background: geothermal waters could be suitable niches for thermophilic free living amoebae includ­ing naegleria and hartmannella . ardebil province, northwest iran is popular for having many hot springs for recreational and health purposes activity. the present research is the first molecular based investigation regarding the presence of naegleria and hartmannella in the hot springs of ardebil...

Seedless barberry (Berberis vulgaris L. var. asperma) is one of the few crops that is only cultivated in eastern parts of Iran. As a new crop there has not been any study to identify phylogenetic relationships of this plant with other related species existing in Iran. In this study, Amplification fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers based on four selected primer combinations (EcoRI/Tru1I...

Recent studies suggested that accurate species identification in the tropical anguillid eels based on morphological examination requires confirmation by molecular genetic analysis. Previous studies found that two tropical anguillid eels, Anguilla bicolor bicolor and A. bengalensis bengalensis, were found in peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) based on morphological and molecular genetic analyse...

abstract background: fascioliasis, caused by fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica , has medical and economic importance in the world. molecular approaches comparing tradi­tional methods using for identification and characterization of fasciola spp. are precise and reliable. the aims of current study were molecular characterization of fasciola spp. in west azerbaijan province, iran and then compar...

shenavar  o. & mostowfizadeh-ghalamfarsa  r. 2015. computerized interactive keys for identification of fungi. plant pathology science 4(2):41-52 accurate identification of fungi and fungus-like organisms is one of the most important steps for finding an approach to employ or control them. nevertheless, this process is usually laborious and slow. application of interactive keys is one of the way...

conclusions it was shown that partial β-tubulin sequence, as a reliable genetic target, supported specific morphological criteria for identification of the penicillium species. like other assessments throughout the world, p. chrysogenum remains the most frequent environmental penicillium species in mazandaran and tehran provinces. results sequence analysis of bt2 and morphological criteria of 2...

objective(s): the nosocomial infections by aspergillus species are associated with constructions and increased dust loads in hospital indoors. our main object was to find the environmental sources of aspergillus species causing hospital acquired infections. materials and methods: the clinical and environmental samplings were performed during 18 months from spring 2010 to summer 2011 in imam edu...

Background & Aims of the Study: Free-living amoebae (FLA) are opportunistic and ubiquitous protozoa that are widely found in various environmental sources. They are known to cause serious human infections including a fatal encephalitis, a blinding keratitis, and pneumonia. So, due to their medical importance, the identification of free living amoeba in water resources, as a sou...