28-12-2012
"Investigadores do CIIMAR em destaque em publicação internacional"
 
Anoop Alex e Rui Borges são estudantes de doutoramento na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP) e investigadores do Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto (CIIMAR) e assinaram, recentemente, dois artigos merecedores destaque na conceituada publicação PLOS ONE.
De seguida, estão descritas publicações de trabalhos efectuados em Portugal ou por portugueses (em suma, co-autoria de afiliação portuguesa) acerca de cianobactérias, em revistas internacionais indexadas.
 
Para a pesquisa foram usados motores de busca para artigos (search = cyanobacteria in title, abstract or keywords; Portugal in affiliation), embora alguns artigos tenham sido adicionados manualmente.
Publicações com afiliação portuguesa
Destination
Em destaque
2012
Antunes J.T., P.N. Leão, V. Vasconcelos (2012) Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the allelopathic activity of the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii strain LEGE 99043. Microbial Ecology (in press).
 
Brito Ângela, Vitor Ramos, Rui Seabra, Arlete Santos, Catarina L. Santos, Miguel Lopo, Sérgio Ferreira, António Martins, Rita Mota, Bárbara Frazão, Rosário Martins, Vitor Vasconcelos, Paula Tamagnini (2012) Culture-dependent characterization of cyanobacterial diversity in the intertidal zones of the Portuguese coast: A polyphasic study. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 35(2): 110-119.
 
Cervantes Cianca R.C., M.S. Baptista, Luís Pinto da Silva, V.R. Lopes, V.M. Vasconcelos (2012) Reversed-phase HPLC/FD method for the quantitative analysis of the neurotoxin BMAA (β-N-methylamino-l-alanine) in cyanobacteria. Toxicon 59(3): 379-384.
 
Churro, C, Pereira, P, Vasconcelos, V, Valério, E. 2012. Species-specific real-time PCR cell number quantification of the bloom forming cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii. Archives of Microbiology 194: 749-757.
 
Cianca R.C.C.,  M.S. Baptista, L.P. Silva,V.R. Lopes, V. Vasconcelos(2012) Reversed-phase HPLC/FD method for the quantitative analysis of the neurotoxin BMAA (β-N-methylamino-L-alanine) in cyanobacteria. Toxicon 59: 373-378.
 
Cianca R.C.C., M.S. Baptista, V.R. Lopes, V. Vasconcelos (2012) The non-protein amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine in Portuguese cyanobacterial isolates. Amino Acids 42(6): 2473-2479.
 
Costa-Rodrigues J., M. Costa, S. Costa, M. Garcia, M.H. Fernandes, V. Vasconcelos, P. Barros, R. Martins (2012) Cytotoxicity of marine cyanobacteria extracts on osteosarcoma cell. Bone, Volume 50 (S1): S181-S182.
 
Coutinho M.L., A.Z. Miller, S. Gutierrez-Patricio, M. Hernandez-Marine, A. Gomez-Bolea, M.A. Rogerio-Candelera, A.J.L. Philips, V. Jurado, C. Saiz-Jimenez, M.F. Macedo. Microbial communities on deteriorated artistic tiles from Pena National Palace (Sintra, Portugal). International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 13 September 2012
 
de Figueiredo D.R., B.B. Castro, M.J. Pereira, A. Correia (2012) Bacterioplankton community composition in Portuguese water bodies under a severe summer drought. Community Ecology 13(2): 185-193.
 
Domingues Rita B., Ana B. Barbosa, Ulrich Sommer, Helena M. Galvão (2012) Phytoplankton composition, growth and production in the Guadiana estuary (SW Iberia): Unraveling changes induced after dam construction. Science of The Total Environment 416(1): 300-313.
 
El Khalloufi F., I. El Ghazali, S. Saqrane, K. Oufdou, V. Vasconcelos, B. Oudra (2012) Phytotoxic effects of a natural bloom extract containing microcystins on Lycopersicon esculentum. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 79: 199-205.
 
Ferreira Ana F., Ana C. Marques, Ana P. Batista, Paula A.S.S. Marques, Luísa Gouveia, Carla M. Silva (2012) Biological hydrogen production by Anabaena sp. – Yield, energy and CO2 analysis including fermentative biomass recovery. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37(1): 179-190.
 
Gutiérrez-Praena D., M. Puerto, A.I. Prieto, A. Jos, S. Pichardo, V. Vasconcelos, A.M. Cameán (2012) Protective role of dietary N-acetylcysteine on the oxidative stress induced in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to cylindrospermopsin. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 31; 1548-1555.
 
Guzmán-Guillén R., A.I. Prieto, V.M. Vasconcelos, A.M. Cameán. Cyanobacterium producing cylindrospermopsin cause oxidative stress at environmentally relevant concentrations in sub-chronically exposed tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Chemosphere, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 13 October 2012
 
Guzmán-Guillén Remedios, Ana I. Prieto Ortega, I. Moreno, Gustavo González, M. Eugenia Soria-Díaz, Vitor Vasconcelos, Ana M. Cameán. Development and optimization of a method for the determination of Cylindrospermopsin from strains of Aphanizomenon cultures: Intra-laboratory assessment of its accuracy by using validation standards. Talanta, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 20 August 2012
 
Lahrouni M., K. Oufdou, M. Faghire, A. Peix, F. El Khalloufi, V. Vasconcelos, B. Oudra (2012) Cyanobacteria extracts containing microcystins the growth, nodulation process and nitrogen uptake of faba bean (Vicia faba L., Fabaceae). Ecotoxicology 21(3): 681-687.
 
Leão P.N., V. Ramos, M. Vale, J.P. Machado, V. Vasconcelos (2012) Microbial community changes elicited by exposure to cyanobacterial allelochemicals. Microbial Ecology 63: 85-95.
 
Leão P.N., N. Engene, A. Antunes, W.H. Gerwick, V. Vasconcelos (2012) The chemical ecology of cyanobacteria. Natural Products Reports 29: 372-391.
 
Lézin Carine, Paulo S. Caetano, Paula Gonçalves, Jacques Rey, Fernando Rocha, Rogério B. Rocha (2012) Biosedimentary disturbances in shallow-water carbonate environments: An example from the Upper Hauterivian in the Lusitanian Basin. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology  315–316: 24-37.
 
Lopes Viviana R., Vitor Ramos, António Martins, Marcos Sousa, Martin Welker, Agostinho Antunes, Vítor M. Vasconcelos (2012) Phylogenetic, chemical and morphological diversity of cyanobacteria from Portuguese temperate estuaries. Marine Environmental Research 73: 7-16.
 
Magalhães C., M.I. Stevens, S.C. Cary, B.A. Ball, B.C. Storey, D.H. Wall, R. Türk, U. Ruprecht (2012) At Limits of Life: Multidisciplinary Insights Reveal Environmental Constraints on Biotic Diversity in Continental Antarctica. PLoS ONE 7(9): art. no. e44578.
 
