Translational Microbiology and Emerging Diseases Study Group - MICROS - Research output

2023

Application of Real-Time PCR Assays for the Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis in Human FFPE Tissues Using Three Molecular Targets

López, L. F., Tobón, Á. M., Cáceres, D. H., Chiller, T., Litvintseva, A. P., Gade, L., González, Á. & Gómez, B. L., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Fungi. 9, 7, 700.

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2 Scopus citations

Cm-p5 Peptide Dimers Inhibit Biofilms of Candida albicans Clinical Isolates, C. parapsilosis and Fluconazole-Resistant Mutants of C. auris

Amann, V., Kissmann, A-K., Mildenberger, V., Krebs, I., Perez-Erviti, J. A., Martell-Huguet, E. M., Otero-Gonzalez, A. J., Morales-Vicente, F., Rodríguez-Castaño, G. P., Firacative, C., Rodríguez, A., Ständker, L., Weil, T., Spellerberg, B., Stenger, S. & Rosenau, F., Jun 6 2023, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24, 12, p. 1-14 14 p., 9788.

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3 Scopus citations

Genotypic diversity and antifungal susceptibility of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Argentina

Taverna, C. G., Arias, B. A., Firacative, C., Vivot, M. E., Szusz, W., Vivot, W., Mazza, M., Córdoba, S. B. & Canteros, C. E., Jan 7 2023, In: Mycopathologia. 188, p. 51–61 11 p.

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2 Scopus citations

In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Three Synthetic Peptides against Candida auris and Other Candida Species of Medical Importance

Torres, R., Barreto-Santamaría, A., Arévalo-Pinzón, G., Firacative, C., Gómez, B. L., Escandón, P., Patarroyo, M. A. & Muñoz, J. E., Aug 2023, In: Antibiotics. 12, 8, p. 1-15 15 p., 1234.

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4 Scopus citations

Multi-locus sequence typing and phylogenetics of Cryptococcus neoformans AD hybrids

Cogliati, M., Chidebelu, P. E., Hitchcock, M., Chen, M., Rickerts, V., Ackermann, S., Desnos Ollivier, M., Inácio, J., Nawrot, U., Florek, M., Kwon-Chung, K. J., Yang, D. H., Firacative, C., Puime, C. A., Escandon, P., Bertout, S., Roger, F. & Xu, J., Dec 19 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fungal Genetics and Biology. 170, p. 1-13 13 p., 103861.

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Reduced Susceptibility to Azoles in Cryptococcus gattii Correlates with the Substitution R258L in a Substrate Recognition Site of the Lanosterol 14-α-Demethylase

Carvajal, S. K., Melendres, J., Escandón, P. & Firacative, C., Aug 17 2023, In: Microbiology spectrum. 11, 4, p. 1-11 11 p., e0140323.

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The structure of associations: Method insights from analyzing 28 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans

Vélez, N., Vega-Vela, N., Clay, O. K. & Parra-Giraldo, C-M., Mar 2 2023, In: Medical Mycology. 61, 3

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2022

Comparison of immunodiagnostic assays for the rapid diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis in dogs

Caceres, D. H. & Lindsley, M. D., Jul 13 2022, In: Journal of Fungi. 8, 7, p. 1 9 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningoencephalitis in adults and a child from Lima, Peru: genotypic diversity and antifungal susceptibility

Firacative, C., Zuluaga-Puerto, N. & Guevara, J., Dec 16 2022, In: Journal of Fungi. 8, 12

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1 Scopus citations

Current situation of endemic mycosis in the Americas and the Caribbean: Proceedings of the first international meeting on endemic mycoses of the Americas (IMEMA)

Caceres, D. H., Echeverri Tirado, L. C., Bonifaz, A., Adenis, A., Gomez, B. L., Flores, C. L. B., Canteros, C. E., Santos, D. W., Arathoon, E., Soto, E. R., Queiroz-Telles, F., Schwartz, I. S., Zurita, J., Damasceno, L. S., Garcia, N., Fernandez, N. B., Chincha, O., Araujo, P., Rabagliati, R., Chiller, T., & 1 othersGiusiano, G., Jul 30 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Mycoses. 65, 12, p. 1179–1187 9 p.

