IrsA, a novel, iron-regulated exoprotein that facilitates growth in low-iron conditions and modulates biofilm formation.

To discover new factors that are involved in iron acquisition by , we used RNA-Seq to identify the genes that are most highly induced when virulent strain 130b is cultured in a low-iron chemically defined medium. Among other things, this revealed , a heretofore uncharacterized gene that is predicted to be transcriptionally regulated by Fur and to encode a novel, ~15 kDa protein. was present in all strains examined and had homologs in a subset of the other species.

Corrigendum to "Laponite for biomedical applications: An ophthalmological perspective" [Mater. Today Bio (2024) 100935].

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Clay minerals have been applied in biomedicine for thousands of years. Laponite is a nanostructured synthetic clay with the capacity to retain and progressively release drugs. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Laponite application in various biomedical areas.

Palpigrades from Cuba (Arachnida: Palpigradi: Eukoeneniidae).

The knowledge of palpigrades in Cuba is limited to the species Eukoenenia orghidani, discovered and described from Cueva de Bellamar. In this work, a survey for palpigrades in the suburbs of La Habana, Cuba revealed three species, Eukoenenia berlesei, Eukoenenia florenciae and a new species described here as Eukoenenia glandulosa sp. nov.

Complete Genome Sequence of Legionella cardiaca Strain H63, Isolated from a Case of Native Valve Endocarditis.

We report the complete genome sequence of Legionella cardiaca strain H63, which had been isolated from aortic valve tissue from a patient with native endocarditis. The genome assembly contains a single 3,477,232-bp contig, with a G+C content of 38.59%, and is predicted to encode 2,948 proteins.