Research lines:

• Characterization of the emergence of foodborne pathogens subjected to surveillance and monitoring programs through quantitative epidemiology (EPIQ)
• Evaluation of the performance of diagnostic tests for diseases of importance in animal health and assessment of their application in the frame of control and surveillance programs (EPIQ)
• Genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance (ZTA)
• Genetic characterization of microorganisms populations (ZTA)
• Foodborne zoonoses in animals and animal derived products intended for human consumption (eggs, meat..), as well as water samples, mainly Salmonella spp. Campylobacter spp., Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica (ZTA)
• Antimicrobial resistances in pathogens, food-borne zoonotic agents and indicators (ZTA)

Last scientific publications:

• Jacqueline C., Samper-Cativiela C., Monzon S., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Cuesta I., Alvarez J. and Herrera-Leon S.. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis isolates from humans and animals in Spain from 2006 to 2021. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79(4):790-800. 2024. (A)
• Samper-Cativiela C., Prieto M., Collado S., De Frutos C., Branscum AJ., Saez-Llorente JL. and Alvarez J.. Risk Factors for Salmonella Detection in Commercial Layer Flocks in Spain. Animals, 13(20):3181. 2023. (A)
• Samper-Cativiela C., Bernabé Diéguez B., Trigo de Roza F., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Elnekave E., Lim S., Hernandez M., Abad D., Collado S., Saez-Llorente JL., De Frutos C., Aguero M., Moreno MA., Escudero JA. and Alvarez J.. Genomic characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella serovar Kentucky ST198 isolated in poultry flocks in Spain (2011-2017). Microbial Genomics, 8(3):000773. 2022. (A)

Last communications:

• Samper-Cativiela C., Torre-Fuentes L., Herrera-Leon S., Dieguez B., Ugarte-Ruiz M., de Frutos C., Saez JL. and Alvarez J.. Aplicación de NGS en vigilancia epidemiológica ¿Qué nos puede aportar? Ejemplo de S. Enteritidis ST11. Jornadas Vigilancia Sanitaria 2023: presente y futuro para 2030. 2023. (Poster communication)
• Samper-Cativiela C.. Detección de cepas zoonóticas de transmisión alimentaria resistentes a antimicrobianos y caracterización de su emergencia. Concurso de Tesis en 3 minutos. 2022. (Oral communication)
• Alvarez J., Prieto ME., Collado S., Saez JL. and Samper-Cativiela C.. Factors associated with increased Salmonella positivity in the frame of National Control Plans (NCPSs) in poultry flocks. A case study of laying hen Spanish data. I3S International Symposium Salmonella and Salmonellosis. 2022. (Poster communication)
• Samper-Cativiela C., Bernabé Diéguez B., Herrera-Leon S., Ugarte-Ruiz M., de Frutos C., Aguero M., Saez JL., Moreno MA. and Alvarez J.. Putting Salmonella Enteritidis in Spain in context using Whole Genome Sequencing: understanding persistence of specific strains and antimicrobial resistance determinants across hosts and over time. I3S International Symposium Salmonella and Salmonellosis. 2022. (Poster communication)
• Samper-Cativiela C., Bernabé Diéguez B., Trigo da Roza F., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Elnekave E., Lim S., Hernandez M., Abad D., Collado S., Saez JL., de Frutos C., Aguero M., Moreno MA., Escudero JA. and Alvarez J.. Characterization of the emergence of multidrug resistant Salmonella Kentucky ST198 in poultry flocks in Spain. I3S International Symposium Salmonella and Salmonellosis. 2022. (Oral communication)