Martins G., I. Henriques, D.C. Ribeiro, A. Correia, P.L.E. Bodelier, J.V. Cruz, A.G. Brito, R. Nogueira (2012) Bacterial Diversity and Geochemical Profiles in Sediments from Eutrophic Azorean Lakes. Geomicrobiology Journal 29 (8): 704-715.
 
Martins J., V. Ramos, P. Leão, V. Vasconcelos (2012) Cyanobactins and anticancer bioactivity of cyanobacterial extracts. Planta Medica 7: 1158-1158.
 
Moreira C.,V. Vasconcelos, A. Antunes (2012) Biogeography of Microcystins. Toxicon 60: 157-158.
 
Mortillaro J.-M., F. Rigal, H. Rybarczyk, M. Bernardes, G. Abril, T. Meziane (2012) Particulate Organic Matter Distribution along the Lower Amazon River: Addressing Aquatic Ecology Concepts Using Fatty Acids. PLoS ONE 7(9): art. no. e46141.
 
Mota Rita , Rodrigo Guimarães, Zsófia Büttel, Federico Rossi, Giovanni Colica, Carla J. Silva, Carla Santos, Luís Gales, Andrea Zille, Roberto De Philippis, Sara B. Pereira, Paula Tamagnini. Production and characterization of extracellular carbohydrate polymer from Cyanothece sp. CCY 0110. Carbohydrate Polymers, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 November 2012
 
Pinho L.X., J. Azevedo, V. Vasconcelos,V.J.P., Vilar, R.A.R. Boaventura (2012) Decomposition of Microcystis aeruginosa and Microcystin-LR by TiO2 oxidation using artificial UV light or natural sunlight. Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies 15: 98-106.
 
Vasconcelos V., M. Baptista,R. Cianca, J. Azevedo, M. Silva (2012) Emergent marine toxins in Europe: New challenges for scientists and regulatory authorities. Toxicon 60: 147.
 

2011
Azevedo J., J. Osswald, L. Guilhermino, V. Vasconcelos (2011) Development and validation of an SPE-HPLC-FL method for the determination of anatoxin-a in water and trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss). Analytical Letters 44: 1431-1441.
 
Azevedo R., Rodriguez E., Figueiredo D., Peixoto F., Santos C. (2012) Methodologies for the study of filamentous cyanobacteria by flow cytometry. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 21 (3A): 679-684.
 
Baptista Mafalda S., Rosa C.C. Cianca, Viviana R. Lopes, C. Marisa R. Almeida, Vitor M. Vasconcelos (2011) Determination of the non protein amino acid β-N-methylamino-l-alanine in estuarine cyanobacteria by capillary electrophoresis. Toxicon 58(5): 410-414.
 
de Figueiredo D.R., A.M.M. Gonçalves, B.B. Castro, F. Gonçalves, M.J. Pereira, A.Correia (2011) Differential inter- and intra-specific responses of Aphanizomenon strains to nutrient limitation and algal growth inhibition. Journal of Plankton Research 33(10): 1606-1616.
 
Domingues Rita B. , Tânia P. Anselmo, Ana B. Barbosa, Ulrich Sommer, Helena M. Galvão (2011) Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth in the freshwater tidal zone of a turbid, Mediterranean estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Scienc 91(2): 282-297.
 
Domingues Rita B., Tânia P. Anselmo, Ana B. Barbosa, Ulrich Sommer, Helena M. Galvão (2011) Light as a driver of phytoplankton growth and production in the freshwater tidal zone of a turbid estuary.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 91(4): 526-535.
 
El Khalloufi Fatima, Khalid Oufdou, Majida Lahrouni, Issam El Ghazali, Sanaa Saqrane, Vitor Vasconcelos, Brahim Oudra (2011) Allelopatic effects of cyanobacteria extracts containing microcystins on Medicago sativa–Rhizobia symbiosis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74(3): 431-438.
 
Fathalli Afef, Amel Ben Rejeb Jenhani, Cristiana Moreira, Martin Welker, Mohamed Romdhane, Agostinho Antunes, Vitor Vasconcelos (2011) Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of potentially toxic cyanobacteria in Tunisian freshwaters. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 34(4): 303-310.
 
Fathali, A, Jenhani, A, Antunes, A, Moreira, C, Azevedo, J, Romdhane, MS, Vasconcelos, V. 2011. Genetic variability of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) isolates from Bir M’cherga reservoir (Tunisia). Archives of Microbiology 193: 595-604.
 
Galhano Victor , José Gomes-Laranjo, Francisco Peixoto (2011) Exposure of the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum from Portuguese rice fields to Molinate (Ordram®): Effects on the antioxidant system and fatty acid profile. Aquatic Toxicology 101(2): 367-376.
 
Galhano Victor, Hugo Santos, Maria Manuel Oliveira, José Gomes-Laranjo, Francisco Peixoto (2011) Changes in fatty acid profile and antioxidant systems in a Nostoc muscorum strain exposed to the herbicide bentazon. Process Biochemistry 46(11): 2152-2162.
 
Galhano V., D. de Figueiredo, A. Alves, A. Correia, M.J. Pereira, J. Gomes-Laranjo, F. Peixoto (2011) Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Anabaena, Aphanizomenon and Nostoc strains (Cyanobacteria, Nostocales) isolated from Portuguese freshwater habitats. Hydrobiologia 663(1): 187-203.
 
Guedes A. Catarina, Helena M. Amaro, Catarina R. Barbosa, Ricardo D. Pereira, F. Xavier Malcata (2011) Fatty acid composition of several wild microalgae and cyanobacteria, with a focus on eicosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic and α-linolenic acids for eventual dietary uses. Food Research International 44(9): 2721-2729.
 
Lopes Viviana R., Michaela Schmidtke, M. Helena Fernandes, Rosário Martins, Vitor Vasconcelos (2011) Cytotoxicity in L929 fibroblasts and inhibition of herpes simplex virus type 1 Kupka by estuarine cyanobacteria extracts. Toxicology in Vitro 25(4): 944-950.
 
Lopes V., V. Vasconcelos (2011) Bioactivity of benthic and picoplanktonic estuarine cyanobacteria on growth of photoautotrophs: inhibition versus stimulation. Marine Drugs 9: 790-802.
 
Lopes V., V. Vasconcelos (2011) Planktonic and benthic cyanobacteria of European brackish waters: A perspective on estuaries and brackish seas. European Journal of Phycology 43: 292-304.
 
Marques Ana Evangelista, Ana Teresa Barbosa, Joana Jotta, Manuel Caldeira Coelho, Paula Tamagnini, Luísa Gouveia (2011) Biohydrogen production by Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 wild-type and mutants under different conditions: Light, nickel, propane, carbon dioxide and nitroge. Biomass and Bioenergy 35 (10): 4426-4434.
 
Martins A., C. Moreira, M. Vale, M. Freitas, A. Regueiras, A. Antunes, V. Vasconcelos (2011) Seasonal dynamics of Microcystis spp. and their toxigenicity assessed by qPCR in a temperate reservoir. Marine Drugs 9:1715-1730.
 
