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Mycology and Environmental Microbiology (MicroAmb)

INFECTION, IMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT
SEPSIS MALALTIES INFECCIOSES TOXICOLOGIA MICROBIOLOGIA
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The group Mycology and Environmental Microbiology is a multidisciplinary group that aims to know the biodiversity of fungi and bacteria, characterize the mechanisms involved in their pathogenicity and design of new therapeutic strategies.

RESPONSIBLE

  • Dra. Josepa Gené Díaz

  • Dr. José Francisco Cano Lira

  • Research lines
  • Group members
  • Publications
  • Contact
  • Fungal biodiversity.

Taxonomic study of known fungal species, as well as the description of new species (clinical and environmental) using classical and molecular tools.

 

  • Medical mycology.

Modeling of fungal infections in small rodents for fungal virulence trials and experimental treatments. Histological techniques for the diagnosis of fungal infections.

Evaluation of the antifungal activity of new compounds and development of new therapeutic strategies in in vitro and in vivo systems.

Identification of virulence factors in fungi and their role during infectious processes

 

  • Environmental microbiology.

Studies of bacteria as bioindicators of water quality, as well as their virulence factors and their incidence in human populations.

Study of the biodiversity and taxonomy of water-borne human pathogenic bacteria.

 

    Year

    A human subcutaneous infection by Microascus ennothomasiorum sp

    351: Brasch J, Beck-Jendroschek V, Iturrieta-González I, Voss K, Gené J

    Mycoses

    DOI: 10.1111/myc.12861

    Azole resistancemechanisms in Aspergillus: update and recent advances

    53: Pérez-Cantero A, López-Fernández L, Guarro J, Capilla J

    Int J Antimicrob Agents

    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.09.011

    Three new Curvularia species from clinical and environmental sources

    Iturrieta-González I, Gené J, Wiederhold N, García D.
    MycoKeys. 2020 Jun 17;68:1-21

    DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.68.51667

    ERG11 Polymorphism in Voriconazole-Resistant Candida tropicalis: Weak Role of ERG11 Expression, Ergosterol Content, and Membrane Permeability

    Navarro-Rodríguez P, López-Fernández L, Martin-Vicente A, Guarro J, Capilla J.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Dec 16;65(1):e00325-20.

    DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00325-20

    Improvement of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationship in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis with voriconazole. Reduced drug toxicity through novel rapid release formulations

    Gallego-Arranz T, Pérez-Cantero A, Torrado-Salmerón C, Guarnizo-Herrero V, Capilla J, Torrado-Durán S.
    Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2020 Sep;193:111119.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111119

    Synthesis of the Hydroxamate Siderophore N (α)-Methylcoprogen B in Scedosporium apiospermum Is Mediated by sidD Ortholog and Is Required for Virulence

    Le Govic Y, Havlíček V, Capilla J, Luptáková D, Dumas D, Papon N, Le Gal S, Bouchara JP, Vandeputte P.
    Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020 Oct 28;10:587909.

    DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.587909

    Metagenomic analysis of viruses, bacteria and protozoa in irrigation water

    Rusiñol M, Martínez-Puchol S, Timoneda N, Fernández-Cassi X, Pérez-Cataluña A, Fernández-Bravo A, Moreno-Mesonero L, Moreno Y, Alonso JL, Figueras MJ, Abril JF, Bofill-Mas S, Girones R.
    Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020 Mar;224:113440.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113440

    Seven New Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Xanthoquinodins from Jugulospora vestita

    Shao L, Marin-Felix Y, Surup F, Stchigel AM, Stadler M.
    J Fungi (Basel). 2020 Sep 25;6(4):188.

    DOI: 10.3390/jof6040188

    A One Health Perspective to Recognize Fusarium as Important in Clinical Practice

    Sáenz V, Alvarez-Moreno C, Pape PL, Restrepo S, Guarro J, Ramírez AMC.
    J Fungi (Basel). 2020 Oct 20;6(4):235.

    DOI: 10.3390/jof6040235

    Current knowledge on the etiology and epidemiology of Scopulariopsis infections

    Pérez-Cantero A, Guarro J.
    Med Mycol. 2020 Feb 1;58(2):145-155.

    DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myz036

    Expression of ERG11 and efflux pump genes CDR1, CDR2 and SNQ2 in voriconazole susceptible and resistant Candida glabrata strains

    Navarro-Rodríguez P, Martin-Vicente A, López-Fernández L, Guarro J, Capilla J.
    Med Mycol. 2020 Jan 1;58(1):30-38.

    DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myz014

    No to Neocosmospora: Phylogenomic and Practical Reasons for Continued Inclusion of the Fusarium solani Species Complex in the Genus Fusarium

    O’Donnell K, Al-Hatmi AMS, Aoki T, Brankovics B, Cano-Lira JF, Coleman JJ, de Hoog GS, Di Pietro A, Frandsen RJN, Geiser DM, Gibas CFC, Guarro J, Kim HS, Kistler HC, Laraba I, Leslie JF, López-Berges MS, Lysøe E, Meis JF, Monod M, Proctor RH, Rep M, Ruiz-Roldán C, Šišić A, Stajich JE, Steenkamp ET, Summerell BA, van der Lee TAJ, van Diepeningen AD, Verweij PE, Waalwijk C, Ward TJ, Wickes BL, Wiederhold NP, Wingfield MJ, Zhang N, Zhang SX.
    mSphere. 2020 Sep 16;5(5):e00810-20.

    DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00810-20

    Three new Curvularia species from clinical and environmental sources

    Iturrieta-González I, Gené J, Wiederhold N, García D.
    MycoKeys. 2020 Jun 17;68:1-21.

    DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.68.51667

    Histopathology, Molecular Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Nannizziopsis arthrosporioides from a Captive Cuban Rock Iguana (Cyclura nubila)

    Chen YH, Chi MJ, Sun PL, Yu PH, Liu CH, Cano-Lira JF, Li WT.
    Mycopathologia. 2020 Dec;185(6):1005-1012.

    DOI: 10.1007/s11046-020-00481-6

    Polyphasic identification of three new species in Alternaria section Infectoriae causing human cutaneous infection

    Iturrieta-González I, Pujol I, Iftimie S, García D, Morente V, Queralt R, Guevara-Suarez M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Ballester F, Hernández-Restrepo M, Gené J.
    Mycoses. 2020 Feb;63(2):212-224.

    DOI: 10.1111/myc.13026

    Sarocladium and Acremonium infections: New faces of an old opportunistic fungus

    Pérez-Cantero A, Guarro J.
    Mycoses. 2020 Nov;63(11):1203-1214.

    DOI: 10.1111/myc.13169

    Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042-1111

    Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Chooi YH, Gilchrist CLM, Lacey E, Pitt JI, Roets F, Swart WJ, Cano-Lira JF, Valenzuela-Lopez N, Hubka V, Shivas RG, Stchigel AM, Holdom DG, Jurjević Ž, Kachalkin AV, Lebel T, Lock C, Martín MP, Tan YP, Tomashevskaya MA, Vitelli JS, Baseia IG, Bhatt VK, Brandrud TE, De Souza JT, Dima B, Lacey HJ, Lombard L, Johnston PR, Morte A, Papp V, Rodríguez A, Rodríguez-Andrade E, Semwal KC, Tegart L, Abad ZG, Akulov A, Alvarado P, Alves A, Andrade JP, Arenas F, Asenjo C, Ballarà J, Barrett MD, Berná LM, Berraf-Tebbal A, Bianchinotti MV, Bransgrove K, Burgess TI, Carmo FS, Chávez R, Čmoková A, Dearnaley JDW, de A Santiago ALCM, Freitas-Neto JF, Denman S, Douglas B, Dovana F, Eichmeier A, Esteve-Raventós F, Farid A, Fedosova AG, Ferisin G, Ferreira RJ, Ferrer A, Figueiredo CN, Figueiredo YF, Reinoso-Fuentealba CG, Garrido-Benavent I, Cañete-Gibas CF, Gil-Durán C, Glushakova AM, Gonçalves MFM, González M, Gorczak M, Gorton C, Guard FE, Guarnizo AL, Guarro J, Gutiérrez M, Hamal P, Hien LT, Hocking AD, Houbraken J, Hunter GC, Inácio CA, Jourdan M, Kapitonov VI, Kelly L, Khanh TN, Kisło K, Kiss L, Kiyashko A, Kolařík M, Kruse J, Kubátová A, Kučera V, Kučerová I, Kušan I, et al.
    Persoonia. 2020 Jun;44:301-459.

    DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2020.44.11

    Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drug Delivery

    Torrado JJ, Serrano DR, Capilla J.
    Pharmaceutics. 2020 Apr 4;12(4):324.

    DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040324

    Phylogenomic analysis of a 55.1 kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex

    Geiser DM, Al-Hatmi A, Aoki T, Arie T, Balmas V, Barnes I, Bergstrom GC, Bhattacharyya MKK, Blomquist CL, Bowden R, Brankovics B, Brown DW, Burgess LW, Bushley K, Busman M, Cano-Lira JF, Carrillo JD, Chang HX, Chen CY, Chen W, Chilvers MI, Chulze SN, Coleman JJ, Cuomo CA, de Beer ZW, de Hoog GS, Del Castillo-Múnera J, Del Ponte E, Diéguez-Uribeondo J, Di Pietro A, Edel-Hermann V, Elmer WH, Epstein L, Eskalen A, Esposto MC, Everts KL, Fernández-Pavía SP, da Silva GF, Foroud NA, Fourie G, Frandsen RJN, Freeman S, Freitag M, Frenkel O, Fuller KK, Gagkaeva T, Gardiner DM, Glenn AE, Gold S, Gordon T, Gregory NF, Gryzenhout M, Guarro J, Gugino B, Gutiérrez S, Hammond-Kosack K, Harris LJ, Homa M, Hong CF, Hornok L, Huang JW, Ilkit M, Jacobs A, Jacobs K, Jiang C, Jimenez-Gasco MDM, Kang S, Kasson MT, Kazan K, Kennell JC, Kim H, Kistler HC, Kuldau GA, Kulik T, Kurzai O, Laraba I, Laurence MH, Lee TY, Lee YW, Lee YH, Leslie JF, Liew ECY, Lofton LW, Logrieco A, Sánchez López-Berges M, Luque AG, Lysøe E, Ma LJ, Marra RE, Martin FN, May SR, McCormick S, McGee CT, Meis JF, Migheli Q, Mohamed Nor NMI, Monod M, Moretti A, Mostert D, Mulé G, et al.
    2020 Nov 17 [Epub ahead of print]. Phytopathology.

    DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-08-20-0330-LE

    Improved culture enrichment broth for isolation of Arcobacter-like species from the marine environment

    Rahman FU, Andree KB, Salas-Massó N, Fernandez-Tejedor M, Sanjuan A, Figueras MJ, Furones MD.
    Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 3;10(1):14547.

    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71442-8

    Microbiological contamination of conventional and reclaimed irrigation water: Evaluation and management measures

    Rusiñol M, Hundesa A, Cárdenas-Youngs Y, Fernández-Bravo A, Pérez-Cataluña A, Moreno-Mesonero L, Moreno Y, Calvo M, Alonso JL, Figueras MJ, Araujo R, Bofill-Mas S, Girones R.
    Sci Total Environ. 2020 Mar 25;710:136298.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136298

    Water safety plan enhancements with improved drinking water quality detection techniques

    Gunnarsdottir MJ, Gardarsson SM, Figueras MJ, Puigdomènech C, Juárez R, Saucedo G, Arnedo MJ, Santos R, Monteiro S, Avery L, Pagaling E, Allan R, Abel C, Eglitis J, Hambsch B, Hügler M, Rajkovic A, Smigic N, Udovicki B, Albrechtsen HJ, López-Avilés A, Hunter P.
    Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jan 1;698:134185.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134185

    Aliarcobacter vitoriensis sp. nov., isolated from carrot and urban wastewater

    Alonso R, Girbau C, Martinez-Malaxetxebarria I, Pérez-Cataluña A, Salas-Massó N, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ, Fernandez-Astorga A.
    Syst Appl Microbiol. 2020 Jul;43(4):126091.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126091

    Cu transporter protein CrpF protects against Cu-induced toxicity in Fusarium oxysporum

    Lorenzo-Gutiérrez D, Gómez-Gil L, Guarro J, Roncero MIG, Capilla J, López-Fernández L.
    Virulence. 2020 Dec;11(1):1108-1121.

    DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2020.1809324

    Species diversity in Penicillium and Talaromyces from herbivore dung, and the proposal of two new genera of penicillium-like fungi in Aspergillaceae

    Guevara-Suarez M, García D, Cano-Lira JF, Guarro J, Gené J.
    Fungal Syst Evol. 2020 Jun;5:39-75.

    DOI: 10.3114/fuse.2020.05.03

    Transcriptional response of Fusarium oxysporum and Neocosmospora solani challenged with amphotericin B or posaconazole

    Castillo-Castañeda A, Cañas-Duarte SJ, Guevara-Suarez M, Guarro J, Restrepo S, Celis Ramírez AM.
    Microbiology. 2020 Oct;166(10):936-946.

    DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000927

    A Case of Aeromonas trota in an Immunocompromised Patient with Diarrhea

    Fernández-Bravo A, Fort-Gallifa I, Ballester F, Pujol I, Gomez-Bertomeu F, Domínguez M, Micó M, Alcoceba E, Simó-Sisó JM, Figueras MJ.
    Microorganisms. 2020 Mar 12;8(3):399.

