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  1. Response to vanadate exposure in Ochrobactrum tritici strains

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2020, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  2. Arsenic accumulation by a rhizosphere bacterial strain Ochrobactrum tritici reduces rice plant arsenic levels

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  3. Efficient bioaccumulation of tungsten by Escherichia coli cells expressing the Sulfitobacter dubius TupBCA system

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, July 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  4. The nematicide Serratia plymuthica M24T3 colonizes Arabidopsis thaliana, stimulates plant growth, and presents plant beneficial potential

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  5. Increasing the Antimicrobial Activity of Amphiphilic Cationic Copolymers by the Facile Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Stars by Supplemental Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Article • Biomacromolecules, February 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Paula V Morais

  6. The endosphere of the salt marsh plant Halimione portulacoides is a diversity hotspot for the genus Salinicola: description of five novel species Salinicola halimionae sp. nov., Salinicola aestuarinus sp. nov., Salinicola endophyticus sp. nov., Salinic...

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, January 2019, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  7. Thin Films for Medical and Environmental Applications

    Article • November 2018, IntechOpen

    Professor Paula V Morais

  8. Microbial diversity associated to the intestinal tract of soil invertebrates

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  9. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria , emended description of Geminicoccus roseus , and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov.

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  10. Bacterial communities in soil become sensitive to drought under intensive grazing

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  11. Impact of plant-associated bacteria biosensors on plant growth in the presence of hexavalent chromium

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  12. Draft genome sequence of the cellulolytic endophyte Chitinophaga costaii A37T2T

    Article • Standards in Genomic Sciences, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  13. Altererythrobacter halimionae sp. nov. and Altererythrobacter endophyticus sp. nov., two endophytes from the salt marsh plant Halimione portulacoides

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, August 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  14. Zunongwangia endophytica sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from the salt marsh plant, Halimione portulacoides, and emended description of the genus Zunongwangia

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, August 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  15. Toxicity of the bionematicide 1,4-naphthoquinone on non-target soil organisms

    Article • Chemosphere, August 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  16. Tungsten accumulation by highly tolerant marine hydrothermal Sulfitobacter dubius strains carrying a tupBCA cluster

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  17. The Microbiome of Endophytic, Wood Colonizing Bacteria from Pine Trees as Affected by Pine Wilt Disease

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  18. Saccharospirillum correiae sp. nov., an endophytic bacterium isolated from the halophyte Halimione portulacoides

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  19. Hospital microbial surface colonization revealed during monitoring of Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  20. Understanding pine wilt disease: roles of the pine endophytic bacteria and of the bacteria carried by the disease-causing pinewood nematode

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, October 2016, Wiley

    Professor Paula V Morais

  21. Diversity of cutaneous microbiome of Pelophylax perezi populations inhabiting different environments

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, August 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  22. Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Polymers: A Review

    Article • Materials, July 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Paula V Morais

  23. Two superoxide dismutases from TnOtchr are involved in detoxification of reactive oxygen species induced by chromate

    Article • BMC Microbiology, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  24. Immobilization of Ochrobactrum tritici As5 on PTFE thin films for arsenite biofiltration

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  25. European scale analysis of phospholipid fatty acid composition of soils to establish operating ranges

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  26. Hyper Accumulation of Arsenic in Mutants of Ochrobactrum tritici Silenced for Arsenite Efflux Pumps

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  27. Evaluation of bacterial biosensors to determine chromate bioavailability and to assess ecotoxicity of soils

    Article • Chemosphere, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  28. Natural Hot Spots for Gain of Multiple Resistances: Arsenic and Antibiotic Resistances in Heterotrophic, Aerobic Bacteria from Marine Hydrothermal Vent Fields

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Paula V Morais

  29. Does altered rainfall regime change pesticide effects in soil? A terrestrial model ecosystem study from Mediterranean Portugal on the effects of pyrimethanil to soil microbial communities under extremes in rainfall

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  30. Diversity of Bacteria Carried by Pinewood Nematode in USA and Phylogenetic Comparison with Isolates from Other Countries

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  31. Mucilaginibacter pineti sp. nov., isolated from Pinus pinaster wood from a mixed grove of pines trees

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  32. Virulence factors and infection ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a hydropathic facility and respiratory infections

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Paula V Morais, Dr Leonilde M Moreira

  33. Chitinophaga costaii sp. nov., an endophyte of Pinus pinaster, and emended description of Chitinophaga niabensis

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, January 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  34. Persistence of microbial communities including Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hospital environment: a potential health hazard

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  35. Nematicidal Bacteria Associated to Pinewood Nematode Produce Extracellular Proteases

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  36. Identification and Characterization of the Transcriptional Regulator ChrB in the Chromate Resistance Determinant of Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  37. Highly Sensitive, Highly Specific Whole-Cell Bioreporters for the Detection of Chromate in Environmental Samples

