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Miguel Blanco is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work covers several key subfields including endocrinology, molecular medicine, food science, molecular biology, and plant science. Their research topics predominantly center on:

  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Plant virus research studies
  • Reproductive physiology in livestock

Blanco's recent publications illustrate a focused investigation on Escherichia coli and its resistance mechanisms, virulence factors, and genetic diversity across various hosts and geographies. Key papers include:

  • "Clonal Structure, Virulence Factor-encoding Genes and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli, Causing Urinary Tract Infections and Other Extraintestinal Infections in Humans in Spain and France during 2016" (2020, Antibiotics)
  • "High Prevalence of ST131 Subclades C2-H30Rx and C1-M27 Among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Causing Human Extraintestinal Infections in Patients From Two Hospitals of Spain and France During 2015" (2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • "Molecular Characteristics of Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), and Multidrug Resistant E. coli Isolated from Healthy Dogs in Spain. Whole Genome Sequencing of Canine ST372 Isolates and Comparison with Human Isolates Causing Extraintestinal Infections" (2020, Microorganisms)
  • "Clonal Structure, Virulence Factor-Encoding Genes and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections and Other Extraintestinal Infections in Humans in Spain and France During 2016" (2020, Preprints.org)
  • "High diversity and variability of pipolins among a wide range of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors who collaborate with Blanco include Saskia-Camille Flament-Simon, Jorge Blanco, Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine, Vanesa García, and María Pilar Alonso.

The main publication venues for their work are:

  • Preprints.org
  • Antibiotics
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Identification of Holliday junction resolvases from humans and yeast

    Stephen C. Y. Ip;Ulrich Rass;Miguel G. Blanco;Helen R. Flynn

  • Serotypes, Virulence Genes, and Intimin Types of Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Cattle in Spain and Identification of a New Intimin Variant Gene (eae-ξ)

    M. Blanco;J. E. Blanco;A. Mora;G. Dahbi

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition.

    Bernardo Rodriguez-Martin;Bernardo Rodriguez-Martin;Eva G. Alvarez;Eva G. Alvarez;Adrian Baez-Ortega;Jorge Zamora

  • Serotypes, Virulence Genes, and Intimin Types of Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Healthy Sheep in Spain

    M. Blanco;J. E. Blanco;A. Mora;J. Rey

  • Regulatory Control of the Resolution of DNA Recombination Intermediates during Meiosis and Mitosis

    Joao Matos;Miguel G. Blanco;Sarah Maslen;J. Mark Skehel

  • Isolation and characterization of potentially pathogenic antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli strains from chicken and pig farms in Spain.

    Pilar Cortés;Vanessa Blanc;Azucena Mora;Ghizlane Dahbi

  • Antimicrobial resistance of Shiga toxin (verotoxin)-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 strains isolated from humans, cattle, sheep and food in Spain.

    Azucena Mora;Jesús E. Blanco;Miguel Blanco;M. Pilar Alonso

  • Serotypes, Virulence Genes, and Intimin Types of Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Human Patients: Prevalence in Lugo, Spain, from 1992 through 1999

    J. E. Blanco;M. Blanco;M. P. Alonso;A. Mora

  • Correlation between virulence factors and in vitro biofilm formation by Escherichia coli strains.

    Plínio Naves;Gema del Prado;Lorena Huelves;Matilde Gracia

  • Common Virulence Factors and Genetic Relationships between O18:K1:H7 Escherichia coli Isolates of Human and Avian Origin

    Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur;Catherine Schouler;Patrick Tailliez;Mu-Rong Kao

  • Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in ischemic stroke: outcome and therapeutic values

    David Brea;Miguel Blanco;Pedro Ramos-Cabrer;Octavio Moldes

  • Mechanism of Holliday junction resolution by the human GEN1 protein

    Ulrich Rass;Sarah A. Compton;Joao Matos;Martin R. Singleton

  • Prevalence of bacterial resistance to quinolones and other antimicrobials among avian Escherichia coli strains isolated from septicemic and healthy chickens in Spain.

    Jesus E. Blanco;Miguel Blanco;Azucena Mora;Jorge Blanco

  • Distribution and characterization of faecal verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) isolated from healthy cattle

    Miguel Blanco;Jesús E. Blanco;Jorge Blanco;Azucena Mora

  • Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains may carry virulence properties of diarrhoeagenic E. coli.

    Cecilia M. Abe;Fábia A. Salvador;Ivan N. Falsetti;Mônica A.M. Vieira

  • Evidence for two types of cytotoxic necrotizing factor in human and animal clinical isolates of Escherichia coli.

    J De Rycke;E A González;J Blanco;E Oswald

  • Virulence genotypes and serotypes of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from cattle and foods in Argentina. Importance in public health.

    A.E. Parma;M.E. Sanz;J.E. Blanco;J. Blanco

  • Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum {beta}-lactamases in Lugo (Spain): dissemination of clone O25b:H4-ST131 producing CTX-M-15.

    Miguel Blanco;Maria Pilar Alonso;Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine;Ghizlane Dahbi

  • Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli O1:K1:H7/NM from human and avian origin: detection of clonal groups B2 ST95 and D ST59 with different host distribution

    Azucena Mora;Cecilia López;Ghizlane Dabhi;Miguel Blanco

  • National survey of Escherichia coli causing extraintestinal infections reveals the spread of drug-resistant clonal groups O25b:H4-B2-ST131, O15:H1-D-ST393 and CGA-D-ST69 with high virulence gene content in Spain

    Jorge Blanco;Azucena Mora;Rosalia Mamani;Cecilia López

  • RNA-dependent chromatin targeting of TET2 for endogenous retrovirus control in pluripotent stem cells.

    Diana Guallar;Xianju Bi;Jose Angel Pardavila;Xin Huang

  • Virulence genes and intimin types of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from cattle and beef products in Argentina

    Miguel Blanco;Nora L Padola;Alejandra Krüger;Marcelo E Sanz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge Blanco
Jorge Blanco University of Santiago de Compostela
Jesús E. Blanco
Jesús E. Blanco University of Extremadura
Azucena Mora
Azucena Mora University of Santiago de Compostela
José Castillo
José Castillo University of Santiago de Compostela
Roger Stephan
Roger Stephan University of Zurich
Ignacio Lizasoain
Ignacio Lizasoain Complutense University of Madrid
María A. Moro
María A. Moro Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.): Madrid, ES
Antoni Dávalos
Antoni Dávalos Autonomous University of Barcelona
Peter J. Campbell
Peter J. Campbell Wellcome Sanger Institute
Fernando de la Cruz
Fernando de la Cruz University of Cantabria

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