MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER

Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança

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CIMO

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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Maria da Conceição Fernandes

Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303309
E-mail: conceicao.fernandes@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0003-2873-501X
Scopus Author ID: 23018336600

Career

  • Since 2001: Auxiliary Professor at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Portugal

Qualifications

  • 2007 - PhD. in Environmental Science, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal
  • 1996 - MSc. in Science and Food Technology, Portuguese Catholic University (UCP), Portugal
  • 1987 - Graduation in Science of Aquatic Environment, University of Porto (UP), Portugal

Interests

  • Ecotoxicology of contaminants, exposure assessment, biomarkers applied to biomonitoring;
  • Cosmetic products safety evaluation
  • Bioremediation, biological treatments, microalgae cultures

Projects:

Bagaço+Valor - Tecnologia limpa para a valorização do subproduto do bagaço de azeitona na indústria extratora de azeite
Funding body: NORTE 2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte
Reference: NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-072124
Principal Investigator:Ramiro José Espinheira Martins
Start: 2021-01-01
End: 2023-06-30
BluEnology - Desenvolvimento de um adjuvante proteico de microalgas para uso enológico
Funding body: NORTE 2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte
Reference: NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-047005
Principal Investigator:Maria da Conceição Constantino Fernandes
Start: 2020-07-16
End: 2023-06-30
QTradiSaus - Integral assessment of risk-based intervention strategies to improve the microbial safety of Portuguese traditional sausages
Funding body: FCT - PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: PTDC/AGR-TEC/3107/2012
Principal Investigator:Joaquina Teresa Gaudêncio Dias
Start: 2013-07-01
End: 2015-06-30
SOS - Save Our Species: Threatened Fish and Bivalves of Norhtestern Portugal
Funding body: ON2
Principal Investigator:Amílcar António Teiga Teixeira
Start: 2013-01-01
End: 2014-01-01

Total results: 27
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Martins J.C.L.,Gonçalves A.,Fernandes C.,Cabecinha E.,Monteiro S.,Guedes H.,Almeida G.,Garcia J.,da Silva G.J.,Varandas S.,Saavedra M.J.
Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Accumulated by Freshwater Bivalves: An Underestimated Risk for Public Health?
Pathogens, 13, , 2024

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Varandas S.,Fernandes C.,Cabecinha E.,Gomes S.,da Silva G.J.,Saavedra M.J.
Escherichia coli Phylogenetic and Antimicrobial Pattern as an Indicator of Anthropogenic Impact on Threatened Freshwater Mussels
Antibiotics, 12, , 2023

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Martins de Deus B.,Fernandes C.,Molina A.K.,Xavier V.,Pires T.C.S.P.,Mandim F.,Heleno S.A.,Finimundy T.C.,Barros L.
Chemical Characterization, Bioactivity and Toxicity of European Flora Plant Extracts in Search for Potential Natural Origin Preservatives
Plants, 12, , 2023

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Saavedra M.J.,Fernandes C.,Teixeira A.,Álvarez X.,Varandas S.
Multiresistant bacteria: Invisible enemies of freshwater mussels
Environmental Pollution, 295, , 2022

5
Ferreiro N.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Fernandes C.,Paiva H.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Impact of the Covering Vegetable Oil on the Sensory Profile of Canned Tuna of Katsuwonus pelamis Species and Tuna’s Taste Evaluation Using an Electronic Tongue
Chemosensors, 10, , 2022

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Gomes S.,Fernandes C.,Monteiro S.,Cabecinha E.,Teixeira A.,Varandas S.,Saavedra M.J.
The role of aquatic ecosystems (River Tua, Portugal) as reservoirs of multidrug-resistant Aeromonas spp
Water (Switzerland), 13, , 2021

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Garcia J.,Afonso A.,Fernandes C.,Nunes F.M.,Marques G.,Saavedra M.J.
Comparative antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Lentinula edodes Donko and Koshin varieties against priority multidrug-resistant pathogens
South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 35, 98-106, 2021

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Ballem A.,Gonçalves S.,Garcia-Meniño I.,Flament-Simon S.C.,Blanco J.E.,Fernandes C.,Saavedra M.J.,Pinto C.,Oliveira H.,Blanco J.,Almeida G.,Almeida C.
Prevalence and serotypes of Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli (STEC) in dairy cattle from Northern Portugal
PLoS ONE, 15, , 2020

9
Cosme F.,Fernandes C.,Ribeiro T.,Filipe-Ribeiro L.,Nunes F.M.
White wine protein instability: Mechanism, quality control and technological alternatives for wine stabilisation—an overview
Beverages, 6, 1-28, 2020

