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    • Molecular and biochemical differences underlying the efficacy of lovastatin in preventing the onset of superficial scald in a susceptible and resistant Pyrus communis L. cultivar 

      Busatto, Nicola; Giné-Bordonaba, Jordi; Larrigaudière, Christian; Lindo-Garcia, Violeta; Farneti, Brian; Biasioli, Franco; Vrhoysek, Urska; Costa, Fabrizio (Postharvest Biology and Technoogy, 2020-12-24) Postcollita
      The molecular and biochemical events underlying the onset of superficial scald in two pear cultivars with different susceptibility (‘Blanquilla’ and ‘Conference’) was investigated in fruit untreated and ...
    • Molecular and Functional Characterization of Elovl4 Genes in Sparus aurata and Solea senegalensis Pointing to a Critical Role in Very Long-Chain (>C24) Fatty Acid Synthesis during Early Neural Development of Fish 

      Morais, Sofia; Torres, Miguel; Hontoria, Francisco; Monroig, Óscar; Varó, Inma; Agulleiro, María José; Navarro, Juan Carlos (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020-05-15) Aqüicultura
      Very long-chain fatty acids (VLC-FA) play critical roles in neural tissues during the early development of vertebrates. However, studies on VLC-FA in fish are scarce. The biosynthesis of VLC-FA is ...
    • Molecular characterization of Glaesserella parasuis strains circulating in North American swine production systems 

      Mugabi, Robert; Silva, Ana Paula S. Poeta; Hu, Xiao; Gottschalk, Marcelo; Aragon, Virginia; Macedo, Nubia R.; Sahin, Orhan; Harms, Perry; Main, Rodger; Tucker, Alexander W.; Li, Ganwu; Clavijo, Maria J. (BMC Veterinary Research, 2023-08-28) Sanitat Animal
      Background Glaesserella parasuis is the causative agent of Glässer’s disease in pigs. Serotyping is the most common method used to type G. parasuis isolates. However, the high number of non-typables ...
    • Molecular characterization of Glaesserella parasuis strains isolated from North America, Europe and Asia by serotyping PCR and LS-PCR 

      Macedo, Nubia; Gottschalk, Marcelo; Strutzberg-Minder, Katrin; Van, Chao Nguyen; Zhang, Lijun; Zou, Geng; Zhou, Rui; Marostica, Thaire; Clavijo, Maria Jose; Tucker, Alexander; Aragon, Virginia (Veterinary Research, 2021-05-12) Sanitat Animal
      Glaesserella parasuis strains were characterized by serotyping PCR, vtaA virulence marker Leader Sequence (LS)-PCR, clinical significance, and geographic region. Overall, the serovars 4, 5/12, 7, 1, and ...
    • Molecular contamination of an animal facility during and after African swine fever virus infection 

      Walczak, Marek; Szymankiewicz, Krzesimir; Rodriguez, Fernando; Argilaguet, Jordi; Gavrilov, Boris; Żmudzki, Jacek; Kochanowski, Maciej; Juszkiewicz, Małgorzata; Szczotka-Bochniarz, Anna (Journal of Veterinary Research, 2023-12-19) Sanitat Animal
      The molecular contamination of an animal facility was investigated during and after an infection with highly pathogenic African swine fever virus (ASFV) among domestic pigs. The investigation evaluated ...
    • Molecular detection of Treponema species organisms in foremilk and udder cleft skin of dairy cows with digital dermatitis 

      Sobhy, Nader Maher; Mahmmod, Yasser S.; Refaai, Walid; Awad, Ashraf (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2019-09-13) Sanitat Animal
      Identification of reservoirs and transmission routes of digital dermatitis (DD)-associated Treponema spp. is considered an effective means for controlling DD infection in dairy cows. The objective of ...
    • Molecular identification, life cycle characterization, and hatchery seed production of dwarf oysters from the Ebro Delta (Spain) 

