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Overview

Luciana Albuquerque is a microbiologist and microbial taxonomist whose work sits at the interface of extreme-environment discovery, culture-based microbiology, and genome-informed systematics. She earned a BSc in Biology (1996) and an MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Microbiology, 2001) from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, and completed a PhD in Biosciences (Microbiology) at the University of Coimbra in 2021. From 2002 to 2025 she conducted research at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), where she has been a key steward of microbial biodiversity, organising and maintaining a private culture collection of over 4,000 cryopreserved extremophilic isolates. Her research focuses on microbial life in extreme environments, including hot springs and hypersaline systems, and on the taxonomy and systematics of extremophiles, combining field sampling with rigorous laboratory characterisation. She has helped organise multiple expeditions in extreme habitats and developed strong expertise in isolation, cultivation and long-term preservation of microorganisms. A defining strength of her profile is mastery of polyphasic characterisation, integrating phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, genotypic, phylogenetic and genomic approaches that underpin internationally accepted descriptions of prokaryotes. Through collaborations with national and international teams, she has contributed to the description, classification and reclassification of more than 50 taxa across ranks, helping to expand and refine the microbial “tree of life.” Her scholarly output includes 59 peer-reviewed papers (9 in the last five years), 25 as first author and 5 as corresponding author, reflecting scientific maturity and responsibility for study design, coordination and delivery. Notably, she co-authored 48 book chapters (9 in the last five years), including 35 chapters in Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, the cornerstone reference in prokaryotic taxonomy. Citation impact (h-index): 25 in Scopus; 31 in Google Scholar. She has participated in ten competitively funded research projects, co-supervised BSc and MSc students, and is a co-inventor on an international patent (EP1526180A1) covering large-scale recombinant production of the extremophile-derived compatible solute mannosylglycerate. This compound is a high-performance stabiliser of enzymes and other biomolecules and has been reported to mitigate a-synuclein aggregation relevant to Parkinson’s disease. She has received two congress awards for best communication and provides continuous peer-review service for multiple microbiology journals; in 2020 and 2021 she was recognised as an “Outstanding Reviewer” by the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), a leading journal in prokaryote taxonomy. Is deeply committed to safeguarding and adding value to the extremophile culture collection she has curated and maintained, and to driving its evolution from a research-held archive into an internationally recognised microbial biological resource. Her aim is to couple rigorous, standards-driven curation and authentication with genome-supported characterisation, enabling controlled access and reuse by the global scientific community. She seeks to maximise its impact as a platform for discovery, supporting new taxonomy, comparative biology, and the translation of extremophile biodiversity into biomedical and biotechnological innovation.

Affiliation

Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Publications

Information about journal articles, updated at 08-02-2026, from platform CIÊNCIAVITAE.

Metagenomics reveal allopatric speciation and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland hypersaline lakes and solar salterns.

Viver T, bioRxiv. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.01.679725 . under revision bioRxiv

Airborne halophilic and non-halophilic microbial communities in an underground salt mine affected by seasonal environmental fluctuations

Pulawska, Aleksandra; Rachubik, Michalina; Drzewiecka, Dominika; Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas; Jolanta Kalinowska; Krzysztof Krawczyk; et al, Environmental Microbiology Reports . 2026. accepted Environmental Microbiology Reports

Halophilic and Non-Halophilic Microbial Communities in Relation to Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Salt Mine Air

Pulawska, A.; Kalinowska, J.; Rachubik, M.; Drzewiecka, D.; Albuquerque, L.; Egas, C.; Krawczyk, K.; et al, Environmental Microbiology Reports. 3. 17. 2025. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105004193922&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1111/1758-2229.70095 . published Environmental Microbiology Reports

Complete genome sequence of the type strain Ampullimonas aquatilis LMG 28208T

Moe, William M.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Deb, Debajyoti, Microbiology Resource Announcements. 7:e0038425. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00384-25 . 10.1128/mra.00384-25 . published Microbiology Resource Announcements

Halorubrum miltondacostae sp. nov., a potential polyhydroxyalkanoate producer isolated from an inland solar saltern in Rio Maior, Portugal

