DEB   IBB   EEUM   UMinho    Contacts | Webmail | Virtual visit | Intranet | Intranet UM | SIEEUM
IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho		 Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia
 

 

CEB is part of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering

 
Sílvia Lopes Ferreira Martins
Preferred Name:
Sílvia Martins
E-Mail Address:
smartins@deb.uminho.pt @deb.uminho.pt
Activity:
PhD UMinho
Project / Theme:
Production of bioactive compounds from Larrea tridentata (a desert bush) using thermophilic fungi in solid state fermentation
Start Date: 1/14/2008
End Date: 1/14/2012
Faculty Supervisor: José Teixeira
Telephone: Office:601968
Laboratory: 601972
Laboratory: Laboratório de Fermentações
Office: Gabinete Pós-Docs 1 DEB1
Birthday: August 12th
Website:
Access after working hours: Yes
Nationality: Portugal
Last Update: 11/23/2010

Selected Publications

1. Mussatto, S.I.; Machado, E.M.S.; Martins, S.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Production, composition, and application of coffee and its industrial residues.
  Food and Bioprocess Technology 4(5), 661-672, 2011.
 
2. Martins, S.; Mussatto, S.I.; Martínez-Avila, G.; Montañez-Saenz, J.; Aguilar, C.N.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Bioactive phenolic compounds: Production and extraction by solid-state fermentation. A review.
  Biotechnology Advances 29(3), 365-373, 2011.
 
3. Cerca, N.; Martins, S.; Pier, G.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  Can studies of inhibition of adhesion by sub-mic concentrations of antibiotics predict the outcome in biofilm formation inhibition?.
  11th Annual International Symposium on Staphylococci & Staphylococcal Infections (), -, 2004.
 
4. Cerca, N.; Martins, S.; Cerca, F.; Pier, G.B.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  Resistance of coagulase-negative Staphyloccocci biofilms to antibiotics.
  VII International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID VII) (), -, 2004.
 
5. Martins, S.; Mussatto, S.I.; Aguilar, C.N.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Antioxidant capacity and NDGA content of Larrea tridentata (a desert bush) leaves extracted with different solvents.
  14th International Biotechnology Symposium (), -, 2010.
 
6. Martins, S.; Aguilar, C.N.; De La Garza-Rodriguez, I.; Mussatto, S.I.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Kinetic study of nordihydroguaiaretic acid recovery from Larrea tridentata by microwave-assisted extraction.
  Book of Abstracts of MicroBiotec09 (287), 204-, 2009.
 
7. Martins, S.; Aguilar, C.N.; De la Garza-Rodriguez, I.; Mercado-Martínez, D.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Comparative study of nordihydroguaiaretic acid extraction methods from creosote bush (Larrea tridentata).
  XIII Congreso Nacional de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería (), -, 2009.
 
8. Martins, S.; Aguilar, C.N.; Garza-Rodriguez, I.; Mussatto, S.I.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Kinetic study of nordihydroguaiaretic acid recovery from Larrea tridentata by microwave-assisted extraction.
  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 85(8), 1142-1147, 2010.
 
9. Cerca, N.; Martins, S.; Sillankorva, S.; Pier, Gerald B.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  Changes in CoNS biofilm formation, composition, structure and antimicrobial resistance due to growth in sub-inhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin.
  Proceedings of the International Conference Biofilms 2004: Structure and Activity of Biofilms - Poster Presentations 2004(), 110-114, 2004.
 
10. Cerca, N.; Cerca, Filipe; Martins, S.; Pier, Gerald B.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  Synergistic effects of combinations of antibiotics on coagulase negative staphylococcal (CoNS) biofilms.
  Abstracts of the XI International Congress of Mycology IUMS 2005 - Microbes in a Changing World (), 9-, 2005.
 
11. Cerca, N.; Martins, S.; Cerca, F.; Jefferson, K.K.; Pier, G.B.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  Comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid XTT colorimetry.
  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 56(2), 331-336, 2005.
 
12. Cerca, N.; Martins, S.; Sillankorva, S.; Jefferson, K.K.; Pier, G.B.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  Effects of growth in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin on Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus biofilms.
  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71(12), 8677-8682, 2005.
 
13. Cerca, N.; Martins, S.; Pier, G.B.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, J.
  The relationship between inhibition of bacterial adhesion to a solid surface by sub-MICs of antibiotics and subsequent development of a biofilm.
  Research in Microbiology 156(5-6), 650-655, 2005.