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PROYECTOS VIGENTES
Título del proyecto: "Vesículas extracelulares y otras moléculas de parásitos para el tratamiento de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: PARATREAT-IBD"
Referencia: Proyecto PID2022-137661OB-I00 (MPY 341/23) financiado por MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033/ y por FEDER Una manera de hacer Europa
Fecha Inicio: 01/12/2023
Fecha Fin: 31/08/2026
Financiación: 162.500 Euros
Investigador principal: Javier Sotillo
Agencia Financiadora: Agencia Estatal de Investigación. MICINN.
Título del proyecto: "Desarrollo de nuevos métodos diagnósticos y de seguimiento de la infección por schistosoma haematobium"
Referencia: PI23CIII00034 / MPY 386/23
Fecha Inicio: 01/01/2024
Fecha Fin: 31/12/2026
Financiación: 131.500 Euros
Investigador principal: Javier Sotillo
Agencia Financiadora: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII/AESI)
Título del proyecto: "Desarrollo de herramientas para el control de la teniosis / cisticercosis en zonas endémicas y vigilancia de las helmintosis humanas emergentes en España"
Referencia: PI22CIII/00010
Fecha Inicio: 01/01/2023
Fecha Fin: 31/12/2025
Financiación: 80.000 Euros
Investigador principal: María Jesús Perteguer
Agencia Financiadora: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII/AESI)
PROYECTOS PASADOS
Título del proyecto: "PERITAS: Molecular epidemiological studies on pathways of transmission and longlasting capacity building to prevent cystic echinococcosis infection."
Coordinador: Adriano Casulli. IP of ISCIII: Maria J. Perteguer.
Entidad financiadora: EULAC Health JOINT CALL on Research and Innovation 016-2017
Periodo: 01/03/2019-31/12/2022.
Cuantía total: 1.083.580 €.
Título del proyecto: "Producción de antígenos y controles positivos recombinantes para el desarrollo y la estandarización de nuevos ensayos serológicos aplicados al diagnóstico y control de helmintosis olvidadas. "
Investigador principal: María Jesús Perteguer.
Entidad financiadora: ISCIII-AESI. Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Periodo: 02/11/2018 - 31/06/2022.
Cuantía total: 78.050 €.
Título del proyecto: "Diagnóstico serológico diferencial de helmintiasis asociadas a eosinofilia: desarrollo de ensayos multianalito (xMAP) con antígenos recombinantes de especies de interés clínico"
Investigador principal: María Jesús Perteguer.
Entidad financiadora: ISCIII-AESI. Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Periodo: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2018 .
Cuantía total: 91.000 €.
Publications
Provirus reactivation is impaired in HIV-1 infected individuals on treatment with dasatinib and antiretroviral therapy.
Provirus reactivation is impaired in HIV-1 infected individuals on treatment with dasatinib and antiretroviral therapy. Vigón L, Martínez-Román P, Rodríguez-Mora S, Torres M, Puertas MC, Mateos E, Salgado M, Navarro A, Sánchez-Conde M, Ambrosioni J, Cervero M, Wyen C, Hoffmann C, Miró JM, Alcamí J, Podzamczer D, García-Gutiérrez V, Martínez-Picado J, Briz V, Rosa López-Huertas M, Planelles V, Coiras M (AC). Biochem Pharmacol. 2021 Oct;192:114666. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114666. PMID: 34186065.
PUBMED DOIT-Cell-Specific Loss of the PI-3-Kinase p110α Catalytic Subunit Results in Enhanced Cytokine Production and Antitumor Response.
1. Aragoneses-Fenoll L, Ojeda G, Montes-Casado M, Acosta-Ampudia Y, Dianzani U, Portolés P, Rojo JM. T-Cell-Specific Loss of the PI-3-Kinase p110α Catalytic Subunit Results in Enhanced Cytokine Production and Antitumor Response. Front. Immunol. 2018 Feb 27;9:332.
PUBMED DOIETP-46321, a dual p110α/δ class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor modulates T lymphocyte activation and collagen-induced arthritis.
2. Aragoneses-Fenoll L, Montes-CasadoM, Ojeda G, Acosta YY, Herranz J, Martínez S, Blanco-Aparicio C, Criado G, Pastor J, Dianzani U, Portolés P, Rojo JM. ETP-46321, a dual p110α/δ class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor modulates T lymphocyte activation and collagen-induced arthritis. Biochem. Pharmacol. 2016 Apr 15;106:56-69. Epub 2016 Feb 13.
