Contact
Mycobacteria Unit
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
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Head office phone: (+34) 913 943 992
Laboratory phone: (+34) 913 944 002
Fax: (+34) 913 943 795
MYC Unit routinely performs bacteriological and molecular diagnose of infections produced mainly by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis and avium complexes. Moreover, it realizes studies of molecular and epidemiological characterization. The main lines of research are to set up new technologies for the diagnosis (in vivo e in vitro) of the main principal diseases caused by mycobacteria, as well as the development of new technology for molecular characterization studies. The laboratory also designs field studies of control and eradication programs in problem situations for subsequent implementation at a national level. The laboratory also advises Animal Health Services of the Autonomous Communities, farmers and veterinarians, as well as Ministries. In addition as European Union Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis, they provide technical and scientific support to all National Reference Laboratories (NRL) and the official veterinary services of the European Union.
Research
Research lines:
Last scientific publications:
- Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Gortazar C., Dominguez L., Munoz-Mendoza M., Dominguez M. and Balseiro A.. Serological technique for detecting tuberculosis prevalence in sheep in Atlantic Spain. Research in Veterinary Science, 129:96-98. 2020. (A)
- Balseiro A., Prieto JM., Alvarez V., Lesellier S., Dave D., Salguero FJ., Sevilla IA., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Garrido JM., Adriaensen H., Juste RA. and Barral M.. Protective Effect of Oral BCG and Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis Vaccines in European Badgers (Meles meles) Experimentally Infected With M. bovis. Frontiers in veterinary science, 7(41):1-13. 2020. (A)
- Roy A., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Dominguez M., Moreno I., Perez-Sancho M., Garcia N., Garcia-Seco T., Alvarez J., Romero B., Gortazar C., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Bezos J.. Evaluation of a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in goat milk. Research in Veterinary Science, 128:217-223. 2020. (A)
- Risalde MA., Roy A., Bezos J., Pineda C., Casal C., Diez-Guerrier A., Lopez-Villalba I., Fernandez-Manzano A., Moreno I., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Gortazar C.. Hypervitaminosis D has no positive effects on goat tuberculosis and may cause chronic renal lesions. The Veterinary Record, 185(24):759. 2019. (A)
- Acevedo P., Prieto M., Quiros P., Merediz I., de Juan L., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Triguero-Ocana R. and Balseiro A.. Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Badger (Meles meles) Spatial Ecology in a Hot-Spot Area in Atlantic Spain. Pathogens, 8(4)292. 2019. (A)
Last PhD thesis:
- Jose Antonio Infantes Lorenzo. Immunoproteomic characterization of protein derivatives from Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium avium (subspecies avium and paratuberculosis) and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Application in diagnosis. 2018.
- Carmen Casal Comendador. Diagnosis of tuberculosis in ruminants and camelids: optimization of cell-based and humoral tests. 2016. (Premio Laboratorios Ovejero, Europea)
- Yurena Navarro García. Detección, caracterización y análisis funcional de la complejidad clonal en la tuberculosis humana y bovina. 2015.
- Sabrina Rodríguez Campos. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae in Spain. 2012. (Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado curso 2011-2012, Mención Europea)
- Javier Bezos Garrido. Tuberculosis in goats: study of immune response and contributions to diagnosis. 2011.
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- de Juan L.. Laboratorio de Referencia Europeo de Tuberculosis Bovina (EU-RL). Tuberculosis animal. Encuentro de la comunidad científica y la administración. Ed. 1. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. 2020.
- Lorente-Leal V., Liandris E., Bezos J., Dominguez L., de Juan L. and Romero B.. Detección de las bacterias productoras de la tuberculosis bovina en tejidos mediante PCR directa. Ruminews, 74-79, Grupo de Comunicación Agrinews S.L.. 2019.
- Bezos J., Romero B., de Juan L., Gonzalez S. and Saez JL.. Procedural manual for intradermotuberculinization and gamma-interferon tests performing. 2019-2020. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) y Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). UCM.. 2019.
- Romero B. and Bezos J.. Ofensiva contra la tuberculosis en caprino. Tierras. Caprino, 24:60-65, OVIespaña. 2018.
- Briones V., Bezos J. and Alvarez J.. Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria: concepto y actualización. Profesión Veterinaria, 91(2018/19):20-23, Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2018.
Last communications:
- de Juan L.. Who am I? Learning parasitology using a game of clues and images. 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference. 2020. (Oral communication)
- Diez-Guerrier A.. Auditorías de bioseguridad en relación con la tuberculosis. Protocolo de realización. Ejercicio práctico. Curso de actualización de tuberculosis bovina. 2020. (Oral communication)
- Diez-Guerrier A.. Acreditación de las pruebas de diagnóstico. Intradermotuberculinización simple y comparada. Curso de actualización de la tuberculosis bovina. 2020. (Oral communication)
- Diez-Guerrier A. y Herraiz P.. Coloquio. Todos los actores implicados en busca de una erradicación. Curso de actualización de la tuberculosis bovina. 2020. (Oral communication)
- Romero B.. Nuevos estudios científicos 2016-2019 en materia de diagnóstico y control de tuberculosis. Perspectivas de futuro. Medidas de refuerzo. Curso de actualización de tuberculosis bovina. 2020. (Oral communication)
