Orazio Romeo

Publications

• Whole genome SNPs discovery in Nero Siciliano pig
• Activity of ethanolic extracts of Asparagopsis taxiformis against the major molecular types of Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii complex
• Corrigendum: Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii around the Mediterranean basin [FEMS, (2016), 16, 4] doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/fow045
• Whole-Genome Sequencing and In Silico Analysis of Two Strains of Sporothrix globosa
• Multilocus microsatellite analysis of European and African Candida glabrata isolates
• Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. Gattii around the Mediterranean basin
• Molecular characterization of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans VNII isolates in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria | Caractérisation moléculaire de souches de Cryptococcus neoformans VNII isolés dans l'environnement à Jos, état du Plateau, Nigeria
• Whole RNA-sequencing and transcriptome assembly of Candida albicans and Candida africana under chlamydospore-inducing conditions
• Transcriptome-wide expression profiling of Sporothrix schenckii yeast and mycelial forms and the establishment of the Sporothrix Genome DataBase.
• Tregs in the immune response of BALB/c mice experimentally infected with species of the Sporothrix genus.
• Whole genome-based amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis reveals genetic diversity in Candida africana
• Genetic diversity of Candida albicans isolates recovered from hospital environments and patients with severe acquired brain injuries
• Molecular characterization of patulin producing and non-producing Penicillium species in apples from Morocco
• Molecular Characterization of the N-Acetylglucosamine Catabolic Genes in Candida africana, a Natural N-Acetylglucosamine Kinase (HXK1) Mutant.
• Evaluation of T3B fingerprinting for identification of clinical and environmental Sporothrix species.
• Current methods for identifying clinically important cryptic Candida species.
• Potential association of specific Candida parapsilosis genotypes, bloodstream infections and colonization of health workers' hands
• A multiplex PCR protocol for rapid identification of Candida glabrata and its phylogenetically related species Candida nivariensis and Candida bracarensis
• Draft Genome Sequence of the Dimorphic Fungus Sporothrix pallida, a Nonpathogenic Species Belonging to Sporothrix, a Genus Containing Agents of Human and Feline Sporotrichosis.
• Arthrographis curvata and Rhodosporidium babjevae as New Potential Fungal Lipase Producers for Biotechnological Applications
• Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genome Analysis of the Halotolerant Deep Sea Black Yeast Hortaea werneckii
• Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles of Candida dubliniensis and Candida africana isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis: A single‐centre experience in Iran
• Whole-metagenome shotgun sequencing of pig faecal microbiome
• Clinical and Anatomopathological Evaluation of BALB/c Murine Models Infected with Isolates of Seven Pathogenic Sporothrix Species
• Computational Pathways Analysis and Personalized Medicine in HER2- Positive Breast Cancer
• Pyrimidine-derived disulfides as potential antimicrobial agents: Synthesis and evaluation in vitro
• Hypoxia-Inducible Factor α and Hif-prolyl Hydroxylase Characterization and Gene Expression in Short-Time Air-Exposed Mytilus galloprovincialis.
• Genotyping and fluconazole susceptibility of Candida albicans strains from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis in Jos, Nigeria
• Development and optimization of a new MALDI-TOF protocol for identification of the Sporothrix species complex.
• Isolation and molecular characterization of Candida africana from Jos, Nigeria
• Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex in Southern Italy: An Overview on the Environmental Diffusion of Serotypes, Genotypes and Mating-Types
• Antifungal susceptibilities of species of the Sporothrix schenckii complex isolated in Italy
• Neonatal liver abscesses associated with candidemia: Three cases and review of literature
• What lies beyond genetic diversity in sporothrix schenckii species complex?: New insights into virulence profiles, immunogenicity and protein secretion in S. schenckii sensu stricto isolates
• Microsatellite-based genotyping of Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto isolates reveals dominance and persistence of a particular epidemiological clone among neonatal intensive care unit patients
• Looking for Candida nivariensis and C. bracarensis among a large Italian collection of C. glabrata isolates: Results of the FIMUA working group
• Candida Africana: Is it a fungal pathogen?
• The role of endosomal Toll-like receptors in bacterial recognition
• Molecular characterization of Italian Candida parapsilosis isolates reveals the cryptic presence of the newly described species Candida orthopsilosis in blood cultures from newborns
• Molecular epidemiology of Candida albicans and its closely related yeasts Candida dubliniensis and Candida africana
• Epitope mapping of a cross-reactive monoclonal antibody against the factor H-binding protein of Neisseria meningitidis
• New Insight into Molecular Phylogeny and Epidemiology of Sporothrix schenckii Species Complex Based on Calmodulin-Encoding Gene Analysis of Italian Isolates
• Environmental Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii Serotype B, VGI/MATα Strains in Southern Italy
• Candida africana and its closest relatives
• Actinomadura pelletieri mycetoma -an atypical case with spine and abdominal wall involvement
• Ribosomal DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of environmental sporothrix schenckii strains: Comparison with clinical isolates
• Adherence ability of Candida africana: A comparative study with Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
• Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterisation of the first Italian Candida africana isolate
• First molecular method for discriminating between Candida africana, Candida albicans, and Candida dubliniensis by using hwp1 gene
• Whole-Genome Sequencing of an Uncommon Cryptococcus neoformans MLST43 Genotype Isolated in Nigeria
• Stable yeast-like form of Sporothrix schenckii: Lack of dimorphic stage
• Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report from extreme southern Italy
• High genetic variability in non-aflatoxigenic A. flavus strains by using Quadruplex PCR-based assay
• Amplification of the hyphal wall protein 1 gene to distinguish Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis
• A Lethal Case of Disseminated Cladosporium allicinum Infection in a Captive African Bullfrog
• Characterization of the Nero Siciliano Pig Fecal Microbiota after a Liquid Whey-Supplemented Diet
• Comparison of the Faecal Microbiota Composition Following a Dairy By-Product Supplemented Diet in Nero Siciliano and Large White × Landrace Pig Breeds
• The growth inhibitory and apoptotic effects of umbelliprenin in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis
• Candida auris from the Egyptian cobra: role of snakes as potential reservoirs