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Fernando González-Candelas

Fernando González-Candelas

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10799
World Ranking
15614
National Ranking
335

Overview

Fernando González-Candelas is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain. Their research focuses on several fields, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Ecology, and Molecular Medicine.

Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics, with an emphasis on viral and bacterial research. Some of the main topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Respiratory viral infections research

González-Candelas has published in various scientific venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, Journal of Medical Virology (6 publications), Infection Genetics and Evolution (4 publications), Journal of Infection (4 publications), and International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications).

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020," published in 2021 in Nature
  • "Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020," published in 2020 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A genetic, epidemiological, and evolutionary perspective," published in 2020 in Infection Genetics and Evolution
  • "One is not enough: On the effects of reference genome for the mapping and subsequent analyses of short-reads," published in 2021 in PLoS Computational Biology
  • "Genetic determinants of host tropism in Klebsiella phages," published in 2023 in Cell Reports

Their frequent collaborators include Iñaki Comas, with whom they have co-authored 34 publications, Neris García-González (22 publications), David Navarro (15 publications), Eliseo Albert (12 publications), and Irving Cancino-Muñoz (11 publications).

Best Publications

  • The population genetics and evolutionary epidemiology of RNA viruses

    Andrés Moya;Edward C. Holmes;Fernando González-Candelas

  • Multiple methods for the identification of polymorphic simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench].

    S. M. Brown;M. S. Hopkins;S. E. Mitchell;M. L. Senior

  • The genome sequence of Blochmannia floridanus: Comparative analysis of reduced genomes

    Rosario Gil;Francisco J. Silva;Evelyn Zientz;François Delmotte;François Delmotte

  • Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020.

    Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Moira Zuber;Sarah Nadeau;Sarah Nadeau;Timothy G. Vaughan;Timothy G. Vaughan

  • Recombination in viruses: mechanisms, methods of study, and evolutionary consequences.

    Marcos Pérez-Losada;Miguel Arenas;Juan Carlos Galán;Ferran Palero

  • Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020

    Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Moira Zuber;Sarah Nadeau;Sarah Nadeau;Iñaki Comas

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • Phylogeography and Genetic Variation of Triatoma dimidiata, the Main Chagas Disease Vector in Central America, and Its Position within the Genus Triatoma

    María Dolores Bargues;Debora R. Klisiowicz;Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas;Janine M. Ramsey

  • Origin of modern syphilis and emergence of a pandemic Treponema pallidum cluster

    Natasha Arora;Verena J. Schuenemann;Günter Jäger;Alexander Peltzer

  • Effect of Ribavirin on the Mutation Rate and Spectrum of Hepatitis C Virus In Vivo

    José M. Cuevas;Fernando González-Candelas;Andrés Moya;Rafael Sanjuán

  • Onychomadesis outbreak in Valencia, Spain associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by enteroviruses.

    Javier López Davia;Pablo Hernández Bel;Violeta Zaragoza Ninet;María Alma Bracho

  • Evolution of Snake Venom Disintegrins by Positive Darwinian Selection

    Paula Juárez;Iñaki Comas;Fernando González-Candelas;Juan J. Calvete

  • Enterovirus co-infections and onychomadesis after hand, foot, and mouth disease, Spain, 2008.

    Maria A. Bracho;Fernando González-Candelas;Ana Valero;Juan Córdoba

  • Evolution of arginine deiminase (ADI) pathway genes.

    Manuel Zúñiga;Gaspar Pérez;Fernando González-Candelas

  • Origin and phylogeography of the Chagas disease main vector Triatoma infestans based on nuclear rDNA sequences and genome size.

    M.D. Bargues;D.R. Klisiowicz;F. Panzera;F. Panzera;F. Noireau

  • Evolutionary Trajectories of Beta-Lactamase CTX-M-1 Cluster Enzymes: Predicting Antibiotic Resistance

    Ângela Novais;Iñaki Comas;Fernando Baquero;Rafael Cantón

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A genetic, epidemiological, and evolutionary perspective.

    Manuela Sironi;Seyed E. Hasnain;Benjamin Rosenthal;Tung Phan

  • Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis of Intrapatient Microevolution in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Potential Impact on the Inference of Tuberculosis Transmission

    Laura Pérez-Lago;Iñaki Comas;Yurena Navarro;Fernando González-Candelas

  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Outpatient, Inpatient, and Severe Cases of Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza

    Jesús Castilla;Pere Godoy;Ángela Domínguez;Iván Martínez-Baz

  • Analysis of population genetic structure and variability using RAPD markers in the endemic and endangered Limonium dufourii (Plumbaginaceae)

    C. Palacios;F. González‐Candelas

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia
Tomás Pumarola
Tomás Pumarola Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo
Carmen Amaro
Carmen Amaro University of Valencia
Rafael Sanjuán
Rafael Sanjuán University of Valencia
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Amparo Latorre
Amparo Latorre University of Valencia
Johannes Krause
Johannes Krause Max Planck Society

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