Mélissa Caza

Interior Health — Canada

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Fungal Infections and Studies(36), Antifungal resistance and susceptibility(26), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity(10), Escherichia coli research studies(8), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(7)

Publications62 total

Evaluation of the Seegene NovaplexTM dermatophyte assay for diagnosis of onychomycosis
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·2026
Genetically Encoded Sensors for Monitoring Intracellular Redox Health of the Pathogenic Fungus <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>
ACS Sensors·2025Open Access
Evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx® Gastrointestinal Panel 2 for detection of viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens in fecal swab specimens
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·2025
Investigation of suspected false positive norovirus results on a syndromic gastrointestinal multiplex molecular panel
Journal of Clinical Virology·2024· 4 cited
Glutathione-mediated redox regulation in Cryptococcus neoformans impacts virulence
Nature Microbiology·2024· 23 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel for detection of pathogens in nasopharyngeal and lower respiratory tract specimens
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·2024· 3 cited
Glutathione metabolism impacts fungal virulence by modulating the redox environment
2024Open Access
Retrospective validation of MetaSystems’ deep-learning-based digital microscopy platform with assistance compared to manual fluorescence microscopy for detection of mycobacteria
Journal of Clinical Microbiology·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Proteasome inhibition as a therapeutic target for the fungal pathogen <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>
Microbiology Spectrum·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the Aptima BV and CV/TV assays compared to conventional laboratory based testing methods for the diagnosis of vaginitis
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·2023· 4 cited
Antimalarials and amphotericin B interact synergistically and are new options to treat cryptococcosis
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents·2023· 9 cited
The Dynamics of Cryptococcus neoformans Cell and Transcriptional Remodeling during Infection
Cells·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Automated 16S Sequencing Using an R-Based Analysis Module for Bacterial Identification
Microbiology Spectrum·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
A dinâmica das células do Cryptococcus neoformans e o remodelamento transcricional durante a infecção
LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)·2022Open Access
A J Domain Protein Functions as a Histone Chaperone to Maintain Genome Integrity and the Response to DNA Damage in a Human Fungal Pathogen
mBio·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
Vam6/Vps39/ <scp>TRAP1</scp> ‐domain proteins influence vacuolar morphology, iron acquisition and virulence in <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>
Cellular Microbiology·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the clinical and analytical performance of the Seegene allplex™ SARS-CoV-2 variants I assay for the detection of variants of concern (VOC) and variants of interests (VOI)
Journal of Clinical Virology·2021· 20 citedOpen Access
Dnj1 Promotes Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans by Maintaining Robust Endoplasmic Reticulum Homeostasis Under Temperature Stress
Frontiers in Microbiology·2021· 25 citedOpen Access
The monothiol glutaredoxin Grx4 influences thermotolerance, cell wall integrity, and Mpk1 signaling in <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the BioFire® COVID-19 test and Respiratory Panel 2.1 for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·2020· 52 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

James W. Kronstad(32), Guanggan Hu(26), Won Hee Jung(14), Charles M. Dozois(10), Linda C. Horianopoulos(10), Eunsoo Do(7), François Lépine(6), Kerstin Locher(6), Marthe Charles(6), Rodgoun Attarian(4), Daniel Croll(4), Eddy Sánchez‐León(4), Amanda Wilmer(4), Matthias Kretschmer(3), Jennifer M. H. Geddes(3), Brigitte Cadieux(3), Leonard J. Foster(3), Erik Bakkeren(3), Gaurav Bairwa(3), Minsu Cho(3)