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Alicia E. Toranzo is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. They specialize in the fields of immunology and microbiology, with a research focus spanning various subfields including immunology, ecology, endocrinology, molecular biology, and microbiology.

The core topics of Toranzo's work involve aquaculture disease management and microbiota, parasite biology and host interactions, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, Vibrio bacteria research studies, identification and quantification in food, and bacterial infections and vaccines.

Toranzo has published multiple papers in reputed scientific venues. Their recent papers include:

  • The secretome of the fish pathogen Tenacibaculum maritimum includes soluble virulence-related proteins and outer membrane vesicles, 2023, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Role of the Vibriolysin VemA Secreted by the Emergent Pathogen Vibrio europaeus in the Colonization of Manila Clam Mucus, 2022, Microorganisms
  • Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) from Tenacibaculum maritimum as a potential vaccine against fish tenacibaculosis, 2024, Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • JUZGADOS TRANSPARENTES: UN ANÁLISIS DE LA LÍNEA JURISDICCIONAL DE LOS JUECES EN MATERIA DE FAMILIA CONDUCENTE A LA PREDICTIBILIDAD DE LAS SENTENCIAS EN LOS ASUNTOS DE FIJACIÓN DE PENSIÓN DE ALIMENTOS PARA HIJOS MAYORES DE EDAD. AREQUIPA - PERÚ 2019 A MARZ, 2024, Veritas
  • Uncovering how Major Extracellular Proteins Drive Virulence and Functional Compensation in the Mollusk Pathogen Vibrio europaeus, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Toranzo are:

  • M. Pilar Escribano
  • Miguel Balado
  • Manuel L. Lemos
  • Beatríz Magariños
  • Sergio Rodríguez

Toranzo publishes mainly in venues such as Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Microorganisms, Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Veritas, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • A review of the main bacterial fish diseases in mariculture systems.

    Alicia E. Toranzo;Beatriz Magariños;Jesús L. Romalde

  • Antibiotic activity of epiphytic bacteria isolated from intertidal seaweeds

    Manuel L. Lemos;Alicia E. Toranzo;Juan L. Barja

  • Tenacibaculosis infection in marine fish caused by Tenacibaculum maritimum: a review

    Ruben Avendaño-Herrera;Alicia E. Toranzo;Beatriz Magariños

  • Inhibitory activity of antibiotic‐producing marine bacteria against fish pathogens

    C.P. Dopazo;M.L. Lemos;C. Lodeiros;J. Bolinches

  • Pasteurellosis in cultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata): first report in Spain.

    Alicia E. Toranzo;Sene´n Barreiro;Jacobo F. Casal;Antonio Figueras

  • Virulence properties and enterotoxin production of Aeromonas strains isolated from fish.

    Y Santos;A E Toranzo;J L Barja;T P Nieto

  • A review of the taxonomy and seroepizootiology of Vibrio anguillarum, with special reference to aquaculture in the northwest of Spain

    A. E. Toranzo;J. L. Barja

  • Characterization of Vibrio damsela strains isolated from turbot Scophthalmus maximus in Spain

    B. Fouz;J. L. Larsen;B. Nielsen;J. L. Barja

  • Phenotypic and pathobiological characteristics of Pasteurella piscicida

    Beatriz Magariños;Alicia E. Toranzo;Jesús L. Romalde

  • Phenotypic, antigenic, and molecular characterization of Pasteurella piscicida strains isolated from fish.

    B Magariños;J L Romalde;I Bandín;B Fouz

  • Characterization of plasmids in bacterial fish pathogen.

    A E Toranzo;J L Barja;R R Colwell;F M Hetrick

  • Oral immunization using alginate microparticles as a useful strategy for booster vaccination against fish lactoccocosis

    Jesús L Romalde;Asteria Luzardo-Alvárez;Carmen Ravelo;Alicia E Toranzo

  • Modified medium for the oxidation-fermentation test in the identification of marine bacteria.

    Manuel L. Lemos;Alicia E. Toranzo;Juan L. Barja

  • Evaluation of media for the successful culture of Flexibacter maritimus

    F Pazos;Y Santos;A R Macías;S Núñez

  • Multiplex PCR assay for ureC and 16S rRNA genes clearly discriminates between both subspecies of Photobacterium damselae.

    C.R. Osorio;A.E. Toranzo;J.L. Romalde;J.L. Barja

  • Virulence factors of bacteria pathogenic for coldwater fish

    Alicia E. Toranzo;Juan L. Barja

  • Characterization of Edwardsiella tarda strains isolated from turbot, Psetta maxima (L.).

    N Castro;A E Toranzo;J L Barja;S Núñez

  • 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis of Photobacterium damselae and Nested PCR Method for Rapid Detection of the Causative Agent of Fish Pasteurellosis

    Carlos R. Osorio;Matthew D. Collins;Alicia E. Toranzo;Juan L. Barja

  • Comparison between the bacterial flora associated with fingerling rainbow trout cultured in two different hatcheries in the North-West of Spain

    Teresa P. Nieto;Alicia E. Toranzo;Juan L. Barja

  • Chromosome-mediated iron uptake system in pathogenic strains of Vibrio anguillarum.

    M L Lemos;P Salinas;A E Toranzo;J L Barja

  • Iron uptake by Pasteurella piscicida and its role in pathogenicity for fish.

    B Magariños;J L Romalde;M L Lemos;J L Barja

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan L. Barja
Juan L. Barja University of Santiago de Compostela
Jesús L. Romalde
Jesús L. Romalde University of Santiago de Compostela
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera Andrés Bello University
Carmen Amaro
Carmen Amaro University of Valencia
Antonio Figueras
Antonio Figueras Spanish National Research Council
Jorge H. Crosa
Jorge H. Crosa Oregon Health & Science University
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Florencio M. Ubeira
Florencio M. Ubeira University of Santiago de Compostela
Jorge C. Eiras
Jorge C. Eiras University of Porto
Juan J. Borrego
Juan J. Borrego University of Malaga

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