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Nuno Miguel Mesquita. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Doutoramento em Biologia em 2014/02/05 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Mestrado em Mestrado em Métodos Biomoleculares Avançados em 2005 pelo(a) Universidade de Aveiro e Licenciatura em Licenciatura em Biologia em 2002 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. É Investigador Contratado no(a) Universidade de Coimbra. Publicou 15 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 capítulo(s) de livros. Organizou 1 evento(s). Participou em 15 evento(s). Recebeu 2 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Investigador em 5 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Microbiologia e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Micologia. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: biodeterioração; biodegradação; fungos; bactérias; Amanita muscaria ; Amanita phalloides; Distribuição geográfica; NGS; microbiome; Genética de populações; pedra; pintura; papel ; pergaminho; pigmentos; Biological Sciences - Biodiversity and Conservation; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nuno Miguel Mesquita

Citation names

  • Mesquita, Nuno Miguel da Costa Pinheiro Meneses
  • Mesquita, N.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E71B-913A-864E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1748-6364

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Mycology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/12/31
Ongoing
 CS50's Introduction to Computer Science (Outros)
Major in Scientific Computing; Bioinformatics
Harvard University, United States
2023/03/05
Concluded
 Scientific Computing with Python (Outros)
Major in Scientific Computing with Python; Bioinformatics
freeCodeCamp, United States
2017/05/29
Concluded
 PH526x: Using Python for Research (Outros)
Major in Python programming
Harvard University, United States
2009 - 2014/02/05
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Biologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia molecular
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Identification and control of fungal contamination in ancient heritage documents" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor por Unanimidade
2008 - 2008
Concluded
 CEBT 2008 – Curso de Empreendedorismo de Base Tecnológica (Curso médio)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2007 - 2007
Concluded
 Introdução à Inactivação Microbiana por Radiação Gama (Curso médio)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
2002 - 2005
Concluded
 Mestrado em Métodos Biomoleculares Avançados (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Efeitos de dois pesticidas organofosforados em Daphnia spp." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1997 - 2002
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Ramo científico
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Utilização de Microssatélites no estudo da variabilidade interpopulacional de Dactylis glomerata L." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/27 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/27 Bolseiro de Pos Doutoramento (SFRH/BPD/112830/2015),"Causes and solutions to monumental stone biodeterioration in the Unesco World Heritage site ‘University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia’" Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/05/21 - 2015/11/30 Bolseiro de investigação, no âmbito do Projeto “O que faz de Amanita phalloides um invasor de sucesso? Estudos na sua área de distribuição nativa (AMANITA)” (PTDC/BIA-BIC/122142/2010) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Bolseiro de Doutoramento com o tema “Identificação e controlo de fungos contaminantes de documentos históricos” (SFRH/BD/41287/2007) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007/12/03 - 2008/12/01 Bolseiro de Investigação do projecto "Diver. fúngica em documentos históricos: ident. molecular e implem. de estratégias de controlo para a preser. do patrim. arquivístico." (PTDC/HAH/65262/2006) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2007/06/01 Bolseiro de Investigação do Projecto "Ident. and control of infecting fungi on bibliographic documents. Importance for the conserv. and restor. of the archive patrim.", MYCOARCHIVE (III/AMB/12/2005) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002/09/01 - 2005/07/01 Mestrado em Métodos Biomoleculares Avançados Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2001/09/01 - 2002/07/01 Estágio Curricular em Genética Vegetal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012/05 - 2015/05 What makes Amanita phalloides a successful invader? Insights from studies in its native range (AMANITA)
122142
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2007/08 - 2010/12 Fungal diversity on historical documents: molecular identification and implementation of control strategies for the preservation of the archivistic patrimony.
