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  1. Mammalian Diaphanous-related formin-1 restricts early phases of influenza A/NWS/33 virus (H1N1) infection in LLC-MK2 cells by affecting cytoskeleton dynamics

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  2. Evaluation of a modified meropenem hydrolysis assay on a large cohort of KPC and VIM carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  3. Identification of different respiratory viruses, after a cell culture step, by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2016, Nature

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  4. Human cytomegalovirus reactivation from latency: validation of a “switch” model in vitro

    Article • Virology Journal, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  5. Analysis of the full genome of human group C rotaviruses reveals lineage diversification and reassortment

    Article • Journal of General Virology, August 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  6. Hepatitis C genotypes dynamics in Northern Italy

    Article • Archives of Virology, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  7. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a potential tool for Trichomonas vaginalis identification

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  8. Whole genome sequencing reveals genetic heterogeneity of G3P[8] rotaviruses circulating in Italy

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  9. Higher recovery rate of microorganisms from cerebrospinal fluid samples by the BACTEC culture system in comparison with agar culture

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  10. Evolving strategy for HCV testing in an Italian tertiary care hospital

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  11. Combined genetic variants of human cytomegalovirus envelope glycoproteins as congenital infection markers

    Article • Virology Journal, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  12. Identification of the novel Kawasaki 2014 GII.17 human norovirus strain in Italy, 2015

    Article • Eurosurveillance, September 2015, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  13. Epidemiological dynamics of norovirus GII.4 variant New Orleans 2009

    Article • Journal of General Virology, September 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  14. Genetic heterogeneity and recombination in type-3 human astroviruses

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  15. MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Detection and Differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  16. Proteasomes regulate the microtubules in influenza A/NWS/33-infected LLC-MK2 cells

    Article • Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  17. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry applied to virus identification

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2014, Nature

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  18. Identification of Dermatophyte Species after Implementation of the In-House MALDI-TOF MS Database

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2014, MDPI AG

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  19. Novel recombinant GII.P16_GII.13 and GII.P16_GII.3 norovirus strains in Italy

    Article • Virus Research, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  20. Intestinal parasitoses in a tertiary-care hospital located in a non-endemic setting during 2006–2010

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  21. High frequency of cultivable human subgroup F adenoviruses in stool samples from a paediatric population admitted to hospital with acute gastroenteritis

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, March 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  22. A 22-Year Survey of Leishmaniasis Cases in a Tertiary-Care Hospital in an Endemic Setting

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2014, MDPI AG

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  23. Identification of Borrelia Species after Creation of an In-House MALDI-TOF MS Database

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  24. Epidemiological and molecular features of norovirus infections in Italian children affected with acute gastroenteritis

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  25. Leptospira species and serovars identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry after database implementation

    Article • BMC Research Notes, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  26. Evidence of VP7 and VP4 intra-lineage diversification in G4P[8] Italian human rotaviruses

    Article • Virus Genes, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  27. Evaluation of the TRCRtest NV-W for norovirus detection in stools by the Transcription-Reverse Transcription Concerted method

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  28. Toll-like receptor 4 is involved in the cell cycle modulation and required for effective human cytomegalovirus infection in THP-1 macrophages

    Article • Virology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  29. MALDI-TOF MS analysis of human and animal Brachyspira species and benefits of database extension

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  30. Accurate identification of the six human Plasmodium spp. causing imported malaria, including Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium knowlesi

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  31. Dynamic microtubules favour influenza A virus infection

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  32. Hepatitis C virus core antigen: Analytical performances, correlation with viremia and potential applications of a quantitative, automated immunoassay

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  33. Differential infectious entry of human influenza A/NWS/33 virus (H1N1) in mammalian kidney cells

    Article • Virus Research, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  34. Cell-cycle-dependent localization of human cytomegalovirus UL83 phosphoprotein in the nucleolus and modulation of viral gene expression in human embryo fibroblasts in vitro

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  35. Modulatory effect of rRNA synthesis and ppUL83 nucleolar compartmentalization on human cytomegalovirus gene expression in vitro

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  36. An outbreak of norovirus infection in an Italian residential-care facility for the elderly

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  37. The actin cytoskeleton restricts influenza virus replication in a host-dependent way

    Article • Archives of Virology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  38. EPISODIO EPIDEMICO DI GASTROENTERITE DA NOROVIRUS DI SOSPETTA ORIGINE ALIMENTARE IN UNA CASA DI RIPOSO.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, September 2007, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  39. Control of human cytomegalovirus gene expression by differential histone modifications during lytic and latent infection of a monocytic cell line

    Article • Gene, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  40. Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in sporadic cases of viral gastroenteritis among children in Northern Italy

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  41. DUE CASI FATALI DI ENTERITE DA ROTAVIRUS.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, September 2005, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  42. Broadly Reactive Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR Using an Internal RNA Standard Control for Detection of Noroviruses in Stool Samples

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  43. RNA-dependent nuclear matrix contains a 33 kb globin full domain transcript as well as prosomes but no 26S proteasomes

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  44. DIAGNOSI DI INFEZIONE DA VIRUS DELL’APPARATO RESPIRATORIO: TRE METODI A CONFRONTO.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  45. METODI TRADIZIONALI E MOLECOLARI A CONFRONTO NELLA DIAGNOSI DI INFEZIONE VIRALE

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  46. DIAGNOSI RAPIDA DI INFEZIONE DA ADENOVIRUS UMANI MEDIANTE REAZIONE POLIMERASICA A CATENA DI TIPO NESTED.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  47. EPISODIO EPIDEMICO NOSOCOMIALE DI ENTERITE SOSTENUTO DA NOROVIRUS IN PAZIENTI PEDIATRICI RICOVERATI.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  48. LA MICROSCOPIA ELETTRONICA QUALE UTILE SUPPORTO PER LA DIAGNOSI DI INFEZIONE DA VIRUS ENTERICI

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  49. CARATTERIZZAZIONE MOLECOLARE DI CEPPI DI NOROVIRUS IDENTIFICATI A PARMA NEL CORSO DEL 2002

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  50. Evaluation of a total hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen assay for the detection of antigenaemia in anti-HCV positive individuals

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  51. Human cytomegalovirus proteins PP65 and IEP72 are targeted to distinct compartments in nuclei and nuclear matrices of infected human embryo fibroblasts

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  52. PREVALENZA DI INFEZIONE DA NOROVIRUS NELL’AREA DI PARMA.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2003, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  53. VALUTAZIONE DEL SAGGIO ENTEROVIRUS NUCLISENS EASYQ REAL-TIME NASBA SU CAMPIONI CLINICI

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2003, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  54. INCIDENZA DELLE INFEZIONI DA VIRUS RESPIRATORIO SINCIZIALE IN UN CAMPIONE DI PAZIENTI DI ETA’ PEDIATRICA.

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2003, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  55. In the Nucleus and Cytoplasm of Chicken Erythroleukemic Cells, Prosomes Containing the p23K Subunit Are Found in Centers of Globin (Pre-)mRNA Processing and Accumulation

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, August 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  56. Modification of cytoskeleton and prosome networks in relation to protein synthesis in influenza A virus-infected LLC-MK2 cells

    Article • Virus Research, September 1997, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  57. Visualization of Prosomes (MCP-Proteasomes), Intermediate Filament and Actin Networks by “Instantaneous Fixation” Preserving the Cytoskeleton

    Article • Journal of Structural Biology, June 1997, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto

  58. ProsomeCytodistribution Relative to Desmin and Actin Filaments in Dividing C2.7 Myoblasts and during Myotube Formationin Vitro

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, May 1997, Elsevier

    Dr. Flora De Conto