Expertise

Catfish farmers continue to identify disease as the main problem for their industry. My research focuses on Microbial diagnosis of bacterial catfish pathogens: detection and molecular epidemiology Identification and characterization of genes associated with virulence in catfish pathogens. Analysis of microbial communities in aquaculture setting. A second area of research is related to food safety in oysters.

  1. Vibrio vulnificus coldshock response under refrigeration conditions
  2. Evaluating the efficiency of postharvest treatments in oysters
Communities
Marine Biology, Fishing, Fisheries Science, Ocean Sciences
Degrees
PhD, University of Valencia, Spain, Microbiology, 1999
Keywords
fish and fisheries aquaculture or hydroponics epidemiology genetics microbiology
Languages
Spanish