Dr. Santos García
Scientific Publications
BOOKS:
1.- R.G. Labbe and García, S. (Editors). 2001. Guide to Food-borne Pathogens. John Wiley & Sons.
New York. ISBN. 0-471-350346. 404 p.
2.- García Alvarado, J.S. y N. L. Heredia. 1999. Bioquímica y Fisiología de Microorganismos, Manual
de Laboratorio. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas.
3.- Dr. Santos García y Dra. Norma Heredia. 2005. Fisiología de Microorganismos. Manual de Curso.
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 84 p. ISBN: 970-694-190-8.
4.- Heredia, N. y S. García. 2007. Diagnóstico Microbiológico Moderno: Manual de Laboratorio. UANL.
ISBN :978-970-694-443-06.
5.- Norma Heredia, Irene Wesley and Santos García. 2009. Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley
& Sons. New York. ISBN: 9780470053331.
6.- Santos Garcia and Norma Heredia. 2009. Fisología de Microorganismos: Manual de Laboratorio.
Ed. Trillas. Mexico.
CHAPTERS AND PAPERS:
(Reprints of papers can also be requested at: santos@microbiosymas.com)
1.- Heredia, N.L., R.G. Labbe, M.A. Rodríguez y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1991. Growth, sporulation and
enterotoxin production by Clostridium perfringens type A in the presence of bile salts. FEMS
Microbiology Letters, 84: 15-22. Link.
2.- García-Alvarado, J.S., R.G. Labbé y M.A. Rodríguez. 1992. Sporulation and enterotoxin production
of Clostridium perfringens type A at 37 and 43°C. Applied and Enviromental Microbiology, 58(4):1411-
1414. Link.
3.- García-Alvarado, J.S., M.A. Rodríguez y R.G. Labbé. 1992. Isolation of inclusion bodies from
vegetative Clostridium perfringens: partial purification of a 47 kDa inclusion protein. Journal of
Applied Bacteriology, 73, 157-162. Link.
4.- Labbé, R.G. y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1992. Influence of temperature on sporulation, enterotoxin
formation and spore heat resistance of Clostridium perfringens type A. Proc. 3rd World Congress
Foodborne Infections and Intoxications, II:1162-1165.
5.- Heredia, N.L., J.S. García-Alvarado y M.A. Rodríguez. 1992. Técnica inmunoenzimática rápida de
tipo "ELISA" para la detección de enterotoxina de Clostridium perfringens tipo A. Publicaciones
Biológicas, 6(2) :139-141.
6.- García-Alvarado, J.S. Manuel A. Rodríguez, and Ronald G. Labbé. 1992. Influence of Elevated
Temperature on Starch Hydrolysis by Enterotoxin-Positive and Enterotoxin-Negative Strains of
Clostridium perfringens Type A. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 58(1) p. 326-330. Link.
7.- Heredia, N.L., J.S. García-Alvarado, y R.G. Labbé. 1994. Improved rapid method for production and
purification of Clostridium perfringens type A enterotoxin. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 20:87-
91. Link.
8.- Castro-Franco, R., J.S. García-Alvarado, L.J. Galán-Wong y A. Gallegos-del-Tejo. 1995. Efecto
sinérgico de extractos de bagazo de Agave lechuguilla Torr. en la actividad insecticida de Bacillus
thuringiensis contra Spodoptera frugiperda Smith. PHYTON, International Journal of Experimental
Botany, 57 (2):113-119.
9.- Verastegui, M.A., C.A Sánchez-García, N.L. Heredia y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1996. Antimicrobial
activity of three major plants of the Chihuahuan desert. Journal of Etnopharmacology, 52: 175-177.
Link.
10.- Heredia, N.L., G. A. García, R. Luévanos, J.S. García-Alvarado y R. G. Labbé. 1997. Elevation of
the heat resistance of vegetative cells and spores of Clostridium perfringens by sublethal heat shock.
Journal of Food Protection, 60(8): 998-1000. Link.
11.- Rodríguez-Romo, L.A., N.L. Heredia, R.L. Labbé y J.S. García-Alvarado. 1997. Detection of
enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in spices used in México by dot blotting using a DNA probe.
Journal of Food Protection, 61(2):201-204. Link.