Martins A., V. Vasconcelos (2011) Use of qPCR for the study of hepatotoxic cyanobacteria population dynamics. Archives of Microbiology 193: 615-627.
 
Martins J.C., J.P. Machado, A. Martins, J. Azevedo, L. OlivaTeles,V. Vasconcelos (2011) Dynamics of protein phosphatase gene expression in Corbicula fluminea exposed to Microcystin-LR and to toxic Microcystis aeruginosa cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12: 9172-9188.
 
Martins J., L. Peixe, V. Vasconcelos (2011) Unraveling cyanobacteria ecology in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP). Microbial Ecology 62: 241-256.
 
Mendes Carlos Rafael, Carolina Sá, João Vitorino, Carlos Borges, Virginia Maria Tavano Garcia, Vanda Brotas (2011) Spatial distribution of phytoplankton assemblages in the Nazaré submarine canyon region (Portugal): HPLC-CHEMTAX approach. Journal of Marine Systems 87(1): 90-101.
 
Moreira Catia, Antonio Martins, Cristiana Moreira, Vitor Vasconcelos (2011) Toxigenic cyanobacteria in volcanic lakes and hot springs of a North Atlantic island (S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin  20:420-426.
 
Moreira C., A. Fathalli, V. Vasconcelos, A. Antunes (2011) Genetic diversity and structure of worldwide strains of the invasive toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Current Microbiology 62: 1590-1595.
 
Moreira C., A. Martins, J. Azevedo, M. Freitas, M, Vale, A. Regueiras, A, Antunes, V. Vasconcelos (2011) Application of real-time PCR in monitoring Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in a Portuguese freshwater system: abundance and toxicological evaluation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 92: 189-197.
 
Pereira S., V. Vasconcelos, A. Antunes (2011) The phosphoprotein phosphatase family of Ser/Thr phosphatases as principal targets of naturally occurring toxins. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 41: 83-110.
 
Prieto Ana, Alexandre Campos, Ana Cameán, Vitor Vasconcelos (2011) Effects on growth and oxidative stress status of rice plants (Oryza sativa) exposed to two extracts of toxin-producing cyanobacteria (Aphanizomenon ovalisporum and Microcystis aeruginosa). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74(7): 1973-1980.
 
Puerto Maria, Alexandre Campos, Ana Prieto, Ana Cameán, André Martinho de Almeida, Ana Varela Coelho, Vitor Vasconcelos (2011) Differential protein expression in two bivalve species - Mytilus galloprovincialis and Corbicula fluminea - exposed to Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii cells.  Aquatic Toxicology 101(1): 109-116.
 
Queirós Raquel B., S.O. Silva, J.P. Noronha, O. Frazão, P. Jorge, G. Aguilar, P.V.S. Marques, M.G.F. Sales (2011) Microcystin-LR detection in water by the Fabry–Pérot interferometer using an optical fibre coated with a sol–gel imprinted sensing membrane. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 26(9): 3932-3937.
 
Soares M., M. Vale, V. Vasconcelos (2011) Nitrate reduction effects on the eutrophication of an urban man-made lake (Palácio de Cristal, Porto, Portugal). Environmental Technology 32: 1009-1015.
 
Stoichev Teodor, Mafalda S. Baptista, M. Clara P. Basto, Vitor M. Vasconcelos, M. Teresa S.D. Vasconcelos (2011) Effects of minocycline and its degradation products on the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74(3): 219-224.
 
Torres R., E. Pereira, V. Vasconcelos, L. Oliva Teles (2011) Forecasting of cyanobacterial density in Torrão reservoir using Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13: 1761-1767.
 
Vasconcelos V.M., J. Morais, M. Vale (2011) Microcystins and cyanobacteria trends in a 14 year monitoring of a temperate eutrophic reservoir (Aguieira, Portugal). Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13: 668-672.
 

2010
Campos A., V.M. Vasconcelos (2010) Molecular mechanisms of microcystin toxicity in animals. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 11: 268-287.
 
de Figueiredo D.R.,  A. Alves, M.J. Pereira, A. Correia (2010) Molecular characterization of bloom-forming Aphanizomenon strains isolated from Vela Lake (Centralwestern Portugal). Journal of Plankton Research 32(2): 239-252.
 
de Figueiredo D.R., M.J. Pereira, A. Correia (2010) Seasonal modulation of bacterioplankton community at a temperate eutrophic shallow lake. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 26: 1067-1077.
 
Dias E., P. Matos, P. Pereira, M.C.C. Batoréu, M.J. Silva, P. Jordan (2010) Microcystin-LR activates the ERK1/2 kinases and stimulates the proliferation of the monkey kidney-derived cell line Vero-E6. Toxicology in Vitro 24(6): 1689-1695.
 
El Ghazali I., S. Saqrane, A.P. Carvalho, Y. Ouahid, F.F. del Campo, B. Oudra, V. Vasconcelos (2010) Effect of different microcystin profiles on the toxins bioaccumulation in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) larvae via Artemia nauplii. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 73: 762-770.
 
El Ghazali I., S. Saqrane, A.P. Carvalho, Y. Ouahid, F. Del Campo, V. Vasconcelos, B. Oudra (2010) Effects of the microcystin profile of a bloom on the toxicity and toxin accumulation in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) larvae. Journal of Fish Biology 76: 1415-1430.
 
Fathalli A., A. Jenhani, M. Saker, C. Moreira, M.S. Romdhane, V.M. Vasconcelos (2010) First observation of the toxic and invasive cyanobacterium species Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in Tunisian freshwaters. Toxicity assessment and molecular characterization. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 19: 1074-1083.
 
Fonseca Ana Josina, Fernando Pina, Maria Filomena Macedo, Nuno Leal, Anna Romanowska-Deskins, Leonila Laiz, Antonio Gómez-Bolea, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez (2010) Anatase as an alternative application for preventing biodeterioration of mortars: Evaluation and comparison with other biocides. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 64(5): 388-396.
 
Frazão B., R. Martins, V. Vasconcelos (2010)  Are know toxins involved in the toxicity of picoplanktonic and filamentous North Atlantic marine cyanobacteria?. Marine Drugs 8: 1908-1919.
 
Herfindal L., J. Jokela, L. Myhren, P. Permi, F. Selheim, M. Wahlsten, R. Kleppe, C. Krakstad, V. Vasconcelos, K. Sivonen, S.O. Døskeland (2010) A novel nostocyclopeptide inhibits microcystin and nodularin induced apoptosis in hepatocytes. Chembiochem 11: 1594-1599.
 
Leão P.N., A.R. Pereira, W.-T. Liu, G.M.  König, P.C. Dorrestein,V. Vasconcelos,W.H. Gerwick (2010) Synergistic allelochemicals from a freshwater cyanobacterium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107: 11183-11188.
 
Lopes V, A. Antunes, R. Martins, M. Welker, V. Vasconcelos (2010) Morphological, toxicological and molecular characterization of a benthic Nodularia strain isolated from a Portuguese estuary. Research in Microbiology 161: 9-17.
 
