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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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  • Tato M, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Traczewski M, Dodgson A, McEwan A, Humphries R, Hindler J, Veltman J, Wang H, Cantón R.

    Multisite Evaluation of Cepheid Xpert Carba-R Assay for Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms in Rectal Swabs.

    JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY . 54(7): 1814-1819. Number of citations: 84

    [doi:10.1128/JCM.00341-16]

  • Vila J, Sáez-López E, Johnson JR, Römling U, Dobrindt U, Cantón R, Giske CG, Naas T, Carattoli A, Martínez-Medina M, Bosch J, Retamar P, Rodríguez-Baño J, Baquero F, Soto SM.

    Escherichia coli: an old friend with new tidings.

    FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS . 40(4): 437-463.

    [doi:10.1093/femsre/fuw005]

  • Furi L, Haigh R, Al Jabri ZJ, Morrissey I, Ou HY, León-Sampedro R, Martinez JL, Coque TM, Oggioni MR.

    Dissemination of Novel Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms through the Insertion Sequence Mediated Spread of Metabolic Genes.

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 7: 1008-1008. Number of citations: 18

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01008]

  • Cantón R, García-Rodríguez J.

    La espectrometría de masas MALDI-TOF en microbiología clínica. De la innovación a la rutina del laboratorio.

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . 34 Suppl 2: 1-2.

    [doi:10.1016/S0213-005X(16)30183-5]

  • Silva AP, Faria-Ramos I, Ricardo E, Miranda IM, Espinar MJ, Costa-de-Oliveira S, Cantón R, Rodrigues AG, Pina-Vaz C.

    Rapid Flow Cytometry Test for Identification of Different Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae.

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . 60(6): 3824-3826. Number of citations: 7

    [doi:10.1128/AAC.02947-15]

  • Fortún J, Martín-Dávila P, Gomez Garcia de la Pedrosa E, Silva JT, Garcia-Rodríguez J, Benito D, Venanzi E, Castaño F, Fernández-Ruiz M, Lazaro F, García-Luján R, Quiles I, Cabanillas JJ, Moreno S, Aguado JM.

    Galactomannan in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in non-hematological patients.

    JOURNAL OF INFECTION . 72(6): 738-744. Number of citations: 39

    [doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2016.02.019]

  • Torrecilla García E, Yebra Sanz G, Llácer-Delicado T, Rubio García R, González-García J, García García F, López-Aldeguer J, Asensi Álvarez V, Holguín Fernández Á.

    Clinical, epidemiological and treatment failure data among HIV-1 non-B-infected patients in the Spanish AIDS Research Network Cohort

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . 34(6): 353-360. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2015.07.016]

  • Guzman Prieto AM, van Schaik W, Rogers MR, Coque TM, Baquero F, Corander J, Willems RJ.

    Global Emergence and Dissemination of Enterococci as Nosocomial Pathogens: Attack of the Clones?

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 7: 788-788. Number of citations: 189

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00788]

  • Numminen E, Gutmann M, Shubin M, Marttinen P, Méric G, van Schaik W, Coque TM, Baquero F, Willems RJ, Sheppard SK, Feil EJ, Hanage WP, Corander J.

    The impact of host metapopulation structure on the population genetics of colonizing bacteria.

    JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY . 396: 53-62. Number of citations: 8

    [doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.02.019]

  • Cabezón V, Vialás V, Gil-Bona A, Reales-Calderón JA, Martínez-Gomariz M, Gutiérrez-Blázquez D, Monteoliva L, Molero G, Ramsdale M, Gil C.

    Apoptosis of Candida albicans during the Interaction with Murine Macrophages: Proteomics and Cell-Death Marker Monitoring.

    JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH . 15(5): 1418-1434. Number of citations: 10

    [doi:10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00913]

  • Cabal A, García-Castillo M, Cantón R, Gortázar C, Domínguez L, Álvarez J.

    Prevalence of Escherichia coli Virulence Genes in Patients with Diarrhea and a Subpopulation of Healthy Volunteers in Madrid, Spain.

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 7: 641-641. Number of citations: 22

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00641]

  • Toll-Riera M, San Millan A, Wagner A, MacLean RC.

    The Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    PLOS GENETICS . 12(5): . Number of citations: 29

    [doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006005]

  • Rolain JM, Baquero F.

    The refusal of the Society to accept antibiotic toxicity: missing opportunities for therapy of severe infections.

    CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION . 22(5): 423-427. Number of citations: 22

    [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2016.03.026]

  • Rojo-Molinero E, Macià MD, Rubio R, Moyà B, Cabot G, López-Causapé C, Pérez JL, Cantón R, Oliver A.

    Sequential Treatment of Biofilms with Aztreonam and Tobramycin Is a Novel Strategy for Combating Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chronic Respiratory Infections.

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . 60(5): 2912-2922. Number of citations: 13

    [doi:10.1128/AAC.00196-16]

  • Úbeda M, Lario M, Muñoz L, Borrero MJ, Rodríguez-Serrano M, Sánchez-Díaz AM, Del Campo R, Lledó L, Pastor Ó, García-Bermejo L, Díaz D, Álvarez-Mon M, Albillos A.

    Obeticholic acid reduces bacterial translocation and inhibits intestinal inflammation in cirrhotic rats.

    JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY . 64(5): 1049-1057. Number of citations: 85

    [doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2015.12.010]

  • de Dios Caballero J, Del Campo R, Royuela A, Solé A, Máiz L, Olveira C, Quintana-Gallego E, de Gracia J, Cobo M, de la Pedrosa EG, Oliver A, Cantón R, GEIFQ (Grupo Español para el Estudio de la Colonización/Infección Broncopulmonar.

    Bronchopulmonary infection-colonization patterns in Spanish cystic fibrosis patients: Results from a national multicenter study

    JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS . 15(3): 357-365. Number of citations: 12

    [doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2015.09.004]

  • Carrasco G, de Dios Caballero J, Garrido N, Valdezate S, Cantón R, Sáez-Nieto JA.

    Shortcomings of the Commercial MALDI-TOF MS Database and Use of MLSA as an Arbiter in the Identification of Nocardia Species.

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 7: 542-542.

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00542]

  • Chueca N, Rivadulla I, Lovatti R, Reina G, Blanco A, Fernandez-Caballero JA, Cardeñoso L, Rodriguez-Granjer J, Fernandez-Alonso M, Aguilera A, Alvarez M, Galán JC, García F.

    Using NS5B Sequencing for Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Reveals Discordances with Commercial Platforms.

    Plos One . 11(4): . Number of citations: 28

    [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153754]