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    • The ethylene-responsive transcription factor ERF024 is a novel regulator of climacteric fruit ripening in melon 

      Santo Domingo, Miguel; Orduña, Luis; Navarro, David; Mayobre, Carlos; Santiago, Antonio; Valverde, Laura; Alexiou, Konstantinos; Tomás Matus, José; Pujol, Marta; Garcia-Mas, Jordi (The Plant Journal, 2024-06-20) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Fruit ripening is an essential developmental stage in Angiosperms triggered by hormonal signals such as ethylene, a major player in climacteric ripening. Melon is a unique crop showing both climacteric ...

    • The Evolutionary Consequences of Transposon-Related Pericentromer Expansion in Melon 

      Morata, Jordi; Tormo, Marc; Alexiou, Konstantinos G.; Vives, Cristina; Ramos-Onsins, Sebastián E.; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Casacuberta, Josep M. (Genome Biology and Evolution, 2018-06-23) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Abstract Transposable elements (TEs) are a major driver of plant genome evolution. A part from being a rich source of new genes and regulatory sequences, TEs can also affect plant genome evolution ...

    • The feasibility of using gas mixture to stun seabream (Sparus aurata) before slaughtering in aquaculture production 

      Roque, A.; Gras, N.; Rey-Planellas, S.; Fatsini, E.; Pallisera, J.; Duncan, N.; Muñoz, I.; Velarde, A.; Hernandez, M.D. (Aquaculture, 2021-07-10) Aqüicultura; Benestar Animal
      Current European Union regulation explicitly states that farmed fish should be spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering at the time of slaughter. It has been shown that fish suffer when they are ...

    • The feather epithelium contributes to the dissemination and ecology of clade 2.3.4.4b H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in ducks 

      Gaide, Nicolas; Filaire, Fabien; Bertran, Kateri; Crispo, Manuela; Dirat, Malorie; Secula, Aurélie; Foret-Lucas, Charlotte; Payré, Bruno; Perlas, Albert; Cantero, Guillermo; Majó, Natàlia; Soubies, Sébastien; Guérin, Jean-Luc (Emerging Microbes & Infections, 2023-11-03) Sanitat Animal
      Immature feathers are known replication sites for high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in poultry. However, it is unclear whether feathers play an active role in viral transmission. This ...

    • The fecal bacterial microbiome of the Kuhl's pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) reflects landscape anthropogenic pressure 

      Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes; García-Ulloa, Manuel; Santos, Andrés; Guixé, David; Camprodon, Jordi; Florensa-Rius, Xavier; Molleda, Raúl; Manzano, Robert; Ribas, Maria P.; Espunyes, Johan; Dias-Alves, Andrea; Marco, Ignasi; Migura, Lourdes; Martínez-Urtaza, Jaime; Cabezon, Oscar (Animal Microbiome, 2023-02-04) Sanitat Animal
      Background Anthropogenic disturbance has the potential to negatively affect wildlife health by altering food availability and diet composition, increasing the exposure to agrochemicals, and intensifying ...

    • The FlagT4G Vaccine Confers a Strong and Regulated Immunity and Early Virological Protection against Classical Swine Fever 

      Bohorquez Garzon, Jose Alejandro; Wang, Miaomiao; Díaz, Ivan; Alberch, Mònica; Pérez-Simó, Marta; Rosell, Rosa; Gladue, Douglas P.; Borca, Manuel V.; Ganges, Llilianne (Viruses, 2022-09-02) Sanitat Animal
      Control of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) in endemic countries relies on vaccination, mostly using vaccines that do not allow for differentiation of vaccinated from infected animals (DIVA). FlagT4G ...

    • The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e)DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems 

      Pawlowski, Jan; Kelly-Quinn, Mary; Altermatt, Florian; Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Laure; Beja, Pedro; Boggero, Angela; Borja, Angel; Bouchez, Agnès; Cordier, Tristan; Domaizon, Isabelle; Feio, Maria Joao; Filipe, Ana Filipa; Fornaroli, Ricardo; Graf, Wolfram; Herder, Jelger; van der Hoorn, Berry; Jones, J. Iwan; Sagova-Mareckova, Marketa; Moritz, Christian; Barquín, Jose; Piggott, Jeremy J.; Pinna, Maurizio; Rimet, Frederic; Rinkevich, Buki; Sousa-Santos, Carla; Specchia, Valeria; Trobajo, Rosa; Vasselon, Valentin; Vitecek, Simon; Zimmerman, Jonas; Weigand, Alexander; Leese, Florian; Kahlert, Maria (Science of the Total Environment, 2018-05-22) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological status. These conventional ...