Albuquerque, L.; Viver, T.; Barroso, C.; Claudino, R.; Galvan, M.; Simões, G.; Lobo-da-Cunha, A.; Egas, C., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 6. 47. 2024. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85204470101&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126553 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Dominance of mixed ether/ester, intact polar membrane lipids in five species of the order Rubrobacterales: Another group of bacteria not obeying the “lipid divide”

Sinninghe Damsté, J.S.; Rijpstra, W.I.C.; Huber, K.J.; Albuquerque, L.; Egas, C.; Bale, N.J., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 2. 46. 2023. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149230057&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126404 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Salsipaludibacter albus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterial strain isolate from a Portuguese solar saltern and proposal of Salsipaludibacteraceae fam. nov. and Salsipaludibacterales ord. nov.

Almeida, Eduarda; Henriques, Valentina; Wiegand, Sandra; Albuquerque, Luciana; Schumann, Peter; Kohn, Timo; Jogler, Christian; et al, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2. 72. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005228 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.005228 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Bremerella alba sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the surface of the macroalga Fucus spiralis

Ofélia Godinho; Raquel Botelho; Albuquerque, Luciana (C417-FAB7-4A5C); Sandra Wiegand; Nicolai Kallscheuer; Milton S. da Costa; Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha; Christian Jogler; Olga Maria Lage, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 126189 - 126189. 3. 44. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126189 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126189 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Miltoncostaea marina gen. nov. sp. nov., and Miltoncostaea oceani sp. nov., a novel deep branching phylogenetic lineage within the class Thermoleophilia isolated from marine environments, and proposal of Miltoncostaeaceae fam. nov. and Miltoncostaeales ord. nov

Cun Li; Yuan-Qiu He; Lin-Qing Cui; Albuquerque, Luciana (C417-FAB7-4A5C); Rou-Wen Chen; Li-Juan Long; Xin-Peng Tian, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 44. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126216 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126216 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Corrigendum to “Alienimonas chondri sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the biofilm of the red alga Chondrus crispus” [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 43 (2020) 126083]

Vitorino, Inês; Albuquerque, Luciana; Wiegand, Sandra; Kallscheuer, Nicolai; da Costa, Milton S.; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Jogler, Christian; Maria Lage, Olga, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 4. 44. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126219 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126219 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Corrigendum: Comparative genome sequence analysis of several species in the genus tepidimonas and the description of a novel species tepidimonas charontis sp. nov (Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020, 70, 1596-1604, 10.1099/ijsem.0.003942)

Albuquerque, L.; Castelhano, N.; Raposo, P.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Tiago, I.; Severino, R.; Roxo, I.; et al, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 6539 - 6539. 12. 70. 2020. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099074079&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1099/IJSEM.0.004563 . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Comparative genome sequence analysis of several species in the genus Tepidimonas and the description of a novel species Tepidimonas charontis sp. nov.

Albuquerque, L.; Castelhano, N.; Raposo, P.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Tiago, I.; Severino, R.; Roxo, I.; et al, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1596 - 1604. 3. 70. 2020. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082791077&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1099/ijsem.0.003942 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Alienimonas chondri sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the biofilm of the red alga Chondrus crispus

Vitorino, Inês; Albuquerque, Luciana; Wiegand, Sandra; Kallscheuer, Nicolai; da Costa, Milton S.; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Jogler, Christian; Lage, Olga Maria, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126083 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126083 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

In memoriam, Milton Simões da Costa (1948-2020)

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004067 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.004067 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Farewell Milton

Manaia, Célia M.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Veríssimo, António; Morais, Paula V.; Nunes, Olga C., Environmental Microbiology. 1169 - 1169. 4. 22. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14943 . 10.1111/1462-2920.14943 . published Environmental Microbiology

High-quality draft genome sequence of Gaiella occulta isolated from a 150 meter deep mineral water borehole and comparison with the genome sequences of other deep-branching lineages of the phylum Actinobacteria

Severino, Rita; Froufe, Hugo J. C.; Barroso, Cristina; Albuquerque, Luciana; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S.; Egas, Conceição, MicrobiologyOpen. 9. 8. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.840 . 10.1002/mbo3.840 . published MicrobiologyOpen

Transfer of meiothermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al.1995) Nobre et al. 1996, meiothermus Roseus Ming et al. 2016, meiothermus terrae Yu et al. 2014 and meiothermus timidus Pires et al. 2005, to calidithermus gen. nov., as calidithermus chliarophilus comb. nov., calidithermus roseus comb. nov., calidithermus terrae comb. nov. and calidithermus timidus comb. nov., respectively, and emended descrip

Raposo, P.; Viver, T.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Froufe, H.; Barroso, C.; Egas, C.; Rosselló-Móra, R.; da Costa, M.S., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1060 - 1069. 4. 69. 2019. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064240088&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1099/ijsem.0.003270 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Raineya orbicola gen. nov., sp. nov. a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes and the description of Raineyaceae fam. nov.

