Publications

Published

Unveiling concealed functions of endosymbiotic bacteria harboured in the Ascomycota Stachylidium bicolor.

Almeida C, Silva Pereira C, Gonzalez-Menendez V, Bills G, Pascual J, Sánchez-Hidalgo M, Kehraus S, Genilloud O.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2018 Jun 1. pii: AEM.00660-18. (IF=3.63)

Published

Draft Genome Sequence of Burkholderia contaminans 293K04B, an Endosymbiont of the Sponge-Derived Fungus Stachylidium bicolor.

Fisch KM, Silva Pereira C, Genilloud O, Almeida C, Schäberle TF., Genome Announc. 2017 Nov 9;5(45)

Proteomic Insights on the Metabolism of Penicillium janczewskii during the Biotransformation of the Plant Terpenoid Labdanolic Acid

Isabel Martins, Adélia Varela, Luís Frija, Mónica Estevão, Sebástien Planchon, Jenny Renaut, Carlos Afonso, Cristina Silva Pereira. 
Front Bioeng Biotechnol., 2017, 5:45 (IF=3.02)

A three-act play: pentachlorophenol threats to the cork oak forest soils mycobiome

Adélia Varela*, Celso Martins*, Cristina Silva Pereira, Current Opinion in Microbiology., 37:142-149 (IF=6.76)

*equally contributing authors

Published

Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling of ionic liquid stimuli unveils enhanced secondary metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans

Paula C. Alves*, Diego O. Hartmann*, Oscar Núñez, Isabel Martins, Teresa L. Gomes, Helga Garcia, Maria Teresa Galceran, Richard Hampson, Jorg D. Becker, Cristina Silva Pereira, BMC Genomics, 2016, Volume 17(1): 284. (IF=3.986)
http://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-016-2577-6

*equally contributing authors

Ionic Liquids as Unforeseen Assets to Fight Life-Threatening Mycotic Diseases

Diego O. Hartmann, Marija Petkovic, Cristina Silva Pereira, Front Microbiology, 2016, Volume 7, 111. (IF= 3.989)
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00111/full

Published

Plasma membrane permeabilisation by ionic liquids: a matter of charge

Diego O. Hartmann, Karina Shimizu, Filipa Siopa, M. Cristina Leitão, Carlos A. M. Afonso, José N. Canongia Lopes and Cristina Silva Pereira. Green Chemistry, 2015, Volume 17, 4587-4598. (IF=8.02)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2015/gc/c5gc01472g

Understanding fungal functional biodiversity during the mitigation of environmentally dispersed pentachlorophenol in cork oak forest soils

Adélia Varela*, Celso Martins*, Oscar Núñez, Isabel Martins, Jos A.M.P. Houbraken, Tiago M. Martins, M. Cristina Leitão, Iain McLellan, Walter Vetter, M. Teresa Galceran, Robert A. Samson, Andrew Hursthouse, and Cristina Silva Pereira. Environmental Microbiology, 2015, Volume 17, 2922–2934. (IF=6.240)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1462-2920.12837/abstract

*equally contributing authors

The old 3-oxoadipate pathway revisited: New insights in the catabolism of aromatics in the saprophytic fungus Aspergillus nidulans

Tiago M. Martins, Diego O. Hartmann, Sébastien Planchon, Isabel Martins, Jenny Renaut, Cristina Silva Pereira. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2015, Volume 74, 32–44. (IF=3.262) 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184514002114

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Elucidating how the saprophytic fungus Aspergillus nidulans uses the plant polyester suberin as carbon source

I Martins, DO Hartmann, PC Alves, C Martins, H Garcia, CC Leclercq, R Ferreira, J He, J Renaut, JD Becker, C Silva Pereira. BMC Genomics, 2014, Volume 15:613. (IF=4.400)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/613

Ex-situ reconstitution of the plant biopolyester suberin as a film

H Garcia*, R Ferreira*, C Martins, AF Sousa, CSR Freire, AJD Silvestre, W Kunz, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira. Biomacromolecules, 2014, Volume 15, 1806–1813. (IF=5.371)
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bm500201s

*equally contributing authors

Development of a robust chromatographic method for the detection of chlorophenols in cork oak forest soils

I McLellan, A Hursthouse, C Morrison, A Varela, C Silva Pereira. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2014, Volume 186, 1281-1293. (IF=1.592)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10661-013-3457-z
 

New branches in the degradation pathway of monochlorocatechols by Aspergillus nidulans: a metabolomics analysis

