Category: Topic #3: Food and Environmental Microbiotech

476 Developing DNA-based methods to detect the presence of adulterant milk in Serra da Estrela Cheese

Pedro Montenegro-Silva 1CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal montenegro.silva.pedro@gmail.com Pedro Montenegro-Silva1, Marlene Baptista1, José A. Teixeira1, Lucília Domingues1 1CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal

475 Microalgae biomass as filler for starch films toward active and sustainable food packaging

Cláudia Nunes 1CICECO, Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; 2LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal claudianunes@ua.pt Joana Gonçalves1, Ana S. P. Moreira1,2, Hugo Pereira3,4, Joana Silva3, Paula Ferreira1 1CICECO, Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; 2LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry,… Continue reading 475 Microalgae biomass as filler for starch films toward active and sustainable food packaging

445 Faunomonas pinastri gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria

Diogo Neves Proença 1University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal; 2University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra Bacterial Culture Collection, Coimbra, Portugal diogo.proenca@uc.pt Diogo Neves Proença1,2, William B. Whitman3, Nicole Shapiro4, Tanja Woyke4, Nikos C. Kyrpides4, and Paula Vasconcelos Morais1,2 1University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering,… Continue reading 445 Faunomonas pinastri gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria

458 Enzymes and secondary metabolites profiles of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi are affected by chestnut medium

Ana Sampaio Centro Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agroambientais e Biológicas (CITAB) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal asampaio@utad.pt Verónica Camelo1, Irene Fraga2, Ana Gomes3, Michael Sulyok4, José Gomes-Laranjo5, Albino Alves Dias6, and Paula Rodrigues7 University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, Vienna Austria2, Centro de Investigação… Continue reading 458 Enzymes and secondary metabolites profiles of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi are affected by chestnut medium

461 Chemical Characterization of Tetraselmis chuii: Elemental Composition, Dietary Fiber and Protein Contents

Paulo Nova 1.Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal pnova@ucp.pt Paulo Nova1, Ana Rita Costa-Pinto2,3, Joana Laranjeira Silva4, Paula Teixeira1, Ana Cristina Freitas1, Ana Maria Gomes1 1.Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de… Continue reading 461 Chemical Characterization of Tetraselmis chuii: Elemental Composition, Dietary Fiber and Protein Contents

441 The importance of a biological resources center in the sustainable development of a low-density region

Paula Vasconcelos Morais University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal pvmorais@ci.uc.pt Diogo N. Proença1, Ana Paula Chung1 University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal

443 Bioactive alternatives to mitigate foodborne pathogens

Inês Gonçalves de Azevedo Moreira Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina igmoreira@ucp.pt Joana Barbosa, Helena Albano, Paula Teixeira Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo

399 Nitrite in meat products: alternatives from natural sources

Mónica Raquel Brás Oliveira Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina—Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal mroliveira@ucp.pt Norton Komora2, Paula Teixeira1 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina—Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal1, 2Primor Charcutaria Prima – S.A., Avenida Santiago de Gavião, nº 1142, Gavião, 4760-003, Vila… Continue reading 399 Nitrite in meat products: alternatives from natural sources