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Luciana Albuquerque is a microbiologist and microbial taxonomist whose work sits at the interface of extreme-environment discovery, culture-based microbiology, and genome-informed systematics. She earned a BSc in Biology (1996) and an MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Microbiology, 2001) from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, and completed a PhD in Biosciences (Microbiology) at the University of Coimbra in 2021. From 2002 to 2025 she conducted research at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), where she has been a key steward of microbial biodiversity, organising and maintaining a private culture collection of over 4,000 cryopreserved extremophilic isolates. Her research focuses on microbial life in extreme environments, including hot springs and hypersaline systems, and on the taxonomy and systematics of extremophiles, combining field sampling with rigorous laboratory characterisation. She has helped organise multiple expeditions in extreme habitats and developed strong expertise in isolation, cultivation and long-term preservation of microorganisms. A defining strength of her profile is mastery of polyphasic characterisation, integrating phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, genotypic, phylogenetic and genomic approaches that underpin internationally accepted descriptions of prokaryotes. Through collaborations with national and international teams, she has contributed to the description, classification and reclassification of more than 50 taxa across ranks, helping to expand and refine the microbial “tree of life.” Her scholarly output includes 59 peer-reviewed papers (9 in the last five years), 25 as first author and 5 as corresponding author, reflecting scientific maturity and responsibility for study design, coordination and delivery. Notably, she co-authored 48 book chapters (9 in the last five years), including 35 chapters in Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, the cornerstone reference in prokaryotic taxonomy. Citation impact (h-index): 25 in Scopus; 31 in Google Scholar. She has participated in ten competitively funded research projects, co-supervised BSc and MSc students, and is a co-inventor on an international patent (EP1526180A1) covering large-scale recombinant production of the extremophile-derived compatible solute mannosylglycerate. This compound is a high-performance stabiliser of enzymes and other biomolecules and has been reported to mitigate a-synuclein aggregation relevant to Parkinson’s disease. She has received two congress awards for best communication and provides continuous peer-review service for multiple microbiology journals; in 2020 and 2021 she was recognised as an “Outstanding Reviewer” by the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), a leading journal in prokaryote taxonomy. Is deeply committed to safeguarding and adding value to the extremophile culture collection she has curated and maintained, and to driving its evolution from a research-held archive into an internationally recognised microbial biological resource. Her aim is to couple rigorous, standards-driven curation and authentication with genome-supported characterisation, enabling controlled access and reuse by the global scientific community. She seeks to maximise its impact as a platform for discovery, supporting new taxonomy, comparative biology, and the translation of extremophile biodiversity into biomedical and biotechnological innovation.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luciana Albuquerque

Citation names

  • Albuquerque, Luciana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C417-FAB7-4A5C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6957-4673
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rQ6NBHoAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&authuser=2
Researcher Id
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luciana-Albuquerque-2
Scopus Author Id
56234793100

Email addresses

  • luciana@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/12/17
Concluded
 Biosciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Microbiology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Classification and Identification of Thermophilic Organisms From São Pedro do Sul Hot Spring and Revision of the Classification of Genus Meiothermus: Integration of Genomics Into Prokaryotic Taxonomy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor
1999 - 2001
Concluded
 Cellular and Molecular Biology (Mestrado)
Major in Microbiology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
""Descrição de Duas Novas Espécies Termoacidofílicas do Género Alicyclobacillus"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
1996 - 1998
Concluded
 Curricular Component of the Master's Degree Course (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1991 - 1996
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Major in Microbiology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"O Efeito da Temperatura nas Duas Formas Coloniais da Estirpe Ram X-1" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/04/03 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
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Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/04/03 - 2025/10/22 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
(...)
2000/04/01 - 2000/09/30 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) SOURELAB, LDA, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2026 - Current Member of the “Molecular Microbiology and Microbiome” group Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020 - Current Member of the “Microbiomes, Metabolites and Omics” group Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2002 - Current Organization of field expeditions to extreme environments Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2002 - 2020 Member of the “Microbiology of Extreme Environments” group Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2002/01/01 - 2002/04/02 Research Project Fellowship Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2001/01/01 - 2001/12/31 Research Project Fellowship Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
1997 - 1999 Master Student Fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
1996 - 1997 Research Project Fellowship Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - 2026 Effects of mineral and chemical composition of aerosols on the origin and diversity of airborne halophilic microorganisms in an underground salt mine
AB123
2021/41/N/ST10/02751
Researcher
Mining Academy of Cracow, Poland

