María Teresa García-Seco Romero
Laboratory Chief
Clinical Trials Unit
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Máster en Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias
Tesina
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)
- 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)
- Design of methods for detection of biological threat agents (NED)

Last scientific publications:
- Vargas-Castro I., Crespo-Picazo JL., Fayos M., Jimenez-Martinez MA., Torre-Fuentes L., Alvarez J., Moura AE., Hernandez M., Buendia A., Barroso-Arevalo S., Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., de Miguel MJ., Andres-Barranco S., Marco-Cabedo V., Penin-Villahoz G., Munoz PM., Dominguez L., Garcia-Parraga D. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. New insights into the pathogenesis and transmission of Brucella pinnipedialis: systemic infection in two bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus). Microbiology Spectrum, e0199723. 2023. (A)
- Rebollada A., Garcia-Seco T., Chinchilla-Rodríguez B., Perez-Sancho M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Immunopathology of early and advanced epididymis lesions caused by Brucella ovis in rams. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 261:110621. 2023. (A)
- 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)
- 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)
- Polo C., Hernandez M., Garcia-Seco T., Fernandez V., Briones V., Diez-Guerrier A., Abad D., Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. Exploiting 16S rRNA-based metagenomics to reveal neglected microorganisms associated with infertility in breeding bulls in Spanish extensive herds. Research in Veterinary Science, 150:52-57. 2022. (A)

Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Coral Polo Vaquero. New approaches in the control of infectious fertility problems in extensive cattle. 2023.
Outreach

Last outreach publications:
- Garcia-Seco T. and Bezos J.. Aborto ovino causado por Salmonella Abortusovis (aborto paratifoide). Albèitar Portugal, Grupo Asis. 2019.
- Perez-Sancho M., Vela AI., Garcia-Seco T., Gottschalk M., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.. Assessment of MALDI-TOF MS as alternative tool for Streptococcus suis identification. 113-118, Applications of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) tools in microbiology of infectious diseases. Ed. 1. Frontiers. 2017.
- Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Salinas J., Navarro A., Diez-Guerrier A., Garcia N., Pozo P., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Efecto de la vacunación frente a Chlamydia abortus en el desarrollo de corderos nacidos a partir de ovejas infectadas experimentalmente. Tierras Ovino, 16(2016):23-27, Gestora de Comunicaciones de Castilla y Leon. 2016.
- Goyache J., Garcia N., Gonzalez S., Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Navarro A., Martinez I. and Dominguez L.. Fiebre hemorrágica de Crimea-Congo. Profesión Veterinaria, 87:6-18, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2016.
- Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Control of animal brucellosis: the most effective tool to prevent human brucellosis. Updates on Brucellosis. Ed. 1. InTech. 2015.

Last communications:
- Buendia A., Perez-Sancho M., Vela AI., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Casamayor A., Garcia-Seco T. and Dominguez L.. Infección concurrente por Lactococcus garvieae y Lactococcus petauri en una piscifactoría de trucha arcoíris. Jornadas Vigilancia Sanitaria 2023: presente y futuro para 2030. 2023. (Poster communication)
- Porras N., Sánchez-Morales L., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Garcia-Seco T., Dominguez M., Moreno I., Cruz F., Perez-Sancho M., Risalde MA., Diaz-de Frutos M., Barroso-Arevalo S., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Dominguez L. and Grupo Mycotraining.. Estudio histopatológico e inmunohistoquímico del sistema nervioso en ratones k18-hACE-2 infectados por SARS-CoV-2. Jornadas Vigilancia Sanitaria 2023: presente y futuro para 2030. 2023. (Poster communication)
- Gonzalez S. and Garcia-Seco T.. El centro VISAVET de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Visita a sus instalaciones de contención biológica. Zoonosis y One Health. XXIII Semana de la Ciencia Madri+d. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Garcia-Seco T., Moreno I., Herranz-Benito C., Perez-Domingo A., Diez-Guerrier A., Buendia A., Cruz F., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. Utilidad de las citoquinas proinflamatorias como marcadores de inmunidad inducida por micobacterias en modelo porcino. XXVI Edición del Simposio Nacional AVEDILA. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Sánchez-Morales L., Cruz F., Garcia-Seco T., Porras N., Acurio Gutsche KL., Perez-Domingo A., Barroso-Arevalo S., Diaz-de Frutos M., Perez-Sancho M. and Dominguez L.. Parámetros biopatológicos evaluados en sangre y plasma de ratones k18-hACE2 desafiados con SARS-CoV-2. XXVI Edición del Simposio Nacional AVEDILA. 2023. (Poster communication)