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    • Joint QTL mapping and gene expression analysis identify positional candidate genes influencing pork quality traits 

      González-Prendes, Rayner; Quintanilla, Raquel; Cánovas, Angela; Manunza, Arianna; Figueiredo Cardoso, Tainã; Jordana, Jordi; Noguera, José Luis; Pena, Ramona N.; Amills, Marcel (Scientific Reports, 2017-01-05) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Meat quality traits have an increasing importance in the pig industry because of their strong impact on consumer acceptance. Herewith, we have combined phenotypic and microarray expression data to ...
    • kernInt: A Kernel Framework for Integrating Supervised and Unsupervised Analyses in Spatio-Temporal Metagenomic Datasets 

      Ramon, Elies; Belanche-Muñoz, Lluís; Molist, Francesc; Quintanilla, Raquel; Perez-Enciso, Miguel; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021-01-28) Genètica i Millora Animal
      The advent of next-generation sequencing technologies allowed relative quantification of microbiome communities and their spatial and temporal variation. In recent years, supervised learning (i.e., ...
    • Key Factors Determining the Behavior of Pathogens in Dry-Cured Ham after High Pressure Processing 

      Serra Castelló, Cristina; Desriac, Noémie; Jofré, Anna; Belletti, Nicoletta; Coroller, Louis; Bover-Cid, Sara (Applied Sciences, 2022-12-12) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      High pressure processing (HPP) inactivates pathogens and increases the safety of ready-to-eat meat products. The high-pressure lethality and the behavior of the surviving cells after HPP depends on ...
    • Killing for purposes other than slaughter: poultry 

      EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Depne, Klaus; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin‐Bastuji, Bruno; Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis; Gortázar Schmidt, Christian; Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel; Roberts, Helen Clare; Sihvonen, Liisa Helena; Spoolder, Hans; Stahl, Karl; Velarde Calvo, Antonio; Viltrop, Arvo; Winckler, Christoph; Candiani, Denise; Fabris, Chiara; Van der Stede, Yves; Michel, Virginie (EFSA Journal, 2019-11-13) Benestar Animal
      Poultry of different ages may have to be killed on-farm for purposes other than slaughter (in which slaughtering is defined as being for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale ...
    • Kinetics of immune responses elicited after three mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses in predominantly antibody-deficient individuals 

      Ainsua-Enrich, Erola; Pedreño-Lopez, Núria; Bracke, Carmen; Ávila-Nieto, Carlos; Rodríguez de la Concepción, María Luisa; Pradenas, Edwards; Trinité, Benjamin; Marfil, Silvia; Miranda, Cristina; González, Sandra; Toledo, Ruth; Font, Marta; Benet, Susana; Escribà, Tuixent; Jimenez-Moyano, Esther; Peña, Ruth; Cedeño, Samandhy; Prado, Julia G.; Mothe, Beatriz; Brander, Christian; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Segalés, Joaquim; Massanella, Marta; Benitez, Rosa María; Romero, Alba; Molina-Morant, Daniel; Blanco, Julià; Clotet, Bonaventura; Mateu, Lourdes; Pedro-Botet, María Luisa; Carrillo, Jorge (iScience, 2022-10-28) Sanitat Animal
      Mass vaccination campaigns reduced COVID-19 incidence and severity. Here, we evaluated the immune responses developed in SARS-CoV-2-uninfected patients with predominantly antibody-deficiencies (PAD) ...
    • Kisspeptin influences the reproductive axis and circulating levels of microRNAs in Senegalese sole 

      Oliveira, Catarina C.V.; Fatsini, Elvira; Fernández, Ignacio; Anjos, Catarina; Chauvigné, François; Cerdà, Joan; Mjelle, Robin; Fernandes, Jorge M.O.; Cabrita, Elsa (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020-11-28) Aqüicultura
      Kisspeptin regulates puberty and reproduction onset, acting upstream of the brain–pituitary–gonad (HPG) axis. This study aimed to test a kisspeptin-based hormonal therapy on cultured Senegalese sole ...
    • Knock-Out of CmNAC-NOR Affects Melon Climacteric Fruit Ripening 

      Liu, Bin; Santo Domingo, Miguel; Mayobre, Carlos; Martín-Hernández, Ana Montserrat; Pujol, Marta; Garcia-Mas, Jordi (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022-06-10) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Fruit ripening is an important process that affects fruit quality. A QTL in melon, ETHQV6.3, involved in climacteric ripening regulation, has been found to be encoded by CmNAC-NOR, a homologue of the ...
    • Knowledge and attitudes about rabies in dog-bite victims in Bangladesh 

      Alam, Ahmed Nawsher; Siddiqua, Mahmuda; Casal, Jordi (One Health, 2020-03-09) Sanitat Animal
      Rabies is an important zoonotic disease that causes several thousand deaths in Asian countries. Bangladesh launched an elimination programme in 2010 based on the mass vaccination of dogs, management of ...
    • Labeling of Monilinia fructicola with GFP and Its Validation for Studies on Host-Pathogen Interactions in Stone and Pome Fruit 

      Rodríguez-Pires, Silvia; Espeso, Eduardo Antonio; Baró-Montel, Nuria; Torres, Rosario; Melgarejo, Paloma; De Cal, Antonieta (Genes, 2019-12-11) Postcollita
      To compare in vivo the infection process of Monilinia fructicola on nectarines and apples using confocal microscopy it is necessary to transform a pathogenic strain with a construct expressing a ...
    • Labelling Selective Sweeps Used in Durum Wheat Breeding from a Diverse and Structured Panel of Landraces and Cultivars 

