Inoculating Helianthus annuus (sunflower) grown in zinc and cadmium contaminated soils with plant growth promoting bacteria–Effects on phytoremediation strategies APGC Marques, H Moreira, AR Franco, AOSS Rangel, PML Castro Chemosphere 92 (1), 74-83, 2013 | 179 | 2013 |
Bacterial community dynamics in horizontal flow constructed wetlands with different plants for high salinity industrial wastewater polishing CSC Calheiros, A Teixeira, C Pires, AR Franco, AF Duque, LFC Crispim, ... Water research 44 (17), 5032-5038, 2010 | 125 | 2010 |
Antimicrobial coating of spider silk to prevent bacterial attachment on silk surgical sutures AR Franco, EM Fernandes, MT Rodrigues, FJ Rodrigues, ME Gomes, ... Acta biomaterialia 99, 236-246, 2019 | 94 | 2019 |
Phytomanagement of Cd-contaminated soils using maize (Zea mays L.) assisted by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria H Moreira, APGC Marques, AR Franco, AOSS Rangel, PML Castro Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21, 9742-9753, 2014 | 87 | 2014 |
Ectomycorrhizal fungi as an alternative to the use of chemical fertilisers in nursery production of Pinus pinaster NR Sousa, AR Franco, RS Oliveira, PML Castro Journal of Environmental Management 95, S269-S274, 2012 | 74 | 2012 |
Metal (loid)-contaminated soils as a source of culturable heterotrophic aerobic bacteria for remediation applications C Pires, AR Franco, SIA Pereira, I Henriques, A Correia, N Magan, ... Geomicrobiology Journal 34 (9), 760-768, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
An overview of the antimicrobial properties of lignocellulosic materials FCM Lobo, AR Franco, EM Fernandes, RL Reis Molecules 26 (6), 1749, 2021 | 52 | 2021 |
Platelet lysate-loaded photocrosslinkable hyaluronic acid hydrogels for periodontal endogenous regenerative technology PS Babo, RL Pires, L Santos, A Franco, F Rodrigues, I Leonor, RL Reis, ... ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 3 (7), 1359-1369, 2017 | 39 | 2017 |
Reforestation of burned stands: the effect of ectomycorrhizal fungi on Pinus pinaster establishment NR Sousa, AR Franco, MA Ramos, RS Oliveira, PML Castro Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 (10), 2115-2120, 2011 | 38 | 2011 |
Diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities colonize plants inhabiting a constructed wetland for wastewater treatment CSC Calheiros, SIA Pereira, AR Franco, PML Castro Water 11 (8), 1535, 2019 | 36 | 2019 |
Combined use of Pinus pinaster plus and inoculation with selected ectomycorrhizal fungi as an ecotechnology to improve plant performance RS Oliveira, AR Franco, PML Castro Ecological Engineering 43, 95-103, 2012 | 35 | 2012 |
Isolation and characterization of polymeric galloyl-ester-degrading bacteria from a tannery discharge place AR Franco, CSC Calheiros, CC Pacheco, P De Marco, CM Manaia, ... Microbial ecology 50, 550-556, 2005 | 33 | 2005 |
Management of nursery practices for efficient ectomycorrhizal fungi application in the production of Quercus ilex RS Oliveira, AR Franco, M Vosátka, PML Castro Symbiosis 52, 125-131, 2010 | 32 | 2010 |
Silk‐Based Antimicrobial Polymers as a New Platform to Design Drug‐Free Materials to Impede Microbial Infections AR Franco, E Palma Kimmerling, C Silva, FJ Rodrigues, IB Leonor, ... Macromolecular Bioscience 18 (12), 1800262, 2018 | 29 | 2018 |
Co-metabolic degradation of mono-fluorophenols by the ectomycorrhizal fungi Pisolithus tinctorius AR Franco, AC Ferreira, PML Castro Chemosphere 111, 260-265, 2014 | 28 | 2014 |
The effects of platelet lysate patches on the activity of tendon-derived cells R Costa-Almeida, AR Franco, T Pesqueira, MB Oliveira, PS Babo, ... Acta Biomaterialia 68, 29-40, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
Diversity and Persistence of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Their Effect on Nursery-Inoculated Pinus pinaster in a Post-fire Plantation in Northern Portugal AR Franco, NR Sousa, MA Ramos, RS Oliveira, PML Castro Microbial ecology 68, 761-772, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
Toward spinning greener advanced silk fibers by feeding silkworms with nanomaterials N Ramos, MS Miranda, AR Franco, SS Silva, J Azevedo, IR Dias, RL Reis, ... ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 (32), 11872-11887, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
Development and characterization of highly stable silver nanoparticles as novel potential antimicrobial agents for wound healing hydrogels A Massironi, AR Franco, PS Babo, D Puppi, F Chiellini, RL Reis, ... International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (4), 2161, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
Mycorrhizal symbiosis affected by different genotypes of Pinus pinaster NR Sousa, MA Ramos, AR Franco, RS Oliveira, PML Castro Plant and soil 359, 245-253, 2012 | 20 | 2012 |