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      18S rRNA V9 metabarcoding for diet characterization: a critical evaluation with two sympatric zooplanktivorous fish species 

      Albaina Vivanco, Aitor; Aguirre Rodrigo, Mikel ORCID; Abad García, David; Santos, María; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Wiley Blackwell, 2016-03)
      The potential of the 18S rRNA V9 metabarcoding approach for diet assessment was explored using MiSeq paired-end (PE; 2 9 150 bp) technology. To critically evaluate the method's performance with degraded/digested DNA, the ...
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      A Novel Transcriptome-Derived SNPs Array for Tench (Tinca Tinca L.) 

      Kumar, Girish; Langa Arranz, Jorge Eliseo ORCID; Montes Asperilla, Iratxe ORCID; Conklin, Darrell; Kocour, Martin; Kohlmann, Klaus; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Public Library Science, 2019-03-19)
      Tench (Tinca tinca L.) has great economic potential due to its high rate of fecundity and long-life span. Population genetic studies based on allozymes, microsatellites, PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis of genes and DNA ...
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      A real-time PCR assay to estimate invertebrate and fish predation on anchovy eggs in the Bay of Biscay 

      Albaina Vivanco, Aitor; Irigoien, Xabier; Aldalur, Unai; Cotano, Unai; Santos, María; Boyra, Guillermo; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Elsevier, 2014-12-12)
      In order to investigate the role of predation on eggs and larvae in the recruitment of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), sardine (Sardina pilchardus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and 52 macrozooplankton taxa were assayed for ...
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      A short exposure to a semi-natural habitat alleviates the honey bee hive microbial imbalance caused by agricultural stress 

      Gorrochategui Ortega, June; Muñoz Colmenero, Marta; Kovačić, Marin; Filipi, Janja; Puškadija, Zlatko; Kezić, Nikola; Parejo Feuz, Melanie; Büchler, Ralph; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Zarraonaindia Martínez, Iratxe ORCID (Nature, 2022-11)
      Honeybee health and the species' gut microbiota are interconnected. Also noteworthy are the multiple niches present within hives, each with distinct microbiotas and all coexisting, which we termed "apibiome". External ...
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      Authoritative subspecies diagnosis tool for European honey bees based on ancestryinformative SNPs 

      Momeni, Jamal; Parejo Feuz, Melanie; Nielsen, Rasmus O.; Langa Arranz, Jorge Eliseo ORCID; Montes Asperilla, Iratxe ORCID; Papoutsis, Laetitia; Farajzadeh, Leila; Bendixen, Christian; Căuia, Eliza; Charrière, Jean-Daniel; Coffey, Mary F.; Costa, Cecilia; Dall’Olio, Raffaele; De la Rúa, Pilar; Drazic, M.Maja; Filipi, Janja; Galea, Thomas; Golubovski, Miroljub; Gregorc, Ales; Grigoryan, Karina; Hatjina, Fani; Ilyasov, Rustem; Ivanova, Evgeniya; Janashia, Irakli; Kandemir, Irfan; Karatasou, Aikaterini; Kekecoglu, Meral; Kezic, Nikola; Sz.Matray, Enikö; Mifsud, David; Moosbeckhofer, Rudolf; Nikolenko, Alexei G.; Papachristoforou, Alexandros; Petrov, Plamen; Pinto, M. Alice; Poskryakov, Aleksandr V.; Sharipov, Aglyam Y.; Siceanu, Adrian; Soysal, M.Ihsan; Uzunov, Aleksandar; Zammit-Mangion, Marion; Vingborg, Rikke; Bouga, Maria; Kryger, Per; Meixner, Marina D.; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (BMC, 2021-02-03)
      Background With numerous endemic subspecies representing four of its five evolutionary lineages, Europe holds a large fraction of Apis mellifera genetic diversity. This diversity and the natural distribution range have ...
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      Differences in honey bee bacterial diversity andcomposition in agricultural and pristine environments–afield study 