TM Martins, O Núñez, H Gallart Ayalla, MC Leitão, MT Galceran and C Silva Pereira. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2014, Volume 268, 264–272. (IF=3.925)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389414000387

Investigating Aspergillus nidulans secretome during colonisation of cork cell walls

I Martins, H Garcia, A Varela, MC Leitão, S Planchon, J Renaut, MC Leitão, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira. Journal of Proteomics, 2014, Volume 98, 175–188 (IF=4.088)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874391913006301

Unveiling the dual role of the cholinium hexanoate ionic liquid as solvent and catalyst in suberin depolymerisation

R Ferreira, H Garcia, AF Sousa, M Guerreiro, FJS Duarte, CSR Freire, MJ Calhorda, AJD Silvestre, W Kunz, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira. RSC Advances, 2014, 4 (6), 2993 - 3002. (IF=2.562)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/ra/c3ra45910a#!divAbstract

Cholinium-based supported ionic liquid membranes: a sustainable route for CO2 separation.

LC Tomé, DJS Patinha, R Ferreira, H Garcia, C Silva Pereira, CSR Freire, LPN Rebelo, IM Marrucho. ChemSusChem, 2014, Volume 7, 110-113. (IF=7.475)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.201300613/full

Proteomic alterations induced by ionic liquids in Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa

I Martins, DO Hartmann, PC Alves, S Planchon, J Renaut, MC Leitão, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira. Journal of Proteomics, 2013, Volume 94, 262–278. (IF=4.088)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874391913005058

Microwave Assisted Extraction of betulin from birch outer bark

R Ferreira, H Garcia, AF Sousa, C Freire, AJD Silvestre, W Kunz, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira. RSC Advances, 2013, Volume 3, 21285-21288. (Partial IF=2.562)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/ra/c3ra43868f/unauth#!divAbstract

Five new Penicillium species in section Sclerotiora: a tribute to the Royal Dutch family

CM Visagie, J Houbraken, C Rodrigues, C Silva Pereira, J Dijksterhuis, KA Seifert, K Jacobs, RA Samson. Persoonia, 2013 Volume 31, 42-62. (IF=4.136)
http://www.persoonia.org/Issue/31/02.pdf

Media coverage of this work

Scientists announce top 10 new species for 2014, May 22, 2014.
http://phys.org/news/2014-05-scientists-species-video.html

Top 10 New Species of 2014. Orange Penicillium: A New Fungus Among Us, May 22, 2014.
http://www.esf.edu/top10/05.htm
 

A molecular analysis of the toxicity of alkyltributylphosphonium chlorides in Aspergillus nidulans

DO Hartmann and C Silva Pereira. New Journal of Chemistry, 2013, Volume 37, 1569-1577. – HOT PAPER (IF=2.966)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/NJ/c3nj00167a

Short synthesis of the natural product 3beta-hydroxy-labd-8(17)-en-15-oic acid via microbial transformation of labdanolic acid

LMT Frija, H Garcia, C Rodrigues, I Martins, NR Candeias, V André, MT Duarte, C Silva Pereira and CAM Afonso. Phytochemistry Letters, 2013, Volume 6, 165-169.  (IF=1.179)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874390013000025

Harmonisation of physical and chemical methods for soil management in Cork Oak forests - Lessons from collaborative investigations

I McLellan, A Varela, M Blahgen, MD Fumi, A Hassen, N Hechminet, A Jaouani, A Khessairi, K Lyamlouli, H-I Ouzari, VM, E Novelli, A Pintus, C Rodrigues, PA Ruiu, C. Silva Pereira and A Hursthouse. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013, Volume 7, 386-401.
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJEST/PDF/pdf%202013/Jun/McLellan%20et%20al.pdf

Geochemical approach to assessing human impacts in Cork Oak forest soils of the MED region

I McLellan, A Hursthouse, A Varela, C Silva Pereira. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2013, Volume 132, 34-40. (IF=1.952)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674213000952
 

Isolation of suberin from birch outer bark and cork using ionic liquids: A new source of macromonomers

R Ferreira, H Garcia, A F Sousa, C SR Freire, A JD Silvestre, L P N Rebelo, C Silva Pereira. Industrial Crops and Products, 2013, Volume 44, 520–527. (IF=2.468)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669012005365

