Noèlia Carrasco Querol
Informació profesional
Professional experience
I am involved in the world of the SHELLFISH DISEASES for 10 years now. My experience in this field has been acquired in relevant research institutions working in that area such as the European Reference Laboratory on Shellfish Diseases (IFREMER-La Tremblade, France), the National Dutch Reference Laboratory on Shellfish and Fish Diseases (CVI-Lelystad, The Netherlands), but also home institutions as IRTA and Universitat de Barcelona. Nowadays, I am focusing on O.I.E listed pathogens, such as the parasites Marteilia refringens, Perkinsus olseni, Bonamia spp., etc., as well as other less studied shellfish dpathogens as Rickettsia-like (bacteria), potentially affecting the Catalonian shellfish production.
Educational background
- PhD in Biology (Universitat de Barcelona, 2007)
- MSc in Zoology (Universitat de Barcelona, 2004)
- BSc in Biology (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2001)
Fields of expertise
- Detection and diagnostics of OIE listed Shellfish pathogens by histopathology and molecular biology tools.
- Research on Marteilia refringens and Perkinsus olseni parasite.
- Epidemiological field studies on Shellfish pathogens.
- Research on Shellfish pathogens aspects mostly related on its life cycle.
- Research on Summer Mortalities of Crassostrea gigas in the Ebro´s Delta.
- Development of qPCR for detection of Shellfish Diseases.
Phylogeny of Shellfish pathogens.
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Projectes Destacats
- Pathology of Bivalves on the Spanish Mediterranean Coast. Detection and life cycle of Marteilia refringens (PABIMAR). MICINN, 2010-2012.
- Management of infectious diseases in oysters and mussels in Europe (KBBE-BIVALIFE). EUKBBE, 2011-2013.
- Control and monitoring of the parasites Marteilia refringens and Bonamia spp. in new experimental cultures of the flat oyster Ostrea edulis in the Ebro Delta bays (MARBO). DAR, 2010-2011.
- Gestion Sanitaria en Acuicultura. Adaptación a la nueva normativa (GESAC). JACUMAR 2007-2010
- Cultivation of mytilids: expansion and sustainability (CULMITES). JACUMAR 2006-2010.
- Study of Summer mortalities in the Japanese oyster. IRTA/DAR 2002-2009.
- Study of Perkinsus spp. afecting clams in the Ebros´s Delta. IRTA 2006-2007.
- Integrated study of the physiological and environmental factors that affect mussel production in the bays of the Ebro Delta. INIA 2004-2007.
- Evaluation of the presence of Bonamia ostreae and Marteilia refringens in cultivated populations of the flat oyster, as well as wild populations along the Catalonian coast. JACUMAR, 1999-2000.
Publicacions Destacades
PAPERS
Elandaloussi, L.; Carrasco, N.; Furones, M.D.; Roque, A. (2009). Phylogenetic relationship of Perkinsus olseni from the Ebro delta, Spain, to other Perkinsus species, based on ribosomal DNA sequences. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 86 :135-142
Elandaloussi, L.; Carrasco, N.; Roque, A.; Andree, K.; Furones, M.D. (2009). First record of Perkinsus olseni, a protozoan parasite infecting the commercial clam Ruditapes decussatus in Spanish Mediterranean waters. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 100 :50-53
Carrasco, N., Arzul, I., Berthe, F.C.J. and Furones, M.D., 2008. In situ hybridization detection of Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) initial infective stages in its host Mytilus galloprovincialis. Journal of Fish Diseases 31 (2), 153-157.
Carrasco, N., Arzul, I., Chollet, B., Robert, M., Joly, J.-P., Furones, M.D. Berthe, F.C.J., 2008. Comparative experimental infection of the copepod Paracartia grani with Marteilia refringens and M. maurini. Journal of Fish Diseases 31, 497-504.
Carrasco, N., Arzul, I., Berthe, F.C.J, Fernández-Tejedor, M., Durfort, M. and Furones, M. D., 2008. Delta de l'Ebre is a natural Bay model for Marteilia spp. (Paramyxea) dynamics and life cycle studies. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 79, 65-73.
