Revisiting the taxonomy of Korean Ischnochiton species (Polyplacophora, Ischnochitonidae) based on a combined analysis of morphological and molecular data

Chiton species belonging to the genus Ischnochiton J.E.Gray, 1847 are commonly found in intertidal rocky shores worldwide, with the exception of the northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.Ischnochiton species are characterised by imbricate girdle scales that are uniform in size, rounded, Ylang Ylang sculpted with striae or occasionally smooth.However,

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Identification of a Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition (CDI) System That Reduces Biofilm Formation and Host Cell Adhesion of Acinetobacter baumannii DSM30011 Strain

Acinetobacter baumannii is a multidrug-resistant nosocomial opportunistic pathogen that is becoming a major health threat worldwide.In this study, we have focused on the A.baumannii DSM30011 strain, an environmental Shock isolate that retains many virulence-associated traits.We found that its genome contains two loci encoding for contact-dependent

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