      Muñoz Colmenero, Marta; Baroja Careaga, Igor ORCID; Kovačić, Marin; Filipi, Janja; Puškadija, Zlatko; Kezić, Nikola; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Büchler, Ralph; Zarraonaindia Martínez, Iratxe ORCID (Springer, 2020-07)
      Agrochemicals and biocides are suspected to cause a dysbiosis of honey bee microbiota, decreasing colonies ability to respond to the environment. As a first step to investigate agriculture and beekeeping impact, hives ...
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      Digging into the Genomic Past of Swiss Honey Bees by Whole-Genome Sequencing Museum Specimens 

      Parejo Feuz, Melanie; Wragg, David; Henriques, Dora; Charrière, Jean-Daniel; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Oxford University Press, 2020-12)
      Historical specimens in museum collections provide opportunities to gain insights into the genomic past. For the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera L., this is particularly important because its populations are currently ...
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      EXFI: Exon and splice graph prediction without a reference genome 

      Langa Arranz, Jorge Eliseo ORCID; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Conklin, Darrell (Wiley, 2020-08)
      For population genetic studies in nonmodel organisms, it is important to use every single source of genomic information. This paper presents EXFI, a Python pipeline that predicts the splice graph and exon sequences using ...
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      Genomic Selection Signatures In Sheep From The Western Pyrenees 

      Ruiz Larrañaga, Otsanda ORCID; Langa Arranz, Jorge Eliseo ORCID; Rendo Fornet, Fernando ORCID; Manzano Basabe, Carmen ORCID; Iriondo Orensanz, Mikel ORCID; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Biomed Central, 2018-03-22)
      Background: The current large spectrum of sheep phenotypic diversity results from the combined product of sheep selection for different production traits such as wool, milk and meat, and its natural adaptation to new ...
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      Hygroregulation, a key ability for eusocial insects: Native Western European honeybees as a case study 

      Eouzan, Iris; Garnery, Lionel; Pinto, M. Alice; Delalande, Damien; Neves, Cátia J.; Fabre, Francis; Lesobre, Jérôme; Houte, Sylvie; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Montes Asperilla, Iratxe ORCID; Sime-Ngando, Télesphore; Biron, David G. (Public Library Science, 2019-02-08)
      Sociality has brought many advantages to various hymenoptera species, including their ability of regulating physical factors in their nest (e.g., temperature). Although less studied, humidity is known to be important for ...
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      Identification of Horse Chestnut Coat Color Genotype Using SNaPshot 

      Rendo Fornet, Fernando ORCID; Iriondo Orensanz, Mikel ORCID; Manzano Basabe, Carmen ORCID; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Biomed Central, 2009-12-16)
      BACKGROUND: The Cantabrian Coast horse breeds of the Iberian Peninsula have mainly black or bay colored coats, but alleles responsible for a chestnut coat color run in these breeds and occasionally, chestnut horses are ...
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      Impact of dimethylpyrazole-based nitrification inhibitors on soil-borne bacteria 

      Corrochano Monsalve, Mario; González Murua, María del Carmen Begoña; Estavillo Aurre, José María ORCID; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Zarraonaindia Martínez, Iratxe ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-06-15)
      [EN] Nitrogen (N) input from fertilizers modifies the properties of agricultural soils as well as bacterial community diversity, composition and relationships. This can lead to negative impacts such as the deterioration ...
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      Insights on the Origin of Invasive Copepods colonizing Basque Estuaries; a DNA Barcoding Approach 

      Albaina Vivanco, Aitor; Uriarte Capetillo, Ibon; Aguirre Escobal, Ana Isabel ORCID; Abad García, David; Iriarte Gabicagogeascoa, María Aranzazu; Villate Guinea, Luis Fernando; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Biomed Central, 2016-07-13)
      Background: The introduction of NIS to estuaries and coastal embayment is of great concern. Commercial ships’ ballast water discharge and the northwards progression of species due to the ongoing climate change arise as ...
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      LDLR and PCSK9 Are Associated with the Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies and the Development of Thrombosis in aPLA Carriers 

      Ochoa Ruiz, Eguzkine; Iriondo Orensanz, Mikel ORCID; Manzano Basabe, Carmen ORCID; Fullaondo Elordui-Zapaterieche, Asier ORCID; Villar, Irama; Ruiz Irastorza, Guillermo; Zubiaga Elordieta, Ana María ORCID; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Public Library Science, 2016-01-28)
      Introduction The identification of the genetic risk factors that could discriminate non-thrombotic from thrombotic antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLA) carriers will improve prognosis of these patients. Several human ...
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      Macrozooplankton predation impact on anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) eggs mortality at the Bay of Biscay shelf break spawning centre 

