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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13421
World Ranking
8808
National Ranking
157

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Rosario Muñoz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on areas such as Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, and Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food.

The scientist's work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Food Science, Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Plant Science. This multidisciplinary approach informs their exploration of topics like Enzyme Production and Characterization, Gut Microbiota and Health, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies.

Rosario Muñoz's recent publications include:

  • Food phenolics and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, 2024, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Production of α-rhamnosidases from Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 and their role in deglycosylation of dietary flavonoids naringin and rutin, 2021, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • The commensal bacterium Lactiplantibacillus plantarum imprints innate memory-like responses in mononuclear phagocytes, 2021, Gut Microbes
  • Hydrolysis of Lactose and Transglycosylation of Selected Sugar Alcohols by LacA β-Galactosidase from Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • The use ofLactobacillus plantarum esterase genes: a biotechnological strategy to increase the bioavailability of dietary phenolic compounds in lactic acid bacteria, 2021, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Muñoz include Blanca de las Rivas, Laura Plaza-Vinuesa, Ana Sánchez-Arroyo, José M. Mancheño, and F. Javier Moreno. This network of collaborators has contributed to a significant body of work in related scientific areas.

Rosario Muñoz has published in several journals with notable frequency, including:

  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Gut Microbes
  • Antioxidants

Best Publications

  • Food phenolics and lactic acid bacteria

    Héctor Rodríguez;José Antonio Curiel;José María Landete;Blanca de las Rivas

  • Intercontinental Spread of a Multiresistant Clone of Serotype 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Rosario Munoz;Tracey J. Coffey;Margaret Daniels;Christopher G. Dowson

  • Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Causing Systematic Infections in Spain, 1979-1989

    A. Fenoll;C. Martin Bourgon;R. Munoz;D. Vicioso

  • Extremely High Incidence of Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hungary

    Anna Marton;Marta Gulyas;Rosario Munoz;Alexander Tomasz

  • ParC subunit of DNA topoisomerase IV of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a primary target of fluoroquinolones and cooperates with DNA gyrase A subunit in forming resistance phenotype.

    R Muñoz;A G De La Campa

  • Screening of biogenic amine production by lactic acid bacteria isolated from grape must and wine.

    M.Victoria Moreno-Arribas;M.Carmen Polo;Felisa Jorganes;Rosario Muñoz

  • Molecular methods for the detection of biogenic amine-producing bacteria on foods

    José María Landete;Blanca de las Rivas;Angela Marcobal;Rosario Muñoz

  • Geographic Distribution of Penicillin-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Characterization by Penicillin-Binding Protein Profile, Surface Protein A Typing, and Multilocus Enzyme Analysis

    Rosario Munoz;James M. Musser;Marilyn Crain;David E. Briles

  • Bioactive phenolic compounds of cowpeas (Vigna sinensis L). Modifications by fermentation with natural microflora and with Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 14917

    Montserrat Dueñas;Dolores Fernández;Teresa Hernández;Isabel Estrella

  • Metabolism of food phenolic acids by Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 748T

    Héctor Rodríguez;José María Landete;Blanca de las Rivas;Rosario Muñoz

  • Tannase activity by lactic acid bacteria isolated from grape must and wine.

    Ignacio Vaquero;Angela Marcobal;Rosario Muñoz

  • Bioactivation of Phytoestrogens: Intestinal Bacteria and Health.

    J M Landete;J Arqués;M Medina;P Gaya

  • Tyramine and Phenylethylamine Biosynthesis by Food Bacteria

    Angela Marcobal;Blanca De las Rivas;José María Landete;Laura Tabera

  • PCR detection of foodborne bacteria producing the biogenic amines histamine, tyramine, putrescine, and cadaverine.

    Blanca de las Rivas;Ángela Marcobal;Alfonso V. Carrascosa;Rosario Muñoz

  • Ciprofloxacin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae strains possess mutations in analogous positions of GyrA and ParC.

    M Georgiou;R Muñoz;F Román;R Cantón

  • Updated Molecular Knowledge about Histamine Biosynthesis by Bacteria

    José María Landete;Blanca De Las Rivas;Angela Marcobal;Rosario Muñoz

  • Formation of biogenic amines throughout the industrial manufacture of red wine.

    Á. Marcobal;P. J. Martín-Álvarez;M. C. Polo;R. Muñoz

  • Improved multiplex-PCR method for the simultaneous detection of food bacteria producing biogenic amines.

    Blanca De las Rivas;Ángela Marcobal;Rosario Muñoz

  • Allelic Diversity and Population Structure in Oenococcus oeni as Determined from Sequence Analysis of Housekeeping Genes

    Blanca de las Rivas;Ángela Marcobal;Rosario Muñoz

  • Lactic acid bacteria

    Rosario Muñoz;M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas;Blanca de las Rivas

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernesto García
Ernesto García Spanish National Research Council
Rubens López
Rubens López Spanish National Research Council
M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas
M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas Spanish National Research Council
Concepción Vidal-Valverde
Concepción Vidal-Valverde Spanish National Research Council
Susana Campuzano
Susana Campuzano Complutense University of Madrid
Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
Juana Frias
Juana Frias Spanish National Research Council
José M. Pingarrón
José M. Pingarrón Complutense University of Madrid
José Manuel Domínguez
José Manuel Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
Alexander Tomasz
Alexander Tomasz Rockefeller University

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