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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  • Candel FJ, Salavert M, Basaras M, Borges M, Cantón R, Cercenado E, Cilloniz C, Estella Á, García-Lechuz JM, Garnacho Montero J, Gordo F, Julián-Jiménez A, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Maseda E, Matesanz M, Menéndez R, Mirón-Rubio M, Ortiz de Lejarazu R, Polverino E, Retamar-Gentil P, Ruiz-Iturriaga LA, Sancho S, Serrano L.

    Ten Issues for Updating in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Expert Review

    Journal Of Clinical Medicine . 12(21): .

    [doi:10.3390/jcm12216864]

  • Sastre-Femenia MÀ, Fernández-Muñoz A, Gomis-Font MA, Taltavull B, López-Causapé C, Arca-Suárez J, Martínez-Martínez L, Cantón R, Larrosa N, Oteo-Iglesias J, Zamorano L, Oliver A.

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic susceptibility profiles, genomic epidemiology and resistance mechanisms: a nation-wide five-year time lapse analysis

    LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE . 34: 100736-100736. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100736]

  • Gijón D, García-Castillo J, Fernández-López MC, Bou G, Siller M, Calvo-Montes J, Pitart C, Vila J, Torno N, Gimeno C, Cruz H, Ramos H, Mulet X, Oliver A, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Canton R.

    In vitro activity of cefiderocol and other newly approved antimicrobials against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens recovered in intensive care units in Spain and Portugal.

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . : .

    [doi:10.37201/req/098.2023]

  • Díaz-García J, Machado M, Alcalá L, Reigadas E, Pérez-Ayala A, Gómez-García de la Pedrosa E, Gónzalez-Romo F, Cuétara MS, García-Esteban C, Quiles-Melero I, Zurita ND, Muñoz-Algarra M, Durán-Valle MT, Sánchez-García A, Muñoz P, Escribano P, Guinea J.

    Trends in antifungal resistance in Candida from a multicenter study conducted in Madrid (CANDIMAD study): fluconazole-resistant C. parapsilosis spreading has gained traction in 2022

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . : .

    [doi:10.1128/aac.00986-23]

