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    • Mutations on a conserved distal enhancer in the porcine C-reactive protein gene impair its expression in liver 

      Hernández-Banqué, Carles; Jové-Juncà, Teodor; Crespo-Piazuelo, Daniel; González-Rodríguez, Olga; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Esteve-Codina, Anna; Mercat, Marie-José; Bink, Marco C. A. M.; Quintanilla, Raquel; Ballester, Maria (Frontiers in Immunology, 2023-09-14) Genètica i Millora Animal
      C-reactive protein (CRP) is an evolutionary highly conserved protein. Like humans, CRP acts as a major acute phase protein in pigs. While CRP regulatory mechanisms have been extensively studied in humans, ...
    • Mycobacterium manresensis induces trained immunity in vitro 

      de Homdedeu, Miquel; Sanchez-Moral, Lidia; Violán, Concepció; Ràfols, Neus; Ouchi, Dan; Martín, Berta; Peinado, Miguel A.; Rodríguez-Cortés, Alhelí; Arch-Sisquella, Marta; Perez-Zsolt, Daniel; Muñoz Basagoiti, Jordana; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Salvador, Betlem; Matllo, Joan; López-Serrano, Sergi; Segalés, Joaquim; Vilaplana, Cristina; Torán-Monserrat, Pere; Morros, Rosa; Monfà, Ramon; Sarrias, Maria-Rosa; Cardona, Pere-Joan (iScience, 2023-05-13) Sanitat Animal
      The COVID-19 pandemic posed a global health crisis, with new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants weakening vaccine-driven protection. Trained immunity could help tackle ...
    • Mycobacterium microti Infection in free-ranging wild boar, Spain, 2017-2019 

      Pérez de Val, Bernat; Sanz, Albert; Soler, Mercè; Allepuz, Alberto; Michelet, Lorraine; Boschiroli, María Laura; Vidal, Enric (Emerging Infectious Disease, 2019-11-25) Sanitat Animal
      Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that causes pathology in many mammals. M. microti infections have been found in some countries in Europe. We report an outbreak ...
    • Mycoplasma conjunctivae in insect vectors and anatomic locations related to transmission and persistence 

      Aguilar, Xavier Fernández; Lopez-Olvera, Jorge Ramon; Ribas, Maria Puig; Begovoeva, Mattia; Velarde, Roser; Cardells, Jesus; Cabezón, Oscar (Veterinary Microbiology, 2018-11-12) Sanitat Animal
      Mycoplasma conjunctivae is an obligate microparasite that causes Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) in Caprinae species. IKC is a long-recognised disease, but little attention has been paid to the ...
    • Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae variability: Current trends and proposed terminology for genomic classification 

      Betlach, Alyssa M.; Maes, Dominiek; Garza ‐ Moreno, Laura; Tamiozzo, Pablo; Sibila, Marina; Haesebrouck, Freddy; Segalés, Joaquim; Pieters, Maria (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2019-05-17) Sanitat Animal
      Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the aetiologic agent of enzootic pneumonia in swine, a prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldwide. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a small, self‐replicating ...
    • Myxoma virus jumps species to the Iberian hare 

      Dalton, Kevin P.; Martín, José M.; Nicieza, Inés; Podadera, Ana; de Llano, Daniel; Casais, Rosa; Gimenez, Salvador; Badiola, Ignacio; Agüero, Montserrat; Duran, Manuel; Buitrago, Dolores; Romero, Luis J.; García, Elena; Parra, Francisco (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2019-07-19) Sanitat Animal
      The study of myxoma virus (MYXV) infections in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has produced one of the most accepted host–pathogen evolutionary models. To date, myxomatosis has been limited ...
    • Myxomatosis and rabbit Haemorrhagic disease: A 30-year study of the occurrence on commercial farms in Spain 

      Rosell, Joan M.; de la Fuente, L. Fernando; Parra, Francisco; Dalton, Kevin P.; Badiola Sáiz, J. Ignacio; Pérez de Rozas, Ana; Badiola Díez, Juan J.; Fernández de Luco, Daniel; Casal, Jordi; Majó, Natàlia; Casas, Jordina; Garriga, Ricard; Fernández Magariños, Xosé M. (Animals, 2019-10-10) Sanitat Animal
      In this retrospective study, we describe the relative occurrence of clinical myxomatosis, and rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), on 1714 commercial farms visited in Spain, between 1988 and 2018. We ...
    • Nanotechnology as a Processing and Packaging Tool to Improve Meat Quality and Safety 

      Lamri, Melisa; Bhattacharya, Tanima; Boukid, Fatma; Chentir, Imene; Dib, Amira Leila; Das, Debashrita; Djenane, Djamel; Gagaoua, Mohammed (Foods, 2021-10-29) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      Nanoparticles are gaining momentum as a smart tool towards a safer, more cost-effective and sustainable food chain. This study aimed to provide an overview of the potential uses, preparation, properties, ...
    • Narrow versus broad: sexual dimorphism in the wing form of western European species of the subgenus Avaritia (Culicoides, Ceratopogonidae) 

