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Emilia Mellado is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Immunology. The scientist's work predominantly centers on antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, and fungal plant pathogen control.

Their research topics include:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Emilia Mellado's recent papers include the following:

  • Galactosaminogalactan activates the inflammasome to provide host protection, 2020, Nature
  • A Cyp51B Mutation Contributes to Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus, 2020, Journal of Fungi
  • Aspergillus fumigatus Cross-Resistance between Clinical and Demethylase Inhibitor Azole Drugs, 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Point Mutations in the 14-α Sterol Demethylase Cyp51A or Cyp51C Could Contribute to Azole Resistance in Aspergillus flavus, 2020, Genes
  • Multiresistance to Nonazole Fungicides in Aspergillus fumigatus TR 34/L98H Azole-Resistant Isolates, 2021, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Emilia Mellado are:

  • Irene González-Jiménez
  • J. L. Lucio
  • Laura Alcázar-Fuoli
  • Jorge Amich
  • Alejandra Roldán

The scientist commonly publishes in these venues:

  • Journal of Fungi
  • Nature
  • Mycoses
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Genes

Best Publications

  • Emergence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus and spread of a single resistance mechanism.

    Eveline Snelders;Henrich A. L van der Lee;Judith Kuijpers;Anthonius J. M. M Rijs

  • Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: a side-effect of environmental fungicide use?

    Paul E Verweij;Eveline Snelders;Gert H J Kema;Emilia Mellado

  • A New Aspergillus fumigatus Resistance Mechanism Conferring In Vitro Cross-Resistance to Azole Antifungals Involves a Combination of cyp51A Alterations

    E. Mellado;G. Garcia-Effron;L. Alcázar-Fuoli;W. J. G. Melchers

  • Multiple-triazole-resistant aspergillosis.

    Paul E Verweij;Emilia Mellado;Willem J G Melchers

  • Head-to-Head Comparison of the Activities of Currently Available Antifungal Agents against 3,378 Spanish Clinical Isolates of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi

    Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Alicia Gomez-Lopez;Emilia Mellado;Maria J. Buitrago

  • Identification of Two Different 14-α Sterol Demethylase-Related Genes (cyp51A and cyp51B) in Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Aspergillus species

    E. Mellado;T. M. Diaz-Guerra;M. Cuenca-Estrella;J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela

  • Prospective multicenter international surveillance of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    J W M van der Linden;M C Arendrup;A Warris;Katrien Lagrou

  • A Point Mutation in the 14α-Sterol Demethylase Gene cyp51A Contributes to Itraconazole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Teresa M. Diaz-Guerra;Emilia Mellado;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela

  • Population-Based Survey of Filamentous Fungi and Antifungal Resistance in Spain (FILPOP Study)

    A. Alastruey-Izquierdo;E. Mellado;T. Peláez;J. Pemán

  • Aspergillus section Fumigati: antifungal susceptibility patterns and sequence-based identification.

    Laura Alcazar-Fuoli;Emilia Mellado;Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

  • Substitutions at Methionine 220 in the 14α-Sterol Demethylase (Cyp51A) of Aspergillus fumigatus Are Responsible for Resistance In Vitro to Azole Antifungal Drugs

    Emilia Mellado;Guillermo Garcia-Effron;Laura Alcazar-Fuoli;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

  • Antifungal susceptibility profile of clinical Fusarium spp. isolates identified by molecular methods

    Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Araceli Monzón;Emilia Mellado

  • Environmental Study of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Aspergilli in Austria, Denmark, and Spain

    Klaus Leth Mortensen;Emilia Mellado;Cornelia Lass-Flörl;Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela

  • Epidemiological Cutoffs and Cross-Resistance to Azole Drugs in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela;Laura Alcazar-Fuoli;Emilia Mellado;Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo

  • Susceptibility Patterns and Molecular Identification of Trichosporon Species

    Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela;Teresa M. Diaz-Guerra;Emilia Mellado;Virginia Cano

  • Ergosterol biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus: its relevance as an antifungal target and role in antifungal drug resistance.

    Laura Alcazar-Fuoli;Emilia Mellado

  • Aspergillus Species and Other Molds in Respiratory Samples from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: a Laboratory-Based Study with Focus on Aspergillus fumigatus Azole Resistance

    Klaus Leth Mortensen;Rasmus Hare Jensen;Helle Krogh Johansen;Marianne Skov

  • Ergosterol biosynthesis pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Laura Alcazar-Fuoli;Emilia Mellado;Guillermo Garcia-Effron;Jordi F. Lopez

  • The Aspergillus fumigatus chsC and chsG genes encode Class III chitin synthases with different functions

    Emilia Mellado;Agnès Aufauvre‐Brown;Neil A. R. Gow;David W. Holden

  • Matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry for fast and accurate identification of clinically relevant Aspergillus species

    A. Alanio;J.‐L. Beretti;B. Dauphin;E. Mellado

  • AUTHOR'S CORRECTION A Point Mutation in the 14-Sterol Demethylase Gene cyp51A Contributes to Itraconazole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

    T. M. Diaz-Guerra;E. Mellado;M. Cuenca-Estrella;J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Cuenca-Estrella
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela
Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela Global Action for Fungal Infections (GAFFI)
Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo
Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Guillermo Garcia-Effron
Guillermo Garcia-Effron National University of the Littoral
Teresa Peláez
Teresa Peláez Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Jean-Paul Latgé
Jean-Paul Latgé University of Crete
Willem J. G. Melchers
Willem J. G. Melchers Radboud University
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Oscar Zaragoza
Oscar Zaragoza Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Emilio Bouza
Emilio Bouza Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

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