Vantarakis A., Affifi M., Kokkinos P., Tsibouxi M., Papapetropoulou M. «Occurrence of microorganisms of public health and spoilage significance in fruit juices sold in retail markets of Greece», accepted for publication in Journal of Food Protection


D.Rodríguez-Lázaro, F.M. Ruggeri, J.Sellwood, A.Nasser, M.Sao Jose Nascimento, M.D’Agostino, R.Santos, J.Carlos Saiz, A.Rzeżutka, A.Bosch, R.Gironés, A.Carducci, M.Muscillo, K.Kovac; M.Diez-Valcarce, A.Vantarakis, N.Cook; Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff, M.Hernández, Wim H.M.van der Poel.«Environmental virus hazards: State of the art on acquisition and testing of samples and evaluation of results» 2010, accepted for publication to FEMS Microbiological Reviews


A.Papachatzopoulou, A.Kourakli, E.F.Stavrou, E.Fragou, A.Vantarakis, G.P.Patrinos, A. Athanassiadou «Region-specific genetic heterogeneity of HBB mutation distribution in South-Western Greece» 2010, Haemoglobin 34 (4), pp. 333-342


Lees.D.N. and CEN WG6 TAG4 group (Apostolos Vantarakis, Member of CENWG6 TAG4). «International Standardisation of a Method for Detection of Human Pathogenic Viruses in Molluscan Shellfish», Food and Environmental Virology: Vol.2, Issue 3 (2010), Page 146.


Kokkinos P., S. Filippidou, K.Karlou and A.Vantarakis. 2010. «Molecular typing of enteroviruses, adenoviruses and hepatitis A viruses in untreated and treated sewage of a biological treatment plant in Greece», Food and Environmental Virology,Vol.2 (2):89


Mazick A, Gergonne B, Wuillaume F, Danis K, Vantarakis A, Uphoff H, Spiteri G, van ‘t Klooster T, Junker C, Holmberg M, Molbak K. Eurosurveillance 2010 Feb 4;15(5). pii: 19480.


Mavridou A., E. Smeti, G. Mandilara, P. Boufa, M. Vagiona-Arvanitidou, A.Vantarakis, G.Vassilantonopoulou, O. Pappa, V. Roussia, A. Tzouanopoulos, M. Livadara, I Aisopou, V. Maraka, E. Nikolaou. «Equivalency testing of Lactose TTC agar (ISO9308-1:2000) with 5 culture media for the detection of E. coli in water samples in Greece», Water Science and Technology, Water Sci. Technol. 2010; 61(1):67-76.


Vantarakis A, Nearxou A, Pagonidis D, Melegos F, Seretidis J, Kokkinos P, Zarkadis I, Parasidis T, Alamanos Y. «An outbreak of hepatitis A in Roma populations living in three prefectures in Greece. Epidemiol Infect.» 2009 Nov 27:1-7.


Mpountoukas P., A. Vantarakis, E. Sivridis and T. Lialiaris. «Cytogenetic study in cultured human lymphocytes treated with three commonly used preservatives», Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 Jul;46(7):2390-3.


T. Parasidis, E. Vorou, Mellou, G. Theodoropoulou-Rodiou, G. Katsantridou, G. Stamatopoulou, A.Vantarakis «Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Occurred in North-Eastern Greece Associated with Several Waterborne Strains of Noroviruses», International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: E104-E105