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23 Scopus citations

Histoplasma capsulatum Activates Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Progenitors through a Mechanism Dependent on TLR2, TLR4, and Dectin-1

Rodríguez-Echeverri, C., Gómez, B. L. & González, Á., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Fungi. 8, 10, 1108.

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4 Scopus citations

Histoplasma capsulatum modulates the immune response, affects proliferation and differentiation, and induces apoptosis of mesenchymal stromal cells

Rodríguez-Echeverri, C., Gómez, B. L. & González, Á., Oct 11 2022, In: Mycoses. 66, 2, p. 157-167 11 p.

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2 Scopus citations

In Vitro Antifungal Activity of LL-37 Analogue Peptides against Candida spp.

Pinilla, G., Coronado, Y., Chaves, G., Muñoz, L., Navarrete, J., Salazar, L. M., Taborda, C. & Munoz Henao, J. E., Nov 7 2022, In: Journal of Fungi. 8, 11, p. 1-12 12 p., 1173.

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11 Scopus citations

Molecular type distribution and fluconazole susceptibility of clinical Cryptococcus gattii isolates from South African laboratory-based surveillance, 2005–2013

Naicker, S. D., Firacative, C., van Schalkwyk, E., Maphanga, T. G., Monroy-Nieto, J., Bowers, J. R., Engelthaler, D. M., Meyer, W. & Govender, N. P., Jun 29 2022, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 16, 6, p. e0010448 19 p.

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3 Scopus citations

2020

In Vitro and In Vivo Inhibitory Activity of Limonene against Different Isolates of Candida spp.

Munoz Henao, J. E., Rossi, D., Jabes, D., Aciole Barbosa, D., Cunha, F., Nunes, L., Costa Arruda, D. & Pelleschi Taborda, C., Sep 21 2020, In: Journal of Fungi. 6, 183, p. 1 12 p., 6.

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35 Scopus citations

2019

Diagnosis of Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Advanced HIV: A Meta-Analysis of Assay Analytical Performance

Caceres, D. H., Knuth, M., Derado, G. & Lindsley, M. D., Aug 18 2019, In: Journal of Fungi. 5, 3, 76.

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55 Scopus citations

Glucosylceramides From Lomentospora prolificans Induce a Differential Production of Cytokines and Increases the Microbicidal Activity of Macrophages

Xisto, M., Munoz Henao, J. E., Días, L., Pires Santos, G. M., de Oliveira Rocha Calixto, R., Collodetti Bernardino, M., Taborda, C. & Barreto-Bergter, E., Mar 22 2019, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, MAR, p. 1 13 p., 554.

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12 Scopus citations

Histoplasmosis and Tuberculosis Co-Occurrence in People with Advanced HIV

Caceres, D. H. & Valdes, A., Sep 2019, In: Journal of Fungi. 5, 3, 73.

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38 Scopus citations

Targeting Neuroplasticity, Cardiovascular, and Cognitive-Associated Genomic Variants in Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Vélez, J. I., Lopera, F., Creagh, P. K., Piñeros, L. B., Das, D., Cervantes-Henríquez, M. L., Acosta-López, J. E., Isaza-Ruget, M. A., Espinosa, L. G., Easteal, S., Quintero, G. A., Silva, C. T., Mastronardi, C. A. & Arcos-Burgos, M., May 1 2019, In: Molecular Neurobiology. 56, 5, p. 3235-3243 9 p.

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8 Scopus citations

2018

Candida albicans resistence mechanisms, tools for its analysis

Translated title of the contribution: Tools for the analysis of resistance mechanisms of Candida albicansPinilla, G., Munoz Henao, J. E., Navarrete, J., Muñoz, L., Lindarte, D. A., Molano, J. A. & Montes, J. M., May 1 2018, In: Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia. 38, 3, p. 86-92 6 p.

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Comparative study of Candida spp. isolates: Identification and echinocandin susceptibility in isolates obtained from blood cultures in 15 hospitals in Medellín, Colombia

Grupo GERMEN, Jun 2018, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 13, p. 254-260 7 p.

