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.

Search for publications

Only original articles, editorials, guidelines.

  • Martínez-Sanz J, Vivancos-Gallego MJ, Fernández-Felix BM, Muriel A, Pérez-Elías P, Uranga A, Romero B, Galán JC, Moreno S, Pérez-Elías MJ.

    An Easy-to-Implement Risk Score for Targeted Hepatitis C Virus Testing in the General Population.

    Microbiology spectrum . 10(2): . Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1128/spectrum.02286-21]

  • Del Caño R, García-Mendiola T, García-Nieto D, Álvaro R, Luna M, Iniesta HA, Coloma R, Diaz CR, Milán-Rois P, Castellanos M, Abreu M, Cantón R, Galán JC, Pineda T, Pariente F, Miranda R, Somoza Á, Lorenzo E.

    Amplification-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 using gold nanotriangles functionalized with oligonucleotides

    Microchimica Acta . 189(4): 171-171. Number of citations: 11

    [doi:10.1007/s00604-022-05272-y]

  • Canton R, Hamed K, Wiktorowicz T, Redder N, Jemmely N, Quevedo J, Santerre Henriksen A.

    In vitro activity of ceftobiprole and comparator antibiotics against contemporary European isolates (2016-19).

    Jac-Antimicrobial Resistance . 4(2): .

    [doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlac030]

  • Ekkelenkamp MB, Díez-Aguilar M, Tunney MM, Elborn JS, Fluit AC, Cantón R.

    Establishing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods and Clinical Breakpoints for Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy

    Open forum infectious diseases . 9(4): . Number of citations: 3

    [doi:10.1093/ofid/ofac082]

  • García-Botella A, García-Lledó A, Gómez-Pavón J, González Del Castillo J, Hernández-Sampelayo T, Martín-Delgado MC, Martín Sánchez FJ, Martínez-Sellés M, Molero García JM, Moreno Guillén S, Rodríguez-Artalejo FJ, Ruiz-Galiana J, Cantón R, De Lucas Ramos P, Bouza E.

    Booster or additional vaccination doses in patients vaccinated against COVID-19.

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 35(2): 105-114. Number of citations: 6

    [doi:10.37201/req/149.2021]

  • García-Lledó A, Gómez-Pavón J, González Del Castillo J, Hernández-Sampelayo T, Martín-Delgado MC, Martín Sánchez FJ, Martínez-Sellés M, Molero García JM, Moreno Guillén S, Rodríguez-Artalejo FJ, Ruiz-Galiana J, Cantón R, De Lucas Ramos P, García-Botella A, Bouza E.

    Pharmacological treatment of COVID-19: an opinion paper.

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 35(2): 115-130. Number of citations: 30

    [doi:10.37201/req/158.2021]

  • Aguilera-Alonso D, Cantón R, Giske CG, Kahlmeter G, Kohns Vasconcelos M, Papan C, Turnidge J, ESPID-EUCAST Joint Task Force.

    Searching High and Low: Call for a Joint European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases-European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Survey on Dosage of Antibacterial Agents in Children-Part One.

    PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL . 41(4): .

    [doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003457]

  • López-Pintor JM, Martínez-García L, Maruri A, Menéndez B, Puerta T, Rodríguez C, González-Alba JM, Rodríguez-Domínguez M, Galán JC.

    Quantification of plasmid copy number as surrogate marker of virulence among different invasive and non-invasive genotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis

    DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE . 102(4): 115610-115610. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115610]

  • Vargas JM, Moreno Mochi MP, López CG, Alarcón JA, Acosta N, Soria K, Nuñez JM, Villafañe S, Ramacciotti J, del Campo R, Jure MA.

    Impacto de un programa de vigilancia activa y medidas de control de infecciones sobre la incidencia de bacilos gram negativos resistentes a carbapenems en una unidad de cuidados intensivos.

    REV ARGENT MICROBIOL . 54(2): 134-142.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ram.2021.03.003]

  • Fluit AC, Bayjanov JR, Aguilar MD, Benaissa-Trouw B, Tunney MM, Westreenen MV, Meis JF, Elborn JS, Cantón R, Ekkelenkamp MB.

    Taxonomic position, antibiotic resistance and virulence factors of clinical Achromobacter isolates.

    Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar . 14(2): 9-9.

    [doi:10.31083/j.fbs1402009]

  • Hernández-García M, Castillo-Polo JA, Cordero DG, Pérez-Viso B, García-Castillo M, Fuente JS, Morosini MI, Cantón R, Ruiz-Garbajosa P.

    Impact of ceftazidime-avibactam treatment in the emergence of novel KPC variants in ST307-Klebsiella pneumoniae high-risk clone and consequences for their routine detection.

    JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY . 60(3): . Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1128/jcm.02245-21]

  • Giske CG, Turnidge J, Cantón R, Kahlmeter G.

    Update From The European Committee On Antimicrobial Suseptibility Testing (EUCAST).

    JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY . 60(3): . Number of citations: 15

    [doi:10.1128/JCM.00276-21]

  • Hernández-García M, García-Castillo M, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Bou G, Siller-Ruiz M, Pitart C, Gracia-Ahufinger I, Mulet X, Pascual Á, Tormo N, Cantón R.

    In vitro activity of cefepime-taniborbactam against carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered in Spain.

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . 66(3): . Number of citations: 8

    [doi:10.1128/aac.02161-21]

  • Baquero F, del Campo R, Martínez JL.

    Interventions in Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Metabolism, the Intestinal Microbiota and Microcin Peptide Antimicrobials

    Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences . 9: 861603-861603. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.3389/fmolb.2022.861603]

  • Feito J, Contente D, Ponce-Alonso M, Díaz-Formoso L, Araújo C, Peña N, Borrero J, Gómez-Sala B, Del Campo R, Muñoz-Atienza E, Hernández PE, Cintas LM.

    Draft Genome Sequence of Lactococcus lactis Subsp. cremoris WA2-67: A Promising Nisin-Producing Probiotic Strain Isolated from the Rearing Environment of a Spanish Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) Farm

    Microorganisms . 10(3): . Number of citations: 5

    [doi:10.3390/microorganisms10030521]

  • Pérez-Cobas AE, Baquero F, de Pablo R, Soriano MC, Coque TM.

    Altered Ecology of the Respiratory Tract Microbiome and Nosocomial Pneumonia

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 12: 709421-709421. Number of citations: 9

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.709421]

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

    Persistence and viability of SARS-CoV-2 in primary infection and reinfections

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 35(1): 1-6. Number of citations: 3

    [doi:10.37201/req/129.2021]

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

    Actions and attitudes on the immunized patients against SARS-CoV-2

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 35(1): 7-15. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.37201/req/131.2021]