Browsing by Author "Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar"
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A case for the importance of following antibiotic resistant bacteria throughout the soil food web
Garbisu Crespo, Carlos; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar (Wiley, 2023-12)It is necessary to complement next-generation sequencing data on the soil resistome with theoretical knowledge provided by ecological studies regarding the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in the abiotic and, ... -
Agricultural Soils Amended with Thermally-Dried Anaerobically-Digested Sewage Sludge Showed Increased Risk of Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination
Jauregi, Leire; Epelde Sierra, Lur; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (Frontiers Media, 2021-04-28)The application of sewage sludge (SS) to agricultural soil can help meet crop nutrient requirements and enhance soil properties, while reusing an organic by-product. However, SS can be a source of antibiotic resistance ... -
Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Soil and Crops Associated to the Application of Cow Manure-Derived Amendments from Conventional and Organic Livestock Farms
Jauregi, Leire; Epelde Sierra, Lur; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (Frontiers Media, 2021-02-23)he application of organic amendments to agricultural soil can enhance crop yield, while improving the physicochemical and biological properties of the recipient soils. However, the use of manure-derived amendments as ... -
Antibiotikodun Lipido Solidozko Nanopartikulak bakterioen aurkako eraginkortasuna hobetzeko
Roscales, Mikel; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Arana Urbieta, Lide (Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2021)Antibiotikoen aurkako erresistentzia duten bakterioak mundu-mailako osasun-arriskua dira gaur egun, infekzioak tratatzeko ditugun terapien eraginkortasunaren galera ekar dezaketelako. Mehatxu horri aurre egiteko modu bat ... -
Application of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles to Improve the Efficiency of Anticancer Drugs
Bayón Cordero, Laura; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Arana Urbieta, Lide (MDPI, 2019-03-22)Drug delivery systems have opened new avenues to improve the therapeutic effects of already-efficient molecules. Particularly, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) have emerged as promising nanocarriers in cancer therapy. SLNs ... -
Bioremediazioa: poluitzaileak ezabatzeko oinarri ekologikoak
Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Hernández, Javier; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2000)Azken hamarkadetan ekosistema ugaritan poluitzaileak nabarmen ugaritu dira, maila oso kezkagarrietara iritisi arte. Poluitzaileen isurketa murrizteaz gain, ezinbestekoa dugu ikertzea nola azkar daitekeen hainbat substantzien ... -
Co-Existence of blaNDM-1, blaOXA-23, blaOXA-64, blaPER-7 and blaADC-57 in a Clinical Isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii from Alexandria, Egypt
Sánchez Urtaza, Sandra; Ocampo Sosa, Alain; Molins Bengoetxea, Ainhoa; Rodríguez Grande, Jorge; El-Kholy, Mohammed A.; Hernández, Marta; Abad, David; Shawky, Sherine M.; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Gallego Andrés, Lucía (MDPI, 2023-08-07)The increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the Middle East and North Africa are one of the major concerns for healthcare settings. We characterised the first A. ... -
Conjugative Coupling Proteins and the Role of Their Domains in Conjugation, Secondary Structure and in vivo Subcellular Location
Alvarez Rodriguez, Itxaso; Ugarte Uribe, Begoña ; De la Arada Echevarría, Igor ; Rodríguez Arrondo, José Luis; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar (Frontiers Media, 2020-08-11)Type IV Coupling Proteins (T4CPs) are essential elements in many type IV secretion systems (T4SSs). The members of this family display sequence, length, and domain architecture heterogeneity, being the conserved ... -
Contextualization of the Bioeconomy Concept through Its Links with Related Concepts and the Challenges Facing Humanity
Barañano Orbe, Leire; Garbisu, Naroa; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Araujo de la Mata, Andrés ; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (MDPI, 2021-07-12)The concept of bioeconomy is a topic of debate, confusion, skepticism, and criticism. Paradoxically, this is not necessarily a negative thing as it is encouraging a fruitful exchange of information, ideas, knowledge, and ... -
Data on Links Between Structural and Functional Prokaryotic Diversity in Long-Term Sewage Sludge Amended Soil
Urra Ibañez de Sendadiano, Julen ; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Mijangos Amezaga, Iker; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (Elsevier, 2018-09-12)The application of sewage sludge to agricultural soil induces co-exposure of prokaryotic populations to antibiotics and heavy metals, thus exerting a selection pressure that may lead to the development of antibiotic ... -
