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      A First Evaluation of the Usefulness of Kudzu Starch in Cultural Heritage Restoration 

      Lama Ochoa de Retana, Estibaliz ORCID; Veneranda, Marco; Prieto Taboada, Nagore; Hernando Echevarria, Fernando Luis; Rodríguez Laso, María Dolores ORCID; Madariaga Mota, Juan Manuel ORCID (Nature, 2020-09-24)
      In recent times, the use of natural and harmless products for the environment and restorer is taking place in the field of Cultural Heritage restoration. In this sense, wheat, rice and corn starches as adhesives, have ...
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      A novel SPE-UHPLC-DAD method for the determination of fumagillin produced by Aspergillus fumigatus in cell culture media 

      González Mendia, Oscar ORCID; Yaldebere Irusta, Ane; Guruceaga Sierra, Xabier; Ramírez García, Andoni; Rementeria Ruiz, Aitor Domingo; Alonso Rojas, Rosa María ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-10)
      [EN]Fumagillin is a biomolecule produced by Aspergillus fumigatus that is gaining relevance due to its connection with invasive aspergillosis. The determination of this molecule might help to understand the propagation of ...
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      A Practical Bioinformatics Workflow for Routine Analysis of Bacterial WGS Data 

      Atxaerandio Landa, Aitor; Arrieta Gisasola, Ainhoa; Laorden Muñoz, Lorena ORCID; Bikandi Bikandi, Joseba; Garaizar Candina, Javier ORCID; Martínez Malaxetxebarria, Irati ; Martínez Ballesteros, Ilargi ORCID (MDPI, 2022-11-29)
      The use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for bacterial characterisation has increased substantially in the last decade. Its high throughput and decreasing cost have led to significant changes in outbreak investigations and ...
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      A structurally unique Fusobacterium nucleatum tannase provides detoxicant activity against gallotannins and pathogen resistance 

      Mancheño, José Miguel; Atondo Gondra, Estibaliz; Tomás Cortázar, Julen; Lavín, José L.; Plaza Vinuesa, Laura; Martín Ruiz, Itziar; Barriales, Diego; Palacios, Ainhoa; Navo Najera, Claudio Daniel; Sampedro, Leticia; Peña Cearra, Ainize; Pascual Itoiz, Miguel Ángel; Castelo Careaga, Janire; Carreras González, Ana; Castellana, Donatello; Pellón Rodríguez, Aize; Delgado, Susana; Ruas Madiedo, Patricia; De las Rivas, Blanca; Abecia Aliende, Leticia ORCID; Muñoz, Rosario; Jiménez Oses, Gonzalo; Anguita Castillo, Juan de Dios; Rodríguez, Héctor (Wiley, 2022-02)
      Colorectal cancer pathogenesis and progression is associated with the presence of Fusobacterium nucleatum and the reduction of acetylated derivatives of spermidine, as well as dietary components such as tannin-rich foods. ...
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      A Systematic Review on the Implication of Candida in Peri-Implantitis 

      Lafuente Ibáñez de Mendoza, Irene ORCID; Cayero Garay, Amaia; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo; Aguirre Urizar, José Manuel ORCID (Springer, 2021-06-17)
      Background Candida is a heterogeneous fungal genus. Subgingival sulcus is a refuge for Candida, which has already been related to the pathogenic inflammation of periodontitis. This work aims to review the presence of Candida ...
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      Addressing the Joint Impact of Temperature and pH on Vibrio harveyi Adaptation in the Time of Climate Change 

      Gundogdu, Kaan; Orus Iturriza, Ander; Orruño Beltrán, Maite ORCID; Montánchez Alonso, Itxaso ORCID; Eguiraun Martínez, Harkaitz; Martínez Galarza, María Iciar ORCID; Arana Basabe, María Inés ORCID; Kaberdin, Vladimir (MDPI, 2023-04-20)
      Global warming and acidification of the global ocean are two important manifestations of the ongoing climate change. To characterize their joint impact on Vibrio adaptation and fitness, we analyzed the temperature-dependent ...
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      Analysis of laccase-like enzymes secreted by fungi isolated from a cave in northern Spain 

