Rhodomicrobium sp. strain R_RK_3 is an iron-depositing bacterium from which we report the draft genome. This strain was isolated from ochrous depositions of a mining well pump in Germany. The Illumina NextSeq technique was used to sequence the genome of the strain.

Kerr rotation angle 6Jk of TbFeCo films thinner than 100 nm increased from 0.39 deg. to 0.54 deg. after depositing A1 films onto them. Such an increase of Ok is discussed with the enhancement of magneto-optical effect and the other mechanisms.

We developed a novel anti-agglomeration method that enables preservation of the vertical alignment of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) during desiccation of wet CNTs by utilizing antisolvent precipitation and sublimation of naphthalene (Nap). Moreover, we succeeded in depositing Pt nanoparticles onto CNTs without collapse of the vertically aligned morphology by this method.

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of the betaproteobacterium Ideonella sp. strain A_228. This isolate, obtained from a bog iron ore-containing floodplain area in Germany, provides valuable information about the genetic diversity of neutrophilic iron-depositing bacteria. The Illumina NextSeq technique was used to sequence the draft genome sequence of the strain.

A highly sensitive and selective fluorescence ratiometric sensor membrane for 2,3,3'-trichlorobiphenyl has been achieved, via depositing polypyrrole nanotubes (PPyNTs, the fluorescence indicator) in nano-porous anodic aluminium oxide (NPAAO) template and subsequently immobilizing fluorescein isothiocyanate (as an internal reference) onto the inner walls of the PPyNTs embedded in the NPAAO.