Marta Pérez Sancho
Unit Chief
Microbial Identification and Characterisation Unit
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Contact
Investigation

Research lines:
- Integrated monitoring and control of Toxoplasma gondii and Hepatitis E virus in food supply chains (NED)
- Application of MALDI-TOF technique in the clinical microbiology and Agri-food field (ICM)
- Diagnosis of leishmaniasis in the animal reservoir (NED)
- Diagnosis of Q fever in livestock and wildlife using direct and indirect tests. (NED)
- Diagnosis of swine brucellosis (NED)
- New strategies for diagnosis and control of bovine, ovine and caprine brucellosis (NED)
- Epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (NED)
- Clinical diagnosis (ICM)
- Molecular typing (ICM)
- Design of methods for detection of biological threat agents (NED)
- Bacterial taxonomy (ICM)

Next scientific publications:
- Chinchilla-Rodríguez B., Vazquez-Fernadez E., Rebollada A., Perez-Sancho M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. First detection of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in juvenile Siberian sturgeons (Acipenser baerii) and description of the pathological findings. Journal of Fish Diseases. (A)
Last scientific publications:
- Rebollada A., Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings in the placentas and fetuses of domestic swine naturally infected with Brucella suis biovar 2. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation , 35(3):258-265. 2023. (A)
- Romani-Cremaschi U., Rebollada A., Canales R., Vargas-Castro I., Perez-Sancho M., Sanchez-Vizcaino F., Dominguez M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Histopathology, Immunohistochemical Diagnosis, and Management of Penicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus delphini Cutaneous Infection in a Bottlenose Dolphin. Aquatic Mammals, 49(2), 117-120. 2023. (A)
- Barroso-Arevalo S., Diaz-de Frutos M., Kosowska A., Perez-Sancho M., Dominguez L. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. A useful tool for the safe diagnosis and control of the two main pandemics of the XXI century: COVID-19 and African Swine Fever disease. PLoS ONE, 18(3):e0282632. 2023. (A)
- Polo C., Garcia-Seco T., Diez-Guerrier A., Briones V., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. What about the bull? A systematic review about the role of males in bovine infectious infertility within cattle herds. Veterinary and Animal Science, 19:100284. 2023. (A)
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Herranz-Benito C., Perez-Sancho M., Camino E., Gomez-Arrones V., Carrasco JJ., de Gabriel-Perez J., Serres C. and Cruz F.. First report and molecular characterization of cases of natural Taylorella asinigenitalis infection in three donkey breeds in Spain. Veterinary Microbiology, 276:109604. 2023. (A)

Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Teresa García-Seco Romero. Epidemiology of Q fever in domestic ruminants in the central zone of the Iberian peninsula. 2017.
Outreach

Last outreach publications:
- Cruz F., Gonzalez S., Barcena C., Bezos J., Buendia A., Briones V., Camino E., Fores P., Garcia N., Mazariegos M., Perez-Sancho M., Romero B. and de Juan L.. Infequus: Plataforma de enfermedades infecciosas equinas. Jornada Aprendizaje Eficaz con TIC en la UCM. Ed. 1. Ediciones Complutense. 2022.
- Cruz F., Cabanes D., Camino E., Perez-Sancho M., Buendia A., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Ramirez S., Garcia A., Barcena C. and Dominguez L.. Evaluation of a diet with antioxidant properties in oxidative stress and inflammation markers in long-stay dogs housed in an animal protection center. Profesión Veterinaria, 96:52-58, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2021.
- Perez-Sancho M., Cruz F., Briones V., Alvarez J., Gonzalez S., Goyache J. and Dominguez L.. Coronavirus: el salto interespecie como mecanismo de diseminación. Profesión Veterinaria, 94:14-24, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2020.
- Fernandez de Mera IG., Rodriguez del Rio FJ., de la Fuente J., Perez-Sancho M., Hervas D., Moreno I., Dominguez M., Dominguez L. and Gortazar C.. COVID-19 in a Rural Community: Outbreak Dynamics, Contact Tracing and Environmental RNA. Life Sciences, Elsevier, 1997. 2020.
- Perez-Sancho M. and Briones V.. Perros, gatos, grandes felinos... y ahora visones. ¿Qué pasa con los animales domésticos y COVID-19?. SINC, Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología. 2020.

Last communications:
- Perez-Sancho M.. La técnica MALDI-TOF en un laboratorio de Microbiología. Asignatura de Técnicas de Diagnóstico e Investigación. Máster Universitario en Biología Sanitaria. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Perez-Sancho M.. Técnicas microbiológicas: conceptos y aplicación en el laboratorio. Aislamiento: medios de cultivo, tinciones e identificación bacteriana.. Auxiliares de Laboratorio. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Perez-Sancho M., Polo C., Fernadez V., Diez-Guerrier A., Herranz Benito C., Buendia A., Fernandez-Manzano A., Dominguez L. and Garcia-Seco T.. Comparative study of adapted transport media to improve Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis culture. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Poster communication)
- Perez-Sancho M.. Identificación y caracterización microbiana mediante espectrometría de masas . Centro VISAVET-UCM: cómo trabajar en un laboratorio de alta seguridad biológica. XXII Semana de la Ciencia Madri+d. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Herranz-Benito C., Buendia A., Fernandez-Manzano A., Casamayor A. and Dominguez L.. Q Fever: is the key in the environment?. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Oral communication)