Lopes V., N. Fernandez, R. Martins, V.M. Vasconcelos (2010) Primary screening for bioactivity of brackishwater cyanobacteria: Ecotoxicity and embryotoxicity of crude extracts. Marine Drugs 8: 471-482.
 
Martins Gilberto, Luciana Peixoto, Daniel C. Ribeiro, Pier Parpot, António G. Brito, Regina Nogueira  (2010) Towards implementation of a benthic microbial fuel cell in lake Furnas (Azores): Phylogenetic affiliation and electrochemical activity of sediment bacteria. Bioelectrochemistry 78(1): 67-71.
 
Martins J., L. Peixe,V. Vasconcelos (2010) Cyanobacteria and Bacteria co-occurrence in a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP): Absence of Allelopathic Effects. Water, Science and Technology 62(8): 1954-1962.
 
Ramos V., R. Seabra, A. Brito, A. Santos, C.L. Santos,M. Lopo, P. Moradas-Ferreira, V. Vasconcelos, P. Tamagnini (2010) Characterization of a marine unicellular cyanobacterium that constitutes a separate clade together with thermophilic strains. European Journal of Phycology 44: 394-403.
 
Redruello Begoña, Bruno Louro, Liliana Anjos, Nádia Silva, Roger S. Greenwell, Adelino V.M. Canario, Deborah M. Power (2010) CRTAC1 homolog proteins are conserved from cyanobacteria to man and secreted by the teleost fish pituitary gland. Gene 456(1–2): 1-14.
 
Silva P., V. Vasconcelos (2010) Allelopathic effect of water contaminated with Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii on the germination and growth of several plant species. Chemistry and Ecology 26: 263-271.
 
Stoichev T., M.C.P. Basto, V. Vasconcelos, M.T.S.D. Vasconcelos (2010) Fate and effects of nonylphenol in the presence of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Chemistry and Ecology 26: 395-399.
 
Vasconcelos Vitor, António Martins, Micaela Vale, Agostinho Antunes, Joana Azevedo, Martin Welker, Oscar Lopez, Gustavo Montejano (2010) First report on the occurrence of microcystins in planktonic cyanobacteria from Central Mexic. Toxicon 56(3): 425-431.
 
Vasconcelos V., J. Azevedo, M. Silva, V. Ramos (2010) Effects of marine toxins on the reproduction and early stages development of aquatic organisms. Marine Drugs 8(1): 59-79.
 
Vasconcelos V.M., M. Vale,  A. Martins, A. Antunes, J. Azevedo, M. Welker, O. Lopez, G. Montejano (2010) First report on the occurrence of microcystins in planktonic cyanobacteria from Central Mexico analyzed by molecular, immunological and chemical methods. Toxicon 56: 425-431.
 

2009
Alverca E., M. Andrade, E. Dias, F. Sam Bento, M.C.C. Batoréu, P. Jordan, M.J. Silva, P. Pereira (2009) Morphological and ultrastructural effects of microcystin-LR from Microcystis aeruginosa extract on a kidney cell line. Toxicon 54(3): 283-294.
 
Baptista Mafalda S., Teodor Stoichev, M. Clara P. Basto, Vitor M. Vasconcelos, M.Teresa S.D. Vasconcelos (2009) Fate and effects of octylphenol in a Microcystis aeruginosa culture medium. Aquatic Toxicology 92(2): 59-64.
 
Cianca R.C.C., R.D. Barbosa, L.R.F. Faro, L.V.  Adan, A. Gago-Martínez, M.A. Pallares (2009) Differential changes of neuroactive amino acids in samples obtained from discrete rat brain regions after systemic administration of saxitoxin. Neurochemistry International 54(5-6): 308-313.
 
Costa M.L., M.C.R. Santos, F. Carrapiço, A.L. Pereira (2009) Azolla-Anabaena's behaviour in urban wastewater and artificial media - Influence of combined nitrogen. Water Research 43(15): 3743-3750.
 
Daam Michiel A., António M.F. Rodrigues, Paul J. Van den Brink, António J.A. Nogueira (2009) Ecological effects of the herbicide linuron in tropical freshwater microcosms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72(2): 410-423.
 
Dias Elsa, Mariana Andrade, Elsa Alverca, Paulo Pereira, M.C.C. Batoréu, Peter Jordan, Maria João Silva (2009) Comparative study of the cytotoxic effect of microcistin-LR and purified extracts from Microcystis aeruginosa on a kidney cell line. Toxicon 53(5): 487-495.
 
El Ghazali I., S. Saqrane, A.P. Carvalho, Y. Ouahid, B. Oudra, F.F. Del Campo, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Compensatory growth induced in zebrafish larvae after pre-exposure to a Microcystis aeruginosa natural bloom extract containing microcystins. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 10: 133-146.
 
Fernandes S., M. Welker, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Changes in the GST activity of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis during exposure and depuration of microcystins. Journal of Experimental Zoology A - Ecological Genetics and Physiology 311: 226-230.
 
Jesus B., V. Brotas, L. Ribeiro, C.R. Mendes, P. Cartaxana, D.M. Paterson (2009) Adaptations of microphytobenthos assemblages to sediment type and tidal position. Continental Shelf Research 29(13): 1624-1634.
 
Martins J.C., P. Leão, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Differential protein expression in Corbicula fluminea upon exposure to a Microcystis aeruginosa toxic strain. Toxicon 53: 409-416.
 
Martins J.C., V.M. Vasconcelos (2009) Microcystin dynamics in aquatic organisms. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B 12: 65-82.
 
Martins J., M. Saker, C. Moreira, M. Welker, J. Fastner, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Peptide diversity in strains of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa isolated from Portuguese water supplies. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 82(5): 951-961.
 
Leão P.N., M.T.S.D. Vasconcelos, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Allelopathic activity of cyanobacteria on green microalgae at low cell densities. European Journal of Phycology 44(3): 347-355.
 
Leão P., M.T.S.D. Vasconcelos, V.M. Vasconcelos (2009) Allelopathy in freshwater cyanobacteria. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 35(4): 271-282.
 
Leal M.C., C. Sá, S. Nordez, V. Brotas, J. Paula (2009) Distribution and vertical dynamics of planktonic communities at Sofala Bank, Mozambique. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 84(4): 605-616.
 
Osswald J., A.P. Carvalho, J. Claro, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Effects of cyanobacterial extracts containing anatoxin-a and of pure anatoxin-a on early developmental stages of carp. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72(2): 473-478.
 
Osswald J., S. Rellan, A. Gago, V.M. Vasconcelos (2009) Production of anatoxin-a by cyanobacteria strains isolated from Portuguese fresh waters. Ecotoxicology 18: 1110-1115.
 
Oudra B., M. Dadi-El Andaloussi, V.M. Vasconcelos (2009) Identification and quantification of microcystins from a Nostoc bloom occurring in Oukaïmeden River (High-Atlas Mountains of Marrakesh, Morocco). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 149: 437-444.
 
