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2026
Monjardino P, Azevedo AR, Mendonça D, Pozsgai G, Borges PAV, Frias J, Toubarro D (2026) Metagenomic survey of fungal communities in compost from dairy plant wastewater sludge and garden trimmings. Biodiversity Data Journal 14: e174893. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e174893
Frias, J., Monteiro, H.R., Borges, M., Garcia, B.C., Garriga, A., Teixeira, M., Toubarro, D., Simões, N., 2026. Molecular insights into entomopathogenic fungal biomarkers associated with low-density Popillia japonica populations in the Azores. Biological Control 213, 105973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2026.105973
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2025
Cruz, J. V., Andrade, C., Toubarro, D., Ferreira, L., Pimentel, A., Viveiros, F., Tassi, F., Cordeiro, A., Braga, D., & Raposeiro, P. (2025). C-based gas (CH₄ and CO₂) fluxes from eutrophicated volcanic shallow lakes in Corvo Island (Azores, Portugal). Applied Geochemistry, 191, 106529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106529
Andrade, C., Cruz, J. V., Ferreira, L., Viveiros, F., Toubarro, D., Tassi, F., Pimentel, A., Braga, D., Cordeiro, A., & Raposeiro, P. (2025). Diffuse CO₂ and CH₄ emissions of two volcanic lakes on Pico Island (Azores). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 467, 108424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108424
Tomkielska, Z., Frias, J., Simões, N., Casas, A., & Toubarro, D. (2025). Behavioral analysis of locomotor dysfunction in Drosophila melanogaster as a readout for neurotoxicity. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 221, e68517. https://doi.org/10.3791/68517.
Frias J, Toubarro D, Paiva T, Simões N. Immunomodulatory Effect of a Cysteine-Rich Secretory Protein from an Entomopathogenic Nematode with Sterol-Binding Activity. Toxins. 2025; 17(7):342. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins17070342
Funari, R., Parvizi, E., Cucini, C., Boschi, S., Cardaioli, E., Potter, D. A., Asano, S. I., Toubarro, D., Jelmini, L., Paoli, F., Carapelli, A., McGaughran, A., Frati, F., & Nardi, F. (2025). Whole genome resequencing reveals origins and global invasion pathways of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica. Molecular Ecology, 34(16), e70008. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70008
Glazer, I., Simões, N., Eleftherianos, I., Ramakrishnan, J., Ment, D., Toubarro, D., & Mallick, S. (2025). Entomopathogenic nematodes: Survival, virulence and immunity. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 212, 108363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2025.108363
Toubarro, D., Kenney, E., Heryanto, C., Mallick, S., Simões, N., & Eleftherianos, I. (2025). Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Extracellular Vesicles Alter the Innate Immune Signaling in Drosophila melanogaster. Genes, 16(6), 613. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16060613
Machado, A., Toubarro, D., Baptista, J., Tejera, E., & Álvarez-Suárez, J. M. (2025). Selected honey as a multifaceted antimicrobial agent: Review of compounds, mechanisms, and research challenges. Future Microbiology, 28, 1–22.https://doi.org/10.1080/17460913.2025.2498233.
Šreibr S, Ilgová J, Dobeš P, Vorel J, Marciniak J, Hurychová J, Toubarro D, Simões N, Kašný M, Hyršl P (2025). Characterization of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora response to insect-derived and non-biological stimuli: Insights into nematode recovery and released proteins. Pestic Biochem Physiol. 106318. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2025.106318.
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2024
Tomkielska Z, Frias J, Simões N, de Bastos BP, Fidalgo J, Casas A, Almeida H, Toubarro D, 2024. Revealing the Bioactivities of Physalia physalis Venom Using Drosophila as a Model. Toxins. 16(11):491. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16110491
Garriga A, Toubarro D, Morton A, Simões N, García-Del-Pino F (2024). Analysis of the immune transcriptome of the invasive pest spotted wing drosophila infected by Steinernema carpocapsae. Bull Entomol Res. 114(5):622-630. doi: 10.1017/S0007485324000543.
