Molecular study of Neoechinorhynchus iraqensis parasite collected from some freshwater fish species in the southern region aquatic ecosystems of Iraq

Afrarh Litef Gaber; Abdul-Hussien H. Awad

doi:10.22034/ijab.v13i4.2119

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Afrarh Litef Gaber
Farah.latef94@gmail.com
Biology Department, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Basrah, Iraq.
Abdul-Hussien H. Awad Biology Department, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Basrah, Iraq.

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The present study was conducted to examine the intestines of three freshwater fish species of Planiliza abu, Aspius vorax, and Silurus triostegus, collected from Thi-Qar Governorate, Iraq, for Neoechinorhynchus iraqensis parasitic infection. The large subunit 28S ribosomal DNA was used to identify this spiny-headed worm species. The results of the current study recorded ten isolates of N. iraqensis in Iraq. All the isolates were recorded in the International Gen Bank.

Gaber, A. L., & Awad, A.-H. H. (2025). Molecular study of Neoechinorhynchus iraqensis parasite collected from some freshwater fish species in the southern region aquatic ecosystems of Iraq. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 13(4), 97–101. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijab.v13i4.2119

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