Melanoma, a skin cancer that develops from pigment cells, has been studied intensively,
particularly in terms of the immune response to tumours, and has been used as a model for …

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. It exists as a commensal in the oral
cavity, gut or genital tract of most individuals, constrained by the local microbiota, epithelial …

Con el objetivo de identificar el agente etiológico responsable del proceso infeccioso y para
conocer las implicaciones patogénicas/patológicas, la evolución clínica, y aplicar una …

Antimicrobial resistance extracts high morbidity, mortality and economic costs yearly by
rendering bacteria immune to antibiotics. Identifying and understanding antimicrobial …

The gut microbiota has an important role in the maintenance of human health and in disease
pathogenesis. This importance was realized through the advent of omics technologies and …

Bacteria play a variety of roles in the environment. They maintain the balance in the
ecosystem and provide different ecosystem services such as in biogeochemical cycling of …

Metagenomics revolutionized the understanding of the relations among the human
microbiome, health and diseases, but generated a countless number of sequences that …

Infective endocarditis is defined by a focus of infection within the heart and is a feared
disease across the field of cardiology. It is frequently acquired in the health care setting, and …

Currently microorganisms are best identified using 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene
sequencing. However, in recent years matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of …

Mass spectrometry (MS), a core technology for proteomics and metabolomics, is currently
being developed for clinical applications. The identification of microorganisms in clinical …