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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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  • Boattini M, Aceti A, Bastos P, Mavromanolaki VE, Maraki S, Spiliopoulou A, Kakouris V, Kalchev Y, Budimir A, Bedenic B, Rubic Z, Licker M, Musuroi C, Juhász E, Kristóf K, Pirs M, Velimirovic I, Berktold M, Liptáková A, Krajcíková A, Drevinek P, Gryndlerova A, Brzychczy-Wloch M, Olechowska-Jarzab A, Bielec F, Brauncajs M, Podsiadly E, Nurzynska G, Zalas-Wiecek P, Michalska A, Riesbeck K, Andersson HS, Tønjum T, Berild JC, Leegaard TM, Rasmussen AN, Schønning K, Glöckner S, Rödel J, Badr MT, Häcker GA, Stark D, Hamprecht A, Dudakova A, Jantsch J, Mancini S, Quiblier C, Jacot D, Greub G, Ferniani T, Ambretti S, Calvo M, Stefani S, Schade R, Yusuf E, van Kleef-van Koeveringe S, Vandamme S, Verroken A, Rodriguez-Villalobos H, Duigou F, Corvec S, Floch P, Massip C, Chainier D, Barraud O, Louissaint MB, Mizrahi A, Ali S, Doyle M, Egan C, McNicholas S, Colomina-Rodriguez J, Torres I, Gillaranz Luengo R, Larrosa Escartín MN, Viñado Perez MB, Halperin AV, Fuente García S, Cantón R, Seruca M, Santos Mendes V, Carvalho D, Cavallo R, Melo Cristino J, Costa C, Bianco G.

    A European survey on anaerobes from paediatric blood cultures: a comparative analysis with adults.

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES . : .

    [doi:10.1007/s10096-025-05185-7]

  • Rodríguez-Goncer I, Ruiz-Arabi E, Herrera S, Sabé N, Los-Arcos I, Silva JT, Pérez-Nadales E, Machuca I, Álvarez R, Valerio M, Castón JJ, Aguilera V, Bodro M, Cano Á, Cantón R, Carmona P, Carratalà J, Cordero E, Cruzado JM, Fariñas MC, Fernández-Ruiz M, Fondevila C, Fortún J, García-Cosío MD, Gutiérrez-Dalmau A, Iturbe D, Justo I, Len O, López-Medrano F, López Oliva MO, Martín-Dávila P, Martínez-Martínez L, Mazuecos A, Mirabet S, Muñoz P, Oliver A, Pérez-Sáez MJ, Rodríguez-Gómez J, San-Juan R, Sánchez-Céspedes J, Solé A, Vidal Verdú E, Villa J, Torre-Cisneros J, Aguado JM.

    Management of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli infections in adult solid organ transplant recipients: GESITRA-IC/SEIMC, CIBERINFEC, and SET recommendations update.

    TRANSPLANTATION REVIEWS . 39(3): 100937-100937.

    [doi:10.1016/j.trre.2025.100937]

  • Bastón-Paz N, Moreno-Blanco A, Palacios E, Olavarrieta L, Galeano J, Garriga M, Máiz L, Vicente-Santamaría S, Oteo-Iglesias J, López-Causapé C, Fuentes I, Oliver A, Cantón R, del Campo R, de Dios-Caballero J.

    Exploring the Complexities of Intestinal and Pulmonary Microbiota in Cystic Fibrosis: A Multi-Omics Approach.

    RESPIRATORY MEDICINE . : 108331-108331.

    [doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108331]

  • Pérez-Molina JA, Moreno E, Crespillo-Andújar C, Chamorro-Tojeiro S, Arsuaga M, Olavarrieta L, Martín O, Monge-Maillo B, Norman F, Lanza VF, Serrano-Villar S.

    Chagas disease induces gut microbial metabolic stress: Disruption of energy and nucleotide pathways and partial reversal by antiparasitic therapy (TRIPOBIOME-2 study).

    TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE . 67: 102881-102881.

    [doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102881]

  • Halperin AV, Escudero R, García-Castillo M, Cardenas-Isasi MJ, Gioia F, Cobo J, Sánchez-Díaz AM, Cantón R.

    Randomized controlled diagnostic trial to assess dRAST time to result and its utility for antimicrobial stewardship recommendation in bacteremic patients.

    Microbiology spectrum . : .

    [doi:10.1128/spectrum.00288-25]

  • Avendaño-Ortiz J, Aguilera-Alonso D, Rodríguez CM, Oteo-Iglesias J, Lozano-Rodríguez R, López-Collazo E, López-Suárez A, Rello-Saltor V, Jimenez AB, Jiménez B, del Campo R, Cantón R, Calvo C, Saavedra-Lozano J.

    Plasma calprotectin as a severity biomarker in pediatric invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections: insights from a multicenter immune profiling study during an outbreak.

    JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION . : .

    [doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2025.07.008]

  • Giske CG, Amara M, Cantón R, Das S, Holzknecht B, Kahlmeter G, Lindemann PC, MacGowan A, Meletiadis J, Muller AE, Turnidge J, Wootton M, Gatermann S.

    Aminoglycoside breakpoints - the EUCAST approach and what this means for the clinician.

    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases . : .

    [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2025.08.015]

  • Rico-Caballero V, Romero-Rivera M, Moreno-Blanco A, Aira A, Casals-Pascual C, Rodríguez-Jiménez C, Quereda C, Soriano A, Del Campo R.

    Fecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent urinary tract infections: a proof-of-concept study.

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES . : .

    [doi:10.1007/s10096-025-05202-9]