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A lipopolysaccharide-free outer membrane vesicle vaccine protects against Acinetobacter baumannii infection
Pulido, Marina R.; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2020-01)Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) were isolated from an Acinetobacter strain deficient in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) due to a ...
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A Live Salmonella Vaccine Delivering PcrV through the Type III Secretion System Protects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Aguilera Herce, Julia; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; McConnell, MJ; Ramos Morales, Francisco; Romero Flores, Rocío (American Society for Microbiology, 2019)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that is intrinsically resistant to a wide range ...
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Activity of Host Antimicrobials against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Acquiring Colistin Resistance through Loss of Lipopolysaccharide
García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Pulido, Marina R.; Moreno-Martínez, Patricia; Martín-Peña, Reyes; López Rojas, Rafael; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, Michael J. (American Society for Microbiology, 2014-05)Acinetobacter baumannii can acquire resistance to the cationic peptide antibiotic colistin through complete loss of ...
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Bile-induced curing of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium
Ramos Morales, Francisco; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Prieto Márquez, Ana Isabel; Barnes, Laurent; Casadesús Pursals, Josep (American Society for Microbiology, 2006)Exposure to bile induces curing of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (pSLT). Disruption of ...
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Conjugal transfer of the Salmonella enterica virulence plasmid in the mouse intestine
Ramos Morales, Francisco; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Casadesús Pursals, Josep (American Society for Microbiology, 2008)BALB/c mice were infected with two Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strains, one of which lacked the virulence ...
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Deciphering GRINA/Lifeguard1: Nuclear Location, Ca2+ Homeostasis and Vesicle Transport
Jiménez González, Víctor; Ogalla García, María Elena; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; García Quintanilla, Alberto (MDPI, 2019)The Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic NMDA-Associated Protein 1 (GRINA) belongs to the Lifeguard family and is involved in ...
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Emerging therapies for multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Pulido, Marina R.; López Rojas, Rafael; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, Michael J. (Cell Press, 2013-03)The global emergence of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has reduced the number of clinically available antibiotics ...
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First Steps Towards a Vaccine against Acinetobacter baumannii
García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Pulido, Marina R.; McConnell, Michael J. (Bentham Science, 2013)Acinetobacter baumannii has become an important cause of human infections, most notably in the hospital setting. In addition, ...
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Genetic and molecular analysis of the virulence plasmid of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús (2010)Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium posee un plásmido de gran tamaño (93 Kb) llamado plásmido de virulencia o pSLT. ...
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Immunization with Lipopolysaccharide-Deficient Whole Cells Provides Protective Immunity in an Experimental Mouse Model of Acinetobacter baumannii Infection
García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Pulido, Marina R.; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, MJ (2014)The increasing clinical importance of infections caused by multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii warrants the ...
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Immunization with lipopolysaccharide-free outer membrane complexes protects against Acinetobacter baumannii infection
Pulido, Marina R.; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2018-07-05)Outer membrane complex (OMC) vaccines, which contain antigens from the bacterial outer membrane, have been developed for ...
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Impact of evening carbohydrate intake on the resolution of persistent night sweats in patients with long COVID: a case series
García Quintanilla, Alberto; Rivera Izquierdo, Mario; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús (Taylor & Francis, 2023)Up to 25% of patients with long COVID experience persistent night sweats. However, in most cases they remain untreated ...
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Inhibition of LpxC Increases Antibiotic Susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii
García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Caro Vega, José Manuel; Pulido, Marina R.; Moreno Martínez, P.; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, Michael J. (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-08)LpxC inhibitors have generally shown poor in vitro activity against Acinetobacter baumannii. We show that the LpxC inhibitor ...
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Phages in Food Industry Biocontrol and Bioremediation
Cristobal Cueto, Pablo; García Quintanilla, Alberto; Esteban, Jaime; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús (MDPI, 2021)Bacteriophages are ubiquitous in nature and their use is a current promising alternative in biological control. Multidrug ...
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Phenotypic changes associated with Colistin resistance due to Lipopolysaccharide loss in Acinetobacter baumannii
Carretero Ledesma, Marta; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Martín-Peña, Reyes; Pulido, Marina R.; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; McConnell, M. J. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)Acinetobacter baumannii can acquire resistance to colistin via complete loss of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis due ...
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Progress on the development of rapid methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Pulido, Marina R.; García Quintanilla, Meritxell de Jesús; Martín-Peña, Reyes; Cisneros Herreros, José Miguel; McConnell, Michael J. (Oxford, 2013-06-30)Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is essential for guiding the treatment of many types of bacterial infections, especially ...