The Board of Directors of the Food Microbiology Group of the SEM is made up of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and five members

President

Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez

Higher Technical School of Agronomic Engineering. Paseo Alfonso XIII, 48. 30203. Cartagena

Secretary

Susana Langa Marcano

Food Technology Department. National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology. Carretera de la Coruña, Km. 7. 28040. Madrid

Treasurer

José M. Guillamón Navarro

Department of Food Biotechnology. Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology. Catedrático Agustín Escardino Street 7. Paterna. Valencia

Vocal

Beatriz Martínez Fernández

Dairy Products Technology and Biotechnology Department. Institute of Dairy Products of Asturias, IPLA-CSIC

Vocal

Rosa Capita Gonzalez

Department of Hygiene and Food Technology. Veterinary school. University of Leon. Vegazana Campus. 24071. Leon

Vocal

Magdalena Martínez Canamero

Health Sciences Department Las Lagunillas Campus. Experimental and Health Sciences Building (B3). Unit: B3-259. Jaen University

Vocal

Belén Orgaz Martín

Department of Galenic Pharmacy and Food Technology. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Complutense University of Madrid. University City. 28040. Madrid

Vocal

Cristina Reguant Miranda

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Tarragona Faculty of Enology, Rovira i Virgili University. Sescelades Campus, N4. C/ Marcel-lí Domingo 1. 43007. Tarragona

WebMaster

Ignacio Alvarez Lanzarote

Department of Animal Production and Food Science. Veterinary school. Zaragoza's University. C / Miguel Servet, 177. 50013. Zaragoza

Members of the Food Microbiology group

Meetings of the Food Microbiology Group

The Food Group holds an assembly of members every year, coinciding in the even years with the Food Group Congress and the odd years with the General Congress of the Spanish Society of Microbiology.

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XXIV National Congress of Food Microbiology
    (September 14 to 17, 2026). Gijon. More info, HERE. SEE ANNOUNCER POSTER

Congresses held

XXX National Congress of Microbiology SEM  (2025). Jaén.

XXIII Congreso Nacional de Microbiología de los Alimentos 
    (September 9 to 12, 2024). Cartagena. COMMUNICATIONS BOOK.

XXIX National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
    (Burgos, June 25-28, 2023)

XXII National Congress of Food Microbiology 
    (September 12 to 15, 2022). Jaen. ABSTRACT BOOK and COMMUNICATIONS BOOK.

XVIII National Congress of Microbiology SEM
    (Madrid, June 28 - July 2, 2021)

XXII National Congress of Food Microbiology(2020 - APLAZADO). 
     Reunión virtual (22 septiembre 2020)

XXVII National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (Malaga, 2-5 July 2019)

XXI National Congress of Food Microbiology
     (Tarragona, September 17-20, 2018). ABSTRACT BOOK.

XXVI National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (Valencia, July 9-13, 2017)

XX Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (León, September 14-16, 2016)

XXV National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (Logroño, July 7-10, 2015)

XIX Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Zaragoza, September 24-26, 2014). ABSTRACT BOOK.

XXIV National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, July 10-13, 2013)

XVIII Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Logroño, September 25-28, 2012)

XXIII National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (Salamanca, July 11-14, 2011)

XVII Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Valladolid, September 19-22, 2010). ABSTRACT BOOK.

XXII National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (Almería, September 21-24, 2009)

XVI Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Córdoba, September 14-17, 2008). ABSTRACT BOOK.

XXI National Congress of Microbiology SEM 
     (Seville, September 17-20, 2007)

XV Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Ourense, September 2006). ABSTRACT BOOK.

XX National Congress of Microbiology SEM2005 
     (Cáceres, September 19-22, 2005)

XIV Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Girona, September 19-22, 2004). ABSTRACT BOOK.

XIX National Congress of Microbiology 
     (Santiago de Compostela, September 21-25, 2003)

XIII Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Bilbao, September 17-19, 2002)

XVIII Congress of the Spanish Society of Microbiology 
     (Alicante, September 16-20, 2001

XII Congress of Food Microbiology 
     (Oviedo, September 18-20, 2000)

Awards for the best thesis and for the young researcher of the Food Microbiology Group. 2024. Resolution.

Resolution of 2024 Food Microbiology Group Special Award for Young Researchers: Awarded to the researcher Alberto Garre Pérez (Polytechnic University of Cartagena).

Resolution of the Award for the best Doctoral Thesis 2022 in Food Microbiology: granted equally a Cristina Rodríguez Melcón por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Caracterización y control de la resistencia a antimicrobianos y de los biofilms en bacterias patógenas de interés en la Industria Alimentaria: hacia el enfoque Una Salud" (Universidad de León) y a Silvia Guillén Morer por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Estudio de las relaciones entre resistencia al estrés, capacidad de crecimiento y virulencia en el género Salmonella" (Universidad de Zaragoza).

