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Albano Beja-Pereira

Albano Beja-Pereira

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
8071
World Ranking
2218
National Ranking
12

Overview

Albano Beja-Pereira is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Periodontics, and Food Science.

The scientist's recent publications span various topics and venues, reflecting a diverse research portfolio. Notable papers include:

  • The genomic history and global expansion of domestic donkeys, 2022, published in Science
  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1550-1613, 2023, published in Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • Characterization of the Oral Microbiome of Medicated Type-2 Diabetes Patients, 2021, published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Gut Microbiome Studies in Livestock: Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives, 2022, published in Animals
  • Pervasive hybridization with local wild relatives in Western European grapevine varieties, 2021, published in Science Advances

Frequent co-authors who have contributed to several works with Beja-Pereira include:

  • Lucía Pérez-Pardal
  • Giovanni Forcina
  • Vasco Fachada
  • Ana C. Almeida-Santos
  • Daniela Martins-Mendes

The scientist regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • Animals
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Beja-Pereira's research addresses several main topics, which include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Best Publications

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Multiple maternal origins of chickens: out of the Asian jungles.

    Yi-Ping Liu;Gui-Sheng Wu;Gui-Sheng Wu;Gui-Sheng Wu;Yong-Gang Yao;Yong-Wang Miao

  • Gene-culture Coevolution Between Cattle Milk Protein Genes and Human Lactase Genes

    Albano Beja-Pereira;Albano Beja-Pereira;Gordon Luikart;Phillip R England;Daniel G Bradley

  • The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

    Albano Beja-Pereira;David Caramelli;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Cristiano Vernesi

  • Chicken domestication: an updated perspective based on mitochondrial genomes

    Miao Yw;Peng Ms;Peng Ms;Wu Gs;Ouyang Yn

  • African Origins of the Domestic Donkey

    Albano Beja-Pereira;Albano Beja-Pereira;Phillip R. England;Nuno Ferrand;Steve Jordan

  • Hidden Consequences of Living in a Wormy World: Nematode‐Induced Immune Suppression Facilitates Tuberculosis Invasion in African Buffalo

    Vanessa O. Ezenwa;Rampal S. Etienne;Gordon Luikart;Gordon Luikart;Albano Beja-Pereira

  • Zebu Cattle Are an Exclusive Legacy of the South Asia Neolithic

    Shanyuan Chen;Bang Zhong Lin;Mumtaz Baig;Bikash Mitra;Bikash Mitra

  • Ancient DNA from Nubian and Somali wild ass provides insights into donkey ancestry and domestication

    Birgitta Kimura;Fiona B. Marshall;Shanyuan Chen;Sónia Rosenbom

  • Exome-wide DNA capture and next generation sequencing in domestic and wild species.

    Ted Cosart;Ted Cosart;Albano Beja-Pereira;Shanyuan Chen;Sarah B Ng

  • Genetic Characterization of Southwestern European Bovine Breeds: A Historical and Biogeographical Reassessment With a Set of 16 Microsatellites

    A. Beja-Pereira;P. Alexandrino;I. Bessa;Y. Carretero

  • Genetic structure of eighteen local south European beef cattle breeds by comparative F-statistics analysis

    J. Jordana;P. Alexandrino;A. Beja‐Pereira;I. Bessa

  • The Origins of Iberian Horses Assessed via Mitochondrial DNA

    L. J. Royo;I. Álvarez;A. Beja-Pereira;A. Molina

  • DNA Genotyping Suggests that Recent Brucellosis Outbreaks in the Greater Yellowstone Area Originated from Elk

    Albano Beja-Pereira;Betsy Bricker;Shanyuan Chen;Claudia Almendra

  • Multiple paternal origins of domestic cattle revealed by Y-specific interspersed multilocus microsatellites

    L Pérez-Pardal;L J Royo;A Beja-Pereira;S Chen

  • Donkey Domestication

    Birgitta Kimura;Fiona Marshall;Albano Beja-Pereira;Connie Mulligan

  • Y-specific microsatellites reveal an African subfamily in taurine (Bos taurus) cattle.

    L. Pérez-Pardal;L. J. Royo;A. Beja-Pereira;I. Curik

  • The genomic history and global expansion of domestic donkeys

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  • Meta-Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Several Population Bottlenecks during Worldwide Migrations of Cattle

    Johannes A. Lenstra;Paolo Ajmone-Marsan;Albano Beja-Pereira;Ruth Bollongino

  • Argali Abundance in the Afghan Pamir Using Capture–Recapture Modeling From Fecal DNA

    Richard B. Harris;John Winnie;Stephen J. Amish;Albano Beja-Pereira

  • A standard set of polymorphic microsatellites for threatened mountain ungulates (Caprini, Artiodactyla)

    C. Maudet;A. Beja-Pereira;A. Beja-Pereira;E. Zeyl;H. Nagash

  • Paternity assessment in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) – Are littermates full-sibs?

    Rodrigo Delgado;Pedro Fernández-Llario;Marisa Azevedo;Albano Beja-Pereira

  • Phylogeography and origin of Indian domestic cattle

    Mumtaz Baig;Albano Beja-Pereira;Rizwan Mohammad;Kashinath Kulkarni

  • Evidence for a geographical cline of casein haplotypes in Portuguese cattle breeds.

    A. Beja-Pereira;G. Erhardt;C. Matos;L. Gama

  • Genetic documentation of horse and donkey domestication.

    C Vila;JA Leonard;A Beja-Pereira

  • Argali Abundance in the Afghan Pamir Using Capture-Recapture Modeling

    Richard B. Harris;Stephen J. Amish;Albano Beja-Pereira;Raquel Godinho

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon Luikart
Gordon Luikart University of Montana
Félix Goyache
Félix Goyache Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Nuno Ferrand
Nuno Ferrand University of Porto
Luis J. Royo
Luis J. Royo Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Raquel Godinho
Raquel Godinho University of Porto
Juan Carranza
Juan Carranza University of Córdoba
Catarina Ginja
Catarina Ginja University of Lisbon

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