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      Antimicrobial Peptides with Anti-Candida Activity 

      Pérez Rodríguez, Aitzol ORCID; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Mateo Alesanco, Estibaliz ORCID (MDPI, 2022-08-17)
      [EN] Mycoses are accountable for millions of infections yearly worldwide. Invasive candidiasis is the most usual, presenting a high morbidity and mortality. Candida albicans remains the prevalent etiologic agent, but the ...
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      Apoptosis and autophagy-related gene transcription during ovarian follicular atresia in European hake (Merluccius merluccius). 

      Nzioka, Anthony; Valencia López, Ainara; Atxaerandio Landa, Aitor; Diaz de Cerio Arruabarrena, Oihane ORCID; Hossain, Mohammad Amzad; Korta, María; Ortiz Zarragoitia, Maren; Cancio Uriarte, Ibon (Elsevier, 2023-01)
      Follicular atresia is an energy-saving oocyte resorption process that can allow the survival of female fish when environmental conditions are unfavourable and at the expense of fecundity. This study investigated the ...
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      Arcobacter butzleri Biofilms: Insights into the Genes Beneath Their Formation 

      Salazar Sánchez, Adrián; Baztarrika, Itsaso; Alonso Monsalve, Rodrigo; Fernández Astorga, Aurora ORCID; Martínez Ballesteros, Ilargi ORCID; Martínez Malax-Echevarría, Irati ORCID (MDPI, 2022)
      Arcobacter butzleri, the most prevalent species of the genus, has the demonstrated ability to adhere to various surfaces through biofilm production. The biofilm formation capability has been related to the expression of ...
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      Aspergillus fumigatus Fumagillin Contributes to Host Cell Damage 

      Guruceaga Sierra, Xabier; Pérez Cuesta, Uxue; Pellón Rodríguez, Aize; Cendón Sánchez, Saioa; Pelegrí Martínez, Eduardo; González Mendia, Oscar ORCID; Hernando Echevarria, Fernando Luis; Mayayo, Emilio; Anguita Castillo, Juan de Dios; Alonso Rojas, Rosa María ORCID; Keller, Nancy P.; Ramírez García, Andoni; Rementeria Ruiz, Aitor Domingo (MDPI, 2021-11-03)
      The activity of fumagillin, a mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus fumigatus, has not been studied in depth. In this study, we used a commercial fumagillin on cultures of two cell types (A549 pneumocytes and RAW 264.7 ...
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      Assessing pH-dependent activities of virulence factors secreted by Candida albicans 

      Ramos Pardo, Asier; Castro Álvarez, Rocío; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID; Sevillano Peña, Elena; Kaberdin, Vladimir (Wiley, 2023-02)
      Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that can thrive under adverse conditions including suboptimal pH, nutrient scarcity, and low levels of oxygen. Its pathogenicity is associated with the production of virulence ...
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      Bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: differences and similarities 

      Serrano Fernández, Leyre; Ruiz Iturriaga, Luis Alberto; España Yandiola, Pedro Pablo; lMéndez Ocaña, Raú; Pérez Fernández, Silvia; Tabernero Huget, Eva; Uranga Echeverría, Ane; González Jiménez, Paula; García Hontoria, Patricia; Torres Martí, Antoni; Menendez Villanueva, Rosario; Zalacaín Jorge, Rafael (Elsevier, 2022-02)
      OBJECTIVE: To analyse differences in clinical presentation and outcome between bacteraemic pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (B-PCAP) and sSvere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia. METHODS: ...
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      Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: arrhythmogenic disease 

      Serrano Fernández, Leyre; Ruiz Iturriaga, Luis Alberto; Zalacaín Jorge, Rafael (Sociedad Española de Quimioterapia, 2022-04)
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      Bacterial Genomics and Epidemiology 

      Garaizar Candina, Javier ORCID; Laorden Muñoz, Lorena ORCID (MDPI, 2023-05-29)
      Innovative technologies for Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) help to improve our understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of bacterial infectious diseases and are becoming affordable for most microbiological ...
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      La bacteriemia como marcador pronóstico de la neumonía neumocócica adquirida en la comunidad en pacientes inmunocompetentes hospitalizados 

      Ruiz Iturriaga, Luis Alberto (2021-11-26)
      La neumonía adquirida en la comunidad representa la primera causa de muerte por infección anivel mundial, siendo Streptococcus pneumoniae el agente etiológico identificado con másfrecuencia. Aproximadamente entre el 15 y ...
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      Biodiversidad microbiana en el Cantábrico oriental 

      Uranga Larralde, Ainhoa (2021-12-22)
      Este trabajo se ha centrado en el estudio de la composición taxonómica de la comunidadbacteriana en aguas superficiales de un sistema marino costero del Mar Cantábrico orientaldurante un periodo plurianual, combinando ...
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      Biomarkers for the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients 

