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Vircont

Supervised thesis

1. Massive sequencing applied to wastewater based epidemiology and to the virome characterization.
Sandra Martínez Puchol. University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology, 2021.
2. Optimization of methods for the study of the risk associated to faecal contamination of water and food: quantification of pathogens and risk of viral infections and metagenomic analysis of viruses associated with hepatitis.
Eloy Anibal Gonzales Gustavson, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2018
3. Aplication of next generation sequencing to the study of potential water and food viral contaminants.
Xavier Fernández-Cassi. University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2017
4. Computational methods for the identification of emerging viruses analyzed by high throughput sequencing in water and food.
Natalia Timoneda Solé, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2017
5. Spread and source tracking of viral contamination in river catchments.
Marta Rusiñol, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2014
6. Environmental viral pollution: persistence and source tracking.
Anna Carratalà Ripollès, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2013
7. New methods for the study of human viruses as environmental contaminants.
Byron Calgua, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2013
8. Detection and characterization of emergent pathogenic viruses of interest in food safety.
Jesús Rodriguez Manzano, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2012
9. Characterization of human and animal viruses for its application as fecal microbial source tracking tools.
Ayalkibet Hundesa Gonfa, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2011
10. Analysis of human polyomaviruses and adenoviruses as human fecal indicators in water.
Néstor Albiñana Giménez, University of Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2008
11. Stusy of prions excretion and stability in the environment.
Carlos Maluquer de Motes Porta, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2007
12. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in industrialized areas.
Pilar Clemente Casares, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology, 2005
13. Viral contamination in shellfish: detection and characterization.
Meritxell Formiga Cruz, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2004
14. Detection and characterization of excreted human polyomaviruses in environmental samples.
Sílvia Bofill Mas, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2003
15. Application of enteric bacteriophages as model microorganisms in shellfish.
Idoia Muniain Mujika, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2002
16. Detection and characterization of human pathogenic viruses in environmental samples and shellfish.
Sonia Pina Pedrero, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 2001
17. Molecular characterizationr of Bacteroides fragilis phages proposed as human fecal viral indicators.
Montserrat Puig Just, University de Barcelona, Faculty of Biology. 1998
Viruses from large-volume water samples

We have recently published our work on the evaluation of a virus concentration method based on ultrafiltration and wet foam elution for studying viruses from large-volume water samples as a open acces paper:

Webinar: Pandemia de COVID-19, implicaciones...

Organized by CWP. 9 Abril 2020: https://vimeo.com/405842574

Detecció de SARS cov2 en aigua residual

El nostre grup de recerca en col.laboració amb els grups liderats per Lluís Corominas i Carles Borrego de l'ICRA (Institut Català de Recerca de l'Aigua) de Girona duem a terme un estudi sobre la presència de SARSCoV2 en Estacions Depuradores d'Aigua Residual a Catalunya.

Microbiological contamination of conventional...