      Prado, Patricia; Fernández, Margarita; Cordero, David; Saavedra, Carlos; Carella, Francesca; Alcaraz, Carles; Gairin, Ignasi (Aquatic Living Resources, 2022-05-20) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Aqüicultura
      Dwarf oysters in the Ebro Delta are only observed growing on local pen shells, Pinna nobilis L., currently under extinction risk. The species identification of these populations is uncertain, given ...
    • Molecular Marker Technology for Crop Improvement 

      Soriano, Jose Miguel (Agronomy, 2020-09-24) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Since the 1980s, agriculture and plant breeding have changed with the development of molecular marker technology. In recent decades, different types of molecular markers have been used for different ...
    • Molecular phenomics of a high-calorie diet-induced porcine model of prepubertal obesity 

      Jové, Mariona; Tibau, Joan; Serrano, José CE; Berdún, Rebeca; Rodríguez-Palmero, María; Font-i-Furnols, Maria; Cassanyé, Anna; Rodriguez-Mortera, Reyna; Sol, Joaquim; Rassendren, Helene; Fàbrega, Emma; Crescenti, Anna; Castell, Anna; Sabater, Mònica; Ortega, Francisco J.; Martin-Gari, Meritxell; Quintanilla, Raquel; Puigjaner, Joaquim; Moreno, Jose Antonio; Prat, Joan; Arola, Lluis; Fernández-Real, Josep Manuel; Pamplona, Reinald; Portero-Otin, Manuel (The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2020-04-24) Genètica i Millora Animal; Benestar Animal; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      As obesity incidence is alarmingly rising among young individuals, we aimed to characterize an experimental model of this situation, considering the similarity between human and porcine physiology. For ...
    • Molecular tracking of insect dispersal to verify arthropod predator movement from an alfalfa field to a peach orchard 

      Batuecas, Iván; Agustí, Nuria; Castañé, Cristina; Alomar, Oscar (Biological Control, 2020-12-10) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Implementation of landscape approaches to conservation biological control programs requires the confirmation of putative sources that contribute to predator colonization of crops. Several predator species ...
    • Monitoring crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficients over an almond and pistachio orchard throughout remote sensing 

      Bellvert, Joaquim; Adeline, Karine; Baram, Shahar; Pierce, Lars; Sanden, Blake L.; Smart, David R. (Remote Sensing, 2018-12-10) Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
      In California, water is a perennial concern. As competition for water resources increases due to growth in population, California’s tree nut farmers are committed to improving the efficiency of water ...
    • Monitoring Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Lions (Panthera leo) at the Barcelona Zoo: Viral Dynamics and Host Responses 

      Fernández-Bellon, Hugo; Rodon, Jordi; Fernández-Bastit, Leira; Almagro, Vanessa; Padilla-Solé, Pilar; Lorca-Oró, Cristina; Valle, Rosa; Roca, Núria; Grazioli, Santina; Trogu, Tiziana; Bensaid, Albert; Carrillo, Jorge; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Blanco, Julià; Parera, Mariona; Noguera-Julián, Marc; Clotet, Bonaventura; Moreno, Ana; Segalés, Joaquim; Vergara-Alert, Júlia (Viruses, 2021-08-25) Sanitat Animal
      To date, no evidence supports the fact that animals play a role in the epidemiology of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus infectious ...
    • Monitoring of bluetongue virus in zoo animals in Spain, 2007–2019 

      Caballero-Gómez, Javier; Cano Terriza, David; Pujols, Joan; Martínez-Nevado, Eva; Carbonell, M. Dolores; Guerra, Rafael; Recuero, Jesús; Soriano, Pilar; Barbero, Jesús; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021-05-08) Sanitat Animal
      Bluetongue (BT) is an emerging and re-emerging communicable vector-borne disease of animal health concern. A serosurvey was performed to assess exposure to BT virus (BTV) in zoo animals in Spain and to ...
    • Monitoring of chronic wasting disease (CWD) (IV) 

      EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordoñez, Avelino; Bolton, Declan; Bover-Cid, Sara; Chemaly, Marianne; Davies, Robert; De Cesare, Alessandra; Herman, Lieve; Hilbert, Friederike; Lindqvist, Roland; Nauta, Maarten; Peixe, Luisa; Skandamis, Panagiotis; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Miller, Michael W; Mysterud, Atle; Nöremark, Maria; Simmons, Marion; Tranulis, Michael A; Vaccari, Gabriele; Viljugrein, Hildegunn; Ortiz-Pelaez, Angel; Ru, Giuseppe (EFSA Journal, 2023-04-17) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      The European Commission requested an analysis of the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) monitoring programme in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (9 January 2017–28 ...
    • Monitoring resistance of Cydia pomonella (L.) Spanish field populations to new chemical insecticides and the mechanisms involved 

      Bosch, Dolors; Rodríguez, Marcela A.; Avilla, Jesús (Pest Management Science, 2017-11-16) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      BACKGROUND Widespread resistance of Cydia pomonella to organophosphates was demonstrated in populations from the Spanish Ebro Valley area which showed high levels of enzymatic detoxification. To determine ...
    • Monitoring rice crop and yield estimation with Sentinel-2 data 

      Soriano-González, Jesús; Angelats, Eduard; Martínez-Eixarch, Maite; Alcaraz, Carles (Field Crops Research, 2022-03-06) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      The future success of rice farming will lie in developing productive, sustainable, and resilient farming systems in relation to coexistent ecosystems. Thus, accurate information on agricultural practices ...
    • Monkeypox (Mpox) requires continued surveillance, vaccines, therapeutics and mitigating strategies 

      Roper, Rachel L.; Garzino-Demo, Alfredo; Del Rio, Carlos; Bréchot, Christian; Gallo, Robert; Hall, William; Esparza, José; Reitz, Marvin; Schinazi, Raymond F.; Parrington, Mark; Tartaglia, James; Koopmans, Marion; Osorio, Jorge; Nitsche, Andreas; Huan, Tan Boon; LeDuc, James; Gessain, Antoine; Weaver, Scott; Mahalingam, Suresh; Abimiku, Alash'le; Vahlne, Anders; Segalés, Joaquim; Wang, Linfa; Isaacs, Stuart N; Osterhaus, Albert; Scheuermann, Richard H.; McFadden, Grant (Vaccine, 2023-04-21) Sanitat Animal
      The widespread outbreak of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) recognized in 2022 poses new challenges for public healthcare systems worldwide. With more than 86,000 people infected, there is concern that MPXV ...
    • More than smell - COVID-19 is associated with severe impairment of smell, taste, and chemesthesis 

      Parma, Valentina; Ohla, Kathrin; Veldhuizen, Maria G.; Niv, Masha Y.; Kelly, Christine E.; Bakke, Alyssa J.; Cooper, Keiland W.; Bouysset, Cédric; Pirastu, Nicola; Dibattista, Michele; Guàrdia, Maria Dolors (Chemical Senses, 2020-06-20) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Recent anecdotal and scientific reports have provided evidence of a link between COVID-19 and chemosensory impairments such as anosmia. However, these reports have downplayed or failed to distinguish ...
    • Morphological and histological description of the midgut caeca in true crabs (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Brachyura): origin, development and potential role 

      Castejón, Diego; Rotllant, Guiomar; Alba-Tercedor, Javier; Ribes, Enric; Durfort, Mercè; Guerao, Guillermo (BMC Zoology, 2022-02-04) Aqüicultura
      Background The decapods are a major group of crustaceans that includes shrimps, prawns, crayfishes, lobsters, and crabs. Several studies focused on the study of the digestive system of the decapods, ...
    • Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Dietary-Induced Pseudo-Albinism during Post-Embryonic Development of Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1858) 

      Darias, Maria J.; Andree, Karl B.; Boglino, Anaïs; Rotllant, Josep; Cerdá-Reverter, José Miguel; Estévez, Alicia; Gisbert, Enric (PLoS ONE, 2013-07-16) Aqüicultura
      The appearance of the pseudo-albino phenotype was investigated in developing Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis, Kaup 1858) larvae at morphological and molecular levels. In order to induce the development ...