Ioanna Mela

DNA aptamers to interfere with HasA, the hemophore of the heme assimilation system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as a potential antimicrobial strategy

Pseudomonas aeruginosa relies on heme acquisition to sustain growth and virulence in the iron-limited environment of the host, particularly in the acidic airways of patients with cystic fibrosis where antibiotic efficacy is markedly reduced. The Has heme assimilation system is initiated by the secreted hemophore HasA,...