Browsing Biological Sciences by Author "Vainstein, Marilene Henning"

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    • Bandoniozyma gen. nov., a genus of fermentative and non-fermentative tremellaceous yeast species 

      Silva, Patrícia Valente da; Boekhout, Teun; Landell, Melissa Fontes; Crestani, Juliana; Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos; Sette, Lara Durães; Passarini, Michel Rodrigo Zambrano; Rosa, Carlos Augusto; Brandão, Luciana Rocha; Pimenta, Raphael Sanzio; Ribeiro, José Roberto de Assis; Garcia, Karina Marques; Lee, Ching-Fu; Suh, Sung-Oui; Péter, Gábor; Dlauchy, Dénes; Fell, Jack, W.; Scorzetti, Gloria; Theelen, Bart; Vainstein, Marilene Henning (2012) [Journal article]
      Background: Independent surveys across the globe led to the proposal of a new basidiomycetous yeast genus within the Bulleromyces clade of the Tremellales, Bandoniozyma gen. nov., with seven new species. Methodology/Principal ...

    • Carbohydrate assimilation profiles of Brazilian Candida dubliniensis isolates based on ID 32C system 

      Alves, Sydney Hartz; Horta, Jorge André; Milan, Eveline Pipolo; Scheid, Liliane Alves; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Santúrio, Jânio Morais; Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes (2005) [Journal article]
      Dezenove culturas de C. dubliniensis isoladas no Brasil, previamente identificadas através de métodos genotípicos, foram avaliadas pelo kit comercial ID 32C (bioMerieux). Treze culturas foram identificadas como C. dubliniensis, ...

    • A chloroacetamide derivative as a potent candidate for fusariosis treatment 

      Machado, Gabriella da Rosa Monte; Lavorato, Stefânia Neiva; Lopes, William; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Teixeira, Mário Lettieri; Alves, Ricardo José; Andrade, Saulo Fernandes de; Fuentefria, Alexandre Meneghello (2022) [Journal article]
      Fusariosis has presented a significant increase in their incidence in the last years. This epidemiological panorama probably is due to the increasing profile of refractory susceptibility of Fusarium spp. to available drugs, ...

    • Comparative genome analysis of entomopathogenic fungi reveals a complex set of secreted proteins 

      Staats, Charley Christian; Junges, Angela; Guedes, Rafael Lucas Muniz; Thompson, Claudia Elizabeth; Morais, Guilherme Loss de; Boldo, Juliano Tomazzoni; Almeida, Luiz Gonzaga Paula de; Andreis, Fábio Carrer; Gerber, Alexandra Lehmkuhl; Oliveira, Nicolau Sbaraini; Paixão, Rana Louise de Andrade da; Broetto, Leonardo; Landell, Melissa Fontes; Santi, Lucélia; Silva, Walter Orlando Beys da; Silveira, Carolina Pereira; Serrano, Thaiane Rispoli; Oliveira, Eder Silva de; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de; Schrank, Augusto (2014) [Journal article]
      Background: Metarhizium anisopliae is an entomopathogenic fungus used in the biological control of some agricultural insect pests, and efforts are underway to use this fungus in the control of insect-borne human diseases. ...

    • Comparative genome analysis of proteases, oligopeptide uptake and secretion systems in Mycoplasma spp 

      Staats, Charley Christian; Boldo, Juliano Tomazzoni; Broetto, Leonardo; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Schrank, Augusto (2007) [Journal article]
      Mycoplasmas are very fastidious in their nutritional requirements for in vitro growth and have limited biosynthetic capacity, a reflection of their reduced genomes. As a result, these bacteria depend upon external metabolites ...

    • Comparative microbiome analysis in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis 

      Souza, Heryk Motta de; Reuwsaat, Júlia Catarina Vieira; Lopes, Fernanda Cortez; Viezzer, Graciele; Volpato, Fabiana Caroline Zempulski; Barth, Afonso Luis; Dalcin, Paulo de Tarso Roth; Staats, Charley Christian; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e (2024) [Journal article]
      Background: Bronchiectasis is a condition characterized by abnormal and irreversible bronchial dilation resulting from lung tissue damage and can be categorized into two main groups: cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF ...