12.- Castro-Franco, R., J. S. García Alvarado and L. J. Galan-Wong.1998. An alternative bioinsecticide
formulation to encapsulate Bacillus thuringiensis d-toxin and extracts of Agave lecheguilla Torr. for the
control of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith. PHYTON, International Journal of Experimental Botany, 62
(1/2): 71-77.
13.- Heredia, N.L., J.S. García-Alvarado y R. G. Labbé. 1998. Alteration in sporulation, enterotoxin
production and protein synthesis by Clostridium perfringens type A following heat shock. Journal of
Food Protection, 61(9):1143-1147. Link.
14.- Maiti, R.K., A. Reyes-García, N.L. Heredia, H. Gómez and J.S. García-Alvarado. 1998.
Comparison of the protein profiles of four genotypes of “glossy” sorghum subjected to salinity at
seedling stage. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 39: 101-103. Link.
15.- Vela, M., N.L. Heredia, P. Feng, and. J.S. García Alvarado. 1999. DNA probe analysis for the
carriage of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in feces of a Mexican subpopulation. Diagnostic
Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 35(2): 101-104. Link.
16.- N.L. Heredia y J.S. García Alvarado. 1999. Clostridium perfringens. In Torres-Vitela, R. (Ed).
Agentes Patógenos Transmitidos por Alimentos. Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara. pp159-169.
17.- S.J. Martínez, J.S. García, N.L. Heredia, L. Villarreal and C. García. 2000. Antifungal activity of
extract of Sargassum filipendula. PHYTON, International Journal of Experimental Botany. 66: 179-182.
18.- Villarreal, L., N.L. Heredia and J.S. García-Alvarado. 2000. Changes in protein synthesis and acid
tolerance of Clostridium perfringens type A as a result of an acid shock. International Microbiology 3
(2): 113-116. Link.
19.- Castro, R., S. García and L. Galán. 2000. Aportaciones de la Biotecnología de formulados a base
de Bacillus thuringiensis para el control de plagas agrícolas. In: Pedroza, A, J.H. Esparza y Ruiz, J.
Aprovechamiento integral de los recursos naturales en zonas áridas. Universidad Autónoma de
Chapingo, Bermejillo, Dgo. México. p. 71-87.
20.- García-Alvarado, J. S. M. J. Verde-Star and N. L. Heredia. 2001. Traditional uses and scientific
knowledge of medicinal plants from Mexico and Central America. A review. Journal of Herbs Spices
and Medicinal Plants, 8 (2/3): 37-89. Link.
21.- Castro, R., C. Meza, M. Lechuga y S. García. 2000. Desarrollo de un medio de cultivo para la
propagación de esporas de hongos enteropatógenos. Revista Chapingo, serie Zonas Áridas. 1(2):
79-84.
22.- García, S., F. Iracheta, F. Galván and N.L. Heredia. 2000. Microbiological survey of retail herbs
and spices from Mexican markets. Journal of Food Protection. 64(1): 99-103. Link.
23.- Limón, J.C., N.L. Heredia, y J.S. García Alvarado. 2001. Cross protection by heat and cold shock
to sublethal temperatures in Clostridium perfringens. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 32: 110-112.
Link.
24.- Wesche-Ebeling, P., R.K. Maiti, J.S García-Alvarado and N.L. Heredia. 2002. Food and Feed
Science. In Maiti, R. and P. Wesche (Ed). Peanut Science. Oxford and IBH Publishing CO. PVT. LTD.
New Delhi, India. 243-283.
25.- Fernández-Escartín, E. and J.S. García. 2001. Miscellaneous agents: Brucella, Aeromonas,
Plesiomonas, and b-hemolytic streptococci. In García, J.S. and R.G. Labbé (Ed) Guide to Food-borne
Pathogens. John Wiley and Sons. New York. 295-313.
26.- Bathnagar, D. and J.S. García Alvarado.2001. Aspergillus. In García, J.S. and R.G. Labbé (Ed)
Guide to Food-borne Pathogens. John Wiley and Sons. New York. pp. 35-50.
27.- Heredia, N.L., S. García, G. Rojas and L. Salazar. 2001. Microbiological condition of ground
meat retailed in Monterrey, Mexico. Journal of Food Protection. 64(8): 1249-1251. Link.
28.- Castro, R., C. Meza, M. Contreras and S. García. 2001. Uso de fitoextractos en el control del
crecimiento In Vitro de bacterias enteropatógenas. Revista Chapingo, serie Zonas Áridas. 2(1): 96-99.
