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VANTARAKIS APOSTOLOS, Professor

VANTARAKIS APOSTOLOS

Sector: Division of Clinical Laboratories

Clinic/Laboratory: Department of Public Health

Knowledge Subject: Public Health-Hygiene-Epidemiology

Research Area: Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Risk assessment,Hygiene in vulnerable groups, Environmental virology, Foodborne and waterborne epidemics

Preclinical Building, First Floor, University campus Department of Public Health

+302610969875 +302610969875 avanta@upatras.gr; aposvanta@gmail.com

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Summary of Curriculum Vitae

Dr Apostolos Vantarakis is Professor in the Public Health Laboratory at the Department of Medicine of the University of Patras, Greece. He was an Ass. Professor in the Laboratory of Hygiene and Environment Protection at the Department of Medicine at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece for 4 years (June 2004-May 2008). He has specialty in Environmental Hygiene and Epidemiology. His Ph.D is on Public Health/Environmental Health awarded by Medical School, University of Patras, Greece. His M.Sc is in Genetic Toxicology awarded by University College of Swansea, Wales, UK. His major degree is in Biology from University of Patras, Greece. His research has focused on the impact of environmental microbiological quality especially water and wastewater to Public Health. Also his research areas include risk assessment of the water and wastewater as it concerns the human health. He has performed several studies concerning with the water quality of potable water and wastewater. He has an accredited laboratory of Environmental Hygiene with two units, Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Chemistry. Also he has worked in several studies concerning with waste removal methods. He has been representative of Ministry of Development in EU for the project COST 929/ENVIRONET which is concerned with viruses in water and food. He has participated as an expert of Ministry of Agriculture in workshops organized by EU during years 2002-2006 for subjects of virological quality of food. He is representative of Greek Standardization Body (ΕLOT) in Technical Committee CEN/TAG4/WG6 for standardization of molecular methods detection of viruses in food. Finally, He has large experience on competitive research projects, national and European. From his research, he has published 120 peer reviewed research articles in foreign language journals in the area of Environmental Hygiene, 10 articles in Greek journals and 1 article in a book. He has been participated in International conferences with 55 announcements and in Greek conferences with 58 announcements. He has conducted 25 speeches as an invited speaker in several conferences. Also he has taught or participated in 12 seminars. During his research activities, he has been chief researcher in 30 research projects funded by variable Greek and European authorities. Also he has completed 20 studies relating with water and wastewater quality. During the last decade, he participated in more than 25 research projects, while he was the group partner in three European research projects. He has supervised 3 PhD theses, while now he supervises 3 master’s thesis and 5 PhD theses.

Undergraduate Courses

Postgraduate Courses

He is Director in Postgraduate course in Public Health in Medical School, University of Patras and teaches postgraduate courses as Environmental Hygiene, Infectious Epidemiology, Bioethics, Environmental Microbiology.

Participates in postgraduate courses: "Applications of Basic Medical Sciences", "Biomedical Applications in university of West Attica"

Selected Publications

He has published 120 articles in peer reviewed journals and more than 10 in Greek journals.

Some of them are: 

    

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119

2022

Journal of Environmental Sciences (2022/1/1) 111 367-379

Applications of biosensors for bacteria and virus detection in food and water–A systematic review ..\English Articles\119.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

118

2021

JSFA Reports. 2021;1–9

Potential biological markers by DNA-based tools for

determination of Greek PDO geographical origin and

authenticity: “Avgotaracho Mesolonghiou” and

“Vostizza currant”..\English Articles\118.pdf

 

 

117

2021

Water 2021, 13, 2938

Removal Performance of Faecal Indicators by Natural and

Silver-Modified Zeolites of Various Particle Sizes under

Dynamic Batch Experiments: Preliminary Results..\English Articles\117.pdf

 

 

116

2021

Tob. Prev. Cessation 2021;7(September):61 https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/140242

Prevalence of tobacco smoking and association with other

unhealthy lifestyle risk factors in the general population of

Greece: Results from the EMENO study..\English Articles\116.pdf

 

 

