- All Journals
- Al-Qadisiyah University
- Basrah University
- Kirkuk University
- Mosul University
- The Iraqi Borad for Medical Specialization
- University of Anbar
- University of Technology
- Al Mustafa University
- Al-Zahraa University for Women
- Alnoor University
- Kunooz University
- Misan University
- Ninevah University
- Tikrit University
- University of Al-Hamdaniya
- University of Kerbala
Identification of new genera of fungi associated with the mobile phones of biology students | ||
| Kirkuk Journal of Science | ||
| Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 41-54 PDF (409.92 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.32894/kujss.2025.163221.1234 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nareen qadr Faqe Abdulla* 1; Ibrahim jarjis Aziz1; Abdullah Khaldoon Tahseen2 | ||
| 1Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq | ||
| 2Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sixty samples were taken from the covers and displays of phones, and 2 samples from the headphones of biology students in the College of Science, Salahaddin University. Fungal genera were diagnosed phenotypically based on the color and shape of the colony from the front and reverse sides in the Petri dish, and diagnosed microscopically. Twenty-one fungal genera belonging to 29 species were isolated. The highest genera of fungal isolates were Aspergillus spp. Four new genera, Kutilakesopsis sp., Myrothecium verrucaria, and Thanatephorus Cucumis, and two new species, Dreschlera bisepta and Tritrachium oryzae, were recorded for the first time from mobile phones of biology students in the College of Science, Salahaddin University-Erbil. In addition, yeast was identified on CHROM Agar based on the formation of a colony color, such as Candida albicans, C. glabrata, and C. parapsilosis. The sensitivity test by the Agar Well Diffusion Method was performed for six species of Aspergillus against four sterilized agents: Dettol, Ethanol (%70%), Sanitizer, and Wet wipes on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Compared to the control, Aspergillus species were shown to be fairly sensitive to each of the tested sterilizing agents based on the zone of inhibition of growth, except that the sanitizer was resistant to all species of Aspergillus. This means it is necessary to sterilize a phone with sterilizing agents, as it can be a source of disease transmission. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Myrothecium verrucaria; Chromogenic medium and Thanatephorus Cucumis | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 473 PDF Download: 262 |
||