Grapes and vineyard soils as sources of microorganisms for biological control of Botrytis cinerea

X Rabosto, M Carrau, A Paz, E Boido… - … Journal of Enology …, 2006 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
In the search for biological agents capable of controlling the phytopathogenic fungus
Botrytis cinerea, winegrape cuticles of several Vitis vinifera varieties and different soils from …

Individual signatures outweigh social group identity in contact calls of a communally nesting parrot

G Smith-Vidaurre, M Araya-Salas… - Behavioral …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite longstanding interest in the evolutionary origins and maintenance of vocal learning,
we know relatively little about how social dynamics influence vocal learning processes in …

Middle turbinate flap for skull base reconstruction: cadaveric feasibility study

…, P Gardner, AB Kassam, R Carrau - The …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis: Surgical resection of intradural pathology through an endonasal
corridor creates defects that communicate the subarachnoid space with the sinonasal tract. …

Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Candidates with Decreased Mutational Robustness Are Attenuated In Vivo and Have Compromised Transmissibility

L Carrau, VV Rezelj, MG Noval, LI Levi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a reemerged arbovirus, a member of the Togaviridae family.
It circulates through mosquito vectors mainly of the Aedes family and a mammalian host. …

[HTML][HTML] Defective viral genomes as therapeutic interfering particles against flavivirus infection in mammalian and mosquito hosts

VV Rezelj, L Carrau, F Merwaiss, LI Levi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Arthropod-borne viruses pose a major threat to global public health. Thus, innovative
strategies for their control and prevention are urgently needed. Here, we exploit the natural …

[HTML][HTML] Attenuation of RNA viruses by redirecting their evolution in sequence space

…, R Henningsson, C Barbezange, L Carrau… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
RNA viruses pose serious threats to human health. Their success relies on their capacity to
generate genetic variability and, consequently, on their adaptive potential. We describe a …

Epidemiological approach to nematode polyparasitism occurring in a sympatric wild ruminant multi-host scenario

T Carrau, C Martínez-Carrasco, MM Garijo… - Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The epidemiology behind multi-host/multi-parasite systems is particularly interesting to
investigate for a better understanding of the complex dynamics naturally occurring in wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin inhibits Zika and chikungunya virus infection by inhibiting cell binding

BC Mounce, T Cesaro, L Carrau, T Vallet, M Vignuzzi - Antiviral research, 2017 - Elsevier
Several compounds extracted from spices and herbs exhibit antiviral effects in vitro, suggesting
potential pharmacological uses. Curcumin, a component of turmeric, has been used as a …

[HTML][HTML] Host nutritional status affects alphavirus virulence, transmission, and evolution

J Weger-Lucarelli, L Carrau, LI Levi, V Rezelj… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Malnourishment, specifically overweight/obesity and undernourishment, affects more than
2.5 billion people worldwide, with the number affected ever-increasing. Concurrently, …

Sensing of SARS-CoV-2 by pDCs and their subsequent production of IFN-I contribute to macrophage-induced cytokine storm during COVID-19

…, AF Rendeiro, BE Nilsson-Payant, L Carrau… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Lung-infiltrating macrophages create a marked inflammatory milieu in a subset of patients
with COVID-19 by producing a cytokine storm, which correlates with increased lethality. …