Ricardo O. Louro

A new player in the biochemistry of Anammox bacteria: a multidomain HAO-like protein

This paper identifies a novel HAO-like protein in anammox bacteria that may convert hydroxylamine to hydrazine, potentially playing a role in the anammox cycle.

Caspofungin binding to iron compromises its antifungal efficacy against Candida albicans

This study shows that iron binding to caspofungin reduces its antifungal efficacy against Candida albicans and other fungi in iron-overloaded conditions.

Polyphasic discrimination of Shewanella seohaensis from closely related species and a whole-genome multilocus (wgMLST) scheme for the evaluation of diversity within this Shewanella clade

This paper develops a whole-genome multilocus sequence typing (wgMLST) scheme to accurately discriminate Shewanella seohaensis from closely related species and assess their diversity.

The modular evolution of multiheme cytochromes c bucks the general trend observed in proteins

This study shows that multiheme cytochromes c evolve through modular grafting and pruning, with heme addition and loss occurring via specific peptide integration and mutation patterns.

Flavin-containing siderophore-interacting protein of Shewanella putrefaciens DSM 9451 reveals substrate specificity in ferric-siderophore reduction

This study characterizes the flavin-containing SIP and FSR reductases in Shewanella putrefaciens, revealing differences in substrate specificity and Fe(III)-siderophore reduction capabilities between SIP family members.