115

2021

J. Food Sci. 2021;1–13

Nontargeted 1H NMR fingerprinting and multivariate

statistical analysis for traceability of Greek PDO Vostizza

currants..\English Articles\115.pdf

 

 

114

2021

Food Reviews International, DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2021.1923028

Does Traceability Lead to Food Authentication? A Systematic

Review from A European Perspective..\English Articles\114.pdf

 

 

113

2021

Risk Analysis, Vol. 0, No. 0, 2021

Risk Factor Analysis of Children’s Exposure to Microbial

Pathogens in Playgrounds..\English Articles\113.pdf

 

 

112

2021

jhypertension Vol 39  Number 5 May 2021

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of

hypertension in Greece: EMENO national epidemiological study..\English Articles\112.pdf

 

 

111

2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 17:9, 3066-3072, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1914805

Attitudes and beliefs of parents about routine childhood vaccination in Greece..\English Articles\111.pdf

 

 

110

2021

Journal of Human Hypertension

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-021-00532-5

Opportunistic screening for hypertension: what does it say about the true epidemiology?..\English Articles\110.pdf

 

 

109

2021

Journal of Hypertension 39, e243

AWARENESS, TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN

GREECE: THE EMENO NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY..\English Articles\109.pdf

 

 

108

2021

Pathogens 2021, 10, 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040494

Evaluation of essential oils and extracts of rose geranium and rose petals as natural preservatives in terms of toxicity, antimicrobial, and antiviral activity..\English Articles\108.pdf

 

 

107

2021

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 172, 108646

Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Greece. Results of the First National Survey of Morbidity and Risk Factors (EMENO) study..\English Articles\107.pdf

 

 

106

2021

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168403

Living in Roma Settlements in Greece: Self-Perceived Health

Status, Chronic Diseases and Associated Social Determinants

of Health..\English Articles\106.pdf

 

 

105

2021

Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research 4 (2021): 118-130.

Advancing quality control of food samples by Next Generation Sequencing compared to culture-dependent techniques..\English Articles\105.pdf

 

 

104

2021

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1865. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041865

Psychological Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life in

Public Sector Personnel..\English Articles\104.pdf

 

 

103

2021

Toxicology Reports 8 (2021) 1–9

Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare..\English Articles\103.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

2020

BMC Public Health 20, 1665 (2020)

High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adults living in Greece: the EMENO National Health Examination Survey..\English Articles\102.pdf

 

 

101

2020

Toxicology Reports, in press, Journal pre proof

Nicotine and SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 may be a disease of the nicotinic cholinergic system  ..\English Articles\101.pdf

 

 

100

2020

PLOS ONE 15 (3), e0230730

Cardiovascular risk factors in HIV infected individuals: Comparison with general adult control population in Greece...\English Articles\100.pdf

 

 

99

2020

JMIR Res Protoc 2020 | vol. 9 | iss. 1 | e13578 | p. 1

Design and Development of a Viral Hepatitis and HIV Infection

Screening Program (Hprolipsis) for the General, Greek Roma,

and Migrant Populations of Greece: Protocol for Three

Cross-Sectional Health Examination Surveys ..\English Articles\99.pdf

4.945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98

2019

European Journal of Public Health 29 (Supplement_4), ckz185. 731

Country Report: How do Greek municipalities currently promote health and health equity? ..\English Articles\98.pdf

 

 

97

2019

Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 5392; doi:10.3390/app9245392

Sensitive detection of E. coli in artificial seawater by aptamer-coated magnetic beads and direct PCR..\English Articles\97.pdf

2.217

 

96

2019

Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 13 (2019) 100163

Medical waste management and environmental assessment in the Rio University Hospital, Western Greece ..\English Articles\96.pdf

2.404

 

95

2019

JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Feb; 8(2): e10997.

National Survey of Morbidity and Risk Factors (EMENO): Protocol for a Health Examination Survey Representative of the Adult Greek Population https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378546/

4.945

 

94

2019

Food and Environmental virology, 11:309-313

Assessment of the Incidence of Human Adenovirus in Surface Waters of Southwest Greece: Vouraikos River as a Case Study ..\English Articles\94.pdf

2.561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93

2018

Food and Environmental virology, 10: 316-326

Assessment of the Virological Quality of Marine and Running Surface Waters in NW Greece: A Case Study English Articles\93.pdf

2.561

 

92

2018

J Nutr Food Technol. (2018);2(1): 8-16.