65262
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/05/01 - Current From bedside to bench and back again: the role of essential oils as potential treatment of fungal keratitis
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Researcher
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia
2023/06/01 - 2027/06/01 Recolonización biológica del Patrimonio Histórico-artístico, un problema no resuelto. Bases científicas para el desarrollo de protocolos de limpieza perdurable (UNRECOVER)
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Researcher
Under evaluation
2023/04/01 - 2024/10/01 ANOXYOILS - Essential Oils in Low Oxygen Environments for the treatment of fungal contamination in museum collections
2022.07967.PTDC
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Ongoing
2022/04/01 - 2023/04/30 EOLOE - Fungicidal Effects of Essential Oils in Low Oxygen Environments - An innovative approach to Heritage Conservation
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Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar
Ongoing
2016/01/07 - 2019/12/30 Monumental stone biodeterioration assessment within the UNESCO World Heritage site ‘University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia’ (MYCOSTONE)
PTDC/EPH-PAT/3345/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2016/07/02 - 2019/07/01 Innovative methodology to clean fungal stains from paper documents and artworks (CleanART).
PTDC/EPH-PAT/0224/2014
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2012 - 2015 What makes Amanita phalloides a successful invader? Insights from studies in its native range (AMANITA)
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/122142/PT
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/08 - 2011 Fungal diversity on historical documents: molecular identification and implementation of control strategies for the preservation of the archivistic patrimony
PTDC/HAH/65262/2006
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2005 - 2007 Identification and control of infecting fungi on bibliographic documents. Importance for the conservation and restoration of the archive patrimony (MYCOARCHIVE)
III/AMB/12/2005
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mesquita, N.; Soares, F.; de Carvalho, H. Paiva; Trovão, J.; Pinheiro, A.C.; Tiago, I.; Portugal, A.. "Air and wall mycobiota interactions—A case study in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra". In Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi in the Built Environment, 101-125. Duxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier, 2022.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-85206-7.00011-3
  2. Mesquita, Nuno Miguel da Costa Pinheiro Meneses; Ana Catarina Pinheiro (C81B-0C4C-AF3A); António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal (5016-8842-B52A). "Limestone Biodeterioration in Portugal.". In Biodeterioration and Preservation in Art, Archaeology and Architecture, edited by Ralph Mitchell; Archana Vasanthakumar. Londres, United Kingdom: Archetype Publications, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Mesquita, N.; Célia Cabral. "Fungicidal Effects de Essential Oils in Low Oxygen Environments: An innovative approach for Heritage Conservation". Paper presented in 52nd International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO 2022), Wroclaw, Polónia, 2022.
  2. Paiva de Carvalho, H.; Portugal, A.; Mesquita, N.; Trovão, J.; Simões da Silva, B.S.; Vieira, D.N.. "Diversity of airborne fungi in a forensic pathology service: a preliminary study". Paper presented in 22nd Congress of the International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM 2012), 2012.
  3. Nunes, I.; Mesquita, N.; Cabo Verde, S.; Videira, S.; Portugal, A.; Botelho, M.L.. "Behind the air we breathe: characterization of the microbial population from the indoor air of the Archive of the University of Coimbra". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2011.
  4. Paiva, D.S.; Videira, S.; Trovão, J.; Avelar, L.; Mesquita, N.; Ribeiro, D.; Portugal, A.. "Detection of Fusarium circinatum by using specific molecular markers in coniferous of the central region of Portugal". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2011.
  5. Trovão, J.; Mesquita, N.; Videira, S.; Paiva de Carvalho, H.; Paiva, D.S.; Avelar, L.; Bandeira, A.M.L.; Portugal, A.. "Insects as fungal dispersion vectors – a case study on the Archive of the Universaity of Coimbra". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2011.
  6. Mesquita, N.; Santos, G.L.; Lobo, S.; Portugal, A.. "Fungal diversity in an ancient parchment: Papal Bull to the Confraria de Santo António". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2011.
  7. Nunes, I.; Mesquita, N.; Videira, S.; Cabo Verde, S.; Portugal, A.; Botelho, M.L.. "Fungal growth and inactivation pattrens in parchment documents from the Archive of the University of Coimbra". Paper presented in FEMS – 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, 2011.
  8. Portugal, A.; Mesquita, N.; Videira, S.; Freitas, H.; Cabo Verde, S.; Nunes, I.; Botelho, M.L.. "Gamma radiation effects on fungi isolated from ancient documents: methods for fungal inactivation assessment". Paper presented in 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) The biology of Fungi, 2010.
  9. Videira, S.; Mesquita, N.; Portugal, A.. "Mycological survey of eight Portuguese limestone caves". Paper presented in 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) The biology of Fungi, 2010.
