PhD

The main aim of this study was isolating and identifying thermophilic bacteria capable of utilizing aromatic hydrocarbon that form part of petroleum components. For this purpose (95) hydrocarboncontaminated
soil samples were collected from different places in Basrah and Baghdad. Fourty eight bacterial isolates that utilize crude oil were isolated. Thirty eight mesophilic bacterial isolates showed good ability to grow on

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