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Overview

Alejandro Cravioto is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Subfields of study include endocrinology, surgery, immunology, small animals, and molecular biology.

Their work encompasses a range of main topics, such as:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Galectins and cancer biology
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Alejandro Cravioto has contributed to several publications with recent papers including:

  • "High expression of Helicobacter pylori VapD in both the intracellular environment and biopsies from gastric patients with severity," published in 2020 in PLoS ONE
  • "Diversity of Potentially Pathogenic Escherichia coli O104 and O9 Serogroups Isolated before 2011 from Fecal Samples from Children from Different Geographic Regions," published in 2021 in Microorganisms
  • "Diversity in the composition of the accessory genome of Mexican Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains," published in 2021 in Genes & Genomics
  • "vapD Mutation Shows Impairment in the Persistence of Helicobacter pylori Within AGS Cells," published in 2025 in Microorganisms

The scientist frequently publishes in the journals Microorganisms, PLoS ONE, and Genes & Genomics.

Alejandro Cravioto collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Rosario Morales-Espinosa
  • Gabriela Delgado
  • Carlos Santiago-Olivares
  • Alberto González-Pedraza
  • José L. Méndez

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneity of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli virulence demonstrated in volunteers.

    James P. Nataro;Deng Yikang;Susan Cookson;Alejandro Cravioto

  • Considerations in boosting COVID-19 vaccine immune responses.

    Philip R Krause;Thomas R Fleming;Richard Peto;Ira M Longini

  • Pet, an Autotransporter Enterotoxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli

    Carlos Eslava;Fernando Navarro-García;Fernando Navarro-García;John R. Czeczulin;Ian R. Henderson

  • Association of Escherichia coli HEp-2 adherence patterns with type and duration of diarrhoea

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  • Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin is not restricted to enteroaggregative E. coli.

    Stephen J. Savarino;Annette McVeigh;John Watson;Alejandro Cravioto

  • Gut microbiota of healthy and malnourished children in bangladesh.

    Shirajum Monira;Shota Nakamura;Kazuyoshi Gotoh;Kaori Izutsu

  • Genomic diversity of 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak strains

    Nur A. Hasan;Seon Young Choi;Mark Eppinger;Philip W. Clark

  • Hemagglutination activity and colonization factor antigens I and II in enterotoxigenic and non-enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli isolated from humans.

    A Cravioto;S M Scotland;B Rowe

  • RISK OF DIARRHEA DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE ASSOCIATED WITH INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT COLONIZATION BY SPECIFIC ENTEROPATHOGENS

    A Cravioto;R E Reyes;F Trujillo;F Uribe

  • Integrated view of Vibrio cholerae in the Americas

    Daryl Domman;Marie-Laure Quilici;Matthew J. Dorman;Elisabeth Njamkepo

  • Pregnant women & vaccines against emerging epidemic threats: Ethics guidance for preparedness, research, and response

    Carleigh B Krubiner;Ruth R Faden;Ruth A Karron;Margaret O Little

  • Efficacy of a Single-Dose, Inactivated Oral Cholera Vaccine in Bangladesh.

    Firdausi Qadri;Thomas F. Wierzba;Mohammad Ali;Fahima Chowdhury

  • Deliberations of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization on the use of CYD-TDV dengue vaccine

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Joachim Hombach;Neil Ferguson;Michael Selgelid

  • Cytoskeletal effects induced by pet, the serine protease enterotoxin of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.

    Fernando Navarro-García;Fernando Navarro-García;Cynthia Sears;Carlos Eslava;Alejandro Cravioto

  • New fimbrial antigenic type (E8775) that may represent a colonization factor in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in humans.

    L V Thomas;A Cravioto;S M Scotland;B Rowe

  • Feasibility and effectiveness of oral cholera vaccine in an urban endemic setting in Bangladesh: a cluster randomised open-label trial.

    Firdausi Qadri;Mohammad Ali;Fahima Chowdhury;Ashraful Islam Khan

  • Prevalence of virulence genes and cytolethal distending toxin production in Campylobacter jejuni isolates from diarrheal patients in Bangladesh

    Kaisar A. Talukder;Mohammad Aslam;Zhahirul Islam;Ishrat J. Azmi

  • Vaccine for Prevention of Mild and Moderate-to-Severe Influenza in Children

    Varsha K. Jain;Luis Rivera;Khalequ Zaman;Roberto A. Espos

  • Shifting Prevalence of Major Diarrheal Pathogens in Patients Seeking Hospital Care during Floods in 1998, 2004, and 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Aaron M. Harris;Fahima Chowdhury;Yasmin Ara Begum;Ashraful Islam Khan

  • Phenotypic Profiles of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Associated with Early Childhood Diarrhea in Rural Egypt

    Hind I. Shaheen;Sami B. Khalil;Malla R. Rao;T. Remon Abu Elyazeed

  • Colonization of Mexican patients by multiple Helicobacter pylori strains with different vacA and cagA genotypes.

    Rosario Morales-Espinosa;Gonzalo Castillo-Rojas;Gerardo Gonzalez-Valencia;Sergio Ponce de León

  • Meeting Cholera's Challenge to Haiti and the World: A Joint Statement on Cholera Prevention and Care

    Paul Farmer;Paul Farmer;Paul Farmer;Charles Patrick Almazor;Emily T. Bahnsen;Emily T. Bahnsen;Donna Barry;Donna Barry

Frequent Co-Authors

Firdausi Qadri
Firdausi Qadri International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Hubert P. Endtz
Hubert P. Endtz Erasmus University Rotterdam
John D. Clemens
John D. Clemens University of California, Los Angeles
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Haruo Watanabe
Haruo Watanabe National Institutes of Health
Ashraful Islam Khan
Ashraful Islam Khan International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
David A. Sack
David A. Sack Johns Hopkins University
Anwar Huq
Anwar Huq University of Maryland, College Park
Stephen P. Luby
Stephen P. Luby Stanford University
Nur A. Hasan
Nur A. Hasan University of Maryland, College Park

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