Maria Butollo

I am a TCM practitioner and hold a PhD in microbiology. I´ve worked 20 years as a researcher and 7 years as a therapist. During my education as a therapist I have spent several months in clinical environments. Nowadays I deal with a great number of patients from different social and cultural backgrounds. . As a microbiologist I developed precision and planning skills.

In both my professional fields of practice I can build on my analytical capacities. Furthermore, I speak several languages fluently: Portuguese, English, German, Spanish and French.

Alexandrino M. (2006). Studies on the   processes of bacteria elimination in constructed wetlands. PhD thesis,   Department of Environmental Microbiology, Technical University of Berlin,   Germany.

Alexandrino M. (1998). Entwicklung einer in situ Methode zum Nachweis styrolabbauender Mikroorganismen in Biofiltern   (Development of an in situ method for the   detection of styrene degrading microorganisms in biofilms). Diploma thesis,   University of Osnabrück, Germany.

Alexandrino Maria, Costa Rodrigo, Canário   Adelino, Costa Maria, Clostridia initiate heavy metal bioremoval in mixed   sulfidogenic cultures. Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Mar 18;48(6):3378-85. doi:   10.1021/es4052044. Epub 2014 Mar 6.

Alexandrino M., Macias F., Gomes N.C., Costa   R., Canário A.V. and Costa M.C. (2011). A bacterial consortium isolated from   an Icelandic fumarole displays exceptionally high levels of sulfate reduction   and metals resistance. J. Haz. Mater. 187(1-3):362-70. Epub 2011 Jan 16.

Alexandrino, M., Grohmann, E., Szewzyk, R,   Szewzyk, U. (2007). Application of culture-independent methods to assess the   microbial purifications efficiency of subsurface flow constructed wetlands, Water Sci Technol. 2007;56(3):217-22.

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk R.,   Szewzyk U. (2006). Application of culture-independent methods to assess the   microbiological purification efficiency of subsurface flow constructed   wetlands In Proceedings of the 10th   International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control,   September 23rd-29th, Lisbon, Portugal.

Alexandrino M., Grohmann, E., Szewzyk, U.   (2004). Optimization of PCR-based methods for rapid detection of Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Yersinia enterocolitica serovar 0:3 in wastewater samples. Water Research 38 (5), 1340-1346.

Alexandrino M., Knief C., Lipski A.   (2001). Stable-isotope-based labeling of styrene-degrading microorganisms in   biofilters. Appl Environ. Microbiol. 67(10): 4796-804.

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk U. (2000): Untersuchungen zur   mikrobiellen Ökologie von Bodenfiltern als Voraussetzung zum Verständnis der   Elimination von Krankheitserregern. (transl. Studies on the microbial ecology of constructed wetlands for   the understanding of the elimination of pathogenic organisms.) Sachstandsbericht für den Projektzeitraum November 1999 bis Oktober   2000, Verbundprojekt ”Bewachsene Bodenfilter als Verfahren der   Biotechnologie”, DBU- Schriftenreihen.

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk U. (1999): Mikrobiologische Untersuchungen   zur seuchenhygienische Bewertung naturnaher Abwasserbehandlungsanlagen. (transl. Microbiological   investigations for the hygienic assessment of natural wastewater treatment   facilities.) Sachstandbericht für den Projektzeitraum   November 1998 bis Dezember 1999, Verbundprojekt ”Bewachsene Bodenfilter als   Verfahren der Biotechnologie”, DBU-Schriftenreihen.

Alexandrino M., Canário A.V., Costa, M.C.   (2010): Characterization of a high performance bacterial consortium for AMD   bioremediation, IBS2010, September 14th - 18th ,   Rimini, Italy (poster presentation).

Alexandrino M., Canário A.V., Costa, M.C.   (2009): Isolation of high performance indigenous microbial consortia from   highly acidic acid mine drainages contaminated soils, BioMicroWorld 2009,   December 2nd - 4th, Lisbon, Portugal. (oral presentation).

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk R.,   Szewzyk U. (2006). Application of culture-independent methods to assess the   microbiological purification efficiency of subsurface flow constructed   wetlands.10th International Conference on Wetland Systems for   Water Pollution Control, September 23rd-29th, Lisbon,   Portugal. (oral presentation).

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk U.   (2004). Removal of Yersinia enterocolitica from wastewater by a small   scale sand filter. VAAM 2004. Annual meeting of the Association for General   and Applied Microbiology March 28th –31st,   Braunschweig, Germany (poster presentation).

Alexandrino M.,   Grohmann E., Szewzyk U. (2003). Comparison of molecular and culture dependent methods for the   detection of pathogens in constructed wetlands. 1st FEMS Congress of European   Microbiologists, June 29th – July 3rd, Ljubljana,   Slovenia (poster presentation).

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk U.   (2001). Studies on the mechanisms of bacteria elimination in constructed   wetlands. World Water Congress, October 15th – 19th, Berlin, Germany (poster   presentation).

Alexandrino M., Grohmann E., Szewzyk U.   (2000). Species-specific detection of pathogens in filter beds. VAAM 2000.   Annual meeting of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology, March   12th – 16th, Munich, Germany (poster presentation).