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
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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