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    • Not all nudibranchs are carnivorous: trophic ecology of Polycerella emertoni in the Ebro Delta 

      Camps-Castellà, Judith; Ballesteros, Manuel; Trobajo, Rosa; Pontes, Miquel; Prado, Patricia (Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS), 2020-07-09) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Nudibranchs have always been regarded as a group of specialized predators. In Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta, Spain), the cryptic nudibranch Polycerella emertoni is found associated with the pseudo-indigenous ...
    • Novel film‐forming formulations of the biocontrol agent Candida sake CPA‐1: biocontrol efficacy and performance at field conditions in organic wine grapes 

      Carbó, Anna; Torres, Rosario; Usall, Josep; Marín, Anna; Chiralt, Amparo; Teixidó, Neus (Pest Management Science, 2018-09-07) Postcollita
      BACKGROUND: The biocontrol agent (BCA)Candida sakeCPA-1 has previously effectively reducedBotrytisbunch rot (BBR) andit was also suggested as a promising strategy to control sour rot in grapes under ...
    • Novel phenotypes of feeding and social behaviour and their relationship with individual rabbit growth and feed efficiency 

      Piles, M.; Mora, M.; Kyriazakis, I.; Tusell Palomero, L.; Pascual, M.; Sanchez, J.P. (Animal, 2024-01-30) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Due to the lack of a recording system for individual consumption of group-housed rabbits, published studies about feeding behaviour are based on information recorded at the group- and not at the individual ...
    • Novel polyomaviruses in mammals from multiple orders and reassessment of polyomavirus evolution and taxonomy 

      Ehlers, Bernhard; Anoh, Augustin E.; Ben Salem, Nicole; Broll, Sebastian; Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel; Fischer, Daniela; Gedvilaite, Alma; Ingenhütt, Nanina; Liebmann, Sonja; Martin, Maite; Mossoun, Arsene; Mugisha, Lawrence; Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques; Pauly, Maude; Pérez de Val, Bernat; Preugschas, Hannah; Richter, Dania; Schubert, Grit; Szentiks, Claudia A.; Teichmann, Tamara; Walter, Cornelia; Ulrich, Rainer G.; Wiersma, Lidewij; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien (Viruses, 2019-10-10) Sanitat Animal
      As the phylogenetic organization of mammalian polyomaviruses is complex and currently incompletely resolved, we aimed at a deeper insight into their evolution by identifying polyomaviruses in host orders ...
    • Novel Spike-stabilized trimers with improved production protect K18-hACE2 mice and golden Syrian hamsters from the highly pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant 

      Ávila-Nieto, Carlos; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Amengual-Rigo, Pep; Ainsua-Enrich, Erola; Brustolin, Marco; Rodríguez de la Concepción, María Luisa; Pedreño-Lopez, Núria; Rodon, Jordi; Urrea, Victor; Pradenas, Edwards; Marfil, Silvia; Ballana, Ester; Riveira-Muñoz, Eva; Pérez, Mònica; Roca, Núria; Tarrés-Freixas, Ferran; Carabelli, Julieta; Cantero, Guillermo; Pons-Grífols, Anna; Rovirosa, Carla; Aguilar-Gurrieri, Carmen; Ortiz, Raquel; Barajas, Ana; Trinité, Benjamin; Lepore, Rosalba; Muñoz-Basagoiti, Jordana; Perez-Zsolt, Daniel; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Valencia, Alfonso; Blanco, Julià; Clotet, Bonaventura; Guallar, Victor; Segalés, Joaquim; Carrillo, Jorge (Frontiers in Immunology, 2023-12-04) Sanitat Animal
      Most COVID-19 vaccines are based on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein (S) or their subunits. However, S shows some structural instability that limits its immunogenicity and production, hampering the ...
    • Novel strategies to improve chicken performance and welfare by unveiling host-microbiota interactions through hologenomics 

      Tous, Núria; Marcos, Sofia; Goodarzi Boroojeni, Farshad; Pérez de Rozas, Ana; Zentek, Jürgen; Estonba, Andone; Sandvang, Dorthe; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.; Esteve-Garcia, Enric; Finn, Robert; Alberdi, Antton; Tarradas, Joan (Frontiers in Physiology, 2022-09-06) Nutrició Animal
      Fast optimisation of farming practices is essential to meet environmental sustainability challenges. Hologenomics, the joint study of the genomic features of animals and the microbial communities ...
    • Nucleic acid lateral flow dipstick assay for the duplex detection of Gambierdiscus australes and Gambierdiscus excentricus 

      Ginés, Iris; Gaiani, Greta; Ruhela, Ankur; Skouridou, Vasso; Campàs, Mònica; Masip, Lluis (Harmful Algae, 2021-11-17) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      The proliferation of harmful microalgae endangers aquatic ecosystems and can have serious economic implications on a global level. Harmful microalgae and their associated toxins also pose a threat to ...
    • Numbers Game and Immune Geography as Determinants of Coronavirus Pathogenicity 

      Bocharov, Gennady; Casella, Valentina; Argilaguet, Jordi; Grebennikov, Dmitry; Güerri-Fernandez, Roberto; Ludewig, Burkhard; Meyerhans, Andreas (Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020-10-23) Sanitat Animal
    • Nutrient addition increases insect herbivory in Nothofagus antarctica on North-Patagonian forests 

