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Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms

The Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms Group, whose head is Dr. Rafael Cantón and which is made up of nine other principal investigators as well as numerous pre- and post-doctoral researchers, technicians and other healthcare personnel, has participated in the last 5 years in 17 national and international research projects and in 15 contracts with pharmaceutical companies or companies dedicated to in vitro diagnostics. During this period of time this work has resulted in more than 190 publications in national and international journals with a high impact index and more than 11 doctoral theses. Likewise, more than 400 communications have been presented at numerous national and international congresses. And all this always seeking the highest excellence in the fields of population biology, antibiotic resistance, respiratory infection, microbiota, metagenomics and HIV.

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  • Guinea, Jesus, Arendrup, Maiken C., Canton, Rafael, Canton, Emilia, Garcia-Rodriguez, Julio, Gomez, Ana, de la Pedrosa EGG, Hare, Rasmus K., Orden, Beatriz, Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Peman, Javier, Posteraro, Brunella, Ruiz-Gaitan, Alba, Parisi, Gabriella, Da Matta, Daniel Archimedes, Colombo, Arnaldo L., Sanchez-Carrillo, Carlos, Reigadas, Elena, Muñoz P, Escribano, Pilar.

    Genotyping Reveals High Clonal Diversity and Widespread Genotypes of Candida Causing Candidemia at Distant Geographical Areas

    FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY . 10: 166-166. Number of citations: 17

    [doi:10.3389/fcimb.2020.00166]

  • Castanheira, Sonia, Lopez-Escarpa, David, Pucciarelli MG, Cestero, Juan J., Baquero, Fernando, Garcia-del Portillo, Francisco.

    An alternative penicillin-binding protein involved in Salmonella relapses following ceftriaxone therapy

    EBioMedicine . 55: 102771-102771. Number of citations: 11

    [doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102771]

  • Lorenzo, Irene, Fernandez-de-Larrea, Nerea, Michel, Angelika, Romero, Beatriz, Lope, Virginia, Bessa, Xavier, Moreno, Victor, Martin, Vicente, Amiano, Pilar, Castilla, Jesus, Tardon, Adonina, Dierssen-Sotos, Trinidad, Peiro, Rosana, Diaz-Santos, Marian, Navarro, Carmen, Jimenez-Moleon, Jose J., Butt, Julia, Barricarte, Aurelio, Ruiz, Irune, Molina-de-la-Torre, Antonio J., Casabonne, Delphine, Perez-Gomez, Beatriz, Kogevinas, Manolis, del Campo, Rosa, de Sanjose, Silvia, Pollan, Marina, Waterboer, Tim, Aragones, Nuria.

    Reply to: Comment to: Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in Spain: influence of adult and childhood sociodemographic factors

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION . 29(3): 279-280.

    [doi:10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000518]

  • Maechler, Friederike, Schwab, Frank, Hansen, Sonja, Fankhauser, Carolina, Harbarth, Stephan, Huttner, Benedikt D., Diaz-Agero, Cristina, Lopez, Nieves, Canton, Rafael, Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia, Blok, Hetty, Bonten, Marc J., Kloosterman, Fieke, Schotsman, Joost, Cooper, Ben S., Behnke, Michael, Golembus, Jennifer, Kola, Axel, Gastmeier, Petra, R-GNOSIS WP5 study group.

    Contact isolation versus standard precautions to decrease acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in non-critical care wards: a cluster-randomised crossover trial

    The Lancet. Infectious diseases . 20(5): 575-584. Number of citations: 25

    [doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30626-7]

  • Chamorro-Tojeiro, Sandra, Gonzalez-Sarria, Ander, Pedrosa EGG, Buitrago, Maria J., Lopez-Velez, Rogelio.

    Acute pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis in a traveler to Mexico

    JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE . 27(4): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1093/jtm/taaa018]

  • Freitas, Ana R., Novais, Carla, Coque, Teresa M., Peixe, Luisa.

    Comment on: Emergence of plasmid-mediated oxazolidinone resistance gene poxtA from CC17 Enterococcus faecium of pig origin

    JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY . 75(5): 1358-1359. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1093/jac/dkz432]

  • Blasco, Lucia, Ambroa, Anton, Trastoy, Rocio, Bleriot, Ines, Moscoso, Miriam, Fernandez-Garcia, Laura, Perez-Nadales, Elena, Fernandez-Cuenca, Felipe, Torre-Cisneros, Julian, Oteo-Iglesias, Jesus, Oliver, Antonio, Canton, Rafael, Kidd, Tim, Navarro, Ferran, Miro, Elisenda, Pascual, Alvaro, Bou, German, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Tomas, Maria.

    In vitro and in vivo efficacy of combinations of colistin and different endolysins against clinical strains of multi-drug resistant pathogens

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 10(1): 7163-7163. Number of citations: 44

    [doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64145-7]

  • Galvez, Rosa, Montoya, Ana, Cruz, Israel, Fernandez, Carlos, Martin, Oihane, Checa, Rocio, Chicharro, Carmen, Migueláñez S, Marino, Valentina, Miro, Guadalupe.

