In the framework of collection and identification of fungi of Zagros mountains (W and SW Iran), specimens of agaric fungi with subterraneandevelopment were collected from oak forests in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari province. Native people of Dopolan and Rahimabad used hypogeous fruit-bodies of fungus as edible fungi. Excavation was done and fungal samples were found at 15–30 cm soil depth, near Oak...

despite the enormous heterogeneity of genetic hearing loss, mutations in the gjb2 (connexin 26) gene located on “dfnb1” locus (13q12) account for up to 50% of cases of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (arnshl) in some populations. this study describes the analysis of 100 autosomal recessive and sporadic nonsyndromic hearing loss individuals from 79 families each having at least on...

In a survey of 430 Lori-Bakhtiari sheep at a slaughterhouse in Iran, gallstones were found in the gallbladder of 7 sheep (1.6%). Biliary calculi were more frequent in adult and female sheep (P < 0.05). Chemical analysis of the gallstones revealed 6 sheep with pigment (bilirubin) stones and 1 sheep with cholesterol stones. Chemical composition of bile in these sheep was evaluated. Bacteriologic ...

The Eocene Jahrum Formation in High Zagros was studied Kuh-e- Soukhteh and North Gahrou sections (southwest of Shahrekord region, Chahar-mahal Bakhtiari Province). This formation, composed limestone, marl, dolomitic limestone (dolostone), accumulated on a marine platform within the Neo-Tethys ocean realm. It yields rich foraminiferal fauna, which three larger benthic assemblage zones were ident...

abstract hydatid cyst is the larval stage of the cestode worm echinococcus granulosus, which causes echinococcosis in human and some other mammalian. iran is located in endemic zone of this disease and chaharmahal va bakhtiari province, due to existence of sheep husbandry jobs, has a potential for high prevalence of the disease, . therefore, this investigation was carried out to study seroepide...