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Description of research activity: Basic research on zoonotic pathogens of interest in aquaculture. Model bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, fish and human pathogen.
Aim: To understand the mechanisms of V. vulnificus-host interaction at functional and molecular level using eel and mouse as model animals to predict virulence for fish and humans, respectively.
Methods: classical microbiology; molecular microbiology and genetics; classical and molecular immunology; tissue culture and cell lines; genomics, transcriptomics; microarrays; manipulation of laboratory animals.
Research applied to aquaculture-related companies.
Aim: to develop:
diagnostic methods for infectious fish diseases.
molecular methods for pathogen detection.
vaccines and vaccination and immunostimulation procedures.
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Scientific-technical goals: - To understand the molecular mechanism of V. vulnificus-host interaction using the eel and mouse as model animals. To understand the evolution of the species and the emergence of new zoonotic groups.
- Develop diagnostic methods for infectious fish diseases, molecular methods for pathogen detection, and methods for preventing fish diseases
Research lines: - Pathogens in Aquaculture.Pathogenic bacteria in aquaculture: fish and zoonotic pathogens. Biology of pathogen-host interaction. Immune response to pathogens. Diagnosis and control of fish diseases. Vaccines.
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Keywords: - VIBRIO VULNIFICUS
- VIRULENCE FACTOR
- VIRULENCE GENE
- VACCINE
- INNATE IMMUNITY
