{"id":5337,"date":"2018-05-22T10:48:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T09:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/161.116.26.48\/?page_id=5337"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:59:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T10:59:34","slug":"vircont","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/es\/investigadores\/grupos-investigacion-ub\/vircont\/","title":{"rendered":"VIRCONT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>With more than 20 years\u2019 experience in the field of <b>virology<\/b>, the Laboratory of Virus Contaminants of Water and Food focuses its research in the <b>study of pathogens <\/b>as adenovirus, polyomavirus, hepatitis A and E virus and other <b>bacteria, protozoan parasites and emergent virus <\/b>that may be present in <b>water and food <\/b>and can be the cause of multiple <b>diseases<\/b> in <b>animals<\/b> and <b>humans<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>WHAT WE DO<\/h3>\n<h3>Services<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Detection<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>identification<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>quantification<\/b> <b>and<\/b> <b>tracking<\/b> of contaminant virus in:<b><i>Water<\/i><\/b>: raw sewage, slimes and biosolids, domestic wastewater, industrial wastewater, underground waters, potable waters, rivers, sea and water wells, water treatment plants<br \/>\n<b><i>Food<\/i><\/b>: bivalves mollusks, vegetables, meat and other foods<\/li>\n<li>Detection of <b>faecal<\/b> <b>contamination<\/b> <b>indicators<\/b><b>: <\/b>bacteria, new human viral indicators and other pathogens<\/li>\n<li><b>Pilot plants\/<\/b><b>process<\/b> assessment and new <b>disinfection<\/b> <b>protocols<\/b> implementation for water virus and the food industry<\/li>\n<li><b>Microbiologic<\/b><b> control <\/b>of <b>new <\/b><b>technologies<\/b> and <b>treatments<\/b> for the raw sewage reuse and water management in circular economy<\/li>\n<li>Development and use of new and standard <b>molecular <\/b><b>methods<\/b> to apply in virology from water, food and clinical samples:- Cellular and microbial cultures<br \/>\n&#8211; Genomic (PCR, qPCR , NGS sequencing) and proteomic studies<br \/>\n&#8211; Electronic and fluorescence microscopy<\/li>\n<li><b>Metagenomic<\/b> studies for the characterization of new and emergent viruses<\/li>\n<li><b>Training, <\/b><b>Technical<\/b> <b>advice<\/b> and <b>Education<\/b> of qualified staff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Available Virus and Pathogens:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; Hepatitis A and E (HAV, HEV)<br \/>\n&#8211; Polyomavirus humans: JCPyv BKPyV MCPyV<br \/>\n&#8211; Adenovirus<br \/>\n&#8211; Norovirus<br \/>\n&#8211; Enterovirus<br \/>\n&#8211; Rotavirus<br \/>\n&#8211; Microbial Source Tracking Indicators: JCPyV HAdV<br \/>\n&#8211; Animal specific virus:\u00a0 pigs, rumiants, bovine, poultry<br \/>\n&#8211; E.coli<br \/>\n&#8211; Intestinal Enterococcus<br \/>\n&#8211; Protozoan parasites<br \/>\n&#8211; Other emergent human virus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>FOR WHOM WE WORK<\/h3>\n<h4>Industrials sectors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Health<\/li>\n<li>Food<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Processes<\/li>\n<li>Energy and Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Partners<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Generalitat de Catalunya<\/li>\n<li>Ag\u00e8ncia Catalana de l&#8217;Aigua<\/li>\n<li>AGBAR<\/li>\n<li>Hydrolab Microbiologica<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Rod\u00e9s<\/li>\n<li>OXFAM Intermon<\/li>\n<li>Coca Cola<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<h4>Research projects<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Virus, bacteris i protozous d\u2019inter\u00e8s en seguretat alimentaria, detecci\u00f3 I control en la era de la metagen\u00f2mica. I.P. Rosina Giron\u00e8s i Rosa Araujo. MINECO (AGL2017-86797-C2-1-R. (2018-2021).