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Publications

2025

Alves, A., Manawasinghe, I. S., & Mugnai, L. (2025). Dr Alan J.L. Phillips, BSc, PhD, 1952-2025. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 64(3).

https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-16849

de Silva, N. I., Tennakoon, D. S., Alves, A.,  Blundel, R. (2025). Chapter 10 - Fungal microbiota-related macromolecules and their relation to human health. In Fungal Macromolecule Applications in Life Sciences: Biological Activity and Medical, Industrial, and Agricultural Applications (pp. 215-246). 1st Edition, Academic Press.

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-30102-5.00010-7

Sá, C.,  Brígido, C., Fidalgo, C., Pires, A., Alves, A., Figueira, E., & Cardoso, P. (2025). Influence of Plant Developmental Phase and Irrigation Level on Cultivable Microbiome of Maize Root. Biology, 14, 1694. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14121694

 

Bregant, C., Linaldeddu, B. T., Narduzzi, M., Vettraino, A. M., & Alves, A. (2025). Phytophthora hibernalis, P. lacustris and P. multivora associated with declining Ligustrum lucidum trees in an urban park in Portugal. Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 64, 559-566.

https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-16637

 

Miranda, I.M., Gonçalves, M. F. M., Pinheiro, D., Hilário, S., Paiva, J. A., Guimarães, J. T., & de Oliveira, S. C. (2025). First report of Candida auris candidemia in Portugal: genomic characterisation and antifungal resistance-associated genes analysis. Journal of Fungi, 11, 716. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11100716

 

Costa, S., Proença, D. N., Alves, A., Morais, P. V., & Lopes, I. (2025). Potential Protective Role of Amphibian Skin Bacteria Against Water Mold Saprolegnia spp. Journal of Fungi, 11, 649.

https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11090649

Abreu, A.C., Gonçalves, M. F. M., Esteves, A. C., & Alves, A. (2025). Diversity and temporal succession of early-colonizing fungi in wood baits from anestuarine environment, with description of Penicillium alavariense sp. nov. Fungal Biology 129, 101645. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2025.101645

Djellid, Y., Mahamedi, A. E., Spetik, M., Hakalová, E., Eichmeier, A., Gonçalves, M. F. M., Lamghari, F., Al Hmoudi, M. A. S. M., & Berraf-Tebbal, A. (2025). Alternaria phoenicis sp. nov. and Alternaria ouedrighensis sp. nov. (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae): Two new species associated with leaf spot and blight diseases of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). MycoKeys 120, 120, 295-315.

https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.120.144245%20

 

Gonçalves, M. F. M. (2025). Plant Pathogenic Fungi Special Issue: Genetics and Genomics. Microorganisms, 13(4), 925.

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13040925

Bregant, C., Batista, E., Hilário, S., Linaldeddu, B. T., & Alves, A. (2025). Diversity and Distribution of Phytophthora Species Along an Elevation Gradient in Natural and Semi-Natural Forest Ecosystems in Portugal. Pathogens, 14(1), 103.

https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14010103

 

Prodana, M., Malheiro, C., Lopes, J., Peixoto, S., Morgado, R. G., Gonçalves, I., Ferreira, P., Coimbra, M. A., Alves, A., Gonçalves, M. F. M., Hilário, S., & Loureiro, S. (2025). Assessing the impact of agrifood by product-based bioplastics on soil microbial communities and functioning. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 202, 106083.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2025.106083

 

Salvador, D., Miranda, M., Rodrigues, S., Castillo-Michel, H., Fidalgo, C., Alves, A., Wagner, M., Larue, C., Rodrigues, S. M., & Avellan, A. (2025). Elucidating nano-Cu interactions in grapevine leaves: formulation-dependent foliar affinity, uptake, and leaf persistence over time. Environmental Science: Nano, 12(7), 3553-3564.

https://doi.org/10.1039/d5en00322a

 

Tavares, R. D. S., Rodrigues, E. T., Tacão, M., & Henriques, I. (2025). Temporal dynamics of class 1 and class 3 integron pools in treated wastewater. Water Research, 283, 123718.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123718

 

Silva, I., Tacão, M., & Henriques, I. (2025). Wastewater discharges and polymer type modulate the riverine plastisphere and set the role of microplastics as vectors of pathogens and antibiotic resistance. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 71(107419).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107419

 

Leitão, F., Alves, M., Henriques, I., & Pinto, G. (2025). Endophytic Bacterial Consortia Isolated from Disease-Resistant Pinus pinea L. Increase Germination and Plant Quality in Susceptible Pine Species (Pinus radiata D. Don). Forests, 16(7), 1161.

https://doi.org/10.3390/f16071161

Alves, M., Henriques, I., Castro, P. M. L., & Amorim, C. L. (2025). Adaptative biological response of aerobic granular sludge to events of single or combined wastewater related stressors. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 194, 1303-1314.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.12.080

Tavares, R. D. S., Tacão, M., & Henriques, I. (2025). Integrons are key players in the spread of beta-lactamase-encoding genes. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 65(3), 107421.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107421

 

Woodward, S., Amin, H., Martín‐García, J., Solla, A., Diaz‐Vazquez, R., Romeralo, C., Alves, A., Pinto, G., Herron, D., Fraser, S., Zas, R., Doğmuş‐Lehtijärvi, H. T., Bonello, P., Wingfield, M. J., Witzell, J., & Diez, J. J. (2025). Host‐Pathogen Interactions in the Pine‐Fusarium circinatum Pathosystem and the Potential for Resistance Deployment in the Field. Forest Pathology, 55(2). 

https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.70020

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University of Aveiro

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