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Beatriz Guerra is affiliated with the European Food Safety Authority in Italy. Their research primarily spans the intersection of agricultural and biological sciences, environmental science, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study represented in their work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, subfields of study detailed are:

  • Pollution
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Molecular Biology

The research topics most frequently addressed by Guerra cover a range of subjects related to pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and microbial infections:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Agricultural safety and regulations
  • Microbial infections and disease research

Beatriz Guerra's publication record includes multiple papers in recognized venues, with notable frequency in:

  • EFSA Journal
  • EFSA Supporting Publications
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • O Mundo da Saúde
  • Microbial Genomics

Recent significant papers authored include:

  • Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain, 2021, EFSA Journal
  • Molecular epidemiology of Salmonella Infantis in Europe: insights into the success of the bacterial host and its parasitic pESI-like megaplasmid, 2020, Microbial Genomics
  • Re-evaluation of certain aspects of the EFSA Scientific Opinion of April 2010 on risk assessment of parasites in fishery products, based on new scientific data. Part 1: ToRs1-3, 2024, EFSA Journal
  • Transmission of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during animal transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Statement on how to interpret the QPS qualification on 'acquired antimicrobial resistance genes', 2023, EFSA Journal

In their research collaborations, Beatriz Guerra frequently coauthors with:

  • Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez
  • Maarten Nauta
  • Panagiotis Skandamis
  • Marta López-Alonso
  • Ana Allende

Best Publications

  • Acquired Antibiotic Resistance Genes: An Overview

    Angela H.A.M. van Hoek;Dik Mevius;Dik Mevius;Beatriz Guerra;Peter Mullany

  • Plasmids carrying antimicrobial resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae

    M Rozwandowicz;M S M Brouwer;J Fischer;J A Wagenaar

  • Multiplex PCR for detection of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance determinants, mcr-1, mcr-2, mcr-3, mcr-4 and mcr-5 for surveillance purposes.

    Ana Rita Rebelo;Valeria Bortolaia;Jette S Kjeldgaard;Susanne K Pedersen

  • Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in German Escherichia coli isolates from cattle, swine and poultry

    Beatriz Guerra;Ernst Junker;Andreas Schroeter;Burkhard Malorny

  • Emergence of human pandemic O25:H4-ST131 CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli among companion animals

    Christa Ewers;Mirjam Grobbel;Ivonne Stamm;Peter A. Kopp

  • EMA and EFSA Joint Scientific Opinion on measures to reduce the need to use antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry in the European Union, and the resulting impacts on food safety (RONAFA)

    David Murphy;Antonia Ricci

  • Multiresistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Europe: a new pandemic strain?

    K L Hopkins;M Kirchner;B Guerra;S A Granier

  • Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and non-Enterobacteriaceae from animals and the environment: an emerging public health risk of our own making?

    Neil Woodford;David W Wareham;Beatriz Guerra;Christopher Teale

  • Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain

    Konstantinos Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez

  • Virulence and resistance determinants of German Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolates from nonhuman sources.

    M. A. Argudín;B.-A. Tenhagen;A. Fetsch;J. Sachsenröder

  • Virulotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovars Relevant to Human Health in Europe

    Stephan Huehn;Roberto M. La Ragione;Muna Anjum;Mark Saunders

  • Characterization of a Self-Transferable Plasmid from Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Clinical Isolates Carrying Two Integron-Borne Gene Cassettes Together with Virulence and Drug Resistance Genes

    Beatriz Guerra;Sara Soto;Reiner Helmuth;M. Carmen Mendoza

  • Trends in analytical methodology in food safety and quality: monitoring microorganisms and genetically modified organisms

    David Rodríguez-Lázaro;Bertrand Lombard;Huw Smith;Artur Rzezutka

  • International collaborative study on the occurrence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolated from animals, humans, food and the environment in 13 European countries

    Kees Veldman;Lina M. Cavaco;Dik Mevius;Dik Mevius;Antonio Battisti

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Spread of Class 1 Integrons among Salmonella Serotypes

    Beatriz Guerra;Sara Soto;Santiago Cal;M. Carmen Mendoza

  • Multidrug Resistance Is Mediated by Large Plasmids Carrying a Class 1 Integron in the Emergent Salmonella enterica Serotype [4,5,12:i:−]

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  • An emerging public health problem: acquired carbapenemase-producing microorganisms are present in food-producing animals, their environment, companion animals and wild birds.

    Beatriz Guerra;Jennie Fischer;Reiner Helmuth

  • Escherichia coli producing VIM-1 carbapenemase isolated on a pig farm

    Jennie Fischer;Irene Rodríguez;Silvia Schmoger;Anika Friese

  • Development of a multiplex real-time PCR for the rapid detection of the predominant beta-lactamase genes CTX-M, SHV, TEM and CIT-type AmpCs in Enterobacteriaceae.

    Nicole Roschanski;Jennie Fischer;Beatriz Guerra;Uwe Roesler

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in three dairy herds in southwest Germany.

    M. Spohr;J. Rau;A. Friedrich;G. Klittich

  • Extended-spectrum β-lactamases and AmpC β-lactamases in ceftiofur-resistant Salmonella enterica isolates from food and livestock obtained in Germany during 2003–07

    I. Rodriguez;W. Barownick;R. Helmuth;M. C. Mendoza

  • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica producing VIM-1 carbapenemase isolated from livestock farms

    Jennie Fischer;Irene Rodríguez;Silvia Schmoger;Anika Friese

Frequent Co-Authors

Reiner Helmuth
Reiner Helmuth Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Dik Mevius
Dik Mevius Utrecht University
Bernd-Alois Tenhagen
Bernd-Alois Tenhagen Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Burkhard Malorny
Burkhard Malorny Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Jens A. Hammerl
Jens A. Hammerl Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Sebastian Guenther
Sebastian Guenther University of Greifswald
Trinad Chakraborty
Trinad Chakraborty University of Giessen
Katie L. Hopkins
Katie L. Hopkins Public Health England
Rene S. Hendriksen
Rene S. Hendriksen Technical University of Denmark
Christa Ewers
Christa Ewers University of Giessen

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