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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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  • Liljegren, Mikkel M., Gama, Joao A., Johnsen, Pal J., Harms, Klaus.

    Plasmids affect microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1

    Plasmid . 131: .

    [doi:10.1016/j.plasmid.2024.102733]

  • Sabença C, Romero-Rivera M, Barbero-Herranz R, Sargo R, Sousa L, Silva F, Lopes F, Abrantes AC, Vieira-Pinto M, Torres C, Igrejas G, Del Campo R, Poeta P.

    Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli from Fecal Samples of Wild Animals.

    Veterinary Sciences . 11(10): .

    [doi:10.3390/vetsci11100469]

  • Cortes-Lara S, Medina-Reatiga P, Barrio-Tofiño ED, Gomis-Font MA, Cabot G, Gómez-Romano F, Ayestarán I, Colomar A, Palou-Rotger A, Oteo-Iglesias J, Campo RD, Cantón R, Horcajada JP, López-Causapé C, Oliver A.

    Monitoring of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutational resistome dynamics using an enrichment panel for direct sequencing of clinical samples.

    EBioMedicine . 108: 105367-105367.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105367]

  • Marín-Miret J, Pérez-Cobas AE, Domínguez-Santos R, Pérez-Rocher B, Latorre A, Moya A.

    Adaptability of the gut microbiota of the German cockroach Blattella germanica to a periodic antibiotic treatment.

    MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH . 287: 127863-127863.

    [doi:10.1016/j.micres.2024.127863]

  • Rodriguez-Mateos, Mariano, Carlos, Silvia, Jaso, Javier, Holguin, Africa, Reina, Gabriel.

    Influence of Hematocrit and Storage Temperature on the Stability of Dried Blood Samples in Serological Analyses of Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis

    DIAGNOSTICS . 14(19): .

    [doi:10.3390/diagnostics14192195]

  • Gil-Gil T, Berryhill BA, Manuel JA, Smith AP, McCall IC, Baquero F, Levin BR.

    The evolution of heteroresistance via small colony variants in Escherichia coli following long term exposure to bacteriostatic antibiotics.

    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS . 15(1): 7936-7936.

    [doi:10.1038/s41467-024-52166-z]

  • Zhou H, Buetti N, Pérez-Galera S, Bravo-Ferrer J, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B, Paniagua-García M, Feifel J, Sauser J, Kostyanev T, Canton R, Tan LK, Basoulis D, Pintado V, Roilides E, Dragovac G, Torre-Cisneros J, Mediç D, Akova M, Goossens H, Bonten M, Harbarth S, Rodriguez-Baño J, De Kraker MEA.

    Risk factors for bloodstream infections due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales: a nested case-control-control study.

    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy . 79(9): 2132-2141.

    [doi:10.1093/jac/dkae157]

  • Hernández-García M, González de Aledo M, Ponce-Alonso M, González-Blanco B, Viedma E, Villa J, Tomás M, Hendrickx APA, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Cantón R.

    Simultaneous clonal spread of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST773 from Ukrainian patients in the Netherlands and Spain.

    Ijid Regions . 12: 100415-100415.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100415]

  • Cancio-Suarez, Marta Rosas, Martin-Jimenez, Esther, Rodriguez-Dominguez, Mario, Da Silva, Ana Maria Garcia, Fernandez-Felix, Borja M., Romero-Hernandez, Beatriz, Cardenas-Isasi, Maria Jose, Moreno, Santiago, Serrano-Villar, Sergio, Sanchez-Conde, Matilde.

    Chlamydia Trachomatis Prevalence in Asymptomatic Women in Madrid: Study Findings and Their Association with Risk Factors and Mental Health

    Biomedicines . 12(9): .

    [doi:10.3390/biomedicines12091999]

  • Cabello M, Hernández-García M, Maruri-Aransolo A, Michelena M, Pérez-Viso B, Ponce-Alonso M, Cantón R, Ruiz-Garbajosa P.

    Occurrence of multi-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in a tertiary hospital in Madrid (Spain): A new epidemiologic scenario.

    JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE . 38: 281-291.

    [doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2024.06.012]

  • Gil-Gil, Teresa, Berryhill, Brandon A, Manuel, Joshua A, Smith, Andrew P, McCall, Ingrid C, Baquero, Fernando, Levin, Bruce R.

    The Evolution of Heteroresistance via Small Colony Variants in Escherichia coli Following Long Term Exposure to Bacteriostatic Antibiotics.

    Biorxiv : The Preprint Server For Biology . : .

    [doi:10.1101/2023.10.30.564761]

  • García-Ruiz de Morales AG, Vivancos MJ, Lázaro J, Romero Hernández B, Mateos B, Pérez-Elías P, Herrero Delgado M, Villanova Cuadra L, Moreno S, Martínez-Sanz J, Pérez-Elías MJ.

    Design and Proof of Concept of a Web-Based Questionnaire to Identify Patients at Risk for HIV and HCV Infection.

    Biomedicines . 12(8): .

    [doi:10.3390/biomedicines12081846]

  • Barbero-Herranz R, Garriga-García M, Moreno-Blanco A, Palacios E, Ruiz-Sala P, Vicente-Santamaría S, Stanescu S, Belanger-Quintana A, Pintos-Morell G, Arconada B, Del Campo R, Avendaño-Ortiz J.

    The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Sanfilippo Syndrome's Physiopathology: An Approach in Two Affected Siblings.

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES . 25(16): .

    [doi:10.3390/ijms25168856]

  • García-Durán C, Saralegui C, Romeu E, Hernáez ML, Maruri A, Bastón-Paz N, Lamas A, Vicente S, Perez-Ruiz E, Delgado I, Luna-Paredes C, Caballero JD, Zamora J, Monteoliva L, Del Campo R, Gil C.

    Human gut microbiota analysis of cystic fibrosis infants using metaproteomics.

    Microbiology Resource Announcements . 13(8): .

    [doi:10.1128/mra.00059-24]

  • Suárez-Carantoña C, Corbacho-Loarte MD, Del Campo Albendea L, Kamel-Rey S, Halperin AV, Escudero-Sánchez R, Ponce-Alonso M, Moreno S, Cobo J.

    Is advanced age still a risk factor for recurrence of C. difficile infection in the era of new treatments?

    AGE AND AGEING . 53(8): .

    [doi:10.1093/ageing/afae182]

  • Moraga-Llop, Fernando, Andradas, Elena, Blesa-Baviera, Luis Carlos, Canton, Rafael, Gonzalez del Castillo, Juan, Martinon-Torres, Federico, Moya, Elena, Trilla, Antoni, Vazquez, Julio, Javier Villena, Rodolfo, Ruiz-Galiana, Julian, De Lucas Ramos, Pilar, Garcia-Botella, Alejandra, Garcia-Lledo, Alberto, Hernandez-Sampelayo, Teresa, Gomez-Pavon, Javier, Martin-Delgado, Mari Cruz, Martin Sanchez, Francisco Javier, Martinez-Selles, Manuel, Molero Garcia, Jose Maria, Moreno Guillen, Santiago, Rodriguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Bouza, Emilio.

    Meningococcal meningitis in Spain in the Horizon 2030: A position paper

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 37(4): 285-298.

    [doi:10.37201/req/023.2024]

  • Herencias C, Rivero-Buceta V, Salgado S, Hernández-Herreros N, Baquero F, del Campo R, Nogales J, Prieto MA.

    Bdellovibrio's prey-independent lifestyle is fueled by amino acids as a carbon source.

    APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY . 108(1): 422-422. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1007/s00253-024-13250-y]

  • Kamel S, Corbacho-Loarte MD, Escudero-Sánchez R, Halperin A, Llorente S, Quevedo SM, Suárez-Carantoña C, Del Campo L, Hernández MS, Guillen SM, Cobo J.

    Impact of an Intervention Program on Clostridioides difficile Infections: Comparison of 2 Hospital Cohorts.

    Open forum infectious diseases . 11(7): .

    [doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae390]