{"id":39568,"date":"2025-09-07T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/?p=39568"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:04:44","slug":"a-masters-thesis-presented-by-marwa-youssef-ahmed-abbas-titled-isolation-and-genetic-characterization-of-canine-enteric-coronaviruses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/2025\/09\/07\/a-masters-thesis-presented-by-marwa-youssef-ahmed-abbas-titled-isolation-and-genetic-characterization-of-canine-enteric-coronaviruses\/","title":{"rendered":"A Master\u2019s thesis presented by Marwa Youssef Ahmed Abbas, titled: \u201cIsolation and Genetic Characterization of Canine Enteric Coronaviruses\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Master\u2019s thesis defense was held in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology, entitled:<\/p>\n

\u201cIsolation and Genetic Characterization of Canine Enteric Coronaviruses\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

by the student Marwa Youssef Ahmed Abbas, under the supervision of Prof. Safwan Youssef Mahmoud, on Sunday, September 7, 2025.<\/p>\n

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The examination committee consisted of the following members:<\/p>\n

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  1. Prof. Ammar Mahmoud Ahmed (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Mosul) \u2013 Chairman<\/li>\n
  2. Assoc. Prof. Mohammed Shukri Shukur (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Duhok) \u2013 Member<\/li>\n
  3. Assoc. Prof. Salam Abdul Ismail (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Mosul) \u2013 Member<\/li>\n
  4. Prof. Safwan Youssef Mahmoud (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Mosul) \u2013 Member and Supervisor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Study Aim and Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This study aimed to isolate and diagnose canine enteric coronavirus in dogs in Nineveh Province, Iraq, determine its genetic types, and assess its prevalence. A rapid immunochromatographic test was used to detect canine coronavirus, along with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to differentiate between genetic variants.<\/p>\n

    Five novel local isolates were recorded for the first time in GenBank under the accession numbers:<\/p>\n

    PV454546.1, PV454547.1, PV454548.1, PV454549.1, and PV454550.1.<\/p>\n

    Confirmed isolates were cultured on canine kidney cells, where cytopathic effects were observed and viral titration was evaluated.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Significance of the Study<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This is the first study of its kind in Nineveh that highlights the dominant genotype and the diversity of local strains compared with global isolates.<\/p>\n

    After the candidate defended her thesis with scientific rigor and confidence, and following the committee\u2019s discussion, the thesis was approved.<\/p>\n

    Congratulations to the researcher, the supervisor, the College, and the Department of Microbiology on this scientific achievement. Best wishes to the defense committee.<\/p>\n

    This defense contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    #University_of_Mosul<\/p>\n

    #College_of_Veterinary_Medicine<\/p>\n

    #Department_of_Microbiology<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

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    A Master\u2019s thesis defense was held in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology, entitled: \u201cIsolation and Genetic Characterization of Canine Enteric Coronaviruses\u201d by the student Marwa Youssef Ahmed Abbas, under the supervision of Prof. Safwan Youssef Mahmoud, on Sunday, September 7, 2025.   The examination committee consisted of the following members: Prof. Ammar Mahmoud Ahmed (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Mosul) \u2013 Chairman Assoc. Prof. Mohammed Shukri Shukur (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Duhok) \u2013 Member Assoc. Prof. Salam Abdul Ismail (College of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Mosul) \u2013 Member Prof. Safwan Youssef Mahmoud [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":39569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-viva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39568"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39866,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39568\/revisions\/39866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}