Unravelling the Lipids Content and the Fatty Acid Profiles of Eight Recently Described Species and from the South Coast of Portugal.

In this study, mycelia of eight recently described species of and collected in Southern Portugal were analysed for lipids and fatty acids (FA) content to evaluate their possible use as alternative sources of FAs and understand how each species FAs profile relates to their phylogenetic position. All species had a low lipid percentage (0.06% in to 0.

Phylogeography of the wide-host range panglobal plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Various hypotheses have been proposed regarding the origin of the plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi. P. cinnamomi is a devastating, highly invasive soilborne pathogen associated with epidemics of agricultural, horticultural and forest plantations and native ecosystems worldwide.

Marine Oomycetes of the Genus Harbor Viruses Related to Bunyaviruses.

We investigated the incidence of RNA viruses in a collection of spp. from estuarine ecosystems in southern Portugal. The first approach to detect the presence of viruses was based on the occurrence of dsRNA, typically considered as a viral molecule in plants and fungi.

Multiple new cryptic pathogenic species from forests in Austria, Italy and Portugal.

During surveys of diversity in natural and semi-natural forests in Austria, Italy and Portugal, four new cryptic species were isolated from rhizosphere soil samples. Multigene phylogeny based on nuclear ITS, ß-tubulin and HSP90 and mitochondrial 1 and NADH1 gene sequences demonstrated that two species, and spp. nov.

Structure, anti-Phytophthora and anti-tumor activities of a nortriterpenoid from the rhizome of Phlomis purpurea (Lamiaceae).

To investigate bioactive compounds potentially involved in the biotic interactions exhibited by Phlomis purpurea (Lamiaceae) in rhizospheres infested with Phytophthora cinnamomi, the plant rhizome was chemically analysed. The nortriterpenoid (17S)-2α,3α,11α,23,24-pentahydroxy-19(18 → 17)-abeo-28-norolean-12-en-18-one, was isolated and its structure was elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analysis, chiefly using 2D NMR experiments, and X-ray analysis. It was shown to be exuded by roots and to exhibit anti-Phytophthora and antitumor activities.

Mortality Information System in Portugal: transition to e-death certification.

Inability to invest in and develop mortality information systems has been considered the single most critical failure in health information systems and there is a recognized urgent need to improve mortality statistics and cause of death information. Although there have been major developments in information technology with the potential to improve public health information systems, mortality data collection has largely remained unchanged in most countries, mainly due to legal and operational barriers. Electronic registration and certification of death certificates has the potential to improve the quality and timeliness of mortality statistics.