    • The future of recombinant host defense peptides 

      Roca-Pinilla, Ramon; Lisowski, Leszek; Arís, Anna; Garcia-Fruitos, Elena (Microbial Cell Factories, 2022-12-21) Producció de Remugants
      The antimicrobial resistance crisis calls for the discovery and production of new antimicrobials. Host defense peptides (HDPs) are small proteins with potent antibacterial and immunomodulatory activities ...

    • The Gamma concept approach as a tool to predict fresh produce supporting or not the growth of L. monocytogenes 

      Gomez-Galindo, Marisa; Serra Castelló, Cristina; Bover-Cid, Sara; Truchado, Pilar; Gil, Maria I.; Allende, Ana (Food Microbiology, 2024-04-27) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      Challenge tests are commonly employed to evaluate the growth behavior of L. monocytogenes in food matrices; they are known for being expensive and time-consuming. An alternative could be the use of ...

    • The genetic variation landscape of African swine fever virus reveals frequent positive selection and adaptive flexibility 

      Bao, Yun-Juan; Qiu, Junhui; Luo, Yuzi; Rodríguez, Fernando; Qiu, Hua-Ji (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021-03-09) Sanitat Animal
      African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a lethal disease agent that causes high mortality in swine population and devastating loss in swine industries. The development of efficacious vaccines has been ...

    • The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) 

      Shulaev, Vladimir; Sargent, Daniel J.; Crowhurst, Ross N.; Mockler, Todd C.; Folkerts, Otto; Delcher, Arthur L.; Jaiswal, Pankaj; Mockaitis, Keithanne; Liston, Aaron; Mane, Shrinivasrao P.; Burns, Paul; Davis, Thomas M.; Slovin, Janet P.; Bassil, Nahla; Hellens, Roger P.; Evans, Clive; Harkins, Tim; Kodira, Chinnappa; Desany, Brian; Crasta, Oswald R.; Jensen, Roderick V.; Allan, Andrew C.; Michael, Todd P.; Setubal, Joao Carlos; Celton, Jean-Marc; Rees, D. Jasper G.; Williams, Kelly P.; Holt, Sarah H.; Ruiz Rojas, Juan Jairo; Chatterjee, Mithu; Liu, Bo; Silva, Herman; Meisel, Lee; Adato, Avital; Filichkin, Sergei A.; Troggio, Michela; Viola, Roberto; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Wang, Hao; Dharmawardhana, Palitha; Elser, Justin; Raja, Rajani; Priest, Henry D.; Bryant Jr., Douglas W.; Fox, Samuel E.; Givan, Scott A.; Wilhelm, Larry J.; Naithani, Sushma; Christoffels, Alan; Salama, David Y.; Carter, Jade; Lopez Girona, Elena; Zdepski, Anna; Wang, Wenqin; Kerstetter, Randall A.; Schwab, Wilfried; Korban, Schuyler S.; Davik, Jahn; Monfort, Amparo; Denoyes-Rothan, Beatrice; Arús, Pere; Mittler, Ron; Flinn, Barry; Aharoni, Asaph; Bennetzen, Jeffrey L.; Salzberg, Steven L.; Dickerman, Allan W.; Velasco, Riccardo; Borodovsky, Mark; Veilleux, Richard E.; Folta, Kevin M. (Nature Genetics, 2010-12-26) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      The woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca (2n = 2x = 14), is a versatile experimental plant system. This diminutive herbaceous  perennial has a small genome (240 Mb), is amenable to genetic transformat ...

    • The grape remote sensing atmospheric profile and evapotranspiration experiment 

      Kustas, William P.; Anderson, Martha C.; Alfieri, Joseph G.; Knipper, Kyle; Torres-Rua, Alfonso; Parry, Christopher K.; Nieto, Hector; Agam, Nurit; White, William A.; Gao, Feng; McKee, Lynn; Prueger, John H.; Hipps, Lawrence E.; Los, Sebastian; Alsina, Maria Mar; Sanchez, Luis; Sams, Brent; Dokoozlian, Nick; McKee, Mac; Jones, Scott; Yang, Yun; Wilson, Tiffany G.; Lei, Fangni; McElrone, Andrew; Heitman, Josh L.; Howard, Adam M.; Post, Kirk; Melton, Forrest; Hain, Christopher (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 2018-10-09) Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
      Particularly in light of California’s recent multiyear drought, there is a critical need for accurate and timely evapotranspiration (ET) and crop stress information to ensure long-term sustainability ...

    • The growth promoting and immunomodulatory effects of a medicinal plant leaf extract obtained from Salvia officinalis and Lippia citriodora in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) 

      Salomón, Ricardo; Firmino, Joana P.; Reyes-López, Felipe E.; Andree, Karl B.; González-Silvera, Daniel; Esteban, M. Angeles; Tort, Lluis; Quintela, José C.; Pinilla-Rosas, José M.; Vallejos-Vidal, Eva; Gisbert, Enric (Aquaculture, 2020-03-29) Aqüicultura
      In the present study, we evaluated the effects of a medicinal plant leaf extract (MPLE; 10%, ursolic acid, 3% other triterpenic compounds; 2% verbascoside and < 1% polyphenols) obtained from Lippia ...