    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030399

    An Update on the Genus Aeromonas: Taxonomy, Epidemiology, and Pathogenicity

    Fernández-Bravo A, Figueras MJ.
    Microorganisms. 2020 Jan 17;8(1):129.

    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8010129

    Heliocephala variabilis and Pseudopenidiella vietnamensis: Two New Hyphomycetous Species in the Microthyriaceae (Dothideomycetes) from Vietnam

    Iturrieta-González I, García D, Guarro J, Gené J.
    Microorganisms. 2020 Mar 27;8(4):478.

    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040478

    Re-Evaluation of the Order Sordariales: Delimitation of Lasiosphaeriaceae s. str., and Introduction of the New Families Diplogelasinosporaceae, Naviculisporaceae, and Schizotheciaceae

    Marin-Felix Y, Miller AN, Cano-Lira JF, Guarro J, García D, Stadler M, Huhndorf SM, Stchigel AM.
    Microorganisms. 2020 Sep 17;8(9):1430.

    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091430

    New Taxa of the Family Amniculicolaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) from Freshwater Habitats in Spain

    Magaña-Dueñas V, Stchigel AM, Cano-Lira JF.
    Microorganisms. 2020 Sep 4;8(9):1355.

    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091355

    Sino-orbital infection caused by Schizophyllum commune - rare presentation of a basidiomycetous fungus

    Kaur M, Chander J, Singla N, Das A, Sood S, Guarro J.
    J Mycol Med. 2020 Jun;30(2):100934.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.100934

    Identification of Mucor circinelloides antigens recognized by sera from immunocompromised infected mice

    Areitio M, Martin-Vicente A, Arbizu A, Antoran A, Aparicio-Fernandez L, Buldain I, Martin-Souto L, Rementeria A, Capilla J, Hernando FL, Ramirez-Garcia A.
    Rev Iberoam Micol. 2020 Jul-Oct;37(3-4):81-86.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2020.07.002

    Antifungal susceptibility of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and therapy in a murine model ofdisseminated infection

    320: Pérez-Cantero A, Thomson P, Paredes K, Guarro J, Capilla J

    Int JSyst Evol Microbiol

    DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2018.04.004

    Arcobacter lacus sp nov and Arcobacter caeni sp nov two novel species isolated from reclaimed water

    349: Pérez-Cataluña A, Salas-Massó N, Figueras MJ

    Int JSyst Evol Microbiol

    DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003101

    Clinical and Laboratory Development of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata: Molecular Characterization.

    Rivero-Menendez O, Navarro-Rodriguez P, Bernal-Martinez L, Martin-Cano G, Lopez-Perez L, Sanchez-Romero I
    Perez-Ayala A, Capilla J, Zaragoza O, Alastruey-Izquierdo A

    Front Microbiol

    DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.0158

    Corrigendum (2): Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter:Getting Order From the Chaos

    47: Pérez-Cataluña A, Salas-Massó N, Diéguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL,Figueras MJ

    Front Microbiol

    DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02253

    Diversity of coelomycetous fungi in human infections: A 10-y experience of two Europeanreference centres

    302: Garcia-Hermoso D, Valenzuela-Lopez N, Rivero-Menendez O, Alastruey-IzquierdoA, Guarro J, Cano-Lira JF, Stchigel AM; French Mycoses Study Group

    Fungal Biol

    DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.02.001

    Fungal Diversity of Deteriorated Sparkling Wine and Cork Stoppers in Catalonia, Spain

    204: Rodríguez-Andrade E, Stchigel AM, Guarro J, Cano-Lira JF

    Microorganisms

    DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8010012

Team Members

  • Group responsible

    • Dra. Josepa Gené Díaz
    • Dr. José Francisco Cano Lira

  • Senior researcher

    • Alberto Miguel Stchigel
    • Dra. Josepa Gené Díaz
    • Loida López Fernández
    • Dania García Sánchez
    • Javier Capilla Luque
    • Dr. José Francisco Cano Lira
    • Maria José Figueras Salvat
    • Emilio Mayayo

  • PhD Researcher

    • Marta Sanchís Talón

  • PhD Student

    • Alba Pérez Cantero
    • Alba Pérez Cataluña
    • Dàmaris Lorenzo Gutiérrez
    • Isabel Antonieta Iturrieta González
    • Dayana Gilda Dumas León
    • Ana Fernández Bravo
    • Emmanuel Rosas De Paz
    • Viridiana Magaña Dueñas
    • Patricia Navarro Rodríguez
    • Daniel Torres García

  • Emeritus

    • Josep Guarro Artigas

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