{"id":50388,"date":"2026-07-01T20:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/?p=50388"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:42:08","slug":"a-scientific-achievement-of-the-faculty-of-science-teachers-documenting-the-first-iraqi-record-of-a-species-of-sand-flies-using-phenotypic-and-molecular-diagnostics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/2026\/07\/01\/a-scientific-achievement-of-the-faculty-of-science-teachers-documenting-the-first-iraqi-record-of-a-species-of-sand-flies-using-phenotypic-and-molecular-diagnostics\/","title":{"rendered":"A scientific achievement of the Faculty of science teachers documenting the first Iraqi record of a species of sand flies using phenotypic and molecular diagnostics"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a new scientific achievement added to the record of research achievements of the Faculty of Science \u2013 University of Mosul, the teaching staff of the Department of life sciences, professor Dr. Munif Abdul Mustafa al-Hamdani and Dr. Yunus Ibrahim Muhammad Ali al-Jawari, succeeded in documenting the first record in Iraq of the sand fly species Sergentomyia babu babu Annandale (1910) based on phenotypic and Molecular Diagnostics, in a step contributing to enriching the database of biological and insect diversity in Iraq.<\/span> The results of the study showed<\/span> the registration<\/span> of this species for the first time in Iraq after collecting its samples from the Hamdaniya, Hadar and Makhmour districts in Nineveh governorate, where its identity was confirmed through the combination of phenotypic traits and molecular diagnostic techniques, providing high accuracy in scientific documentation.<\/span> The researchers<\/span> also deposited<\/span> three representative strains of<\/span> this<\/span> species<\/span> in<\/span> the global<\/span> GenBank<\/span> (GenBank) with serial numbers: PP856257 \u2013 PQ056783 \u2013 PQ063273, which makes its genetic data available to researchers and supports future studies related to its classification and spread.<\/span> The results of the study<\/span> were published<\/span> in<\/span> the Malaysian<\/span> Journal<\/span> of<\/span> Science<\/span>, a scientific journal indexed<\/span> within<\/span> the Scopus (Q3) database<\/span>, under the title<\/span>: First Report and Molecular Identification of Sergentomyia babu babu Annandale (1910) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Iraq<\/span> This<\/span> achievement<\/span> confirms<\/span> the advanced<\/span> level<\/span> of scientific research at the Faculty of Science, and the importance of employing modern molecular techniques in documenting biodiversity and enhancing the scientific presence of Iraqi researchers at the international level.<\/span> We wish<\/span> the professors of our college continued<\/span> success<\/span> and<\/span> giving.<\/span> Government information and Communication Division<\/span> Wednesday<\/span>, July 1, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a new scientific achievement added to the record of research achievements of the Faculty of Science \u2013 University of Mosul, the teaching staff of the Department of life sciences, professor Dr. Munif Abdul Mustafa al-Hamdani and Dr. Yunus Ibrahim Muhammad Ali al-Jawari, succeeded in documenting the first record in Iraq of the sand fly species Sergentomyia babu babu Annandale (1910) based on phenotypic and Molecular Diagnostics, in a step contributing to enriching the database of biological and insect diversity in Iraq. The results of the study showed the registration of this species for the first time in Iraq after collecting [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":50389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50390,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50388\/revisions\/50390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}