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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE HONDURAS
Centro de Investigaciones Genéticas

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Scopus Author ID: 54782557000

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Malaria, Molecular markers, Microbiology, Parasitology, Genetics

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Honduras

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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras: Tegucigalpa, FM, HN

1998 to present | Professor IV (Microbiology)
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Gustavo Fontecha

Education and qualifications (3)

UCM: Madrid, Spain, ES

2005 to 2008 | PhD (Genetics)
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Gustavo Fontecha

UCR: San Jose, Costa Rica, CR

1999 to 2001 | MSc (Microbiology)
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Gustavo Fontecha

UNAH: Tegucigalpa, FM, HN

1987 to 1994 | Licenciatura (Microbiology)
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Gustavo Fontecha

Funding (1)

Genetic characterization of Beauveria bassiana strains for biological control of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera) in Honduras.

2003-01-01 to present | Grant
International Foundation for Science (Stockholm, SE)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.6423342
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IFS-6E58260D
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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Honduras in the malaria elimination phase

Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases
2025 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100230
Contributors: Alejandro Zamora; Alejandra Pinto; Denis Escobar; Hugo O. Valdivia; Lesly Chaver; Gloria Ardón; Erick Carranza; Gustavo Fontecha
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Natural attenuation of contamination by hexachlorocyclohexanes in the soils around the Bailín landfill site (Sabiñánigo, Huesca province, NE Spain)

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2025-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137738
Contributors: Mauricio Hernández; Jesús Fernández; Gustavo Fontecha; Yefrin Valladares; Javier Gómez
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Spatial dynamics of lindane concentration in a soil-plant system at the Bailín landfill site (Sabiñánigo, Huesca, Spain)

Environmental Pollution
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125198
Contributors: Mauricio Hernández; Jesús Fernández; Gustavo Fontecha; Javier Gómez
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First Molecular Characterization of <em>Fusarium circinatum </em>Isolated from <em>Pinus oocarpa </em>in Honduras

2024-11-27 | Preprint
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202411.2072.v1
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz; Keylin Mendoza; Lourdes Enríquez; Kateryn Aguilar; Yensi Yánez-Euceda; Kevin Amaya-Funes; Isis Umaña-Valle; Gustavo Fontecha
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Global Insights and Trends in Research on Dermatophytes and Dermatophytosis: A Bibliometric Analysis

Mycoses
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/myc.13803
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz; Manuel G. Ballesteros‐Monrreal; Juan Rosales‐Tamashiro; Michelle Bush; Jon Salmanton‐García; Gustavo Fontecha
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Strengthening Fungal Infection Diagnosis and Treatment: An In-depth Analysis of Capabilities in Honduras

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2024-09-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae578
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz; Diana Varela; Gustavo Fontecha; Karla Torres; Oliver A Cornely; Jon Salmanton-García
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Asymptomatic Malaria Reservoirs in Honduras: A Challenge for Elimination

Pathogens
2024-06-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13070541
Contributors: Sharon Banegas; Denis Escobar; Alejandra Pinto; Marcela Moncada; Gabriela Matamoros; Hugo O. Valdivia; Allan Reyes; Gustavo Fontecha
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Underutilized Fruit Crops at a Crossroads: The Case of Annona cherimola—From Pre-Columbian to Present Times

Horticulturae
2024-05-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae10060531
Contributors: Nerea Larranaga; Jorge A. Agustín; Federico Albertazzi; Gustavo Fontecha; Wilson Vásquez-Castillo; Ricardo Cautín; Edward Quiroz; Carla Ragonezi; Jose I. Hormaza
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Genomic exploration of the complex journey ofPlasmodium vivaxin Latin America

2024-05-09 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.08.592893
Contributors: M. J. M. Lefebvre; F. Degrugillier; C. Arnathau; G. A. Fontecha; O. Noya; S. Houzé; C. Severini; B. Pradines; A. Berry; J-F. Trape et al.
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First Report of the Emerging Pathogen <i>Kodamaea ohmeri</i> in Honduras

