Identification of a genomic cluster related to hypersecretion of intestinal mucus and mucinolytic activity of atypical enteropathogenic (aEPEC).

Enteropathogenic (EPEC) strains are subdivided into typical (tEPEC) and atypical (aEPEC) according to the presence or absence of a virulence-associated plasmid called pEAF. Our research group has previously demonstrated that two aEPEC strains, 0421-1 and 3991-1, induce an increase in mucus production in a rabbit ileal loop model . This phenomenon was not observed with a tEPEC prototype strain.

Comparison on the performance of green and conventional magnetic chitosan-based composites in the removal of complex dyes: Synergetic effect, experimental and theoretical studies.

The presence of complex dyes, which possess four or more aromatic rings, is pervasive in environmental matrices. Nanomaterials offer a promising avenue for their removal. In this study, we synthesized novel magnetic nanocomposites comprising nanochitosan (nCS) and iron nanoparticles through the application of green and conventional protocols.

A new tool to quantify biodiversity change under landscape transformation.

Identifying how species richness or diversity changes with different proportions of natural and anthropized environments in the landscape is important for landscape management for conservation. Here, we propose a new method to assess biodiversity changes in landscapes with varying proportions of habitat types. The algorithm is based on the resampling of individuals recorded in different habitats considering both the proportion occupied by each habitat in the landscape and the number of individuals recorded in each habitat.