  • Sartelli, Massimo, Barie, Philip S., Coccolini, Federico, Abbas, Mohamed, Abbo, Lilian M., Abdukhalilova, Gulnora K., Abraham, Yishak, Abubakar, Salisu, Abu-Zidan, Fikri M., Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo, Adamou, Harissou, Afandiyeva, Gulara, Agastra, Ervis, Alfouzan, Wadha A., Al-Hasan, Majdi N., Ali, Sajjad, Ali, Syed Muhammad, Allaw, Fatima, Allwell-Brown, Gbemisola, Amir, Afreenish, Amponsah, Obed Kwabena Offe, Al Omari, Abdelkarim, Ansaloni, Luca, Ansari, Shamshul, Arauz, Ana Belen, Augustin, Goran, Awazi, Bih, Azfar, Mohammad, Bah, Mamadou Saliou Bailo, Bala, Miklosh, Banagala, Anura S. K., Baral, Suman, Bassetti, Matteo, Bavestrello, Luis, Beilman, Gregory, Bekele, Kebebe, Benboubker, Moussa, Beovic, Bojana, Bergamasco, Maria Daniela, Bertagnolio, Silvia, Biffl, Walter L., Blot, Stijn, Boermeester, Marja A., Bonomo, Robert A., Brink, Adrian, Brusaferro, Silvio, Butemba, Jonathan, Cainzos, Miguel A., Camacho-Ortiz, Adrian, Canton, Rafael, Cascio, Antonio, Cassini, Alessandro, Castro-Sanchez, Enrique, Catarci, Marco, Catena, Rodolfo, Chamani-Tabriz, Leili, Chandy, Sujith J., Charani, Esmita, Cheadle, William G., Chebet, Diana, Chikowe, Ibrahim, Chiara, Francesca, Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, Chioti, Anna, Cocuz, Maria Elena, Coimbra, Raul, Cortese, Francesco, Cui, Yunfeng, Czepiel, Jacek, Dasic, Mira, Serpa, Nataliya de Francisco, de Jonge, Stijn W., Delibegovic, Samir, Dellinger, E. Patchen, Demetrashvili, Zaza, De Palma, Alessandra, De Silva, Danushka, De Simone, Belinda, De Waele, Jan, Dhingra, Sameer, Diaz, Jose J., Dima, Claudia, Dirani, Natalia, Dodoo, Cornelius C., Dorj, Gereltuya, Duane, Therese M., Eckmann, Christian, Egyir, Beverly, Elmangory, Mutasim M., Enani, Mushira A., Ergonul, Onder, Escalera-Antezana, Juan Pablo, Escandon, Kevin, Ettu, Abdul-Wahab Omo-ope, Fadare, Joseph O., Fantoni, Massimo, Farahbakhsh, Mohammad, Faro, Mario Paulo, Ferreres, Alberto, Flocco, Gianina, Foianini, Esteban, Fry, Donald E., Garcia, Alberto Federico, Gerardi, Chiara, Ghannam, Wagih, Giamarellou, Helen, Glushkova, Natalya, Gkiokas, George, Goff, Debra A., Gomi, Harumi, Gottfredsson, Magnus, Griffiths, Ewen A., Gronerth, Rosio Isabel Guerra, Guirao, Xavier, Gupta, Yogesh K., Halle-Ekane, Gregory, Hansen, Sonja, Haque, Mainul, Hardcastle, Timothy C., Hayman, David T. S., Hecker, Andreas, Hell, Markus, Ho, Vanessa P., Hodonou, Adrien M., Isik, Arda, Islam, Salequl, Itani, Kamal M. F., Jaidane, Nadia, Jammer, Ib, Jenkins, David R., Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Kanj, Souha S., Jumbam, Desmond, Keikha, Masoud, Khanna, Ashish K., Khanna, Sahil, Kapoor, Gaetanjali, Kapoor, Garima, Kariuki, Samuel, Khamis, Faryal, Khokha, Vladimir, Kiggundu, Reuben, Kiguba, Ronald, Bin Kim, Hong, Kim, Peter K., Kirkpatrick, Andrew W., Kluger, Yoram, Ko, Wen-Chien, Kok, Kenneth Y. Y., Kotecha, Vihar, Kouma, Ibrahima, Kovacevic, Bojan, Krasniqi, Jehona, Krutova, Marcela, Kryvoruchko, Igor, Kullar, Ravina, Labi, Kwaku A., Labricciosa, Francesco M., Lakoh, Sulaiman, Lakatos, Bootnd, Lansang, Mary Ann D., Laxminarayan, Ramanan, Lee, Young Ran, Leone, Marc, Leppaniemi, Ari, Hara, Gabriel Levy, Litvin, Andrey, Lohsiriwat, Varut, Machain, Gustavo M., Mahomoodally, Fawzi, Maier, Ronald V., Majumder, Md Anwarul Azim, Malama, Sydney, Manasa, Justen, Manchanda, Vikas, Manzano-Nunez, Ramiro, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Marwah, Sanjay, Maseda, Emilio, Mathewos, Maleda, Maves, Ryan C., McNamara, Deborah, Memish, Ziad, Mertz, Dominik, Mishra, Shyam Kumar, Montravers, Philippe, Moro, Maria Luisa, Mossialos, Elias, Motta, Fabrizio, Mudenda, Steward, Mugabi, Patrick, Mugisha, Mc Juan Muco, Mylonakis, Eleftherios, Napolitano, Lena M., Nathwani, Dilip, Nkamba, Leontine, Nsutebu, Emmanuel Fru, O'Connor, Donal B., Ogunsola, Sade, Jensen, Peter Ostrup, Ordonez, Juliana Maria, Ordonez, Carlos A., Ottolino, Pablo, Ouedraogo, Abdoul-Salam, Paiva, Jose Artur, Palmieri, Miriam, Pan, Angelo, Pant, Narayan, Panyko, Arpad, Paolillo, Ciro, Patel, Jay, Pea, Federico, Petrone, Patrizio, Petrosillo, Nicola, Pintar, Tadeja, Plaudis, Haralds, Podda, Mauro, Ponce-de-Leon, Alfredo, Powell, Susan L., Puello-Guerrero, Adrian, Pulcini, Celine, Rasa, Kemal, Regimbeau, Jean-Marc, Rello, Jordi, Retamozo-Palacios, Manuel Renato, Reynolds-Campbell, Glendee, Ribeiro, Julival, Rickard, Jennifer, Rocha-Pereira, Nuno, Rosenthal, Victor D., Rossolini, Gian Maria, Rwegerera, Godfrey M., Rwigamba, Megan, Sabbatucci, Michela, Saladzinskas, Zilvinas, Salama, Rasha E., Sali, Tondore, Salile, Samson Sahile, Sall, Ibrahima, Kafil, Hossein Samadi, Sakakushev, Boris E., Sawyer, Robert G., Scatizzi, Marco, Seni, Jeremiah, Septimus, Edward J., Sganga, Gabriele, Shabanzadeh, Daniel Monsted, Shelat, Vishal G., Shibabaw, Agumas, Somville, Francis, Souf, Selma, Stefani, Stefania, Tacconelli, Evelina, Tan, Buon Kim, Tattevin, Pierre, Rodriguez-Taveras, Carlos, Telles, Joao Paulo, Tellez-Almenares, Orlando, Tessier, Jeffrey, Thang, Nguyen Toan, Timmermann, Cristian, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Tochie, Joel Noutakdie, Tolonen, Matti, Trueba, Gabriel, Tsioutis, Constantinos, Tumietto, Fabio, Tuon, Felipe Francisco, Ulrych, Jan, Uranues, Selman, van Dongen, Maarten, van Goor, Harry, Velmahos, George C., Vereczkei, Andras, Viaggi, Bruno, Viale, Pierluigi, Vila, Jordi, Voss, Andreas, Vranes, Jasmina, Watkins, Richard R., Wanjiru-Korir, Nyambura, Waworuntu, Olivia, Wechsler-Fordos, Agnes, Yadgarova, Klara, Yahaya, Mohammed, Yahya, Ali I., Xiao, Yonghong, Zakaria, Andee Dzulkarnaen, Zakrison, Tanya L., Mesia, Victor Zamora, Siquini, Walter, Darzi, Ara, Pagani, Leonardo, Catena, Fausto.