Uniwersytet Lódzki, Poland
National Science Centre, Poland
Ongoing
2016 - 2020 Metafluidics__European Union’s Horizon 2020_No 685474
685474
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 European Comission
Concluded
2011 - 2014 Pathway for synthesis of the mycobacterial MGLP: Biochemical, structural characterization of key enzymes
PTDC/BIA-PRO/110523/2009
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 Nature’s shields to environmental stress. Biosynthesis of compatible solutes in extremely radiation-resistant Rubrobacter spp.
POCI/BIA-MIC/56511/2004
POCI/BIA-MIC/56511/2004
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 A few drops of water: microbial diversity of stalactite and stalagmite water
POCI/BIA-BDE/60704/2004
POCI/BIA-BDE/60704/2004
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004 - 2006 HOTSOLUTES - New applications for compatible solutes from extremophiles
COOP-CT-2003-508644
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2001 - 2002 Exploiting solutes from hyperthermophilic organisms for use as enzyme stabilisers
PRAXIS/BIO/12082/1998
PRAXIS/BIO/12082/1998
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2001 - 2001 Protocolo de Colaboração com a soc. Água de Luso, SA
1983-2012
Research Fellow
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
 Sociedade das Águas do Luso, S. A.
Concluded
1997 - 1999 Isolamento e Caracterização de Bactérias Termófilas e Alcalófilas de interesse Biotecnológico
JNICT-STRDA-C/Bio/367/92
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1996 - 1997 Microorganisms in Deep Sea Vents and Marine Hot Springs as Sources of Potentialy Valuable Chemicals
MAS-CT95-0034
MAS-CT95-0034
Research Technician Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Comission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Gaiellales". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2023.
    Published
  2. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Gaiellaceae". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2023.
    Published
  3. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Miltoncostaeales". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2023.
    Published
  4. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Miltoncostaeaceae". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2023.
    Published
  5. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Miltoncostaea". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2023.
    Published
  6. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Calidithermus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2023.
    Published
  7. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Tepidimonas". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2021.
    Published
  8. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Raineya". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2021.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01902
  9. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Ampullimonas". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2021.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01905
  10. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Veríssimo A; da Costa MS. "Pullulanibacillus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Trujillo ME; Dedysh S; De Vos P; Hedlund B; Kämpfer P; Whitman WB; Rainey FA. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01445
  11. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas, C.; Froufe HJC; da Costa MS. "Hydrotalea". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Trujillo ME; Dedysh S; De Vos P; Hedlund B; Kämpfer P; Rainey FA; Whitman WB. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01442
  12. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C; da Costa MS. "Schleiferiaceae". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00369
  13. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C; da Costa MS. "Schleiferia". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01901
  14. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Heliimonas". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01903
  15. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Oceanicella". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01899
  16. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Cavicella". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01904
  17. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Raineyaceae". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2020.
    Published • doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00370
  18. da Costa MS; Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Froufe HJC; Roxo I; Raposo P; Egas C. "Elioraea". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; De Vos P; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2019.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01458
  19. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Herminiimonas". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey, F A; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; De Vos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2019.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01463
  20. Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C; da Costa MS. "Rubritepida". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey, F A; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2019.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01457
  21. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Veríssimo A; da Costa MS. "Salirhabdus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey, F A; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2019.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01444
  22. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Egas C; Froufe HJC; Raposo P; Roxo, Inês; da Costa MS. "Cecembia". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; De Vos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2019.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01443
  23. Rainey FA; da Costa MS; Albuquerque, Luciana. "Thermales". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust., 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.obm00045.pub2
  24. da Costa MS; Rainey FA; Albuquerque L. "Thermaceae". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00093.pub2
  25. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Truperaceae". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00289
  26. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Truepera". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01328
  27. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Meiothermus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00476.pub2
  28. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Thermus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00477.pub2
  29. Albuquerque, Luciana; Froufe H; Egas C; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Albidovulum". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey, F A; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01456
  30. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Gaiella". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust., 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01469
  31. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Aquicella". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01465
  32. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Tepidicella". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01464
  33. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Tepidamorphus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2018.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01455
  34. da Costa MS; Rainey FA; Albuquerque L. "Alicyclobacillus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2015.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00526
  35. da Costa MS; Rainey FA; Albuquerque L. "Sulfobacillus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, edited by Whitman WB; Rainey FA; Kämpfer P; Trujillo ME; Chun J; DeVos P; Hedlund B; Dedysh S. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust, 2015.
    Published • Doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00729
  36. Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S.. "The Family Thermaceae". In The Prokaryotes, edited by Rosenberg E; DeLong EF; Lory S; Stackebrandt E; Thompson F, 955-987. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_128
  37. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rosselló-Móra, Ramon; da Costa, Milton S.. "The Family Rhodobiaceae". In The Prokaryotes, edited by Rosenberg E; DeLong EF; Lory S; Stackebrandt E; Thompson F, 513-531. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-30197-1_252
  38. Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S.. "The Family Idiomarinaceae". In The Prokaryotes, edited by Dworkin M; Falkow S; Rosenberg E; Schleifer KH; Stackebrandt E, 361-385. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-38922-1_232
  39. Albuquerque, Luciana; Da Costa, M.S.. "The family Thermoleophilaceae". In The Prokaryotes-Actinobacteria, 1047-1050. Springer, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-30138-4_203
  40. Albuquerque, Luciana; Da Costa, M.S.. "The family Rubrobacteraceae". In The Prokaryotes-Actinobacteria, 861-866. Springer, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-30138-4_202
  41. Albuquerque, Luciana; Da Costa, M.S.. "The family Gaiellaceae". In The Prokaryotes-Actinobacteria, 357-360. Springer, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-30138-4_394
  42. Albuquerque, Luciana; Da Costa, M.S.. "The families Conexibacteraceae, Patulibacteraceae and Solirubrobacteraceae". In The Prokaryotes-Actinobacteria, 185-200. Springer, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-30138-4_200
  43. Costa J; Empadinhas N; Alarico S; Nobre A ; Albuquerque L; da Costa MS. "The biosynthesis of trehalose and sugar-glycerate compatible solutes in organisms that live in hot and saline environments". edited by Trincone A, 465-502. Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013.
    Published • 10.1533/9781908818355.3.465
  44. Da Costa, M.S.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M.F.; Wait, R.. "The Identification of Polar Lipids in Prokaryotes". In Methods in Microbiology (Taxonomy of Prokaryotes), 165-181. Elsevier, 2011.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-387730-7.00007-3
  45. Da Costa, M.S.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M.F.; Wait, R.. "The Identification of Fatty Acids in Bacteria". In Methods in Microbiology (Taxonomy of Prokaryotes), 183-196. Elsevier, 2011.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-387730-7.00008-5
  46. Da Costa, M.S.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M.F.; Wait, R.. "The Extraction and Identification of Respiratory Lipoquinones of Prokaryotes and Their Use in Taxonomy". In Methods in Microbiology (Taxonomy of Prokaryotes), 197-206. Elsevier, 2011.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-387730-7.00009-7
  47. da Costa MS; Rainey FA; Albuquerque L. "Genus Sulfobacillus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, edited by De Vos P; Garrity GM; Jones D; Krieg NR; Ludwig W; Rainey FA; Schleifer KH; Whitman WB, 1181-1184. New York, United States: Springer, 2009.
    Published
  48. da Costa MS; Rainey FA; Albuquerque, Luciana. "Genus Alicyclobacillus". In Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, edited by De Vos P; Garrity GM; Jones D; Krieg NR; Ludwig W; Rainey FA; Schleifer KH; Whitman WB, 229-243. New York, United States: Springer, 2009.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Arciszewska G; Kalinowska K; Dominika Drzewiecka; Pulawska A; Albuquerque, Luciana; Kowalewicz-Kulbat, Magdalena. "Aktywnosc cytokinowa komórek dendrytycznych stymulowanych archeonami halofilnymi izolowanymi ze skal z Kopalni Soli Bochnia". Paper presented in VI Sesja Mlodych Mikrobiologów Srodowiska Lódzkiego, Lódz, 2023.
    Published
  2. Kalinowska K; Kowalski C; Arciszewska G; Locht C; Krawczyk K; Pulawska A; Albuquerque, Luciana; Kowalewicz-Kulbat, Magdalena. "Opracowanie modelu treningu odpornosci monocytów ludzkich indukowanych archeonami halofilnymi (Development of a trained-immunity model in human monocytes induced by halophilic archaea.". Paper presented in VI Sesja Mlodych Mikrobiologów Srodowiska Lód, Lódz, 2023.
    Published
  3. Empadinhas N; Albuquerque L; Costa J; da Costa MS. "A highly divergent MpgS accounts for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate in the gram-positive bacterium Rubrobacter xylanophilus". Paper presented in 30th FEBS Congress - 9th IUBMB Conference, Budapest, Hungria., 2005.
    Published • 10.1063/1.4983422
Conference poster
  1. Rachubik, Michalina; Pulawska, Aleksandra; Manecki, Maciej ; Drzewiecka, Dominika; Albuquerque, Luciana; Krawczyk, Krzysztof ; Locht, Camille ; Kowalewicz-Kulbat, Magdalena. "Halophilic archaea isolated from rock surfaces and drills of the Bochnia Salt Mine in the winter season". Paper presented in Bioopen, Lodz 2025, 2025.
  2. Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas. "Extremófilos - Organismos Únicos para Prospeção de Bioplásticos (PHA)". Paper presented in BIO'nTEQ: Mostra Tecnológica de Biotecnologia, Biocant Park, Cantanhede, Portugal, 2023.
  3. Simões G; Castelhano N; Froufe H; Barroso C; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa MS. "Analysis of the funcyional metagenome of two Portuguese hot springs identify the potencial for compatible solutes synthesis". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’19 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  4. Simões G; Castelhano, N.; Froufe N; Barroso, Cristina; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Milton; Conceição Egas. "Sun-exposed stone wall can be a source of compatible solutes". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’19 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  5. Castelhano N; Froufe H; Barroso C; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa MS; Egas C. "Lignocellulose degradation in wood and urban-waste composts analysed by functional metagenomics". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’19 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  6. Polónia R; Froufe H; da Costa MS; Albuquerque, Luciana; Egas C. "Microbiomes and culture-dependent isollates from hot springs at Chaves and São Pedro do Sul in Portugal". Paper presented in Functional Metagenomics – 3rd Open Conference of Functional Metagenomics International, Trondheim, Noruega, 2019.
  7. Albuquerque, Luciana; Raposo P; Froufe JCH; Barroso C; Egas C; da Costa MS. "High-quality genome sequence of the type strains of the genus Tepidimonas and the description of a novel species Tepidimonas tepida sp. nov.". Paper presented in Extremophiles 2018 – 11th International Congress on Extremophiles, Ischia, Naples, Italy, 2018.
  8. Severino R; Polónia ARM; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa MS. "Microbial Diversity of two hot springs in Portugal". Paper presented in FEMS 2017, 7th Congress of European Microbiologists, Valencia, Espanha, 2017.
  9. Albuquerque, Luciana; Polónia ARM; Froufe JCH; Lage O; Lobo-da-Cunha A; Egas C; da Costa MS. "High-quality draf genome sequence of Raineya tepidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov. a slightly thermophilic bacterium and the proposal of Raineyellaceae fam. nov.". Paper presented in FEMS 2017, 7th Congress of European Microbiologists, Valencia, Espanha, 2017.
  10. Albuquerque, Luciana; Lage O; Lobo-da-Cunha A; da Costa MS. "Raineyella tepidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov. a slightly thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring in Portugal and the proposal of Raineyellaceae fam. nov.". Paper presented in Extremophiles 2016, 11th International Congress on Extremophiles, Quioto, Japão, 2016.
  11. Albuquerque, Luciana; Kowalewicz-Kulbat M; Drzewiecka D; Staczek P; Rosselló Móra R; da Costa MS. "Halorhabdus rudnickae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine borehole in Poland". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’15 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  12. Albuquerque, Luciana; França L; Taborda M; La Cono V; Yakimov M; da Costa MS. "Palleronia abyssalis sp. nov., isolated from the deep Mediterranean Sea and the emended description of the genus Palleronia and of the species Palleronia marisminoris". Paper presented in FEMS 2015 – 6th Congress of European Microbiologists, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 2015.
  13. Albuquerque, Luciana; Johnson MM; da Costa MS; Rainey FA. "A new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, R. chenensis from a geothermal spring in Alaska". Paper presented in BISMIS-2014, Defining Microbiol Diversity in the Genomic Era, Edinburgh, Escócia, 2014.
  14. Albuquerque, Luciana; Johnson MM; Schumann P; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Characterization of new thermophilic species of genus Rubrobacter isolated from a hot spring in Azores". Paper presented in MIKROBIOT 2013, 3rd Workshop on Microbioloy in health and Environmental Protection, Lodz, Polónia, 2013.
  15. Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa MS. "Isolation, characterization and phylogenetic analysis of new slightly thermophilic bacteria from hot springs in the Azores". Paper presented in REDEX 2013 – XI Reunión De La Red Nacional de Microorganismos Extremófilos, Granada, Espanha, 2013.
  16. Albuquerque, Luciana; Taborda M; La Cono V; Yakimov M; da Costa MS. "Natrinema salaciae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from the deep, hypersaline anoxic Lake Medee in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea". Paper presented in XXI ALAM – Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia, Santos, Brasil, 2012.
  17. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Nobre MF; da Costa MS. "Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., A Halophilic Slightly Thermophilic Member of the Alphaproteobacteria". Paper presented in XXI ALAM, Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia, Santos, Brasil, 2012.
  18. Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa MS. "Isolation and molecular phylogenetic analysis of new bacteria from hot springs in the Azores". Paper presented in Macedonian Microbiological Society – Symposium “Molecular methods in Microbiology”, Ohrid, República da Macedónia, 2012.
  19. Albuquerque, Luciana; Taborda M; La Cono V; Yakimov M; da Costa MS. "Natrinema salaciae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from the deep, hypersaline anoxic Lake Medee in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea". Paper presented in Extremophiles 2012 – 9th International Congress on Extremophiles, Sevilha, Espanha, 2012.
  20. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Nobre MF; da Costa MS. "Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., A Halophilic Slightly Thermophilic Member of the Alphaproteobacteria". Paper presented in ECCO XXXI, 31st annual meeting of European Culture Collection¿s Organization, Braga, Portugal, 2012.
  21. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago I; Nobre MF; Veríssimo A; da Costa MS. "Cecembia calidifontis sp. nov., a novel bacterium from a hot spring runoff in the Azores and emended description of the genus Cecembia". Paper presented in ECCO XXXI, 31st annual meeting of European Culture Collection¿s Organization, Braga, Portugal, 2012.
  22. Albuquerque, Luciana; França L; Rainey FA; Schumann P; Nobre MF; da Costa MS. "Gaiella occulta gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep branching phylogenetic lineage within the class Actinobacteria and proposal of Gaiellaceae fam. nov. and Gaiellales ord. nov". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 11, Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e Biotecnologia, Braga, Portugal, 2011.
  23. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Nobre MF; da Costa MS. "Schleiferia thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes and the proposal of Schleiferiaceae fam. nov". Paper presented in SEM 2011 - XXIII Congresso da Sociedade Espanhola de Microbiologia, Salamanca, Espanha, 2011.