<\/li>\n<li>New metagenomics and molecular based tools for european scale identification and control of emergent microbial contaminants in irrigation water (MetaWater) I.P. Rosina Giron\u00e8s. Water JPI EU (2013-095-C03-01). 2015-2017)<\/li>\n<li>Detecci\u00f3n sensible de virus transmitidos por alimentos utilizando amplificaci\u00f3n dirigida y NGS y evaluaci\u00f3n de la transmisi\u00f3n y patolog\u00eda de los virus DNA excretados.\u2028 I.P. Rosina Giron\u00e8s i S\u00edlvia Bofill. MINECO (AGL2014-55081-R) (2015-2018)<\/li>\n<li>Development of an affordable point-of-use test for detection of enteric viruses and viral faecal indicators in water (VirWaTest). I.P. S\u00edlvia Bofill i Rosina Giron\u00e8s. Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF)(2015-2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>RESULTS<\/h3>\n<h3>Patents<\/h3>\n<p>\u00ab<b>Primer <\/b><b>genomic<\/b> <b>sequences<\/b> <b>and<\/b> <b>probe <\/b><b>t<\/b><b>o <\/b><b>quantify<\/b> <b>bovine<\/b> <b>poliomavirus<\/b><b> (<\/b><b>BPyV<\/b><b>) <\/b><b>and<\/b> <b>porcine<\/b><b> adenovirus (<\/b><b>PAdV<\/b><b>)\u00bb<\/b>\u00a0Reg #200902244; #200900596. 2009. SCience and Technology Ministry (MICYT) Inventors: Rosa Girones llop, Ayalkibet Hundesa Gonfa, Carlos Maluquer de Motes Porta.<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p>Rusi\u00f1ol, M et al., 2020. <b>Concentration<\/b> <b>methods<\/b><b> for <\/b><b>the<\/b> <b>quantification<\/b><b> of coronavirus <\/b><b>and<\/b> <b>other<\/b> <b>potentially<\/b> <b>pandemic<\/b> <b>enveloped<\/b><b> virus <\/b><b>from<\/b> <b>wastewater<\/b><b>. <\/b>Current Opinion in Environmental Science &amp; Health, 17:21-28.<\/p>\n<p>Rusi\u00f1ol, M et al., 2020.\u00a0 <b>Metagenomic<\/b> <b>analysis<\/b><b> of <\/b><b>viruses<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>bacteria<\/b> <b>and<\/b> <b>protozoa<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>irrigation<\/b> <b>water<\/b><b>.<\/b> International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 224: 113440.F<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez-Cassi X, et al. <b>Metagenomics<\/b><b> for <\/b><b>the<\/b> <b>study<\/b><b> of <\/b><b>viruses<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>urban<\/b> <b>sewage<\/b><b> as a <\/b><b>tool<\/b><b> for <\/b><b>public<\/b> <b>health<\/b> <b>surveillance<\/b>. Sci Total Environ. 2018. 618:870-880.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales-Gustavson E, et al. 2017. <b>Identification<\/b><b> of <\/b><b>sapovirus<\/b><b> GV.2, <\/b><b>astrovirus<\/b><b> VA3 <\/b><b>and<\/b> <b>novel<\/b> <b>anelloviruses<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>serum<\/b> <b>from<\/b> <b>patients<\/b> <b>with<\/b> <b>acute<\/b><b> hepatitis of <\/b><b>unknown<\/b> <b>aetiology<\/b><i>.<\/i> 2010. PLoS ONE12(10): e0185911.<\/p>\n<p>Rusin\u0303ol M, et al. 2014. <b>Application<\/b><b> of <\/b><b>human<\/b> <b>and<\/b><b> animal viral <\/b><b>microbial<\/b> <b>source<\/b> <b>tracking<\/b> <b>tools<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>fresh<\/b> <b>and<\/b> <b>marine<\/b> <b>waters<\/b> <b>from<\/b> <b>five<\/b> <b>different<\/b> <b>geographical<\/b> <b>areas<\/b>. 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