• CircPrime : a web‑based platform for design of specific circular RNA primers 

      Sharko, Fedor; Rbbani, Md Golam; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Nedoluzhko, Artem; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed-loop RNAs with critical regulatory roles in cells. Tens of thousands of circRNAs have been unveiled due to the recent advances in high throughput RNA sequencing ...
    • CIRCULAR RNAS AS POTENTIAL GROWTH BIOMARKERS IN NILE TILAPIA 

      Nedoluzhko, Artem; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Sharko, Fedor S.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira; Rabbani, Md Golam (Conference object, 2022)
    • Dietary supplementation of Bacillus velezensis improves Vibrio anguillarum clearance in European sea bass by activating essential innate immune mechanisms 

      Monzón‑Atienza, Luis; Bravo, Jimena; Fernández-Montero, Álvaro; Charlie-Silva, Ives; Montero, Daniel; Ramos-Vivas, José; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Acosta, Félix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Bacillus spp. supplementation as probiotics in cultured fish diets has a long history of safe and effective use. Specifically, B. velezensis show great promise in fine-tuning the European sea bass disease resistance against ...
    • Editorial : Oral immune-enhancing research in fish 

      Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Bossier, Peter; Reyes-López, Felipe (Others, 2022)
      Aquaculture is recognized globally as the fastest growing food-producing sector for human consumption (1). However, to satisfy increasing international demand, it is predicted that current production must be doubled by ...
    • El pez cebra, un aliado de la ciencia para combatir el COVID-19 

      Galindo-Villegas, Jorge (Others, 2020)
    • Exposure to Yeast Shapes the Intestinal Bacterial Community Assembly in Zebrafish Larvae 

      Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Jeppinamogeru, Lokesh; Mulero, Victoriano; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira; Kiron, Viswanath (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Function of circular RNAs in fish and their potential application as biomarkers 

      Rbbani, Md Golam; Nedoluzhko, Artem; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
    • Genomic evidence supports the introgression between two sympatric stickleback species inhabiting the White Sea basin 

      Nedoluzhko, Artem; Sharko, Fedor; Tsygankova, Svetlana; Boulygina, Eugenia; Ibragimova, Amina; Teslyuk, Anton; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Rastorguev, Sergey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
    • Genomic signatures of freshwater adaptation in Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) 

      Nedoluzhko, Artem; Orlova, Svetlana; Sharko, Fedor; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Rastorguev, Sergey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is an essential target of commercial fishing in the North Pacific Ocean. Previous studies have suggested the existence of marine and lake ecological forms of this species within its range. ...
    • High-level biocidal products effectively eradicate pathogenic γ-proteobacteria biofilms from aquaculture facilities 

      Acosta, Felix; Montero, Daniel; Izquierdo, Marisol; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The use of effective biocides as disinfectants is essential in aquaculture facilities. However, while most biocides act effectively on free-living planktonic pathogens, they are seldom useful against biofilms. In this ...
    • Intergeneric Hybridization of Two Stickleback Species Leads to Introgression of Membrane-Associated Genes and Invasive TE Expansion 

      Nedoluzhko, Artem; Sharko, Fedor; Tsyganova, Svetlana; Boulygina, Eugenia S.; Slobodova, Natalia; Teslyuk, Anton; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Rastorguev, Sergey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Interspecific hybridization has occurred relatively frequently during the evolution of vertebrates. This process usually abolishes reproductive isolation between the parental species. Moreover, it results in the exchange ...
    • Isolation and characterization of a Bacillus velezensis D‑18 strain, as a potential probiotic in European seabass aquaculture 

      Monzón‑Atienza, Luis; Bravo, Jimena; Torrecillas, Silvia; Montero, Daniel; Franco González‑de Canales, Ana; García de la Banda, Inés; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Ramos‑Vivas, José; Acosta, Felix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Within the food-producing sectors, aquaculture is the one that has developed the greatest growth in recent decades, currently representing almost 50% of the world’s edible fish. The diseases can affect the final production ...
    • Models of human psoriasis : Zebrafish the newly appointed player 

      Martínez-Navarro, Francisco Juan; Martínez-Menchón, Teresa; Mulero, Victoriano; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Psoriasis is a human chronic, immune disease with severe cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Its prevalence, among the world population, highly varies with ethnicity and geography, but not sex from remarkable low levels ...
    • Nanoencapsulated Clove Oil Applied as an Anesthetic at Slaughtering Decreases Stress, Extends the Freshness and Lengthens Shelf Life of Cultured Fish 

