A PhD thesis at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Basrah University discussed (the effect of fungi isolated from some ruminants in inhibiting the pathogenic bacteria causing mastitis in cows, as well as studying the cellulose-dissolving enzymes produced by these fungi).
The thesis by researcher Alia Sebti Jassim included isolation and identification of (13) new fungal species that were registered in the gene bank for the first time in Iraq.
The thesis aimed to isolate and diagnose fungi from some ruminants and study the susceptibility of the extracts to defeat the bacteria.
The thesis concluded the ability of fungal extracts to inhibit pathogenic bacteria, and the results of amplifying the gene responsible for degrading cellulose in genetically engineered bacteria proved its ability to degrade cellulose in the laboratory, which has an applied role in the future in improving the digestion of ruminants.