Albuquerque, Luciana; Polónia, Ana Rita M.; Barroso, Cristina; Froufe, Hugo J. C.; Lage, Olga; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Egas, Conceição; da Costa, Milton S., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 982 - 989. 4. 68. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002556 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.002556 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Solimicrobium silvestre gen. Nov., sp. nov., isolated from alpine forest soil

Margesin, R.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Zhang, D.-C.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Severino, R.; Roxo, I.; Egas, C.; da Costa, M.S., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2491 - 2498. 8. 68. 2018. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051216988&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1099/ijsem.0.002861 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Lysobacter silvestris sp. Nov., isolated from alpine forest soil, and reclassification of Luteimonas tolerans as Lysobacter tolerans comb. nov

Margesin, R.; Zhang, D.-C.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Froufe, H.J.C.; Egas, C.; Da Costa, M.S., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1571 - 1577. 5. 68. 2018. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046535002&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1099/ijsem.0.002710 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Mariniblastus fucicola gen. nov., sp. nov. a novel planctomycete associated with macroalgae

Lage, Olga Maria; Albuquerque, Luciana; Lobo-da Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1571 - 1576. 5. 67. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001760 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.001760 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Dehalogenimonas formicexedens sp. nov., a chlorinated alkane-respiring bacterium isolated from contaminated groundwater

Key, Trent A; Bowman, Kimberly S; Lee, Imchang; Chun, Jongsik; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S; Rainey, Fred A; Moe, William M, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1366 - 1373. 5. 67. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001819 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.001819 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Psychromicrobium silvestre gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from alpine forest soils

Schumann, Peter; Zhang, De-Chao; França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S; Margesin, Rosa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 640 - 645. 3. 67. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001677 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.001677 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Nakamurella silvestris sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from alpine forest soil

França, Luis; Albuquerque, Luciana; Zhang, De-Chao; Nouioui, Imen; Klenk, Hans-Peter; da Costa, Milton S.; Margesin, Rosa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 5460 - 5464. 12. 66. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001541 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.001541 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Halorhabdus rudnickae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine borehole in Poland

Albuquerque, Luciana; Kowalewicz-Kulbat, Magdalena; Drzewiecka, Dominika; Staczek, Pawel; d’Auria, Giuseppe; Rosselló-Móra, Ramon; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 100 - 105. 2. 39. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2015.12.004 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.12.004 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Ampullimonas aquatilis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from bottled mineral water

França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; Sánchez, Claudia; Fareleira, Paula; da Costa, Milton S., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1459 - 1465. 3. 66. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000903 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.000903 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Cavicella subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep mineral-water aquifer, and emended description of the species Perlucidibaca piscinae

França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 3812 - 3817. 11. 65. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000493 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.000493 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Roseimaritima ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Rubripirellula obstinata gen. nov., sp. nov. two novel planctomycetes isolated from the epiphytic community of macroalgae

Bondoso, Joana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M. Fernanda; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S.; Lage, Olga Maria, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 8 - 15. 1. 38. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.10.004 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.10.004 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Description of two new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, Rubrobacter calidifluminis sp. nov. and Rubrobacter naiadicus sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Rubrobacter and the species Rubrobacter bracarensis

Albuquerque, Luciana; Johnson, Megan M.; Schumann, Peter; Rainey, Fred A.; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 235 - 243. 4. 37. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.03.001 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.03.001 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Rhodopirellula lusitana sp. nov. and Rhodopirellula rubra sp. nov., isolated from the surface of macroalgae