    Ten golden rules for optimal antibiotic use in hospital settings: the WARNING call to action

    WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY . 18(1): .

    [doi:10.1186/s13017-023-00518-3]

  • Avendaño-Ortiz J, Lorente-Ros Á, Briones-Figueroa A, Morán-Alvarez P, García-Fernández A, Garrote-Corral S, Amil-Casas I, Carrasco-Sayalero Á, Tejada-Velarde A, Camino-López A, Jiménez-Mena M, del Campo R, Villalobos-Sánchez L, García-Villanueva MJ.

    Serological short-chain fatty acid and trimethylamine N-oxide microbial metabolite imbalances in young adults with acute myocardial infarction.

    Heliyon . 9(10): .

    [doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20854]

  • Chaguza C, Pöntinen AK, Top J, Arredondo-Alonso S, Freitas AR, Novais C, Torres C, Bentley SD, Peixe L, Coque TM, Willems RJL, Corander J.

    The population-level impact of Enterococcus faecalis genetics on intestinal colonization and extraintestinal infection.

    Microbiology spectrum . : .

    [doi:10.1128/spectrum.00201-23]

  • Martinez-Selles, Manuel, Martin Sanchez, Francisco Javier, Moreno Guillen, Santiago, Rodriguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Ruiz-Galiana, Julian, Canton, Rafael, De Lucas Ramos, Pilar, Garcia-Botella, Alejandra, Garcia-Lledo, Alberto, Hernandez-Sampelayo, Teresa, Gomez-Pavon, Javier, Gonzalez del Castillo, Juan, Martin-Delgado, Mari Cruz, Molero Garcia, Jose Maria, Santiago, Begona, Antonio Caminero, Jose, Barros, Carlos, Garcia de Viedma, Dario, Martin, Carlos, Bouza, Emilio.

    Advantages and disadvantages of maintaining the mandatory use of masks in health centers and nursing homes in Spain. How and when is it justified to maintain it?

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 36(5): 466-469.

    [doi:10.37201/req/070.2023]

  • Del Romero, Jorge, Moreno Guillen, Santiago, Rodriguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Ruiz-Galiana, Julian, Canton, Rafael, De Lucas Ramos, Pilar, Garcia-Botella, Alejandra, Garcia-Lledo, Alberto, Hernandez-Sampelayo, Teresa, Gomez-Pavon, Javier, Gonzalez del Castillo, Juan, Martin-Delgado, Mari Cruz, Martin Sanchez, Francisco Javier, Martinez-Selles, Manuel, Molero Garcia, Jose Maria, Gomez Castella, Javier, Palomo, Maria, Garcia Berrio, Rocio, Couso Gonzalez, Aldina, Sotomayor, Cesar, Bouza, Emilio.

    Sexually transmitted infections in Spain: Current status

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 36(5): 444-465.

