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Francisco Lucena

Francisco Lucena

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Microbiology

D-Index
51
Citations
7947
World Ranking
4360
National Ranking
136

Overview

Francisco Lucena is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their investigations focus on various subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Pollution, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Engineering.

Their work addresses several main topics, notably fecal contamination and water quality, gut microbiota and health, microbial community ecology and physiology, water treatment and disinfection, child nutrition and water access, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Lucena has published extensively in scientific journals, contributing to multiple papers including:

  • Combining multi-isotopic and molecular source tracking methods to identify nitrate pollution sources in surface and groundwater (2020) in Water Research
  • Impact of treated sewage effluent on the bacterial community composition in an intermittent mediterranean stream (2020) in Environmental Pollution
  • Detection of faecal bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in biofilms attached to plastics from human-impacted coastal areas (2022) in Environmental Pollution
  • Review: Indicator bacteriophages in sludge, biosolids, sediments and soils (2020) in Environmental Research
  • Unravelling the composition of tap and mineral water microbiota: Divergences between next-generation sequencing techniques and culture-based methods (2020) in International Journal of Food Microbiology

Their frequent publication venues include Water Research, Dental Materials, Environmental Pollution, Journal of Environmental Management, and Environmental Research.

Lucena has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Anicet R. Blanch, Cristina García-Aljaro, Elisenda Ballesté, Míriam Pascual-Benito, and Javier Méndez. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with fellow scientists working on related topics.

Best Publications

  • Viral Pollution in the Environment and in Shellfish: Human Adenovirus Detection by PCR as an Index of Human Viruses

    Sonia Pina;Montserrat Puig;Francisco Lucena;Joan Jofre

  • Detection of adenoviruses and enteroviruses in polluted waters by nested PCR amplification.

    M Puig;J Jofre;F Lucena;A Allard

  • Survival of bacterial indicator species and bacteriophages after thermal treatment of sludge and sewage

    Laura Mocé-Llivina;Maite Muniesa;Hugo Pimenta-Vale;Francisco Lucena

  • EU policy on sewage sludge utilization and perspectives on new approaches of sludge management.

    G. Mininni;A. R. Blanch;F. Lucena;S. Berselli

  • Integrated analysis of established and novel microbial and chemical methods for microbial source tracking.

    Anicet R. Blanch;Lluís Belanche-Muñoz;Xavier Bonjoch;James Ebdon

  • Sludge As a Potential Important Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Both the Bacterial and Bacteriophage Fractions

    William Calero-Cáceres;Ana Melgarejo;Marta Colomer-Lluch;Claudia Stoll

  • Human origin of Bacteroides fragilis bacteriophages present in the environment.

    C Tartera;F Lucena;J Jofre

  • Reduction of bacterial indicators and bacteriophages infecting faecal bacteria in primary and secondary wastewater treatments.

    F. Lucena;A.E. Duran;A. Morón;E. Calderón

  • Removal and inactivation of indicator bacteriophages in fresh waters.

    A.E. Durán;M. Muniesa;X. Méndez;F. Valero

  • Evaluation of potential indicators of viral contamination in shellfish and their applicability to diverse geographical areas

    M Formiga-Cruz;Annika K Allard;A-C Conden-Hansson;K Henshilwood

  • Microbial indicators and pathogens: removal, relationships and predictive capabilities in water reclamation facilities.

    Ana Costán-Longares;Michel Montemayor;Andrey Payán;Javier Méndez

  • Combining multi-isotopic and molecular source tracking methods to identify nitrate pollution sources in surface and groundwater

    Raúl Carrey;Elisenda Ballesté;Anicet R. Blanch;Francisco Lucena

  • Occurrence and levels of indicator bacteriophages in bathing waters throughout Europe.

    N Contreras-Coll;F Lucena;K Mooijman;A Havelaar

  • Solar Advanced Oxidation Processes as disinfection tertiary treatments for real wastewater: Implications for water reclamation

    M. Agulló-Barceló;M.I. Polo-López;F. Lucena;J. Jofre

  • Enteroviruses and bacteriophages in bathing waters.

    Laura Mocé-Llivina;Francisco Lucena;Juan Jofre

  • Method for Isolation of Bacteroides Bacteriophage Host Strains Suitable for Tracking Sources of Fecal Pollution in Water

    Andrey Payan;James Ebdon;Huw Taylor;Christophe Gantzer

  • Evaluation of Bacteroides fragilis Bacteriophages as Indicators of the Virological Quality of Water

    J. Jofre;A. Bosch;F. Lucena;R. Gironés

  • Occurrence and levels of indicators and selected pathogens in different sludges and biosolids

    C. Guzmán;J. Jofre;M. Montemayor;F. Lucena

  • Comparative analysis of viral pathogens and potential indicators in shellfish.

    I. Muniain-Mujika;M. Calvo;F. Lucena;R. Girones

  • Comparative Survival of Free Shiga Toxin 2-Encoding Phages and Escherichia coli Strains outside the Gut

    Maite Muniesa;Francisco Lucena;Juan Jofre

  • Standardised evaluation of the performance of a simple membrane filtration-elution method to concentrate bacteriophages from drinking water.

    Javier Méndez;Ana Audicana;Ana Isern;Julián Llaneza

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Jofre
Juan Jofre University of Barcelona
Anicet R. Blanch
Anicet R. Blanch University of Barcelona
Maite Muniesa
Maite Muniesa University of Barcelona
Albert Bosch
Albert Bosch University of Barcelona
Rosina Girones
Rosina Girones University of Barcelona
Sergi Astals
Sergi Astals University of Barcelona
Göran Wadell
Göran Wadell Umeå University
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Miren López de Alda
Miren López de Alda Spanish National Research Council
Joan Mata-Álvarez
Joan Mata-Álvarez University of Barcelona

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