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Pedro Fernández-Soto

Pedro Fernández-Soto

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
26
Citations
1804
World Ranking
2926
National Ranking
164

Overview

Pedro Fernández-Soto is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in medical and biological sciences, focusing on parasitology and infectious diseases. Their work spans several interconnected fields including Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

The scientist's subfields of expertise cover:

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Key research topics in their work encompass:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Pedro Fernández-Soto has published multiple recent papers in reputable scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Berberine: A nematocidal alkaloid from Argemone mexicana against Strongyloides venezuelensis," 2020, published in Experimental Parasitology
  • "A Simple, Affordable, Rapid, Stabilized, Colorimetric, Versatile RT-LAMP Assay to Detect SARS-CoV-2," 2021, published in Diagnostics
  • "Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification in Schistosomiasis," 2021, published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "LAMP in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Focus on Parasites," 2021, published in Diagnostics
  • "SMART-LAMP: A Smartphone-Operated Handheld Device for Real-Time Colorimetric Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases via Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification," 2022, published in Biosensors

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include:

  • Antonio Muro
  • Beatriz Crego-Vicente
  • Juan García-Bernalt Diego
  • Begoña Febrer-Sendra
  • Moncef Belhassen-García

Pedro Fernández-Soto has published numerous articles in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • FarmaJournal
  • Diagnostics
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Best Publications

  • A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for early detection of Schistosoma mansoni in stool samples: a diagnostic approach in a murine model.

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Javier Gandasegui Arahuetes;Alicia Sánchez Hernández;Julio López Abán

  • Molecular Detection of Ehrlichia phagocytophila Genogroup Organisms in Larvae of Neotrombicula autumnalis (Acari: Trombiculidae) Captured in Spain

    P. Fernández-Soto;R. Pérez-Sánchez;R. Pérez-Sánchez;A. Encinas-Grandes

  • Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Spain: molecular evidence in Hyalomma marginatum and five other tick species that feed on humans.

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Antonio Encinas-Grandes;Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez

  • Application of real-time PCR for the detection of Strongyloides spp. in clinical samples in a reference center in Spain.

    José M. Saugar;Francisco J. Merino;Pablo Martín-Rabadán;Pedro Fernández-Soto

  • A field survey using LAMP assay for detection of Schistosoma mansoni in a low-transmission area of schistosomiasis in Umbuzeiro, Brazil: Assessment in human and snail samples.

    Javier Gandasegui;Pedro Fernández-Soto;Antonio Muro;Constança Simões Barbosa

  • The Rapid-Heat LAMPellet Method: A Potential Diagnostic Method for Human Urogenital Schistosomiasis.

    Javier Gandasegui;Pedro Fernández-Soto;Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez;José Luis Pérez-Arellano

  • Progress in loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of Schistosoma mansoni DNA: towards a ready-to-use test.

    J. García-Bernalt Diego;P. Fernández-Soto;B. Crego-Vicente;S. Alonso-Castrillejo

  • Development of a highly sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for the detection of Loa loa.

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Prosper Obolo Mvoulouga;Jean Paul Akue;Julio López Abán

  • Berberine: A nematocidal alkaloid from Argemone mexicana against Strongyloides venezuelensis

    Joel H. Elizondo-Luévano;Rocío Castro-Ríos;Julio López-Abán;Oscar Gorgojo-Galindo

  • Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks feeding on humans in northwestern Spain: is Rickettsia conorii vanishing?

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez;Rufino Álamo-Sanz;Antonio Encinas-Grandes

  • Tick species and tick-borne infections identified in population from a rural area of Spain.

    Francisco Jesús Merino;Teresa Nebreda;Jose Luis Serrano;Pedro Fernández-Soto

  • In vitro and in vivo studies for assessing the immune response and protection-inducing ability conferred by Fasciola hepatica-derived synthetic peptides containing B- and T-cell epitopes.

    Jose Rojas-Caraballo;Julio López-Abán;Luis Pérez del Villar;Carolina Vizcaíno

  • Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification in Schistosomiasis

    Juan García-Bernalt Diego;Pedro Fernández-Soto;Begoña Febrer-Sendra;Beatriz Crego-Vicente

  • Biompha-LAMP: A New Rapid Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detecting Schistosoma mansoni in Biomphalaria glabrata Snail Host.

    Javier Gandasegui;Pedro Fernández-Soto;Juan Hernández-Goenaga;Julio López-Abán

  • Rickettsia massiliae in ticks removed from humans in Castilla y León, Spain

    P. Fernández-Soto;R. Pérez-Sánchez;V. Díaz Martín;A. Encinas-Grandes

  • Strong-LAMP: A LAMP Assay for Strongyloides spp. Detection in Stool and Urine Samples. Towards the Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis Starting from a Rodent Model

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Alicia Sánchez-Hernández;Javier Gandasegui;Cristina Bajo Santos

  • Protection against Schistosoma mansoni infection using a Fasciola hepatica-derived fatty acid binding protein from different delivery systems.

    Belén Vicente;Julio López-Abán;Jose Rojas-Caraballo;Esther del Olmo

  • Peptides Derived of Kunitz-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor as Potential Vaccine Against Experimental Schistosomiasis.

    Juan Hernández-Goenaga;Julio López-Abán;Anna V Protasio;Belén Vicente Santiago

  • Field and laboratory comparative evaluation of a LAMP assay for the diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis in Cubal, Central Angola.

    Javier Gandasegui;Pedro Fernández-Soto;Elena Dacal;Esperanza Rodríguez

  • Purification and characterisation of a P-selectin-binding molecule from the salivary glands of Ornithodoros moubata that induces protective anti-tick immune responses in pigs

    Susana García-Varas;Raúl Manzano-Román;Raúl Manzano-Román;Pedro Fernández-Soto;Antonio Encinas-Grandes

  • Detection of Schistosoma mansoni-derived DNA in human urine samples by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Javier Gandasegui;Cristina Carranza Rodríguez;José Luis Pérez-Arellano

  • Long-Term Frozen Storage of Urine Samples: A Trouble to Get PCR Results in Schistosoma spp. DNA Detection?

    Pedro Fernández-Soto;Virginia Velasco Tirado;Cristina Carranza Rodríguez;José Luis Pérez-Arellano

  • Detection of antibodies to tick salivary antigens among patients from a region of Spain.

    T. Nebreda Mayoral;F.J. Merino;J.L. Serrano;P. Fernández-Soto

  • A Seventeen-Year Epidemiological Surveillance Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Infections in Two Provinces of Northern Spain

    Lourdes Lledó;María Isabel Gegúndez;Consuelo Giménez-Pardo;Rufino Álamo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Oleaga
Ana Oleaga Spanish National Research Council
Raúl Manzano-Román
Raúl Manzano-Román Spanish National Research Council
Alan Lane de Melo
Alan Lane de Melo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Ignacio Dávila
Ignacio Dávila University of Salamanca

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