Research group:
Microbiologia de l'aigua relacionada amb la salut (MARS)
Contact Information
Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics
Dept. Microbiologia. Edifici Prevosti. Facultat de Biologia. Diagonal 643
eballeste(a)ub.edu
Teaching
Coordinadora de Contaminació del Medi. Màster de Microbiologia AvançadaCoordinadora de Tractament i Usos de l'Aigua. Ciències AmbientalsProfessora de Qualitat de les Aigües en funció dels usos. Màster de Ciència i Gestió Integral de l'AiguaProfessora d'Impacte Antropogènic al Medi Marí. Grau de Ciències del Mar
Research interests
Fecal pollution of aquatic environmentsEnvironmental phagesMicrobial communities associated to marine organisms
Projects
Protecting the health of Europeans by improving methods for the detection of pathogens in drinking water and water used in food preparation (AQUAVALENS)
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2013 - 2018
. Ref.311846
. Unió Europea
. PI: Alberto Bosch Navarro; Anicet Blanch GisbertMejora de la gestión de los recursos hídricos en cuencas mediterráneas con elevada demanda y escasez de agua, bajo la perspectiva de Una Sola Salud
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2015 - 2018
. Ref.CGL2014-59977-C3-3-R
. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
. PI: Francisco Lucena GutierrezMicroplásticos como caballo de Troya de patógenos y resistencias antimicrobianas
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2020 - 2023
. Ref.PID2019-108957GA-I00
. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
. PI: Elisenda Balleste PauPresiones humanas y riesgos naturales: retos en ecosistemas marinos antarticos
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2023 - 2027
. Ref.PID2022-141628NB-I00
. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
. PI: Elisenda Balleste Pau; Concepción Avila EscartínEsTRAtegias participativas para la gestión de la contaminación por Plástico del litoral transfronterizo
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2025 - 2028
. Ref.EFA0147/03
. Unió Europea
. PI: Anna Sanchez Vidal
Journal Publications
Muniesa, M.; Ballesté, E.; Imamovic, L.; Pascual-Benito, M.; Toribio-Avedillo, D.; Lucena, L.; Blanch, A.R.; Jofre, J.(2018).
Bluephage: a rapid method for the detection of somatic coliphages used as indicators of fecal pollution in water.Water Research, 128, pp. 10 - 19
. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.10.030. ISSN: 0043-1354Ballesté, E.; Pascual-Benito, M.;Martín-Díaz, J.; Blanch, A.R.; Lucena, F.; Muniesa, M, Jofre, J.; García-Aljaro, C.(2019).
Dynamics of crAssphage as a human source tracking marker in potentially faecally polluted environments.Water Research, 155, pp. 233 - 244
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0043-1354Ballesté, E.; Belanche-Muñoz, L.A.; Farnleitner, A.H.; Linke, R.; Sommer, R.; Santos, R.; Monteiro, S.; Maunula, L.; Oristo, S.; Tiehm A.; Stange, C.; Blanch, A.R.(2020).
Improving the identification of the source of faecal pollution in water using a modelling approach: From multi-source to aged and diluted samples.Water Research, 171, p. 115392
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0043-1354Ballesté, E.; Demeter, K.; Masterson, B.; Timoneda, N.; Sala-Comorera, L.; Meijer W.G.(2020).
Implementation and integration of microbial source tracking in a river watershed monitoring plan.Science of the Total Environment, 736, p. 139573
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0048-9697Blanco-Picazo, P.; Roscales, G.; Toribio-Avedillo, D; Gómez-Gómez, C.; Avila, C.; Ballesté, E.; Muniesa, M.; Rodríguez-Rubio, L.(2020).
Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Phage Particles from Antarctic and Mediterranean Seawater Ecosystems.Microorganisms, 8(9)(1293)
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 2076-2607Carrey, R.; Balleste, E.; Blanch, A.R.; Lucena, F.; Pons, P.; López, J.M.; Rull, M.; Sola, J.; Micola, N.; Fraile, J.; Garrido, T.; Munné, T.; Soler, A.; Otero, N.(2021).
Combining multi-isotopic and molecular source tracking methods to identify nitrate pollution sources in surface and groundwater.Water Research, 188(1165437)
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0043-1354Hongxia Liang; William P. de Haan; Marc Cerdà-Domènech; Javier Méndez; francisco lucena; Cristina García-Aljaro; Anna Sanchez-Vidal; Elisenda Balleste(2023).
Detection of faecal bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in biofilms attached to plastics from human-impacted coastal areas.Environmental Pollution, 319(120983)
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0269-7491Demeter K; Linke R; Ballesté E; Reischer G; Mayer RE; Vierheilig J; Kolm C; Stevenson ME; Derx J; Kirschner AKT; Sommer R; Shanks OC; Blanch AR; Rose J; Ahmed W; Farnleitner AH(2023).
Have genetic targets for faecal pollution diagnostics and source tracking revolutionised water quality analysis yet?.FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 47(4), pp. 1 - 36
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0168-6445Ballesté, E.; Liang, H.; Migliorato, L.; Sala-Comorera, L.; Méndez, J.; Garcia-Aljaro, C.(2024).
Exploring plastic biofilm formation and Escherichia coli colonisation in marine environments.Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16(3), pp. 1 - 12
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 1758-2229Monràs-Riera, P.; Avila, C.; Ballesté, E.(2024).
Plastisphere in an Antarctic environment: A microcosm approach.Marine Pollution Bulletin, 208, pp. 1 - 10
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 0025-326X
Others Publications
Balleste, E.; Meijer, W.G.;(2016).
Identifying the Biological and Geographical Origin of Faecal Contamination
. Number. 153
. ISBN: 978-1-84095-593-4
. https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/water/Research 153 Report_Web.pdfMicola, N; Garrido, T; Ballesté, E.; Blanch, A.R.; Carrey, R.; Fraile Maseras, J.; Lucena, F.; Munne, A.; Otero, N.; Solà, J.(2018).
Determinació de l'origen dels nitrats: tècniques isotòpiques, traçadors microbiològics i anàlisi de pressions. Caracterització de zones amb presència de contaminació difosa per nitrats, distribució en el medi hídric i discriminació de l'origen del nitrogen
. aca.gencat.cat/web/.content/20_Aigua/04_estat_del_medi_hidric/04_zones_vulnerables_nitrats/03_Estudi_Origen_Nitrats_2018.pdfFarnleitner, A.; Ballesté, E.; Blanch, A.R.; Belanche, L.A.(2016).
Protecting the health of Europeans by improving methods for the detection of pathogens in drinking water and water used in food preparation. Deliverable D5.5: List of selected MST indicators or markers to include in the technological platforms
. In
European Project Aquavalens. Grant agreement number: 311846
. (pp. 1 - 15)
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