Bondoso, Joana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S.; Harder, Jens; Lage, Olga Maria, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 157 - 164. 3. 37. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.004 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.004 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Palleronia abyssalis sp. nov., isolated from the deep Mediterranean Sea and the emended description of the genus Palleronia and of the species Palleronia marisminoris

Albuquerque, Luciana; França, Luís; Taborda, Marco; La Cono, Violetta; Yakimov, Michail; da Costa, Milton S., Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 633 - 642. 2. 107. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-014-0358-2 . 10.1007/s10482-014-0358-2 . published Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Complete genome sequence of the Radiation-Resistant bacterium Rubrobacter radiotolerans RSPS-4

Egas, C.; Barroso, C.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Pacheco, J.; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, M.S., Standards in Genomic Sciences. 1062 - 1075. 3. 9. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4056/sigs.5661021 . 10.4056/sigs.5661021 . published Standards in Genomic Sciences

Thermophiles as Potential Source of Novel Endotoxin Antagonists: the Full Structure and Bioactivity of theLipo-oligosaccharide fromThermomonas hydrothermalis

Di Lorenzo, Flaviana; Paciello, Ida; Fazio, Luigi Lembo; Albuquerque, Luciana; Sturiale, Luisa; da Costa, Milton S.; Lanzetta, Rosa; et al, ChemBioChem. 2146 - 2155. 14. 15. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201402233 . 10.1002/cbic.201402233 . published ChemBioChem

Pullulanibacillus uraniitolerans sp. nov., an acidophilic, U(VI)-resistant species isolated from an acid uranium mill tailing effluent and emended description of the genus Pullulanibacillus

Pereira, S. G.; Albuquerque, L.; Nobre, M. F.; Tiago, I.; Verissimo, A.; Pereira, A.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 158 - 162. Pt 1. 63. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.040923-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.040923-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Cecembia calidifontis sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring runoff, and emended description of the genus Cecembia

Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Nobre, M. F.; Verissimo, A.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 1431 - 1436. Pt 4. 63. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.044537-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.044537-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.; Nobre, M. Fernanda; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 385 - 389. 6. 35. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2012.07.001 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2012.07.001 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Natrinema salaciae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from the deep, hypersaline anoxic Lake Medee in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Albuquerque, Luciana; Taborda, Marco; La Cono, Violetta; Yakimov, Michail; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 368 - 373. 6. 35. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2012.06.005 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2012.06.005 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Hydrotalea sandarakina sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring runoff, and emended descriptions of the genus Hydrotalea and the species Hydrotalea flava

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, F. A.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 1603 - 1608. Pt 7. 62. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.034496-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.034496-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Gaiella occulta gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep branching phylogenetic lineage within the class Actinobacteria and proposal of Gaiellaceae fam. nov. and Gaiellales ord. nov.

Albuquerque, Luciana; França, Luís; Rainey, Fred A.; Schumann, Peter; Nobre, M. Fernanda; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 595 - 599. 8. 34. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.07.001 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2011.07.001 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Aquisphaera giovannonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a planctomycete isolated from a freshwater aquarium

Bondoso, J.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M. F.; Lobo-da-Cunha, A.; da Costa, M. S.; Lage, O. M., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 2844 - 2850. 12. 61. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.027474-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.027474-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Schleiferia thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' and the proposal of Schleiferiaceae fam. nov.

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, F. A.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 2450 - 2455. 10. 61. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.028852-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.028852-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Functional and structural characterization of a novel mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase from Rubrobacter xylanophilus reveals its dual substrate specificity

Empadinhas, Nuno; Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Joana; Sá-Moura, Bebiana; Marques, Alexandra T.; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; da Costa, Milton S., Molecular Microbiology. 76 - 93. 1. 79. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07432.x . 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07432.x . published Molecular Microbiology

Tepidamorphus gemmatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.; Pena, Aldina; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; Fernanda Nobre, M.; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 60 - 66. 2. 33. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2010.01.002 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.01.002 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Meiothermus granaticius sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species from the Azores

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.; Nobre, M. Fernanda; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 243 - 246. 5. 33. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2010.04.001 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.04.001 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus

Albuquerque, Luciana; Ferreira, Catarina; Tomaz, David; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; da Costa, Milton S.; Nobre, M. Fernanda, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 306 - 313. 5. 32. 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2009.05.002 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2009.05.002 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Elioraea tepidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria

Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, F. A.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 773 - 778. 4. 58. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65294-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.65294-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of the mycobacterial glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase

Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Mendes, Vitor; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Da Costa, Milton S., FEMS Microbiology Letters. 195 - 202. 2. 280. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.01064.x . 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.01064.x . published FEMS Microbiology Letters

Bacillus isabeliae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond

Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Taborda, M.; Nobre, M. F.; Verissimo, A.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 226 - 230. 1. 58. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65217-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.65217-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Glucosyl-3-Phosphoglycerate Synthase: Structure of a Key Enzyme in Methylglucose Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis

Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Sá-Moura, Bebiana; da Costa, Milton S.; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra, PLoS ONE. 11. 3. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003748 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0003748 . published PLoS ONE

Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase fromRubrobacter xylanophilus

Sá-Moura, Bebiana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Empadinhas, Nuno; da Costa, Milton S.; Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Sá-Moura, B.; et al, Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 760 - 763. 8. 64. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s1744309108021490 . 10.1107/s1744309108021490 . published Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Salirhabdus euzebyi gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, halotolerant bacterium isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond

Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Rainey, F. A.; Taborda, M.; Nobre, M. F.; Verissimo, A.; da Costa, M. S., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 1566 - 1571. 7. 57. 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64999-0 . 10.1099/ijs.0.64999-0 . published INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Tepidimonas thermarum sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from the Elisenquelle in Aachen and emended description of the genus Tepidimonas

Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 450 - 456. 6. 29. 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.12.004 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.12.004 . published Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov.

Albuquerque, Luciana; SimÃµes, Catarina; Nobre, M. Fernanda; Pino, Nicole M.; Battista, John R.; Silva, Manuel T.; Rainey, Fred A.; Costa, Milton S., FEMS Microbiology Letters. 161 - 169. 2. 247. 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.002 . 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.002 . published FEMS Microbiology Letters

Meiothermus timidus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic yellow-pigmented species

Pires, Ana Luisa; Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, Igor; Fernanda Nobre, M.; Empadinhas, Nuno; VerÃssimo, AntÃ³nio; Costa, Milton S., FEMS Microbiology Letters. 39 - 45. 1. 245. 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.02.011 . 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.02.011 . FEMS Microbiology Letters

A gene from the mesophilic bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes encodes a novel mannosylglycerate synthase

Empadinhas, N.; Albuquerque, L.; Costa, J.; Zinder, S.H.; Santos, M.A.S.; Santos, H.; Da Costa, M.S., Journal of Bacteriology. 4075 - 4084. 13. 186. 2004. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3042523198&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1128/JB.186.13.4075-4084.2004 . published Journal of Bacteriology

The bacterium Thermus thermophilus, like hyperthermophilic archaea, uses a two-step pathway for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate

Empadinhas, N.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Henne, A.; Santos, H.; Da Costa, M.S., Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 3272 - 3279. 6. 69. 2003. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0038655499&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3272-3279.2003 . published Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Erratum: Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum (Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2002) 68:9 (4266-4273))

Albuquerque, Luciana; Santos, J.; Travassos, P.; Nobre, M.F.; Rainey, F.A.; Wait, R.; Empadinhas, N.; Silva, M.T.; Da Costa, M.S., Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 11. 68. 2002. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036841621&partnerID=MN8TOARS . published Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum

Albuquerque, Luciana; Santos, J.; Travassos, P.; Nobre, M.F.; Rainey, F.A.; Wait, R.; Empadinhas, N.; Silva, M.T.; Da Costa, M.S., Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 4266 - 4273. 9. 68. 2002. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036729238&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1128/AEM.68.9.4266-4273.2002 . published Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Alicyclobacillus hesperidum sp. nov. and a related genomic species from solfataric soils of São Miguel in the Azores.

Albuquerque, L; Rainey, F A; Chung, A P; Sunna, A; Nobre, M F; Grote, R; Antranikian, G; da Costa, M S, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 451 - 457. 2. 50. 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-451 . 10.1099/00207713-50-2-451 . published International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Effects of mineral and chemical composition of aerosols on the origin and diversity of airborne halophilic microorganisms in an underground salt mine

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Mining Academy of Cracow

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