My
research interests are focused on the development of
diagnosis methods and their application to epidemiology
with the purpose to establish or improve strategies for
prevention or control. Some of these methods have been
included in official protocols of the
European and Mediterranean Plant
Protection Organization (EPPO), such as those for
diagnosis of
Plum pox virus and
Citrus tristeza virus.
Four main aspects could be highlighted:
1.-Design of primers and probes for molecular diagnostic
methods.
2.-Desgin and/or improvement of techniques and protocols to
detect and identify pathogenic agents in plant material or
insects vectors.
3.-Real-time PCR and isothermal amplifications.
4.-Aplication of techniques to the control of quarantine
diseases with economic importance.