      Muñoz-Muñoz, Francesc; Pagès, Nonito; Durao, Ana F.; England, Marion; Werner, Doreen; Talavera, Sandra (Integrative Zoology, 2021-01-12) Sanitat Animal
      While wing form is known to differ between males and females of the genus Culicoides, detailed studies of sexual dimorphism are lacking. In this study, we analyze sex-specific differences in the wing ...
    • Native and invasive bird interactions increase the spread of Newcastle disease in urban environments 

      Blanco-González, Jon; López-Rull, Isabel; Cayuela, Luis; Majó, Natàlia; Busquets, Núria; Montalvo, Tomás; Senar, Juan Carlos (Biological Invasions, 2023-12-11) Sanitat Animal
      Due to their large population sizes, synanthropic birds, including native and invasive species, can transmit pathogens to other vertebrates, and even humans. In particular, Newcastle disease virus (NDV) ...
    • Native versus Modern Almond Cultivars of Mallorca Island: From Biodiversity to Industrial Aptitude and Fruit Quality 

      Lipan, Leontina; Romero, Agustí; Echeverria, Gemma; Maldonado, Marta; Company, Tomeu; Escalona, Jose Mariano; Ruiz, Joan; Miarnau, Xavier (Agronomy, 2022-08-17) Fructicultura
      Almond, one of the most characteristic crops in the agricultural landscape of Mallorca Island, cultivated mainly under rainfed conditions and from native cultivars, represents an important source of ...
    • Natural enemies associated with Tuta absoluta and functional biodiversity in vegetable crops 

      Arnó, Judit; Molina, Paula; Aparicio, Yahana; Denis, Carmen; Gabarra, Rosa; Riudavets, Jordi (BioControl, 2021-06-18) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is considered one of the main pests threatening tomato production worldwide. In the Mediterranean, the use of predatory mirids is widespread, and although ...
    • Natural fruitlet abscission as related to apple tree carbon balance estimated with the MaluSim model 

      Lordan, Jaume; Reginato, Gaino H.; Lakso, Alan N.; Francescatto, Poliana; Robinson, Terence L. (Scientia Horticulturae, 2018-12-26) Fructicultura
      Apple trees produce many more flower clusters than needed for a full crop, but natural early season flower and fruitlet abscission drastically reduce the final fruit number. Natural fruit abscission ...
    • Natural plant extracts as inhibitors of potato polyphenol oxidase: The green tea case study 

      Bobo, Gloria; Arroqui, Cristina; Virseda, Paloma (LWT - Food Science and Technology, 2021-09-18) Postcollita
      Natural plant extracts have emerged as a potential alternative to sulphites in minimally processed potatoes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory capacity of various plant extracts on ...
    • Natural resistances to viruses in cucurbits 

      Martín-Hernández, Ana Montserrat; Picó, Belén (Agronomy, 2020-12-24) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Cucurbit viruses cause considerable economic losses worldwide. The most common viral diseases affecting this crop family are Potyviruses, Cucumoviruses, Criniviruses, Ipomoviruses, Tobamoviruses, and ...
    • Naturalized Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris complement the resident parasitoid complex of Tuta absoluta in North-eastern Spain 

      Denis, Carmen; Riudavets, Jordi; Alomar, Oscar; Agustí, Nuria; Gonzalez-Valero, Helena; Cubí, Martina; Matas, Montserrat; Rodríguez, David; van Achterberg, Kees; Arnó, Judit (Journal of Applied Entomology, 2022-03-09) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Our work reports on the establishment of the neotropical parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris Marsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the first time in Europe. This larval parasitoid has been recorded ...
    • Navigating through space and time: A methodological approach to quantify spatiotemporal connectivity using stream flow data as a case study 

      Cunillera-Montcusí, David; Fernández-Calero, José María; Pölsterl, Sebastian; Argelich, Roger; Fortuño, Pau; Cid , Núria; Bonada, Núria; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel (Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023-05-16) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      1. The growing interest in combining spatial and temporal patterns in nature has been fostered by the current availability of high-frequency measurements. However, we still lack a methodological framework ...
    • Near infrared sensors for the precise characterization of salt content in canned tuna fish 

      Fulladosa, E.; Barnés-Calle, C.; Cruz, J.; Martínez, B.; Giró-Candanedo, M.; Comaposada, J.; Font-i-Furnols, M.; Gou, P. (Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023-07-28) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Non-invasive technologies could help to guarantee quality standards of canned tuna fish. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of bench-top (FT-NIR) and low-cost (LC-NIR) near infrared ...
    • Near infrared spectroscopy for fast characterization of animal by products feedstocks for biogas production: Calibration of a handheld device 

      Otero, A.; Segura, C.; Tey, L.; Masferrer, G.; Comaposada, Josep; Fernández, Belén (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022-12-28) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Anaerobic digestion performance is highly influenced by the chemical composition and flow of substrates. This work evaluates the feasibility of a handheld near infrared spectrometer to predict moisture, ...
    • Near real-time monitoring of clinical events detected in swine herds in Northeastern Spain 

      Alba-Casals, Ana; Allue, Eduard; Tarancon, Vicens; Baliellas, Jordi; Novell, Elena; Napp, Sebastián; Fraile, Lorenzo (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020-02-18) Sanitat Animal
      Novel techniques of data mining and time series analyses allow the development of new methods to analyze information relating to the health status of the swine population in near real-time. A swine ...