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Bruno C. Marreiros

senior researcher

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Email
b.marreiros@fct.unl.pt
Phone number
+351212948385 (ext: 10931)
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Recent publications

  • Matteo Grana; Marreiros, BC; Carvalheira, Monica; Elena Ficara; Maria Reis; Corresponding author: Marreiros, BC. 2024. Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production from Cheese Whey under Near-Seawater Salinity Conditions.. New Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2024.09.005
  • Marreiros, BC; Carvalheira, M; Henriques, C; Pequito, D; Nguyen, Y; Solstad, RG; Eksteen, JJ; Reis, MAM. 2023. Pilot-scale valorisation of salmon peptone into polyhydroxyalkanoates by mixed microbial cultures under conditions of high ammonia concentration. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11, DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110100
  • Carvalho, JM; Marreiros, BC; Reis, MAM. 2022. Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production by Mixed Microbial Culture under High Salinity. Sustainability, 14, DOI: 10.3390/su14031346
  • Silva, JB; Pereira, JR; Marreiros, BC; Reis, MAM; Freitas, F. 2021. Microbial production of medium-chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, 102, DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.01.020
  • Marreiros, BC; Sena, FV; Sousa, FM; Batista, AP; Pereira, MM. 2016. Type II NADH:quinone oxidoreductase family: phylogenetic distribution, structural diversity and evolutionary divergences. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 18(12), DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13352
  • Marreiros, BC; Calisto, F; Castro, PJ; Duarte, AM; Sena, FV; Silva, AF; Sousa, FM; Teixeira, M; Refojo, PN; Pereira, MM. 2016. Exploring membrane respiratory chains. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1857, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.03.028
  • Marreiros, BC; Batista, AP; Duarte, AMS; Pereira, MM. 2013. A missing link between complex i and group 4 membrane-bound [NiFe] hydrogenases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, 1827(2), DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.09.012

Main research interests

  • Valorisation of industrial by-products and wastes
  • Production of microbial biopolymers (e.g. PHA)
  • Bioprocess development, control and optimization
  • Microbial Diversity
  • Protein function and structure (e.g. PHA synthase, NDH-I, NDH-II)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Bioenergetics