Group of Research
Agents Antimicrobians
Antimicrobial Agents
M=
embers
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Miguel
Viñas Full
Professor PI
Josep
Sancho E=
meritus
Professor
Teresa
Vinuesa Ass=
ociate
Professor
Lidia
Ruiz Assist=
ant
Professor
Cesar
Escribano R=
esearch
Fellow
Antoni
Zalacain As=
sistant
Professor
Carolina
Padrós
Assistant Professor
Ester
Fusté
Research Fellow
Lupe
Jimenez Res=
earch
Fellow
Lidia
López
Research Fellow
Magda
Canivell Re=
search
Associate
Jana
Gallut Rese=
arch
Associate
Luis-Alberto
Guell Master
student
Catalina
Mallorquina Master
student
Eva Sánchez Technician
Mariví
Conejero
administrative affairs
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Martinez-Garriga
B, Vinuesa T, Hernandez-Borrell J, Vinas M. The contribution of efflux
pumps to quinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates.
Int J Med Microbiol. 2007 Mar
Montero
MT, Pijoan M, Merino-Montero S, Vinuesa T, Hernandez-Borrell J. Interfa=
cial
membrane effects of fluoroquinolones as revealed by a combination of
fluorescence binding experiments and atomic force microscopy observations.<=
br>
Langmuir. 2006 22:7574-7578
Merino S, Domenech O, Vinas =
M,
Montero MT, Hernandez-Borrell J. Effects of lactose permease on the phospholipid
environment in which it is reconstituted: a fluorescence and atomic force
microscopy study. Langmuir. 2005 21:4642-4647
Ruiz N, Merino S, Vinas M, D=
omenech
O, Montero MT, Hernandez-Borrell J. Preliminary studies of the 2D crystallization of=
Omp1
of Serratia marcescens: observation by atomic force microscopy in native
membranes environment and reconstituted in proteolipid sheets.
Biophys
Chem. 2004 111:1-7
Berlanga M, Montero MT,
Hernandez-Borrell J, Vinas M.<=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR'> Influence of the cell wall on ciprofloxacin
susceptibility in selected wild-type Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacter=
ia. Int
J Antimicrob Agents. 2004 23:627-30.
Serra
J, Vinas M. Laboratory diagnosis of brucellosis in a rural endemic area=
in
northeastern Spain. Int Microbiol. 2004 7:53-8.
Ruiz L, Dominguez MA, Ruiz N=
, Vinas M. Relations=
hip
between clinical and environmental isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a
hospital setting.
Arch Med Res. 2004 35:251-257
Merino, S.; Domènech, Ò.; Díez, =
I.;
Sanz, F.; Viñas, M.; Montero, M.T.; Hernández-Borrell,J. Effects of ciprofloxacin on Escherichia coli Li=
pid
Bilayers: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Langmuir (2004) 19:
6922-6927
Ruiz N, Maier E, Andersen C,=
Benz R,
Vinas M. Molecular=
and
functional characterisation of the Serratia marcescens outer membrane prote=
in
Omp1.
Biophys Chem. 2004 109:215-227.
Merino, S.; Vázquez, J.L.; Domènech, Ò.; Berla=
nga,
M.; Viñas, M.; Montero, M.T.;Hernández-Borrell,
J. Fluoroquino=
lone-Biomembrane
Interaction at the DPPC/PG Lipid-Bilayer Interface. Langmuir (=
2002)
18: 3288-3292
Grancelli, A.; Morros, A=
.;
Cabañas, M.; Domènech, Ò.; Merino, S.; Vázquez,
J.L.; Montero, M.T.; Viñas, M.; Hernández-Borrell, J. =
Interaction of 6-fluoroquinolones with
dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine monolayers and liposomes. Langmuir (2002) 18:
9177-9182
Ruiz N, =
Montero T,
Hernandez-Borrell J, Vinas M.<=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> The role of Serratia marcescens porins in antibi=
otic
resistance. Microb Drug Resi=
st.
2003 9:257-264
Vázquez, J.L.; Montero, M.T.; ; M=
erino,
S.; Doménech, O.; Berlanga, M. Viñas,
M.;Hernández-Borrell, J. Location and nature of t=
he
surface membrane binding site of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin: a fluorescen=
ce
study. Langmuir (2001) 17: 1009-1014
Vázquez, J.L.; Berlanga, M.; Merino, S.;
Doménech, O.; Viñas, M.; Montero, M.T.;Hernández-Borre=
ll,
J. Determination by fluorimetric titration of the ioniza=
tion
constants of ciprofloxacin in solution and in the presence of liposomes. Ph=
otochemistry
and Photobiology 2001. 73: 14=
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