Antibacterial and antiviral effect of essential oils combined with non-thermal disinfection technologies for ready-to-eat Romaine lettuce English Articles\92.pdf

 

 

91

2018

Euro Surveill. 2018;23(9): pii=17-00161

Prioritisation of food-borne parasites in Europe, 2016. English Articles\91.pdf

 

 

90

2018

J Appl Microbiol. 2018 Apr;124(4):932-942

Viral Outbreaks Linked To Fresh Produce Consumption: A Systematic Review English Articles\90.pdf

 

 

89

2018

Systematic Reviews (2018) 7:17

Global avian influenza outbreaks 2010-2016: A systematic review of their distribution, avian species and virus subtypeEnglish Articles\89.pdf

2.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88

2017

International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health Vol.4 (6), pp. 120-131, July 2017

Comparative analysis of Human and Avian Influenza Virus in Greece (2002-2011) English Articles\88.pdf

0.386

 

87

2017

Journal of Hepatology 66 (1), S71-S72

Treatment cascade of hepatitis B and C in general, migrant and Roma populations English Articles\87.pdf

11.336

 

86

2017

International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health Vol.4 (5), pp. 78-83, June 2017

Correlation of the presence of multi-resistant bacteria on domestic litter bins handles with the litter bin location English Articles\86.pdf

0.386

 

85

2017

BMC Opthalmology (2017) 17:51

Α molecular epidemiological analysis of adenoviruses from excess conjunctivitis cases English Articles\85.pdf

1.238

 

84

2017

Science of the Total Environment 598 (2017) 160–167

Cotransport of human adenoviruses with clay colloids and TiO2 nanoparticles in saturated porous media: Effect of flow velocity English Articles\84.pdf

3.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

2016

Microbial Ecology, July 2017, Volume 74, Issue 1, pp 78–88

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from Greek aquatic habitats implementing the Double Locus Sequence Typing scheme English Articles\83.pdf

3.232

 

82

2016

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016 Dec 28;8(51):35593-35605. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b14463. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

Polymeric quaternary ammonium-containing coatings with potential dual contact-based and release-based antimicrobial activity English Articles\82.pdf

7.145

 

81

2016

Journal of Coastal Conservation

DOI 10.1007/s11852-016-0476-2

Online 3/12/2016

Characterization of water quality in a Mediterranean protected brackish coastal aquatic system, Klisova Lagoon, Western Greece: A case study English Articles\81.pdf

1.096

 

80

2016

Food Environ Virol. 2017 Mar;9(1):72-78. doi: 10.1007/ s12560-016-9264-2. Epub 2016 Oct5

Virological Quality of Irrigation Water in Leafy Green Vegetables and Berry Fruits Production Chains English Articles\80.pdf

2.561

 

79

2016

Journal of Hypertension. 34 (e-Supplement 2-ESH 2016 Abstract Book): e17-e18, September 2016.

Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Greece: interim analysis of the EMENO national Epidemiological studyEnglish Articles\79.pdf

4.085

 

78

2016

Semin Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug 3:1-5.

Efficacy of Topical Ofloxacin 0.3 % Administration on Conjunctival Bacterial Flora in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections

English Articles\78.pdf

0.87

 

77

2016

Letters in Applied Microbiology 63, 189-195

Pitfalls in the identification of Enterococcus species and the detection of vanA and vanB genes English Articles\77.pdf

1.579

 

76

2016

Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2016:8467023. doi: 10.1155/2016/8467023

Impact on the quality of life when living close to a municipal wastewater treatment plant English Articles\76.pdf

2.5

 

75

2016

Polym. Chem. 2016,7, 3562-3575

Synthesis of antimicrobial block copolymers bearing immobilized bacteriostatic groups English Articles\75.pdf

5.687

 

74

2016

FEMS Microb. Ecology Jun;92(6).

