A master's thesis (MSc) at the University of Basrah utilising molecular diagnoses for Shiga toxins.

The Veterinary Medicine Media

A master's thesis at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basra examined through utilising molecular diagnoses for Shiga toxins in Escherichia coli that isolated from the faecal samples of chicken.

The thesis, presented by researcher Sarah Jasim Mohammed, aimed to identify early infection in birds and control pathogenic bacteria in the poultry sector, as their impact on animal and public health.

The thesis included identifying virulence factors and antibiotic resistance characteristics in isolates of avian haemorrhagic E coli (STEC) and avian pathogenic E coli (APEC).

The results of the study showed that the isolates obtained from broiler faecal samples did not carry the Shiga toxin genes (stx1 stx2), but a small percentage of them having virulence genes are linked to the avian pathogenic strain, which is characterized by possessing important virulence genes and high resistance to antibiotics were used to treat human pathogenic of E. coli.