Pereira S., M. Saker, M. Vale, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Comparison of sensitivity of grasses (Lolium perenne L. and Festuca rubra L.) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) exposed to water contaminated with microcystins. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 83: 81-84.
 
Pereira A.L., A.C. Figueiredo, J.G. Barroso, L.G. Pedro, F. Carrapiço (2009) Volatile compounds from the symbiotic system Azolla filiculoides-Anabaena azollae bacteria. Plant Biosystems 143: 268-274.
 
Rellán Sandra, Joana Osswald, Martin Saker, Ana Gago-Martinez, Vitor Vasconcelos (2009) First detection of anatoxin-a in human and animal dietary supplements containing cyanobacteria. Food and Chemical Toxicology 47(9): 2189-2195.
 
Regueiras A., M. Saker and V. Vasconcelos (2009) Use of PCR for the detection of pathogenic bacteria and cyanobacteria in water samples from different urban water sources (Porto, Portugal). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 18(12): 2365-2365.
 
Sabour B., B. Sbiyyaa, M. Loudiki, B. Oudra, M. Belkoura, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Effect of light and temperature on the population dynamics of two toxic bloom forming Cyanobacteria – Microcystis ichthyoblabe and Anabaena aphanizomenoides. Chemistry and Ecology 25(4): 277-289.
 
Sabour B., M. Loudiki, V. Vasconcelos (2009) Growth responses of Microcystis ichthyoblabe Kützing and Anabaena aphanizomenoides Forti (Blue-green algae) under different nitrogen and phosphorus conditions. Chemistry and Ecology 25(5): 337-344.
 
Saqrane S., I. El ghazali, B. Oudra, L. Bouarab, S. Dekayir, L. Mandi, N. Ouazzani, V.M. Vasconcelos (2009) Detection of microcystin contamination by the measurement of the variability of the in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence in aquatic plant Lemna gibba. Toxicon 53(1): 9-14.
 
Saqrane S., I. El Ghazali, B. Oudra, L. Bouarabab, S. Dekayir, L. Mandi, N. Ouazzani, V.M. Vasconcelos (2009) Reversibility of in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence in Lemna gibba exposed to microcystins. Toxicon 53(1): 9-14.
 
Saker M., C. Moreira, J. Martins, B. Neilan, V. Vasconcelos (2009) DNA profiling of complex bacterial populations: toxic cyanobacterial blooms. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 85: 237-252.
 

2008
Martins G., D.C. Ribeiro, D. Pacheco, J.V. Cruz, R. Cunha, V. Gonçalves, R. Nogueira, A.G. Brito (2008) Prospective scenarios for water quality and ecological status in Lake Sete Cidades (Portugal): The integration of mathematical modelling in decision processes. Applied Geochemistry 23(8): 2171-2181.
 
Martins R., M. Ramos, L. Herfindal, J.A. Sousa, S. Doskeland, V.M. Vasconcelos (2008) Antimicrobial and cytotoxic assessment of marine cyanobacteria extracts. Marine Drugs 6(1): 1-11.
 
Miller Ana Zélia, Leonila Laiz, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, Amélia Dionísio, Maria Filomena Macedo, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez (2008) Reproducing stone monument photosynthetic-based colonization under laboratory conditions. Science of The Total Environment 405(1–3): 278-285.
 
Morais J., M. Augusto, A.P. Carvalho, M. Vale, V.M. Vasconcelos (2008) Cyanobacteria hepatotoxins, microcystins: bioavailability in contaminated mussels exposed to different environmental conditions. European Food Research and Technology 227: 949-952.
 
Oliva Teles L., E. Pereira, M. Saker, V. Vasconcelos (2008) The use of virtual models for predicting cyanobacterial bloom dynamics. Lakes and Reservoirs - Research and Management 13: 135-143.
 
Osswald Joana, Sandra Rellán, Ana Gago, Vitor Vasconcelos (2008) Uptake and depuration of anatoxin-a by the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) under laboratory conditions. Chemosphere 72(9): 1235-1241.
 
Pereira E., F. Oliva Teles, V.  Vasconcelos (2008) Variation of environmental parameters and dynamics of phytoplankton in a temperate eutrophic reservoir (Torrão, Tâmega River, Portugal). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 17(12b): 2193-2199.
 
Saqrane S., I. El Ghazali, B. Pudra, L. Bouarab, V. Vasconcelos (2008) Effects of cyanobacteria producing microcystins on seed germination and seedling growth of several agricultural plants. Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B 43(5) 443-451.
 
Stoichev T., M.S. Baptista, M.C.P. Basto, P.N. Carvalho, M.S.T.D. Vasconcelos (2008) Application of SPME to the determination of alkylphenols and bisphenol A in cyanobacteria culture media. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 391(1): 425-432.
 
Vasconcelos V.M., L.  Almeida (2008) Allelopathic effects of freshwater cyanobacteria species on the green alga Ankistrodesmus falcatus. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 17(9a); 1264-1269.
 
2007
Brogueira Maria José, Maria do Rosário Oliveira and Graça Cabeçadas (2007) Phytoplankton community structure defined by key environmental variables in Tagus estuary, Portugal. Marine Environmental Research 64(5): 616-628.
 
de Figueiredo D.R., M.J. Pereira, A. Moura, L. Silva, S. Bárrios, F. Fonseca, I. Henriques and A. Correia (2007) Bacterial community composition over a dry winter in meso- and eutrophic Portuguese water bodies. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 59(3): 638–650.
 
Domingues Rita B., Cristina Sobrino and Helena Galvão (2007) Impact of reservoir filling on phytoplankton succession and cyanobacteria blooms in a temperate estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 74 (1-2): 31-43.
 
Domingues  Rita B. and Helena Galvão (2007) Phytoplankton and environmental variability in a dam regulated temperate estuary. Hydrobiologia 586(1): 117-134.
 
Gameiro C., P. Cartaxana and V. Brotas (2007) Environmental drivers of phytoplankton distribution and composition in Tagus Estuary, Portugal . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  75(1-2): 21-34.
 
Leão P.N. , M.T.S.D. Vasconcelos and V.M. Vasconcelos (2007) Role of marine cyanobacteria in trace metal bioavailability in seawater. Microbial Ecology 53(1): 104-109.
 
Lopes C.B., A.I. Lillebø, J.M. Dias, E . Pereira, C. Vale and A.C. Duarte (2007) Nutrient dynamics and seasonal succession of phytoplankton assemblages in a Southern European Estuary: Ria de Aveiro, Portugal. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  71(3-4): 480-490.
 
Martins Rosário, Nuria Fernandez, Ricardo Beiras and Vitor Vasconcelos (2007) Toxicity assessment of crude and partially purified extracts of marine Synechocystis and Synechococcus cyanobacterial strains in marine invertebrates. Toxicon 50(6): 791-799.
 
