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:

• Gómez-Buendía A., Romero B., Bezos J., Lozano F., de Juan L. and Alvarez J.. Spoligotype-specific risk of finding lesions in tissues from cattle infected by Mycobacterium bovis. BMC Veterinary Research, 17(1):148. 2021. (A)
• Rodriguez-Campos S., Bezos J., Romero B., de Juan L., Alvarez J., Castellanos E., Moya N., Lozano F., Tariq-Javed M., Liebana E., Mateos A., Dominguez L., Aranaz A. and Spanish Network on Surveillance and Monitoring of Animal Tuberculosis.. Mycobacterium caprae Infection in Livestock and Wildlife, Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(3):532-535. 2011. (A)
• Rodriguez-Campos S., Romero B., Bezos J., de Juan L., Alvarez J., Castellanos E., Moya N., Lozano F., Gonzalez S., Saez-Llorente JL., Mateos A., Dominguez L. and Aranaz A.. High spoligotype diversity within a Mycobacterium bovis population: Clues to understanding the demography of the pathogen in Europe. Veterinary Microbiology, 141(1-2):89-95. 2010. (A)
• Aranaz A., de Juan L., Bezos J., Alvarez J., Romero B., Lozano F., Paramio JL., Lopez-Sanchez J., Mateos A. and Dominguez L.. Assessment of diagnostic tools for eradication of bovine tuberculosis in cattle co-infected with Mycobacterium bovis and M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Veterinary Research, 37(4):593-606. 2006. (A)

Last outreach publications:

• Romero B., Bezos J., de Juan L., Lozano F., Gonzalez S., Perales A. and Saez JL.. Toma y envío de muestras para diagnóstico mediante PCR directa y cultivo microbiológico en infecciones por miembros del Complejo Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) y Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). UCM.. 2021.
• Gonzalez S., Lozano F., Alvarez J., Romero B., Bezos J. and de Juan L.. Tuberculosis in the new Animal Health Law. VISAVET Outreach Journal, VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.). 2021.
• Camino E., Carvajal KA., Lozano F., Vinolo C., Dominguez L. and Cruz F.. Equine piroplasmosis seroprevalence in spanish horses prior to exportation. VISAVET Outreach Journal, VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.). 2020.
• Romero B., Bezos J., Alvarez J., Aranaz A., de Juan L., Lozano F., Mateos A., Dominguez L. and Travnicek M.. Bovinná tuberkulóza v EÚ - prítomnost a budúcnos.. Slovenský veterinársky casopis, XXXI:3,165-168, Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine. 2006.

Last communications:

• Gómez-Buendía A., Romero B., Bezos J., Lozano F., Vinolo C., Saez JL., Archetti I., Boschiroli ML., Gutu E., Karaoulani O., de Juan L. and Alvarez J.. IFN-ƴ Assay for Granting and Maintenance of Officially Tuberculosis-Free Herd Status and Movement of Cattle within the EU. Seventh International Conference on Mycobacterium bovis. 2022. (Poster communication)
• Alvarez J., Bezos J., Dominguez L., de Juan L., Gómez-Buendía A., Lorente-Leal V., Lozano F., Ortega J., Pozo P., Rodriguez-Bertos A. and Romero B.. Nuevos avances científicos de los Grupos de investigación. Grupo de Investigación: Servicio de Micobacterias - Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET-UCM). II Workshop Ibérico en Tuberculosis Animal. 2022. (Oral communication)
• Gómez-Buendía A., Romero B., Bezos J., Lozano F., Gutierrez A., de Juan L. and Alvarez J.. TB Macroscopical Lesions and Spoligotyping Signature: Is there a pattern?. Seventh International Conference on Mycobacterium bovis. 2022. (Poster communication)
• Romero B., Alvarez J., Bezos J., Dominguez L., Lozano F., Rodriguez-Bertos A. and de Juan L.. Nuevos avances científicos de los Grupos de investigación. Laboratorio de Referencia Europeo (EU-RL) de Tuberculosis Bovina. II Workshop Ibérico en Tuberculosis Animal. 2022. (Oral communication)
• Lorente-Leal V., Moya N., Lozano F., Munoz M., Bezos J., Romero B. and de Juan L.. Moving targets: the importance of genetic marker selection in the validation and strategic use of PCR diagnostic methods. EAVLD Virtual Meeting 2021. 2021. (Poster communication)