      Albaina Vivanco, Aitor; Irigoien, Xabier; Aldalur, Unai; Boyra, Guillermo; Santos, María; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Oxford University Press, 2014-11-23)
      A real-time PCR based method involving a species-specific probe was applied to detect Engraulis encrasicolus eggs predation by the macrozooplank- ton community during the 2011 spawning season. Three locations along the ...
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      Multiple SNP Markers Reveal Fine-Scale Population and Deep Phylogeographic Structure in European Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus L.) 

      Zarraonaindia Martínez, Iratxe ORCID; Iriondo Orensanz, Mikel ORCID; Albaina Vivanco, Aitor; Pardo, Miguel Ángel; Manzano Basabe, Carmen ORCID; Grant, W. Stewart; Irigoien, Xabier; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Public Library of Science, 2012-07-30)
      Geographic surveys of allozymes, microsatellites, nuclear DNA (nDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have detected several genetic subdivisions among European anchovy populations. However, these studies have been limited in ...
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      New Nuclear SNP Markers Unravel the Genetic Structure and Effective Population Size of Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga) 

      Laconcha, Urtzi; Iriondo Orensanz, Mikel ORCID; Arrizabalaga, Haritz; Manzano Basabe, Carmen ORCID; Markaide Nafarrete, Pablo; Montes Asperilla, Iratxe ORCID; Zarraonaindia Martínez, Iratxe ORCID; Velado Fernández, Igor; Bilbao Castellanos, Eider; Goñi, Nicolás; Santiago, Josu; Domingo, Andrés; Karakulak, Saadet; Oray, Işık; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (Public Library Science, 2015-06-19)
      In the present study we have investigated the population genetic structure of albacore (Thunnus alalunga, Bonnaterre 1788) and assessed the loss of genetic diversity, likely due to overfishing, of albacore population in ...
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      Population Structure and Diversity in European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)-An Empirical Comparison of Pool and Individual Whole-Genome Sequencing 

      Chen, Chao; Parejo Feuz, Melanie; Momeni, Jamal; Langa Arranz, Jorge Eliseo ORCID; Nielsen, Rasmus O.; Shi, Wei; SMARTBEES WP3 DIVERSITY CONTRIBUTORS; Vingborg, Rikke; Kryger, Per; Bouga, Maria; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Meixner, Marina (MDPI, 2022-01-21)
      Background: Whole-genome sequencing has become routine for population genetic studies. Sequencing of individuals provides maximal data but is rather expensive and fewer samples can be studied. In contrast, sequencing a ...
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      Response of Horticultural Soil Microbiota to Different Fertilization Practices 

      Zarraonaindia Martínez, Iratxe ORCID; Simón Martinez de Goñi, Xabier; Liñero Campo, Olaia ORCID; Muñoz Colmenero, Marta; Aguirre Rodrigo, Mikel ORCID; Abad García, David; Baroja Careaga, Igor ORCID; De Diego Rodríguez, Alberto ORCID; Gilbert, Jack A.; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID (MDPI, 2020-10-06)
      Environmentally friendly agricultural production necessitates manipulation of microbe–plant interactions, requiring a better understanding of how farming practices influence soil microbiota. We studied the effect of ...
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      Serological and Genetic Evidence for Altered Complement System Functionality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Findings of the GAPAID Consortium 

      Prechl, József; Papp, Krisztián; Hérincs, Zoltán; Péterfy, Hajna; Lóránd, Veronika; Szittner, Zoltán; Estomba Recalde, Miren Andone ORCID; Rovero, Paolo; Paolini, Ilaria; Del Amo, Jokin; Uribarri, Maria; Alcaro, Maria Claudia; Ruiz Larrañaga, Otsanda ORCID; Migliorini, Paola; Czirják, László (Public Library Science, 2016-03-07)
      Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease with multifactorial ethiopathogenesis. The complement system is involved in both the early and late stages of disease development and organ damage. To better ...