PUBMED DOISuppression of CD4+ T lymphocyte activation in vitro and experimental encephalomyelitis in vivo by the phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase inhibitor PIK-75.
3. Acosta YY, Montes-Casado M, Aragoneses-Fenoll L, Dianzani U, Portoles P, Rojo JM. Suppression of CD4+ T lymphocyte activation in vitro and experimental encephalomyelitis in vivo by the phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase inhibitor PIK-75. Int. J. Immunopathol. Pharmacol. 2014 Jan-Mar;27(1):53-67.
PUBMED DOIEffects of 3D nanocomposite bioceramic scaffolds on the immune response
4. Cicuendez M., Portolés P., Montes-Casado M., Izquierdo-Barba I., Vallet-Regı M., and Portolés M.T. Effects of 3D nanocomposite bioceramic scaffolds on the immune response. J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2 (22), 3469-3479.
DOICharacteristics of TCR/CD3 complex CD3 chains of regulatory CD4+ T (Treg) lymphocytes: Role in Treg differentiation in vitro and impact on Treg in vivo.
5. Rojo, J. M., G. Ojeda, Y. Y. Acosta, M. Montes-Casado, G. Criado, and P. Portoles. Characteristics of TCR/CD3 complex CD3 chains of regulatory CD4+ T (Treg) lymphocytes: Role in Treg differentiation in vitro and impact on Treg in vivo. J. Leukoc. Biol. 2014, 95 (3): 441-450.
PUBMED DOIDissociation of actin polymerization and lipid raft accumulation by ligation of the Inducible Costimulator (ICOS, CD278)
6. Y. Acosta, G. Ojeda, M. P. Zafra, I. Seren-Bernardone, A. Sánchez, U. Dianzani, P. Portolés y J. M. Rojo. Dissociation of actin polymerization and lipid raft accumulation by ligation of the Inducible Costimulator (ICOS, CD278). Inmunología, 2012, 31 (1): 4-12.
DOIComplement regulatory protein Crry/p65 costimulation expands natural Treg cells with enhanced suppressive properties in proteoglycan-induced arthritis.
7. Ojeda G., Pini E., Eguiluz C., Montes-Casado M., Broere F., van Eden W., Rojo J.M., and Portolés P. Complement regulatory protein Crry/p65 costimulation expands natural Treg cells with enhanced suppressive properties in proteoglycan-induced arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Jun;63(6):1562-72.
PUBMED DOIBiased binding of class IA phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase subunits to inducible costimulator (CD278)
8. Acosta Y.Y., Zafra M.P., Ojeda G., Bernardone I.S., Dianzani U., Portolés P., Rojo J.M. Biased binding of class IA phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase subunits to inducible costimulator (CD278). Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 2011 Sep;68(18):3065-79.
PUBMED DOIStructure and Immunogenicity of the Human Metapneumovirus F Protein in the Postfusion Conformation.
5. Mas V, Rodriguez L, Olmedillas E, Cano O, Palomo C, Terron MC, et al. Engineering, Structure and Immunogenicity of the Human Metapneumovirus F Protein in the Postfusion Conformation. PLoS Pathog. 2016;12(9):e1005859.
PUBMED DOIEssential in vitro diagnostics for advanced HIV and serious fungal diseases: international experts' consensus recommendations. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Sep
Bongomin F, Govender NP, Chakrabarti A, Robert-Gangneux F, Boulware DR, Zafar A, Oladele RO, Richardson MD, Gangneux JP, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Bazira J, Boyles TH, Sarcarlal J, Nacher M, Obayashi T, Worodria W, Pasqualotto AC, Meya DB, Cheng B, Sriruttan C, Muzoora C, Kambugu A, Rodriguez Tudela JL, Jordan A, Chiller TM, Denning DW. Essential in vitro diagnostics for advanced HIV and serious fungal diseases: international experts' consensus recommendations. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Sep;38(9):1581-1584. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03600-4. PMID: 31175479.
PUBMED DOIGodet C, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Flick H, Hennequin C, Mikilps-Mikgelbs R, Munteanu O, Page I, Seidel D, Salzer HJF. A CPAnet consensus statement on research priorities for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a neglected fungal infection that requires attention. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018
Godet C, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Flick H, Hennequin C, Mikilps-Mikgelbs R, Munteanu O, Page I, Seidel D, Salzer HJF. A CPAnet consensus statement on research priorities for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a neglected fungal infection that requires attention. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Feb 1;73(2):280-286. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx390. PMID: 29126309.