Conferences given

25/11/21. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermenta el mosto de uva; y otras noticias recientes" por Dr. Ramón González García, conferencia del grupo Microbiología Alimentos, SEM

Lecture by Dr. Ramón González García (Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences. CSIC) moderated by Dr. José Manuel Guillamón Navarro (IATA-CSIC), organized by the Food Microbiology Group of the Spanish Society of Microbiology (SEM) . Press HERE to access the conference.

22/09/20. "Microbiota y COVID" por Dr. Juan Miguel Rodríguez, conferencia del grupo Microbiología Alimentos, SEM

Conference by Dr. Juan Miguel Rodríguez (Univ. Complutense de Madrid) on Microbiota and COVID, moderated by Dr. Evaristo Suárez (Univ. Oviedo), organized by the Food Microbiology Group of the Spanish Society of Microbiology (SEM). Press HERE to access the conference.

Awards given by the group

Special Award from the Food Microbiology Group for Young Researchers:

- 2010 Edition: Jose Miguel Soriano del Castillo (University of Valencia).
- 2012 Edition: Martha Hernandez Perez (Agrarian Technological Institute of Castilla y León).
- 2014 Edition: Ignacio Alvarez Lanzarote (Zaragoza's University).
- 2016 Edition: Avelino Álvarez Ordóñez (University of León).
- 2018 Edition: Antonio Valero Diaz (University of Córdoba).
- 2020 Edition: Joaquín Bautista Gallego (University of Extremadura).
- 2022 Edition: (equally) Elisa Gayán Ordás (University of Zaragoza) and Ignacio Belda Aguilar (Complutense University of Madrid).
- 2024 Edition: Alberto Garre Pérez (Polytechnic University of Cartagena).

Award for the best Doctoral Thesis in Food Microbiology:
- 2020 Edition: Martha Selma Royo, por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Impact of perinatal factors on the maternal–neonatal microbiota and influence on health outcomes" (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia / IATA-CSIC). LINK
- 2021 Edition (equally): Daniel Berdejo Martínez, por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Aislamiento y caracterización de variantes genéticas bacterianas resistentes como herramienta de estudio para la mejora de la conservación de alimentos" (Universidad de Zaragoza) LINK; already Irene Falcó Ferrando, por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Characterization of antiviral activity of green tea extract and applications for improving food safety" (IATA-CSIC). LINK
- 2022 Edition (equally): Cristina Rodríguez Melcón, por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Caracterización y control de la resistencia a antimicrobianos y de los biofilms en bacterias patógenas de interés en la Industria Alimentaria: hacia el enfoque Una Salud" (Universidad de León) LINK; already Silvia Guillén Morer, por su Tesis Doctoral titulada "Estudio de las relaciones entre resistencia al estrés, capacidad de crecimiento y virulencia en el género Salmonella" (Universidad de Zaragoza). LINK

Oxoid / Fisher Research Award for the best Doctoral Thesis in Food Microbiology:
- 2010 Edition: Avelino Álvarez Ordóñez, for the Doctoral Thesis entitled “Study of the factors that determine the acid adaptation and cross-protection response to the heat of Salmonella Typhimurium y Salmonella Senftenberg: mechanisms involved ”(University of León). LINK
- 2012 Edition: Guillermo Saldaña Navarro, for the Doctoral Thesis entitled “Criteria for Food Pasteurization by High Voltage Electrical Pulses” (University of Zaragoza). LINK
- 2014 Edition: Juan Salvador Aguirre García, for the Doctoral Thesis entitled “Variability of microbial inactivation and the latency phase of microorganisms surviving different food preservative treatments” (Complutense University of Madrid). DESCARGAR
- 2016 Edition: Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro, for the Doctoral Thesis entitled “Metabolic systems engineering in the industrial fungus Ashbya gossypii: promoting the production of riboflavin, lipids and nucleosides ”(University of Salamanca). LINK
- 2018 Edition: Natalia Gomez Torres, for the Doctoral Thesis titled "Control de Clostridium spp. y prevención de hinchazón tardía en queso mediante bacterias lácticas productoras de antimicrobianos, altas presiones y endolisinas fágicas" (Complutense University of Madrid).

Library

Group Member Posts:

- Peinado, J.M., de Silóniz, M.I., Wrent, P., Rivas, E.M., Gil de Prado, E., Esteban, O., Vera, J.F. 2017 (March). Yeasts in food: good friends, worst enemies? DESCARGAR.

Scientific publications of free access of members of the group:

- Escobedo, S.; Campelo, A.B.; Umu, Ö.C.O.; Lopez-Gonzalez, M.J.; Rodriguez, A.; Diep, D.B.; Martinez, B. Resistance to the Bacteriocin Lcn972 Deciphered by Genome Sequencing. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020501. TO ACCESS.

