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Alexandre de Menezes
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, University of Salford, University of Liverpool, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories
Research areas: Environmental Science · Ecology · Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Employment
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Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway Lecturer in Soil Microbiology2017 - Present
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University of Salford Research Fellow2015 - 2016
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CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories Postdoctoral Researcher2012 - 2015
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University College Dublin Postdoctoral Researcher2009 - 2012
Education
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University of Liverpool Ph.D.2005 - 2009
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences1998 - 2002
Projects & Funding
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MicroVOCs: Determining how microbial volatile organic compounds affect soil nitrogen cycling and N2O emissions Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland2024 - 2028
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PRISMA: Predictive RISk Mapping of AMR in Ireland Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine2024 - 2026
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ENI Eastern Partnerships - Ukraine Erasmus plus2021 - 2022
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FED-AMR: The role of free extracellular DNA in dissemination of antimicrobial resistance over ecosystem boundaries along the food/feed chain European Commission2020 - 2022
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Microbial Sensors for Soil FunctION Research Ireland2018 - Present
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Radiation and fire impacts on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone soil microbiome British Ecological Society2018 - 2018
Publications (38)
- A risk framework for addressing nature’s harmful contributions to people Save
- Legume‐Based Swards With No or Low Nitrogen Fertiliser Matched or Exceeded Yields of Perennial Ryegrass With Higher Nitrogen Fertiliser Save
- Plant Identity Impacts the Soil Microbiome More Than Interspecific Interactions in Intensively Managed Grasslands Save
- Effects of grassland community composition and digestate fertiliser on nitrous oxide emissions from soil Save
- Mapping the evidence of the effects of environmental factors on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the non-built environment Save
- Impact of manure and artificial fertilizer application on metal and metalloid distributions in agricultural soils and crops Save
- Relationships between radiation, wildfire and the soil microbial communities in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone Save
- Removal of metals and emergent contaminants from liquid digestates in constructed wetlands for agricultural reuse Save
- Effects of multispecies and monoculture forages on nutrient digestibility and fermentation responses using an in vitro rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC) Save
- Plant species and soil depth differentially affect microbial diversity and function in grasslands Save
- Mapping the evidence of the effects of environmental factors on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the non-built environment: Protocol for a systematic evidence map Save
- Microbial bioremediation of pesticides in agricultural soils: an integrative review on natural attenuation, bioaugmentation and biostimulation Save
- Influence of Sugarcane Variety on Rhizosphere Microbiota Under Irrigated and Water-Limiting Conditions Save
- Comparison of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Consortia from Surface and Deep Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Characterization and Degradation Potential Save
- Responses of the sugarcane rhizosphere microbiota to different levels of water stress Save
- Towards solving a scientific controversy – The effects of ionising radiation on the environment Save
- A novel technology with precise oxygen-input control: Application of the partial nitritation-anammox process Save
- Geographical location influences the composition of the gut microbiota in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) at a fine spatial scale Save
- Earthworm-induced shifts in microbial diversity in soils with rare versus established invasive earthworm populations Save
- Correction to: Organic phosphorus in the terrestrial environment: a perspective on the state of the art and future priorities (Plant and Soil, (2018), 427, 1-2, (191-208), 10.1007/s11104-017-3391-x) Save