Delivery of small nucleic acids by conjugation to carbohydrates and lipids as novel research and therapeutic tools
Small nucleic acids present a great potential to silence specific genes or inhibit the biological activity of specific proteins. Unfortunately, their poor cellular accessibility presents a big challenge for developing an ... -
Economic and Environmental Assessment of Bacterial Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Production from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste
Izaguirre Campoverde, Jon Kepa; Barañano Orbe, Leire; Castañón de la Torre, Sonia; Santos, José A. L.; Cesário, María Teresa; Da Fonseca, María Manuela R.; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (Springer, 2021-05-19)The management of municipal solid waste is a major logistic and environmental problem worldwide. Nonetheless, the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is a valuable source of nutrients which can be used for a ... -
Enhanced phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils aimed at decreasing the risk of antibiotic resistance dissemination
Garbisu, Carlos; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar (Frontiers Media, 2024)The enhanced phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils holds great promise for the recovery of soil health and functionality, while providing a range of co-benefits, from an environmental and human health perspectiv ... -
Incorporation of Antibiotics into Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: A Promising Approach to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Emergence
Arana Urbieta, Lide; Gallego Andrés, Lucía; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar (MDPI, 2021-05-10)Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health as current antibiotics are becoming useless against resistant infectious pathogens. Consequently, new antimicrobial strategies are urgently required. ... -
Mycorrhizal-assisted phytoremediation and intercropping strategies improved the health of contaminated soil in a peri-urban area
Gómez Sagasti, María Teresa ; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos; Urra Ibañez de Sendadiano, Julen ; Míguez Cano, Fátima ; Artetxe Aspiunza, Unai; Hernández Hernández, Antonio ; Vilela Lozano, Juan; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Becerril Soto, José María (Frontiers Media, 2021-07-02)[EN] Soils of abandoned and vacant lands in the periphery of cities are frequently subjected to illegal dumping and can undergo degradation processes such as depletion of organic matter and nutrients, reduced biodiversity, ... -
Optimization of the Bioactivation of Isoflavones in Soymilk by Lactic Acid Bacteria
Izaguirre Campoverde, Jon Kepa; Barañano Orbe, Leire; Castañón de la Torre, Sonia; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Quirós, Luis M.; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (MDPI, 2021-05-28)Soybeans and soy-based products contain isoflavones which can be used for nutraceutical and medical applications. In soybeans and in unfermented soy foods, isoflavones are normally present as glycosides. Isoflavone glycosides ... -
Plasmid content of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates belonging to five International Clones collected from hospitals of Alexandria, Egypt
Sánchez Urtaza, Sandra; Ocampo Sosa, Alain; Rodríguez Grande, Jorge; El-Kholy, Mohammed A.; Shawky, Sherine M.; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Gallego Andrés, Lucía (Frontiers Media, 2023)Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important nosocomial pathogens worldwide. During the last decades it has become a major threat for healthcare settings due to the high antibiotic resistance ... -
Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture
Urra Ibañez de Sendadiano, Julen ; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (MDPI, 2019-09-12)The use of organic amendments in agriculture is a common practice due to their potential to increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different origin and composition (e.g., animal ... -
Reflections and Insights on the Evolution of the Biological Remediation of Contaminated Soils
Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (Frontiers Media, 2021-09-16)The field of soil biological remediation was initially focused on the use of microorganisms. For organic contaminants, biostimulation and bioaugmentation were the strategies of choice. For heavy metals, bioremediation was ... -
Remediation of Organically Contaminated Soil Through the Combination of Assisted Phytoremediation and Bioaugmentation
Anza, Mikel; Salazar, Oihane; Epelde Sierra, Lur; Becerril Soto, José María ; Alcorta Calvo, Miren Itziar; Garbisu Crespo, Carlos (MDPI, 2019-11)Here, we aimed to bioremediate organically contaminated soil with Brassica napus and a bacterial consortium. The bioaugmentation consortium consisted of four endophyte strains that showed plant growth-promoting traits ...