Peixoto S., Henriques I., Loureiro S. (2021) Long-term effects of Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide exposure on soil microbial communities.
Environmental Pollution, 206
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Peixoto, S., Khodaparast, Z., Cornelis, G., Lahive, E., Green Etxabe, A., Baccaro, M., Papadiamantis, A.G., Gonçalves, S.F., Lynch, I., Busquets-Fite, M., Punt, V., Loureiro, S., Henriques, I. (2020) Impact of Ag2S NPs on soil bacterial community–A terrestrial mesocosm approach.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, 206
, (111405), .
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Santos M., Peixoto S., Pereira J.L., Luis A.T., Henriques I., Goncalves F.J.M., Pereira M.J., Oliveira H., Vidal T. (2019) Using flow cytometry for bacterioplankton community analysis as a complementary tool to Water Framework Directive to signal putatively impacted sites.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 695
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Sara Peixoto
PhD Student
- Thesis title: Effects of nanomaterials on the bacterial community from agricultural soils: Nano-agrochemicals and biosolids’ applications
- Supervisor: Dr. Isabel Henriques and Dr. Susana Loureiro
- Researcher ID: FCT grant: SFRH/BD/117738/2016
- ORCID: 0000-0002-3005-7492
- Ciencia ID: Ciência vitae: 1F19-F15F/C143
- Department: Department of Biology
- Research Group: Environmental Changes, Hazards & Conservation (ECHC) Thesis title: Effects of nanomaterials on the bacterial community from agricultural soils: Nano-agrochemicals and biosolids’ applications Supervisor: Dr. Isabel Henriques and Dr. Susana Loureiro Category: BO Grant type: BD Funding entity: FCT Grant reference: SFRH/BD/117738/2016 Start date: 2017-04-01 End date: 2021-04-01
Research interests
Soil science
Environmental microbiology
Nanoparticles (AgNPs and Ag2S-NP) and nano-products (nano-pesticides)
Environmental microbiology
Nanoparticles (AgNPs and Ag2S-NP) and nano-products (nano-pesticides)
Academic degrees
2017-present: Phd student in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes/ University of Aveiro | Thesis Title:Effects of nanomaterials on the bacterial community from agricultural soils: Nano-agrochemicals and biosolids’ applications, supervised by Dr. Isabel Henriques and Co-supervised Dr. Susana Loureiro
2013 - 2015: Master in Microbiology/ University of Aveiro | Thesis Title: Changes of the microbial communities as a mean to evaluate the impact of soil contamination by nanoparticles, supervised by Dr. Jacinta Oliveira and Co-supervised by Dr. Susana Loureiro
2009 - 2013: Graduation in Biotechnology/ Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo | Thesis Title: Avaliação do impacto dos genes rpoS e bolA na capacidade de formação de biofilme de E. coli e na resposta a fatores de stress, supersived by Maria Luisa Moura and Maria Olivia Pereira.
2013 - 2015: Master in Microbiology/ University of Aveiro | Thesis Title: Changes of the microbial communities as a mean to evaluate the impact of soil contamination by nanoparticles, supervised by Dr. Jacinta Oliveira and Co-supervised by Dr. Susana Loureiro
2009 - 2013: Graduation in Biotechnology/ Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo | Thesis Title: Avaliação do impacto dos genes rpoS e bolA na capacidade de formação de biofilme de E. coli e na resposta a fatores de stress, supersived by Maria Luisa Moura and Maria Olivia Pereira.
Publications
WoS Papers
(3)
Other Papers
(1)
Books
(0)
Book Chapter
(0)
Thesis
(4)
Communications
(13)
Other Publications
(0)
Reports
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Projects
Awards
2019: Travel Grant - FEMS (Federation of European Microbiology Society).
2020: Best poster presentation: "Impact of different copper-based nanomaterials on the soil microbiome", One Health Day - Emerging Diseases, University of Aveiro.
Scientific monitoring
2019: Scientific monitor in Summer academy: "Há super bactérias na água?", Microlab, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2018: Scientific monitor in Summer academy, Microlab, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2018: Scientific monitor in Science festival, AppIEE , Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
Advanced courses
2015: Advanced course on Scientific writing and communication. 22-26 June 2015. 3ª edition, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2017: Advanced course on Ecosystem services provided by wetlands: Anthropogenic impacts and Environmental chemistry. 22-26th May 2017, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2017: Advanced course on Fundamentals of Animal Cell Culture. 11 -15 th September 2017, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2018: Advanced curse on Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data. 29 Jan - 2 Fev 2018, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2018: Advanced curse on Bioinformatics for Microbiologists. 9 Jun - 13 Fev 2018, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2018: Advanced curse on Microbial diversity . 23 Jun - 27 Fev 2018, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2019: Advanced curse on Modelling approaches in ecotoxicology, 1 May - 5 May 2019, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
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