    Latest trends in Leishmania infantum infection in dogs in Spain, Part I: mapped seroprevalence and sand fly distributions

    PARASITES & VECTORS . 13(1): 204-204. Number of citations: 30

    [doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04081-7]

  • Martínez-García MÁ, Maiz, Luis, Olveira, Casilda, Girón RM, de la Rosa, David, Blanco, Marina, Canton, Rafael, Vendrell, Montserrat, Polverino, Eva, de Gracia, Javier, Prados, Concepcion.

    Spanish Guidelines on the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Bronchiectasis in Adults (vol 54, pg 79, 2018)

    ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA . 56(4): 265-265. Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1016/j.arbres.2020.03.001]

  • Calvo-Barreiro, Laura, Eixarch, Herena, Ponce-Alonso, Manuel, Castillo, Mireia, Lebron-Galan, Rafael, Mestre, Leyre, Guaza, Carmen, Clemente, Diego, del Campo, Rosa, Montalban, Xavier, Espejo, Carmen.

    A Commercial Probiotic Induces Tolerogenic and Reduces Pathogenic Responses in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Cells . 9(4): . Number of citations: 25

    [doi:10.3390/cells9040906]

  • Canton, Rafael, Morosini, Maria Isabel.

    Surveillance studies on antimicrobial susceptibility, from international to local studies

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . 38(4): 147-149. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2020.02.012]

  • Canton, Rafael, Oliver, Antonio, Alós JI, de Benito, Natividad, Bou, German, Campos, Jose, Calvo, Jorge, Canut, Andres, Castillo, Javier, Cercenado, Emilia, Domínguez MÁ, Fernandez-Cuenca, Felipe, Guinea, Jesus, Larrosa, Nieves, Liñares J, Lopez-Cerero, Lorena, Lopez-Navas, Antonio, Marco, Francesc, Mirelis, Beatriz, Moreno-Romo MÁ, Morosini MI, Navarro, Ferran, Oteo, Jesus, Pascual, Alvaro, Perez-Trallero, Emilio, Perez-Vazquez, Maria, Soriano, Alex, Torres, Carmen, Vila, Jordi, Martinez-Martinez, Luis.

    Recommendations of the Spanish Antibiogram Committee (COESANT) for selecting antimicrobial agents and concentrations for in vitro susceptibility studies using automated systems

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . 38(4): 182-187. Number of citations: 4

    [doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2019.01.017]

  • Gudiol, Carlota, Aguilar-Guisado, Manuela, Azanza JR, Candel FJ, Canton, Rafael, Carratala, Jordi, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Jarque, Isidro, Lizasoain, Manuel, Gil-Bermejo JM, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Sanchez-Ortega, Isabel, Solano, Carlos, Suarez-Lledo, Maria, Vazquez, Lourdes, de la Camara, Rafael.

    Executive summary of the consensus document of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), the Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI) and the Spanish Society of Haematology and Haemotherapy (SEHH) on the management of febrile neutropenia in patients with hematological malignancies

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . 38(4): 174-181. Number of citations: 15

    [doi:10.1016/j.eime.2019.01.013]

  • Sira CGL, Patricia, Ruiz Garbajosa, Amalia, Hernandez Gonzalez.

    Reply to comments on "Brain abscess due to Nocardia infection in an immunocompetent patient with asymptomatic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis". Acta Neurol Belg DOI 10.1007/s13760-017-0815-6

    ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA . 120(2): 389-390.

    [doi:10.1007/s13760-017-0866-8]

  • Saralegui, Claudia, Ponce-Alonso, Manuel, Perez-Viso, Blanca, Moles Alegre L, Escribano, Esperanza, Lazaro-Perona, Fernando, Lanza, Val F., de Pipaon, Miguel Saenz, Rodriguez, Juan Miguel, Baquero, Fernando, del Campo, Rosa.

    Genomics of Serratia marcescens Isolates Causing Outbreaks in the Same Pediatric Unit 47 Years Apart: Position in an Updated Phylogeny of the Species

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 11: 451-451. Number of citations: 15

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00451]

  • Campanero, Cristina, Muñoz-Atienza E, Diep, Dzung B., Feito, Javier, Arbulu, Sara, del Campo, Rosa, Nes, Ingolf F., Hernandez, Pablo E., Herranz, Carmen, Cintas, Luis M..

    Biochemical, genetic and transcriptional characterization of multibacteriocin production by the anti-pneumococcal dairy strain Streptococcus infantarius LP90

    Plos One . 15(3): . Number of citations: 4

    [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229417]

  • Gijon, Desiree, Tedim, Ana P., Valverde, Aranzazu, Rodriguez, Irene, Morosini, Maria-Isabel, Coque, Teresa M., Manrique, Marina, Pareja, Eduardo, Tobes, Raquel, Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia, Canton, Rafael.

    Early OXA-48-Producing Enterobacterales Isolates Recovered in a Spanish Hospital Reveal a Complex Introduction Dominated by Sequence Type 11 (ST11) and ST405 Klebsiella pneumoniae Clones

    mSphere . 5(2): . Number of citations: 13

    [doi:10.1128/mSphere.00080-20]

  • Baquero F, F Lanza V, Duval M, Coque TM.

    Ecogenetics of antibiotic resistance in Listeria monocytogenes.

    MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY . 113(3): 570-579. Number of citations: 31

    [doi:10.1111/mmi.14454]