    • Determinação do 5-hidroximetilfurfural em méis utilizando cromatografia eletrocinética capilar micelar 

      Silva, Sandra Jussara Nunes da; Schuch, Paula Zilles; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Jablonski, Andre (2008) [Journal article]

    • Distinct chitinases are expressed during various growth phases of the human pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 

      Santana, Lidiane Aparecida da Penha; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Tomazett, Patrícia Kott; Silva, Ludier Kesser Santos; Góes, Alfredo Miranda; Schrank, Augusto; Soares, Célia Maria de Almeida; Pereira, Maristela (2012) [Journal article]

    • Effects of zinc transporters on Cryptococcus gattii virulence 

      Schneider, Rafael de Oliveira; Padilha, Camila Diehl; Santos, Francine Melise dos; Piffer, Alicia Corbellini; Garcia, Ane Wichine Acosta; Kulmann, Marcos Iuri Roos; Schrank, Augusto; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Staats, Charley Christian (2015) [Journal article]
      Zinc is an essential nutrient for all living organisms because it is a co-factor of several important proteins. Furthermore, zinc may play an essential role in the infectiousness of microorganisms. Previously, we determined ...

    • From vineyard to brewery: a review of grape pomace characterization and its potential use to produce low-alcohol beverages 

      Telini, Bianca de Paula; Villa, Lorenza Corti; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Lopes, Fernanda Cortez (2025) [Journal article]
      The production of low-alcohol beverages is an important world trend due to concerns about health and well-being. The use of agro-industrial residues, such as grape pomace, to produce bioactive and diverse beverages is ...

    • Genetic diversity of the Cryptococcus species complex suggests that Cryptococcus gattii deserves to have varieties 

      Ngamskulrungroj, Popchai; Gilgado, Felix; Faganello, Josiane; Litvintseva, Anastasia P.; Leal, Ana Lusia; Tsui, Kin Ming; Mitchell, Thomas G.; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Meyer, Wieland (2009) [Journal article]
      The Cryptococcus species complex contains two sibling taxa, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Both species are basidiomycetous yeasts and major pathogens of humans and other mammals. Genotyping methods have ...

    • Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of Metarhizium anisopliae during tick mimicked infection condition 

      Oliveira, Nicolau Sbaraini; Gonçalves, Reinaldo Bellini; Penteriche, Augusto Bartz; Guedes, Rafael Lucas Muniz; Garcia, Ane Wichine Acosta; Gerber, Alexandra Lehmkuhl; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de; Schrank, Augusto; Staats, Charley Christian (2019) [Journal article]
      Background: The Metarhizium genus harbors important entomopathogenic fungi. These species have been widely explored as biological control agents, and strategies to improve the fungal virulence are under investigation. Thus, ...

    • Genomic analyses and transcriptional profiles of the glycoside hydrolase family 18 genes of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae 

      Junges, Angela; Boldo, Juliano Tomazzoni; Souza, Bárbara Kunzler; Guedes, Rafael Lucas Muniz; Oliveira, Nicolau Sbaraini; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Thompson, Claudia Elizabeth; Staats, Charley Christian; Almeida, Luis Gonzaga de Paula; Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Schrank, Augusto (2014) [Journal article]
      Fungal chitin metabolism involves diverse processes such as metabolically active cell wall maintenance, basic nutrition, and different aspects of virulence. Chitinases are enzymes belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family ...

    • Geometrical distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans mediates flower-like biofilm development 

      Lopes, William; Vainstein, Mendeli Henning; Araújo, Glauber Ribeiro de Sousa; Frases, Susana; Staats, Charley Christian; Almeida, Rita Maria Cunha de; Schrank, Augusto; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Vainstein, Marilene Henning (2017) [Journal article]
      Microbial biofilms are highly structured and dynamic communities in which phenotypic diversification allows microorganisms to adapt to different environments under distinct conditions. The environmentally ubiquitous pathogen ...