Garriga A, Monteiro HR, Beltrí R, Frias J, Peñalver Á, Teixeira M, Toubarro D, Simões N (2024). Assessment of Azorean native strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the biological control of Popillia japonica. Journal of Applied Entomology, 148, 977–982. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13318
Garriga, A., Monteiro, H. R., Beltrí, R., Frias, J., Peñalver, Á., Teixeira, M., Toubarro, D., & Simões, N. (2024). Assessment of Azorean native strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the biological control of Popillia japonica. Journal of Applied Entomology, 00, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13318
Beltrí R, Monteiro HR, Toubarro D, Simões N, Garriga A, 2024. Biocontrol potential of six Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strains isolated in the Azores Archipelago. Journal of Helminthology 98:e43. doi:10.1017/S0022149X24000336
Lorente B, Cabral C, Frias J, Faria J, Toubarro D. 2024. Draft genome sequence of Agarivorans aestuarii strain ZMCS4, a putative CAZyme-producing bacteria isolated from the marine brown algae Cladostephus spongiosus. Microbiol Resour Announc 13:e01178-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01178-23
Lorente B, Cabral C, Frias J, Faria J, Toubarro D. (2024) Draft genome sequence of Agarivorans aestuarii strain ZMCS4, a putative CAZyme-producing bacteria isolated from the marine brown algae Cladostephus spongiosus. Microbiol Resour Announc 0:e01178-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01178-23
Nardi, F., Boschi, S., Funari, R., Cucini, C., Cardaioli, E., Potter, D., Asano, S.-I., Toubarro, D., Meier, M., Paoli, F., Carapelli, A., & Frati, F. (2024). The direction, timing and demography of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera) invasion reconstructed using complete mitochondrial genomes. Scientific Reports, 14, 7120.. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57667-x
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2023
Frias J, Garriga A, Peñalver Á, Teixeira M, Beltrí R, Toubarro D, and Simões N. 2023. "Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia japonica Populations of Azores" Microorganisms 11, no. 8: 1972. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081972
Toubarro D, Tomkielska Z, Silva L, Borges M, Simões N (2023). A Study of Nematocyst Discharge of Physalia physalis and Venom Composition. Biol. Life Sci. Forum, 24, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECT2023-14810.
Fernandes R, Campos J, Serra M, Fidalgo J, Almeida H, Casas A, Toubarro D, Barros AIRNA (2023). Exploring the Benefits of Phycocyanin: From Spirulina Cultivation to Its Widespread Applications. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). Apr 14;16(4):592.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16040592
Serra M, Casas A, Toubarro D, Barros AN, Teixeira JA (2023). Microbial Hyaluronic Acid Production: A Review. Molecules. Feb 23;28(5):2084. doi: 10.3390/molecules28052084.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052084
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2022
Frias J, Toubarro D, Bjerga GEK, Puntervoll P, Vicente JB, Reis RL, Simões N (2022). A ShK-like Domain from Steinernema carpocapsae with Bioinsecticidal Potential. Toxins, 14(11), 754. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14110754
Jones K, Tafesh-Edwards G, Kenney E, Toubarro D, Simões N, Eleftherianos I (2022). Excreted secreted products from the parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae manipulate the Drosophila melanogaster immune response. Scientific reports, 12(1), 14237. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18722-7
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2021
Borges LMS, Pfeifer B, Pandur S, Toubarro D, Tanase A-M, Chiciudean I, Menzel MN, Hoppert M, Daniel R, Simões N, Altermark B (2021). A picture is worth a thousand words: novel photographic evidence on the anatomy of the digestive system of three shipworm species (Bivalvia, Teredinidae). Zoomorphology 140, 469–485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-021-00540-6
Botelho CM, Ferreira-Santos P, Toubarro D, Dinis H, Osório H, Costa-Barbosa A, Sampaio P, Simões N, Teixeira JA (2021). Chicken Feather Keratin Peptides for the Control of Keratinocyte Migration. Applied Sciences. 11(15):6779.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11156779
Frias J, Toubarro D, Fraga A, Botelho C, Teixeira J, Pedrosa J, Simões N (2021). Purification and characterization of a thrombolytic enzyme produced by a new strain of Bacillus subtilis. J Microbiol Biotechnol 31(2):327-337. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2008.08010.
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2020
Eliáš S, Hurychová J, Toubarro D, Frias J, Kunc M, Dobeš P, Simões N, Hyršl P (2020). Bioactive Excreted/Secreted Products of Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Inhibit the Phenoloxidase Activity during the Infection. Insects. Jun 5;11(6):353. doi: 10.3390/insects11060353.
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2016
Toubarro D, Gouveia A, Ribeiro RM, Simões N, da Costa G, Cordeiro C, Santos R (2016) Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Levels of the Nectin Gene from the Tube Feet of the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus Lividus. Mar Biotechnol 18(3): 372-83. doi: 10.1007/s10126-016-9698-4.
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2012
Balasubramanian N, Toubarro D, Teixeira M, Simões N (2012). Purification and biochemical characterization of a novel thermo-stable carboxymethyl cellulase from Azorean isolate Bacillus mycoides S122C. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 168, 2191-2204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-012-9929-8
Other Publications
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2024
Anna Garriga, Hugo R.Monteiro, Rubén Beltrí, Duarte Toubarro & Nelson Simões. All strains are not the same: 42 international Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strains exhibit differential virulence rates to Popillia japonica larvae. Oral Presentation at the 35th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologist, Cordoba, Spain, 15-19 April 2024. https://esn24cordoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Abstracts-Book.pdf
Rubén Beltrí, Anna Garriga, Hugo R. Monteiro, Duarte Toubarro & Nelson Simões. Isolation and characterization of new Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strains from the azores archipelago. Poster Presentation at the 35th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologist, Cordoba, Spain, 15-19 April 2024.
Jorge Frias, Duarte Toubarro, Hugo Monteiro & Nelson Simões. Heterologous Expression of a Cysteine-Rich Secretory Protein (CAP) from Entomopathogenic Nematode with Sterol-binding Activity.Poster Presentation at the 35th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologist, Cordoba, Spain, 15-19 April 2024.