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Gianfranco Amicosante

Gianfranco Amicosante

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Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
12459
World Ranking
2898
National Ranking
74

Overview

Gianfranco Amicosante is affiliated with the University of L'Aquila in Italy and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their work covers various subfields including Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research focuses mainly on topics related to Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, and Vibrio bacteria research studies.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Gianfranco Amicosante are:

  • Antimycotic Activity of Ozonized Oil in Liposome Eye Drops against Candida spp., 2020, Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of ST2 A. baumannii Causing Bloodstream Infections in COVID-19 Patients, 2022, Antibiotics
  • Potent inhibitory activity of taniborbactam towards NDM-1 and NDM-1Q119X mutants, and in vitro activity of cefepime/taniborbactam against MBLs producing Enterobacterales, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) of Carbapenem-Resistant K. pneumoniae Isolated in Long-Term Care Facilities in the Northern Italian Region, 2021, Microorganisms
  • Anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory activity of Gentiana lutea root extract, 2020, Advances in Traditional Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gianfranco Amicosante include:

  • Mariagrazia Perilli (17 joint publications)
  • Alessandra Piccirilli (13 joint publications)
  • Giuseppe Celenza (9 joint publications)
  • Fabrizia Brisdelli (9 joint publications)
  • Sabrina Cherubini (7 joint publications)

The most common publication venues for Amicosante's work are:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (3 publications)
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology (2 publications)
  • Antibiotics (2 publications)
  • Advances in Traditional Medicine (2 publications)
  • Diagnostics (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Cloning and Characterization of blaVIM, a New Integron-Borne Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate

    Laura Lauretti;Maria Letizia Riccio;Annarita Mazzariol;Giuseppe Cornaglia

  • Characterization of the Metallo-β-Lactamase Determinant of Acinetobacter baumannii AC-54/97 Reveals the Existence of bla IMP Allelic Variants Carried by Gene Cassettes of Different Phylogeny

    Maria Letizia Riccio;Nicola Franceschini;Letizia Boschi;Berardo Caravelli

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of Lactobacillus brevis (CD2) on periodontal disease

    DN Della Riccia;F Bizzini;MG Perilli;A Polimeni

  • Multiple CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Nosocomial Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from a Hospital in Northern Italy

    Laura Pagani;Emanuela Dell'Amico;Roberta Migliavacca;Marco Maria D'Andrea

  • Occurrence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae in Italy: Implications for Resistance to β-Lactams and Other Antimicrobial Drugs

    T. Spanu;F. Luzzaro;M. Perilli;G. Amicosante

  • Biochemical characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa 101/1477 metallo-beta-lactamase IMP-1 produced by Escherichia coli.

    Nezha Laraki;Nicola Franceschini;Gian Maria Rossolini;Pasqualino Santucci

  • An overview of the kinetic parameters of class B beta-lactamases.

    A Felici;G Amicosante;A Oratore;R Strom

  • Trends in production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among enterobacteria of medical interest: report of the second Italian nationwide survey.

    Francesco Luzzaro;Marilina Mezzatesta;Claudia Mugnaioli;Mariagrazia Perilli

  • Zn(Ii) Dependence of the Aeromonas Hydrophila Ae036 Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Activity and Stability

    M. Hernandez Valladares;A. Felici;Georges Weber;H. W. Adolph

  • Metallo-β-lactamases as emerging resistance determinants in Gram-negative pathogens: open issues

    Giuseppe Cornaglia;Murat Akova;Gianfranco Amicosante;Rafael Cantón

  • Structure of In31, a blaIMP-containing Pseudomonas aeruginosa integron phyletically related to In5, which carries an unusual array of gene cassettes

    Nezha Laraki;Moreno Galleni;Iris Thamm;Maria Letizia Riccio

  • Spread of blaCTX-M-type and blaPER-2 β-lactamase genes in clinical isolates from Bolivian hospitals

    Giuseppe Celenza;Cristina Pellegrini;Marisa Caccamo;Bernardetta Segatore

  • On functional and structural heterogeneity of VIM-type metallo-beta-lactamases

    Jean Denis Docquier;Josette Lamotte-Brasseur;Moreno Galleni;Gianfranco Amicosante

  • Presence of the ica operon in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and its role in biofilm production.

    V. Cafiso;T. Bertuccio;M. Santagati;F. Campanile

  • Cytotoxic activity and antioxidant capacity of purified lichen metabolites: an in vitro study.

    Fabrizia Brisdelli;Mariagrazia Perilli;Doriana Sellitri;Marisa Piovano

  • A survey of the kinetic parameters of class C beta-lactamases. Cephalosporins and other beta-lactam compounds.

    Moreno Galleni;G. Amicosante;Jean-Marie Frère

  • CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Italy: Molecular Epidemiology of an Emerging Countrywide Problem

    Claudia Mugnaioli;Francesco Luzzaro;Filomena De Luca;Gioconda Brigante

  • Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Produced by Nosocomial Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from an Italian Nationwide Survey

    Mariagrazia Perilli;Emanuela Dell'Amico;Bernardetta Segatore;Maria Rosaria de Massis

  • IMP-12, a New Plasmid-Encoded Metallo-β-Lactamase from a Pseudomonas putida Clinical Isolate

    Jean Denis Docquier;Maria Letizia Riccio;Claudia Mugnaioli;Francesco Luzzaro

  • Proteus mirabilis Bloodstream Infections: Risk Factors and Treatment Outcome Related to the Expression of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases

    Andrea Endimiani;Francesco Luzzaro;Gioconda Brigante;Mariagrazia Perilli

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Moreno Galleni
Moreno Galleni University of Liège
Jean-Marie Frère
Jean-Marie Frère University of Liège
Francesco Luzzaro
Francesco Luzzaro University of Insubria
Antonio Toniolo
Antonio Toniolo University of Insubria
Stefania Stefani
Stefania Stefani University of Catania
Jean Denis Docquier
Jean Denis Docquier University of Siena
Marcello Nicoletti
Marcello Nicoletti Sapienza University of Rome
Andrea Endimiani
Andrea Endimiani University of Bern
Jordi Vila
Jordi Vila University of Barcelona

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