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Bacteriophage-encoded depolymerases: their diversity and biotechnological applications by Pires, Diana P, Oliveira, Hugo, Melo, Luís D. R, Sillankorva, Sanna, Azeredo, Joana

“…Bacteriophages (phages), natural enemies of bacteria, can encode enzymes able to degrade polymeric substances. These substances can be found in the bacterial…”
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Reservoir storage and hydrologic responses to droughts in the Paraná River basin, south-eastern Brazil by Melo, Davi de C. D., Scanlon, Bridget R., Zhang, Zizhan, Wendland, Edson, Yin, Lei

“…Droughts are particularly critical for Brazil because of impacts on water supply and because most (70 %) of its electricity is derived from hydroelectric…”
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Staphylococci phages display vast genomic diversity and evolutionary relationships by Oliveira, Hugo, Sampaio, Marta, Melo, Luís D R, Dias, Oscar, Pope, Welkin H, Hatfull, Graham F, Azeredo, Joana

“…Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse entities in the biosphere, and this diversity is driven by constant predator-prey evolutionary dynamics and…”
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Phage therapy efficacy: a review of the last 10 years of preclinical studies by Melo, Luís D R, Oliveira, Hugo, Pires, Diana P, Dabrowska, Krystyna, Azeredo, Joana

“…Due to the rise of multidrug-resistant infections in humans, phage therapy is gaining renewed attention in Western medicine. Despite the increasing number of…”
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Efficacy and safety assessment of two enterococci phages in an in vitro biofilm wound model by Melo, Luís D. R., Ferreira, R., Costa, Ana R., Oliveira, H., Azeredo, J.

“…Chronic wounds affect thousands of people worldwide, causing pain and discomfort to patients and represent significant economical burdens to health care…”
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Molecular Aspects and Comparative Genomics of Bacteriophage Endolysins by Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes, Melo, Luís D. R., Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco, Nóbrega, Franklin Luzia, Ferreira, Eugénio C., Cerca, Nuno, Azeredo, Joana, Kluskens, Leon

“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies by Sousa, Cláudia, Ferreira, Rute, Azevedo, Nuno F, Oleastro, Mónica, Azeredo, Joana, Figueiredo, Ceu, Melo, Luís D R

“…is the major component of the gastric microbiome of infected individuals and one of the aetiological factors of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and…”
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energetic characterization of pineapple crown leaves by Braga, R. M, Queiroga, T. S, Calixto, G. Q, Almeida, H. N, Melo, D. M. A, Melo, M. A. F, Freitas, J. C. O, Curbelo, F. D. S

“…Energetic characterization of biomass allows for assessing its energy potential for application in different conversion processes into energy. The objective of…”
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Accelerated aging effects on carbon fiber/epoxy composites by Cysne Barbosa, Ana P., P. Fulco, Ana Paula, S.S. Guerra, Erick, K. Arakaki, Franscisco, Tosatto, Márcio, B. Costa, Maria Carolina, D. Melo, José Daniel

“…The influence of operational environments on the long-term durability of structural components fabricated with carbon fiber reinforced composites is an ongoing…”
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Selection of aptamers against triple negative breast cancer cells using high throughput sequencing by Ferreira, Débora, Barbosa, Joaquim, Sousa, Diana A., Silva, Cátia, Melo, Luís D. R., Avci-Adali, Meltem, Wendel, Hans P., Rodrigues, Ligia R.

“…Triple-negative breast cancer is the most aggressive subtype of invasive breast cancer with a poor prognosis and no approved targeted therapy. Hence, the…”
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Virulence Factors in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by França, Angela, Gaio, Vânia, Lopes, Nathalie, Melo, Luís D R

“…Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have emerged as major pathogens in healthcare-associated facilities, being , and, more recently, , the most clinically…”
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Selection of lactic acid bacteria to promote an efficient silage fermentation capable of inhibiting the activity of Aspergillus parasiticus and Fusarium gramineraum and mycotoxin production by Dogi, C.A., Fochesato, A., Armando, R., Pribull, B., Souza, M.M.S., da Silva Coelho, I., Araújo de Melo, D., Dalcero, A., Cavaglieri, L.

“…Aims To select lactic acid bacteria with potential silage inoculant properties. The bio‐control activity against mycotoxicogenic fungi and the presence of…”
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Development of a phage cocktail to control Proteus mirabilis catheter-associated urinary tract infections by Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues, Veiga, Patrícia, Cerca, Nuno, Kropinski, Andrew M., Almeida, Carina, Azeredo, Joana, Sillankorva, Sanna

“…"Article 1024" Proteus mirabilis is an enterobacterium that causes catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) due to its ability to colonize and…”
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Antimicrobial Particles from Cationic Lipid and Polyelectrolytes by Melo, Letícia D, Mamizuka, Elsa M, Carmona-Ribeiro, Ana M

“…Hybrid nanoparticles from cationic lipid and polymers were prepared and characterized regarding physical properties and antimicrobial activity…”
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Synergistic action of phage and antibiotics: parameters to enhance the killing efficacy against mono and dual-species biofilms by Akturk, Ergun, Oliveira, Hugo, Santos, Sílvio B., Susana Patrícia Chaves, Kuyumcu, Suleyman, Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues, Azeredo, Joana

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are opportunistic pathogens and are commonly found in polymicrobial biofilm-associated diseases, namely…”
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Are Remote Sensing Evapotranspiration Models Reliable Across South American Ecoregions? by Melo, D. C. D., Anache, J. A. A., Borges, V. P., Miralles, D. G., Martens, B., Fisher, J. B., Nóbrega, R. L. B., Moreno, A., Cabral, O. M. R., Rodrigues, T. R., Bezerra, B., Silva, C. M. S., Neto, A. A. Meira, Moura, M. S. B., Marques, T. V., Campos, S., Nogueira, J. S., Rosolem, R., Souza, R. M. S., Antonino, A. C. D., Holl, D., Galleguillos, M., Perez‐Quezada, J. F., Verhoef, A., Kutzbach, L., Lima, J. R. S., Souza, E. S., Gassman, M. I., Perez, C. F., Tonti, N., Posse, G., Rains, D., Oliveira, P. T. S., Wendland, E.

“…Many remote sensing‐based evapotranspiration (RSBET) algorithms have been proposed in the past decades and evaluated using flux tower data, mainly over North…”
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Identification of the first endolysin Cell Binding Domain (CBD) targeting Paenibacillus larvae by Santos, Sílvio B., Oliveira, A., Melo, Luís D. R., Azeredo, Joana

“…Supplementary information accompanies this paper at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39097-2. Bacteriophage endolysins present enormous biotechnological…”
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A novel flow cytometry assay based on bacteriophage-derived proteins for Staphylococcus detection in blood by Chaves, Susana Patrícia, Dias, Nicolina Marques, Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues, Azeredo, Joana, Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco, Carvalho, Carla Alexandra Oliveira Cunha Medeiros

“…Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are considered a major cause of death worldwide. Staphylococcus spp. are one of the most BSIs prevalent bacteria, classified as…”
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Radar Altimetry as a Proxy for Determining Terrestrial Water Storage Variability in Tropical Basins by de C. D. Melo, Davi, Getirana, Augusto

“…The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission has provided us with unforeseen information on terrestrial water-storage (TWS) variability,…”
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Growth performance and total tract digestibility in broiler chickens fed different corn hybrids by Melo-Durán, D., Perez, J.F., González-Ortiz, G., Villagómez-Estrada, S., Bedford, M.R., Graham, H., Sola-Oriol, D.

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the variability in nutrient digestibility associated with corn genetic background and its influence on the…”
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