    • A Highly active triterpene derivative capable of biofilm damage to control Cryptococcus spp. 

      Krummenauer, Maria Eduarda; Lopes, William; Garcia, Ane Wichine Acosta; Schrank, Augusto; Gnoatto, Simone Cristina Baggio; Kawano, Daniel Fábio; Vainstein, Marilene Henning (2019) [Journal article]
      Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast responsible for more than 180,000 deaths per year. The standard therapeutic approach against cryptococcosis is a combination of amphotericin B with flucytosine. In countries ...

    • Insights into the multi-azole resistance profile in Candida haemulonii species complex 

      Silva, Laura Nunes; Ramos, Lívia de Souza; Oliveira, Simone Santiago Carvalho; Magalhães, Lucas Barros; Squizani, Eamim Daidrê; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Sá, Marta Helena Branquinha de; Santos, André Luis Souza dos (2020) [Journal article]
      The Candida haemulonii complex (C. duobushaemulonii, C. haemulonii, and C. haemulonii var. vulnera) is composed of emerging, opportunistic human fungal pathogens able to cause invasive infections with high rates of clinical ...

    • In vitro susceptibility to antifungal agents of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in southern of Brazil 

      Alves, Sydney Hartz; Oliveira, Loiva Therezinha Ottonelli de; Costa, Jane M.; Lubeck, Irina; Casali, Agnes Kiesling; Vainstein, Marilene Henning (2001) [Journal article]
      Comparou-se a suscetibilidade de 69 amostras de C. neoformans isoladas de pacientes com SIDA com 13 amostras de C. neoformans isoladas do meio ambiente, frente a quatro agentes antifúngicos. Com base na metodologia preconizada ...

    • MBSP1: a biosurfactant protein derived from a metagenomic library with activity in oil degradation 

      Araújo, Sinara Carla da Silva; Portela, Rita de Cássia Barreto da Silva; Lima, Daniel Chaves de; Fonseca, Marbella Maria Bernardes; Araujo, Wydemberg Jose de; Silva, Uaska Bezerra e; Napp, Amanda Pasinato; Pereira, José Evandro Saraiva; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Lima, Lucymara Fassarella Agnez (2020) [Journal article]
      Microorganisms represent the most abundant biomass on the planet; however, because of several cultivation technique limitations, most of this genetic patrimony has been inaccessible. Due to the advent of metagenomic ...

    • Microbial culture in minimal medium with oil favors enrichment of biosurfactant producing genes 

      Araujo, Wydemberg Jose de; Oliveira, Jorge Santos; Araújo, Sinara Carla da Silva; Minnicelli, Carolina Fonseca; Portela, Rita de Cássia Barreto da Silva; Fonseca, Marbella Maria Bernardes; Freitas, Júlia Firme; Barbalho, Kamilla Karla da Silva; Napp, Amanda Pasinato; Pereira, José Evandro Saraiva; Peralba, Maria do Carmo Ruaro; Passaglia, Luciane Maria Pereira; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Lima, Lucymara Fassarella Agnez (2020) [Journal article]
      The waste produced by petrochemical industries has a significant environmental impact. Biotechnological approaches offer promising alternatives for waste treatment in a sustainable and environment-friendly manner. Microbial ...

    • Modulation of zinc homeostasis in Acanthamoeba castellanii as a possible antifungal strategy against Cryptococcus gattii 

      Ribeiro, Nicole Sartori; Santos, Francine Melise dos; Garcia, Ane Wichine Acosta; Ferrareze, Patricia Aline Gröhs; Fabres, Laura Fuhrich; Schrank, Augusto; Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa e; Rott, Marilise Brittes; Vainstein, Marilene Henning; Staats, Charley Christian (2017) [Journal article]
      Cryptococcus gattii is a basidiomycetous yeast that can be found in the environment and is one of the agents of cryptococcosis, a life-threatening disease. During its life cycle, cryptococcal cells take hold inside ...