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Overview

Nelson Lima is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal and contributes extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Food Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist has published several papers focused primarily on topics related to plant pathogens, fungal diseases, and microbial ecology. Key topics in their work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Gut Microbiota and Health, Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Notable recent papers authored by or affiliated with Nelson Lima include:

  • Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges, 2020, Microbiome
  • Development of Microbiome Biobanks - Challenges and Opportunities, 2020, Trends in Microbiology
  • Occurrence of filamentous fungi in drinking water: their role on fungal-bacterial biofilm formation, 2020, Research in Microbiology
  • Mycotoxin mixtures in food and feed: holistic, innovative, flexible risk assessment modelling approach, 2020, EFSA Supporting Publications
  • Correction to: Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges, 2020, Microbiome

Nelson Lima frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors. These include Cledir Santos, Célia Maria Gonçalves Soares, Carla Santos, Lúcia C. Simões, and Matthew J. Ryan, indicating an ongoing research network within their areas of specialization.

The scientist's work is regularly published in established venues such as Microbiome, Trends in Microbiology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Microorganisms, and the International Journal of Food Microbiology. These journals represent key platforms for dissemination of research related to microbiology, plant sciences, and food microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

    Gabriele Berg;Daria Rybakova;Doreen Fischer;Tomislav Cernava

  • How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food

    R. Russell M. Paterson;Nelson Lima

  • Comparative use of bacterial, algal and protozoan tests to study toxicity of azo- and anthraquinone dyes

    Čeněk Novotný;Nicolina Dias;Anu Kapanen;Kateřina Malachová

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • The study of fungi in drinking water

    Gunhild Hageskal;Nelson Lima;Ida Skaar

  • Further mycotoxin effects from climate change

    R. R. M. Paterson;Nelson Lima

  • A polyphasic approach to the identification of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus Section Flavi isolated from Portuguese almonds.

    Paula Rodrigues;Armando Venâncio;Zofia Kozakiewicz;Nelson Lima

  • Mycotoxin production from fungi isolated from grapes.

    Luís Abrunhosa;R. R. M. Paterson;Z. Kozakiewicz;Nelson Lima

  • Survey and significance of filamentous fungi from tap water

    Ana B. Gonçalves;R. Russell M. Paterson;Nelson Lima

  • An Overview of the Recent Developments on Fructooligosaccharide Production and Applications

    Ana Luísa Dominguez;Lígia Raquel Rodrigues;Nelson Manuel Lima;José António Teixeira

  • Filamentous fungal characterizations by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    Cledir Santos;Cledir Santos;Robert Russell Monteith Paterson;Robert Russell Monteith Paterson;Armando Venâncio;Nelson Manuel Lima;Nelson Manuel Lima

  • Comparative studies of fungal degradation of single or mixed bioaccessible reactive azo dyes.

    M.Adosinda M. Martins;Nelson Lima;Armando J.D. Silvestre;M.João Queiroz

  • Toxicology of mycotoxins

    Robert R. M. Paterson;Nelson Lima

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

  • Identification and characterization of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins

    P. Rodrigues;Célia Maria Gonçalves Soares;Z. Kozakiewicz;R. R. M. Paterson

  • Fourier transform infrared as a powerful technique for the identification and characterization of filamentous fungi and yeasts

    Cledir Santos;Marcelo E. Fraga;Zofia Kozakiewicz;Nelson Lima

  • Portuguese primary school children's conceptions about digestion: identification of learning obstacles

    Graça Simões de Carvalho;Rui Manuel Correia da Silva;Nelson Lima;Eduarda Coquet

  • Trends in the use of protozoa in the assessment of wastewater treatment.

    Ana Nicolau;Nicolina Dias;Manuel Mota;Nelson Lima

  • Climate change affecting oil palm agronomy, and oil palm cultivation increasing climate change, require amelioration.

    R. Russell M. Paterson;R. Russell M. Paterson;Nelson Lima

  • Future climate effects on suitability for growth of oil palms in Malaysia and Indonesia

    R. Russell M. Paterson;Lalit Kumar;Subhashni Taylor;Nelson Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Russell M. Paterson
R. Russell M. Paterson University of Minho
Lucília Domingues
Lucília Domingues University of Minho
Manuel Mota
Manuel Mota University of Évora
José A. Teixeira
José A. Teixeira University of Minho
Paola Battilani
Paola Battilani Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Erko Stackebrandt
Erko Stackebrandt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Rosane Freitas Schwan
Rosane Freitas Schwan Federal University of Lavras
Eugénio C. Ferreira
Eugénio C. Ferreira University of Minho
Manuel Simões
Manuel Simões University of Porto
Stéphane Declerck
Stéphane Declerck Université Catholique de Louvain

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