Contact
Foodborne Zoonoses and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
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Head office phone: (+34) 913 944 097
Fax: (+34) 913 943 795
Foodborne Zoonoses and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit became operational in 1996 based on the Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (VAV). Nowadays, it includes the study of different food-borne zoonoses (Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Yersinia, Staphylococcus aureus ...). It is also responsible for analyzing antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic organisms, commensal bacteria of the intestinal tract or clinical isolates. The group has several lines of research on the characterization of important foodborne pathogens for Public Health and the mechanisms involved in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance by using molecular tecniques as well as sequencing. It is outstanding the leadership of this group in international research projects and its collaboration with Public Administrations and companies. ZTA gives support to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) and the Community of Madrid developing surveillance programs for zoonotic agents.
Research
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)
Next scientific publications:
- Mourkas E., Florez-Cuadrado D., Pascoe B., Calland JK., Bayliss SC., Mageiros L., Meric G., Hitchings MD., Quesada A., Porrero MC., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Gutierrez-Fernandez J., Dominguez L. and Sheppard SK.. Gene pool transmission of multidrug resistance among Campylobacter from livestock, sewage and human disease. Environmental Microbiology. In Press (A)
- Ortega-Huedo R., Cuesta M., Hoefer A. and Gonzalez-Zorn B.. Setting up econometric ARIMA methodology to elucidate European Union nosocomial antimicrobial resistance rate trend evolution based on largest EU database. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. In Press (A)
Last scientific publications:
- Miguela-Villoldo P., Hernandez M., Moreno MA., Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Quesada A., Dominguez L. and Ugarte-Ruiz M.. Carbapenemase-producing Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from healthy pigs associated with colistin use in Spain. Antibiotics-Basel, 8,146. 2019. (A)
- 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)
- Elnekave E., Hong SL., Lim S., Hayer SS., Boxrud D., Taylor AJ., Lappi V., Noves N., Johnson TJ., Rovira A., Davies P., Perez A. and Alvarez J.. Circulation of plasmids harboring resistance genes to quinolones and/or extended-spectrum cephalosporins in multiple Salmonella enterica serotypes from swine in the United States. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63(4):e02602-18 . 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)
- Gomez-Poveda B. and Moreno MA.. Antimicrobial Prescriptions for Dogs in the Capital of Spain. Frontiers in veterinary science, 5:309. 2018. (A)
Last PhD thesis:
- Diego Flórez Cuadrado. Genomic characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter. 2017. (Mención Europea)
- Cristina Martínez Ovejero. Mecanismos emergentes de resistencia a antibióticos en enterobacterias de origen humano, animal y ambiental. 2017. (Internacional)
- Andreas Hoefer. Regulation of the 16S rRNA resistance methyltransferases: A functional and mutational analysis of the armA 5´ UTR. 2017.
- Daniel Thomas López. Enterococcus, Salmonella y H2S: Control Remoto de la Resistencia a Antibioticos. 2017.
- Laura Carrilero Aguado. Resistance to cephalosporins in Enterococcus spp.. 2016. (Europea)
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- Gonzalez-Zorn B.. Listeriosis: así es la alarma sanitaria del verano 2019. ucm.es/otri, Universidad Complutense. 2019.
- Florez-Cuadrado D., Moreno MA., Ugarte-Ruiz M. and Dominguez L.. Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain in the European Union. Biological Emerging Risks in Foods. Ed. 1. 86(5):115-136, Academic Press. 2018.
- Rodriguez Beltran J., Hernandez Beltran JCR., de la Fuente J., Escudero JA., Fuentres Hernandez A., Craig MacLean R., Pena Miller R. and San Millan A.. Multicopy plasmids allow bacteria to escape from fitness trade-offs during evolutionary innovation. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(5):873-881, Macmillan Publishers Limited. 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.
Last communications:
- Dominguez L.. Brote de listeriosis 2019 en España. II Jornadas formativas de Salud Pública: Listeriosis. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Miguela-Villoldo P.. Use of Quantitative Real-time PCR for Testing Trends of the mcr1 Colistin-resistance Gene in Spanish Pig Caecal Content. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Poster communication)
- Lopez-Chavarrias V., Teng KT., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Moreno MA., Lopez G., Dominguez L. y 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)
- Teng KT.. Notable Spatial Patterns in Salmonella-positive Pig Farms in Spain. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Gonzalez-Zorn B.. Antibióticos. Programa Buenos Días Madrid. 2019. (TV interview)
