A PhD thesis at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, discussed the effect of some plant extracts and chemical compounds on the biological and molecular characteristics of Cysticerci parasite of small ruminants in Basra Governorate.
The researcher Huda Shaker Farhan's thesis included isolating parasite cysts from sheep and goats taken from the Basra model slaughterhouse and conducting a molecular study on them using (PCR) technology. Capparis spinosa and Syzygium aromaticum were used as plant extracts and new derivatives were prepared from chemical compounds. The parasite was exposed to these extracts and compounds.
The thesis concluded that C. tenuicollis is widespread in Basra Governorate, Iraq, and sheep recorded the highest infection rate, as the isolated cysts were subjected to the first molecular study, and upon registration in the Genbank, a clear effect was observed on C. tenuicollis proteins in vitro and in vivo by SDS-PAGE.