Journal of Fungi
2024-02 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/jof10030186
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz ; Roque López; Carlos Muñoz; Kateryn Aguilar; Fernando Perez; Isis Laínez-Arteaga; Fernando Chávez; Celeste Galindo; Luis Ariel Rivera Flores; Manuel G Ballesteros-Monrreal et al.
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Coevolutionary Analysis of the Pfs47-P47Rec Complex: A Bioinformatics Approach

Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/11779322241284223
Contributors: Andrés S Ortiz-Morazán; Marcela María Moncada; Denis Escobar; Leonardo A Cabrera-Moreno; Gustavo Fontecha
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Tinea unguium caused by Epidermophyton floccosum

Bionatura
2023-09-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.21931/RB/2023.08.03.36
Contributors: Bersy Zúniga; Maihly Arita-Ramos; Lilia Acevedo-Almendárez; Jorge García-Chávez; Dylan Ponce-Mejía; Gustavo Fontecha; Bryan Ortiz
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Update on the susceptibility to chloroquine of Plasmodium falciparum in Honduras

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
2023-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102600
Contributors: Sandra Paz; Denis Escobar; Gustavo Fontecha
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First Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in Pediculus humanus capitis from Latin America

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2023-06-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8070345
Contributors: Kelsey Larkin; Ariel Ceferino Toloza; Jose Antonio Gabrie; Carol A. Rodríguez; Maria Mercedes Rueda; Gabriela Matamoros; Oscar Palacio; Shabana Jamani; Gustavo Fontecha; Ana L. Sanchez
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Monitoring of Microbial Contamination of Groundwater in the Upper Choluteca River Basin, Honduras

Water
2023-06-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/w15112116
Contributors: Keylin Mendoza; Bryan Ortiz; Luis Rivera; Tania Peña; Marcio Chirinos-Escobar; Lourdes Enríquez; Victoria Maldonado; Gustavo Fontecha
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The Honduran diaspora and infectious diseases: An urgent need for action

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102567
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha
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Mixed candidemia in a pediatric patient with Hirschsprung's disease

Revista Iberoamericana de Micología
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2022.12.003
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz; Kateryn Aguilar; Marco Luque; Kevin Díaz; Celeste Galindo; Daniel Rivera; Roque López; Gustavo Fontecha
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Amplification of Cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) with Chloroplast-Specific Markers: Geographical Implications on Diversity and Dispersion Studies

Horticulturae
2022-09-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8090807
Contributors: Nerea Larranaga; Gustavo Fontecha; Federico J. Albertazzi; Margarita Palmieri; Jose I. Hormaza
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A PCR-RFLP Technique to Assess the Geographic Origin of Plasmodium falciparum Strains in Central America

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2022-07-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7080149
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Denis Escobar; Bryan Ortiz; Alejandra Pinto
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Population genomics of ancient and modern Trichuris trichiura

Nature Communications
2022-07-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31487-x
Contributors: Stephen R. Doyle; Martin Jensen Søe; Peter Nejsum; Martha Betson; Philip J. Cooper; Lifei Peng; Xing-Quan Zhu; Ana Sanchez; Gabriela Matamoros; Gustavo Adolfo Fontecha Sandoval et al.
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A Follow-Up to the Geographical Distribution of Anopheles Species in Malaria-Endemic and Non-Endemic Areas of Honduras

Insects
2022-06-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/insects13060548
Contributors: Denis Escobar; Osman Archaga; Allan Reyes; Adalid Palma; Ryan T. Larson; Gissella M. Vásquez; Gustavo Fontecha
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Field Evaluation of a Hemozoin-Based Malaria Diagnostic Device in Puerto Lempira, Honduras

Diagnostics
2022-05-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12051206
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Denis Escobar; Bryan Ortiz; Alejandra Pinto; Delmy Serrano; Hugo O. Valdivia
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First Molecular Identification of Three Clinical Isolates of Fungi Causing Mucormycosis in Honduras