      Martínez, Lucía C.; Haedo, Joana P.; Pérez-Méndez, Néstor; Fioroni, Facundo; Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Marrero, Hugo J. (Forest Ecology and Management, 2024-02-28) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      The change in nutrient availability in the soil can affect key functions of forest ecosystems, such as insect herbivory. Although insect herbivory is particularly relevant because it can impact on the ...
    • Nutrient supply affects the mRNA expression profile of the porcine skeletal muscle 

      Cardoso, Tainã Figueiredo; Quintanilla, Raquel; Tibau, Joan; Gil, Marta; Mármol-Sánchez, Emilio; González-Rodríguez, Olga; González-Prendes, Rayner; Amills, Marcel (BMC Genomics, 2017-08-10) Genètica i Millora Animal; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Background: The genetic basis of muscle fat deposition in pigs is not well known. So far, we have only identified a limited number of genes involved in the absorption, transport, storage and catabolism ...
    • Nutritional properties of organic and conventional beef meat at retail 

      Ribas-Agustí, Albert; Díaz, Isabel; Sárraga, Carmen; García-Regueiro, Jose A.; Castellari, Massimo (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2019-02-20) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      BACKGROUND: Consumers perceive that organic meat has superior nutritional properties compared to conventional meat,although the available evidence from commercial samples is very scarce. The present ...
    • Nutritional Quality of Beef Produced in Chile from Different Production Systems 

      Morales, Rodrigo; Folch, Carolina; Iraira, Sergio; Teuber, Nolberto; Realini, Carolina E. (Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-01) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      In recent years, beef industry has improved production processes to ensure quality and certification for overseas meat markets. However, there is limited scientific information about the nutritional ...
    • Nutritional values of raw and cooked ‘calçots’ (Allium cepa L. resprouts), an expanding crop 

      Sans, Silvia; Bobo, Gloria; Zudaire, Lorena; Lafarga, Tomás; Sabaté, Josep; Casals, Joan; Simó, Joan (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2019-04-11) Postcollita
      ‘Calçot’ is the Catalan name for the immature floral stems of second‐year onion resprouts of the Blanca Tardana de Lleida (BTL) landrace. Highly appreciated for their sensory attributes, these resprouts ...
    • Oat proteins as emerging ingredients for food formulation: where we stand? 

      Boukid, Fatma (European Food Research and Technology, 2021-01-30) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      Over the last decades, interest in oats (Avena sativa L.) as healthy foods increased due to their multiple functional and bioactive components such as dietary fibers, polyphenols, and proteins. Protein ...
    • Observation and assessment of model retrievals of surface exchange components over a row canopy using directional thermal data 

      Mwangi, S.; Boulet, G.; LePage, M.; Gastellu-Etchegorry, J-P.; Bellvert, Joaquim; Lemaire, B.; Fanise, P.; Roujean, J-L.; Olioso, A. (IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023-07-21) Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
      Land surface temperature is an essential climate variable that can serve as a proxy for detecting water deficiencies in croplands and wooded areas. Its measurement can however be influenced by anisotropic ...
    • Observation and Measurement of Ice Morphology in Foods: A Review 

      Pérez-Bermúdez, Indira; Castillo-Suero, Alison; Cortés-Inostroza, Anielka; Jeldrez, Cristóbal; Dantas, Adriana; Hernández, Eduardo; Orellana-Palma, Patricio; Petzold, Guillermo (Foods, 2023-10-31) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Freezing is an effective technology with which to maintain food quality. However, the formation of ice crystals during this process can cause damage to the cellular structure, leading to food deterioration. ...
    • Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic enteropathogens in gulls from southern Europe 

      Antilles, Noelia; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Alba-Casals, Ana; López-Soria, Sergio; Pérez-Méndez, Néstor; Saco, Montse; González-Solís, Jacob; Cerdà-Cuéllar, Marta (Science of the Total Environment, 2020-10-19) Sanitat Animal
      Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. are the two most frequent zoonotic bacteria involved in human enteric infections in the European Union. Both enteropathogens have been isolated from a diversity ...
    • Occurrence of cyclic imines in European commercial seafood and consumers risk assessment 

      Rambla-Alegre, Maria; Miles, Christopher O.; de la Iglesia, Pablo; Fernandez-Tejedor, Margarita; Jacobs, Silke; Sioen, Isabelle; Verbeke, Wim; Samdal, Ingunn A.; Sandvik, Morten; Barbosa, Vera; Tediosi, Alice; Madorran, Eneko; Granby, Kit; Kotterman, Michiel; Calis, Tanja; Diogene, Jorge (Environmental Research, 2017-12-01) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Cyclic imines constitute a quite recently discovered group of marine biotoxins that act on neural receptors and that bioaccumulate in seafood. They are grouped together due to the imino group functioning ...
    • Occurrence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in animal- and plant-derived food: results of a survey across Europe 

      Mulder, Patrick P.J.; López, Patricia; Castellari, Massimo; Bodi, Dorina; Ronczka, Stefan; Preiss-Weigert, Angelika; These, Anja (Taylor & Francis, 2017-09-25) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are secondary metabolites of plant families such as Asteraceae or Boraginaceae and are suspected to be genotoxic carcinogens. Recent investigations revealed their frequent ...
    • Occurrence of selected viral and bacterial pathogens and microbiological quality of fresh and frozen strawberries sold in Spain 

      Ortiz-Solà, J.; Viñas, I.; Colás-Medà, P.; Anguera, M.; Abadias, M. (International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2019-10-23) Postcollita
      Strawberry production and exports have been increasing in Spain in recent decades. However, little information is available about their microbiological quality. Due to the growing concern about the ...