Master's (1992) and Doctorate (1996) in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) from the University of São Paulo including sandwich doctorate (1993) and post-doctorate (2005/2006) at the Center for Microbial Ecology (Michigan State University). Associate Professor at the Oceanographic Institute at USP. Research in Microbiology with a focus on Marine Microbiology and Microbial Ecology with an emphasis on: 1) Biodiversity and taxonomy of marine prokaryotes; 2) Microbial biogeography; 3) Extremophiles; 4) Deep Sea; 5) Response of microbial communities to environmental changes. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Global changes are inducing significant alterations in the biosphere, such as changing animal migration behavior or expanding/reducing habitat size. Forecast changes to future ocean conditions are expected to follow similar patterns to those induced by present-day atmospheric phenomena, albeit at a slower rate. These cause significant alterations in organism distribution and consequent ec…
Rhodobacteraceae is one of the most abundant families of Alphaproteobacteria ever described and has a high phenotypic and ecological diversity. Within the Rhodobacteraceae family, the Roseobacter group has stood out due to its abundance and metabolic versatility in marine ecosystems. Occurrence studies using 16S rRNA gene sequencing have shown that its abundance often corresponds to 10 to…
The global budget of atmospheric methane (CH4), which is on the order of 500-600 Tg CH4 per year, is mainly the result of environmental microbial processes, such as archaeal methanogenesis in wetlands, rice fields, ruminant and termite digestive systems and of microbial methane oxidation under anoxic and oxic conditions. Microbes in the environment play major roles in both global methane …
Minerals are essential for economic development, the functioning of society and maintaining our quality of life. Consumption of most raw materials has increased steadily since World War II, and demand is expected to continue to grow in response to the burgeoning global population and economic growth, especially in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and the other emerging economies. We…
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The extremophile microorganisms are adapted to live and develop in extremes of one or more physical parameters (radiation, temperature and pressure) and geochemical (pH, moisture and salinity) of a given environment. Whereas marine ecosystems, most of them are at depths beyond 1000 meters, so is considered deep sea environments as the most common of Earth. The major ecosystems found in th…
Volcanic geothermal sources are widely distributed on earth, being concentrated in areas with high tectonic activity. Volcanic activity in Antarctica can be found in circumpolar islands and some continental sites. Antarctica has extreme weather conditions and its geographical isolation offers unique features for studies of microbial evolution. Deception Island (circumpolar South Shetland …
The response of microrganisms to environmental and climatic changes is still unclear, because little is known about the species that inhabit sensible areas such as the Antarctic Peninsula. The biological and environmental register of the maritime Antarctica could be studied from permafrost samples, which are defined as permanently frozen sediments. The permafrost serve as a repository of …
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