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Aristea Velegraki is affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus also on Medicine. Subfields include Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, and Ecology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments

Aristea Velegraki has contributed to multiple academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Fungi
  • BIO-PROTOCOL
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Recent papers authored or co-authored by this scientist cover a range of topics in microbiology, infectious diseases, and fungal research. Key publications include:

  • "How to interpret MICs of antifungal compounds according to the revised clinical breakpoints v. 10.0 European committee on antimicrobial susceptibility testing (EUCAST)", 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM", 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Mycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters - Relevance to human health", 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Rare Invasive Yeast Infections in Greek Neonates and Children, a Retrospective 12-Year Study", 2020, Journal of Fungi
  • "Point-of-need molecular processing of biosamples using portable instrumentation to reduce turnaround time", 2020, Biosafety and Health

Collaboration has featured prominently in their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Manousos E. Kambouris
  • Yiannis Manoussopoulos
  • George P. Patrinos
  • Stavroula Goudoudaki
  • Georgios Gaitanis

Best Publications

  • EUCAST definitive document EDef 7.1: method for the determination of broth dilution MICs of antifungal agents for fermentative yeasts.

    J.L. Rodriguez-Tudela;M.C. Arendrup;F. Barchiesi;J. Bille

  • The Malassezia Genus in Skin and Systemic Diseases

    Georgios Gaitanis;Prokopios Magiatis;Markus Hantschke;Ioannis D. Bassukas

  • Sequence-Based Identification of Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales Species in the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: Where Are We and Where Should We Go from Here?

    S. A. Balajee;A. M. Borman;M. E. Brandt;J. Cano

  • International Society of Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)-ITS reference DNA barcoding database--the quality controlled standard tool for routine identification of human and animal pathogenic fungi.

    Laszlo Irinyi;Carolina Serena;Dea Garcia-Hermoso;Michael Arabatzis

  • Malassezia Infections in Humans and Animals: Pathophysiology, Detection, and Treatment

    Aristea Velegraki;Claudia Cafarchia;Georgios Gaitanis;Roberta Iatta

  • Candidal overgrowth in diabetic patients: potential predisposing factors.

    Maria Belazi;Aristea Velegraki;Alexandra Fleva;Ioanna Gidarakou

  • How to interpret MICs of antifungal compounds according to the revised clinical breakpoints v. 10.0 European committee on antimicrobial susceptibility testing (EUCAST).

    M.C. Arendrup;M.C. Arendrup;N. Friberg;M. Mares;G. Kahlmeter

  • Proposed nomenclature for Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium and related genera

    Michaela Lackner;G. Sybren de Hoog;Liyue Yang;Leandro Ferreira Moreno

  • Results from a prospective, international, epidemiologic study of invasive candidiasis in children and neonates.

    William J Steinbach;Emmanuel Roilides;David Berman;Jill A Hoffman

  • Subcommittee on Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of the ESCMID European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. EUCAST Technical Note on the method for the determination of broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents for conidia-forming moulds.

    JL Rodriguez-Tudela;JP Donnelly;MC Arendrup;S Arikan

  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM

    Sharon C-A Chen;John Perfect;Arnaldo L Colombo;Oliver A Cornely

  • Autochthonous and dormant Cryptococcus gattii infections in Europe

    Ferry Hagen;M. Francisca Colom;Daniëlle Swinne;Kathrin Tintelnot

  • Identification of Malassezia species from patient skin scales by PCR‐RFLP

    G. Gaitanis;A. Velegraki;E. Frangoulis;A. Mitroussia

  • Malassezia Yeasts Produce a Collection of Exceptionally Potent Activators of the Ah (Dioxin) Receptor Detected in Diseased Human Skin

    Prokopios Magiatis;Periklis Pappas;George Gaitanis;Nikitia Mexia

  • Molecular analysis of 311 Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from a 30-month ECMM survey of cryptococcosis in Europe.

    Maria Anna Viviani;Massimo Cogliati;Maria Carmela Esposto;Karin Lemmer

  • Distribution of Malassezia species in pityriasis versicolor and seborrhoeic dermatitis in Greece. Typing of the major pityriasis versicolor isolate M. globosa

    G. Gaitanis;A. Velegraki;E.C. Alexopoulos;V. Chasapi

  • Oral Candida isolates in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: prevalence, azole susceptibility profiles and response to antifungal treatment

    M. Belazi;A. Velegraki;T. Koussidou-Eremondi;D. Andreadis

  • Skin diseases associated with Malassezia yeasts: facts and controversies.

    Georgios Gaitanis;Aristea Velegraki;Peter Mayser;Ioannis D. Bassukas

  • AhR ligands, malassezin, and indolo[3,2-b]carbazole are selectively produced by Malassezia furfur strains isolated from seborrheic dermatitis.

    George Gaitanis;Prokopios Magiatis;Konstantina Stathopoulou;Ioannis D Bassukas

  • Cornus mas L. (cornelian cherry), an important European and Asian traditional food and medicine: Ethnomedicine, phytochemistry and pharmacology for its commercial utilization in drug industry.

    Biswanath Dinda;Anthony M. Kyriakopoulos;Subhajit Dinda;Vassilis Zoumpourlis

  • Invasive Candida infections in surgical patients in intensive care units: a prospective, multicentre survey initiated by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) (2006–2008)

    L. Klingspor;A.M. Tortorano;J. Peman;B. Willinger

  • Diagnosis of common dermatophyte infections by a novel multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction detection/identification scheme

    M Arabatzis;L E S Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet;E J Kuijper;G S de Hoog

  • The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing-Subcommittee on Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST-AFST) EUCAST Technical Note on fluconazole.

    J-L Rodriguez Tudela;JP Donnelly;MC Arendrup;S Arikan

  • Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from a 30-month ECMM survey of cryptococcosis in Europe

    Maria Anna Viviani;Massimo Cogliati;Maria Carmela Esposto;Karin Lemmer

Frequent Co-Authors

George P. Patrinos
George P. Patrinos University of Patras
Teun Boekhout
Teun Boekhout University of Amsterdam
Wieland Meyer
Wieland Meyer Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Maiken Cavling Arendrup Statens Serum Institut
Joseph Meletiadis
Joseph Meletiadis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Prokopios Magiatis
Prokopios Magiatis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Francesco Barchiesi
Francesco Barchiesi Marche Polytechnic University
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ferry Hagen
Ferry Hagen Utrecht University
Emmanuel Roilides
Emmanuel Roilides Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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