NÚRIA PIQUÉ CLUSELLA

Senior lecturer

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.; 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

Terrones-Fernandez, I.; Casino, P.; López, A.; Peiró, S.; Ríos, S.; Nardi-Ricart, A.; García-Montoya, E.; Asensio, D.; Marqués, A. M.; Castilla, R.; Gamez-Montero, P. J.; Piqué, N. Improvement of the Pour Plate Method by Separate Sterilization of Agar and Other Medium Components and Reduction of the Agar Concentration. In Microbiology Spectrum. Volume e0316122. 2023 . Institutional Repository

Casino, P; López, A; Peiró, S; Terrones, I; Agustí, G; Terlevich, D; Asensio, D; Marqués, AM; Piqué, N. Use of blood powder (ground and irradiated) for the manufacture of chocolate agar. In International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Volume 24. Number 9. 2023 . Institutional Repository