Hybrid Reconstruction Approach for Polychromatic Computed Tomography in Highly Limited-Data Scenarios.

Conventional strategies aimed at mitigating beam-hardening artifacts in computed tomography (CT) can be categorized into two main approaches: (1) postprocessing following conventional reconstruction and (2) iterative reconstruction incorporating a beam-hardening model. While the former fails in low-dose and/or limited-data cases, the latter substantially increases computational cost. Although deep learning-based methods have been proposed for several cases of limited-data CT, few works in the literature have dealt with beam-hardening artifacts, and none have addressed the problems caused by randomly selected projections and a highly limited span.

Hints from nature for a PHA circular economy: Carbon synthesis and sharing by Pseudomonas solani GK13.

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a well-known group of biodegradable and biocompatible bioplastics that are synthesised and stored by microorganisms as carbon and energy reservoirs. Extracellular PHA depolymerases (ePhaZs), secreted by a limited range of microorganisms, are the main hydrolytic enzymes responsible for their environmental degradation. Pseudomonas sp.

Intracellular pathways for lignin catabolism in white-rot fungi.

Lignin is a biopolymer found in plant cell walls that accounts for 30% of the organic carbon in the biosphere. White-rot fungi (WRF) are considered the most efficient organisms at degrading lignin in nature. While lignin depolymerization by WRF has been extensively studied, the possibility that WRF are able to utilize lignin as a carbon source is still a matter of controversy.

Identification and expression of the 11β-steroid hydroxylase from Cochliobolus lunatus in Corynebacterium glutamicum.

Hydroxylation of steroids has acquired special relevance for the pharmaceutical industries. Particularly, the 11β-hydroxylation of steroids is a reaction of biotechnological importance currently carried out at industrial scale by the fungus Cochliobolus lunatus. In this work, we have identified the genes encoding the cytochrome CYP103168 and the reductase CPR64795 of C.

Genome sequence and characterization of the bcs clusters for the production of nanocellulose from the low pH resistant strain Komagataeibacter medellinensis ID13488.

Komagataeibacter medellinensis ID13488 (formerly Gluconacetobacter medellinensis ID13488) is able to produce crystalline bacterial cellulose (BC) under high acidic growth conditions. These abilities make this strain desirable for industrial BC production from acidic residues (e.g.

In silico prospection of microorganisms to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate from whey: Caulobacter segnis DSM 29236 as a suitable industrial strain.

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters of microbial origin that can be synthesized by prokaryotes from noble sugars or lipids and from complex renewable substrates. They are an attractive alternative to conventional plastics because they are biodegradable and can be produced from renewable resources, such as the surplus of whey from dairy companies. After an in silico screening to search for ß-galactosidase and PHA polymerase genes, several bacteria were identified as potential PHA producers from whey based on their ability to hydrolyse lactose.

Whole-genome analysis of Azoarcus sp. strain CIB provides genetic insights to its different lifestyles and predicts novel metabolic features.

The genomic features of Azoarcus sp. CIB reflect its most distinguishing phenotypes as a diazotroph, facultative anaerobe, capable of degrading either aerobically and/or anaerobically a wide range of aromatic compounds, including some toxic hydrocarbons such as toluene and m-xylene, as well as its endophytic lifestyle. The analyses of its genome have expanded the catabolic potential of strain CIB toward common natural compounds, such as certain diterpenes, that were not anticipated as carbon sources.

Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas azelaica Strain Aramco J.

We report here the draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas azelaica strain Aramco J (7.3 Mbp; GC content, 61.9%), one of the few bacteria that can completely mineralize different hydroxybiphenyls, e.

Draft Genome Sequence of Actinoplanes utahensis NRRL 12052, a Microorganism Involved in Industrial Production of Pharmaceutical Intermediates.

Here, we describe the draft genome sequence of Actinoplanes utahensis NRRL 12052, a filamentous bacterium that encodes an aculeacin A acylase and a putative N-acyl-homoserine lactone acylase of biotechnological interest. Moreover, several nonribosomal peptide synthase (NRPS) and polyketide synthase (PKS) clusters and antibiotic resistance genes have been identified.

Complete mitochondrial genome of Polymastia littoralis (Demospongiae, Polymastiidae).

The complete mitochondrial genome of Polymastia littoralis (Demospongiae, Polymastiidae) is reported here for the first time. The P. littoralis mitogenome is 21,719 bp base pairs in total length and includes 14 protein-coding gene sequences, small and large rRNA sequences, and 25 tRNA sequences.

Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas azelaica HBP1, Which Catabolizes 2-Hydroxybiphenyl Fungicide.

Pseudomonas azelaica HBP1 (DSM 8897) is one of the few bacteria able to completely mineralize the 2-hydroxybiphenyl biocide. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this strain (7.4 Mbp; G+C content, 63.

Genome Sequence of Streptomyces exfoliatus DSMZ 41693, a Source of Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoate)-Degrading Enzymes.

Here we report the draft genome sequence of Streptomyces exfoliatus DSMZ 41693, which includes a gene encoding a poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) depolymerase, an enzyme which can be used for the industrial synthesis of chiral (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acids. In addition, the genome carries numerous genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, including polyketides and terpenes.

Genome Sequence of the Butanol Hyperproducer Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4.

Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum is one of the most important acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE)-generating industrial microorganisms and one of the few bacteria containing choline in its cell wall. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum strain N1-4 (6.

Genome sequence of the methanotrophic poly-β-hydroxybutyrate producer Methylocystis parvus OBBP.

Methylocystis parvus OBBP is an obligate methylotroph considered the type species of the genus Methylocystis. Two pmoCAB particulate methane monooxygenase operons and one additional singleton pmoC paralog were identified in the sequence. No evidence of genes encoding soluble methane monooxygenase was found.