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Overview

Ernesto García is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to pneumonia, respiratory infections, bacterial infections and vaccines, and microbial interactions involving bacteriophages. The main fields of study include medicine, with a strong emphasis on epidemiology and microbiology, as well as related areas such as ecology, food science, and mathematical physics.

Among the notable recent papers authored by García are:

  • The N-Acetylglucosaminidase LytB of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Involved in the Structure and Formation of Biofilms (2020), published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Development and Evaluation of a Microarray Platform for Detection of Serum Antibodies Against Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharides (2020), published in Analytical Chemistry
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae: a Plethora of Temperate Bacteriophages With a Role in Host Genome Rearrangement (2021), published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Two putative glutamate decarboxylases of Streptococcus pneumoniae as possible antigens for the production of anti-GAD65 antibodies leading to type 1 diabetes mellitus (2023), published in International Microbiology
  • Structure, Function, and Regulation of LytA: The N-Acetylmuramoyl-l-alanine Amidase Driving the "Suicidal Tendencies" of Streptococcus pneumoniae-A Review (2025), published in Microorganisms

García has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Mirian Domenech, Antonio J. Martín-Galiano, María Asunción Campanero-Rhodes, Alícia Lacoma, and Cristina Prat. These collaborations highlight interdisciplinary research efforts within the field of microbiology and infectious diseases.

The researcher's work has been published in a range of scientific venues, such as Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, International Microbiology, Microorganisms, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and Analytical Chemistry. This demonstrates engagement with diverse journals focusing on microbiology, infection, and analytical methods.

Key topics regularly addressed in García's publications and research include:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Detection and Treatment
  • Microbial Infections and Disease Research

Overall, Ernesto García's profile reveals a scientist engaged in advancing the understanding of bacterial pathogens, their interactions with hosts and environments, and the immunological responses associated with these infections. Their work contributes to ongoing efforts in the fields of epidemiology and microbiology, focusing especially on Streptococcus pneumoniae and related bacterial infections.

Best Publications

  • Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus pneumoniae: Role of Choline, Extracellular DNA, and Capsular Polysaccharide in Microbial Accretion

    Miriam Moscoso;Ernesto García;Rubens López

  • Sequence and transcriptional analysis of a DNA region involved in the production of capsular polysaccharide in Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3.

    Carlos Arrecubieta;Ernesto Garcia;Rubens López

  • Phage lytic enzymes as therapy for antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in a murine sepsis model

    Isabel Jado;Rubens López;Ernesto García;Asunción Fenoll

  • Recent trends on the molecular biology of pneumococcal capsules, lytic enzymes, and bacteriophage

    Rubens López;Ernesto García

  • Nucleotide sequence and expression of the pneumococcal autolysin gene from its own promoter in Escherichia coli

    Pedro García;JoséLuis García;Ernesto García;Rubens López

  • A novel solenoid fold in the cell wall anchoring domain of the pneumococcal virulence factor LytA.

    Carlos Fernández-Tornero;Rubens López;Ernesto García;Guillermo Giménez-Gallego

  • Modular organization of the lytic enzymes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its bacteriophages.

    Pedro García;JoséL. García;Ernesto García;JoséM. Sánchez-Puelles

  • Molecular evolution of lytic enzymes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its bacteriophages.

    E García;J L García;P García;A Arrarás

  • The Pneumococcal Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes: A Modular Design to Create New Lysins?

    Rubens López;Ernesto García;Pedro García;José Luis García

  • LytB, a novel pneumococcal murein hydrolase essential for cell separation.

    Pedro García;Mª Paz González;Ernesto García;Rubens López

  • Searching for autolysin functions. Characterization of a pneumococcal mutant deleted in the lytA gene.

    José M. Sanchez-Puelles;Concepción Ronda;José Luis Garcia;Pedro Garcia

  • Biofilm formation avoids complement immunity and phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Mirian Domenech;Elisa Ramos-Sevillano;Ernesto García;Miriam Moscoso

  • The molecular characterization of the first autolytic lysozyme of Streptococcus pneumoniae reveals evolutionary mobile domains

    Pedro García;María Paz González;Ernesto García;José Luis García

  • Biological role of the pneumococcal amidase. Cloning of the lytA gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Concepción Ronda;José Luis García;Ernesto García;José M. Sánchez‐Puelles

  • A Single Gene (tts) Located outside the cap Locus Directs the Formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 37 Capsular Polysaccharide: Type 37 Pneumococci Are Natural, Genetically Binary Strains

    Daniel Llull;Rosario Muñoz;Rubens López;Ernesto García

  • Annotated draft genomic sequence from a Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F clinical isolate.

    J. Dopazo;A. Mendoza;J. Herrero;F. Caldara

  • Characterization of the galU Gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae Encoding a Uridine Diphosphoglucose Pyrophosphorylase: A Gene Essential for Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis

    Marta Mollerach;Rubens López;Ernesto García

  • Cloning and expression of gene fragments encoding the choline-binding domain of pneumococcal murein hydrolases

    JoséM. Sánchez-Puelles;Jesús M. Sanz;JoséL. Garcia;Ernesto Garcia

  • Molecular organization of the genes required for the synthesis of type 1 capsular polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae: formation of binary encapsulated pneumococci and identification of cryptic dTDP-rhamnose biosynthesis genes

    Rosario Muñoz;Marta Mollerach;Rubens López;Ernesto García

  • Cloning, purification, and biochemical characterization of the pneumococcal bacteriophage Cp-1 lysin.

    José Luis García;Ernesto García;Ana Arrarás;Pedro García

Frequent Co-Authors

Rubens López
Rubens López Spanish National Research Council
José Luis García
José Luis García Spanish National Research Council
Rosario Muñoz
Rosario Muñoz Spanish National Research Council
Josefina Liñares
Josefina Liñares University of Barcelona
Susana Campuzano
Susana Campuzano Complutense University of Madrid
Carmen Ardanuy
Carmen Ardanuy Bellvitge University Hospital
José M. Pingarrón
José M. Pingarrón Complutense University of Madrid
Jesús Sanz
Jesús Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Alexander Tomasz
Alexander Tomasz Rockefeller University
Cristina Escarmís
Cristina Escarmís Spanish National Research Council

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