SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Briddon C, Nicoară M, Hegedüs A, Niculea A, Bellerby R, Eikrem W, Crespo B, Dupont S, Drugă B, 2023. Acclimation to various temperature and pCO2 levels does not impact the competitive ability of two strains of Skeletonema marinoi in natural communities. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1197570. Doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1197570
Briddon C, Szekeres E, Hegedüs A, Nicoară M, Chiriac C, Stockenreiter M, Drugă B, 2022. The combined impact of low temperatures and shifting phosphorus availability on the competitive ability of cyanobacteria. Scientific Reports, 12 (1): 1-13. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20580-2
Drugă B, Ramm E, Szekeres E, Chiriac C, Hegedüs A, Stockenreiter M, 2022. Long-term acclimation might enhance the growth and competitive ability of Microcystis aeruginosa in warm environments. Freshwater Biology, 67 (4): 589-602. Doi: 10.1111/fwb.13865
Drugă B, Buda D-M, Szekeres E, Chiş C, Chiş I, Sicora C, 2019. The impact of cation concentration on Microcystis (cyanobacteria) scum formation.
Scientific Reports. 9: 3017. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39619-y
Drugă B, Ukrainczyk N, Weise K, Koenders E, Lackner S, 2018. Interaction between wastewater microorganisms and geopolymer or cementitious materials: Biofilm characterization and deterioration characteristics of mortars. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 134: 58–67.
Drugă B, Turko P, Spaak P, Pomati F, 2016. Cyanobacteria affect fitness and genetic structure of experimental Daphnia populations. Environmental Science & Technology, 50: 3416-3424.
Chis C, Drugă B, Carmel D, Chis I, Ardelean A, Sicora CI, 2016. UV-B stress changes the electron flow on photosystem II complex in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 22:12142-46.
Hegedus A Mocan A, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran L, Coman C, Drugă B, Sicora C, Dragoş N, 2015. Morphological, biochemical, and phylogenetic assessments of eight Botryococcus terribilis strains collected from freshwaters of Transylvania. Journal of Applied Phycology, 27:865–878.
Szekeres E, Dragoş N, Sicora C, Drugă B, 2014. Selection of proper reference genes for the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 7002 using real-time quantitative PCR. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 359: 102–109.
Drugă B, Welker M, Sesarman A, Hegedus A, Coman C, Sicora C, Dragoş N, 2013. Molecular characterization of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria from Romanian fresh waters. European Journal of Phycology, 48: 287–294.
Coman C, Drugǎ B, Hegedus A, Sicora C, Dragoş N, 2013. Archaeal and bacterial diversity in two hot spring microbial mats from a geothermal region in Romania. Extremophiles, 17:523-534.
Drugǎ B, Şuteu D, Oana O R, Pârvu M, Dragoş N, 2011. Two novel alliin lyase (alliinase) genes from twisted-leaf garlic (Allium obliquum) and mountain garlic (Allium senescens ssp. montanum). Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 39: 293-298.
Coman C, Bica A, Drugǎ B, Barbu-Tudoran L, Dragoş N, 2011. Methodological constraints in the molecular biodiversity study of a thermomineral spring cyanobacterial mat: A case study. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology, 99: 271-281.
Briddon C, Nicoară M, Hegedüs A, Niculea A, Bellerby R, Eikrem W, Crespo B, Dupont S, Drugă B, 2023. Acclimation to various temperature and pCO2 levels does not impact the competitive ability of two strains of Skeletonema marinoi in natural communities. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1197570. Doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1197570
Briddon C, Szekeres E, Hegedüs A, Nicoară M, Chiriac C, Stockenreiter M, Drugă B, 2022. The combined impact of low temperatures and shifting phosphorus availability on the competitive ability of cyanobacteria. Scientific Reports, 12 (1): 1-13. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20580-2
Drugă B, Ramm E, Szekeres E, Chiriac C, Hegedüs A, Stockenreiter M, 2022. Long-term acclimation might enhance the growth and competitive ability of Microcystis aeruginosa in warm environments. Freshwater Biology, 67 (4): 589-602. Doi: 10.1111/fwb.13865
Drugă B, Buda D-M, Szekeres E, Chiş C, Chiş I, Sicora C, 2019. The impact of cation concentration on Microcystis (cyanobacteria) scum formation.
Scientific Reports. 9: 3017. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39619-y
Drugă B, Ukrainczyk N, Weise K, Koenders E, Lackner S, 2018. Interaction between wastewater microorganisms and geopolymer or cementitious materials: Biofilm characterization and deterioration characteristics of mortars. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 134: 58–67.
Drugă B, Turko P, Spaak P, Pomati F, 2016. Cyanobacteria affect fitness and genetic structure of experimental Daphnia populations. Environmental Science & Technology, 50: 3416-3424.
Chis C, Drugă B, Carmel D, Chis I, Ardelean A, Sicora CI, 2016. UV-B stress changes the electron flow on photosystem II complex in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 22:12142-46.
Hegedus A Mocan A, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran L, Coman C, Drugă B, Sicora C, Dragoş N, 2015. Morphological, biochemical, and phylogenetic assessments of eight Botryococcus terribilis strains collected from freshwaters of Transylvania. Journal of Applied Phycology, 27:865–878.
Szekeres E, Dragoş N, Sicora C, Drugă B, 2014. Selection of proper reference genes for the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 7002 using real-time quantitative PCR. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 359: 102–109.
Drugă B, Welker M, Sesarman A, Hegedus A, Coman C, Sicora C, Dragoş N, 2013. Molecular characterization of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria from Romanian fresh waters. European Journal of Phycology, 48: 287–294.
Coman C, Drugǎ B, Hegedus A, Sicora C, Dragoş N, 2013. Archaeal and bacterial diversity in two hot spring microbial mats from a geothermal region in Romania. Extremophiles, 17:523-534.
Drugǎ B, Şuteu D, Oana O R, Pârvu M, Dragoş N, 2011. Two novel alliin lyase (alliinase) genes from twisted-leaf garlic (Allium obliquum) and mountain garlic (Allium senescens ssp. montanum). Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 39: 293-298.
Coman C, Bica A, Drugǎ B, Barbu-Tudoran L, Dragoş N, 2011. Methodological constraints in the molecular biodiversity study of a thermomineral spring cyanobacterial mat: A case study. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology, 99: 271-281.