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:
- Genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance (ZTA)
- Genetic characterization of microorganisms populations (ZTA)
- Foodborne zoonoses in animals and animal derived products intended for human consumption (eggs, meat..), as well as water samples, mainly Salmonella spp. Campylobacter spp., Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica (ZTA)
- Antimicrobial resistances in pathogens, food-borne zoonotic agents and indicators (ZTA)
Last PhD thesis:
- Pedro Miguela Villoldo. Identification and characterization of colistin resistant bacteria from food-producing animals in Spain. Assessment of its persistance and possible dissemination. 2023. (Doctorado Internacional)
- José Francisco Delgado Blas. Emergencia y diseminación de mecanismos de resistencia a antibióticos de último recurso en bacterias humanas, animales y ambientales. 2021. (Doctorado Europeo)
- Gabriel Moyano Ortega. Modelos animales para el estudio de la ecología de las resistencia a antibióticos: Klebsiella pneumoniae resistente a carbapenemas en ambientes nosocomiales. 2019.
- Diego Flórez Cuadrado. Genomic characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter. 2017. (Doctorado Europeo)
- Cristina Martínez Ovejero. Mecanismos emergentes de resistencia a antibióticos en enterobacterias de origen humano, animal y ambiental. 2017. (Doctorado Internacional)
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- Mazariegos M.. Funciones y actuaciones del Veterinario Designado. Ciencia y Tecnología en Investigación Animal. Ed. 1. Universidad de Alcalá. 2022.
- Ugarte-Ruiz M., Alvarez J., Escudero JA., Gonzalez-Zorn B., Miguela-Villoldo P., Moreno MA., Rebollada A., Rodriguez-Bertos A. and Dominguez L.. Resistencias antimicrobianas y One Health. REDRISA, Vetdivulga. 2020.
- Juez-García M., Alvarez J., Sotodosos-Carpintero M. and Ugarte-Ruiz M.. Asociación entre resistencia a antibióticos y serotipos en Salmonella de transmisión alimentaria. Revista Madrileña de Salud Pública, 4(5):1-8, Dirección General de Salud Pública de la Consejería de Sanidad de la Comunidad de Madrid. 2020.
- 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.
Last communications:
- Gonzalez-Zorn B.. Resistencia a los Antibióticos y One Health en Animales de Compañía. III Congreso Internacional de Sanidad y Bienestar Animal. 2024. (Oral communication)
- Alvarez J., Torre-Fuentes L., del Corral I., Lopez G., Sotodosos M., Perez I., Collado S., Sanchez E., de Frutos C., Rivero E., Maasoumi N., Aguero M., Saez JL. y Ugarte-Ruiz M.. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase/plasmid-mediated ampc beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli across livestock and food products in Spain. 17th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 17). 2024. (Oral communication)
- Ugarte-Ruiz M.. Zoonosis de transmisión alimentaria y resistencias a antimicrobianos. Centro VISAVET-UCM: cómo se trabaja en un laboratorio de alta seguridad biológica. XXIV Semana de la Ciencia Madri+d. 2024. (Oral communication)
- Perez-Sancho M., Herranz Benito C., Perello-Jiménez A., Garcia-Seco T., Casamayor A., Torre-Fuentes L., Alvarez J., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Ortiz JA., Dominguez L. y Gortazar C.. A multidisciplinary approach to characterize a salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis unusual outbreak in fenced iberian ibex (Capra Pyrenaica). 7th Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2024. (Oral communication)
- Carrizo-Coronado P., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Rodriguez-Paredes V., del Pino S., Aguaron A., Collado S., Saez JL., de Frutos C., Herrera S. y Alvarez J.. Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in the monophasic variant of Salmonella Typhimurium. 7th Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2024. (Oral communication)
