Research lines:

• Diagnosis of Q fever in livestock and wildlife using direct and indirect tests. (NED)
• Diagnosis of swine brucellosis (NED)
• Development of new strategies for diagnosis and control of bovine, ovine and caprine brucellosis (NED)
• Epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (NED)
• Tuberculosis control (MYC)
• Genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance (ZTA)
• Genetic characterization of microorganisms populations (ZTA)
• Study of Foodborne zoonoses in animals and meat, eggs and other products from animal origin intended for human consumption, mainly Salmonella spp. Campylobacter spp., Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica (ZTA)
• Molecular characterizacion studies of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MYC)
• Clinical diagnosis (DICM)
• Tuberculosis diagnosis (MYC)
• Molecular epidemiology of tubeculosis (MYC)
• Molecular typing (DICM)
• Study of antimicrobial resistances in pathogens, food-borne zoonotic agents and indicators. (ZTA)
• Diagnosis of other mycobacteriosis (MYC)
• Design of methods for detection of biological threat agents (NED)
• Taxonomy (DICM)

Next scientific publications:

• Casal C., Bezos J., Diez-Guerrier A., Alvarez J., Romero B., de Juan L., Rodriguez-Campos S., Vordermeier M., Whelan A., Hewinson RG., Mateos A., Dominguez L. and Aranaz A.. Evaluation of two cocktails containing ESAT-6, CFP-10 and Rv-3615c in the interferon-y assay for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 105(1-2):149-154.
• Rodriguez-Campos S., Schürch AC., Dale J., Lohan AJ., Cunha MV., Botelho A., De Cruz K., Boschiroli ML., Boniotti B., Pacciarini M., Garcia-Pelayo MC., Romero B., de Juan L., Dominguez L., Gordon SV., van Soolingen D., Loftus B., Berg S., Hewinson RG., Aranaz A. and Smith NH.. European 2-a clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis dominant in the Iberian Peninsula. Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases , 12(4):866-872.
• Rodriguez-Campos S., Gonzalez S., de Juan L., Romero B., Bezos J., Casal C., Alvarez J., Fernandez de Mera IG., Castellanos E., Mateos A., Saez JL., Dominguez L., Aranaz A. and The Spanish Network on Surveillance and Monitoring of Animal Tuberculosis.. A database for animal tuberculosis (mycoDB.es) within the context of the Spanish national programme for eradication of bovine tuberculosis. Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases , 12(4):877-882.
• Zamora L., Vela AI., Palacios MA., Sanchez-Porro C., Svensson-Stadler LA., Dominguez L., Moore ERB., Ventosa A. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.. Chryseobacterium viscerum sp. nov., isolated from diseased fish. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
• Ugarte M., Gomez S., Porrero MC., Alvarez J., Garcia M., Comeron MC., Wassenaar TM. and Dominguez L.. Evaluation of four protocols for the detection and isolation of thermophilic Campylobacter from different matrices. Journal of Applied Microbiology.

Last scientific publications:

• Porrero MC., Hasman H., Vela AI., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Dominguez L. and Aarestrup F.. Clonal diversity of Staphylococcus aureus originating from the small ruminants goats and sheep. Veterinary Microbiology, 156(1-2):157-61. 2012.
• Porrero MC., Wassenaar TM., Gomez S., Garcia M., Barcena C., Alvarez J., Saez JL., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Moreno MA. and Dominguez L.. Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Iberian pigs. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 54(4):280-285. 2012.
• Castellanos E., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Aranaz A.. Progress in molecular typing of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Research in Veterinary Science, 92(2):169-79. 2012.
• Zamora L., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Svensson-Stadler LA., Palacios MA., Dominguez L., Moore ERB. and Vela AI.. Flavobacterium oncorhynchi sp. nov., a new species isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) . Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 35(2):86-91. 2012.
• Alvarez J., Perez A., Bezos J., Marques S., Grau A., Saez JL., Minguez O., de Juan L. and Dominguez L.. Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of bovine tuberculosis diagnostic tests in naturally infected cattle herds using a Bayesian approach. Veterinary Microbiology, 155(1):38-43. 2012.

