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Gonzalo Yebra

Public Health Scotland
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The hyper-transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant exhibits significant antigenic change, vaccine escape and a switch in cell entry mechanism

…, V Silva, D Pascall, K Puxty, A da Silva Filipe, G Yebra… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Vaccination-based exposure to spike protein derived from early SARS-CoV-2 sequences is
the key public health strategy against COVID-19. Successive waves of SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway

…, DJ Pascall, K Puxty, A da Silva Filipe, G Yebra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Vaccines based on the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 are a cornerstone of the public health
response to COVID-19. The emergence of hypermutated, increasingly transmissible variants …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic and temporal trends in the molecular epidemiology and genetic mechanisms of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance: an individual-patient-and …

…, N Vidal, C Yang, R Yang, G Yebra… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Regional and subtype-specific mutational patterns of HIV-1 transmitted drug
resistance (TDR) are essential for informing first-line antiretroviral (ARV) therapy guidelines …

Multiclonal human origin and global expansion of an endemic bacterial pathogen of livestock

G Yebra, JD Harling-Lee, S Lycett… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Most new pathogens of humans and animals arise via switching events from distinct host
species. However, our understanding of the evolutionary and ecological drivers of successful …

[HTML][HTML] Publisher Correction: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway

…, DJ Pascall, K Puxty, A da Silva Filipe, G Yebra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
… Gonzalo Yebra, Sharif Shaaban & Matthew TG Holden … Gonzalo Yebra, Matthew TG
Holden, Sharif Shaaban & Stefan Rooke … Gonzalo Yebra

Pitting detection in worm gearboxes with vibration analysis

…, C Ruiz-Cárcel, D Mba, G Kiat, I Nze, G Yebra - Engineering Failure …, 2014 - Elsevier
Diagnostics of worm gear defects with vibration analysis is challenging and this is reflected
in the limited number of publications. However, these gears are commonly used in many …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogeography of HIV-1 suggests that Ugandan fishing communities are a sink for, not a source of, virus from general populations

…, J Seeley, N Kiwanuka, BS Bagaya, G Yebra… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Although fishing communities (FCs) in Uganda are disproportionately affected by HIV-1 relative
to the general population (GP), the transmission dynamics are not completely understood…

Increase of non-B subtypes and recombinants among newly diagnosed HIV-1 native Spaniards and immigrants in Spain

A Holguín, M Mulder, G Yebra, M López… - Current HIV …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Although HIV-1 clade B variants are predominant in Western Europe, non-B subtypes are
rapidly spreading, mainly due to immigration from endemic regions. All newly diagnosed HIV-1…

Population analysis of Staphylococcus aureus reveals a cryptic, highly prevalent superantigen SElW that contributes to the pathogenesis of bacteremia

M Vrieling, SW Tuffs, G Yebra, MY van Smoorenburg… - Mbio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) are a family of secreted toxins that stimulate T cell
activation and are associated with an array of diseases in humans and livestock. Most SAgs …

Analysis of the history and spread of HIV-1 in Uganda using phylodynamics

G Yebra, M Ragonnet-Cronin… - Journal of General …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
HIV prevalence has decreased in Uganda since the 1990s, but remains substantial within
high-risk groups. Here, we reconstruct the history and spread of HIV subtypes A1 and D in …