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Maurizio Comanducci

Maurizio Comanducci

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Microbiology

D-Index
43
Citations
9263
World Ranking
5211
National Ranking
128

Overview

Maurizio Comanducci is affiliated with Novartis (Switzerland) and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work covers several subfields, including Epidemiology and Microbiology.

The main topics Maurizio Comanducci addresses in their research include:

  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Scientific publications by Maurizio Comanducci have appeared in the journal Vaccine. One notable recent paper is:

  • Multicomponent meningococcal serogroup B vaccination elicits cross-reactive immunity in infants against genetically diverse serogroup C, W and Y invasive disease isolates, 2020, Vaccine

This publication has contributed to the understanding of immune responses elicited by meningococcal vaccines in infants.

Maurizio Comanducci frequently collaborates with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Alessia Biolchi
  • Gabriella De Angelis
  • Monica Moschioni
  • Sara Tomei
  • Brunella Brunelli

The collaborative nature of their research highlights interdisciplinary approaches in the study of infectious diseases and vaccine development.

Best Publications

  • Identification of vaccine candidates against serogroup B meningococcus by whole-genome sequencing.

    M Pizza;[No Value] Scarlato;[No Value] Masignani;MM Giuliani

  • A universal vaccine for serogroup B meningococcus

    Marzia M. Giuliani;Jeannette Adu-Bobie;Maurizio Comanducci;Beatrice Aricò

  • Gene structure of the Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin and evidence of its key role in gastric disease.

    J L Telford;P Ghiara;M Dell'Orco;M Comanducci

  • NadA, a Novel Vaccine Candidate of Neisseria meningitidis

    Maurizio Comanducci;Stefania Bambini;Brunella Brunelli;Jeannette Adu-Bobie

  • Vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis Using Three Variants of the Lipoprotein GNA1870

    Vega Masignani;Maurizio Comanducci;Marzia Monica Giuliani;Stefania Bambini

  • Qualitative and quantitative assessment of meningococcal antigens to evaluate the potential strain coverage of protein-based vaccines

    John Donnelly;Ducci O. Medini;Giusepp E. Boccadifuoco;Alessia Biolchi

  • Predicted strain coverage of a meningococcal multicomponent vaccine (4CMenB) in Europe: a qualitative and quantitative assessment

    Ulrich Vogel;Muhamed-Kheir Taha;Julio A Vazquez;Jamie Findlow

  • Neisseria meningitidis is structured in clades associated with restriction modification systems that modulate homologous recombination

    Sonia Budroni;Emilio Siena;Julie C. Dunning Hotopp;Kate L. Seib

  • Protective Activity of Monoclonal Antibodies to Genome-Derived Neisserial Antigen 1870, a Neisseria meningitidis Candidate Vaccine

    Jo Anne Welsch;Raffaella Rossi;Maurizio Comanducci;Dan M. Granoff

  • NadA diversity and carriage in Neisseria meningitidis.

    Maurizio Comanducci;Stefania Bambini;Dominique A. Caugant;Marirosa Mora

  • The Region Comprising Amino Acids 100 to 255 of Neisseria meningitidis Lipoprotein GNA 1870 Elicits Bactericidal Antibodies

    Marzia Monica Giuliani;Laura Santini;Brunella Brunelli;Alessia Biolchi

  • Identification of immunoreactive proteins of Chlamydia trachomatis by Western blot analysis of a two-dimensional electrophoresis map with patient sera.

    Maria Sanchez-Campillo;Luca Bini;Maurizio Comanducci;Roberto Raggiaschi

  • Rational Design of a Meningococcal Antigen Inducing Broad Protective Immunity

    Maria Scarselli;Beatrice Aricò;Brunella Brunelli;Silvana Savino

  • Characterization of fHbp, nhba (gna2132), nadA, porA, and Sequence Type in Group B Meningococcal Case Isolates Collected in England and Wales during January 2008 and Potential Coverage of an Investigational Group B Meningococcal Vaccine

    Jay Lucidarme;Maurizio Comanducci;Jamie Findlow;Stephen J. Gray

  • Distribution and genetic variability of three vaccine components in a panel of strains representative of the diversity of serogroup B meningococcus.

    Stefania Bambini;Alessandro Muzzi;Per Olcen;Rino Rappuoli

  • Could the multicomponent meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB) control Neisseria meningitidis capsular group X outbreaks in Africa

    Eva Hong;Marzia Monica Giuliani;Ala-Eddine Deghmane;Maurizio Comanducci

  • Diversity of the Chlamydia trachomatis common plasmid in biovars with different pathogenicity.

    Maurizio Comanducci;Stefano Ricci;Roberto Cevenini;Giulio Ratti

  • Characterization of fHbp, nhba (gna2132), nadA, porA, Sequence Type (ST), and Genomic Presence of IS1301 in Group B Meningococcal ST269 Clonal Complex Isolates from England and Wales

    Jay Lucidarme;Maurizio Comanducci;Jamie Findlow;Stephen J. Gray

  • Characterization of Diverse Subvariants of the Meningococcal Factor H (fH) Binding Protein for Their Ability To Bind fH, To Mediate Serum Resistance, and To Induce Bactericidal Antibodies

    Kate L. Seib;Brunella Brunelli;Barbara Brogioni;Emmanuelle Palumbo

  • Prevalence and genetic diversity of candidate vaccine antigens among invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates in the United States

    Xin Wang;Amanda Cohn;Maurizio Comanducci;Lubomira Andrew

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariagrazia Pizza
Mariagrazia Pizza Imperial College London
Rino Rappuoli
Rino Rappuoli Imperial College London
Marzia Monica Giuliani
Marzia Monica Giuliani GlaxoSmithKline (Italy)
Dominique A. Caugant
Dominique A. Caugant Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Muhamed-Kheir Taha
Muhamed-Kheir Taha Université Paris Cité
Dan M. Granoff
Dan M. Granoff UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Ray Borrow
Ray Borrow Manchester Royal Infirmary
Annalisa Santucci
Annalisa Santucci University of Siena
Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart Institut Pasteur
Hervé Tettelin
Hervé Tettelin University of Maryland, Baltimore

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