A NEW RECORD OF TWO NEMATODES, MESORHABDITIS FRANSENI FUCHS, 1933 (MESORHABDITIDAE) AND PRATYLENCHUS GOODEYI SHER AND ALLEN, 1953 (PRATYLENCHIDAE) WITH MOLECULAR DESCRIPTION FROM IRAQ

Authors

  • Zahraa Yahia Kadhim Research and Development Directorate, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Harith Saeed Al-Warid Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Jawad B. Al-Zaidawi Authority of Scientific Research, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2025.18.3.0545

Keywords:

Iraq, ITS-rRNA gene, Mesorhabditis, Pratylenchus, Soil.

Abstract

A rhabditid Mesorhabditis franseni Fuchs, 1933 (Family, Mesorhabditidae) and
pratylenchid nematode Pratylenchus goodeyi Sher and Allen, 1953 (Family, Pratylenchidae).
They were illustrated by molecular aspects. All specimens of both genera were cultured and
reproduced for DNA extraction. M. franseni (IRQ.ZAh2 PP528819.1 isolate) was
characterized. P. goodeyi (IRQ.ZAh5 PP535537 isolate) was also characterized. Selected
specimens of these two species were molecularly characterized using the partial ITS-rRNA
gene sequences. The ITS-rRNA sequence of IRQ.ZAh2 PP528819.1 isolate had a range of
(98.62%-100%) sequence homology with ITS-rRNA sequence of M. franseni available in
NCBI database. While, the ITS-rRNA sequence of IRQ.ZAh5 PP535537 isolate had (100%)
sequence homology with ITS-rRNA sequence of P. goodeyi available in NCBI database. M.
franseni (IRQ.ZAh2 PP528819.1 isolate) and P. goodeyi (IRQ.ZAh5 PP535537 isolate) are
Iraq's first documented instance of these species.

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Published

2025-06-20

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2025)

Section

Original Articles