  24. Empadinhas N; Pereira PJB; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa J; Sá-Moura, B.; Macedo Ribeiro S; da Costa MS. "Functional and structural characterization of a paradoxical glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase from Rubrobacter xylanophilus involved in mannosylglycerate synthesis in vivo". Paper presented in Extemophiles 2010, The 8th International Conference on Extremophiles, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, 2010.
  25. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Nobre MF; da Costa MS. "Meiothermus granaticius sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species from the Azores". Paper presented in Extemophiles 2010 – The 8th International Conference on Extremophiles, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, 2010.
  26. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey FA; Pena A; Tiago I; Veríssimo A; Nobre MF; da Costa MS. "Tepidamorphus gemmatus gen. nov., sp. nov., A Slightly Thermophilic Member of the Alphaproteobacteria". Paper presented in Extemophiles 2010, The 8th International Conference on Extremophiles, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, 2010.
  27. Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Vitor Mendes; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Costa, Milton. "Identification of the mycobacterial glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase". Paper presented in Feira da Ciência e Tecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 2010.
  28. Albuquerque, Luciana; Ferreira, Carolina Velloza; Tomaz D; Tiago I; Veríssimo A; da Costa MS; Nobre MF. "Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus". Paper presented in FEMS 2009 - 3st Congress of European Microbiologists, Gothenburg, Suécia, 2009.
  29. Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Milton; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra. "Mycobacterium tuberculosis GpgS: structural characterization of a key enzyme in MGLP biosynthesis". Paper presented in XVI National Congress of Biochemistry, Ponta Delgada, Azores, portgal, 2008.
  30. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago I; Veríssimo A; da Costa MS. "Tepidimonas thermarum sp. nov., A New Slightly Thermophilic Betaproteobacterium Isolated from the Elisenquelle in Aachen and emended description of the genus Tepidimonas". Paper presented in FEMS 2006 - 2st Congress of European Microbiologists, Madrid, Espanha, 2006.
  31. Albuquerque, Luciana; Simões S; Nobre MF; Pino NM; Battista JR; SILVA MT; Rainey FA; da Costa MS. "Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov". Paper presented in Micro 05-Biotec 05, Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e Biotecnologia, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 2005.
  32. Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Joana; Costa, Milton. "A highly divergent MpgS accounts for mannosylglycerate synthesis in the gram-positive bacterium Rubrobacter xylanophilus". Paper presented in 30th FEBS Congress: The Protein World”, Budapest, Hungary, 2005.
  33. Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Joana; Santos, Manuel; Santos, Helena; Costa, Milton. "A gene from Dehalococcoides ethenogenes encodes a bifunctional mannosylglycerate synthase: the first enzyme for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate at low temperatures". Paper presented in Halophiles 2004, International Congress on Halophilic Microorganisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004.
  34. Empadinhas N; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa J; Zinder SH; Santos MAS; Santos H; da Costa MS. "Development of a heterologous system for production of mannosylglycerate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a mesophilic bifunctional mannosylglycerate synthase gene from Dehalococcoides ethenogenes". Paper presented in MICRO 2003 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Tomar, Portugal, 2003.
  35. Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Joana; Santos, Manuel; Santos, Helena; Costa, Milton. "A bifunctional mannosylglycerate synthase from Dehalococcoides ethenogenes: synthesis of mannosylglycerate at low temperature". Paper presented in MICRO 2003, Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Tomar, Portugal, 2003.
  36. Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Henne A; Santos, Helena; Costa, Milton. "The bacterium Thermus thermophilus uses a two-step pathway for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate". Paper presented in Gordon Research Conference on Cellular Osmoregulation: Sensors, Transducers and Regulators. Bristol, USA, 2003.
  37. Empadinhas N; Albuquerque, Luciana; Henne A; da Costa MS; Santos H. "The bacterium Thermus thermophilus, like hyperthermophilic archaea, uses a two-step pathway for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate". Paper presented in . FEMS - 1st Congress of European Microbiologists, Ljubljana, Eslovénia, 2003.
  38. Empadinhas N; Albuquerque, Luciana; Henne A; Santos H; da Costa MS. "Biosynthesis of mannosylglycerate in Thermus thermophilus. Gene organization and properties of enzymes". Paper presented in Extremophiles 2002 - The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles, Nápoles, Itália, 2002.
  39. Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre MF; Rainey FA; Costa, Milton. "A New Slightly Thermophilic and Slightly Halophilic Alpha-Proteobacteria Isolated From a Marine Hot Spring In The Azores". Paper presented in SEM 2001 - XVIII Congresso da Sociedade Espanhola de Microbiologia, 2001.
  40. Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre MF; Rainey FA. "A New Slightly Thermophilic Bacterium Belonging to the Alpha-Proteobacteria From Marine Hot Spring". Paper presented in Micro'2001 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, 2001.
  41. Albuquerque, Luciana; Carreto L; Vossenberg JV; Nobre MF; Driessen A; Konings W; da Costa MS. "Lipid Composition and Membrane Properties of Two Variants of Thermus scotoductus Strain X-1". Paper presented in Thermophiles 98 - Congresso Internacional de Termófilos, Brest, França, 1998.
  42. Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre MF; Rainey FA; Sunna A; Antranikian G; da Costa MS. "Isolation and Characterization of New Thermoacidophilic Bacteria of the Genus Alicyclobacillus". Paper presented in Micro 97 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Tomar, Portugal, 1997.
Journal article
  1. Pulawska, Aleksandra; Rachubik, Michalina; Drzewiecka, Dominika; Albuquerque, Luciana; Conceição Egas; Jolanta Kalinowska; Krzysztof Krawczyk; et al. "Airborne halophilic and non-halophilic microbial communities in an underground salt mine affected by seasonal environmental fluctuations". Environmental Microbiology Reports (2026):
    Accepted
  2. Viver T, Gago JF, et al., Albuquerque L, et al., Amann R, Konstantinidis KT, Rossello-Mora R. "Metagenomics reveal allopatric speciation and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland hypersaline lakes and solar salterns.". bioRxiv (2026): https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.01.679725.
    Under revision
  3. Moe, William M.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Deb, Debajyoti. "Complete genome sequence of the type strain Ampullimonas aquatilis LMG 28208T". Microbiology Resource Announcements 7:e0038425 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00384-25.
    Open access • Published • 10.1128/mra.00384-25
  4. Pulawska, A.; Kalinowska, J.; Rachubik, M.; Drzewiecka, D.; Albuquerque, L.; Egas, C.; Krawczyk, K.; et al. "Halophilic and Non-Halophilic Microbial Communities in Relation to Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Salt Mine Air". Environmental Microbiology Reports 17 3 (2025): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105004193922&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/1758-2229.70095
  5. Albuquerque, L.; Viver, T.; Barroso, C.; Claudino, R.; Galvan, M.; Simões, G.; Lobo-da-Cunha, A.; Egas, C.. "Halorubrum miltondacostae sp. nov., a potential polyhydroxyalkanoate producer isolated from an inland solar saltern in Rio Maior, Portugal". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 47 6 (2024): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85204470101&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126553
  6. Sinninghe Damsté, J.S.; Rijpstra, W.I.C.; Huber, K.J.; Albuquerque, L.; Egas, C.; Bale, N.J.. "Dominance of mixed ether/ester, intact polar membrane lipids in five species of the order Rubrobacterales: Another group of bacteria not obeying the “lipid divide”". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 46 2 (2023): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149230057&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126404
  7. Almeida, Eduarda; Henriques, Valentina; Wiegand, Sandra; Albuquerque, Luciana; Schumann, Peter; Kohn, Timo; Jogler, Christian; et al. "Salsipaludibacter albus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterial strain isolate from a Portuguese solar saltern and proposal of Salsipaludibacteraceae fam. nov. and Salsipaludibacterales ord. nov.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 72 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005228.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.005228
  8. Vitorino, Inês; Albuquerque, Luciana; Wiegand, Sandra; Kallscheuer, Nicolai; da Costa, Milton S.; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Jogler, Christian; Maria Lage, Olga. "Corrigendum to “Alienimonas chondri sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the biofilm of the red alga Chondrus crispus” [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 43 (2020) 126083]". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 44 4 (2021): 126219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126219.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126219
  9. Cun Li; Yuan-Qiu He; Lin-Qing Cui; Albuquerque, Luciana (C417-FAB7-4A5C); Rou-Wen Chen; Li-Juan Long; Xin-Peng Tian. "Miltoncostaea marina gen. nov. sp. nov., and Miltoncostaea oceani sp. nov., a novel deep branching phylogenetic lineage within the class Thermoleophilia isolated from marine environments, and proposal of Miltoncostaeaceae fam. nov. and Miltoncostaeales ord. nov". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 44 (2021): 126216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126216.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126216
  10. Ofélia Godinho; Raquel Botelho; Albuquerque, Luciana (C417-FAB7-4A5C); Sandra Wiegand; Nicolai Kallscheuer; Milton S. da Costa; Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha; Christian Jogler; Olga Maria Lage. "Bremerella alba sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the surface of the macroalga Fucus spiralis". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 44 3 (2021): 126189-126189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126189.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126189
  11. Vitorino, Inês; Albuquerque, Luciana; Wiegand, Sandra; Kallscheuer, Nicolai; da Costa, Milton S.; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Jogler, Christian; Lage, Olga Maria. "Alienimonas chondri sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the biofilm of the red alga Chondrus crispus". Systematic and Applied Microbiology (2020): 126083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126083.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126083
  12. Manaia, Célia M.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Veríssimo, António; Morais, Paula V.; Nunes, Olga C.. "Farewell Milton". Environmental Microbiology 22 4 (2020): 1169-1169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14943.
    Published • 10.1111/1462-2920.14943
  13. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.. "In memoriam, Milton Simões da Costa (1948-2020)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004067.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.004067
  14. Albuquerque, L.; Castelhano, N.; Raposo, P.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Tiago, I.; Severino, R.; Roxo, I.; et al. "Comparative genome sequence analysis of several species in the genus Tepidimonas and the description of a novel species Tepidimonas charontis sp. nov.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 70 3 (2020): 1596-1604. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082791077&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.003942
  15. Albuquerque, L.; Castelhano, N.; Raposo, P.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Tiago, I.; Severino, R.; Roxo, I.; et al. "Corrigendum: Comparative genome sequence analysis of several species in the genus tepidimonas and the description of a novel species tepidimonas charontis sp. nov (Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020, 70, 1596-1604, 10.1099/ijsem.0.003942)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 70 12 (2020): 6539-6539. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099074079&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/IJSEM.0.004563
  16. Severino, Rita; Froufe, Hugo J. C.; Barroso, Cristina; Albuquerque, Luciana; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S.; Egas, Conceição. "High-quality draft genome sequence of Gaiella occulta isolated from a 150 meter deep mineral water borehole and comparison with the genome sequences of other deep-branching lineages of the phylum Actinobacteria". MicrobiologyOpen 8 9 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.840.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/mbo3.840
  17. Raposo, P.; Viver, T.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Froufe, H.; Barroso, C.; Egas, C.; Rosselló-Móra, R.; da Costa, M.S.. "Transfer of meiothermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al.1995) Nobre et al. 1996, meiothermus Roseus Ming et al. 2016, meiothermus terrae Yu et al. 2014 and meiothermus timidus Pires et al. 2005, to calidithermus gen. nov., as calidithermus chliarophilus comb. nov., calidithermus roseus comb. nov., calidithermus terrae comb. nov. and calidithermus timidus comb. nov., respectively, and emended descrip". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69 4 (2019): 1060-1069. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064240088&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.003270
  18. Albuquerque, Luciana; Polónia, Ana Rita M.; Barroso, Cristina; Froufe, Hugo J. C.; Lage, Olga; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Egas, Conceição; da Costa, Milton S.. "Raineya orbicola gen. nov., sp. nov. a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes and the description of Raineyaceae fam. nov.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68 4 (2018): 982-989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002556.
    Open access • Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.002556
  19. Margesin, R.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Zhang, D.-C.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Severino, R.; Roxo, I.; Egas, C.; da Costa, M.S.. "Solimicrobium silvestre gen. Nov., sp. nov., isolated from alpine forest soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68 8 (2018): 2491-2498. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051216988&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.002861
  20. Margesin, R.; Zhang, D.-C.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Froufe, H.J.C.; Egas, C.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Lysobacter silvestris sp. Nov., isolated from alpine forest soil, and reclassification of Luteimonas tolerans as Lysobacter tolerans comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68 5 (2018): 1571-1577. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046535002&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.002710
  21. Lage, Olga Maria; Albuquerque, Luciana; Lobo-da Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S. "Mariniblastus fucicola gen. nov., sp. nov. a novel planctomycete associated with macroalgae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 5 (2017): 1571-1576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001760.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.001760
  22. Key, Trent A; Bowman, Kimberly S; Lee, Imchang; Chun, Jongsik; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S; Rainey, Fred A; Moe, William M. "Dehalogenimonas formicexedens sp. nov., a chlorinated alkane-respiring bacterium isolated from contaminated groundwater". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 5 (2017): 1366-1373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001819.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.001819
  23. Schumann, Peter; Zhang, De-Chao; França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S; Margesin, Rosa. "Psychromicrobium silvestre gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from alpine forest soils". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 3 (2017): 640-645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001677.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.001677
  24. França, Luis; Albuquerque, Luciana; Zhang, De-Chao; Nouioui, Imen; Klenk, Hans-Peter; da Costa, Milton S.; Margesin, Rosa. "Nakamurella silvestris sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from alpine forest soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66 12 (2016): 5460-5464. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001541.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.001541
  25. França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; Sánchez, Claudia; Fareleira, Paula; da Costa, Milton S.. "Ampullimonas aquatilis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from bottled mineral water". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66 3 (2016): 1459-1465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000903.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.000903
  26. Albuquerque, Luciana; Kowalewicz-Kulbat, Magdalena; Drzewiecka, Dominika; Staczek, Pawel; d’Auria, Giuseppe; Rosselló-Móra, Ramon; da Costa, Milton S.. "Halorhabdus rudnickae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine borehole in Poland". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 39 2 (2016): 100-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2015.12.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.12.004
  27. França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S.. "Cavicella subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep mineral-water aquifer, and emended description of the species Perlucidibaca piscinae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65 11 (2015): 3812-3817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000493.
    Published • 10.1099/ijsem.0.000493
  28. Bondoso, Joana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M. Fernanda; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S.; Lage, Olga Maria. "Roseimaritima ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Rubripirellula obstinata gen. nov., sp. nov. two novel planctomycetes isolated from the epiphytic community of macroalgae". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 38 1 (2015): 8-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.10.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.10.004
  29. Albuquerque, Luciana; França, Luís; Taborda, Marco; La Cono, Violetta; Yakimov, Michail; da Costa, Milton S.. "Palleronia abyssalis sp. nov., isolated from the deep Mediterranean Sea and the emended description of the genus Palleronia and of the species Palleronia marisminoris". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 107 2 (2014): 633-642. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-014-0358-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s10482-014-0358-2
  30. Di Lorenzo, Flaviana; Paciello, Ida; Fazio, Luigi Lembo; Albuquerque, Luciana; Sturiale, Luisa; da Costa, Milton S.; Lanzetta, Rosa; et al. "Thermophiles as Potential Source of Novel Endotoxin Antagonists: the Full Structure and Bioactivity of theLipo-oligosaccharide fromThermomonas hydrothermalis". ChemBioChem 15 14 (2014): 2146-2155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201402233.
