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25 de enero de 2023
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El grupo de investigación Vigilancia Sanitaria de la UCM supera su segunda evaluación externa con una calificación de excelente
La Agencia Estatal de Investigación otorga 96 de los 100 puntos posibles al grupo en el 30 aniversario de su creación
El grupo de investigación Vigilancia Sanitaria, adscrito al Centro VISAVET de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), ha recibido una calificación de excelente en la segunda evaluación externa por parte de Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) dependiente del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.El grupo, dirigido por el profesor Lucas Domínguez Rodríguez, Catedrático de la UCM, está formado principalmente por investigadores docentes de la Facultad de Veterinaria de la UCM y cuenta entre sus integrantes participantes de otras instituciones como el Instituto de Salud Carlos III, el Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, el Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, así como las Universidades de Burgos, Extremadura, Minnesota y Europea de Madrid.
30 años dedicados a la vigilancia sanitaria…
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20 de enero de 2023
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Nuevas metodologías para el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina
Tesis Doctoral defendida por Víctor Lorente Leal en el Centro VISAVET de la Universidad Computense de Madrid
La tuberculosis bovina (TBb) es una enfermedad infecciosa grave de los bóvidos que está sujeta a programas de erradicación en todo el mundo debido a su efecto negativo en la salud y producción animal, así como ser una potencial zoonosis. A pesar de los grandes avances en la erradicación de la enfermedad, la TBb sigue siendo un problema persistente en determinadas regiones de la UE y España. El objetivo principal de esta tesis doctoral fue el desarrollo de nuevas herramientas de diagnóstico y caracterización que puedan contribuir a mejorar la eficiencia de los esfuerzos de erradicación. Esto se…
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19 de enero de 2023
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Engineered live bacteria suppress Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in mouse lung and dissolve endotracheal-tube biofilms
Investigación publicada en Nature Biotechnology
Engineered live bacteria could provide a new modality for treating lung infections, a major cause of mortality worldwide. In the present study, we engineered a genome-reduced human lung bacterium, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia, a disease with high hospital mortality when associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. After validating the biosafety of an attenuated M. pneumoniae chassis in mice, we introduced four transgenes into the chromosome by transposition to implement bactericidal and biofilm degradation activities. We show that this engineered strain h…
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17 de enero de 2023
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Characterization of the Fecal and Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in Dogs with Chronic Inflammatory Enteropathy
Investigación publicada en Animals
Chronic inflammatory enteropathies are the most common cause of chronic vomiting and diarrhea in dogs. The pathogenesis of this disease is known to be multifactorial, where intestinal barrier dysfunction, immunological dysregulation and gut microbiota changes play a central role. Most sequencing studies assessing the intestinal microbiota in canine species have been made to evaluate fecal samples. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to characterize the intestinal bacterial microbiota from duodenal biopsies and fecal samples in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease at the diagnosis time and to co…
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8 de enero de 2023
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Struggling to improve farm biosecurity: Do free advice and subsidies hit the target?
Preventive Veterinary Medicine publica este artículo de investigación
Biosafety measures (BSMs) often aim at reducing the likelihood of cross-species interactions at the wildlife-livestock interface. Examples include means to segregate wild ungulates from cattle at waterholes or at feeders. Subsidies or incentives for BSM implementation are expected to contribute to improved BSM acceptance. However, several recent experiences led us to write a cautionary commentary on the variable success of incentives in farm biosafety promotion. We list examples where, after offering farm-specific biosecurity action plans for free or subsidizing 100% of the cost of a given BSM…
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4 de enero de 2023
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What about the bull? A systematic review about the role of males in bovine infectious infertility within cattle herds
Artículo de investigación publicado en Veterinary and Animal Science
Numerous pathogens affect cow fertility. Nevertheless, little information has been published about microorganisms associated with cattle infertility focusing on bulls. The present review offers a current analysis and highlights potential key aspects on the relevance of bulls in the emergence of infertility problems of infectious origin within herds that are still not completely determined. The present systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases on December 9, 2022. In total, 2,224 bibliographic records were reviewed and, according to strict inclusion …
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24 de diciembre de 2022
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Molecular Epidemiology of Pasteurella multocida Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease Outbreaks
Animals publica este artículo de investigación
Studies that characterize bovine respiratory disease (BRD)-associated Pasteurella multocida isolates are scarce compared with research on isolates from other hosts and clinical backgrounds. In the present study, 170 P. multocida isolates from 125 BRD outbreaks were characterized by capsular and LPS typing as well as by virulotyping. Three capsular types (A, B, F) and three LPS genotypes (L2, L3, L6) were identified. Capsular and LPS typing revealed a very low genetic diversity (GD = 0.02) among P. multocida, with most isolates belonging to genotype A:L3 (97.6%). Virulotyping identified seven v…
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22 de diciembre de 2022
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A proof-of-concept study to investigate the efficacy of heat-inactivated autovaccines in Mycobacterium caprae experimentally challenged goats
Artículo de investigación publicado en Scientific reports
This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a heat-inactivated Mycobacterium caprae (HIMC) vaccine in goats experimentally challenged with the same strain of M. caprae. Twenty-one goats were divided into three groups of seven: vaccinated with heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis (HIMB), with HIMC and unvaccinated. At 7 weeks post-vaccination all animals were endobronchially challenged with M. caprae. Blood samples were collected for immunological assays and clinical signs were recorded throughout the experiment. All goats were euthanized at 9 weeks post-challenge. Gross pathological examination…
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21 de diciembre de 2022
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Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Metabolomics Reveal That Minimal Modifications in the Host Are Crucial for the Compensatory Evolution of ColE1-Like Plasmids
mSphere publica este artículo de investigación
Plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance is one of the major threats to public health worldwide. The mechanisms involved in the plasmid/host coadaptation are still poorly characterized, and their understanding is crucial to comprehend the genesis and evolution of multidrug-resistant bacteria. With this purpose, we designed an experimental evolution using Haemophilus influenzae RdKW20 as the model strain carrying the ColE1-like plasmid pB1000. Five H. influenzae populations adapted previously to the culture conditions were transformed with pB1000 and subsequently evolved to compensate for the …
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20 de diciembre de 2022
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Environmental factors driving fine-scale ixodid tick abundance patterns
Investigación publicada en Science of the total environment
Tick abundance is an essential demographic parameter to infer tick-borne pathogen transmission risks. Spatiotemporal patterns of tick abundance are heterogeneous, so its determinants at small spatial scales need to be understood to reduce their negative effects on hosts. Current knowledge of these determinants is scarce, especially in Mediterranean environments, limiting the possibilities for designing efficient tick control strategies. With the goal of unravelling tick abundance determinants and informing new tick management strategies, we estimated tick burdens on 1965 wild ungulates in Doña…
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