The response of Mucor plumbeus to pentachlorophenol: a toxicoproteomics study

MB Carvalho, J Medeiros, I Martins, S Planchon, J Renaut, O Núñez, H Gallart-Ayalla, MT Galceran, A. Hursthouse, C. Silva Pereira. Journal of Proteomics, 2013, Volume 78, 159–171. (IF=4.088)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874391912007476

Suberin isolation from cork using ionic liquids: characterisation of ensuing products

R Ferreira, H Garcia, AF Sousa, M Petkovic, P. Lamosa, CSR Freire, AJD Silvestre, LPN Rebelo, C. Silva Pereira.  New Journal of Chemistry, 2012, Volume 36, 2014 - 2024. (IF=2.966)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2012/NJ/C2NJ40433H
 

Unravelling the mechanism of toxicity of alkyltributylphosphonium chlorides in Aspergillus nidulans conidia

M Petkovic*, DO Hartmann*, G Adamová, KR Seddon, LPN. Rebelo and C Silva Pereira, New Journal of Chemistry, 2012, Volume 36, 56-63. (IF=2.966)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/nj/c1nj20470j

Selected for Journal front cover

*equally contributing authors

Degradation pathway of pentachlorophenol by Mucor plumbeus involves phase II conjugation and oxidation-reduction reactions

MB Carvalho, S Tavares, J Medeiros, O Núñez, H Gallart-Ayala, MC Leitão, MT Galceran, A Hursthouse, C Silva Pereira, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011, Volume 198, 133-142. (IF=3.925)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389411012611

Extensin network formation in Vitis vinifera callus is an essential and causal event in rapid and H₂O₂-induced reduction in primary cell wall hydration

C Silva Pereira, JML Ribeiro, AD Vatulescu, K Findlay, AJ MacDougall, PAP Jackson. BMC Plant Biology, 2011, Volume 11(106). (IF=4.354)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/106

Impact of ionic liquids on extreme microbial biotypes from soil 

FJ Deive, A Rodríguez, A Varela, C Rodrígues, MC Leitão, JAMP Houbraken, AB Pereiro, MA Longo, M Ángeles Sanromán, JMSS Esperança, RA Samson, LPN Rebelo, C Silva Pereira, Green Chemistry, 2011, Volume 3, 687-696. (IF=6.828)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/gc/c0gc00369g

Ionic Liquids: A Pathway to Environmental Acceptability

M Petkovic, KR Seddon, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira, Chemical Society Reviews, 2011, Volume 40, 1383-1403. - TOP CITED PAPER (IF=24.892)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/cs/c004968a 

Novel biocompatible cholinium-based ionic liquids—toxicity and biodegradability

M Petkovic, JL Ferguson, HQ Nimal Gunaratne, R Ferreira, MC Leitão, KR Seddon, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira, Green Chemistry, Volume 2010, 12, 643-649. (IF=6.828)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2010/GC/b922247b

On the Merge of Fungal Activity with Ionic Liquids towards the Development of New Biotechnological Processes

M Petkovic, J Ferguson, A Bohn, JR Trindade, I Martins, MC Leitão, MB Carvalho, C Rodrigues, H Garcia, R Ferreira, KR Seddon, LPN Rebelo, and C Silva Pereira, in Ionic Liquid Applications: Pharmaceuticals, Therapeutics, and Biotechnology, ed. S. V. Malhotra, ACS Symposium Series, 2010, 115-134.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2010-1038.ch016

Dissolution of cork biopolymers in biocompatible ionic liquids

H Garcia*, R Ferreira*, M Petkovic, JL Ferguson, MC Leitão, HQN Gunaratne, KR Seddon, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira, Green Chemistry, 2010, Volume 12, 367-369. (IF=6.828)
*equally contributing authors
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2010/GC/b922553f
Selected for Journal front cover

Screening pentachlorophenol degradation ability by environmental fungal strains belonging to the phyla Ascomycota and Zygomycota

MB Carvalho, I Martins, MC Leitao, H Garcia, C Rodrigues; VS Romao, I McLellan, A Hursthouse, C Silva Pereira. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2009, Volume 36, 1249-1256. (IF=2.321)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/887g148748521365/

Exploring fungal activity in the presence of ionic liquids

M Petkovic, JL Ferguson, A Bohn, J Trindade, I Martins, MB Carvalho, MC Leitão, C Rodrigues, H Garcia, R Ferreira, KR Seddon, LPN Rebelo and C Silva Pereira, Green Chemistry, 2009, Volume 11, 889–894. (IF=6.828)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2009/GC/b823225c