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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  • Baquero F.

    Neglected Human Risk Factors Determining Sustainable Health by Microbial Causes: Individual Versus Social Conducts, Scientific Versus Stultified Behaviour

    Microbial Biotechnology . 18(2): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1111/1751-7915.70097]

  • Alarcón-Iniesta H, de Arana G, López-Valls M, Pardo D, Escalona-Noguero C, Rodríguez C, Castellanos M, Cobelo S, Martínez-Ramírez I, Camarero J, Heras SL, de Vicente J, Valera A, Smith W, Bernardo-Gavito R, Cantón R, Galán JC, Granados D, Miranda R, Guerrero H, Sot B.

    CRISPR-associated Plasmonic Colorimeter Method (Ca-PCM): A real-time RGB detection system for gold nanoparticles-based nucleic acid biosensors

    ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA . 1338: 343601-343601. Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1016/j.aca.2024.343601]

  • Colmenarejo C, Rodríguez-Jiménez C, Navarro FJ, Mateo AB, Pellejero EM, Belda-Moreno RM, Ureña-Méndez R, Pérez-Serrano R, Illescas S, Ramón Muñoz-Rodríguez J, Del Campo R.

    One-year monitorization of the gut colonization by multidrug resistant bacteria in elderly of a single long-term care facility

    Jac-Antimicrobial Resistance . 7(1): . Number of citations: 3

    [doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlaf008]

  • Artiles Medina A, Subiela JD, Tagalos Muñoz A, Tato Díez M, Mínguez Ojeda C, López Curtis D, Sánchez González Á, Brasero Burgos J, Serna-Céspedes A, Gómez Dos Santos V, Jiménez Cidre MÁ, Burgos Revilla FJ.

    Clinical outcomes of BCG infections in patients undergoing intravesical immunotherapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Minerva Urology And Nephrology . 77(1): 13-24. Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.23736/S2724-6051.24.05910-X]

  • Martins-Oliveira I, Pérez-Viso B, Gomes R, Abreu D, Silva-Dias A, Cantón R, Pina-Vaz C.

    Phenotypic Ultra-Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Ceftazidime-Avibactam: In Support of Antimicrobial Stewardship

    Microorganisms . 13(2): .

    [doi:10.3390/microorganisms13020414]

  • Espejo Mambié M, San Jose-Saras D, Bischofberger Valdés C, Díaz-Agero Pérez C, Galán Montemayor JC, Martínez-García L, Abreu Di-Berardino M, Moreno-Nunez P, Vicente-Guijarro J, Aranaz-Andrés JM.

    Environmental biocontamination by SARS-CoV-2 Virus in the hospital setting

    Current Research In Microbial Sciences . 8: 100355-100355.

    [doi:10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100355]

  • Sánchez-García S, Jaén RI, Lozano-Rodríguez R, Avendaño-Ortiz J, Pascual-Iglesias A, Hurtado-Navarro L, López-Collazo E, Boscá L, Prieto P.

    Lipoxin A4 levels correlate with severity in a Spanish COVID-19 cohort: potential use of endogenous pro-resolving mediators as biomarkers

    Frontiers in immunology . 15: 1509188-1509188. Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1509188]

  • Castillo-Polo JA, Hernández-García M, Maruri-Aransolo A, Morosini MI, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Cantón R.

    Cefiderocol AST in a real-life Klebsiella pneumoniae collection: challenges in the ATU range

    JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY . 80(3): 797-801. Number of citations: 4

    [doi:10.1093/jac/dkae477]

  • González-Sanz M, Martín-Rubio I, Martín O, Muriel A, de la Fuente-Hernanz S, Crespillo-Andújar C, Chamorro-Tojeiro S, Monge-Maíllo B, Norman FF, Pérez-Molina JA.

    Description of the Serological Response After Treatment of Chronic Imported Schistosomiasis

    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease . 10(1): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.3390/tropicalmed10010022]

  • Toribio-Celestino L, Calvo-Villamañán A, Herencias C, Alonso-Del Valle A, Sastre-Dominguez J, Quesada S, Mazel D, Rocha EPC, Fernández-Calvet A, San Millan A.

