{"id":53439,"date":"2026-10-24T06:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/?p=53439"},"modified":"2026-10-25T06:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T06:44:14","slug":"the-department-of-life-sciences-holds-a-continuing-education-course-on-the-use-of-the-16s-rrna-gene-in-bacterial-diagnostics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/2026\/10\/24\/the-department-of-life-sciences-holds-a-continuing-education-course-on-the-use-of-the-16s-rrna-gene-in-bacterial-diagnostics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Department of Life Sciences holds a continuing education course on the use of the 16S rRNA gene in bacterial diagnostics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"0:309\">The Department of life sciences at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Mosul held a scientific course entitled &#8220;From 16S rRNA gene to bacterial diagnosis: a Complete Practical Guide&#8221; (From 16s rRNA to Bacterial Identification: A Complete Practical Guide), for the period from October 11 to 15, 2026, in the Hall of Dr. Mahmoud Haj Qasim, with the participation of teachers and graduate students.<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"313:16\">The course was attended<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"330:241\">by Professor Dr. Israa Ghanem Hazem al-Samak and the teacher Dr. Huda Walid Hadi al-Hayali, and their lectures discussed the importance of the 16S rRNA gene in the molecular diagnosis of bacteria, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, and DNA sequencing sequencing techniques.<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"579:26\">The course also included practical applications<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"606:3\">on<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"610:26\">the database of the National<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"646:11\">Center for Biotechnology<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"637:8\">Information<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"667:4\">(NCBI<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"672:85\">), the use of MEGA 12 and finchtv programs for the analysis of genetic sequences and bacterial identification.<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"761:12\">The course stressed<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"774:5\">the importance<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"780:5\">of employing<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"786:38\">molecular and bioinformatics technologies<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"825:2\">in<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"828:5\">developing<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"841:83\">the skills of researchers and enhancing the accuracy of bacterial diagnosis, and concluded by distributing certificates of participation to attendees.<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"928:8\">Our wishes<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"937:91\">to the course leaders and participants for continued success and continued scientific and academic giving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"1032:29\">Government information and Communication Division<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"1065:5\">Saturday<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"1074:16\">, October 24, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/1-2-41-300x200-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-53440\" 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