    Published • 10.1002/cbic.201402233
  31. Albuquerque, Luciana; Johnson, Megan M.; Schumann, Peter; Rainey, Fred A.; da Costa, Milton S.. "Description of two new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, Rubrobacter calidifluminis sp. nov. and Rubrobacter naiadicus sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Rubrobacter and the species Rubrobacter bracarensis". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 37 4 (2014): 235-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.03.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.03.001
  32. Bondoso, Joana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; da Costa, Milton S.; Harder, Jens; Lage, Olga Maria. "Rhodopirellula lusitana sp. nov. and Rhodopirellula rubra sp. nov., isolated from the surface of macroalgae". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 37 3 (2014): 157-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.004
  33. Egas, C.; Barroso, C.; Froufe, H.J.C.; Pacheco, J.; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, M.S.. "Complete genome sequence of the Radiation-Resistant bacterium Rubrobacter radiotolerans RSPS-4". Standards in Genomic Sciences 9 3 (2014): 1062-1075. http://dx.doi.org/10.4056/sigs.5661021.
    Published • 10.4056/sigs.5661021
  34. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.; Nobre, M. Fernanda; da Costa, Milton S.. "Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 35 6 (2012): 385-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2012.07.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2012.07.001
  35. Albuquerque, Luciana; Taborda, Marco; La Cono, Violetta; Yakimov, Michail; da Costa, Milton S.. "Natrinema salaciae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from the deep, hypersaline anoxic Lake Medee in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 35 6 (2012): 368-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2012.06.005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2012.06.005
  36. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Nobre, M. F.; Verissimo, A.; da Costa, M. S.. "Cecembia calidifontis sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring runoff, and emended description of the genus Cecembia". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 63 Pt 4 (2012): 1431-1436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.044537-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.044537-0
  37. Pereira, S. G.; Albuquerque, L.; Nobre, M. F.; Tiago, I.; Verissimo, A.; Pereira, A.; da Costa, M. S.. "Pullulanibacillus uraniitolerans sp. nov., an acidophilic, U(VI)-resistant species isolated from an acid uranium mill tailing effluent and emended description of the genus Pullulanibacillus". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 63 Pt 1 (2012): 158-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.040923-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.040923-0
  38. Albuquerque, Luciana; França, Luís; Rainey, Fred A.; Schumann, Peter; Nobre, M. Fernanda; da Costa, Milton S.. "Gaiella occulta gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep branching phylogenetic lineage within the class Actinobacteria and proposal of Gaiellaceae fam. nov. and Gaiellales ord. nov.". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 34 8 (2011): 595-599. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2011.07.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2011.07.001
  39. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, F. A.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S.. "Hydrotalea sandarakina sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring runoff, and emended descriptions of the genus Hydrotalea and the species Hydrotalea flava". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 62 Pt 7 (2011): 1603-1608. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.034496-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.034496-0
  40. Bondoso, J.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M. F.; Lobo-da-Cunha, A.; da Costa, M. S.; Lage, O. M.. "Aquisphaera giovannonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a planctomycete isolated from a freshwater aquarium". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 61 12 (2011): 2844-2850. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.027474-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.027474-0
  41. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, F. A.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S.. "Schleiferia thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' and the proposal of Schleiferiaceae fam. nov.". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 61 10 (2010): 2450-2455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.028852-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.028852-0
  42. Empadinhas, Nuno; Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Joana; Sá-Moura, Bebiana; Marques, Alexandra T.; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; da Costa, Milton S.. "Functional and structural characterization of a novel mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase from Rubrobacter xylanophilus reveals its dual substrate specificity". Molecular Microbiology 79 1 (2010): 76-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07432.x.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07432.x
  43. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.; Nobre, M. Fernanda; da Costa, Milton S.. "Meiothermus granaticius sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species from the Azores". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 33 5 (2010): 243-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2010.04.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.04.001
  44. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, Fred A.; Pena, Aldina; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; Fernanda Nobre, M.; da Costa, Milton S.. "Tepidamorphus gemmatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 33 2 (2010): 60-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2010.01.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.01.002
  45. Albuquerque, Luciana; Ferreira, Catarina; Tomaz, David; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; da Costa, Milton S.; Nobre, M. Fernanda. "Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 32 5 (2009): 306-313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2009.05.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2009.05.002
  46. Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Sá-Moura, Bebiana; da Costa, Milton S.; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra. "Mycobacterium tuberculosis Glucosyl-3-Phosphoglycerate Synthase: Structure of a Key Enzyme in Methylglucose Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis". PLoS ONE 3 11 (2008): e3748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003748.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0003748
  47. Sá-Moura, Bebiana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Empadinhas, Nuno; da Costa, Milton S.; Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Sá-Moura, B.; et al. "Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase fromRubrobacter xylanophilus". Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications 64 8 (2008): 760-763. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s1744309108021490.
    Published • 10.1107/s1744309108021490
  48. Albuquerque, Luciana; Rainey, F. A.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S.. "Elioraea tepidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 58 4 (2008): 773-778. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65294-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.65294-0
  49. Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Mendes, Vitor; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Da Costa, Milton S.. "Identification of the mycobacterial glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase". FEMS Microbiology Letters 280 2 (2008): 195-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.01064.x.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.01064.x
  50. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Taborda, M.; Nobre, M. F.; Verissimo, A.; da Costa, M. S.. "Bacillus isabeliae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 58 1 (2008): 226-230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65217-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.65217-0
  51. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, I.; Rainey, F. A.; Taborda, M.; Nobre, M. F.; Verissimo, A.; da Costa, M. S.. "Salirhabdus euzebyi gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, halotolerant bacterium isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 57 7 (2007): 1566-1571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64999-0.
    Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.64999-0
  52. Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; da Costa, Milton S.. "Tepidimonas thermarum sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from the Elisenquelle in Aachen and emended description of the genus Tepidimonas". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 29 6 (2006): 450-456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.12.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.12.004
  53. Albuquerque, Luciana; Simões, Catarina; Nobre, M. Fernanda; Pino, Nicole M.; Battista, John R.; Silva, Manuel T.; Rainey, Fred A.; Costa, Milton S.. "Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov.". FEMS Microbiology Letters 247 2 (2005): 161-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.002
  54. Pires, Ana Luisa; Albuquerque, Luciana; Tiago, Igor; Fernanda Nobre, M.; Empadinhas, Nuno; Veríssimo, António; Costa, Milton S.. "Meiothermus timidus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic yellow-pigmented species". FEMS Microbiology Letters 245 1 (2005): 39-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.02.011.
    10.1016/j.femsle.2005.02.011
  55. Empadinhas, N.; Albuquerque, L.; Costa, J.; Zinder, S.H.; Santos, M.A.S.; Santos, H.; Da Costa, M.S.. "A gene from the mesophilic bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes encodes a novel mannosylglycerate synthase". Journal of Bacteriology 186 13 (2004): 4075-4084. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3042523198&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1128/JB.186.13.4075-4084.2004
  56. Empadinhas, N.; Albuquerque, Luciana; Henne, A.; Santos, H.; Da Costa, M.S.. "The bacterium Thermus thermophilus, like hyperthermophilic archaea, uses a two-step pathway for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69 6 (2003): 3272-3279. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0038655499&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3272-3279.2003
  57. Albuquerque, Luciana; Santos, J.; Travassos, P.; Nobre, M.F.; Rainey, F.A.; Wait, R.; Empadinhas, N.; Silva, M.T.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Erratum: Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum (Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2002) 68:9 (4266-4273))". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 11 (2002): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036841621&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  58. Albuquerque, Luciana; Santos, J.; Travassos, P.; Nobre, M.F.; Rainey, F.A.; Wait, R.; Empadinhas, N.; Silva, M.T.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 9 (2002): 4266-4273. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036729238&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1128/AEM.68.9.4266-4273.2002
  59. Albuquerque, L; Rainey, F A; Chung, A P; Sunna, A; Nobre, M F; Grote, R; Antranikian, G; da Costa, M S. "Alicyclobacillus hesperidum sp. nov. and a related genomic species from solfataric soils of São Miguel in the Azores.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 50 2 (2000): 451-457. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-451.
    Published • 10.1099/00207713-50-2-451
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Albuquerque, Luciana. "Classification and Identification of Thermophilic Organisms From São Pedro do Sul Hot Spring and Revision of the Classification of Genus Meiothermus: Integration of Genomics Into Prokaryotic Taxonomy". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, 2021.
  2. Albuquerque, Luciana. "Descrição de duas novas espécies termoacidófilas do género Alicyclobacillus". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2001.
  3. "O Efeito da Temperatura nas Duas Formas Coloniais da Estirpe Ram X-1". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 1996.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Costa, Milton; Empadinhas, Nuno; Albuquerque, Luciana; Santos, Helena. 2005. "Identification of a bifunctional gene for mannosylglycerate synthesis and development of a high-scale-production heterologous system based on Sacharomyces cerevisiae".
    Expired
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/02/18 In memoriam – Milton Simões da Costa (1948–2020) 44º Aniversário da Associação de Beneficência e Cultura de Bustos, ABC-Bustos
Associação de Beneficência e Cultura de Bustos, ABC-Bustos (Bustos, Portugal)
2023/11/08 Halorubrum solis sp. nov., a PHA-producing haloarchaea, isolated from an inland solar saltern in Rio Maior, Portugal The Fifth Meeting of Bergey’s International Society for Microbial Systematics, 6-9 November 2023
Bergey’s International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMiS); Sun Yat-Sen University of Guangzhou; Chinese Society for Microbiology (CSM) (Guanghzou, China)
2021/02/18 Caçador de Micróbios Exóticos Milton S. da Costa, in memoriam
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014/09/07 Description of two new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, Rubrobacter calidifluminis sp. nov. and Rubrobacter naiadicus sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Rubrobacter and the species Rubrobacter bracarensis. Extremophiles 2014
Extremophiles (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
2013/09/17 Compatible solutes; then and now MIKROBIOT 2013 – 3rd Workshop on Microbioloy in health and Environmental Protection
MIKROBIOT (Lodz, Poland)
2013/05/08 Isolation, characterization and phylogenetic analysis of new slightly thermophilic bacteria from hot springs in the Azores REDEX 2013 – XI Reunión De La Red Nacional de Microorganismos Extremófilos
REDEX (Granada, Spain)
2012 Isolation and molecular phylogenetic analysis of new bacteria from hot springs in the Azores Symposium Molecular methods in Microbiology
Macedonian Microbiological Society (Ohrid, Macedonia)
2006 Rubrobacter xylanophilus mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase: Evolution of mannosylglycerate and glucosylglycerate biosynthesis in prokaryotes. Extremophiles 2006 - International Conference on Extremophiles
Extremophiles (Brest, France)
2006 The mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase from Rubrobacter xylanophilus Final Meeting of the “Hotsolutes” Project
Hotsolutes Project (Carcavelos, Portugal)
2004/02/27 Optimizing mannosylglycerate production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1st Meeting of "HotSolutes"
(Carcavelos, Portugal)
2003/11/21 Production of mannosylglycerate by Saccharomyces cerevisiae 6th Meeting of "Hypersolutes"
(Hamburg, Germany)
2003 Production of mannosylglycerate in mesophilc organisms 5th Meeting of the “Hypersolutes” Project
Hypersolutes Project (Alcochete, Portugal)
2002 Synthesis of mannosylglycerate at room temperature: properties of a mesophilic mannosylglycerate synthase 3rd Meeting of the “Hypersolutes” Project
Hypersolutes Project (Coimbra, Portugal)
2001 Genes for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate at high and room temperature: characterization of key-enzymes 2nd Meeting of the “Hypersolutes” Project
Hypersolutes Project (Konstanz, Germany)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09 - 2023/09 Search for PHA-related genes and PHA accumulation in members of the genus Rubrobacter
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/09 Insights into Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Extremophile Microorganisms
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Isolamento e caracterização fenotípica, quimiotaxonómica e genotípica das estirpes WSM-64 e WSM-66
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Isolamento, purificação e sequenciação do gene codificante do rRNA 16S de microrganismos termófilos das águas termais de S. Pedro do Sul
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Isolamento, purificação e estudo do gene codificante do rRNA 16S de bactérias de termófila isoladas de S. Pedro do Sul
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Isolamento, purificação e sequenciação do gene codificante do rRNA 16S de microrganismos termófilos das águas termais de S. Pedro do Sul
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Análise do gene codificante do RNA ribosomal 16S de bactérias termófilas isoladas na Ilha em Josankei Hot Spring, Japão
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Estudo do gene codificante do RNA ribosomal 16S de bactérias termófilas isoladas na Ilha de S. Miguel
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Estudo do gene codificante do RNA ribosomal 16S de bactérias termófilas isoladas na Ilha de S. Miguel
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Estudo do gene codificante do RNA ribosomal 16S de 25 estirpes de bactérias termófilas isoladas na Ilha de S. Miguel (arquipélago dos Açores)
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Descrição de uma espécie moderadamente termofílica
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Estudo e classificação de bactérias termófilas
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Caracterização polifásica de isolados bacterianos
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2003/11/29 - 2003/12/02 MICRO 2003 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Tomar, Portugal. (2003/11/29 - 2003/12/02)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
1999/12/01 - 1999/12/04 MICRO 99 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Luso, Portugal. (1999/12/01 - 1999/12/04)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/11 - 2024/11/11 The new DSMZ Digital Diversity infrastructure and the Digital Diversity Hub as the gateway to the associated resources (BacDive (including StrainInfo and MediaDive), BRENDA, LPSN and SILVA). (online)
Workshop
 DSMZ Digital Diversity
Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Germany
2024/10/30 - 2024/10/30 Harnessing Microbial Communities to Convert Plastic Waste to Valuable Products. (online)
Seminar
 Harnessing Microbial Communities to Convert Plastic Waste to Valuable Products
Michigan Technological University Department of Biological Sciences, United States
2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04 Workshop Nacional – Inovação para Circularidade na Bioeconomia: Sistemas Aquáticos
Workshop
 Workshop Nacional – Inovação para Circularidade na Bioeconomia: Sistemas Aquáticos
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Centro da Biomassa para a Energia, Portugal
2023/11/06 - 2023/11/09 The Fifth Meeting of Bergey´s International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMIS)
Congress
 The Fifth Meeting of Bergey´s International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMIS)
2023/06/12 - 2023/07/03 Biotech STARS Ciclo de sessões "Café Bioempreendedor" 1ª CoCriação de ideias inovadoras, 12 de Junho 2023 2ª Proteção Propriedade Intelectual, 19 de Junho 2023 3ª Como fazer um pitch para apresentar a minha ideia, 26 de Junho 2023 4 ª Como financiar o meu projeto, 03 de Julho 2023
Meeting
 Biotech STARS – Ciclo de sessões "Café Bioempreendedor"
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Instituto do Ambiente Tecnológico e Vida, Portugal
2023/06/26 - 2023/06/26 BiotechSTARS Bioempreender no Centro
Symposium
 BiotechSTARS Bioempreender no Centro
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Instituto do Ambiente Tecnologia e Vida, Portugal

Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/06/20 - 2023/06/20 MicroTEQ - Valorização de técnica para deteção e quantificação de microplásticos em água engarrafada - Seminário Internacional
Seminar
 MicroTEQ – “Valorização de técnica para deteção e quantificação de microplásticos em água engarrafada” - Seminário Internacional
Associação para a Inovação Tecnológica e Qualidade, Portugal
2023/03/22 - 2023/03/22 A volta ao mundo em 90 slides - Pantanal
Symposium
 Tertúlia: A volta ao mundo em 90 slides - Pantanal
Sociedade Broteriana, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/01 BIO'nTEQ: Mostra Tecnológica de Biotecnologia Esta Mostra pretende dinamizar a troca de boas práticas entre investigadores e o tecido empresarial, promover tecnologias da área de Biotecnologia e estabelecer parcerias estratégicas.
Meeting
 BIO'nTEQ: Mostra Tecnológica de Biotecnologia, Biocant Park, Cantanhede, Portugal
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação Tecnológica e Qualidade, Portugal
2022/11/30 - 2022/11/30 A Botânica Fala Grego e Latim. (online)
Symposium
 Tertúlia: A Botânica fala grego e latim
Sociedade Broteriana, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/09/29 - 2022/09/29 Os Microplásticos e sua disseminação. No Âmbito de projecto INOVC+ Ecossistema Regional de Inovação Inteligente. (online)
Symposium
 Os Microplásticos e sua disseminação
Associação para a Inovação Tecnológica e Qualidade, Portugal
2019/06/16 - 2019/09/19 Functional Metagenomics – 3rd Open Conference of Functional Metagenomics International. Trondheim, Norway.
Conference
 Functional Metagenomics – 3rd Open Conference of Functional Metagenomics International
Functional Metagenomics International , Canada
2018/09/16 - 2018/09/20 Extremophiles 2018 – 12th International Congress on Extremophiles. Ischia, Naples, Italy.
Congress
 Extremophiles 2018 – 12th International Congress on Extremophiles.
International Society for Extremophiles - ISE, Belgium
2018/05/22 - 2018/05/22 Ação de Formação: Gestão de Resíduos Hospitalares Perigosos - Triagem e Acondicionamento. Coimbra, Portugal.
Other
 Ação de Formação em Gestão de Resíduos Hospitalares Perigosos - Triagem e Acondicionamento
Ambiwaste, Portugal
2017/09/09 - 2017/09/13 FEMS 2017 – 7th Congress of European Microbiologists. Valencia, Spain.
Congress
 FEMS 2017 – 7th Congress of European Microbiologists
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2017/03/14 - 2017/03/15 70 Years Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology – BAS – International Conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Conference
 70 Years Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology – BAS – International Conference
International Association of Institut Pasteur, Belgium
2016/09/12 - 2016/09/16 Extremophiles 2016 – 11th International Congress on Extremophiles. Kyoto, Japan.
Congress
 Extremophiles 2016 – 11th International Congress on Extremophiles
International Society for Extremophiles - ISE, Belgium
2015/12/10 - 2015/12/12 MicroBiotec 15 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia. Évora, Portugal.
Congress
 MicroBiotec 15 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2015/06/07 - 2015/06/11 6th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists. Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Congress
 6th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2014/09/07 - 2014/09/11 Extremophiles 2014 – 10th International Congress on Extremophiles. Saint Petersburg, Russian.
Congress
 Extremophiles 2014 – 10th International Congress on Extremophiles
International Society for Extremophiles - ISE, Belgium

Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2013/09/17 - 2013/09/20 MIKROBIOT 2013 – 3rd Workshop on Microbioloy in health and Environmental Protection. Lodz, Poland.
Workshop
 MIKROBIOT 2013 – 3rd Workshop on Microbioloy in health and Environmental Protection
Uniwersytet Lódzki, Poland
2013/05/08 - 2013/05/10 REDEX 2013 – XI Reunión De La Red Nacional de Microorganismos Extremófilos. Granada, Spain.
Meeting
 REDEX 2013 – XI Reunión De La Red Nacional de Microorganismos Extremófilos
Universidad de Granada, Spain
2012/10/28 - 2012/11/01 XXI ALAM – Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia. Santos, São Paulo, Brasil.
Congress
 XXI ALAM – Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia
Associação Latinoamericana de Microbiologia, Brazil

Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, Brazil
2012/10/05 - 2012/10/05 Macedonian Microbiological Society – Symposium Molecular methods in Microbiology. Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia.
Symposium
 Macedonian Microbiological Society – Symposium Molecular methods in Microbiology
Macedonian Microbiological Society , Macedonia
2012/09/10 - 2012/09/13 Extremophiles 2012 – 9th International Congress on Extremophiles. Seville, Spain.
Congress
 Extremophiles 2012 – 9th International Congress on Extremophiles
International Society for Extremophiles - ISE, Belgium
2012/06/14 - 2012/06/15 ECCO XXXI – 31st annual meeting of European Culture Collection’s Organization. Braga, Portugal.
Meeting
 ECCO XXXI – 31st annual meeting of European Culture Collection’s Organization.
European Culture Collection’s Organization, Belgium

