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Ângela Cunha is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and primarily conducts research in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans various subfields, including Plant Science, Food Science, Materials Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Gut Microbiota and Health, as well as Crystallization and Solubility Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ângela Cunha include the following:

  • The Root Microbiome of Salicornia ramosissima as a Seedbank for Plant-Growth Promoting Halotolerant Bacteria (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • Halophytes as Medicinal Plants against Human Infectious Diseases (2022, Applied Sciences)
  • Biosurfactant Production in Sub-Oxic Conditions Detected in Hydrocarbon-Degrading Isolates from Marine and Estuarine Sediments (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • In vitro photodynamic treatment of Fusarium oxysporum conidia through the action of thiopyridinium and methoxypyridinium chlorins (2022, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry)
  • Engineering the Rhizosphere Microbiome with Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria for Modulation of the Plant Metabolome (2024, Plants)

The frequent co-authors working with Ângela Cunha include:

  • Isabel N. Sierra-García
  • Maria J. Ferreira
  • Diana C. G. A. Pinto
  • Javier Cremades
  • Helena Silva

Publication venues where Ângela Cunha commonly publishes include:

  • Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry

Ângela Cunha has contributed to book publications as well, including a work titled Ciência da computação: princípios fundamentais published in 2021 by Editora Conhecimento Livre eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Study of Bacterial Recovery Viability and Potential Development of Resistance after Treatment

    Anabela Tavares;Carla M. B. Carvalho;Maria A. Faustino;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves

  • An insight on bacterial cellular targets of photodynamic inactivation.

    Eliana Alves;Maria Af Faustino;Maria Gpms Neves;Angela Cunha

  • Charge effect on the photoinactivation of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by cationic meso-substituted porphyrins

    Eliana Alves;Liliana Costa;Carla Mb Carvalho;João Pc Tomé

  • Wavelength dependence of biological damage induced by UV radiation on bacteria

    Ana L. Santos;Vanessa Oliveira;Inês Baptista;Isabel Henriques

  • Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and barcoded pyrosequencing reveal unprecedented archaeal diversity in mangrove sediment and rhizosphere samples.

    Ana C. C. Pires;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Adelaide Almeida;Ângela Cunha

  • Potential applications of porphyrins in photodynamic inactivation beyond the medical scope

    Eliana Alves;Maria A.F. Faustino;Maria G.P.M.S. Neves;Ângela Cunha

  • Photodynamic inactivation of mammalian viruses and bacteriophages.

    Liliana Costa;Maria Amparo F. Faustino;Maria Graça P. M. S. Neves;Ângela Cunha

  • Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacterial and Yeast Biofilms With a Cationic Porphyrin

    Sandra Beirão;Sara Fernandes;Joel Coelho;Maria A. F. Faustino

  • Phage Therapy and Photodynamic Therapy: Low Environmental Impact Approaches to Inactivate Microorganisms in Fish Farming Plants

    Adelaide Almeida;Ângela Cunha;Newton C.M. Gomes;Eliana Alves

  • Taking Root: Enduring Effect of Rhizosphere Bacterial Colonization in Mangroves

    Newton C. M. Gomes;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Fernando N. Pinto;Conceição Egas

  • Phage Therapy as an Approach to Prevent Vibrio anguillarum Infections in Fish Larvae Production

    Yolanda J. Silva;Liliana Costa;Carla Pereira;Cristiana Mateus

  • Seasonal and spatial variability of free-living bacterial community composition along an estuarine gradient (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

    Isabel S. Henriques;Artur Alves;Marta Tacão;Adelaide Almeida

  • Functional cationic nanomagnet-porphyrin hybrids for the photoinactivation of microorganisms

    Carla M B Carvalho;Eliana Alves;Liliana Costa;João P C Tomé

  • Photodynamic inactivation of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospital wastewaters: influence of residual antibiotics.

    Joana Almeida;João P. C. Tomé;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves;Augusto C. Tomé

  • Mechanisms of photodynamic inactivation of a Gram-negative recombinant bioluminescent bacterium by cationic porphyrins

    Anabela Tavares;Sandra R. S. Dias;Carla M. B. Carvalho;Maria A. F. Faustino

  • Bacteriophages with potential to inactivate Salmonella Typhimurium: Use of single phage suspensions and phage cocktails

    Carla Pereira;Catarina Moreirinha;Magdalena Lewicka;Paulo Almeida

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in deep sea sediments: Microbe-pollutant interactions in a remote environment.

    A. Louvado;N.C.M. Gomes;M.M.Q. Simões;A. Almeida

  • Effect of photodynamic therapy on the virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus

    Maria Bartolomeu;Sónia Rocha;Ângela Cunha;M. G. P. M. S. Neves

  • Influence of external bacterial structures on the efficiency of photodynamic inactivation by a cationic porphyrin

    M. A. Pereira;M. A. F. Faustino;J. P. C. Tomé;J. P. C. Tomé;M. G. P. M. S. Neves

  • Sewage bacteriophage photoinactivation by cationic porphyrins: a study of charge effect

    Liliana Costa;Eliana Alves;Carla M. B. Carvalho;João P. C. Tomé

Frequent Co-Authors

Adelaide Almeida
Adelaide Almeida University of Aveiro
João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
Newton C. M. Gomes
Newton C. M. Gomes University of Aveiro
Maria A. F. Faustino
Maria A. F. Faustino University of Aveiro
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves University of Aveiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro University of Aveiro
Augusto C. Tomé
Augusto C. Tomé University of Aveiro
António Correia
António Correia University of Aveiro
Sílvia M. Rocha
Sílvia M. Rocha University of Aveiro
Ricardo Calado
Ricardo Calado University of Aveiro

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