gout diseases

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of black seed (N. sativa) powder (1g) on Arthritis and Gout diseases in 80 Iraqi patients using (Latex, ASOT, Anti-ds-DNA, Uric acid and ESR) as parameters in the serum and peripheral blood. The results are summarized as following:

1- The highest percentage of patients was belonging to the group with age range (40-54 years) it was (46.25%). Also the percentage of female patients was higher than that of male patients; it was (60% and 40%), respectively.

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Genetic Study on The Locally Isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its Ability in Lectin Production

A total of 34 samples from ear, blood, sputum, burns, CSF and cystic fibrosis infections were collected from Al-No’man hospital, Central Medicine City hospital and from sewage of Al-Dorra in Baghdad governorate. From these samples we got 18 isolates, 12 were identified to belong to Pseudomonas spp. according to their ability to grow on ceteremide agar.

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