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Marina Sibila is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research focuses largely on virology and infectious diseases affecting animals, particularly swine.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of porcine circoviruses and associated diseases. Among recent publications are:

  • Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) as a causal agent of disease in swine and a proposal of PCV-3 associated disease case definition, 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Lack of Porcine circovirus 4 Genome Detection in Pig Samples from Italy and Spain, 2020, Pathogens
  • Detection and genotyping of Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) and detection of Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) in sera from fattening pigs of different European countries, 2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Revisiting Porcine Circovirus Disease Diagnostic Criteria in the Current Porcine Circovirus 2 Epidemiological Context, 2022, Veterinary Sciences
  • Porcine Circovirus 3 Detection in Aborted Fetuses and Stillborn Piglets from Swine Reproductive Failure Cases, 2021, Viruses

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Joaquím Segalés, Florencia Correa-Fiz, Eva Huerta, Virginia Aragón, and Àlex Cobos.

Marina Sibila has published in several prominent scientific venues, with the most frequent including:

  • Porcine Health Management
  • Pathogens
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Veterinary Research
  • Scientific Reports

Their research spans multiple fields of study centered on life sciences, including:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader areas, Sibila focuses on distinct subfields such as:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology

The primary topics addressed in their work cover several areas of animal health and virology research including:

  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health

Best Publications

  • Control of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pigs.

    Dominiek Maes;Joachim Segales;Tom Meyns;Marina Sibila

  • Comparison of porcine circovirus type 2 load in serum quantified by a real time PCR in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome naturally affected pigs.

    Alex Olvera;Marina Sibila;Maria Calsamiglia;Joaquim Segalés

  • Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccination of conventional pigs prevents viremia against PCV2 isolates of different genotypes and geographic origins.

    M. Fort;M. Sibila;A. Allepuz;E. Mateu

  • Update on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pigs: Knowledge gaps for improved disease control.

    Dominiek Maes;M Sibila;P Kuhnert;J Segalés

  • A proposal on porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) genotype definition and their relation with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) occurrence.

    L. Grau-Roma;Elisa Crisci;M. Sibila;S. López-Soria

  • One dose of a porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) sub-unit vaccine administered to 3-week-old conventional piglets elicits cell-mediated immunity and significantly reduces PCV2 viremia in an experimental model

    M Fort;M Sibila;E Pérez-Martín;M Nofrarías

  • Current perspectives on the diagnosis and epidemiology of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection.

    Marina Sibila;Maria Pieters;Thomas W Molitor;Dominiek Maes

  • Detection of neutralizing antibodies in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)-affected and non-PMWS-affected pigs.

    Maria Fort;Alex Olvera;Marina Sibila;Joaquim Segalés

  • Prevalence of swine Torque teno virus in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)-affected and non-PMWS-affected pigs in Spain.

    Tuija Kekarainen;Marina Sibila;Joaquim Segalés

  • Quantification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) DNA in serum and tonsillar, nasal, tracheo-bronchial, urinary and faecal swabs of pigs with and without postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).

    J. Segalés;M. Calsamiglia;A. Olvera;M. Sibila

  • Infection, excretion and seroconversion dynamics of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in pigs from post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) affected farms in Spain and Denmark.

    Llorenç Grau-Roma;Charlotte K. Hjulsager;Marina Sibila;Charlotte S. Kristensen

  • Use of a polymerase chain reaction assay and an ELISA to monitor porcine circovirus type 2 infection in pigs from farms with and without postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome

    Marina Sibila;Maria Calsamiglia;Joaquim Segalés;Philippe Blanchard

  • Retrospective study on swine Torque teno virus genogroups 1 and 2 infection from 1985 to 2005 in Spain.

    Joaquim Segalés;Laura Martínez-Guinó;Martí Cortey;Nuria Navarro

  • Torque teno virus (TTV) is highly prevalent in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa).

    Laura Martínez;Tuija Kekarainen;Marina Sibila;Francisco Ruiz-Fons

  • Current Knowledge on Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3): A Novel Virus With a Yet Unknown Impact on the Swine Industry.

    Francini Klaumann;Florencia Correa-Fiz;Giovanni Franzo;Marina Sibila

  • Development of cell-mediated immunity to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in caesarean-derived, colostrum-deprived piglets.

    Maria Fort;Lana T. Fernandes;Miquel Nofrarias;Ivan Díaz

  • Chronological study of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection, seroconversion and associated lung lesions in vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs

    M. Sibila;M. Nofrarías;S. López-Soria;J. Segalés

  • Differences in phagocytosis susceptibility in Haemophilus parasuis strains.

    Alexandre Olvera;Maria Ballester;Miquel Nofrarías;Marina Sibila

  • Genetic and immunobiological diversities of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome genotype I strains

    Laila Darwich;Mariona Gimeno;Marina Sibila;Ivan Diaz

  • A genetically engineered chimeric vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) improves clinical, pathological and virological outcomes in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome affected farms

    J. Segalés;A. Urniza;A. Alegre;T. Bru

  • Exploratory field study on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in suckling pigs.

    M. Sibila;M. Nofrarías;S. López-Soria;J. Segalés

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Enric Mateu
Enric Mateu Autonomous University of Barcelona
Lars Erik Larsen
Lars Erik Larsen University of Copenhagen
Mariano Domingo
Mariano Domingo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Dominiek Maes
Dominiek Maes Ghent University
Freddy Haesebrouck
Freddy Haesebrouck Ghent University
Oscar Cabezón
Oscar Cabezón Autonomous University of Barcelona
Armand Sánchez
Armand Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
Santiago Lavín
Santiago Lavín Autonomous University of Barcelona

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