Universidade do Minho - Micoteca, Portugal
2011/12/01 - 2011/12/03 MicroBiotec 11 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia. Braga, Portugal.
Congress
 MicroBiotec 11 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2011/07/11 - 2011/07/14 XXIII Congreso Nacional De La Sociedad Espanola de Microbiologia. Salamanca, Spain.
Congress
 XXIII Congreso Nacional De La Sociedad Espanola de Microbiologia.
Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Spain
2010/09/12 - 2010/09/16 Extremophiles 2010 – The 8th International Conference on Extremophiles. Ponta Delegada, Açores, Portugal.
Congress
 Extremophiles 2010 – The 8th International Conference on Extremophiles
International Society for Extremophiles - ISE, Belgium
2009/06/28 - 2009/07/02 3st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists. Gothenburg, Sweden.
Congress
 3st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2006/07/04 - 2006/07/08 2st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists. Madrid, Spain.
Congress
 2st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2005/11/30 - 2005/12/03 Micro 05-Biotec 05 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia. Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
Congress
 Micro 05-Biotec 05 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e de Biotecnologia.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2004/09/04 - 2004/09/09 Halophiles 2004 - International Congress of Halophiles. Ljubljana, Eslovénia.
Congress
 Halophiles 2004 - International Congress of Halophiles
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2003/11/29 - 2003/12/02 MICRO 2003 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Tomar, Portugal.
Congress
 MICRO 2003 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2001/12/05 - 2001/12/08 MICRO 2001 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
Congress
 MICRO 2001 - Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2001/09/16 - 2001/09/20 SEM 2001 - XVIII Congreso De La Sociedad Espanola de Microbiologia. Alicante, Spain.
Congress
 SEM 2001 - XVIII Congreso De La Sociedad Espanola de Microbiologia
Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Spain
1999/12/01 - 1999/12/04 MICRO 99 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Luso, Portugal.
Congress
 MICRO 99 – Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
1998/09/06 - 1998/09/08 Thermophiles 98 - International Congress on Thermophiles. Brest, France.
Congress
 Thermophiles 98 - International Congress on Thermophiles
International Society for Extremophiles - ISE, Belgium

Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
1998/06/15 - 1998/06/17 Simpósio Fronteiras da Ciência: Desenvolvimentos Recentes e Desafios Futuros. Coimbra, Portugal.
Symposium
 Simpósio Fronteiras da Ciência: Desenvolvimentos Recentes e Desafios Futuros
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1997/12 - 1998/01 II Ciclo de Conferências sobre Temas Contemporâneos da Biologia. Coimbra, Portugal.
Conference
 II Ciclo de Conferências sobre Temas Contemporâneos da Biologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1997/11/29 - 1997/12/01 Micro 97- Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia. Tomar, Portugal.
Congress
 Micro 97- Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
1996/11 - 1997/01 Ciclo de Conferências sobre Temas Contemporâneos da Biologia. Coimbra, Portugal.
Conference
 Ciclo de Conferências sobre Temas Contemporâneos da Biologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012/09 - Current Amazing Arts Membro da Direção
1998/07/04 - Current Ordem dos Biólogos Membro Efectivo Nº1633

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/04/04 - 2022/04/04 Microbiology Workshop for students in the Science and Technology Course - 12th grade "Microrganismos Extremófilos - Apaixonados pelo Exótico" Curso de Ciências e Tecnologias (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Escola Básica e Secundária de Penalva do Castelo, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2018 - Current Systematic and Applied Microbiology (0723-2020) Elsevier
2014 - Current International Journal of Systematics and Evolutionary Microbiology (1466-5034) Microbiology Society
2013 - Current Extremophiles (1433-4909) Springer
2013 - Current Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1572-9699) Springer
Distinctions

Award

2005 First prize for best poster presentation in the thematic session Environmental Microbiology and Technology - Micro'05-Biotec'05
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2004 One of the five best poster presentations - Halophiles 2004
Univerza v Ljubljani In¿titut za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo, Slovenia

Other distinction

2021 Outstanding Reviewer
Microbiology Society, United Kingdom
2020 OUTSTANDING REVIEWER
Microbiology Society, United Kingdom