10
Coelho A.C.,Coelho A.,Quintas H.,Fernandes C.,Saavedra M.J.,Simões J.C.C.
Pathogenesis of Brucella
Brucellosis in Goats and Sheep: An Endemic and Re-Emerging Old Zoonosis in the 21st Century, 99-125, 2019

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Saavedra M.J.,Fernandes C.,Queiroga C.
Laboratory diagnosis of brucellosis
Brucellosis in Goats and Sheep: An Endemic and Re-Emerging Old Zoonosis in the 21st Century, 151-180, 2019

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Saavedra M.J.,Ballem A.,Queiroga C.,Fernandes C.
Etiology: The genus Brucella
Brucellosis in Goats and Sheep: An Endemic and Re-Emerging Old Zoonosis in the 21st Century, 21-58, 2019

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Zanata A.C.,Bertan F.A.B.,Bernardi C.,Dos Santos C.S.,Ferreira G.A.,de Oliveira Junior J.A.,Fernandes M.d.C.C.,Anschau A.
Obtaining microalgae biomass tolerant to herbicides for production of bio-fertilizers: A review based on methodi ordinatio methodology
Orbital, 11, 399-401, 2019

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Cadavez V.,Gonzales-Barron U.,Pires P.,Fernandes E.,Pereira A.P.,Gomes A.,Araújo J.P.,Lopes-da-Silva F.,Rodrigues P.,Fernandes C.,Saavedra M.J.,Butler F.,Dias T.
An assessment of the processing and physicochemical factors contributing to the microbial contamination of salpicão, a naturally-fermented Portuguese sausage
LWT, 72, 107-116, 2016

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Ribeiro T.,Fernandes C.,Nunes F.M.,Filipe-Ribeiro L.,Cosme F.
Influence of the structural features of commercial mannoproteins in white wine protein stabilization and chemical and sensory properties
Food Chemistry, 159, 47-54, 2014

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Peixoto F.P.,Carrola J.,Coimbra A.M.,Fernandes C.,Teixeira P.,Coelho L.,Conceição I.,Oliveira M.M.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.
Oxidative stress responses and histological hepatic alterations in barbel, Barbus bocagei, from Vizela River, Portugal
Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental, 29, 29-38, 2013

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Aires A.,Fernandes C.,Carvalho R.,Bennett R.N.,Saavedra M.J.,Rosa E.A.S.
Seasonal effects on bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of six economically important brassica vegetables
Molecules, 16, 6816-6832, 2011

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Fernandes C.,Afonso A.,Salgado M.A.
Metabolic and structural role of major fish organs as an early warning system in population assessment
Lagoons: Biology, Management and Environmental Impact, 1-38, 2011

21
Machado C.,Fernandes C.,Pereira J.,De Fátima Poças M.
Probabilistic simulation of children exposure to migrants from packaging: Photoinitiators from printing inks
6th International Conference on Simulation and Modelling in the Food and Bio-Industry 2010, FOODSIM 2010, 241-243, 2010

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Fernandes C.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.,Ferreira M.,Salgado M.A.
Oxidative stress response in gill and liver of Liza saliens, from the Esmoriz-Paramos coastal lagoon, Portugal
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 55, 262-269, 2008

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Fernandes C.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.,Rocha E.,Salgado M.A.
Monitoring pollution in Esmoriz-Paramos lagoon, Portugal: Liver histological and biochemical effects in Liza saliens
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 145, 315-322, 2008

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Fernandes C.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.,Cabral D.,Salgado M.A.
Heavy metals in water, sediment and tissues of Liza saliens from Esmoriz-Paramos lagoon, Portugal
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 136, 267-275, 2008

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Fernandes C.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.,Monteiro S.M.,Salgado M.A.
Changes in plasma electrolytes and Gill Histopathology in Wild Liza saliens from the Esmoriz-Paramos Coastal Lagoon, Portugal
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 79, 301-305, 2007

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Fernandes C.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.,Monteiro S.M.,Salgado M.A.
Histopathological gill changes in wild leaping grey mullet (Liza saliens) from the Esmoriz-Paramos Coastal Lagoon, Portugal
Environmental Toxicology, 22, 443-448, 2007

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Fernandes C.,Fontaínhas-Fernandes A.,Peixoto F.,Salgado M.A.
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Liza saliens from the Esmoriz-Paramos coastal lagoon, Portugal
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 66, 426-431, 2007