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Marilene Henning Vainstein

Marilene Henning Vainstein

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Microbiology

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9049
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National Ranking
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Overview

Marilene Henning Vainstein is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, with extensive research contributions across multiple scientific domains. Their main fields of study include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work frequently appears in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Scientific Reports, Fungal Genetics and Biology, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, and South African Journal of Botany. These publications reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Vainstein's key research topics cover fungal infections and studies, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, studies on chitinases and chitosanases, nail diseases and treatments, and plant-microbe interactions and immunity.

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Vainstein include:

  • "MBSP1: a biosurfactant protein derived from a metagenomic library with activity in oil degradation," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Insights into the Multi-Azole Resistance Profile in Candida haemulonii Species Complex," 2020, Journal of Fungi
  • "Quantum dots conjugated to lectins from Schinus terebinthifolia leaves (SteLL) and Punica granatum sarcotesta (PgTeL) as potential fluorescent nanotools for investigating Cryptococcus neoformans," 2021, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "8-Hydroxyquinoline 1,2,3-triazole derivatives with promising and selective antifungal activity," 2020, Medical Mycology
  • "Microbial Culture in Minimal Medium With Oil Favors Enrichment of Biosurfactant Producing Genes," 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vainstein include:

  • Charley Christian Staats
  • Augusto Schrank
  • Lívia Kmetzsch
  • William Lopes
  • Júlia Catarina Vieira Reuwsaat

Vainstein's research integrates molecular biology and epidemiology as important subfields, with significant work relating to infectious diseases, plant science, and environmental pollution.

  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Plant Science
  • Pollution

Best Publications

  • Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae

    Ana Tereza R. Vasconcelos;Henrique B. Ferreira;Cristiano V. Bizarro;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • Biodegradation potential of oily sludge by pure and mixed bacterial cultures.

    Vanessa S. Cerqueira;Emanuel B. Hollenbach;Franciele Maboni;Marilene H. Vainstein

  • Metarhizium anisopliae enzymes and toxins.

    Augusto Schrank;Marilene Henning Vainstein

  • In vitro assessment of Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to control the cattle tick Boophilus microplus

    Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon;Itabajara da Silva Vaz Junior;Aoi Masuda;Augusto Schrank

  • Production and extraction of an extracellular lipase from the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

    Walter Orlando Beys Silva;Sydnei Mitidieri;Augusto Schrank;Marilene Henning Vainstein

  • Genetic diversity of the Cryptococcus species complex suggests that Cryptococcus gattii deserves to have varieties

    Popchai Ngamskulrungroj;Felix Gilgado;Felix Gilgado;Josiane Faganello;Anastasia P. Litvintseva

  • Enzymatic detergent formulation containing amylase from Aspergillus niger: a comparative study with commercial detergent formulations.

    Sydnei Mitidieri;Anne Helene Souza Martinelli;Augusto Schrank;Marilene Henning Vainstein

  • Molecular typing of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolates in the Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul.

    Agnes Kiesling Casali;Letícia Goulart;Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e Silva;Ângela Medeiros Ribeiro

  • Isolation of a lipase-secreting yeast for enzyme production in a pilot-plant scale batch fermentation.

    Roberta Bussamara;Alexandre Meneghello Fuentefria;Eder Silva de Oliveira;Leonardo Broetto

  • Bandoniozyma gen. nov., a Genus of Fermentative and Non-Fermentative Tremellaceous Yeast Species

    Patricia Valente;Teun Boekhout;Melissa Fontes Landell;Juliana Crestani

  • Free secretory component and lactoferrin of human milk inhibit the adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

    L. G. Giugliano;S. T. G. Ribeiro;M. H. Vainstein;C. J. Ulhoa

  • Antifungal activity of plant and bacterial ureases.

    A.B. Becker-Ritt;A.H.S. Martinelli;S. Mitidieri;V. Feder

  • Purification and characterisation of an Aspergillus niger invertase and its DNA sequence.

    L. M. Boddy;T. Bergès;C. Barreau;M. H. Vainstein

  • New insights in Trichoderma harzianum antagonism of fungal plant pathogens by secreted protein analysis.

    Valdirene Neves Monteiro;Roberto do Nascimento Silva;Andrei Stecca Steindorff;Fabio Teles Costa

  • Regulation of extracellular chitinases and proteases in the entomopathogen and acaricide Metarhizium anisopliae.

    Caroline Krieger de Moraes;Augusto Schrank;Marilene Henning Vainstein

  • A Chitinase Encoding Gene (chit1 Gene) from the Entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae: Isolation and Characterization of Genomic and Full-Length cDNA

    Maurício Reis Bogo;Cláudia Augustin Rota;Hermides Pinto;Maristela Ocampos

  • Fungal zinc metabolism and its connections to virulence.

    Charley Christian Staats;Livia Kmetzsch;Augusto Schrank;Marilene Henning Vainstein

  • SEC14 is a specific requirement for secretion of phospholipase B1 and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

    Methee Chayakulkeeree;Simon Andrew Johnston;Johanes Bijosono Oei;Sophie Lev

  • Morphological alterations of Metarhizium anisopliae during penetration of Boophilus microplus ticks.

    Walquíria Arruda;Irina Lübeck;Augusto Schrank;Marilene Henning Vainstein

  • Conidial surface proteins of Metarhizium anisopliae: Source of activities related with toxic effects, host penetration and pathogenesis.

    Lucélia Santi;Walter O. Beys da Silva;Markus Berger;Jorge A. Guimarães

  • Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Isolated from the Excreta of Psittaciformes in a Southern Brazilian Zoological Garden

    Maxwel Adriano Abegg;Fabiana Lucila Cella;Josiane Faganello;Patrícia Valente

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcio L. Rodrigues
Marcio L. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Leonardo Nimrichter
Leonardo Nimrichter Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Wieland Meyer
Wieland Meyer Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Susana Frases
Susana Frases Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Maurício Reis Bogo
Maurício Reis Bogo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Arturo Casadevall
Arturo Casadevall Johns Hopkins University
Thomas G. Mitchell
Thomas G. Mitchell Duke University

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