Antibiotic resistance profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from various Greek aquatic environments English Articles\74.pdf

3.53

 

73

2016

Journal of Food Protection Mar;79(3):454-62

Effect of non-thermal, conventional and combined disinfection technologies on the stability of human adenoviruses as fecal contaminants on fresh ready-to-eat product surfaces English Articles\73.pdf

2.8

 

72

2016

Early Human Development Feb; 93:57-61

Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity in Greece: A case-control analysis English Articles\72.pdf

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71

2015

Molecules 2015 1;20(12):21313-27

Evaluation of antimicrobial efficiency of new polymers comprised by covalently attached and/or electrostatically bound biocidal species, based on quaternary ammonium compounds English Articles\71.pdf

2.416

 

70

2015

J Med. Microbiology, Nov;64(11): 1270-6.

Biofilm synthesis and presence of virulence factors among enterococci isolated from patients and water samples English Articles\70.pdf

3.9

 

69

2015

The Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciencesspacer5.2spacer (Oct/Nov 2015): 132-135

Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for the detection of viruses in ready-to-eat-foods English Articles\69.pdf

0.98

 

68

2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. Nov;22(22):17744-52.

Performance of Three Small-scale wastewater treatment plants. A challenge for possible re-use English Articles\68.pdf

2.5

 

67

2015

Ital J Food Saf. 2015 Jun 30; 4(3): 5383

Evaluation of Two Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Methods for the Detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Listeria Monocytogenes in Artificially Contaminated Ready-to-Eat Fresh Produce. English Articles\67.pdf

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66

2015

Science of the Total Environment 517 (2015) 8695

Interaction of human adenoviruses and coliphages with kaolinite and bentonite English Articles\66.pdf

3.85

 

65

2015

J Food Process Technol 6:421.

A user-friendly theoretical mathematical model for the prediction of food safety in a food production chain English Articles\65.pdf

2.3

 

64

2015

Food Environ Virol. 2015, 7:276–285

Development and Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Detection of Adenovirus 40 and 41 English Articles\64.pdf

2.561

 

63

2015

Food Environ Virol. 2015 Vol.7, Issue 2: p122-131

Transport of Human Adenoviruses in Water Saturated Laboratory Columns English Articles\63.pdf

2.561

 

62

2015

Int J Food Microbiol. Apr 2; 198:50-8.

Quantitative farm-to-fork risk assessment model for norovirus and hepatitis A virus in European leafy green vegetable and berry fruit supply chains English Articles\62.pdf

3.8

 

61

2015

Food Control 51 (2015): 333-339

Virological fit-for-purpose risk assessment in a leafy green production enterprise English Articles\61.pdf

2.8

 

60

2014

J. Perinat. Med. 2015; 43(3): 291–298 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2014-0044.

Prepregnancy maternal obesity and fetal-perinatal death in a Mediterranean country English Articles\60.pdf

1.8

 

 

59

2014

Water Res. 2014 Apr 18; 59C:119-129.doi:10.1016/j.watres.2014. 04.013

Applicability of human and animal viral microbial source tracking tools in fresh and marine waters from five different geographical areas English Articles\59.pdf

4.655

 

58

2014

Biomed Research International 2014: 673939. doi: 10.1155/2014/ 673939. Epub 2014 Mar 4.

Efficacy of three light technologies for reducing microbial populations in liquids  English Articles\58.pdf

2.88

 

57

2014

Food Analytical Methods Feb 2014, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp 512-526

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Detection of Salmonella in Food English Articles\57.pdf

1.97

 

 

56

2013

Journal of Neonatal- Perinatal Medicine 2013; 6(3):203-16.

“Maternal obesity before pregnancy: maternal, neonatal and childhood outcomes” English Articles\56.pdf

1.518

 

55

2013

International Journal of Food Microbiology, Oct 1; 167(1):96-102

Ultraviolet and Ultrasound as non-thermal treatments for the inactivation of microorganisms in fresh ready-to-eat foods English Articles\55.pdf

3.8

 

54

2013

Epidemiology & Infection, 2013 Apr 30:1-11

Α large waterborne outbreak in central Greece, March 2012. Challenges in the investigation and management English Articles\54.pdf

2.843

 

53

2013

Intervirology, 2013;56(4):237-41.