29.- Villarreal, L., N.L. Heredia and S. García. 2002. Cold tolerance and changes in rates of synthesis
of individual proteins of Clostridium perfringens as a result of cold pre-treatment. Acta Alimentaria 31:
(2)179-184. Link.
30.- Martínez, S., N. Heredia, S. García, S. Moreno, J. Guevara, A. Núñez, L. Cárdenas. 2002. Efecto
del extracto de Ulva fasciata (Chlorophyta) sobre el crecimiento bacteriano y fúngico. PHYTON,
International Journal of Experimental Botany. 2001: 163-166. Link
31.- Garcia S., M. Araiza; M. Gomez, N. Heredia. 2002. Inhibition of growth , enterotoxin production,
and spore formation of Clostridium perfringens by extracts of medicinal plants. Journal of Food
Protection. 65(10):1667-1669. Link.
32.- Valdés-Taméz, V., Foroughbakhch P R., Treviño-Garza, E.J., García-Alvarado, J.S., Alanís-Flores,
G.J., Alvarado-Vázquez, M.A. y Jurado-Y, E. 2002. Flora medicinal del municipio de Santiago, Nuevo
León, México. Su importancia y distribución en la vegetación. PHYTON, International Journal of
Experimental Botany. 2002:173-179.
33.- Heredia, N.L., E. Aréchiga, R.G. Labbé, R.G. and S. García. 2003. Stress proteins of Clostridium
perfringens type A immunoreact with antiserum from rabbits infected with gas gangrene. International
Microbiology. 6:259-261. Link.
34.- Álvarez, G., N.L. Heredia and S. García. 2003. Relationship between the effects of stress induced
by human bile juice and acid treatment in Vibrio cholerae. Journal of Food Protection. 66: 2283-2288.
Link.
35.- N. Heredia y S. García. 2004. Métodos Rápidos de Diagnóstico. Manual para el Diagnóstico de
Patógenos en Lácteos y Carnes Mediante PCR. Folleto Técnico No. 5 INIFAP. Págs. 29-33. México.
ISBN 1405-1915.
36.- García, S., G. Alarcón, M. Gómez and N. Heredia. 2005. Haematoxylon brasiletto extracts inhibit
growth, enterotoxin production, and adhesion of Vibrio cholerae. Food Biotechnology. 19: 15-26. Link.
37.- Sanchez, E., N. Heredia and S. García. 2005. Inhibition of growth and mycotoxin production of
Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus by extracts of Agave species. International Journal of
Food Microbiology. 98:271-279. USA. Link.
38.- Heredia, N., M. Escobar, C. Rodriguez and S. García. 2005. Extracts of Haematoxylon brasiletto
inhibit growth, verotoxin production, and adhesion of enterohemorragic Escherichia coli O157:H7 to
HeLa cells. Journal of Food Protection. 68:1346-1351. USA. Link.
39.- García, S. and N. Heredia. 2006. Mycotoxins in Mexico: Epidemiology, management, and control
strategies. Mycopathologia. 162:255-264. Link.
40.- García, S., Alarcón, G., Rodríguez, C. And Heredia, N. 2006. Extracts of Acacia farnesiana and
Artemisia ludoviciana inhibit growth, enterotoxin production and adhesion of Vibrio cholerae. World
Journal of Microbology & Biotechnology, 22:669-674. Link.
41.- Verastegui, A., S. García, A. Oranday, C. Rivas and N. Heredia. 2008. Species of Agave with
antimicrobial activity against selected pathogenic bacteria and fungi. World Journal of Microbiology &
Biotechnology. 24:1249-1252. Link.
42.- Heredia, N., Ybarra, P., Hernández C. and García, S. 2008. Extracellular protectants produced by
Clostridium perfringens cells at elevated temperatures. Letters in Applied microbiology. 48 (1):133-
139. Link.
43.- Garcia S. and N. Heredia. 2009. Overview of foodborne pathogens. In: Heredia, N., I Wesley and
S. Garcia (Eds). Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley and Sons. New York.
44.- Heredia, N. and S. Garcia. 2009. Microbiology of chocolate and sweeteners. In: Heredia, N., I
Wesley and S. Garcia (Eds). Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley and Sons. New York.
