In a survey of root-knot nematodes in Iran, twenty-nine populations were collected from eleven provinces. All identified as Meloidogyne javanica based on morphological and morphometric characteristics females, males, J2s, perineal patterns. Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) primers confirmed the studies, all these produced specific band 670 bp using Fjav Rjav primers. Genetic struc...

BACKGROUND Adult worms of Orientobilharzia turkestanicum live in the portal veins, or intestinal veins of cattle, sheep, goat and many other mammals causing orientobilharziasis. Orientobilharziasis causes significant economic losses to livestock industry of Iran. However, there is limited information about genotypes of O. turkestanicum in Iran. METHODS In this study, 30 isolates of O. turkest...