University of Basra master's thesis examines isolation and diagnosis of bacterial isolates from milk
A master's thesis at the University of Basra's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine investigated the isolation and diagnosis of Sericia marcescens bacteria from cow and buffalo milk and the determination of its virulence factors.
The thesis, submitted by researcher Lubna Muslim Abdul Karim, aimed to investigate the ability of the bacterium to resist antibiotics, virulence factors and its ability to damage milk.
The thesis concluded that Siricia marcescens isolated for the first time from milk in Basra carries different resistance genes and showed high resistance to most antibiotics, in addition to containing the bsmB gene responsible for the production of protease and lipase enzymes responsible for the spoilage of milk and its products, which affects public health and livestock.
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