Infectious Disease Reports
2022-04 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/idr14020031
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz ; Isis Laínez-Arteaga; Celeste Galindo-Morales; Lilia Acevedo-Almendárez; Kateryn Aguilar; Diana Valladares; Miriam López; Gustavo Fontecha
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First Molecular Identification of Three Clinical Isolates of Fungi Causing Mucormycosis in Honduras

2022-03-25 | Preprint
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202203.0348.v1
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz; Isis Laínez-Arteaga; Celeste Galindo-Morales; Lilia Acevedo-Almendárez; Kateryn Aguilar; Diana Valladares; Miriam López; Gustavo Fontecha
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Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum anti-malarial drug resistance markers in pfcrt and pfmdr1 genes in isolates from Honduras and Nicaragua, 2018–2021

Malaria Journal
2021-12-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03977-8
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Alejandra Pinto; Osman Archaga; Sergio Betancourth; Lenin Escober; Jessica Henríquez; Hugo O. Valdivia; Alberto Montoya; Rosa Elena Mejía
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Evidence of a Recent Bottleneck in Plasmodium falciparum Populations on the Honduran–Nicaraguan Border

Pathogens
2021-11-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10111432
Contributors: Alejandra Pinto; Osman Archaga; Ángel Mejía; Lenin Escober; Jessica Henríquez; Alberto Montoya; Hugo O. Valdivia; Gustavo Fontecha
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Assessment of Plasmodium Falciparum Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in pfcrt and pfmdr1 Genes in Isolates from Honduras and Nicaragua, 2018-2021

2021-09-13 | Other
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-868904/v1
Contributors: Gustavo Adolfo Fontecha; Alejandra Pinto; Osman Archaga; Sergio Betancourth; Lenin Escober; Jessica Henríquez; Hugo O Valdivia; Alberto Montoya; Rosa Elena Mejía
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Publication Trends in Neglected Tropical Diseases of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Bibliometric Analysis

Pathogens
2021-03-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10030356
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Ana Sánchez; Bryan Ortiz
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First Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in Patients Living with HIV in Honduras

Pathogens
2021-03-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10030336
Contributors: Sergio Betancourth; Osman Archaga; Wendy Moncada; Vilma Rodríguez; Gustavo Fontecha
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What Will Happen to Biomedical Research in Low-and-Middle Income Countries in the PostCOVID-19 World?

Current Tropical Medicine Reports
2021-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40475-020-00223-0
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Ana L Sánchez
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Molecular Identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in Patients Living with HIV / AIDS in Honduras

2021-02-04 | Other
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202102.0141.v1
Contributors: Sergio Betancourth; Osman Archaga; Wendy Moncada; Vilma Rodríguez; Gustavo Fontecha
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Absence of mutations associated with resistance to benzimidazole in the beta-tubulin gene of Ascaris suum

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0155-2019
Contributors: Adalid Palma; Gabriela Matamoros; Denis Escobar; Ana Lourdes Sánchez; Gustavo Fontecha
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Distribution and phylogenetic diversity of Anopheles species in malaria endemic areas of Honduras in an elimination setting

Parasites & Vectors
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04203-1
Contributors: Denis Escobar; Krisnaya Ascencio; Andrés Ortiz; Adalid Palma; Gustavo Fontecha
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Blood Meal Sources of <i>Anopheles</i> spp. in Malaria Endemic Areas of Honduras

2020-07-02 | Other
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202007.0004.v1
Contributors: Denis Escobar; Krisnaya Ascencio; Andrés Ortiz; Adalid Palma; Ana Sánchez; Gustavo Fontecha
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Distribution and phylogenetic diversity of Anopheles species in malaria endemic areas of Honduras in an elimination setting

2020-05-28 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.24779/v3
Contributors: Denis Escobar; Krisnaya Ascencio; Andrés Ortiz; Adalid Palma; Gustavo Fontecha
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Distribution and phylogenetic diversity of Anopheles species in malaria endemic areas of Honduras in an elimination setting

2020-04-27 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.24779/v2
Contributors: Denis Escobar; Krisnaya Ascencio; Andrés Ortiz; Adalid Palma; Gustavo Fontecha
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Human Plasmodium vivax diversity, population structure and evolutionary origin