  10. Mesquita, N.; Portugal, A.; Videira, S.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.; Bandeira, A.M.L.; Santos, M.J.A.; Freitas, H.. "Fungal diversity in ancient parchment and paper documents from the archive of the University of Coimbra". Paper presented in 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) The biology of Fungi, 2010.
  11. Paiva de Carvalho, H.; Mesquita, N.; Videira, S.; Gonçalves, S.; Gonçalves, M.T.; Portugal, A.. "Genet analysis and distribution of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma equestre in a pine wood forest in Portugal". Paper presented in 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) The Biology of Fungi, 2010.
  12. Vieira dos Santos, M.C.; Esteves, I.; Mesquita, N.; Portugal, A.; Kerry, B.; Abrantes, I.. "Fungi associated with potato cyst nematode eggs in Portugal". Paper presented in 2nd International Congress of Tropical Nematology (40th ONTA and 28 thSBN Meetings), 2009.
  13. Mesquita, N.; Vieira, R.. "Utilização de Microssatélites no estudo da variabilidade interpopulacional de Dactylis glomerata L., planta com características protectoras do solo.". Paper presented in Encontro Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa da Ciência do Solo. O Solo - Factor de Qualidade Ambiental., 2003.
Journal article
  1. Diana S. Paiva; João Trovão; Luís Fernandes; Nuno Mesquita; Igor Tiago; António Portugal. "Expanding the Microcolonial Black Fungi Aeminiaceae Family: Saxispiralis lemnorum gen. et sp. nov. (Mycosphaerellales), Isolated from Deteriorated Limestone in the Lemos Pantheon, Portugal". Journal of Fungi (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9090916.
    10.3390/jof9090916
  2. Mesquita, N.; Paiva, Diana S.; Luís Fernandes; Emília Pereira; João Trovão; Igor Tiago; António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal (5016-8842-B52A). Corresponding author: Paiva, Diana S.. "Exploring differences in culturable fungal diversity using standard freezing incubation. A case study in the limestones of Lemos Pantheon (Portugal)". Journal of Fungi (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/501.
    Published
  3. Diana S. Paiva; Luís Fernandes; Emília Pereira; João Trovão; Nuno Mesquita; Igor Tiago; António Portugal. "Exploring Differences in Culturable Fungal Diversity Using Standard Freezing Incubation—A Case Study in the Limestones of Lemos Pantheon (Portugal)". Journal of Fungi (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9040501.
    10.3390/jof9040501
  4. Paiva, Diana S.; Fernandes, Luís; Trovão, João; Mesquita, N.; Tiago, Igor; Portugal, António. Corresponding author: Paiva, Diana S.. "Uncovering the Fungal Diversity Colonizing Limestone Walls of a Forgotten Monument in the Central Region of Portugal by High-Throughput Sequencing and Culture-Based Methods". Applied Sciences 12 20 (2022): 10650. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app122010650.
    Published • 10.3390/app122010650
  5. Coelho, Catarina; Mesquita, Nuno; Costa, Inês; Soares, Fabiana; Trovão, João; Freitas, Helena; Portugal, António; Tiago, Igor. "Bacterial and Archaeal Structural Diversity in Several Biodeterioration Patterns on the Limestone Walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra". Microorganisms 9 4 (2021): 709. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040709.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/microorganisms9040709
  6. Soares, Fabiana; Trovão, João; Coelho, Catarina; Costa, Inês; Mesquita, Nuno; Gil, Francisco; Catarino, Lídia; et al. "High-Quality Draft Genome Sequences of Three Cyanobacteria Isolated from the Limestone Walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal". Microbiology Resource Announcements 9 26 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.00575-20.
    Open access • Published • 10.1128/mra.00575-20
  7. SOARES, FABIANA; TIAGO, IGOR; TROVÃO, JOÃO; COELHO, CATARINA; MESQUITA, NUNO; GIL, FRANCISCO; CATARINO, LÍDIA; CARDOSO, SUSANA M.; PORTUGAL, ANTÓNIO. "Description of Myxacorys almedinensis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from the limestone walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal (UNESCO World Heritage Site)". Phytotaxa 419 1 (2019): 77-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.419.1.5.