- Escobedo, S., Pérez de Pipaon, M., Rendueles, C., Rodríguez, A., Martínez, B. 2023. Cell wall modifications that alter the exolytic activity of lactococcal phage endolysins have little impact on phage growth. Front. Microbiol. 14:1106049. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1106049. TO ACCESS.

- Rendueles, C., Escobedo, S., Rodríguez, A., Martínez, B. 2022. Bacteriocin-phage interaction (BaPI): Phage predation of Lactococcus in the presence of bacteriocins. MicrobiologyOpen, 11(4), e1308. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1308. TO ACCESS.

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- Zhu, X., Torija, M-J., Mas, A., Beltran, G., Navarro, Y. 2021. Effect of a multistarter yeast inoculum on ethanol reduction and population dynamics in wine fermentation. Foods 10, 623. TO ACCESS.

- Zhu, X., Torija, M-J., Mas, A., Beltran, G., Navarro, Y. 2021. Effect of a multistarter yeast inoculum on ethanol reduction and population dynamics in wine fermentation. Foods 10, 623. Influence of dimethyl dicarbonate on the resistance of Escherichia coli to a combined UV-Heat treatment in apple juice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 19. TO ACCESS.

- Zhu, X., Torija, M-J., Mas, A., Beltran, G., Navarro, Y. 2021. Effect of a multistarter yeast inoculum on ethanol reduction and population dynamics in wine fermentation. Foods 10, 623. TO ACCESS.

- Huertas, J.P., Aznar, A., Esnoz, A., Fernandewith, P.S., Iguaz, A., Brushgo, P.M., Palop, A.^. 2016. High Heating Rates Affect Greatly the Inactivation Rate of Escherichia coli. Front. Microbiol., 11 August 2016. TO ACCESS.

- Maté, J., Periago, P.M., Palop, A. 2016. When nanoemulsified, d-limonene reduces Listeria monocytogenes heat resistance about one hundred times. Food Control, 59, 824–828. TO ACCESS.

- Maté, J., Periago, P.M., Ros-Chumillas, M., Grullon, C., Huertas, J.P., Palop, A. 2016. Fat and fibre interfere with the dramatic effect that nanoemulsified d-limonene has on the heat resistance of Listeria monocytogenes. Food Microbiology, 62, 270–274. TO ACCESS.

Doctoral theses of group members:

- Balmaseda Rubina, Aitor . 2021. Effects of Torulaspora delbrueckii and Metschnikowia pulcherrima on Oenococcus oeni and malolactic fermentation. Rovira i Virgili University. Directors: Cristina Reguant and Albert Bordons. RESUME. All the document.

- Franquès Montserrat, Judith. 2018. Characterization of Oenococcus oeni and other lactic acid bacteria from the vine-wine ecosystem in Priorat. Rovira i Virgili University. Directors: Albert Bordons, Cristina Reguant and Isabel Araque. RESUME. File TESEO.

- Gayán Ordás, Elisa. 2016. Development of combined food sanitation processes based on the application of UV radiation and heat. Zaragoza's University. Directors: Santiago Condón Usón and Ignacio Álvarez Lanzarote. RESUME. File TESEO.

- Saldaña Navarro, Guillermo. 2011. Criteria for Food Pasteurization by High Voltage Electric Pulses. Zaragoza's University. Directors: Javier Raso Pueyo and Ignacio Álvarez Lanzarote. RESUME. File TESEO.

e-books (free access from Frontiers):
- Bioactive compounds from microbes. 2017. R. Mazzoli, K. Riedel, E. Pessione. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389 / 978-2-88945-185-2
- Biofilms from a food microbiology perspective: structures, functions and control strategies. 2017. A. Álvarez-Ordóñez, R. Briandet. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88945-108-1
- Biological Hazards in Food. 2017. M. Schirone, P. Visciano, R. Tofalo, G.Suzzi. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389 / 978-2-88945-113-5
- Biotechnology of microalgae, based on molecular biology and biochemistry of eukaryotic algae and cyanobacteria. 2017. T. Osanai, Y.I. Park, Y. Nakamura. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88945-129-6
- Development of microbial ecological theory: stability, plasticity and evolution of microbial ecosystems. 2017. S. Haruta, Y. Saito, H. Futamata. Front. Microbiol. Doi: 10.3389 / 978-2-88945-169-2
- Fungal Jewels: Secondary Metabolites. 2017. N. Keller, J. Palmer, O. Bayram. Forehead. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389 / 978-2-88945-136-4
- Microbiota of Grapes: Positive and Negative Role on Wine Quality. 2017. G. Spano, S. Torriani. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88945-121-0

Contact information

Spanish Society of Microbiology
Biological Research Center (CIB-CSIC).
C / Ramiro de Maeztu, 9. 28040. Madrid.
Tel.: (+34) 686 71 65 08

Group Webmaster
Ignacio Alvarez Lanzarote
Email: nacho.alvarez@unizar.es

Group Presidency
Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez
Email: Pablo.Fernandez@upct.es

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