      López‐Cánovas, Amanda Esperanza; Cabas, Isabel; Chaves‐Pozo, Elena; Ros‐Chumillas, María; Navarro‐Segura, Laura; López‐Gómez, Antonio; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; García‐Ayala, Alfonsa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In the aquaculture industry, fish are stunned using a wide range of methods, but all of them trigger stress responses and affect the fish flesh quality. Chilled water is considered one of the most efficient methods, but ...
    • The novel circular RNA CircMef2c is positively associated with muscle growth in Nile tilapia 

      Rbbani, Golam; Nedoluzhko, Artem; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Sharko, Fedor; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Joshi, Rajesh; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Muscle growth in teleosts is a complex biological process orchestrated by numerous protein-coding genes and non-coding RNAs. A few recent studies suggest that circRNAs are involved in teleost myogenesis, but the molecular ...
    • A novel insight on SARS-CoV-2 S-derived fragments in the control of the host immunity 

      Bastos, Thais Sibioni Berti; Portela de Paula, André Guilherme; Bosso dos Santos Luz, Rebeca; Garnique, Anali M. B.; Belo, Marco A. A.; Eto, Silas Fernandes; Fernandes, Dayanne Carla; Ferraris, Fausto Klabund; Gomes de Pontes, Leticia; França, Tábata Takahashi; Barcellos, Leonardo José Gil; Veras, Flavio P.; Bermejo, Pamela; Guidelli, Giovanna; Maneira, Carla; da Silveira Bezerra de Mello, Fellipe; Teixeira, Gleidson; Guimarães Pereira, Gonçalo Amarante; Fernandes, Bianca H. V.; Sanches, Paulo R. S.; Bezerra Braz, Helyson Lucas; Bezerra Jorge, Roberta Jeane; Malafaia, Guilherme; Cilli, Eduardo M.; da Silva Olivier, Danilo; Serrou do Amaral, Marcos; Medeiros, Renata J.; Condino-Neto, Antonio; Carvalho, Luciani R.; Machado-Santelli, Glaucia M.; Charlie-Silva, Ives; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Braga, Tárcio Teodoro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Despite all efforts to combat the pandemic of COVID-19, we are still living with high numbers of infected persons, an overburdened health care system, and the lack of an effective and definitive treatment. Understanding ...
    • Peracetic acid can be used as a disinfectant for gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) juveniles without affecting fish welfare 

      Acosta, Felix; Bravo, Jimena; Monzón-Atienza, L; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Torrecillas, Silvia; Montero, Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Peracetic acid (PAA) is a European Union Commission-authorized disinfectant for use in animal health care. It has shown a strong inactivation potential for bacteria, viruses, fungi, and bacterial spores. A stress-related ...
    • Phage therapy as a focused management strategy in aquaculture 

      Ramos-Vivas, José; Superio, Joshua; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Acosta, Felix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Therapeutic bacteriophages, commonly called phages, are a promising potential alternative to antibiotics in the management of bacterial infections of a wide range of organisms including cultured fish. Their natural ...
    • Photobiomodulation reduces the cytokine storm syndrome associated with Covid-19 in the zebrafish model 

      Rosa, Ivana F.; Peçanha, Ana Paula B.; Carvalho, Tábata R. B.; Alexandre, Leonardo S.; Ferreira, Vinícius G.; Doretto, Lucas B.; Souza, Beatriz M.; Nakajima, Rafael T.; da Silva, Patrick; Barbosa, Ana P.; Gomes-de-Pontes, Leticia; Bomfim, Camila G.; Machado-Santelli, Glaucia M.; Condino-Neto, Antonio; Guzzo, Cristiane R.; Peron, Jean P. S.; Andrade-Silva, Magaiver; Câmara, Niels O. S.; Garnique, Anali M. B.; Medeiros, Renata J.; Ferraris, Fausto K.; Barcellos, Leonardo J. G.; Correia-Junior, Jose D.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Machado, Mônica F. R.; Castoldi, Angela; Oliveira, Susana L.; Costa, Camila C.; Belo, Marco A. A.; Galdino, Giovane; Sgro, Germán G.; Bueno, Natalia F.; Eto, Silas F.; Veras, Flávio P.; Fernandes, Bianca H. V.; Sanches, Paulo R. S.; Cilli, Eduardo M.; Malafaia, Guilherme; Nóbrega, Rafael H.; Garcez, Aguinaldo S.; Carrilho, Emanuel; Charlie-Silva, Ives (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Although the exact mechanism of the pathogenesis of COVID-19 is not fully understood, oxidative stress and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines have been highlighted as playing a vital role in the pathogenesis of the ...
    • Phytogenic bioactive compounds shape fish mucosal immunity 

      Firmino, Joana P.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Reyes-Lopez, Felipe E.; Gisbert, Enric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Aquaculture growth will unavoidably involve the implementation of innovative and sustainable production strategies, being functional feeds among the most promising ones. A wide spectrum of phytogenics, particularly those ...