      Díez Villalba, Ander; Carrano, Giulia ORCID; Bregón Villahoz, Marta; Cuétara García, María Soledad; García Ruiz, Juan Carlos; Fernández de Larrinoa Santamaría, Iñigo; Moragues Tosantos, María Dolores ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-07-24)
      Blood culture methods show low sensitivity, so reliable non-culture diagnostic tests are needed to help clinicians with the introduction, de-escalation, and discontinuation of antifungal therapy in patients with suspected ...
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      Ca37 antigorputz monoklonalaren efektua Candida generoko espezieetan 

      Rodríguez Ereñaga, Oier (2023-03-28)
      [EU] Candida generoa infekzio nosokomialen onddo-eragile nagusiena da, batez ere Candida albicans espeziea. Hala ere, azken urteotan Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata eta Candida auris espezieen intzidentziak handitu ...
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      Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model System To Assess Candida glabrata, Candida nivariensis, and Candida bracarensis Virulence and Antifungal Efficacy 

      Hernando Ortiz, Ainara ORCID; Mateo Alesanco, Estibaliz ORCID; Ortega Riveros, Marcelo; De la Pinta Aresti, Iker; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID (American Society for Microbiology (ASM), 2020-09-21)
      Although Candida albicans remains the major etiological agent of invasive candidiasis, Candida glabrata and other emerging species of Candida are increasingly isolated. This species is the second most prevalent cause of ...
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      Caenorhabditis elegans eta Galleria mellonella kandidiasi inbaditzailearen ereduak Candida espezie emergenteen birulentzia eta farmako antifungikoen eraginkortasuna ebaluatzeko 

      Hernando Ortiz, Ainara ORCID (2021-09-17)
      Candida albicans kandidiasi inbaditzailearen eragile ohikoena da. Hala ere, beste espezie batzuk, Candida glabrata eta Candida auris kasu, patogeno oportunista garrantzitsuak bihurtu dira. Alderdi ekonomikoek, logistikoek ...
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      Candida albicans biofilms on different materials for manufacturing implant abutments and prostheses 

      Eguía del Valle, Asier ORCID; Arakistain, Ane; De la Pinta Aresti, Iker; López Vicente, José; Sevillano Peña, Elena; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID (Medicina Oral S. L., 2020-01-01)
      [EN] Background: Morphological, physical and chemical properties of both implants and prostheses can determine the biofilm formation on their surface and increase the risk of biological complications. The aim of this study ...
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      Candida albicans Increases Tumor Cell Adhesion to Endothelial Cells In Vitro: Intraspecific Differences and Importance of the Mannose Receptor 

      Ramírez García, Andoni; Arteta Ruiz, Beatriz ORCID; Abad Díaz de Cerio, Ana ORCID; Pellón Rodríguez, Aize; Antorán Díaz, Aitziber ORCID; Márquez Clavijo, Joana ORCID; Rementeria Ruiz, Aitor Domingo; Hernando Echevarria, Fernando Luis (PloS ONE, 2013-01-02)
      The dimorphic fungus Candida albicans is able to trigger a cytokine-mediated pro-inflammatory response that increases tumor cell adhesion to hepatic endothelium and metastasis. To check the intraspecific differences in ...
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      Candida duobushaemulonii: An Old But Unreported Pathogen 

      Jurado Martín, Irene; Marcos Arias, Cristina; Tamayo Oya, Esther; Guridi Cortaberria, Andrea ORCID; De Groot, Piet W. J.; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID (MDPI, 2020-12-17)
      Candidiasis caused by species of the Candida haemulonii complex (Candida haemulonii and Candida duobushaemulonii) and closely related species, Candida auris and Candida pseudohaemulonii are increasing. These species often ...
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      Candida parapsilosis Colony Morphotype Forecasts Biofilm Formation of Clinical Isolates 

      Gómez Molero, Emilia; De la Pinta Aresti, Iker; Fernández Pereira, Jordan; Groß, Uwe; Weig, Michael; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; De Groot, Piet W. J.; Bader, Oliver (MDPI, 2021-01-07)
      Candida parapsilosis is a frequent cause of fungal bloodstream infections, especially in critically ill neonates or immunocompromised patients. Due to the formation of biofilms, the use of indwelling catheters and other ...
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      Candidiasis by Candida glabrata, Candida nivariensis and Candida bracarensis in Galleria mellonella: Virulence and Therapeutic Responses to Echinocandins 

      Hernando Ortiz, Ainara ORCID; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Mateo Alesanco, Estibaliz ORCID (MDPI, 2021-11-23)
      Candida albicans is the major etiological agent of invasive candidiasis but the increasing prevalence of emerging species of Candida, such as Candida glabrata and phylogenetically closely related species, Candida nivariensis ...
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      Caracterización de aislamientos atípicos de Candida dubliniensis 

      Albaina Bacaicoa, Olatz (2014-02-20)
      Las especies del género Candida son hongos oportunistas que viven en equilibrio con el huésped. A veces, factores tanto endógenos como exógenos alteran este equilibrio y permiten su conversión en especies patógenas, ...