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Aurora García-Fernández
Researcher at Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Publications - 36
Citations - 5803
Aurora García-Fernández is an academic researcher from Istituto Superiore di Sanità. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmid & Salmonella enterica. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 33 publications receiving 4530 citations.
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In Silico Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing
Alessandra Carattoli,Ea Zankari,Aurora García-Fernández,Mette Voldby Larsen,Ole Lund,Laura Villa,Frank Møller Aarestrup,Henrik Hasman +7 more
TL;DR: Two easy-to-use Web tools for in silico detection and characterization of whole-genome sequence (WGS) and whole-plasmid sequence data from members of the family Enterobacteriaceae are designed and developed.
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Replicon sequence typing of IncF plasmids carrying virulence and resistance determinants
TL;DR: The ability to recognize and sub-categorize IncF plasmids by RST in homogeneous groups on the basis of their phylogenetic relatedness can be helpful in analysing their distribution in nature and discovering their evolutionary origin.
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Characterization of plasmids harbouring qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes in Salmonella
Aurora García-Fernández,Daniela Fortini,Kees Veldman,Dik Mevius,Dik Mevius,Alessandra Carattoli +5 more
TL;DR: Multiple events of mobilization, transposition and replicon fusion generate the complexity observed in qnr-positive isolates that are emerging worldwide.
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Multilocus sequence typing of IncI1 plasmids carrying extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Salmonella of human and animal origin
Aurora García-Fernández,Giuseppina Chiaretto,Alessia Bertini,Laura Villa,Daniela Fortini,Antonia Ricci,Alessandra Carattoli +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the pMLST method can contribute to the epidemiological description of circulation of specific resistance plasmids among beta-lactamase producers isolated from animals and humans.
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Colistin resistance superimposed to endemic carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rapidly evolving problem in Italy, November 2013 to April 2014.
Monica Monaco,Tommaso Giani,M. Raffone,Fabio Arena,Aurora García-Fernández,Simona Pollini,Hajo Grundmann,Annalisa Pantosti,Gian Maria Rossolini,Gian Maria Rossolini +9 more
TL;DR: A concerning evolution of colistin resistance in a setting of high KPC-KP endemicity underscores a key drug for treating carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.