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Overview

Paolo Visca is affiliated with Roma Tre University in Italy and has an extensive publication record in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses largely on molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular medicine, endocrinology, and oncology.

The primary topics of Visca's work include antibiotic resistance in bacteria, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, Vibrio bacteria research studies, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, lung cancer treatments and mutations, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Visca are:

  • Massimiliano Lucidi
  • Daniela Visaggio
  • Giordano Rampioni
  • Francesco Imperi
  • Livia Leoni

Visca's publications are often found in notable journals, including:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Virulence
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Lung Cancer
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements

Representative recent papers authored by Visca include:

  • KEAP1-driven co-mutations in lung adenocarcinoma unresponsive to immunotherapy despite high tumor mutational burden (2020), published in Annals of Oncology
  • Pathogenicity and virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii: Factors contributing to the fitness in healthcare settings and the infected host (2023), published in Virulence
  • Staphylococcus aureus clones causing osteomyelitis: a literature review (2000-2020) (2021), published in Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • PqsE Expands and Differentially Modulates the RhlR Quorum Sensing Regulon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2022), published in Microbiology Spectrum
  • Identification of FDA-approved antivirulence drugs targeting the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing effector protein PqsE (2020), published in Virulence

Best Publications

  • Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen.

    Luísa C.S. Antunes;Paolo Visca;Kevin J. Towner

  • Pyoverdine siderophores: from biogenesis to biosignificance

    Paolo Visca;Francesco Imperi;Iain L. Lamont

  • Palmitoylation-dependent estrogen receptor α membrane localization: Regulation by 17β-estradiol

    Filippo Acconcia;Paolo Ascenzi;Alessio Bocedi;Enzo Spisni

  • Acinetobacter infection--an emerging threat to human health.

    Paolo Visca;Harald Seifert;Kevin J. Towner

  • Whole-Genome Pyrosequencing of an Epidemic Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strain Belonging to the European Clone II Group

    Michele Iacono;Laura Villa;Daniela Fortini;Roberta Bordoni

  • The response to stationary‐phase stress conditions in Escherichia coli : role and regulation of the glutamic acid decarboxylase system

    Daniela De Biase;Angela Tramonti;Francesco Bossa;Paolo Visca

  • Iron transport and regulation, cell signalling and genomics: lessons from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas.

    Paolo Visca;Livia Leoni;Megan J. Wilson;Iain L. Lamont

  • Deciphering the Multifactorial Nature of Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenicity

    Luísa C. S. Antunes;Francesco Imperi;Alessandra Carattoli;Paolo Visca

  • Burkholderia cepacia complex species: health hazards and biotechnological potential

    Luigi Chiarini;Annamaria Bevivino;Claudia Dalmastri;Silvia Tabacchioni

  • tsRNA signatures in cancer.

    Veronica Balatti;Giovanni Nigita;Dario Veneziano;Alessandra Drusco

  • Structural genes for salicylate biosynthesis from chorismate in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Laura Serino;Cornelia Reimmann;Heinz Baur;Markus Beyeler

  • Molecular basis of pyoverdine siderophore recycling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Francesco Imperi;Federica Tiburzi;Paolo Visca

  • Common themes and variations in the rhodanese superfamily

    Rita Cipollone;Paolo Ascenzi;Paolo Visca

  • S-palmitoylation modulates human estrogen receptor-alpha functions.

    Filippo Acconcia;Paolo Ascenzi;Giulia Fabozzi;Paolo Visca

  • Role of Iron Uptake Systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence and Airway Infection

    Fabrizia Minandri;Francesco Imperi;Emanuela Frangipani;Carlo Bonchi

  • New Life for an Old Drug: the Anthelmintic Drug Niclosamide Inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing

    Francesco Imperi;Francesco Massai;Cejoice Ramachandran Pillai;Francesca Longo

  • Metal regulation of siderophore synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and functional effects of siderophore-metal complexes.

    Paolo Visca;Gianni Colotti;Laura Serino;Daniela Verzili

  • KEAP1-driven co-mutations in lung adenocarcinoma unresponsive to immunotherapy despite high tumor mutational burden.

    D. Marinelli;M. Mazzotta;S. Scalera;I. Terrenato

  • Biosynthesis of pyochelin and dihydroaeruginoic acid requires the iron-regulated pchDCBA operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    L Serino;C Reimmann;P Visca;M Beyeler

  • The genomics of Acinetobacter baumannii: insights into genome plasticity, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity.

    Francesco Imperi;Luísa C.S. Antunes;Jochen Blom;Laura Villa

  • Anthrax toxin: a tripartite lethal combination.

    Paolo Ascenzi;Paolo Visca;Giuseppe Ippolito;Andrea Spallarossa

  • Class 1 Integron-Borne Multiple-Antibiotic Resistance Carried by IncFI and IncL/M Plasmids in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium

    Fabio Tosini;Paolo Visca;Ida Luzzi;Anna Maria Dionisi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Ascenzi
Paolo Ascenzi Roma Tre University
Piera Valenti
Piera Valenti Sapienza University of Rome
Lorenza Putignani
Lorenza Putignani Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences
Marcella Mottolese
Marcella Mottolese IRCCS Regina Elena Institute
Michele Milella
Michele Milella University of Verona
Martino Bolognesi
Martino Bolognesi University of Milan
Nicola Petrosillo
Nicola Petrosillo National Institutes of Health
Alessandra Carattoli
Alessandra Carattoli Sapienza University of Rome
Francesco Cognetti
Francesco Cognetti Sapienza University of Rome
Massimo Coletta
Massimo Coletta University of Rome Tor Vergata

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