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13 Scopus citations

Concordance analysis between different methodologies used for identification of oral isolates of Candida species in Colombia

Translated title of the contribution: Análisis de concordancia de diferentes metodologías para la identificación de aislamientos orales de especies de CandidaZuluaga, A., Arango-Bustamante, K., Cáceres, D. H., Sánchez-Quitan, Z. A., Velásquez, V., Gómez, B. L., Parra-Giraldo, C. M., Maldonado, N., Cano, L. E., De Bedout, C. & Rivera, R., Jul 23 2018, In: Colombia Medica. 49, 3, p. 160-167 8 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Sporothrix schenckii Clinical Isolates Associated with Human Sporotrichosis in Colombia

Gomez, O. M., Alvarez, L. C., Muñoz, J. F., Misas, E., Gallo, J. E., Jimenez, M. D. P., Arango, M., McEwen, J. G., Hernandez, O. & Clay, O. K., Jun 1 2018, In: Genome Announcements. 6, 24, e00495-18.

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9 Scopus citations

Genome analysis reveals evolutionary mechanisms of adaptation in systemic dimorphic fungi

Muñoz, J. F., McEwen, J. G., Clay, O. K. & Cuomo, C. A., Dec 1 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 4473.

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24 Scopus citations

Multicenter Validation of Commercial Antigenuria Reagents To Diagnose Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis in People Living with HIV/AIDS in Two Latin American Countries

Cáceres, D. H., Samayoa, B. E., Medina, N. G., Tobón, A. M., Guzmán, B. J., Mercado, D., Restrepo, A., Chiller, T., Arathoon, E. E. & Gómez, B. L., Jun 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 56, 6

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66 Scopus citations

Structure-function analysis and therapeutic efficacy of antibodies to fungal melanin for melanoma radioimmunotherapy

Nosanchuk, J. D., Jeyakumar, A., Ray, A., Revskaya, E., Jiang, Z., Bryan, R. A., Allen, K. J. H., Jiao, R., Malo, M. E., Gómez, B. L., Morgenstern, A., Bruchertseifer, F., Rickles, D., Thornton, G. B., Bowen, A., Casadevall, A. & Dadachova, E., Apr 3 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 5466.

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21 Scopus citations

2017

Evaluation of a Cryptococcal antigen Lateral Flow Assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis in Colombia

Cáceres, D. H., Zuluaga, A., Tabares, Á. M., Chiller, T., González, Á. & Gómez, B. L., Dec 21 2017, In: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo. 59, p. e76

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10 Scopus citations

High Mortality and Coinfection in a Prospective Cohort of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Patients with Histoplasmosis in Guatemala

Samayoa, B., Roy, M., Cleveland, A. A., Medina, N., Lau-Bonilla, D., Scheel, C. M., Gomez, B. L., Chiller, T. & Arathoon, E., Jan 1 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97, 1, p. 42-48 7 p.

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52 Scopus citations

Novel taxa of thermally dimorphic systemic pathogens in the Ajellomycetaceae (Onygenales)

Dukik, K., Muñoz, J. F., Jiang, Y., Feng, P., Sigler, L., Stielow, J. B., Freeke, J., Jamalian, A., Gerrits van den Ende, B., McEwen Ochoa, J. G., Clay, O. K., Schwartz, I. S., Govender, N. P., Maphanga, T. G., Cuomo, C. A., Moreno, L. F., Kenyon, C., Borman, A. M. & de Hoog, S., May 1 2017, In: Mycoses. 60, 5, p. 296-309 14 p.

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120 Scopus citations

Recombinant vaccines of a CD4⁺T-cell epitope promote efficient control of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis burden by restraining primary organ infection

Holanda, R. A., Muñoz, J. E., Dias, L. S., Silva, L. B. R., Santos, J. R. A., Pagliari, S., Vieira, É. L. M., Paixão, T. A., Taborda, C. P., Santos, D. A. & Bruña-Romero, O., Sep 22 2017, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11, 9, e0005927.

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16 Scopus citations

Standardization and validation of real time PCR assays for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis using three molecular targets in an animal model

López, L. F., Muñoz, C. O., Cáceres, D. H., Tobón, Á. M., Loparev, V., Clay, O., Chiller, T., Litvintseva, A., Gade, L., González, Á. & Gómez, B. L., Dec 29 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, 12, p. 1-15 15 p., e0190311.

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18 Scopus citations

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