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Lluis Tort is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the interface of immunology, microbiology, and aquatic sciences, with a significant interest in the impact of environmental factors on aquatic organisms.

Their publication record spans several important scientific areas, including immunology and microbiology, agricultural and biological sciences, and environmental science. Subfields closely associated with their work include immunology, aquatic science, ecology, pollution, and molecular biology.

Tort's research addresses major topics such as aquaculture disease management and microbiota, aquaculture nutrition and growth, physiological and biochemical adaptations, microplastics and plastic pollution, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, nanoparticle synthesis and applications, and recycling and waste management techniques.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Felipe E. Reyes-López, Eva Vallejos-Vidal, Mariana Teles, Juan Balasch, and Enric Gisbert. These collaborations reflect multidisciplinary approaches toward understanding aquatic health and environmental impacts.

Lluis Tort has published numerous papers across various respected journals, with repeated contributions to Frontiers in Immunology and Fish & Shellfish Immunology. Other frequent publication venues include Aquaculture, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Animals.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Waterborne exposure of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics causes effects at cellular and molecular levels (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • The growth promoting and immunomodulatory effects of a medicinal plant leaf extract obtained from Salvia officinalis and Lippia citriodora in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) (2020, Aquaculture)
  • Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) Mining and Their Effect on the Tridimensional Protein Structure Prediction in a Set of Immunity-Related Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • Polystyrene nanoplastics accumulate in ZFL cell lysosomes and in zebrafish larvae after acute exposure, inducing a synergistic immune response in vitro without affecting larval survival in vivo (2020, Environmental Science Nano)
  • Carvacrol, Thymol, and Garlic Essential Oil Promote Skin Innate Immunity in Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Through the Multifactorial Modulation of the Secretory Pathway and Enhancement of Mucus Protective Capacity (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)

Best Publications

  • Stress and immune modulation in fish.

    Lluis Tort

  • B lymphocytes from early vertebrates have potent phagocytic and microbicidal abilities.

    Jun Li;Daniel R Barreda;Yong-An Zhang;Hani Boshra

  • High stocking density produces crowding stress altering some physiological and biochemical parameters in gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata, juveniles

    D. Montero;M.S. Izquierdo;L. Tort;L. Robaina

  • Fish immune system. A crossroads between innate and adaptive responses

    L. Tort;S. Mackenzie

  • Natural hemolytic and bactericidal activities of sea bream Sparus aurata serum are effected by the alternative complement pathway.

    J. Oriol Sunyer;Lluis Tort

  • Immune stimulation and improved infection resistance in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed mannan oligosaccharides.

    S Torrecillas;A Makol;M J Caballero;D Montero

  • Vegetable lipid sources for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata): effects on fish health

    D Montero;T Kalinowski;A Obach;L Robaina

  • The Concept of Stress in Fish

    Carl B. Schreck;Lluis Tort

  • Effects of nanoplastics on Mytilus galloprovincialis after individual and combined exposure with carbamazepine.

    I. Brandts;M. Teles;A.P. Gonçalves;A. Barreto

  • Cortisol and finfish welfare

    Tim Ellis;Hijran Yavuzcan Yildiz;Jose López-Olmeda;Maria Teresa Spedicato

  • Physiological responses in Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis, L.) subjected to stress by transport and handling

    L Acerete;J.C Balasch;E Espinosa;A Josa

  • Cortisol and glucose responses after acute stress by net handling in the sparid red porgy previously subjected to crowding stress

    J. Rotllant;L. Tort

  • Effect of vitamin E and C dietary supplementation on some immune parameters of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles subjected to crowding stress

    D Montero;M Marrero;M.S Izquierdo;L Robaina

  • Pituitary and interrenal function in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L., Teleostei) after handling and confinement stress.

    J. Rotllant;P.H.M. Balm;J. Pérez-Sánchez;S.E. Wendelaar-Bonga

  • Replacement of dietary fish oil by vegetable oils affects humoral immunity and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines genes in gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata

    D. Montero;F. Mathlouthi;L. Tort;J.M. Afonso

  • Background colour influence on the stress response in cultured red porgy Pagrus pagrus

    J. Rotllant;L. Tort;D. Montero;M. Pavlidis

  • Total substitution of fish oil by vegetable oils in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) diets: effects on hepatic Mx expression and some immune parameters.

    D. Montero;V. Grasso;M.S. Izquierdo;R. Ganga

  • Low vitamin E in diet reduces stress resistance of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles.

    D. Montero;L. Tort;L. Robaina;J.M. Vergara

  • Mucosal Immunity and B Cells in Teleosts: Effect of Vaccination and Stress.

    David Parra;Felipe E. Reyes-Lopez;Lluis Tort

  • Depletion of serum alternative complement pathway activity in gilthead seabream caused by α-tocopherol and n-3 HUFA dietary deficiencies

    D Montero;L Tort;Marisol Izquierdo;L Robaina

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Montero
Daniel Montero University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Marisol Izquierdo
Marisol Izquierdo University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Josep V. Planas
Josep V. Planas International Pacific Halibut Commission
Enric Gisbert
Enric Gisbert Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
J. Oriol Sunyer
J. Oriol Sunyer University of Pennsylvania
Jaume Pérez-Sánchez
Jaume Pérez-Sánchez Spanish National Research Council
Antonio Figueras
Antonio Figueras Spanish National Research Council
Juan Hidalgo
Juan Hidalgo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Patrick Kestemont
Patrick Kestemont University of Namur

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