Research lines:

• Modification of intestinal microbiota, Healthy Gut (ZTA)
• Genetic characterization of Campylobacter (ZTA)
• Molecular characterization of human reservoirs potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli, animal and environmental (ZTA)
• Genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance (ZTA)
• Genetic characterization of microorganisms populations (ZTA)
• Foodborne zoonoses in animals and meat, eggs and other products from animal origin intended for human consumption, 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:

• Miguela-Villoldo P., Hernandez M., Moreno MA., Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Quesada A., Dominguez L. and Ugarte-Ruiz M.. National colistin sales versus colistin resistance in Spanish pig production. Research in Veterinary Science, 123:141-143. 2019. (A)
• Moreno MA., Garcia-Soto S., Hernandez M., Barcena C., Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Ugarte-Ruiz M. and Dominguez L.. Day-old chicks are a source of antimicrobial resistant bacteria for laying hen farms. Veterinary Microbiology, 230:221-227. 2019. (A)
• Perez-Sancho M., Vela AI., Horcajo P., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Dominguez L., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. and de la Fuente R.. Rapid differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus subspecies based on MALDI-TOF MS profiles. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation , 30(6):813-820. 2018. (A)
• Hormeno L., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Palomo G., Borge C., Vadillo S., Piriz S., Dominguez L., Campos MJ. and Quesada A.. Ant(6)-I genes encoding aminoglycoside O-nucleotidyltransferases are widely spread among streptomycin resistant strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9:2515. 2018. (A)
• Ugarte-Ruiz M., Dominguez L., Corcionivoschi N., Brendan WW., Dorrell N. and Gundogdu O.. Exploring the oxidative, antimicrobial and genomic properties of Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from poultry. Research in Veterinary Science, 119:170-175. 2018. (A)

Last outreach publications:

• Florez-Cuadrado D., Moreno MA., Ugarte-Ruiz M. and Dominguez L.. Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain in the European Union. 86(5):115-136, Biological Emerging Risks in Foods. Ed. 1. Academic Press. 2018.
• Leekitcharoenphon P., Garcia-Graels C., Botteldoorn N., Dierick K., Kempf I., Olkkola S., Rossi M., Nykasenoja S., Malorny B., Stingl K., Battisti A., Franco A., Mossong J., Veldman K., Mevius D., Wasyl D., Wieczorek K., Osek J., Clemente L., Lacatus A., Nicorescu I., Aguero Garcia M., de Frutos Escobar C., Duran Ferrer M., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Anjum MF., Teale C., Agren J., Hendriksen RS. and Aarestrup FM.. Comparative genomics of quinolone-resistantand susceptibleCampylobacter jejuniof oultry origin from major poultry producing European countries (GENCAMP). EFSA Journal, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 2018.
• Moreno MA., Florez-Cuadrado D., Ugarte-Ruiz M. and Dominguez L.. Veterinarios y antibióticos: destinados a entenderse. Profesión Veterinaria, Asís. 2018.
• Florez-Cuadrado D., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Moreno MA. and Dominguez L.. Bacterias que no temen a los antibióticos. Profesión Veterinaria, 22(88):6-13, Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2017.
• Navarro-Gonzalez N., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Dominguez L. and Ruiz-Fons F.. A European perspective on the transmission of food-borne pathogens at the wildlife-livestock-human interface. Food Safety Risks from wildlife: Challenges in Agriculture, Conservation and Public Health. Ed. 1. Springer International Publishing . 2016.

Last communications:

• Tiwari SK., Van der Puten B., Vinh TN., Bootsma M., La Ragione R., Matamoros S., Ngo Thi H., Berens C., Leng J., Alvarez J., Jolivet D., Ferrandis-Vila M., Ritchie J., Fruth A., Schwarz S., Dominguez L., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Bethe A., Wieler LH., Ewers C., Fivian-Hughes AS., Menge C., Schultsz C. and Semmler T.. Genomic analysis reveals varyng degrees of host adaptation in Escherichia coli. 29th ECCMID. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Ugarte-Ruiz M.. Vigilancia e impacto de las resistencias a los antimicrobianos en ganadería. VetenVIVO. Formación de profesionales veterinarios. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Ortega Molina I., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Maasoumi N., Fernandez-Manzano A., Mayoral-Alegre F., Rivero E., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Presence and characterization of Staphykococcus aureus in Spanish dry-cured ham: Paletas. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Poster communication)
• Rebollada A., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Mayoral-Alegre F., Maasoumi N., Tome-Sanchez I., Rivero E., Porras-Gonzalez N., Garcia M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Changes on caecal mucosa morphology and microbiota in laying hens supplemented with a nutraceutical product obtained from olive oil production. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Poster communication)
• Lopez-Chavarrias V., Teng KT., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Moreno MA., Lopez G., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter coli from Broilers and Pigs in Spain from 2002 to 2015. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Oral communication)