      Soriano, José Miguel; Sansaloni, Carolina; Ammar, Karim; Royo, Conxita (Biology, 2021-03-24) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      A panel of 387 durum wheat genotypes including Mediterranean landraces and modern cultivars was characterized with 46,161 diversity arrays technology (DArTseq) markers. Analysis of population structure ...
    • Laboratory colonization and maintenance of Anopheles atroparvus from the Ebro Delta, Spain 

      Birnberg, Lotty; Aranda, Carles; Talavera, Sandra; Núñez, Ana I.; Escosa, Raúl; Busquets, Núria (Parasites and Vectors, 2020-08-03) Sanitat Animal
      Background: Historically, Anopheles atroparvus has been considered one of the most important malaria vectors in Europe. Since malaria was eradicated from the European continent, the interest in studying ...
    • Laboratory evaluation of the effects of different concentrations of calcined kaolin applied on orange fruits on the behaviour of Ceratitis capitata 

      Campos-Rivela, José Miguel; Martínez-Ferrer, María Teresa (Bulletin of Insectology, 2021-12) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera Tephritidae), is one of the most devastating agricultural pests worldwide. The kaolin particle film has been demonstrated to effectively ...
    • Lack of detection of Mycobacterium microti infection in wild rodents from a free‑ranging wild boar outbreak area 

      Vidal, Enric; Espunyes, Johan; Puig Ribas, Maria; Melgarejo, Cristian; Martino, Laura; Michelet, Lorraine; Boschiroli, Maria Laura; Sanz, Albert; Allepuz, Alberto; Cabezón, Oscar; Pérez de Val, Bernat (European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2023-10-18) Sanitat Animal
      Wild small rodents are considered the natural reservoirs of Mycobacterium microti, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) that can cause tuberculosis (TB) in humans and animals, as ...
    • Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain 

      Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes; López-Morales, Ane; Quintela, Rita; Puig Ribas, Maria; Molina-López, Rafael; Obon, Elena; Napp, Sebastian; Pailler García, Lola; Espunyes, Johan; Cabezon, Oscar (Pathogens, 2022-12-01) Sanitat Animal
      Toxoplasma gondii infection in healthy animals is often asymptomatic. However, some species with little history of contact with the parasite, such as marsupials and New World primates, present high ...
    • Lack of Porcine circovirus 4 Genome Detection in Pig Samples from Italy and Spain 

      Franzo, Giovanni; Ruiz, Albert; Grassi, Laura; Sibila, Marina; Drigo, Michele; Segalés, Joaquim (Pathogens, 2020-05-31) Sanitat Animal
      The genus Circovirus includes several species and mostly causes asymptomatic infections. Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) and, with increasing evidence, Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3), have been associated ...
    • Lack of thinning effects over inter-annual changes in soil fungal community and diversity in a Mediterranean pine forest 

      Castaño, Carles; Alday, Josu G.; Lindahl, Björn D.; Martínez de Aragón, Juan; de-Miguel, Sergio; Colinas, Carlos; Parladé, Javier; Pera, Joan; Bonet, José Antonio (Forest Ecology and Management, 2018-05-17) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Predicted changes in global climate might negatively affect the soil microbiome and associated ecosystem processes in Mediterranean forests. Forest treatments, such as forest thinning, have been suggested ...
    • Lactating performance, water and feed consumption of rabbit does reared under a Mediterranean summer circadian cycle of temperature v. comfort temperature conditions 

      Bakr, M. H.; Tusell, L.; Rafel, O.; Terré, M.; Sánchez, J. P.; Piles, M. (Animal, 2015-01-16) Genètica i Millora Animal; Producció de Remugants
      The general aim of this research was to study the effect of high ambient temperature on the performance of does during lactation, specifically the following factors: average daily feed (ADFI) and water ...
    • Lactic acid bacteria: reviewing the potential of a promising delivery live vector for biomedical purposes 

      Cano‑Garrido, Olivia; Seras‑Franzoso, Joaquin; Garcia-Fruitos, Elena (Microbial Cell Factories, 2015-09-16) Producció de Remugants
      Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have a long history of safe exploitation by humans, being used for centuries in food production and preservation and as probiotic agents to promote human health. Interestingly, ...
    • Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: a new example of inclusion body producing bacteria 

      Baltà, Ricardo; Serrano-Adrover, Caterina; López-Cano, Adrià; Gifre-Renom, Laia; Sanchez-Chardi, Alejandro; Arís, Anna; Garcia-Fruitos, Elena (Microbial Cell Factories, 2023-06-09) Producció de Remugants
      Background Lactic Acid Bacteria such as Lactococcus lactis, Latilactobacillus sakei (basonym: Lactobacillus sakei) and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (basonym: Lactobacillus plantarum) have gained ...
    • Land use alters the abundance of herbivore and predatory insects on crops: the case of alfalfa 

      Madeira, Filipe; Clemente-Orta, Gemma; Alomar, Oscar; Batuecas, Ivan; Sossai, Samuel; Albajes, Ramon (Journal of Pest Science, 2021-06-11) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      We assess the effects of changing land use and crop management on alfalfa insect abundance by comparing it in 50 alfalfa fields when they were inserted in landscapes with different proportions of arable ...