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Rafael Pagán is affiliated with the University of Zaragoza in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology as subfields of study.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including probiotics and fermented foods, Listeria monocytogenes in food safety, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, polyamine metabolism and applications, and microbial inactivation methods.

Frequent coauthors of Rafael Pagán include Diego García-Gonzalo, Daniel Berdejo, Elisa Pagán, Natalia Merino, and María Jesús Serrano.

Rafael Pagán regularly contributes to several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include Food Research International, International Journal of Food Microbiology, Food Control, LWT, and Foods.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Histamine accumulation in dairy products: Microbial causes, techniques for the detection of histamine-producing microbiota, and potential solutions (2021, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety)
  • The combined effect of essential oils and emerging technologies on food safety and quality (2021, LWT)
  • Development of a new dual electrochemical immunosensor for a rapid and sensitive detection of enrofloxacin in meat samples (2021, Food Chemistry)
  • Chitosan nanoemulsions of cold-pressed orange essential oil to preserve fruit juices (2020, International Journal of Food Microbiology)
  • Analytical strategies for the determination of biogenic amines in dairy products (2022, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety)

Best Publications

  • Microbial inactivation by new technologies of food preservation.

    P. Mañas;R. Pagán

  • Chemical composition of commercial citrus fruit essential oils and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity acting alone or in combined processes

    Laura Espina;María Somolinos;Susana Lorán;Pilar Conchello

  • Relationship between Membrane Damage and Cell Death in Pressure-Treated Escherichia coli Cells: Differences between Exponential- and Stationary-Phase Cells and Variation among Strains

    Rafael Pagán;Bernard Mackey

  • Influence of different factors on the output power transferred into medium by ultrasound.

    Javier Raso;Pilar Mañas;Rafael Pagán;Francisco J Sala

  • Influence of temperature and pressure on the lethality of ultrasound.

    J. Raso;R. Pagán;S. Condón;F. J. Sala

  • Evaluation of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Mentha pulegium, Juniperus phoenicea, and Cyperus longus essential oils from Morocco

    Abdenour Ait-Ouazzou;Susana Lorán;Abdelhay Arakrak;Amin Laglaoui

  • The antimicrobial activity of hydrophobic essential oil constituents acting alone or in combined processes of food preservation

    Abdenour Ait-Ouazzou;Lamia Cherrat;Laura Espina;Susana Lorán

  • Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores by combining ultrasonic waves under pressure and mild heat treatment

    J. Raso;A. Palop;R. Pagán;S. Condón

  • Inactivation of Escherichia coli by citral

    M Somolinos;D García;S Condón;Bernard Michael Mackey

  • Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Thymus algeriensis, Eucalyptus globulus and Rosmarinus officinalis from Morocco.

    Abdenour Ait-Ouazzou;Susana Lorán;Mohammed Bakkali;Amin Laglaoui

  • Mechanism of Bacterial Inactivation by (+)-Limonene and Its Potential Use in Food Preservation Combined Processes

    Laura Espina;Tilahun K. Gelaw;Sílvia de Lamo-Castellví;Rafael Pagán

  • Chemical composition and antioxidant properties of Laurus nobilis L. and Myrtus communis L. essential oils from Morocco and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity acting alone or in combined processes for food preservation.

    Lamia Cherrat;Laura Espina;Mohammed Bakkali;Diego García-Gonzalo

  • Resistance ofListeria monocytogenesto ultrasonic waves under pressure at sublethal (manosonication) and lethal (manothermosonication) temperatures

    R. Pagán;P. Mañas;I. Alvarez;S. Condón

  • Pulsed electric fields cause bacterial envelopes permeabilization depending on the treatment intensity, the treatment medium pH and the microorganism investigated

    D. García;N. Gómez;P. Mañas;J. Raso

  • Occurrence of sublethal injury after pulsed electric fields depending on the micro-organism, the treatment medium ph and the intensity of the treatment investigated

    D. García;N. Gómez;P. Mañas;S. Condón

  • Bacterial resistance to ultrasonic waves under pressure at nonlethal (manosonication) and lethal (manothermosonication) temperatures.

    R. Pagán;P. Mañas;J. Raso;S. Condón

  • Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Mentha pulegium, Lavandula stoechas and Satureja calamintha Scheele essential oils and an evaluation of their bactericidal effect in combined processes

    Lamia Cherrat;Laura Espina;Mohammed Bakkali;Rafael Pagán

  • The influence of process parameters for the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes by pulsed electric fields.

    I. Álvarez;R. Pagán;S. Condón;J. Raso

  • Effects of several factors on the heat-shock-induced thermotolerance of Listeria monocytogenes.

    R Pagán;S Condón;F J Sala

  • Bacterial resistance after pulsed electric fields depending on the treatment medium pH

    D. García;N. Gómez;J. Raso;R. Pagán

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Condón
Santiago Condón University of Zaragoza
Evandro Leite de Souza
Evandro Leite de Souza Federal University of Paraíba
Filippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi University of Camerino
Abram Aertsen
Abram Aertsen KU Leuven
Santiago Esplugas
Santiago Esplugas University of Barcelona

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