Rare types of rotaviruses isolated from children with acute gastroenteritis in Patras, Greece English Articles\53.pdf

2.337

 

52

2013

BMC Public Health 13(1),241

Epidemiological investigation of two parallel gastroenteritis outbreaks in school settings, Nea Santa Kilkis, Greece, January 2012 English Articles\52.pdf

2.00

 

51

2013

Science of the Total Environment  458460 (2013) 355360

Description of a novel polyomavirus (OPyV) as a tool to identify and quantify faecal pollution in the environment English Articles\51.pdf

3.286

 

50

2013

Food Control 33(1): 63-67

Diachronic long-term surveillance of bacteriological quality of bottled water in Greece (1995-2010) English Articles\50.pdf

2.656

 

49

2013

 Infection 41: 525-528

Abscesses and wound infections due to staphylococcus lugdunensis English Articles\49.pdf

2.659

 

 

48

2012

Food and Environmental Virology 5(1),13-23

Shellfish-borne viral outbreaks-A systematic review English Articles\48.pdf

2.561

 

47

2012

Inter. J. of Medical Sci. and Public Health 2013; 2(3): 338-343

Stethoscopes as vectors of multi-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci in a tertiary hospital English Articles\47.pdf

2.244

 

46

2012

Food and Environmental Virology 4(4): 179-191

Harmonised investigation of occurrence of human enteric viruses in the leafy green vegetables supply chain in three European countries English Articles\46.pdf

1.562

 

45

2012

Journal of Microbiology, Biotechn. and Food Sciences 2(1),152-161

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP) for the detection of Salmonella spp. isolated from different food types English Articles\45.pdf

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44

2012

Appl. and Environ.Microbiology 78 (20) , pp. 7496-7499

A novel tool to trace poultry fecal contamination in the environment: specific detection and quantification of chicken/turkey parvoviruses English Articles\44.pdf

3.829

 

43

2012

Food and Environmental Virology      4 (2) , pp. 73-80

Occurrence of human enteric viruses in commercial mussels at retail level in three European countries English Articles\43.pdf

1.562

 

42

2012

Int. J Envir Health Res Aug; 22(4): 340-54.

Prevalence of Legionella spp. in water systems of hospitals and hotels in South Western Greece English Articles\42.pdf

1.339

 

41

2012

Food Analytical Methods 5:1-7

Multicenter Collaborative Trial Evaluation of a Method for Detection of Human Adenoviruses in Berry Fruit English Articles\41.pdf

1.943

 

40

2012

FEMS Microbiological Reviews 2012 Jul;36(4):786-814.

Environmental virus hazards: State of the art on acquisition and testing of samples and evaluation of results English Articles\40.pdf

10.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

2011

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health Aug;8(8): 3468-78.

Gastroenteritis outbreak caused by Noroviruses in Greece English Articles\39.pdf

1.38

 

38

2011

Virology Journal  8:369

Development of an optimized method for the detection of airborne viruses with real-time PCR analysis English Articles\38.pdf

2.34

 

37

2011

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health  8(6), 1914-1922

Environmental Surveillance: An additional/alternative approach for the virological surveillance in Greece? English Articles\37.pdf

1.38

 

36

2011

Virology Journal Apr 27; 8:195.

Molecular detection of multiple viral targets in untreated urban sewage from Greece English Articles\36.pdf

2.34

 

35

2011

Anaerobe Dec; 17(6):288-91.

