Selected Research Publications

The comparative effect of propolis and chlorhexidine mouthwash on oral nitrite-producing bacteria and blood pressure regulation
Bescos, R., du Toit, L., Redondo-Rio, A., Warburton, P. J., Nicholas, T. L., Kiernan, M., ... & Casas-Agustench, P.

Acquired amphotericin B resistance leads to fitness trade-offs that can be mitigated by compensatory evolution in Candida auris
Carolus, H., Sofras, D., Boccarella, G., Sephton-Clark, P., Biriukov, V., Cauldron, N. C., ... & Van Dijck, P.

Collateral sensitivity counteracts the evolution of antifungal drug resistance in Candida auris
Carolus, H., Sofras, D., Boccarella, G., Jacobs, S., Biriukov, V., Goossens, L., ... & Van Dijck, P.

Chromosome level assemblies of Nakaseomyces (Candida) bracarensis uncover two distinct clades and define its adhesin repertoire
Marcet-Houben, M., Księżopolska, E., & Gabaldón, T.

A multidimensional assessment of in-host fitness costs of drug resistance in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata.
Arastehfar, A., Daneshnia, F., Hovhannisyan, H., Cabrera, N., Ilkit, M., Desai, J. V., ... & Perlin, D. S.

Multiplexed target enrichment of coding and non-coding transcriptomes enables studying Candida spp. infections from human derived samples.
Hovhannisyan, H., Rodríguez, A., Saus, E., Vaneechoutte, M., & Gabaldón, T.

Overlooked Candida glabrata petites are echinocandin tolerant, induce host inflammatory responses, and display poor in vivo fitness
Arastehfar, A., Daneshnia, F., Hovhannisyan, H., Fuentes, D., Cabrera, N., Quintin, C., ... & Perlin, D. S.

Citizen-science reveals changes in the oral microbiome in Spain through age and lifestyle factors
Willis, J. R., Saus, E., Iraola-Guzmán, S., Ksiezopolska, E., Cozzuto, L., Bejarano, L. A., ... & Gabaldón, T.

Candida pathogens induce protective mitochondria-associated type I interferon signalling and a damage-driven response in vaginal epithelial cells.
Pekmezovic, M., Hovhannisyan, H., Gresnigt, M. S., Iracane, E., Oliveira-Pacheco, J., Siscar-Lewin, S., ... & Hube, B.

The long non-coding RNA landscape of candida yeast pathogens.
Hovhannisyan, H., & Gabaldón, T.