Natália Faria

TL;DR: The results suggest that the naphtho[2,3-d]isoxazole-4,9-dione scaffold has the potential to be developed into novel and safe therapeutic antifungal agents.

TL;DR: A highly congruent association was observed between STTR- and LTRR-based clusters and taxonomic affiliation, revealing the usefulness of such PCR fingerprinting profiles for the identification of cyanobacteria.

TL;DR: The expert group at the "Microareias 2012" workshop recommends that beach sand should be screened for a variety of pathogens harmful to human health, and sand monitoring should be initiated alongside regular water monitoring, and sampling and analysis protocols should be standardized to allow proper comparisons among beach locations.

TL;DR: A PCR‐based method of gene‐directed multiplex PCR to rapidly identify microcystins producing cyanobacteria, regardless of their taxa, that could be applied in routine freshwater monitoring is developed.

TL;DR: The first study monitored impacts of the large Alqueva dam on the Guadiana estuary since 1996, revealing changes in sediment load, nutrient regime and phytoplankton succession as mentioned in this paper.