Occurrence of microorganisms of public health and spoilage significance in fruit juices sold in retail markets of Greece English Articles\35.pdf

2.393

 

 

34

2010

EuroSurveillance. Oct 28; 15 (43). pii:19697

The potential for a concerted system for the rapid monitoring of excess mortality throughout Europe English Articles\34.pdf

6.15

 

33

2010

Virology Journal 7: 235

Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolates from environmental and clinical samples in Greece English Articles\33.pdf

2.34

 

32

2010

Haemoglobin34(4) p.333-342

Region-specific genetic heterogeneity of HBB mutation distribution in South-Western Greece English Articles\32.pdf

2.2

 

31

2010

Food and Environmental Virology Vol.2 (3):146

International Standardisation of a Method for Detection of Human Pathogenic Viruses in Molluscan Shellfish English Articles\31.pdf

1.562

 

30

2010

Food and Environmental Virology Vol.2 (2):89

Molecular typing of enteroviruses, adenoviruses and hepatitis A viruses in untreated and treated sewage of a biological treatment plant in Greece English Articles\30.pdf

1.562

 

29

2010

Eurosurveillance, 4;15(5). pii: 19480.

Higher all-cause mortality in children during autumn 2009 compared with the three previous years: pooled results from eight European countries English Articles\29.pdf

6.15

 

28

2010

Water Science & Technology 2010; 61(1):67-76.

Equivalency testing of Lactose TTC agar (ISO9308-1:2000) with 5 culture media for the detection of E. coli in water samples in Greece English Articles\28.pdf

1.122

 

 

27

2009

Epidemiol Infect. Nov 27:1-7. 

Outbreak of HAV in Roma population in NE Greece English Articles\27.pdf

2.843

 

 

26

2008

Food Chem Toxicol. 46(7):2390-3.

Cytogenetic study in cultured human lymphocytes treated with three commonly used preservatives English Articles\26.pdf

3.078

 

25

2008

International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: E104-E105.

Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Occurred in North-Eastern Greece Associated with Several Waterborne Strains of Noroviruses English Articles\25.pdf

2.173

 

24

2008

International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: E104-E104.

Detection of Infectious Pathogenic Viruses in Untreated and Treated Wastewater Samples from an Urbanised Area English Articles\24.pdf

2.173

 

23

2008

Environ. Monitor. Assess: 143(1-3): 43-50.

Impact of intensive agricultural practices on drinking water quality in Evros Region (NE GREECE) by GIS analysis English Articles\23.pdf

1.4

 

 

22

2007

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Vol.29, P: S338-S339

Use of an AFLP technique for the discrimination of source (human or animal) of E.coli English Articles\22.pdf

4.128

 

21

2007

Eurosurveillance 12(7):1

Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Greece during a school excursion, April 2007 English Articles\21.mht

6.15

 

 

20

2006

Wat.Sci.Tech.54(3):219-223

Hybridization of F+RNA coliphages detected in shellfish samples with oligonucleotide probes to assess the origin of microbiological pollution of shellfish English Articles\20.pdf

1.122

 

19

2006

Lett. Appl. Microbiol.42,71-77

Differentiation of faecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals by Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Analysis (MAR) English Articles\19.pdf

1.622

 

18

2006

Int. J. Food Microb. 107 (1):68-72.

Microbiological evaluation of bottled non-carbonated “still” water from domestic brands in Greece English Articles\18.pdf

3.847

 

 

17

2005

J. Appl.Microbiology,99:1191-1203

Comparative typing of Pseudomonas species isolated from the aquatic environment in Greece by SDS-PAGE and RAPD analysis English Articles\17.pdf

2.337

 

16

2005

Appl.Environ.Microb.71(9):5244-5253

Artificial Neural Network Prediction of Viruses in Shellfish English Articles\16.pdf

3.829

 

15

2005

J.Water Health 3(4):371-80.

Evaluation of microbiological quality of coastal waters of Greece English Articles\15.pdf

1.367

 

 

14

2004

Wat.Sci.Tech.50:1:193-198.