PUBMED DOIGenetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiles
Pelerito A, Nunes A, Grilo T, Isidro J, Silva C, Ferreira AC, Valdezate S, Núncio MS, Georgi E, Gomes JP. (2021) Genetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiles. 2021. Front Microbiol. 12;12:740068
PUBMED DOISaezia sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacteria member of order Burkholderiales, isolated from human blood
Medina-Pascual MJ, Monzón S, Villalón P, Cuesta I, González-Romo F, Valdezate S. (2020). Saezia sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacteria member of order Burkholderiales, isolated from human blood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol.70:2016-25.
PUBMED DOIDynamics of a Sporadic Nosocomial Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii Complex Population
Villalón P, Ortega M, Sáez-Nieto JA, Carrasco G, Medina-Pascual MJ, Garrido N, Valdezate S. (2019). Dynamics of a Sporadic Nosocomial Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii Complex Population. 2019. Front Microbiol. 22;10:593
PUBMED DOIEpidemiology and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of the main Nocardia species in Spain.
Valdezate S, Garrido N, Carrasco G, Medina-Pascual MJ, Villalón P, Navarro AM, Saéz-Nieto JA. Epidemiology and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of the main Nocardia species in Spain. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017;72(3):754-761.
PUBMED DOIPaenibacillus spp. isolated from human and environmental samples in Spain: detection of 11 new species.
Sáez-Nieto JA, Medina-Pascual MJ, Carrasco G, Garrido N, Fernandez-Torres MA, Villalón P, Valdezate S. Paenibacillus spp. isolated from human and environmental samples in Spain: detection of 11 new species. New Microbes New Infect. 2017. 24;19:19-27.
PUBMED DOIIncrease in isolation of Burkholderia contaminans from Spanish patients with cystic fibrosis.
Medina-Pascual MJ, Valdezate S, Carrasco G, Villalón P, Garrido N, Saéz-Nieto JA. (2015) Increase in isolation of Burkholderia contaminans from Spanish patients with cystic fibrosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. ;21(2):150-6
PUBMED DOIGenomic Background and Phylogeny of cfiA-Positive Bacteroides fragilis Strains Resistant to Meropenem-EDTA
Medina-Pascual MJ, Valdezate S, Carrasco G, Villalón P, Garrido N, Saéz-Nieto JA. (2015) Increase in isolation of Burkholderia contaminans from Spanish patients with cystic fibrosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. ;21(2):150-6.
PUBMED DOIEpidemiology of the Acinetobacter-derived cephalosporinase, carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase and metallo-beta-lactamase genes, and of common insertion sequences, in epidemic clones of Acinetobacter baumannii from Spain
Villalón P, Valdezate S, Medina-Pascual MJ, Carrasco G, Vindel A, Saez-Nieto JA. Epidemiology of the Acinetobacter-derived cephalosporinase, carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase and metallo-beta-lactamase genes, and of common insertion sequences, in epidemic clones of Acinetobacter baumannii from Spain. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013;68(3):550-3.
PUBMED DOIShortcomings of the commercial MALDI-TOF MS database and use of MLSA as an arbiter in the identification of Nocardia species
Carrasco G, de Dios Caballero J, Garrido N, Valdezate S, Cantón R, Sáez-Nieto JA. Shortcomings of the commercial MALDI-TOF MS database and use of MLSA as an arbiter in the identification of Nocardia species. Front Microbiol. 2016 21;7:542.
PUBMED DOIKinetics of the invasion and egress processes of Babesia divergens, observed by time-lapse video microscopy.
Sevilla E; González LM; Luque D; Gray J; Montero E. 2018. Kinetics of the invasion and egress processes of Babesia divergens, observed by time-lapse video microscopy. Scientific Reports. 8:14116.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32349-7
PUBMED DOIMisdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014.
2. Arsuaga M; González LM; Salvador Padial E; Woubshet Dinkessa A; Sevilla E; Trigo E; Puente S; Gray J; Montero E. 2018. Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases.24-8, pp.1588-1589.
PUBMED DOIA fatal case of Babesia divergens infection in Northwestern Spain
3. Asensi V; González LM; Fernández-Suárez J; Sevilla E; Navascués RÁ; Suárez ML; Lauret ME; Bernardo A; Carton JA; Montero E. 2018. A fatal case of Babesia divergens infection in Northwestern Spain. Ticks Tick Borne Dis.9-3, pp.730-734.