Martins J.C., L. Oliva-Teles, V. Vasconcelos (2007) Assays with Daphnia magna and Danio rerio as alert systems in aquatic toxicology. Environment International 33(3): 414-425.
 
Osswald Joana, Sandra Rellán, Ana Gago and Vitor Vasconcelos (2007) Toxicology and detection methods of the alkaloid neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria, anatoxin-a. Environment International 33(8): 1070-1089.
 
Osswald Joana, Sandra Rellán, António Paulo Carvalho, Ana Gago and Vitor Vasconcelos (2007) Acute effects of an anatoxin-a producing cyanobacterium on juvenile fish - Cyprinus carpio L.. Toxicon  49(5):   693-698.
 
Rawn D.F.K., B. Niedzwiadek, B.P.Y. Lau, M. Saker (2007) Anatoxin-a and its metabolites in blue-green algae food supplements from Canada and Portugal. Journal of Food Protection 70(3): 776-779.
 
Rellán Sandra, Joana Osswald, Vitor Vasconcelos and Ana Gago-Martinez (2007) Analysis of anatoxin-a in biological samples using liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after solid phase extraction and solid phase microextraction. Journal of Chromatography A 1156(1-2): 134-140.
 
Saqrane Sana, Issam El ghazali, Youness Ouahid, Majida El Hassni, Ismaïl El Hadrami, Lahcen Bouarab, Franscica F. del Campo, Brahim Oudra and Vitor Vasconcelos (2007) Phytotoxic effects of cyanobacteria extract on the aquatic plant Lemna gibba: microcystin accumulation, detoxication and oxidative stress induction. Aquatic Toxicology  83(4): 284-294.
 
Saker M.L., M. Vale, D. Kramer and V.M. Vasconcelos (2007) Molecular techniques for the early warning of toxic cyanobacteria blooms in freshwater lakes and rivers. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 75(2): 441-449.
 
Saker M.L., M. Welker and V.M. Vasconcelos (2007) Multiplex PCR for the detection of toxigenic cyanobacteria in dietary supplements produced for human consumption. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 73(5): 1136-1142.
 
Ribau Teixeira Margarida and Maria João Rosa (2007) Comparing dissolved air flotation and conventional sedimentation to remove cyanobacterial cells of Microcystis aeruginosa: Part II. The effect of water background organics. Separation and Purification Technology 53(1): 126-134.
 
Vasconcelos V.M., C. Wiegand and S. Pflugmacher (2007) Dynamics of glutathione- S -transferases in Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to toxic Microcystis aeruginosa cells, extracts and pure toxins. Toxicon 50(6): 740-745.
 
Xavier L., M. Vale, V.M. Vasconcelos (2007) Eutrophication, phytoplankton dynamics and nutrient removal in two urban artificial lakes (Palácio de Cristal and Serralves), Porto, Portugal. Lakes & Reservoirs - Research and Management 12(3): 209-214.
 

2006
Abrantes N., S.C. Antunes, M.J. Pereira and F. Gonçalves (2006) Seasonal succession of cladocerans and phytoplankton and their interactions in a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Vela, Portugal). Acta Oecologica  29(1): 54-64.
 
Baptista M.S. and M.T. Vasconcelos (2006) Cyanobacteria metal interactions: Requirements, toxicity, and ecological implications. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 32(3): 127-137.
 
Batoréu M.C.C., E. Dias, P. Pereira and S. Franca (2006) Risk of human exposure to paralytic toxins of algal origin. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology  19(3): 401-406.
 
Campinas Margarida and Maria João Rosa (2006) The ionic strength effect on microcystin and natural organic matter surrogate adsorption onto PAC. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 299(2): 520-529. 
 
Cartaxana P., C.R. Mendes, M.A. Van Leeuwe, V. Brotas (2006) Comparative study on microphytobenthic pigments of muddy and sandy intertidal sediments of the Tagus estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 66(1-2): 225-230.
 
Chícharo Luis, M. Alexandra Chícharo and Radhouane Ben-Hamadou (2006) Use of a hydrotechnical infrastructure (Alqueva Dam) to regulate planktonic assemblages in the Guadiana estuary: Basis for sustainable water and ecosystem services management. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  70(1-2): 3-18.
 
de Figueiredo D.R., A.S. Reboleira, S.C. Antunes, N. Abrantes, U.M. Azeiteiro, F.J.M. Gonçalves and M.J. Pereira (2006) The effect of environmental parameters and cyanobacterial blooms on phytoplankton dynamics of a Portuguese temperate lake. Hydrobiologia 568(1): 145-157.
 
Leitão Elsa, Sara Pereira, Joana Bondoso, Daniela Ferreira, Filipe Pinto, Pedro Moradas-Ferreira and Paula Tamagnini (2006) Genes involved in the maturation of hydrogenase(s) in the nonheterocystous cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula CCAP 1446/4. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31(11): 1469-1477.
 
Miller Ana, Amélia Dionísio and Maria Filomena Macedo (2006) Primary bioreceptivity: A comparative study of different Portuguese lithotypes. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 57(2): 136-142.
 
Nogueira Isabel C.G., Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha and Vítor M. Vasconcelos (2006) Effects of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (cyanobacteria) ingestion on Daphnia magna midgut and associated diverticula epithelium. Aquatic Toxicology,  80(2): 194-203.
 
Teles L.O., E. Pereira, M. Saker and V. Vasconcelos (2006) Time series forecasting of cyanobacteria blooms in the Crestuma Reservoir (Douro River, Portugal) using artificial neural networks.  Environmental Management 38(2): 227-237.
 
Ribau Teixeira Margarida and Maria João Rosa (2006) Comparing dissolved air flotation and conventional sedimentation to remove cyanobacterial cells of Microcystis aeruginosa: Part I: The key operating conditions. Separation and Purification Technology  52(1): 84-94.
 
Ribau Teixeira Margarida and Maria João Rosa (2006) Integration of dissolved gas flotation and nanofiltration for M. aeruginosa and associated microcystins removal. Water Research 40(19): 3612-3620.
 
Ribau Teixeira Margarida and Maria João Rosa (2006) Neurotoxic and hepatotoxic cyanotoxins removal by nanofiltration. Water Research  40(15): 2837-2846.
 
Serôdio João, Helena Coelho, Sónia Vieira and Sónia Cruz (2006) Microphytobenthos vertical migratory photoresponse as characterised by light-response curves of surface biomass. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  68(3-4): 547-556.
 
Vasconcelos, V. (2006) Eutrophication, toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins: When ecosystems cry for help. Limnetica 25(1-2): 425-432.
 

2005
Batista Ana Paula, Anabela Raymundo, Isabel Sousa and José Empis (2005) Rheological characterization of coloured oil-in-water food emulsions with lutein and phycocyanin added to the oil and aqueous phases. Food Hydrocolloids  20(1): 44-52.
 
Caramujo M.-J., E. Van Der Grinten and W. Admiraal (2005) Trophic interactions between benthic copepods and algal assemblages: A laboratory study.  Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24(4): 890-903.
 