Differentiation of fecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR (RAPD-PCR) English Articles\14.pdf

1.122

 

13

2004

Wat.Sci.Tech. 50(1): 125-129

Probing Norwalk-like virus presence in shellfish, using artificial neural networks English Articles\13.pdf

1.122

 

12

2004

Wat. Sci.Technol.50(1):253-257

Evaluation of virological quality of sewage from four biological treatment plants by a nested PCR technique English Articles\12.pdf

1.122

 

 

11

2003

App.Environ.Microb. 69(3): 1556-1563

Evaluation of potential indicators of viral contamination in shellfish and their applicability to diverse geographical areas English Articles\11.pdf

3.829

 

 

10

2002

App.Environ. Microb. 68(12): 5990-5998

Distribution of human viral contamination in shellfish from different growing areas in Greece, Spain, Sweden and UK English Articles\10.pdf

3.829

 

 

09

2000

Lett.Appl.Microbiol. 31(2): 105-110

Development of a multiplex PCR detection of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. in mussels English Articles\09.pdf

1.622

 

08

2000

J. of Chemotherapy 12(4): 267-273.

Multi-antibiotic resistance of Gram (-) bacteria isolated from drinking water samples in Southwestern Greece English Articles\08.pdf

1.084

 

07

2000

Wat.Air Soil Poll.120 (3-4): 273-282.

Environmental mycobacteria in drinking water before and after replacement of the water distribution network English Articles\07.pdf

1.625

 

 

06

1999

Wat, Air Soil Pollut. 114:85-93.

Detection of enteroviruses and adenoviruses and HAV in raw sewage and treated effluents by nested-PCR English Articles\06.pdf

1.625

 

 

05

1998

Wat.Air Soil Pollut. 104: 331-337.

Non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria in hospital water supplies English Articles\05.pdf

1.625

 

04

1998

Water Res. Vol. 32 (8) pp.2365-2372.

Detection of enteroviruses, adenoviruses in coastal waters of SW Greece by nested polymerase chain reaction English Articles\04.pdf

5.315

 

03

1998

J. of Infection 36(1):101-103

Detection of adenovirus outbreak at a municipal swimming pool by nested-PCR amplification English Articles\03.pdf

3.592

 

 

02

1997

Can. J. Microbiology 43: 499-502.

Environmental Mycobacteria in bottled table waters in Greece English Articles\02.pdf

1.477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01

1996

Med. Microb. Lett. vol. 5, Suppl.1 S21.

Atypical Mycobacteria in hospital water supplies English Articles\01.pdf

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Total Impact Factor

238.736

 

Selected Presentations

“Human pathogenic viruses in the environment”, 1st World Virology & Microbiology Online Conference «Target meeting Viruses and infectious Diseases Online Symposium TX, USA» “Mediterranean and Environmental politics”, United by the Mediterranean, Palermo, Italy “Climate Change and Health”, EFSA, Rome, Italy “Has the time come to control Hepatitis A globally?” Miami,USA “The role of bacteria in the source tracking of aquatic contamination” XXXIII International Congress of Microbial Ecology and Disease «Microbiology of potable water: How safe is;» AQUA 2006,2nd International Conference of Chemist Union, HELEXPO, Αθήνα «Οι καινοτόμες τεχνολογίες στον έλεγχο ποιότητας τροφίμων» Εναρκτήρια ημερίδα στο Ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα AGRO START Διακρατικό δίκτυο για την υποστήριξη των Μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων στον τομέα της κτηνοτροφίας και των οπωροκηπευτικών, Πάτρα

PhD Theses Advisor

1. Dimitrakopoulou Mirella: "Development of an integrated methodology for complete and documented traceability and quality control of processed foods and its role in risk assessment for Public Health"

2. Malfa Christina: "Comparative study of the effects of active lifestyle on the quality of life of vulnerable groups in European countries" 

3. Kotsiri Zoi: "Development and creation of a biosensor to detect microorganisms through innovative electrochemical and molecular methods in water"

4. Velissari Ioanna: "Epidemiological investigation of factors affecting Self-rated health and self-medicatiοn

5. Kotsalou Chrysoula: "Development and application of the Digital-PCR method in food and environmental samples and comparison with standard methods"

Other Activities

Editor in journals Water Science & Technology, Water and Supply Technology Member of Editorial Board in Food and Environmental Virology, published of Springer US. Member of Editorial Board in Current Reseach on Microbiology and Biotechnology, published in AIZEON Publishers Member of editorial board: Virology Journal, Journal of Virological Methods, Environmental Research, International Journal Environmental Research and Health Elected Community counselor of municipality of Patras