45.- Sanchez, E., L. Solis, S. Garcia and N. Heredia. 2009. Traditional methods of diagnostic. In:
Heredia, N., I Wesley and S. Garcia (Eds). Microbiologically Safe Foods. John Wiley and Sons. New
York.
46.- Ramirez, R., Y. Almanza, S. García and N. Heredia. 2009. Adherence and invasion of avian
pathogenic Escherichia coli to avian traqueal cells. World J. Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25:1019-
1023. Link.
47.- Ramírez, R., Almanza, Y., González R., García, S., and Heredia., N.L. 2009. Avian pathogenic
Escherichia coli binds fibronectin and laminin. Veterinary Research communications. 33:379-386.
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9180-5. Link.
48.-Malagón, I., García, S. and Heredia N. 2010. Adherence, Invasion, Toxigenic, and Chemotactic
Properties of Mexican Campylobacter Strains. Journal of Food Protection. 73:2093-2098. Link.
49.- Valtierra-Rodríguez, Diana, Heredia N.L., García, S. and Sánchez E. 2010. Reduction of
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in poultry skin by fruit extracts. Journal of Food
Protection. 73:477-482. Link.
50.- Sánchez, E., S. García, and N Heredia. 2010. Extracts of edible and medicinal plants damage
membranes of Vibrio cholerae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:6888-6894. Link.
51.- García, S., and N. Heredia. 2011. Clostridium perfringens: A dynamic foodborne pathogen. Food
and Bioprocess Technologies. 4:624-630. DOI: 10.1007/s11947-009-0182-2. Link.
52.- Rosas-Taraco, A., E. Sanchez, N. Heredia, D. Bhatnagar and S. García. 2011. Extracts of Agave
americana demonstrate activities against conidiogenesis and aflatoxin production of Aspergillus
parasiticus. World Mycotoxin Journal.4:37-42. Link.
53.- Limon JC, L. Solís, S. García, and N. Heredia. 2011. Cold tolerance of Clostridium perfringens
induced by food additives at neutral pH. Acta Alimentaria, 40:87-94. Link
54.- Solís-Soto, LY, S. García, I. Wesley and N. Heredia. 2011. A charcoal- and blood-free enrichment
broth for isolation and PCR detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Journal of
Food Protection. 74-221-227. Link.
55.- Susana Lozano-Muñiz, Norma Heredia and Santos García. 2011. Species of Agave induced
morphological changes on Aspergillus parasiticus Speare and Aspergillus flavus Link Ex Fries.
Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 9:767-770.
56.- Castillo, S.L., N. Heredia, J.F. Contreras and S. García. 2011. Extracts of edible and medicinal
plants in inhibition of growth, adherence, and cytotoxin production of Campylobacter jejuni and
Campylobacter coli .Journal of Food Science. 76:421-428 (On line). DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-
3841.2011.02229.x Link
57.- Heredia, N.L., y J.S. García Alvarado. Clostridium perfringens. In Torres-Vitela, R. (Ed). Agentes
Patógenos Transmitidos por Alimentos. Second Edition. Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.
Approved.
58.- Garcia, S., and N. Heredia. Aflatoxins: an overivew. In Dixon JE (Ed) Aflatoxin Control in Animal
Feeds with Adsorbent Smectite in Bentonite. Texas A&M University.
59.- Gómez-Govea, M. S. Garcia, G. Moreno, O. Tovar, G. Inzunsa and N. Heredia Analysis of the
microbiological quality of fruits and vegetables expended in Monterrey Mexico. Journal of Food
Agriculture & Environment. In press.
60.- Perez-Montaño, JA., D. Gonzalez -Aguilar, C. Pacheco-Gallardo, C.A. Campos-Bravo, J. Barba-
Leon, S. García, N.L. Heredia and E. Cabrera-Diaz. Frequency and antimicrobial resistance of
Salmonella serotypes on beef carcasses at small abattoirs in Jalisco State, Mexico. Journal of Food
Protection. Accepted.
61.- Casillas-Buenrostro, R.M., N. Heredia, S. García, and DA. Benesh. Efficacy of 3MTM Petrifilm™
AC Plates to detect Geobacillus stearothermophilus in UHT milk. International Dairy Journal.
Accepted.
62.- Orue, N., S. García, and Norma Heredia. Plant extracts as an alternative for Salmonella
decontamination of cilantro. In preparation.