Carlos Martín

COMPARISON BETWEEN WET OXIDATION AND STEAM EXPLOSION AS PRETREATMENT METHODS FOR ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE (2008)

Carlos Martín, Marcelo Marcet, Anne Belinda Thomsen

Alkaline wet oxidation and steam explosion pretreatments of sugarcane bagasse were compared with regard to biomass fractionation, formation of by-products, and enzymatic convertibility of the...

Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosisisolates in the First National Survey of Anti-tuberculosis Drug Resistance from Venezuela (2006)

Aristimuño, Liselotte, Armengol, Raimond, Cebollada, Alberto, España, Mercedes, Guilarte, Alexis, Lafoz, Carmen, ...

Abstract Background Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has become a valuable tool in the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) by allowing detection of outbreaks, tracking of...

Characterization of P55, a Multidrug Efflux Pump in Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Silva, Pedro E. A., Bigi, Fabiana, Romano, Maria Isabel, Martín, Carlos, Cataldi, Angel, ...

The Mycobacterium bovis P55 gene, located downstream from the gene that encodes the immunogenic lipoprotein P27, has been characterized. The gene was identical to the open reading frame of the...

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Tap, a Putative Multidrug Efflux Pump Present in Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Aínsa, José A., Blokpoel, Marian C. J., Otal, Isabel, Young, Douglas B., Martín, Carlos

A recombinant plasmid isolated from a Mycobacterium fortuitum genomic library by selection for gentamicin and 2-N′-ethylnetilmicin resistance conferred low-level aminoglycoside and tetracycline...

Allele-Specific PCR Method Based on pncA and oxyR Sequences for Distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Intraspecific M. bovis pncA Sequence Polymorphism

Galán, Juan Carlos, Gutiérrez, Montserrat, Samper, Sofía, García Marín, Juan F., Martín, Carlos, ...

An allele-specific amplification method based on two genetic polymorphisms to differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mycobacterium bovis was tested. Based on the differences found at position...

IS6110 Mediates Increased Transcription of the phoP Virulence Gene in a Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolate Responsible for Tuberculosis Outbreaks

Soto, Carlos Y., Menéndez, M. Carmen, Pérez, Esther, Samper, Sofía, Gómez, Ana B., García, María J., ...

Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains is solely due to chromosomal mutations that could affect bacterial virulence. Molecular epidemiology studies have shown that resistant...

Characterization of P55, a Multidrug Efflux Pump in Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Silva, Pedro E. A., Bigi, Fabiana, Romano, Maria Isabel, Martín, Carlos, Cataldi, Angel, ...

The Mycobacterium bovis P55 gene, located downstream from the gene that encodes the immunogenic lipoprotein P27, has been characterized. The gene was identical to the open reading frame of the...

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Tap, a Putative Multidrug Efflux Pump Present in Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Aínsa, José A., Blokpoel, Marian C. J., Otal, Isabel, Young, Douglas B., Martín, Carlos

A recombinant plasmid isolated from a Mycobacterium fortuitum genomic library by selection for gentamicin and 2-N′-ethylnetilmicin resistance conferred low-level aminoglycoside and tetracycline...

Allele-Specific PCR Method Based on pncA and oxyR Sequences for Distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Intraspecific M. bovis pncA Sequence Polymorphism

Galán, Juan Carlos, Gutiérrez, Montserrat, Samper, Sofía, García Marín, Juan F., Martín, Carlos, ...

An allele-specific amplification method based on two genetic polymorphisms to differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mycobacterium bovis was tested. Based on the differences found at position...

IS6110 Mediates Increased Transcription of the phoP Virulence Gene in a Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolate Responsible for Tuberculosis Outbreaks

Soto, Carlos Y., Menéndez, M. Carmen, Pérez, Esther, Samper, Sofía, Gómez, Ana B., García, María J., ...

Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains is solely due to chromosomal mutations that could affect bacterial virulence. Molecular epidemiology studies have shown that resistant...

Novel Streptomycin Resistance Gene from Mycobacterium fortuitum▿

Ramón-García, Santiago, Otal, Isabel, Martín, Carlos, Gómez-Lus, Rafael, Aínsa, José A.

We have isolated the aph(3")-Ic gene, encoding an aminoglycoside 3"-O-phosphotransferase [APH(3")-Ic], from a genomic library of an environmental Mycobacterium fortuitum strain, selecting for...

The multidrug transporters belonging to major facilitator superfamily in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

De Rossi, Edda, Arrigo, Patrizio, Bellinzoni, Marco, Silva, Pedro A. E., Martín, Carlos, Aínsa, José A., ...

BACKGROUND: Both intrinsic and acquired multidrug resistance play an important role in the insurgence of tuberculosis. Detailed knowledge of the molecular basis of drug recognition and transport by...

Talleres de Consumo de la Comunidad de Madrid

Watt, Cristina, Gómez, Silvia, Marcos, Izaskum, Plata, Gregoria, Campos, Carlos, Lorenzo, Gerardo, ...

Mediante once prácticas de taller se pretende educar a los alumnos de 6 años en adelante para que adquieran una actitud crítica hacia el consumo. Se desarrollan iniciativas sobre el etiquetado,...

A Point Mutation in the Two-Component Regulator PhoP-PhoR Accounts for the Absence of Polyketide-Derived Acyltrehaloses but Not That of Phthiocerol Dimycocerosates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra▿ §

Chesne-Seck, Marie-Laure, Barilone, Nathalie, Boudou, Frédéric, Asensio, Jesús Gonzalo, Kolattukudy, Pappachan E., Martín, Carlos, ...

Similarities between Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoP-phoR mutants and the attenuated laboratory strain M. tuberculosis H37Ra in terms of morphological and cytochemical properties, lipid content, gene...

PhoP: A Missing Piece in the Intricate Puzzle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence

Gonzalo-Asensio, Jesús, Mostowy, Serge, Harders-Westerveen, Jose, Huygen, Kris, Hernández-Pando, Rogelio, Thole, Jelle, ...

Inactivation of the transcriptional regulator PhoP results in Mycobacterium tuberculosis attenuation. Preclinical testing has shown that attenuated M. tuberculosis phoP mutants hold promise as safe...