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Introduction: To date nineteen nematode species in the genus Phasmarhabditis Andrássy, 1976 recorded and described. This paper describes Phasmarhabditis eagyptiaca n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), morphologically and phylogenatically and investigate its role as bio control agent for gastropods., Methods: Snails infected with nematode collected from Great Cairo Egypt. Sequences of the 18S ribosomal (18S rRNA) gene performed and used for phylogenetic studies. Morphological parameter measured and the nematode photographed and illustrated. Bioassay conducted on some snails and slugs species., Results: Phasmarhabditis eagyptiaca n. sp. is the second new species of the genus Phasmarhabditis recorded and described in Egypt after Phasmarhabditis tawfiki Azzam2003, the fourth species from Africa and the 20th from the world. Morphological and molecular parameter showed that the new isolate is close to other species of Phasmarhabditis, especially Phasmarhabditis neopapillosa Andrássy, 1983, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Schneider, 1859) and P. tawfiki Azzam with high bootstrap supported values (99.25%, 98.85%, and 98.64%, respectively). This nematode could infect and killed all snails and slugs exposed to infection in laboratory. Phasmarhabditis eagyptiaca n. sp. differs from all previously recorded species by shorter tail of female spikey tail of male and the arrangement of genital papillae formula which different from all previous species., Conclusion: It could be confirmed that this nematode is a new species of Phasmarhabditis. This nematode could be considering a biological control agent for snails and slugs., (© 2023. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences.)

The current study demonstrates amygdalin's (vitamin B17) postulated mechanism of action on cancer cells where it kills cells by selective toxicity, promotes apoptosis via cell cycle arrest, induces apoptosis via intrinsic cell death pathway (the mitochondria-initiated pathway), and enhances immunity. Thus, amygdalin can be considered a valuable natural cancer therapeutic agent. The toxicity of Amygdalin was reviewed. Moreover, solutions to avoid the cyanide poisoning have been proposed., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)