Domingues Rita B., Ana Barbosa and Helena Galvão (2005) Nutrients, light and phytoplankton succession in a temperate estuary (the Guadiana, south-western Iberia). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  64(2-3): 249-260.
 
Martins Rosário, Paulo Pereira, Martin Welker, Jutta Fastner and Vitor M. Vasconcelos (2005) Toxicity of culturable cyanobacteria strains isolated from the Portuguese coast. Toxicon  46(4): 454-464.
 
Mendes Rui L., Alberto D. Reis, Ana P. Pereira, Miguel T. Cardoso, António F. Palavra and José P. Coelho (2005) Supercritical CO2 extraction of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) from the cyanobacterium Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima: experiments and modeling. Chemical Engineering Journal  105(3): 147-151.
 
Palma P. Nuno, Bernard Lagoutte, Ludwig Krippahl, José J.G. Moura and Françoise Guerlesquin (2005) Synechocystis ferredoxin/ferredoxin-NADP+-reductase/NADP+ complex: Structural model obtained by NMR-restrained docking. FEBS Letters  579(21): 4585-4590.
 
Saker M.L., J. Fastner, E. Dittmann, G. Christiansenm and V.M. Vasconcelos (2005) Variation between strains of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa isolated from a Portuguese river. Journal of Applied Microbiology 99(4): 749-757.
 
Saker M.L., A.-D. Jungblut, B.A. Neilan, D.F.K. Rawn and V.M. Vasconcelos (2005) Detection of microcystin synthetase genes in health food supplements containing the freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. Toxicon  46(5): 555-562.
 
Selheim Frode, Lars Herfindal, Rosario Martins, Vitor Vasconcelos and Stein Ove Døskeland (2005) Neuro-apoptogenic and blood platelet targeting toxins in benthic marine cyanobacteria from the Portuguese coast. Aquatic Toxicology  74(4): 294-306.
 
Serôdio J., S. Cruz, S. Vieira and V. Brotas (2005) Non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence and operation of the xanthophyll cycle in estuarine microphytobenthos. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 326(2): 157-169.
 
Ribau Teixeira Margarida and Maria João Rosa (2005) Microcystins removal by nanofiltration membranes. Separation and Purification Technology, 46(3): 192-201.
 
Valério E., P. Pereira, M.L. Saker, S. Franca and R. Tenreiro (2005) Molecular characterization of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii strains isolated from Portuguese freshwaters. Harmful Algae 4(6): 1044-1052.
 

2004
de Figueiredo Daniela R., Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Sónia M. Esteves, Fernando J. M. Gonçalves and Mário J. Pereira (2004) Microcystin-producing blooms—a serious global public health issue. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety  59(2): 151-163.
 
de Figueiredo D.R., U.M. Azeiteiro, F.J.M. Gonçalves, M.J. Pereira (2004) Aphanizomenon flos-aquae grown under different nutrient concentrations and the effects of its exudates on growth of two green algae. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 7(13): 657-664.
 
de Figueiredo D.R., Antunes S.C., Pereira M.J., Gonçalves F. (2004) Chronic effects of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae on the survival and reproduction of daphnids. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 7(13): 665-670.
 
Nogueira Isabel C.G., Paulo Pereira, Elsa Dias, Stephan Pflugmacher, Claudia Wiegand, Susana Franca and Vítor M. Vasconcelos (2004) Accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) from the cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon issatschenkoi by the cladoceran Daphnia magna. Toxicon,  44(7): 773-780.
 
Pereira Paulo, Elsa Dias, Susana Franca, Elisa Pereira, Manuela Carolino and Vitor Vasconcelos (2004) Accumulation and depuration of cyanobacterial paralytic shellfish toxins by the freshwater mussel Anodonta cygnea. Aquatic Toxicology  68(4): 339-350.
 
Saker Martin L., James S. Metcalf, Geoffrey A. Codd and Vitor M. Vasconcelos (2004) Accumulation and depuration of the cyanobacterial toxin cylindrospermopsin in the freshwater mussel Anodonta cygnea. Toxicon  43(2): 185-194.
 

2003
Brotas Vanda and Marie-Reine Plante-Cuny (2003) The use of HPLC pigment analysis to study microphytobenthos communities. Acta Oecologica  24(Suppl 1):  S109-S115.
 
Morais Pedro, Maria Alexandra Chícharo and Ana Barbosa (2003) Phytoplankton dynamics in a coastal saline lake (SE- Portugal). Acta Oecologica  24(Suppl 1): S87-S96.
 
Ribeiro Lourenço, Vanda Brotas, Gérard Mascarell and Alain Couté (2003) Taxonomic survey of the microphytobenthic communities of two Tagus estuary mudflats. Acta Oecologica 24(Suppl 1):  S117-S123.
 
Saker Martin L., Isabel C. G. Nogueira, Vitor M. Vasconcelos, Brett A. Neilan, Geoff K. Eaglesham and Paulo Pereira (2003) First report and toxicological assessment of the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii from Portuguese freshwaters. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety  55(2): 243-250.
 

Até 2002
Akkerman Ida, Marcel Janssen, Jorge Rocha and René H. Wijffels (2002) Photobiological hydrogen production: photochemical efficiency and bioreactor design. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy  27(11-12): 1195-1208.
 
Ascaso C., J. Wierzchos, V. Souza-Egipsy, A. de los Ríos and J. Delgado Rodrigues (2002) In situ evaluation of the biodeteriorating action of microorganisms and the effects of biocides on carbonate rock of the Jeronimos Monastery (Lisbon). International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 49(1): 1-12. 
 
Lopes Pinto Fernando A., Olga Troshina and Peter Lindblad (2002) A brief look at three decades of research on cyanobacterial hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 27(11-12): 1209-1215.
 
Metcalf J. S., J. Lindsay, K. A. Beattie, S. Birmingham, M. L. Saker, A. K. Törökné and G. A. Codd (2002) Toxicity of cylindrospermopsin to the brine shrimp Artemia salina: comparisons with protein synthesis inhibitors and microcystins. Toxicon  40(8): 1115-1120.
 
Rocha C., H. Galvão and A. Barbosa (2002)  Role of transient silicon limitation in the development of cyanobacteria blooms in the Guadiana estuary, south-western Iberia. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 228: 35-45.
 
Vicente João B., Cláudio M. Gomes, Alain Wasserfallen and Miguel Teixeira (2002) Module fusion in an A-type flavoprotein from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis condenses a multiple-component pathway in a single polypeptide chain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications  294(1): 82-87.
 
Ferreira Filipa M. B., José M. Franco Soler, Maria Leonor Fidalgo and Pablo Fernández-Vila (2001) PSP toxins from Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (cyanobacteria) collected in the Crestuma-Lever reservoir (Douro river, northern Portugal). Toxicon  39(6):  757-761.
 
Vasconcelos Vitor, Sandra Oliveira and Filipe Oliva Teles (2001) Impact of a toxic and a non-toxic strain of Microcystis aeruginosa on the crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Toxicon  39(10): 1461-1470.
 