    Open access • 10.11646/phytotaxa.419.1.5
  8. Sequeira, S.O.; De Carvalho, H.P.; Mesquita, N.; Portugal, A.; Macedo, M.F.. "Fungal stains on paper: Is what you see what you get?". Conservar Patrimonio 32 (2019): 18-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072291996&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.14568/cp2018007
  9. Trovão, J.; Portugal, A.; Soares, F.; Paiva, D.S.; Mesquita, N.; Coelho, C.; Pinheiro, A.C.; et al. "Fungal diversity and distribution across distinct biodeterioration phenomena in limestone walls of the old cathedral of Coimbra, UNESCO World Heritage Site". International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 142 (2019): 91-102. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065802483&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ibiod.2019.05.008
  10. Soares, F.; Portugal, A.; Trovão, J.; Coelho, C.; Mesquita, N.; Pinheiro, A.C.; Gil, F.; et al. "Structural diversity of photoautotrophic populations within the UNESCO site ‘Old Cathedral of Coimbra’ (Portugal), using a combined approach". International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 140 (2019): 9-20. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063332442&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ibiod.2019.03.009
  11. Pinheiro, A.C.; Mesquita, N.; Trovão, J.; Soares, F.; Tiago, I.; Coelho, C.; de Carvalho, H.P.; et al. "Limestone biodeterioration: A review on the Portuguese cultural heritage scenario". Journal of Cultural Heritage 36 (2019): 275-285. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052134981&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.culher.2018.07.008
  12. Trovao, J.; Tiago, I.; Soares, F.; Paiva, D.S.; Mesquita, N.; Coelho, C.; Catarino, L.; Gil, F.; Portugal, A.. "High-quality draft genome sequence of the microcolonial black fungus aeminium ludgeri dsm 106916". Microbiology Resource Announcements 8 14 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065780367&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/MRA.00202-19
  13. Trovão, J.; Tiago, I.; Soares, F.; Paiva, D.S.; Mesquita, N.; Coelho, C.; Catarino, L.; Gil, F.; Portugal, A.. "Description of Aeminiaceae fam. Nov., Aeminium gen. Nov. and Aeminium ludgeri sp. Nov. (Capnodiales), isolated from a biodeteriorated art-piece in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal". MycoKeys 45 (2019): 57-73. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85061581943&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3897/mycokeys.45.31799
  14. Paiva de Carvalho, H.; Mesquita, N.; Trovão, J.; Fernández Rodríguez, S.; Pinheiro, A.C.; Gomes, V.; Alcoforado, A.; Gil, F.; Portugal, A.. "Fungal contamination of paintings and wooden sculptures inside the storage room of a museum: Are current norms and reference values adequate?". Journal of Cultural Heritage 34 (2018): 268-276. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047094066&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.culher.2018.05.001
  15. Paiva de Carvalho, H.; Mesquita, N.; Trovão, J.; Peixoto da Silva, J.; Rosa, B.; Martins, R.; Bandeira, A.M.L.; Portugal, A.. "Diversity of fungal species in ancient parchments collections of the Archive of the University of Coimbra". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 108 (2016): 57-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.12.001.
    10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.12.001
  16. Sofia, J.; Trovão, J.; Portugal, A.; de Carvalho, H.P.; Mesquita, N.; Nascimento, T.; Rego, C.; Gonçalves, M.T.. "Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora isolates from the demarcated wine region of Dão (Portugal)". Phytopathologia Mediterranea 54 2 (2015): 403-413. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85000352023&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-16302
  17. Nunes, I.; Mesquita, Nuno; Cabo Verde, S.; Bandeira, Ana Maria Leitão; Carolino, Maria Manuela; Portugal, A.; Botelho, Maria Luísa. "Characterization of an airborne microbial community: A case study in the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 79 1 (2013): 36-41.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.01.013
  18. Trovão, J.; Mesquita, N.; Paiva, D.S.; Paiva de Carvalho, H.; Avelar, L.; Portugal, A.. "Can arthropods act as vectors of fungal dispersion in heritage collections? A case study on the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 79 1 (2013): 49-55.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.10.015
  19. Nunes, Inês; Mesquita, N.; Cabo Verde, S.; Carolino, M.M.; Portugal, A.; Botelho, M.L.. "Bioburden assessment and gamma radiation inactivation patterns in parchment documents". Radiation Physics and Chemistry 88 1 (2013): 82-89.