    • The gut microbiota of Cystidicola farionis parasitizing the swim bladder of the nosed charr morph Salvelinus malma complex in Lake Kronotskoe (Kamchatka, Russia) 

      Kashinskaya, E.N.; Simonov, E.P.; Vlasenko, P.G.; Markevich, G.N.; Shokurova, A.V.; Andree, K.B.; Solovyev, M.M. (Journal of Nematology, 2021-12-15) Aqüicultura
      Using the approach of sequencing the V3–V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene, we have analyzed the bacterial diversity associated with the gut and “body” (other parts of nematode after dissection: cuticle, ...

    • The haplotype-resolved T2T reference genome highlights structural variation underlying agronomic traits of melon 

      Li, Guoli; Tang, Lingli; He, Yunhua; Xu, Yongyang; Bendahmane, Abdelhafid; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Lin, Tao; Zhao, Guangwei (Horticulture Research, 2023-09-04) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important vegetable crop that has an extensive history of cultivation. However, the genome of wild and semi-wild melon types that can be used for the analysis of agronomic ...

    • The high-quality draft genome of peach (Prunus persica) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution 

      Verde, Ignazio; Abbott, Albert G; Scalabrin, Simone; Jung, Sook; Shu, Shengqiang; Marroni, Fabio; Zhebentyayeva, Tatyana; Dettori, Maria Teresa; Grimwood, Jane; Cattonaro, Federica; Zuccolo, Andrea; Rossini, Laura; Jenkins, Jerry; Vendramin, Elisa; Meisel, Lee A; Decroocq, Veronique; Sosinski, Bryon; Prochnik, Simon; Mitros, Therese; Policriti, Alberto; Cipriani, Guido; Dondini, Luca; Ficklin, Stephen; Goodstein, David M; Xuan, Pengfei; del Fabbro, Cristian; Aramini, Valeria; Copetti, Dario; Gonzalez, Susana; Horner, David S; Falchi, Rachele; Lucas, Susan; Mica, Erica; Maldonado, Jonathan; Lazzari, Barbara; Bielenberg, Douglas; Pirona, Raul; Miculan, Mara; Barakat, Abdelali; Testolin, Raffaele; Stella, Alessandra; Tartarini, Stefano; Tonutti, Pietro; Arús, Pere; Orellana, Ariel; Wells, Christina; Main, Dorrie; Vizzotto, Giannina; Silva, Herman; Salamini, Francesco; Schmutz, Jeremy; Morgante, Michele; Rokhsar, Daniel S (Nature Genetics, 2013-03-24) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Rosaceae is the most important fruit-producing clade, and its key commercially relevant genera (Fragaria, Rosa, Rubus and  Prunus) show broadly diverse growth habits, fruit types and compact diploid g ...

    • The Identification of Runs of Homozygosity Gives a Focus on the Genetic Diversity and Adaptation of the “Charolais de Cuba” Cattle 

      Rodríguez-Valera, Yoel; Rocha, Dominique; Naves, Michel; Renand, Gilles; Pérez-Pineda, Eliecer; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Ramos-Onsins, Sebastian E. (Animals, 2020-11-27) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Inbreeding and effective population size (Ne) are fundamental indicators for the management and conservation of genetic diversity in populations. Genomic inbreeding gives accurate estimates of inbreeding, ...

    • The immune response does not prevent homologous Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus reinfection five months after the initial challenge 

      Díaz, Ivan; Pujols, Joan; Cano, Esmeralda; Cortey, Martí; Navarro, Núria; Vidal, Anna; Mateu, Enric; Martín, Marga (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021-03-04) Sanitat Animal
      The aim of the present study was to evaluate the duration of protective immunity against Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV). To do so, a two phases study was performed. In the first phase, 75 ...

    • The impact of irrigation on the quality of drainage water in a new irrigation district 

      Villar, J.M.; Pascual, M.; Rufat, Josep; Villar, P. (Ingeniería del agua, 2015-10-28) Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
      La calidad del agua de dos sistemas de drenaje agrícola fue monitorizado en dos temporadas de riego para determinar la sostenibilidad de una zona recientemente transformada de secano a regadío y gestionada ...

    • The impacts of ostreid herpesvirus 1 microvariants on Pacific oyster aquaculture in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres since 2008 

      Fuhrmann, M.; Castinel, A.; Cheslett, D.; Furones Nozal, D.; Whittington, R.J. (Revue Scientifique et Technique - Office International des Épizooties, 2019-09-01) Aqüicultura
      Mollusc farming is the third most productive aquaculture activity in the world, and the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is one of the most important farmed species. Since 2008, mass mortalities in ...