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2020-03-09 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008072
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Distribution of Anopheles species in malaria endemic areas of Honduras in an elimination setting

2020-02-27 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.24779/v1
Contributors: Denis Escobar; Krisnaya Ascencio; Andrés Ortiz; Adalid Palma; Gustavo Fontecha
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Clinical Spectrum of Primaquine-induced Hemolysis in Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A 9-Year Hospitalization-based Study from the Brazilian Amazon

Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz122
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Contributors: Brito-Sousa, J.D.; Santos, T.C.; Avalos, S.; Fontecha, G.; Melo, G.C.; Val, F.; Siqueira, A.M.; Alecrim, G.C.; Bassat, Q.; Lacerda, M.V.G. et al.
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Genetic variability of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 in Central America

Malaria Journal
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2668-3
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Contributors: Fontecha, G.; Pinto, A.; Escobar, D.; Matamoros, G.; Ortiz, B.
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Testing the effectiveness of conservation management within biosphere reserves: the case of the Mexican deer mouse (Peromyscus mexicanus) as a bioindicator

Integrative zoology
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12371
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Contributors: Cobo-Simón, I.; Méndez-Cea, B.; Portillo, H.; Elvir, F.; Vega, H.; Gallego, F.J.; Fontecha, G.
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Identification of Cryptic Species of Four Candida Complexes in a Culture Collection

Journal of Fungi
2019-12-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/jof5040117
DOI: 10.20944/preprints201911.0293.v1
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Identification of Candida Species from Clinical Samples in a Honduran Tertiary Hospital

Pathogens
2019-11-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8040237
DOI: 10.20944/preprints201909.0148.v1
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High Endemicity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in a Population Frequently Exposed to Albendazole but No Evidence of Antiparasitic Resistance

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2019-04-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020073
Contributors: Gabriela Matamoros; María Mercedes Rueda; Carol Rodríguez; Jose A. Gabrie; Maritza Canales; Gustavo Fontecha; Ana Sanchez
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Bionomic aspects of Lutzomyia evansi and Lutzomyia longipalpis, proven vectors of Leishmania infantum in an endemic area of non-ulcerative cutaneous leishmaniasis in Honduras

Parasites & Vectors
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2605-7
Contributors: Ángel Mejía; Gabriela Matamoros; Gustavo Fontecha; Wilfredo Sosa-Ochoa
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Deletions of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes of Plasmodium falciparum from Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua

Malaria Journal
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2470-7
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Rosa E. Mejía; Engels Banegas; Maria Paz Ade; Lisandro Mendoza; Bryan Ortiz; Isaac Sabillón; Gerardo Alvarado; Gabriela Matamoros; Alejandra Pinto
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G6PD deficiency, primaquine treatment, and risk of haemolysis in malaria-infected patients

Malaria Journal
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2564-2
Contributors: Sara Avalos; Rosa E. Mejia; Engels Banegas; Cesar Salinas; Lester Gutierrez; Marcela Fajardo; Suzeth Galo; Alejandra Pinto; Angel Mejia; Gustavo Fontecha
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Ausencia de infecciones asintomáticas de malaria en una región endémica de Honduras

Revista Ciencia y Tecnología
2018-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5377/rct.v0i20.5947
Part of ISSN: 1995-9613
Contributors: Gustavo Fontecha; Lino Carmenate; Joel Garcia; Brian Erazo; Juan Amador; Nestor Yanes; Isis Buezo; Fabiola Martel; Mariela Carrasco
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Molecular identification of Candida species from urinary infections in Honduras

Revista Iberoamericana de Micología
2018-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2017.07.003
Part of ISSN: 1130-1406
Contributors: Bryan Ortiz; Erika Pérez-Alemán; Carmen Galo; Gustavo Fontecha
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Molecular analysis of human- and pig-derived Ascaris in Honduras

Journal of Helminthology
2018-01-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X18000160
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Peer review (20 reviews for 10 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC research notes (1)
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Review activity for Malaria journal (9)
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Review activity for Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (1)
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