Type I and type IV pili of Xylella fastidiosa play different roles in twitching motility, biofilm formation, and cell-cell aggregation. Thirty twitching mutants were generated with an EZ::TN transposome system and type IV pilus-associated genes were identified, including fimT, pilX, pilY1, pilO, and pilR. Mutations in all resulted in a twitch-minus phenotype except that pilY1 mutant was twitchi...

This paper investigates the connexion between the Kannan-Lipton Orbit Problem and the polynomial invariant generator algorithm PILA based on eigenvectors computation. Namely, we reduce the problem of generating linear and polynomial certificates of non-reachability for the Orbit Problem for linear transformations with coefficients in Q to the generalized eigenvector problem. Also, we prove the ...

Papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma is a rare, low-grade neoplasm of lymphatic channels that usually presents intradermally or subcutaneously. We report the case of a 24-year-old male presenting with an isolated intratesticular palpable mass and symptoms of testicular pain. Preoperative ultrasound examination showed an irregular, heterogeneous mass. Subsequent surgery and pathologic asse...

In-frame deletions of pilA and pilS were constructed in Myxococcus xanthus with a plasmid integration-excision strategy facilitated by sacB. sacB conferred sucrose sensitivity upon its M. xanthus host only when it lay in the same orientation as adjacent M. xanthus genes. Gene orientation also affected the efficiency of sucrose counterselection in the sucrose-sensitive strains. The deltapilA mut...

Three malacological surveys were conducted in the Takua Pa District of Phang-Nga Province, southern Thailand, before and after the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. Twenty-nine species of fresh- and brackish-water snails were found, in which 10 species of freshwater snails were present, including live Pila polita; 8 species were of medical importance. Two brackish-water snails, Nerita articulata a...