PUBMED DOIFirst report of Babesia microti-caused babesiosis in Spain.
Arsuaga M*; Gonzalez LM*; Lobo CA; Calle F; Bautista JM; Azcárate IG; Puente S; Montero E. 2016. First report of Babesia microti-caused babesiosis in Spain. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis.16-10, pp.677-679. (*)= contribuyeron igualmente en este trabajo.
PUBMED DOIThe efficacy of the ultraviolet C pathogen inactivation system in the reduction of Babesia divergens in pooled buffy coat platelets
Castro E, González LM, Rubio JM, Ramiro R, Gironés N, Montero E. 2014. The efficacy of the ultraviolet C pathogen inactivation system in the reduction of Babesia divergens in pooled buffy coat platelets. Transfusion. 54(9): 2207-2216.
PUBMED DOIPneumoviridae fusion proteins as immunogens to induce cross-neutralizing antibody responses
Olmedillas E, Cano O, Martinez I, Luque D, Terron MC, McLellan JS, et al. Chimeric Pneumoviridae fusion proteins as immunogens to induce cross-neutralizing antibody responses. EMBO Mol Med. 2018;10(2):175-87.
PUBMED DOIHigh-Quality Draft Genome of Babesia divergens, the Etiological Agent of Cattle and Human Babesiosis.
8. Cuesta I; González LM; Estrada K; Grande R; Zaballos A; Lobo CA; Barrera J; Sanchez-Flores A; Montero E. 2014. High-Quality Draft Genome of Babesia divergens, the Etiological Agent of Cattle and Human Babesiosis. Genome Announcement. 2: e01194-14.
PUBMED DOIHorizontal gene transmission of the cfr gene to MRSA and Enterococcus: role of Staphylococcus epidermidis as a reservoir and alternative pathway for the spread of linezolid resistance.
Horizontal gene transmission of the cfr gene to MRSA and Enterococcus: role of Staphylococcus epidermidis as a reservoir and alternative pathway for the spread of linezolid resistance. Cafini F, Nguyen le TT, Higashide M, Román F, Prieto J, Morikawa K. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Mar;71(3):587-92.
PUBMEDEmergence of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in an intensive care unit.
Emergence of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in an intensive care unit. Balandin B, Lobo B, Orden B, Román F, García E, Martínez R, Valdivia M, Ortega A, Fernández I, Galdos P. Infect Dis (Lond). 2016;48(5):343-9.
PUBMEDClinical, microbiological, and molecular characterization of pediatric invasive infections by Streptococcus pyogenes in Spain in a context of global outbreak
Ramírez de Arellano E, Saavedra-Lozano J, Villalón P, Jové-Blanco A, Grandioso D, Sotelo J, Gamell A, González-López JJ, Cervantes E, Gónzalez MJ, Rello-Saltor V, Esteva C, Sanz-Santaeufemia F, Yagüe G, Manzanares Á, Brañas P, Ruiz de Gopegui E, Carrasco-Colom J, García F, Cercenado E, Mellado I, Del Castillo E, Pérez-Vazquez M, Oteo-Iglesias J, Calvo C; Spanish PedGAS-Net/CIBERINFEC GAS Study Group. Clinical, microbiological, and molecular characterization of pediatric invasive infections by Streptococcus pyogenes in Spain in a context of global outbreak. mSphere. 2024 Mar 26;9(3):e0072923
PUBMED DOICo-occurrence of the cephalosporinase cepA and carbapenemase cfiA genes in a Bacteroides fragilis division II strain, an unexpected finding
Valdezate S, Medina-Pascual MJ, Villalón P, Garrido N, Monzón S, Cuesta I, Cobo F (2024). Co-occurrence of the cephalosporinase cepA and carbapenemase cfiA genes in a Bacteroides fragilis division II strain, an unexpected finding. J Antimicrobial Chem. 2024 Jul 1;79(7):1683-1687
PUBMED DOIExploring the genetic background of the botulism neurotoxin BoNT/B2 in Spain
Valdezate S, Carrasco G, Medina MJ, Garrido N, Del Pino S, Valiente M, Pallarés MP, Villalon P. (2023). Exploring the genetic background of the botulism neurotoxin BoNT/B2 in Spain. Microbiol Spectr. Sep 26;11(5):e0238023
PUBMED DOIFocusing on Gordonia Infections: Distribution, Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Phylogeny
Pino-Rosa S, Medina-Pascual MJ, Carrasco G, Garrido N, Villalón P, Valiente M, Valdezate S. (2023). Focusing on Gordonia Infections: Distribution, Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Phylogeny. Antibiotics (Basel). 26;12(11):1568
PUBMED DOIContent with Investigacion .
