Research lines:

• Tuberculosis control (MYC)
• Molecular characterizacion studies of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MYC)
• Tuberculosis diagnosis (MYC)
• Molecular epidemiology of tubeculosis (MYC)
• Diagnosis of other mycobacteriosis (MYC)

Last scientific publications:

• Roy A., Tome-Sanchez I., Romero B., Lorente-Leal V., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Dominguez M., Martin C., Aguilo N., Puentes E., Rodriguez E., de Juan L., Risalde MA., Gortazar C., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Evaluation of the immunogenicity and efficacy of BCG and MTBVAC vaccines using a natural transmission model of tuberculosis. Veterinary Research, 50:82. 2019. (A)
• Diez-Delgado I., Sevilla IA., Garrido JM., Romero B., Geijo MV., Dominguez L., Juste RA., Aranaz A., de la Fuente J. and Gortazar C.. Tuberculosis vaccination sequence effect on protection in wild boar. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 66:101329. 2019. (A)
• Lorente-Leal V., Liandris E., Castellanos E., Bezos J., Dominguez L., de Juan L. and Romero B.. Validation of a Real-Time PCR for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Members in Bovine Tissue Samples. Frontiers in veterinary science, 6(61):1-9. 2019. (A)
• Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Moreno I., Roy A., Risalde MA., Balseiro A., de Juan L., Romero B., Bezos J., Puentes E., Akerstedt J., Tessema T., Gortazar C., Dominguez L. and Dominguez M.. Specificity of serological test for detection of tuberculosis in cattle, goats, sheep and pigs under different epidemiological situations. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(1):70. 2019. (A)
• Thomas J., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Moreno I., Romero B., Garrido F., Juste R., Dominguez M., Dominguez L., Gortazar C. and Risalde MA.. A new test to detect antibodies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in red deer serum. The Veterinary Journal, 15(1):70. 2019. (A)

Last outreach publications:

• Bezos J., Romero B., de Juan L., Gonzalez S. and Saez JL.. Procedural manual for intradermotuberculinization and gamma-interferon tests performing. 2019-2020. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) y Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). UCM.. 2019.
• Romero B. and Bezos J.. Ofensiva contra la tuberculosis en caprino. Tierras. Caprino, 24:60-65, OVIespaña. 2018.
• Roy A., Gonzalez S., Romero B., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Método de segregación como medida de control y erradicación de la tuberculosis caprina (y II). Albéitar, 215:26-28, Asís. 2018.
• Roy A., Gonzalez S., Romero B., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Método de segregación como medida de control y erradicación de la tuberculosis caprina. Albéitar, 214:20-22, Servet-Grupo Asís Biomedia S.L... 2018.
• Roy A., de Juan L., Romero B., Diez-Guerrier A., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Tuberculosis bovina: aspectos a considerar sobre la técnica de intradermotuberculinización y el cultivo microbiológico. AFCA, 43(2017):22-29, Agricola. 2017.

Last communications:

• Romero B.. Comparative test for detection of IFN-g for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis. EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis Workshop. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Romero B.. Comparative test for the molecular characterization of memebers of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis Workshop. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Romero B.. Comparative test for Direct DNA extraction from tissue samples and bacteriological culture. EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis Workshop. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Ortega FJ., Buendia A., Roy A., Lorente-Leal V., Vinolo C., Romero B., de Juan L., Infantes-Lorenzo JA. and Bezos J.. Evaluación de una nueva técnica diagnóstica ante-mortem de tuberculosis en ganado caprino: Actiphage Rapid. XXIV Simposio Avedila. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Romero B.. Identificación de factores predictores de virulencia en cepas de Mycobacterium bovis. XXIV Simposio Avedila. 2019. (Oral communication)