Group of Research
Agents Antimicrobians
Antimicrobial Agents
Members
Miguel
Viñas Full
Professor PI
Josep
Sancho Emeritus
Professor
Teresa
Vinuesa Associate
Professor
Lidia
Ruiz Assistant
Professor
Cesar
Escribano Research
Fellow
Antoni
Zalacain Assistant
Professor
Carolina
Padrós Assistant
Professor
Ester
Fusté Research
Fellow
Lupe
Jimenez Research
Fellow
Lidia
López Research
Fellow
Magda
Canivell Research
Associate
Jana
Gallut Research
Associate
Luis-Alberto
Guell Master
student
Catalina
Mallorquina Master
student
Eva
Sánchez Technician
Mariví
Conejero
administrative affairs
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. Interfacial
membrane effects of fluoroquinolones as revealed by a combination of
fluorescence binding experiments and atomic force microscopy observations.
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, Domenech
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. Influence of the cell wall on ciprofloxacin
susceptibility in selected wild-type Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. 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. Relationship
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 Lipid 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 protein
Omp1.
Biophys Chem. 2004 109:215-227.
Merino, S.; Vázquez, J.L.; Domènech, Ò.; Berlanga, M.; Viñas, M.;
Montero, M.T.;Hernández-Borrell, J. Fluoroquinolone-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. The role of Serratia marcescens porins in antibiotic
resistance. Microb Drug Resist.
2003 9:257-264
Vázquez, J.L.; Montero, M.T.; ; Merino, S.;
Doménech, O.; Berlanga, M. Viñas, M.;Hernández-Borrell, J. Location and nature
of the surface membrane binding site of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin: a
fluorescence study. Langmuir (2001) 17: 1009-1014
Vázquez, J.L.; Berlanga, M.; Merino, S.; Doménech, O.;
Viñas, M.; Montero, M.T.;Hernández-Borrell, J. Determination
by fluorimetric titration of the ionization constants of ciprofloxacin in
solution and in the presence of liposomes. Photochemistry and Photobiology 2001. 73: 14-19