NÚRIA PIQUÉ CLUSELLA

NÚRIA PIQUÉ CLUSELLA

Senior lecturer

ORCID: 0000-0002-7308-030X
Knowledge area: Microbiologia

Contact Information
Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment
Joan XXIII, 27-31
934024496
npique(a)ub.edu

Academic training

Doctora

Research interests

Genetic and chemical study of virulence factor from different Gram negative bacteria
Detection of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat foods
New analytical tools for Legionellosis risk management
Estudi d´agents protectors de les membranes mucoses (intestinal, nasal, etc.)
Development of oral supplements based on natural components (as xyloglucan) with bioprotective properties on mucosal cells (intestinal, urinary, etc.)

Projects

Noves tecnologies com a eines no invasives per a la prognosi/diagnosi del càncer gàstric . 2013 - 2016 . Fundació La Marató de TV3 . PI: David Miñana i Galbis
Grup de Recerca Consolidat en Inflamació Intestinal i Malalties Hepatiques (SGR-853) . 2017 - 2019 . Generalitat de Catalunya . PI: Xavier Calvet Calvo
Doctorats industrials 2019. Empresa: Reactivos para Diagnóstico, S.L . 2020 - 2023 . Ref.2019DI92 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Ana Maria Marques Villavecchia; Nuria Pique Clusella

Relevant publications

Plesea Condratovici, C; Bacarea, V; Piqué, N. Xyloglucan for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis in children: results of a randomized controlled, clinical trial. In Gastroenterology Research and Practice. Volume 2016. 2016 . Institutional Repository
Benito S.; López A.; Lizana X.; Lope S.; Carbó R.; del Valle L.J.; Marqués A.M.; Piqué N. Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in prepared foods. Analysis of influencing factors. In Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. Volume 41. 2016 . Institutional Repository
Gnessi, L.; Bacarea, V.; Marusteri M.; Piqué, N. Xyloglucan for the treatment of actue diarrhea: results of a randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel group, multicentre, national clinical trial. In BMC Gastroenterology. Volume 15. 2015 . Institutional Repository
Piqué, N; Ponce, M; Garrigues, V; Rodrigo, L; Calvo, F; de Argila, CM; Borda, F; Naranjo, A; Alcedo, J; Soria, MJ; Rey, E; Bujanda, L; Gisbert, JP; Suarez, D; Calvet, X; Ponce, J. Prevalence of esophagitis in Spain. Results of the PRESS study (Prevalence and Risk factors for Esophagitis in Spain; a cross-sectional Study). In United European Gastroenterology Journal. Volume 4. Number 2. 2016 . Institutional Repository
Alexea, Octavian; Bacarea, Vlad; Pique, Nuria. The combination of oligo- and polysaccharides and reticulated protein for the control of symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: Results of a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, multicentre clinical trial. In United European Gastroenterology Journal. Volume 4. Number 3. 2016 . Institutional Repository
Piqué, N.; Gómez-Guillén MDC.; Montero, MP. Xyloglucan, a Plant Polymer with Barrier Protective Properties over the Mucous Membranes: An Overview. In International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Volume 19. Number 3. 2018 . Institutional Repository
Piqué, N.; Berlanga, M.; Miñana-Galbis, D. Health Benefits of Heat-Killed (Tyndallized) Probiotics: An Overview. In International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Volume 20. Number 10. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Lizana, X.; López, A.; Benito, S.; Agustí, G.; Ríos, M.; Piqué, N.; Marqués, A.M.; Codony, F. Viability qPCR, a new tool for Legionella risk management. In International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Volume 220. Number 8. 2017 . Institutional Repository
Casino, P.; López, A.; Peiró, S.; Ríos, M., Ríos, S.; Porta, A.; Agustí, G., Asensio, D., Marqués, A.M.; Piqué, N. GVPC medium manufactured without oxygen improves the growth of Legionella spp. and eh¡xhibits enhanced selectivity properties. In Microbiology Spectrum. 2022 . Institutional Repository
Casino, P; López, A; Peiró, S; Rios, S; Porta, A; Agustí, G; Terlevich, D; Asensio, D; Marqués, AM, Piqué, N. Polyethersulfone (PES) Filters Improve the Recovery of Legionella spp. and Enhance Selectivity against Interfering Microorganisms in Water Samples. In Polymers. Volume 15. Number 12. 2023 . https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15122670