    A plasmid-chromosome crosstalk in multidrug resistant enterobacteria.

    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS . 15(1): 10859-10859.

    [doi:10.1038/s41467-024-55169-y]

  • Candel FJ, Salavert M, Cantón R, Del Pozo JL, Galán-Sánchez F, Navarro D, Rodríguez A, Rodríguez JC, Rodríguez-Aguirregabiria M, Suberviola B, Zaragoza R.

    The role of rapid multiplex molecular syndromic panels in the clinical management of infections in critically ill patients: an experts-opinion document.

    CRITICAL CARE . 28(1): 440-440.

    [doi:10.1186/s13054-024-05224-3]

  • Baquero F, Bever GS, de Lorenzo V, Fernández-Lanza V, Briones C.

    Did organs precede organisms in the origin of life?

    Microlife . 5: 25-25.

    [doi:10.1093/femsml/uqae025]

  • Hernández-García M, Barbero-Herranz R, Bastón-Paz N, Díez-Aguilar M, López-Collazo E, Márquez-Garrido FJ, Hernández-Pérez JM, Baquero F, Ekkelenkamp MB, Fluit AC, Fuentes-Valverde V, Moscoso M, Bou G, del Campo R, Cantón R, Avendaño-Ortiz J.

    Unravelling the mechanisms causing murepavadin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: lipopolysaccharide alterations and its consequences.

    FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY . 14: 1446626-1446626.

    [doi:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1446626]

  • Scanlan PD, Baquero F, Levin BR.

    Short-sighted evolution of virulence for invasive gut microbes: From hypothesis to tests.

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . 121(49): .

    [doi:10.1073/pnas.2409905121]

  • Martín-Delgado MC, De Lucas Ramos P, García-Botella A, Cantón R, García-Lledó A, Hernández-Sampelayo T, Gómez-Pavón J, González Del Castillo J, Martín Sánchez FJ, Martínez-Sellés M, Molero García JM, Moreno Guillén S, Rodríguez-Artalejo FJ, Ruiz-Galiana J, Burillo A, Muñoz P, Calvo Rey C, Catalán-González M, Cendejas-Bueno E, Halperin-Benito V, Recio R, Viñuela-Benítez C, Bouza E.

    Invasive group A Streptococcus infection (Streptococcus pyogenes): Current situation in Spain.

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 37(6): 454-471.

    [doi:10.37201/req/067.2024]

  • Halperin AV, Pérez-Abeledo M, Galeano C, Sanz JC.

    A case of bacteremia by Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae.

    Enfermedades Infecciosas Y Microbiologia Clinica (english Ed.) . 42(10): 604-605.

    [doi:10.1016/j.eimce.2024.07.006]

  • Velasco Rodríguez-Belvís M, Palomino L, Pujol-Muncunill G, Martin-Masot R, Barrio Torres J, Navas-López VM, Martín de Carpi J.

    Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaires for caregivers of patients with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Spain. A multicenter study.

    ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA . 122(6): .

    [doi:10.5546/aap.2024-10329.eng]

  • López Cárdenes CM, Merino Sánchez-Cañete A, Vicente Santamaría S, Gascón Galindo C, Merino Sanz N, Tabares González A, Blitz Castro E, Morales Tirado A, Garriga García M, López Rozas M, Ramos Riesgo T, Álvarez Beltrán M, Gutiérrez Martínez JR, Suárez González M, García Romero R, De la Mano Hernández A, Muñoz Codoceo MR, Martín Fernández C, Tutau Gómez C, Torcuato Rubio E, Ortiz Pérez P, Loverdos Eseverri I, García Volpe C, Salcedo Lobato E, Martín Rivada A, Castro Millan AM, Del Brio Castillo R, Sierra San Nicolás S, Murray Hurtado M, Crehuá Gaudiza E, Medina Martínez M, González Jiménez D.

    Effects on growth, weight and body composition after CFTR modulators in children with cystic fibrosis.

    PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY . 59(12): 3632-3640.

    [doi:10.1002/ppul.27272]