    [doi:10.37201/req/038.2023]

  • Canut-Blasco, Andres, Gomez-Gonzalez, Carmen, Barbero-Herranz, Raquel, Barbero-Martinez, Ismael, Abasolo-Osinaga, Eider.

    The importance of prevalence and pre-test probability on the microbiological diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: the case of Spain in 2020

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 36(5): 498-506.

    [doi:10.37201/req/033.2023]

  • Candel FJ, Salavert M, Estella A, Ferrer M, Ferrer R, Gamazo JJ, García-Vidal C, Del Castillo JG, González-Ramallo VJ, Gordo F, Mirón-Rubio M, Pérez-Pallarés J, Pitart C, Del Pozo JL, Ramírez P, Rascado P, Reyes S, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Suberviola B, Vidal P, Zaragoza R.

    Ten Issues to Update in Nosocomial or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: An Expert Review

    Journal Of Clinical Medicine . 12(20): .

    [doi:10.3390/jcm12206526]

  • Mbuagbaw L, Garcia C, Brenner B, Cecchini D, Chakroun M, Djiadeu P, Holguin A, Mor O, Parkin N, Santoro MM, Ávila-Ríos S, Fokam J, Phillips A, Shafer RW, Jordan MR.

    Checklist for studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence or incidence: rationale and recommended use

    LANCET HIV . 10(10): 684-689.

    [doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00173-X]

  • Martínez JL, Baquero F.

    What are the missing pieces needed to stop antibiotic resistance?

    Microbial Biotechnology . 16(10): 1900-1923.

    [doi:10.1111/1751-7915.14310]

  • Sanz-García F, Gil-Gil T, Laborda P, Blanco P, Ochoa-Sánchez LE, Baquero F, Martínez JL, Hernando-Amado S.

    Translating eco-evolutionary biology into therapy to tackle antibiotic resistance

    NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY . 21(10): 671-685. Number of citations: 7

    [doi:10.1038/s41579-023-00902-5]

  • El Mammery A, Ramírez de Arellano E, Cañada-García JE, Cercenado E, Villar-Gómara L, Casquero-García V, García-Cobos S, Lepe JA, Ruiz de Gopegui Bordes E, Calvo-Montes J, Larrosa Escartín N, Cantón R, Pérez-Vázquez M, Aracil B, Oteo-Iglesias J.

    An increase in erythromycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from blood correlates with the use of macrolide/lincosamide/streptogramin antibiotics. EARS-Net Spain (2004-2020)

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 14: 1220286-1220286.

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1220286]

  • Perez-Cobas, Ana Elena, Ginevra, Christophe, Rusniok, Christophe, Jarraud, Sophie, Buchrieser, Carmen.

    The respiratory tract microbiome, the pathogen load, and clinical interventions define severity of bacterial pneumonia

    CELL REPORTS MEDICINE . 4(9): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101167]

  • Albóniga OE, Moreno E, Martínez-Sanz J, Vizcarra P, Ron R, Díaz-Álvarez J, Rosas M, Sánchez-Conde M, Galán JC, Angulo S, Moreno S, Barbas C, Serrano-Villar S.

    Differential abundance of lipids and metabolites related to SARS-CoV-2 infection and susceptibility.

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 13(1): 15124-15124.

    [doi:10.1038/s41598-023-40999-5]

  • Gracia-Ahufinger I, López-González L, Vasallo FJ, Galar A, Siller M, Pitart C, Bloise I, Torrecillas M, Gijón-Cordero D, Viñado B, Castillo-García J, Campo R, Mulet X, Madueño-Alonso A, Chamizo-López FJ, Arrastia-Erviti M, Galán-Sánchez F, Fernández-Quejo M, Rodríguez-Díaz JC, Gutiérrez-Zufiaurre MN, Rodríguez-Maresca MA, Ortega-Lafont MDP, Yagüe-Guirao G, Chaves-Blanco L, Colomina-Rodríguez J, Vidal-Acuña MR, Portillo ME, Franco-Álvarez de Luna F, Centelles-Serrano MJ, Azcona-Gutiérrez JM, Delgado-Iribarren García Campero A, Rey-Cao S, Muñoz P, Calvo-Montes J, Zboromyrska Y, Grandioso D, Càmara J, Cantón R, Larrosa-Escartín N, Díaz-Regañón J, Martínez-Martínez L.

    The CARBA-MAP study: national mapping of carbapenemases in Spain (2014-2018)

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 14: 1247804-1247804.

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1247804]