    Published • 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.03.031
  20. Mesquita, N.; Portugal, A.; Piñar, G.; Loureiro, J.; Coutinho, A.P.; Trovão, J.; Nunes, I.; Botelho, M.L.; Freitas, H.. "Flow cytometry as a tool to assess the effects of gamma radiation on the viability, growth and metabolic activity of fungal spores". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 84 1 (2013): 250-257.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.05.008
  21. Nunes, Inês; Mesquita, Nuno; Cabo Verde, Sandra; João Trigo, Maria; Ferreira, Armando; Manuela Carolino, Maria; Portugal, António; et al. "Gamma radiation effects on physical properties of parchment documents: Assessment of Dmax". Radiation Physics and Chemistry 81 12 (2012): 1943-1946.
    Published • 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.07.016
  22. Mesquita, N.; Portugal, A.; Videira, S.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.; Bandeira, A.M.L.; Santos, M.J.A.; Freitas, H.. "Fungal diversity in ancient documents. A case study on the Archive of the University of Coimbra". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 63 5 (2009): 626-629.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.03.010
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mesquita, Nuno Miguel da Costa Pinheiro Meneses. "Identification and control of fungal contamination in ancient heritage documents.". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/24249.
  2. Mesquita, Nuno Miguel da Costa Pinheiro Meneses. "Efeitos de dois pesticidas organofosforados em Daphnia spp. Dissertação de Mestrado, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro.". Master, Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/10794.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/09 Assessing the effects of hydrodistilled plant essential oils in fungal isolates contaminating museum collections International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium 19 (IBBS19)
BAM (Berlin, Germany)
2023/11/19 Identification of Contaminating Fungi of Taxidermized Animals of the Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra LABS10 - 10th Latin American Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium Online Conference
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
2023/11/19 Evaluating Essential Oils Antifungal Activity in Isolates Found in Museum Collections LABS10 - 10th Latin American Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium Online Conference
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
2023/11/19 Fungal Biodeterioration in Limestone: Combining methodologies for a more realistic community characterization LABS10 - 10th Latin American Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium Online Conference
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
2022/11/19 Fungicidal Effects of Essential Oils in Low Oxygen Environments - An Innovative Approach to Heritage Conservation Estratégias para a conservação do património museológico do Museu da Ciência da UC
Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra (COIMBRA, Portugal)
2018/10/05 Next-generation-sequencing technologies applied to cultural heritage biodeterioration scenarios: critical steps in mycota data analysis IBBS 2018 - “New trends in cultural heritage biodeterioration"
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/10/05 Structural diversity of cyanobacteria and microalgae on the UNESCO site ‘old cathedral of Coimbra’ (Portugal): combining culture-dependent and culture-independent methodologies IBBS 2018 - “New trends in cultural heritage biodeterioration"
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/09/05 Microbial structural diversity of biodeteriorated stone biofilms samples collected from four chapels of the old cathedral of Coimbra IBBS 2018 - “New trends in cultural heritage biodeterioration”
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/09/06 Bacterial diversity in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra (UNESCO World Heritage site “University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia”): correlation between air and biodeteriorated stone populations 17th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium
Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester, United Kingdom)
2017/09/06 Fungal contamination of paintings and sculptures inside an art depository: considerations on the suitability of current norms and established reference values, concerning preventive conservation. 17th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium
Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester, United Kingdom)
2017/09/04 Mycostone: A comprehensive approach on the study of limestone biodeterioration 2nd International Conference on Structural Integrity - International Symposium on Degradation and Conservation of Ancient Materials and Structures
(Funchal, Portugal)