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Sara Vázquez Ávila
Técnico de Laboratorio
Obtuve mi título como Técnico de Laboratorio Clínico y Biomédico en el año 2020 y en el 2021obtuve el Grado Superior de Anatomía Patológica y Citodiagnóstico. Trabajé en el Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (Sevilla) y en el Departamento de Farmacología de la Facultad de Medicina (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Actualmente soy Técnico de Laboratorio en el Laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM (ISCIII).
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Maria Jesús Perteguer Prieto
Investigadora Titular, Jefa de grupo
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Javier Sotillo Gallego
Científico Titular
ORCID code: 0000-0002-1443-7233
En el año 2011 obtuve mi título de doctor “cum laude” por la Universidad de Valencia. Durante mi etapa postdoctoral en la James Cook University en Australia (2012-2019) me especialicé en estudiar las interacciones parásito-hospedador usando diferentes técnicas ómicas. En 2019 volví España y comencé a trabajar en el Laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM (ISCIII) primero como Investigador Miguel Servet y más adelante como Investigador Ramón y Cajal. Actualmente soy Científico Titular en el mismo laboratorio.
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Ana Hernández González
Laboral Fijo Doctor
ORCID code: 0000-0001-6762-8175
Licenciada en Biología y doctora en Enfermedades Tropicales por la Universidad de Salamanca. Puestos ocupados con anterioridad: investigadora predoctoral en el IRNASA-CSIC (contrato JAE predoc), investigadora postdoctoral en el CNM (contrato Sara Borrell) e investigadora contratada como técnico superior en el CNM (RICET). Actualmente, personal Laboral Fijo Doctor en el laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM.
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Esther Rodríguez Pérez
Técnico de Laboratorio
ORCID code: 0000-0002-3680-7733
Obtuve mi título como Graduada en Biología Sanitaria en el año 2015 y en el año 2019 obtuve el Grado Superior de Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Clínico. De 2019 a 2022 trabajé en el Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), en el Departamento de Biogeoquímica y Ecología Microbiana. Actualmente trabajo como Técnico de Laboratorio en el Laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM (ISCIII).
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Lourdes Castro Companioni
Ayudante de Investigación
ORCID code: 0009-0003-2746-4067
Bióloga sanitaria graduada en la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (UAH), con master de Microbiología y Salud pública en la UAH en colaboración con el ISCIII.
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Additional Information
The research objectives focus on the areas of Bacterial Taxonomy and Microbiology in Public Health:
- Identification of pathogenic bacteria that are difficult to assign taxonomically
- Description of new species
- Study of bacterial population biology through typing
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors for certain bacterial pathogens in different nosocomial/community settings.
These objectives are addressed from the perspective of polyphasic taxonomy (phenotypic and genotypic taxonomy) through the study of targets for genus/species assignment and phylogenetic analyses. The analysis of the virulome and resistome of certain species is approached from the perspective of complete genome sequencing.
Research on invasive infection by Streptococcus pyogenes and other beta-hemolytic streptococci has been carried out since 1994, through the Surveillance Program of the National Center for Microbiology. The typing of invasive S. pyogenes strains circulating in Spain includes determination of: serotype (emm-type); the genetic profile of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins; the antimicrobial resistance phenotype; and the genotypes of epidemiologically related strains and/or outbreaks.
The research objectives focus on the areas of Bacterial Taxonomy and Microbiology in Public Health:
- Identification of pathogenic bacteria that are difficult to assign taxonomically
- Description of new species
- Study of bacterial population biology through typing
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors for certain bacterial pathogens in different nosocomial/community settings.
These objectives are addressed from the perspective of polyphasic taxonomy (phenotypic and genotypic taxonomy) through the study of targets for genus/species assignment and phylogenetic analyses. The analysis of the virulome and resistome of certain species is approached from the perspective of complete genome sequencing.
Research on invasive infection by Streptococcus pyogenes and other beta-hemolytic streptococci has been carried out since 1994, through the Surveillance Program of the National Center for Microbiology. The typing of invasive S. pyogenes strains circulating in Spain includes determination of: serotype (emm-type); the genetic profile of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins; the antimicrobial resistance phenotype; and the genotypes of epidemiologically related strains and/or outbreaks.