Elandaloussi, L., Carrasco, N., Roque, A., Fernández-Tejedor, M., Furones, D., 2008. Occurence of Perkinsus sp. in two clam species (Ruditapes philippinarum and R. decussatus) from the Ebro Delta, Spain. Bulletin of European Association of Fish Pathologists 28 (1), 1-5.
Carrasco, N., López-Flores, I., Alcaraz, M., Furones, M.D., Berthe, F., Arzul, I. , 2007. Dynamics of the parasite Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) in Mytilus galloprovincialis and zooplankton populations in Alfacs Bay (Catalonia, Spain). Parasitology, 134-11: 1541-1550.
Carrasco, N., López-Flores, I., Alcaraz, M., Furones, MD., Berthe, F.C.J., Arzul, I, 2007. First record of a Marteilia parasite (Paramyxea) in zooplankton populations from a natural estuarine environment. Aquaculture, 269: 63-70.
Delgado, M., Carrasco, N., Elandaloussi, L., Roque, A., 2007. A mortality event of the venerid bivalve Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758) in a hatchery system- A case study. Bulletin of European Association of Fish Pathologists 27(6), 214-223.
CONFERENCES
Carrasco, N.; Roozenburg, I.; Wijmenga, I.; Voorbergen-Laarman, M.; Itoh, N.; Engelsma, M. (2009). Phylogeny, diagnosis and dynamics of the oyster pathogen Nocardia Crassostreae in lake grevelingen, The Netherlands . A: International Conference of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. Prague (Czech Republic), 14 - 19 September, 2009 (Comunication)
Engelsma, M.; van Beurden, S.; Boerlage, A.; Jansen, B.; Carrasco, N.; Haenen, O. (2009). Molecular detection of viral pathogens in European eel Anguila anguila . A: International Conference of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. Prague (Czech Republic), 14 - 19 September, 2009 (Comunication)
Rodgers, C.; Roque, A.; Aranguren, R.; Carrasco, N.; Elandaloussi, L.; Figueras, A.; Gestal, C.; Navas, J.I.; Rodríguez, C.; Villalba, A.; Furones, M.D. (2009). Definition of a list of shellfish diseases to aid health management in Spain. A: International Conference of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. Prague (Czech Republic), 14 - 19 September, 2009 (Poster)
van Beurden, S., Boerlage, A., Jansen, B., Carrasco, N., Haenen, O., and Engelsma, M., 2009. Detection of European eel viruses by real-time PCR. European Wildlife Disease Association (EWDA) Workshop, March 19-22, 2009, “Infectious Diseases at the Wildlife / Domestic Animal / Human Interface", Veyrier-du-Lac, France (Poster).
Elandaloussi, L.; Carrasco, N.; Andree, K.; Furones, M.D.; Roque, A. (2009). Mortality events of the pacific oyster (crassostrea gigas) in the Delta of the Ebro - A case study. A: II Congrés d'Aqüicultura Mediterrània. II Simposi d'Aqüicultura de Catalunya. XXV Jornades Tècniques de l'Exporàpita. Sant Carles de la Ràpita, 15 - 16 Octubre, 2009 (Comunication)
Kroeck, M. A., Arzul, I., Robert, M. and Carrasco N., (2005). Detection of Bonamia sp., infecting flat oysters, Ostrea puelchana (d Orbigny, 1842) in San Matias Gulf (NW Patagonia, Argentina) based on 18S Small sub-unit and ITS Segment sequence. Poster. 12th EAFP International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. P-220. September 11-16. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Arzul, I, Joly, J.P., Robert, M., Chollet, B., Garcia, C., Miossec, L., Cochennec, N., Carrasco, N., Campalans, M., Campalans, I., and Berthe, F., (2005). Microcells in flat oysters Ostrea chilensis from Chiloe Island, Chile: a new Bonamia species? Oral Presentation. National Shellfisheries Association 2005 Meeting, Waldoboro, Main, California, USA.
