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Preliminary Interpretation of the Data from the Static Long-Term Monitoring Sys...
Marra, M; Ghini, E; Palermo, M; Silvestri, S; Gasparini, G; Pereira, SB; Magalhães, F.Structural Health Monitoring plays a very important role in the diagnostic process of existing structures, and especially for historical and cultural buildings, whose structural behaviour is generally affected by significant uncertainties that render each structure unique. If properly associated to an extensive knowledge of the materials and the structural layout, it represents an important tool to obtain preci...
Absence of KpsM (Slr0977) Impairs the Secretion of Extracellular Polymeric Subs...
Santos, M; Pereira, SB; Flores, C; Príncipe, C; Couto, N; Karunakaran, E; Cravo, SM; Oliveira, P; Tamagnini, PMany cyanobacteria produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), composed mainly of heteropolysaccharides, that play a variety of physiological roles, being crucial for cell protection, motility, and biofilm formation. However, due to their complexity, the EPS biosynthetic pathways as well as their assembly and export mechanisms are still far from being fully understood. Here, we show that the absence of a ...
The role of the tyrosine kinase Wzc (Sll0923) and the phosphatase Wzb (Slr0328)...
Pereira, SB; Santos, M; Leite, JP; Flores, C; Eisfeld, C; Büttel, Z; Mota, R; Rossi, F; Philippis, R; Gales, L; Morais-Cabral, JH; Tamagnini, PMany cyanobacteria produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) mainly composed of heteropolysaccharides with unique characteristics that make them suitable for biotechnological applications. However, manipulation/optimization of EPS biosynthesis/characteristics is hindered by a poor understanding of the production pathways and the differences between bacterial species. In this work, genes putatively relate...
Strategies to obtain designer polymers based on cyanobacterial extracellular po...
Pereira, SB; Sousa, A; Santos, M; Araújo, M; Serôdio, F; Granja, PL; Tamagnini, PBiopolymers derived from polysaccharides are a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to the synthetic counterparts available in the market. Due to their distinctive properties, the cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), mainly composed of heteropolysaccharides, emerge as a valid alternative to address several biotechnological and biomedical challenges. Nevertheless, biotechnolog...