2017/07/03 A multi-analytical approach to study Limestone Biodeterioration and Biological colonization in the UNESCO World Heritage site ‘University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia’ Encontro Ciência 2017
FCT (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/05/20 Fungal stains on paper: What you see is what you get? 3th Technoheritage
Universidade de Cadiz (Cadiz, Spain)
2017/05/20 A multi-analytical approach to study Limestone Biodeterioration and Biological colonization in the Old Cathedral (Sé Velha) of the UNESCO World Heritage site ‘University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia’ 3th Technoheritage
Universidade de Cadiz (Cadiz, Spain)
2017/05/20 Fungal contamination of paintings and wooden sculptures inside the storage room of a museum. Thoughts on the adequacy of current norms and established reference values. 3th Technoheritage
Universidade de Cadiz (Cadiz, Spain)
2016/11/09 The introduced fungus Amanita muscaria associated with exotic American pine plantations worldwide is Eurasian and echoes historical events The 16th Ecological National Congress
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/05/04 Caracterização fenotípica e molecular de isolados de Phaeomoniella chlamydospora obtidos na região demarcada do Dão 10º Simpósio de Vitivinicultura do Alentejo
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2015/08/03 Potential distribution and identity of introduced Amanita muscaria worldwide. 8th International Conference on Mycorrhiza
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, United States)
2011/09/29 Identification and control of infecting fungi on bibliographic documents. Importance for the conservation and restoration of the archivistic patrimony (MYCOARCHIVE) First – UCIII – Researcher Forum
Universidade de Coimbra - Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011/09/19 Assessing sub-lethal gamma radiation effects on the physiology of fungi isolated from ancient documents: from CFU counts to flow cytometry and fluorescence techniques 15th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium
Vienna Institute of Biotechnology (Vienna, Austria)
2010/06/07 Microfungal diversity in ancient documents from the Archive of the University of Coimbra: development of safe control strategies 1st International Seminar “Preserving Documents: science and restoration”
Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2008/10/23 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
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2008/10/23 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
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09/01 - Current Essential oils in anoxy for the control of fungal contamination in cultural heritage
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/11/02 - Current Caracterização de fenómenos de biodeterioração em monumentos esquecidos em calcário da Região Centro de Portugal - Culpados com Soluções
Co-supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Biociências - Especialização em Microbiologia (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2023 Dissertação de Doutoramento : Caracterização de fenómenos de biodeterioração em monumentos esquecidos em calcário da Região Centro de Portugal - culpados com soluções.
Co-supervisor
 Doutoramento em Biociências, especialização em Microbiologia (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/02/01 - 2022/02/28 Internship: Molecular and morphological analysis of fungal isolates from the Science Museum of the UC
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Biociências (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 IBBS18 - 18th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium (2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07 IBBS 2018 - "New trends in cultural heritage biodeterioration", International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society (Coimbra, Portugal) (2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/29 - Current Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024, dinamizando a atividade 18 - Óleos Essenciais 4 Heritage
Festival
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2024
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/05/16 - Current Mostra de Ciência Projetos Semente de Investigação Científica Interdisciplinar, Comemoração Dia Nacional dos Cientistas, no Exploratório CCViva de Coimbra
Other
 Mostra de Ciência Projetos Semente de Investigação Científica Interdisciplinar, Comemoração Dia Nacional dos Cientistas, no Exploratório CCViva de Coimbra
Associação Exploratório Infante D Henrique, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal
2022/10/14 - Current Oral Presentation "Degradação de Património Cultural por Microrganismos" - Festival Internacional de Ciência, FiC.A 2022. Presentation of some of the works developed by our research group during the last years.
