{"id":42954,"date":"2026-09-13T05:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T05:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/?p=42954"},"modified":"2026-09-13T05:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T05:53:29","slug":"a-masters-thesis-presented-by-saraa-rafea-mohammed-nouri-isolation-molecular-identification-and-antigen-preparation-of-salmonella-spp-from-cats-in-mosul-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/2026\/09\/13\/a-masters-thesis-presented-by-saraa-rafea-mohammed-nouri-isolation-molecular-identification-and-antigen-preparation-of-salmonella-spp-from-cats-in-mosul-city\/","title":{"rendered":"A master\u2019s thesis presented by Saraa Rafea Mohammed Nouri \u201cIsolation, Molecular Identification, and Antigen Preparation of Salmonella spp. from Cats in Mosul City\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Master\u2019s Thesis Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Master\u2019s thesis defense was held at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology, entitled \u201cIsolation, Molecular Identification, and Antigen Preparation of Salmonella spp. from Cats in Mosul City\u201d, presented by Saraa Rafea Mohammed Nouri, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ammar Mahmoud Ahmed, on Sunday, August 30, 2026.<\/p>\n

The defense committee consisted of the following distinguished faculty members:<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Finar Abelhad Ishaq \u2013 College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul \u2013 Chairperson<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Hiyam Adel Ibrahim \u2013 College of Science, University of Mosul \u2013 Member<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Safwan Yousif Mahmoud \u2013 College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul \u2013 Member<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Ammar Mahmoud Ahmed \u2013 College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul \u2013 Member and Supervisor<\/p>\n

The study aimed to isolate and identify Salmonella spp. from cats in Mosul City and investigate their phenotypic, biochemical, and molecular characteristics.<\/p>\n

A total of 100 rectal swab samples were collected from cats. Salmonella was isolated and identified using culture media, biochemical tests, and the VITEK 2 system. The isolation rate of Salmonella was 9%, with no statistically significant differences associated with age, sex, or breed.<\/p>\n

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed high resistance to ampicillin, cefotaxime, metronidazole, and oxytetracycline, whereas all isolates were susceptible to gentamicin.<\/p>\n

Molecular identification confirmed the presence of the invA and sdiA genes. Several antimicrobial resistance genes were also detected. DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were subsequently performed on the isolates.<\/p>\n

The study also included the preparation of flagellar and somatic antigens. The findings highlight the potential role of cats as a source of Salmonella and antimicrobial-resistant strains, emphasizing the importance of these findings from a One Health perspective.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the researcher and her supervisor, as well as to the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Microbiology, on this valuable scientific achievement. We wish the distinguished defense committee every success. This thesis defense contributes to the achievement of the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4): Quality Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master\u2019s Thesis Defense A Master\u2019s thesis defense was held at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology, entitled \u201cIsolation, Molecular Identification, and Antigen Preparation of Salmonella spp. from Cats in Mosul City\u201d, presented by Saraa Rafea Mohammed Nouri, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ammar Mahmoud Ahmed, on Sunday, August 30, 2026. The defense committee consisted of the following distinguished faculty members: Prof. Dr. Finar Abelhad Ishaq \u2013 College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul \u2013 Chairperson Prof. Dr. Hiyam Adel Ibrahim \u2013 College of Science, University of Mosul \u2013 Member Prof. Dr. Safwan Yousif Mahmoud \u2013 College of Veterinary [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":42955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42954","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\/42954","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=42954"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42963,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42954\/revisions\/42963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/veterinarymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}