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Overview

Juan Jofre is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Their research revolves around topics such as fecal contamination and water quality, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, gut microbiota and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, child nutrition and water access, electrokinetic soil remediation techniques, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Recent publications by Juan Jofre include:

  • "Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles, and applications" (2022) published in FEMS Microbes
  • "Inflammation and bacteriophages affect DNA inversion states and functionality of the gut microbiota" (2024) published in Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Review: Indicator bacteriophages in sludge, biosolids, sediments and soils" (2020) published in Environmental Research
  • "Analysis of a phase-variable restriction modification system of the human gut symbiont Bacteroides fragilis" (2020) published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Fast and easy methods for the detection of coliphages" (2020) published in Journal of Microbiological Methods

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Juan Jofre include:

  • Anicet R. Blanch
  • F. Lucena
  • Maite Muniesa
  • Shaqed Carasso
  • Nadav Ben-Assa

The venues where Juan Jofre frequently publishes are diverse, reflecting their interdisciplinary research interests. These include:

  • FEMS Microbes
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Environmental Research
  • Journal of Microbiological Methods

Juan Jofre's work intersects multiple fields of study, integrating molecular biology techniques and ecological perspectives to address questions related to environmental contamination, microbial dynamics within water systems, and their impacts on human health and nutrition. Their contributions also engage with microbial methods for water quality assessment and the role of bacteriophages in microbiological environments.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Community Composition in a River Influenced by a Wastewater Treatment Plant

    Elisabet Marti;Juan Jofre;Jose Luis Balcazar

  • Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Bacteriophage DNA Fraction of Environmental Samples

    Marta Colomer-Lluch;Juan Jofre;Maite Muniesa

  • Global phylogeography and ancient evolution of the widespread human gut virus crAssphage

    Robert A. Edwards;Alejandro A. Vega;Holly M. Norman;Maria Ohaeri

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

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

  • Bacteriophages Carrying Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Fecal Waste from Cattle, Pigs, and Poultry

    Marta Colomer-Lluch;Lejla Imamovic;Juan Jofre;Maite Muniesa

  • 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

  • Role of capsule and O antigen in resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to serum bactericidal activity.

    J M Tomás;V J Benedí;B Ciurana;J Jofre

  • Diversity of stx2 converting bacteriophages induced from Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from cattle.

    Maite Muniesa;Jesus E. Blanco;Merce de Simón;Ruth Serra-Moreno

  • Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in the environment.

    Maite Muniesa;Juan Jofre;Cristina García-Aljaro;Anicet R Blanch

  • Abundance in Sewage of Bacteriophages That Infect Escherichia coli O157:H7 and That Carry the Shiga Toxin 2 Gene

    Maite Muniesa;Juan Jofre

  • Removal and inactivation of indicator bacteriophages in fresh waters.

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

  • Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Bacteriophage DNA Fraction of Human Fecal Samples

    Pablo Quirós;Marta Colomer-Lluch;Alexandre Martínez-Castillo;Elisenda Miró

  • Distribution of genotypes of F-specific RNA bacteriophages in human and non-human sources of faecal pollution in South Africa and Spain

    M. Schaper;J. Jofre;M. Uys;W.O.K. Grabow

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

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

  • Potential impact of environmental bacteriophages in spreading antibiotic resistance genes.

    Maite Muniesa;Marta Colomer-Lluch;Juan Jofre

  • 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

  • Quinolone resistance genes (qnrA and qnrS) in bacteriophage particles from wastewater samples and the effect of inducing agents on packaged antibiotic resistance genes

    Marta Colomer-Lluch;Juan Jofre;Maite Muniesa

  • Enteroviruses and bacteriophages in bathing waters.

    Laura Mocé-Llivina;Francisco Lucena;Juan Jofre

  • Determination of crAssphage in water samples and applicability for tracking human faecal pollution.

    Cristina García-Aljaro;Elisenda Ballesté;Maite Muniesa;Juan Jofre

  • Use of the lambda Red recombinase system to produce recombinant prophages carrying antibiotic resistance genes

    Ruth Serra-Moreno;Sandra Acosta;Jean Pierre Hernalsteens;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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Maite Muniesa
Maite Muniesa University of Barcelona
Francisco Lucena
Francisco Lucena University of Barcelona
Anicet R. Blanch
Anicet R. Blanch University of Barcelona
Albert Bosch
Albert Bosch University of Barcelona
Juan M. Tomás
Juan M. Tomás University of Barcelona
Rosa M. Pintó
Rosa M. Pintó University of Barcelona
Bas E. Dutilh
Bas E. Dutilh Utrecht University
Rosina Girones
Rosina Girones University of Barcelona
José Luis Balcázar
José Luis Balcázar Catalan Institute for Water Research
Cisca Wijmenga
Cisca Wijmenga University Medical Center Groningen

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