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Overview

Carlos A. Rosa is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Food Science, Plant Science, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds

Recent publications by Carlos A. Rosa include:

  • Lithothamnium calcareum (Pallas) Areschoug seaweed adsorbs aflatoxin B1 in vitro and improves broiler chicken's performance, 2020, Mycotoxin Research
  • Performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains against the application of adaptive laboratory evolution strategies for butanol tolerance, 2024, Food Research International
  • Inhibitory Effect of GRAS Essential Oils and Plant Extracts on the Growth of Aspergillus westerdijkiae and Aspergillus carbonarius Strains, 2022, Molecules
  • Expression of a periplasmic β-glucosidase from Yarrowia lipolytica allows efficient cellobiose-xylose co-fermentation by industrial xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, 2024, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
  • Horses fed meal contaminated with mycotoxins performing short-term exercises, 2020, Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Carlos A. Rosa has collaborated with several frequent coauthors including:

  • Kelly Moura Keller
  • L.R. Cavaglieri
  • Mariana Paiva Rodrigues
  • Águida Aparecida de Oliveira
  • Gabriela Lago Biscoto

Their research contributions are also distributed across several publication venues, namely:

  • Food Research International
  • Mycotoxin Research
  • Molecules
  • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
  • Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Best Publications

  • Tempo and Mode of Genome Evolution in the Budding Yeast Subphylum.

    Xing-Xing Shen;Dana A. Opulente;Dana A. Opulente;Jacek Kominek;Jacek Kominek;Xiaofan Zhou;Xiaofan Zhou

  • Comparative genomics of biotechnologically important yeasts

    Robert Riley;Sajeet Haridas;Kenneth H Wolfe;Mariana R Lopes

  • Biogeography of the yeasts of ephemeral flowers and their insects

    Marc-André Lachance;William T. Starmer;Carlos A. Rosa;Jane M. Bowles

  • Biodiversity and ecophysiology of yeasts

    Carlos A. Rosa;Gábor Péter

  • Endophytic fungi associated with the Antarctic grass Deschampsia antarctica Desv. (Poaceae)

    Luiz H. Rosa;Aline B. M. Vaz;Rachel B. Caligiorne;Sabrina Campolina

  • Screening of Brazilian basidiomycetes for antimicrobial activity

    Luiz Henrique Rosa;Kátia M Gomes Machado;Camila Cristina Jacob;Marina Capelari

  • Removal of heavy metals by an Aspergillus terreus strain immobilized in a polyurethane matrix

    M.A. Dias;I.C.A. Lacerda;P.F. Pimentel;H.F. De Castro

  • Antifungal and antioxidant activity of fatty acid methyl esters from vegetable oils.

    Maria E A Pinto;Sthéfane G Araújo;Marcela I Morais;Nívea P Sá

  • Multi-scale structural and chemical analysis of sugarcane bagasse in the process of sequential acid-base pretreatment and ethanol production by Scheffersomyces shehatae and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Anuj K Chandel;Felipe Af Antunes;Virgilio Anjos;Maria Jv Bell

  • Diversity and bioprospecting of fungal communities associated with endemic and cold-adapted macroalgae in Antarctica

    Valéria M Godinho;Laura E Furbino;Iara F Santiago;Franciane M Pellizzari

  • Yeast communities associated with stingless bees.

    Carlos A Rosa;Marc André Lachance;Janaína O C Silva;Ana Carolina P Teixeira

  • Endophytic fungi community associated with the dicotyledonous plant Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl. (Caryophyllaceae) in Antarctica.

    Luiz Henrique Rosa;Mariana de Lourdes Almeida Vieira;Iara Furtado Santiago;Carlos Augusto Rosa

  • Screening of yeasts as probiotic based on capacities to colonize the gastrointestinal tract and to protect against enteropathogen challenge in mice.

    Flariano S. Martins;Flariano S. Martins;Regina M. D. Nardi;Rosa M. E. Arantes;Carlos A. Rosa

  • Diversity and distribution of fungal communities in lakes of Antarctica

    Vívian N. Gonçalves;Aline B.M. Vaz;Carlos A. Rosa;Luiz H. Rosa

  • Fungal community associated with marine macroalgae from Antarctica

    Carolina P. Loque;Adriana O. Medeiros;Franciane M. Pellizzari;Eurico C. Oliveira

  • Diversity and physiological characterization of D-xylose-fermenting yeasts isolated from the Brazilian Amazonian Forest.

    Raquel M Cadete;Monaliza A. Melo;Kelly J Dussán;Rita C. L. B. Rodrigues

  • The diversity, extracellular enzymatic activities and photoprotective compounds of yeasts isolated in Antarctica

    Aline B. M Vaz;Luiz H Rosa;Mariana L. A Vieira;Virginia de Garcia

  • Brazilian Microbiome Project: Revealing the Unexplored Microbial Diversity—Challenges and Prospects

    Victor Satler Pylro;Victor Satler Pylro;Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch;José Miguel Ortega;Alexandre Morais do Amaral

  • Spathaspora arborariae sp. nov., a d-xylose-fermenting yeast species isolated from rotting wood in Brazil.

    Raquel M. Cadete;Renata O. Santos;Monaliza A. Melo;Adriane Mouro

  • Yeasts associated with fresh and frozen pulps of Brazilian tropical fruits.

    Rita C. Trindade;Maria Aparecida Resende;Claudia M. Silva;Carlos A. Rosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc-André Lachance
Marc-André Lachance University of Western Ontario
Alvaro J. Romanha
Alvaro J. Romanha Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Jacques Robert Nicoli
Jacques Robert Nicoli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Chris Todd Hittinger
Chris Todd Hittinger University of Wisconsin–Madison
Silvio Silvério da Silva
Silvio Silvério da Silva Universidade de São Paulo
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Flaviano S. Martins
Flaviano S. Martins Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Charles L. Cantrell
Charles L. Cantrell United States Department of Agriculture
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer
Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer Universidade Federal de Viçosa

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