BACKGROUND There are nearly 1000 species of Phlebotomine sand flies in 6 genera, of which only two, Phlebotomus in the old world and Lutzomyia in the new world are medically important. Globally, leishmaniasis prevalent in 98 countries and affects estimated 12 million people with almost two million new cases per year. Some rural areas of Azarshahr District in East Azarbaijan Province have been r...

S AND POSTERS Emine Dinç, Szilvia Z Tóth, Győző Garab, Sándor Bottka. Application of SyntheticAntisense Oligodeoxynucleotides in Higher Plants. 4th International Symposium of the SFB429 " Signals, Sensing and Plant Primary Metabolism" University of Potsdam, Sanssouci,October 6th 9th, 2010. Potsdam, Germany Emine Dinç, Szilvia Z. Tóth, Gert Schansker, László Kovács, Győző Garab, Sánd...

Doogh is a traditional Iranian drink prepared by fragmentation and dilution of yogurt, with addition of salt and flavouring. Dairy products are favorable environment for microbial growth due to high nutrient and relative humidity. One of the most important parameters in the food industry production and consumption is enhancing the shelf life of the product. Therefore, food additives such as pot...

Doogh is a traditional Iranian drink prepared by fragmentation and dilution of yogurt, with addition of salt and flavouring. Dairy products are favorable environment for microbial growth due to high nutrient and relative humidity. One of the most important parameters in the food industry production and consumption is enhancing the shelf life of the product. Therefore, food additives such as pot...

Bovine theileriosis is an important tick-borne disease caused by intraerythrocytic parasites from genus Theileria. This study sought to detect the theileriosis among cattle and buffaloes using molecular and microscopic tests in West Azerbaijan, Iran. For this purpose, 484 blood samples from 193 cattle and 291 buffaloes were collected during March to July 2014. The breed, gender, age, and habita...

BACK GROUND: Bluetongue virus (BTV) is recognized to infect ruminants all around the world, and its prevalence mainly depends on the BTV situation, vectors distribution, weather patterns and susceptibility of the host. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to draw a correlation between the prevalence of BTV antibodies and climate changes in Iranian Azerbaijan Province. METHODS: Sera samples...

The study of the exclosure effects on the vegetation changes undergrazing and non-grazing conditions in the rangeland areas has particularimportance in the rangeland improvement and revivification projects. Theresearch was accomplished in semi-steppe KhoyBilehvar area, from 1999 to2005. Vegetation cover was annually measured within fixed plots during transact.The results showed that during nine...

Abstract Background Root-knot nematodes ( Meloidogyne spp.) are among the most important plant pathogens. Biological control is one of safety and effective methods for these nematodes. The aim present study was isolation identification endophytic bacteria from tomato fields in some areas Iran order to evaluate their biocontrol potential against root-knot nematode. In study, population collected...