António Portugal
Phone: +351 239855210
e-mail: aportuga@ci.uc.pt
Category:
Department: Department of Botany, FCTUC
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Academic Achievements
Master in Ecology; PhD in Molecular Biology
Research Interests
Molecular biology of Fungi Molecular markers Serpentine ecology
  • Mesquita N., Portugal A., Piñar G., Loureiro J., Coutinho A.P., Trovão J., Nunes I., Botelho L.M., Freitas H. (in press) Flow cytometry as a tool to assess the effects of gamma radiation on the viability, growth and metabolic activity of fungal spores. (see details)
  • Mesquita, N., Portugal, A., Videira, S., Rodríguez-Echeverría, S., Bandeira, A.M.L., Santos, M.J.A., Freitas, H. (2009) Fungal diversity in ancient documents. A case study on the Archive of the University of Coimbra. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 63, 5, 626-629. (see details)
    Link: doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.03.010
  • Gonçalves M.T., Gonçalves S.C., Portugal A., Silva S., Sousa J.P. & Freitas H. (2007) Effects of nickel hyperaccumulation in Alyssum pintodasilvae on model arthropods representatives of two trophic levels. Plant and Soil. 293, 177-188. (see details)
    Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-006-9174-4
  • Gonçalves S.C.*, Portugal A.*, Gonçalves M.T., Vieira R., Martins-Loução M.A. & Freitas H. (2007) Genetic diversity and differential in vitro responses to Ni in Cenococcum geophilum isolates from serpentine soils in Portugal. Mycorrhiza. 17, 677-687 (* denotes first co-authorship). (see details)
    Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-007-0145-2
  • Portugal, A., Vieira, R., Freitas, H. (2005) Caracterização molecular por AFLP de isolados do fungo ectomicorrízico Cenococcum geophilum de solos derivados de formações ultramáficas do NE de Portugal. Revista de Ciências Agrárias. XXVIII, (see details)
  • Portugal A., Gonçalves S.C., Vieira R. & Freitas H. (2002) Chromosome number in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum from ultramafic soils of NE Portugal. The Nucleus. 45, 14-18. (see details)
  • Portugal A., Martinho P., Vieira R. & Freitas H. (2001) Molecular characterization of Cenococcum geophilum isolates from na ultramafic soil (Portugal). South African Journal of Sciences. 97, 617-619. (see details)
  • Portugal A., Martinho P., Vieira R. & Freitas H. (2001) Molecular characterization of Cenococcum geophilum isolates – a case study. Journal of Mediterranean Ecology. 2, 1, 21-30. (see details)
  • Portugal, A., Vieira, R., Freitas, H. (2001) O uso de marcadores genéticos na caracterização de isolados do micobionte Cenococcum geophilum de solos ultramáficos do NE de Portugal.. Revista de Ciências Agrárias. XXIV, 227-238. (see details)
  • Portugal, A., Vieira, R., Gonçalves, S.C., Freitas, H. (2001) Aspectos cariológicos do fungo ectomicorrízico Cenococcum geophilum de áreas ultramáficas do NE Portugal. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana . LXX, 153-161. (see details)
  • Portugal, A.(2004) Genetic variability and multi-loci analysis in isolates of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenoccocum geophilum from the NE Portugal ultramafic areas.. Departament of Botany. Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra. PhD. 123pp. see details


  • Portugal, A.(1997) Effects of Ruta chalepensis (Rutaceae) leaves extracts on phytoparasitic nematodes (Meloidogyne spp. and Globodera rostochiensis) and insects (Tribolium castaneum).. Department of Zoology. University of Coimbra. Coimbra. MSc. 88pp. see details


  • Sónia Costa, Joana Santos, Susana C. Gonçalves, António Portugal & M. Teresa Gonçalves (2008) Effects of Ni addition and fertilization on Festuca brigantina growth and mycorrizal colonization. Sixth International Conference on Serpentine Ecology. 16-20 June, see details


  • Botelho, M.L., Mesquita, N., Alves, L., Cabo-Verde, S., Belchior, A., Portugal, A. (2008) Ionizing radiation as tool for document preservation – a case study on archives of University of Coimbra. III Encontro Internacional de Tecnologias Aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro. . 23-24 de Outubro de 2008, Porto, Portugal . see details


  • Portugal, A., Mesquita, N., Videira, S., Rodríguez-Echeverría, S., Bandeira, A.M.L., Santos, M.J.A., Cabo-Verde, S., Botelho, M.L., Freitas, H. (2008) Fungal diversity on historical documents: molecular identification and implementation of control strategies for the preservation of the archive patrimony of the University of Coimbra.. III Encontro Internacional de Tecnologias Aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro. . 23-24 de Outubro de 2008, Porto, Portugal. see details


  • Gonçalves, S.C., Barrico, L. Portugal, A., Pilz, D., Freitas, H. & Gonçalves, M.T. (2007) Productivity of Tricholoma flavovirens and other edible mushrooms in maritime pine forests in Portugal: effect of thinning regimes. Abstracts from the 1st World Conference on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild Fungi (World Fungi 2007). 10-17 December, Cordoba, Spain. see details


  • Portugal, A., Bidartondo, M., Rodríguez-Echeverría, S., Gonçalves, S.C., Freitas, H. & Gonçalves, M.T. (2007) Contribution to the molecular delimitation of the Tricholoma flavovirens species complex. Abstracts from the 1st World Conference on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild Fungi (World Fungi 2007). 10-17 December, Cordoba, Spain. see details


  • Silva S., Portugal A., Gonçalves S.C., Sousa J.P. & Gonçalves M.T. (2006) Testing the anti-herbivory hypothesis of Ni hyperaccumulation in Alyssum pintodasilvae on Tribolium castaneum and Porcellio dilatatus. Abstracts from the 5th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology. 9-13 May, Siena, Italy. see details


  • Portugal, A., Gonçalves, S.C., Gonçalves, M.T., Vieira, R., Martins-Loução, M.A., Freitas, H. (2006) Diversity of Cenococcum geophilum isolates from serpentine soils of NE Portugal assessed by AFLP and in vitro Ni tolerance. V International Conference on Serpentine Ecology. 9-13 May, Siena, Italy. see details


  • Gonçalves M.T., Gonçalves S.C., Portugal A, Campelo F., Martins M.J., Nabais C. & Freitas H. (2005) The MÍSCARO project: ecology and management of the commercially harvested Tricholoma flavovirens in maritime pine forests of Beira Litoral, Portugal. Abstracts from the 4th International Workshop on Edible Mycorrhizal Mushrooms. 29 Nov - 2 Dec, Murcia, Spain. see details


  • Portugal A., Gonçalves S.C., Vieira R. & Freitas H. (2004) Characterization of Cenococcum geophilum isolates from a serpentine area by microsatellite-primed PCR. A tool for future revegetation programmes. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology. Havana, Cuba. see details


  • Portugal, A., Freitas, H.(1998) A Biodiversidade do Solo. Pedon 12, 128-134.. see details