      Fernández Remacha, Daniel; González Riancho, Carmela; Lastra Osua, Miranda; González Arce, Aranzazu; Montánchez Alonso, Itxaso ORCID; García Lobo, Juan María; Estrada Tejedor, Roger; Kaberdin, Vladimir (Wiley, 2022-04)
      [EN] Laccases belong to a family of multicopper enzymes able to oxidize a broad spectrum of organic compounds. Despite the well-known property of laccases to carry out bleaching and degradation of industrial dyes and ...
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      Analysis of Vibrio harveyiadaptation in sea water microcosms at elevated temperature provides insights into the putative mechanisms of its persistence and spread in the time of global warming 

      Montánchez Alonso, Itxaso ORCID; Ogayar Sandoval, Elixabet; Hernández Plágaro, Ander; Esteve-Codina, Anna; Gómez-Garrido, Jèssica; Orruño Beltrán, Maite ORCID; Arana Basabe, María Inés ORCID; Kaberdin, Vladimir (Nature Publishing, 2019-01-22)
      Discovering the means to control the increasing dissemination of pathogenic vibrios driven by recent climate change is challenged by the limited knowledge of the mechanisms in charge of Vibrio spp. persistence and spread ...
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      Anfotericina B liposomal: treinta años de una herramienta muy eficazpara el tratamiento de las micosis invasoras 

      Pemán, Javier; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo (Asociación Española de Micología, 2021-04)
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      Anianabacter salinae gen. nov., sp. nov. ASV31T, a Facultative Alkaliphilic and Extremely Halotolerant Bacterium Isolated from Brine of a Millennial Continental Saltern 

      Azpiazu Muniozguren, Maia; García, Minerva; Laorden Muñoz, Lorena ORCID; Martínez Malax-Echevarría, Irati ORCID; Seoane Parra, Sergio; Bikandi Bikandi, Joseba; Garaizar Candina, Javier ORCID; Martínez Ballesteros, Ilargi ORCID (MDPI, 2022-11-21)
      During a prokaryotic diversity study in Añana Salt Valley, a new Rhodobacteraceae member, designated ASV31T, was isolated from Santa Engracia spring water. It was extremely halotolerant, tolerating up to 23% NaCl, and ...
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      Antibody Complementarity-Determining Regions (CDRs) Can Display Differential Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antitumor Activities 

      Polonelli, Luciano; Pontón, José; Elguezabal Vega, Natalia María; Moragues Tosantos, María Dolores ORCID; Casoli, Claudio; Pilotti, Elisabetta; Ronzi, Paola; Dobroff, Andrey S.; Rodrigues, Elaine G.; Juliano, Maria A.; Maffei, Domenico Leonardo; Magliani, Walter; Conti, Stefania; Travassos, Luiz R. (Public Library of Science, 2008-06-11)
      Background: Complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) are immunoglobulin (Ig) hypervariable domains that determine specific antibody (Ab) binding. We have shown that synthetic CDR-related peptides and many decapeptides ...
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      Antifungal Activity of the Human Uterine Cervical Stem Cells Conditioned Medium (hUCESC-CM) Against Candida albicans and Other Medically Relevant Species of Candida 

      Schneider, José; Mateo Alesanco, Estibaliz ORCID; Marcos Arias, Cristina; Eiro, Noemi; Vizoso, Francisco; Pérez Fernández, Román; Eraso Barrio, María Elena ORCID; Quindós Andrés, Guillermo (Frontiers Media, 2018-11-21)
      Candidiasis is a major cause of human morbidity and mortality. Human uterine cervical stem cells conditioned medium (hUCESC-CM) is obtained from stromal stem cells of the cervical transformation zone, which are in permanent ...
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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 ORCID; 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 ...