Festival
 Festival Internacional de Ciência, FiC.A 2022
2022/05/12 - Current Mostra de Ciência "labFCTUC - laboratórios abertos da FCTUC" com a atividade "Estudos de biodeterioração por fungos de monumentos calcários"
Other
 Mostra de Ciência "labFCTUC - laboratórios abertos da FCTUC"
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 Co-chair in the session "Biodeterioration and preservation in art, archaeology and architecture" during the IBBS18 - 18th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium
Symposium
 IBBS18 - 18th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium
2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07 IBBS 2018 - New trends in Cultural Heritage Biodeterioration (Coimbra, Portugal)
Congress
 IBBS 2018 – “New trends in Cultural Heritage Biodeterioration”
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/06 - 2017/09/08 17th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium. (Manchester, UK)
Symposium
 17th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
2016/09/08 - 2016/09/09 International Conference of Biodeterioration & Protection of Cultural Heritage (Lodz, Poland)
Conference
 International Conference of Biodeterioration & Protection of Cultural Heritage
Politechnika Lodzka, Poland
2015/07/22 - 2015/07/25 XX Simpósio de Botânica Criptogâmica (Porto, Portugal)
Symposium
 XX Simpósio de Botânica Criptogâmica
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2011/09/29 - 2011/09/30 First IIIUC Researcher Forum (Coimbra, Portugal)
Conference
 First IIIUC Researcher Forum
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2011/09/19 - 2011/09/24 15th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (Vienna, Austria)
Symposium
 15th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium
Vienna Institute of Biotechnology, Austria
2011/05/30 - 2011/06/01 XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética (Coimbra, Portugal)
Congress
 XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Assessing sub-lethal gamma radiation effects on the physiology of fungi isolated from ancient documents: from CFU counts to flow citometry and fluorescence techniques
Symposium
 15th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium
2011 - 2011 Identification and control of infecting fungi on bibliographic documents. Importance for the conservation and restoration of the archivistic patrimony
Other
 First – UCIII – Researcher Forum
2010/08/01 - 2010/08/06 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) - The biology of Fungi (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Congress
 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) - The biology of Fungi
British Mycological Society, United Kingdom
2010/06/07 - 2010/06/08 1st International Seminar - Preserving Documents (Coimbra, Portugal)
Seminar
 1st International Seminar - Preserving Documents
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Microfungal diversity in ancient documents from the Archive of the University of Coimbra: development of safe control strategies
Seminar
 1st International Seminar Preserving documents: science and restoration
2008/10/23 - 2008/10/24 III Encontro Internacional de Tecnologias aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro (Porto, Portugal)
Meeting
 III Encontro Internacional de Tecnologias aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2008 - 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
Meeting
 III Encontro Internacional de Tecnologias Aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro
2008 - 2008 Ionizing radiation as tool for document preservation – a case study on archives of University of Coimbra
Meeting
 III Encontro Internacional de Tecnologias Aplicadas à Museologia, Conservação e Restauro

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/05/12 Evaluation of the impact of Climate Change on the deteriorating activity of phototrophic subaerial biofilm-forming organisms on the monumental heritage
Thesis Member
 ELSA FUENTES ALONSO (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2019/09/10 Isolation, Cultivation And Antioxidant Capacity Of Laetiporus Sulphureus
Thesis Member
 Bruno Miguel Rodrigues Simões (Master)
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/10 Stained-glass windows of historical buildings from Belém do Pará (Brazil): a conservation approach¿
Thesis Member
 Amanda Monteiro Corrêa Pinto (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society - Member of the Council Council Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 IBBS18 - 18th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium online

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/04/29 - Current Technical Report for the University of Coimbra: "Recomendações para diminuição do risco de ocorrência de outbreaks e de proliferação de contaminações fúngicas e infestações por insetos na Biblioteca Joanina" Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/04/17 - Current Journal of Cultural Heritage (1296-2074) Elsevier
2018/11/05 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2018/09/20 - Current Fungal Biology (1878-6146) Elsevier
2017/12/28 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2017/02/18 - Current Journal of Applied Microbiology (1365-2672) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2013/11/18 - Current Plant and Soil (1573-5036) Springer-Verlag
2013/06/23 - Current Annals of Microbiology (1869-2044) Springer-Verlag
2018 - 2019 Guest Editor of the Special "Issue of International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation" (IBBS 2018 Conference)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/09/20 - 2021/12/23 Molecular and morphological analysis of deteriorating microfungi present in museum items. ELSA FUENTES ALONSO
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Presentation - "Evaluating Essential Oils Antifungal Activity in Isolates Found in Museum Collections" (Oral Presentation)
LABS10 - 10th Latin American Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, Brazil
2022 Winner of the 3rd Edition - "Prémios Projetos Semente de Investigação Científica Interdisciplinar da UC" (in the SAUC: Heritage, Culture and Inclusive Society)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal
2018 Best Oral Presentation - IBBS 2018: "New trends in cultural heritage biodeterioration", (in "New trends and methodologies")
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 Best Poster Award - 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) The biology of Fungi. Edinburgh, UK