Last doctoral thesis supervised:

• Sabrina Rodríguez Campos. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae in Spain. 2012. (, Europea)
• Javier Bezos Garrido. Tuberculosis in goats: study of immune response and contributions to diagnosis. 2011.
• Elena Castellanos Rizaldos. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis isolates. Epidemiological distribution in Spain. 2010. (Premio a la Mejor Tesis de Sanidad Animal 2011 (Syva). Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado)
• Magdalena Gibert Perelló. Detection and characterization of clinical and fecal Escherichia coli isolates in laying hens. 2009.
• José Luis Tejedor del Real. Puesta a punto de una metodología para la detección de cocos gram positivos patógenos de peces en piensos compuestos y muestras ambientales. Estudio de su presencia y caracterización de lactococcus garvieae en estas matrices. 2008. (Real Academia de Doctores. Premio a la Investigación 2008. Asociación Nacional de Veterinarios Jubilados (Acuicultura))

Last outreach publications:

• Tellez S. and Dominguez L.. Vacunas altamente inmunógenas: el método más eficaz de lucha frente a Salmonella. Selecciones Avícolas, 16-20, Real Escuela de Avicultura. 2012.
• Alvarez J., Porrero MC., Valverde A., Gonzalez S., Dominguez L. and Canton R.. Escherichia coli, un comensal potencialmente patógeno para el hombre y los animales. Profesión Veterinaria, 76:17-30, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2011.
• Barrera R., Cerda P., Dominguez L., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Galiana F., Gomez J., Hernandez A., Hernandez JM., Herrero M., Lopez A., Lopez J., Meseguer E., Molina JR., Palacios E., Portela S., Ruiz F., Santiago JM., Seiz R., Tejedor JL., Torrent F., Valles M., Vela AI. and Villarroel M.. Acuicultura en aguas continentales. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. 2011.
• Tellez S., Porrero MC. and Dominguez L.. Salmonella and Salmonellosis in Animals and Humans: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, Clinical Presentation and Treatment . Chapter 9, Livestock: Rearing, Farming Practices and Diseases. Ed. 1. Nova Science Pub Inc. 2011.
• Castellanos E., Dominguez L., de Juan L. and Aranaz A.. Paratuberculosis (Johne`s Disease): Clinical Signs, Diagnosis, Lesions, Prophylaxis/Treatment/Control and Zoonotic Potential. Chapter 11, Livestock: Rearing, Farming Practices and Diseases. Ed. 1. Nova Science Pub Inc. 2011.

Last communications:

• Dominguez L.. Zoonosis emergentes. III Encuentro Internacional en Sanidad Animal y Seguridad Alimentaria. 2012. (Oral communication)
• Dominguez L.. Aditivos funcionales en el programa de alimentación ZENIT : Descripción y modo de actuación. Jornada Técnica DIBAQ. 2012. (Oral communication)
• Dominguez L.. Control de micotoxinas en materias primas y alimentos procesados. Master en Seguridad Alimentaria. 8ª Edición. 2012. (Oral communication)
• Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., del Pozo M., Goyache J., Martinez-Pereda F., Lopez C., Dominguez L., Ruiz L. and Isabel B.. Gestión Sanitaria. Cerdo Ibérico. Master en Sanidad y producción porcina. 2011. (Oral communication)
• Alvarez J., Perez A., Bezos J., Marques S., Grau A., Saez JL., Minguez O., de Juan L., Casal C., Mateos A. and Dominguez L.. Evaluación de pruebas diagnósticas de tuberculosis bovina mediante análisis bayesiano. 1er Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Epidemiología Veterinaria y Medicina Preventiva: enfoques prácticos para la prevención, el control y la erradicación de enfermedades. 2011. (Oral communication)