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  38. Aerobic uranium immobilization by Rhodanobacter A2-61 through formation of intracellular uranium–phosphate complexes

    Article • Metallomics, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Paula V Morais

  39. Glaciimonas singularis sp. nov., isolated from a uranium mine wastewater treatment plant

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  40. Emerging resistant microbiota from an acidic soil exposed to toxicity of Cr, Cd and Pb is mainly influenced by the bioavailability of these metals

    Article • Journal of Soils and Sediments, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  41. Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas sp. Strain M47T1, Carried by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Isolated from Pinus pinaster

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor Paula V Morais

  42. Draft Genome Sequence of Serratia sp. Strain M24T3, Isolated from Pinewood Disease Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor Paula V Morais

  43. Diversity of cloacal microbial community in migratory shorebirds that use the Tagus estuary as stopover habitat and their potential to harbor and disperse pathogenic microorganisms

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Paula V Morais, Dr. Jaime Ramos

  44. Influence of earthworm activity on microbial communities related with the degradation of persistent pollutants

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, February 2012, Wiley

    Prof. Dr C.A.M. van Gestel, Professor Paula V Morais

  45. Metal-induced phosphate extracellular nanoparticulate formation in Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  46. Plumes of discolored water of volcanic origin and possible implications for algal communities. The case of the Home Reef eruption of 2006 (Tonga, Southwest Pacific Ocean)

    Article • Remote Sensing of Environment, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  47. Chromium resistance strategies and toxicity: what makes Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 a strain highly resistant

    Article • BioMetals, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  48. Diversity of Bacteria Associated with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Other Nematodes Isolated from Pinus pinaster Trees with Pine Wilt Disease

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2010, PLOS

    Professor Paula V Morais

  49. Hymenobacter perfusus sp. nov., Hymenobacter flocculans sp. nov. and Hymenobacter metalli sp. nov. three new species isolated from an uranium mine waste water treatment system

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  50. Roseomonas pecuniae sp. nov., isolated from the surface of a copper-alloy coin

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  51. Different physiological responses to chromate and dichromate in the chromium resistant and reducing strain Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1

    Article • BioMetals, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  52. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Resistant to Metallic Copper Surfaces

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor Paula V Morais

  53. The use of Collembola avoidance tests to characterize sewage sludges as soil amendments

    Article • Chemosphere, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais, Prof. Dr C.A.M. van Gestel

  54. Identification of an aox System That Requires Cytochrome c in the Highly Arsenic-Resistant Bacterium Ochrobactrum tritici SCII24

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2009, ASM Journals

    Professor Paula V Morais

  55. The use of sewage sludge as soil amendment. The need for an ecotoxicological evaluation

    Article • Journal of Soils and Sediments, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  56. Nosocomiicoccus ampullae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, December 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  57. Alternaria infectoria brain abscess in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  58. The Chromate-Inducible chrBACF Operon from the Transposable Element TnOtChr Confers Resistance to Chromium(VI) and Superoxide

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2008, ASM Journals

    Professor Paula V Morais

  59. Sequencing and expression of two arsenic resistance operons with different functions in the highly arsenic-resistant strain Ochrobactrum tritici SCII24T

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paula V Morais

  60. Bacillus foraminis sp. nov., isolated from a non-saline alkaline groundwater

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  61. Microcella alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a non-saline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Microcella

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, October 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Paula V Morais

  62. Leucobacter luti sp. nov., and Leucobacter alluvii sp. nov., two new species of the genus Leucobacter isolated under chromium stress

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, July 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  63. Chimaereicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-negative alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  64. Impact of chromium-contaminated wastewaters on the microbial community of a river

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, September 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Paula V Morais

  65. Microcella putealis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  66. Phenylobacterium falsum sp. nov., an Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  67. Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov, and Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov., Two New Species Isolated From a Chromium Contaminated Environment

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Paula V Morais

  68. Ochrobactrum triticistrain 5bvl1 — characterization of a Cr(VI)-resistant and Cr(VI)-reducing strain

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, September 2004, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Paula V Morais

  69. Diversity of chromium-resistant and -reducing bacteria in a chromium-contaminated activated sludge

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, May 2002, Wiley

    Professor Paula V Morais

  70. Computer-aided comparison of protein electrophoretic patterns for grouping and identification of heterotrophic bacteria from mineral water

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, May 1996, Wiley

    Professor Paula V Morais

  71. Survival of allochthonous bacteria in still mineral water bottled in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and glass

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, September 1994, Wiley

    Professor Paula V Morais, Dr Leonilde M Moreira

  72. Heterotrophic plate counts and the isolation of bacteria from mineral waters on selective and enrichment media

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, December 1990, Wiley

    Professor Paula V Morais

  73. Alterations in the major heterotrophic bacterial populations isolated from a still bottled mineral water

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, November 1990, Wiley

    Professor Paula V Morais