Four new fungal strains have been registered in the global gene bank as part of the College of Science’s research.

2026-01-25T06:44:57+00:00

In a significant scientific achievement that adds to the College of Science's record of academic successes, Professor Dr. Faten Nouri Mulla Abdul, a college member in the Department of Biology Sciences, along with doctoral student Shifa Tayyar Jaafar, achieved a major scientific milestone by registering four new fungal strains for the first time globally at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), as part of the requirements for her doctoral dissertation. The recorded strains included one strain belonging to the Ascomycota fungi and three strains belonging to the Basidiomycota fungi, as follows: Diaporthe liquidambaris (PQ498361.1) Candolleomyces candolleanus (PQ507916.1) Candolleomyces candolleanus (PQ516842.1) [Read More]