Vasconcelos Vitor and Manuela Cerqueira (2001) Phytoplankton community of River Minho (International section). Limnetica  20(1): 135-141.
 
Barros P., M. L. Fidalgo and A. M. V. M. Soares  (2001) Resistance of cladoceran species to toxic Microcystis. Limnetica  20(1): 173-177.
 
Vasconcelos V. M. and E. Pereira (2001) Cyanobacteria diversity and toxicity in a Wastewater Treatment Plant (Portugal). Water Research  35(5): 1354-1357.
 
Pereira Paulo, Hideyuki Onodera, Darío Andrinolo, Susana Franca, Filomena Araújo, Néstor Lagos and Yasukatsu Oshima (2000) Paralytic shellfish toxins in the freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, isolated from Montargil reservoir, Portugal . Toxicon  38(12): 1689-1702.
 
Amorim Álvaro and Vítor Vasconcelos (1999) Dynamics of microcystins in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Toxicon  37(7): 1041-1052.
 
Reis A., A. Mendes, H. Lobo-Fernandes, J. A. Empis and J. Maggiolly Novais (1998) Production, extraction and purification of phycobiliproteins from Nostoc sp.. Bioresource Technology  66(3): 181-187.
 
Ueno Y., S. Nagata, T. Tsutsumi, A. Hasegawa, F. Yoshida, M. Sutajjit, D. Mebs and V. Vasconcelos (1997) Survey of microcystins in environmental water by a highly sensitive immunoassay based on monoclonal antibody. Natural Toxins 4: 271-276.
 
Vasconcelos  V .M., K. Sivonen, W.R. Evans, W.W. Carmichael and M. Namikoshi (1996) Hepatotoxic microcystin diversity in cyanobacterial blooms collected in Portuguese freshwaters. Water Research 30: 2377-2384.
 
Vasconcelos  V.M. (1995) Uptake and depuration of the peptide toxin microcystin-LR in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Aquatic Toxicology 32: 227-237.
 
Vasconcelos  V.M., K. Sivonen, W.R. Evans, W.W. Carmichael and M. Namikoshi (1995) Isolation and characterization of microcystins (heptapeptide hepatotoxins) from Portuguese strains of Microcystis aeruginosa Kutz. emed Elekin. Arch Hydrobiol 134: 295-305.
 
Vasconcelos V.M. (1994) Toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in Portuguese freshwaters. Arch Hydrobiol 130(4): 439-451.
 
Vasconcelos V.M., W.W. Evans, W. Carmichael, and M. Namikoshi (1993) Isolation of microcystin-LR from a Microcystis (Cyanobacteria) bloom collected in the drinking water reservoir for Porto, Portugal. Journal of Environmental Science and Health 28(9): 2081–2094.
 
Vasconcelos V.M. (1993) Toxicity of cyanobacteria of lakes of North and Central Portugal. Ecological implications. Verh Internat Verein Limnol 25: 694-697.
 
Vasconcelos V.M. (1991) Species composition and dynamics of the phytoplankton in a recently-commissioned reservoir (Azibo - Portugal). Arch Hydrobiol 121(1): 67-78.
 
Vasconcelos V.M. (1990) Preliminary results of a study on the impact of toxic and nontoxic cyanobacteria on some freshwater microcrustacean species. Crustaceana, 59: 316-318.
 

Outras publicações dos anos 90
Ueno Y., S. Nagata, M. Suttagit, D. Mebs and V.M. Vasconcelos (1998) Immunochemical survey of microcystins in environmental water in various countries. In. Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins. Developments in Chemistry, Toxicology and Food Safety. Ed. M. Miraglia, H. van Egmond, C. Brera, J. Gilbert, USA, 45: 449-53.
 
Oudra B., V.M. Vasconcelos, B. Sbiyaa, M. Loudiki, H. Zerrouk and M. El-Andaloussi-Dadi, Darley, J. (1998) Occurrence of hepatotoxic Microcystis aeruginosa blooms in a eutrophic moroccan lake-reservoir. In "Harmful Algae" . Reguera, B., Blanco, J., Férnandez, M.L. and Wyatt, T. (eds.). Xunta de Galicia and Intergovernamental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO: 29-31.
 
Vasconcelos  V.M. e F.O. Araújo (1994) Cianobactérias. Um risco para a saúde ambiental e humana. DirecçãoGeral da Saúde e Instituto da Água, Lisboa, 24 pp..
 
Vasconcelos  V.M (1994) Cianobactérias tóxicas e suas toxinas em águas doces portuguesas. Riscos para a Saúde Pública. Actas da 4ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente Vol. II: K1-K8.
 
Vasconcelos  V .M. (1994) Ocorrência de cianobactérias tóxicas e suas toxinas em massas de água portuguesas utilizadas para consumo e recreio. Actas do 2º Congresso da Água, Vol III: 303.
 
Tavares P. e V.M. Vasconcelos (1994) Consequências do desenvolvimento excessivo de cianobactérias tóxicas no zooplancton. Actas da 4ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente Vol III: 48-52.
 
Amorim A.,  V.M. Vasconcelos  e A.M.V.M. Soares (1994) Evolução da toxicidade de cianobactérias isoladas a partir das lagoas das Braças, Vela e Mira, ao longo do ano. Actas da 4ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente Vol III: 154-158.
 
Campos T., V.M. Vasconcelos e A.M.V.M. Soares (1994) Evolução da produção de hepatotoxinas em culturas de Microcystis sp. ao longo do tempo. Actas da 4ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente Vol III: 149-153.
 
Vasconcelos  V.M., S. Oliveira,  A.M.F. Rodrigues, M.C. Santos e M.A. Dias (1994) Cianobactérias planctónicas na lagoa das Furnas (Açores). Toxicidade e Impacte na Saúde Pública. Actas da 4ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente Vol III: 31-35.
 
Vasconcelos  V.M. (1994) Toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in Portuguese freshwaters. In "Detection Methods for Cyanobacterial Toxins". G.A. Codd, T.M. Jefferies, C.W. Keevil e E. Potter (eds.). The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge: 133-135.
 
Barros P., S. Silveira, R. Ribeiro, F. Gonçalves, V. Vasconcelos  e A.M.V.M. Soares (1993) Estrutura populacional fitoplanctónica nas lagoas das Braças, Vela e Mira (Região Centro-litoral). Resultados preliminares. Boletim UCA, UCTRA Univ. Algarve, 1: 1-8. 
 
Vasconcelos V.M., T. Campos, A. Amorim e A.M.V.M. Soares (1993) Toxicidade de estirpes de cianobactérias isoladas a partir das lagoas das Braças, Vela e Mira. Boletim UCA, UCTRA, Univ. Algarve, 1: 193-201.
 
Vasconcelos V.M. (1992) Toxicidade de "blooms" de cianobactérias em águas portuguesas: impacte na saúde pública e medidas de prevenção. Actas da III Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, pp. 338-345.
 
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