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Biography

Ana C. Afonso holds an European PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (FEUP-Portugal, 2024), following two B.Sc. in Clinical Analysis and Public Health (IPB-Portugal, 2016) and in Biomedical Sciences (IPB-Portugal, 2017); and a M.Sc. in Chemistry and Pharmacy of Natural Products (USAL-Spain/IPB-Portugal, 2019). Her work aims to provide new evidence on the potential public health risks from the presence of neglected species in drinking water with a focus on strains with aggregation ability. Currently, she is working as a Junior Researcher in the European Project Twinning InnoVAntiBiofilm

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Employment (2)

Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto: Porto, PT

2025-02-03 to present | Junior Researcher (Department of Chemical Engineering)
Employment
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Ana Cristina Afonso

Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto: Porto, PT

2020-02 to 2020-10-31 | Research fellow (Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia: Porto, Porto, PT

2020-11-01 to 2024-10-21 | PhD - Chemical and Biological Engineering (Department of Chemical Engineering)
Education
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University of Salamanca: Salamanca, ES

2017-09 to 2019-12 | Master's degree - Pharmacy and Chemistry of Natural Products
Education
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Polytechnic Institute of Bragança: Bragança, PT

2016-09 to 2017-09 | Licentiate degree - Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
Education
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Polytechnic Institute of Bragança: Bragança, PT

2012-09 to 2016-07 | Licentiate degree - Clinical Analysis and Public Health
Education
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Professional activities (4)

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: Basel, CH

2024-05-03 | Free registration grant
Distinction
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Yale University: New Haven, US

2023-11-01 to 2024-02-01 | Short Term Scientific Exchange (Microbial Sciences Institute)
Invited position
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Federation of European Microbiological Societies: Delft, NL

2023-09-01 | Meeting Attendance Grant
Distinction
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: Santiago de Compostela, ES

2022-04-01 to 2022-07-01 | Short Term Scientific Exchange (CRETUS)
Invited position
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Funding (6)

ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering

2021-01-01 to present | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

LA/P/0045/2020

GRANT_NUMBER: 10.54499/LA/P/0045/2020
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PhD research grant

2020-11 to present | Grant
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (Porto, PT)
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Ana Cristina Afonso

Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy

2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

UIDB/00511/2020

GRANT_NUMBER: 10.54499/UIDB/00511/2020
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Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy

2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

UIDP/00511/2020

GRANT_NUMBER: 10.54499/UIDP/00511/2020
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Development of novel biocide solutions for effective biofilm control

2018-07-15 to 2022-07-14 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PTDC/BII-BTI/30219/2017
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Financiamento Plurianual 2020-2023 da Unidade de I&D LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

UIDB/00511/2020_UIDP/00511/2020
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Works (25)

The role of the proteosurfaceome and exoproteome in bacterial coaggregation

Biotechnology Advances
2025 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108505
EID:

2-s2.0-85212544950

Part of ISSN: 07349750
Contributors: Afonso, A.C.; Saavedra, M.J.; Simões, M.; Simões, L.C.
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Ana Cristina Afonso via Scopus - Elsevier
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Elucidating bacterial coaggregation through a physicochemical and imaging surface characterization

Science of The Total Environment
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174872
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-4337030

HANDLE: 1822/92654
EID:

2-s2.0-85199207479

Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
Contributors: Ana C. Afonso; Jack Botting; Inês B. Gomes; Maria J. Saavedra; Lúcia C. Simões; Jun Liu; Manuel Simões
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Exploring bacterial coaggregation in aquatic systems using advanced physicochemical and imaging techniques

The 8th International Electronic Conference on Water Sciences
2024-10 | Conference output
Contributors: Ana Cristina Afonso; Jack M. Botting; Inês B. Gomes; Maria José Saavedra; Lúcia Simões; Jun Liu; Manuel Simões
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Ana Cristina Afonso

Coaggregation dynamics in drinking water biofilms and implications for chlorine disinfection

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135948
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cv-prod-id-4358585

EID:

2-s2.0-85204939006

Part of ISSN: 0304-3894
Contributors: Afonso, Ana; Gomes, Inês; Massano, Francisca; Saavedra, Maria José ; Simões, Manuel; Simões, Lúcia
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Exploring coaggregation mechanisms involved in biofilm formation in drinking water through a proteomic-based approach

Journal of Applied Microbiology
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxae143
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-4337031

HANDLE: 10347/34880
EID:

2-s2.0-85197352260

HANDLE: 1822/92466
Part of ISSN: 1365-2672
Contributors: Afonso, Ana C; Simões, Manuel; Saavedra, Maria José; Simões, Lúcia; Lema, Juan M; Trueba-Santiso, Alba
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Bacterial coaggregation’s role in water disinfection resistance

Scientific Letters
2024-05-01 | Conference abstract
DOI: 10.48797/SL.2024.146
Contributors: Ana C. Afonso; Inês B. Gomes; Maria J. Saavedra; Lúcia C. Simões; Manuel Simões
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Hydrocinnamic acid and perillyl alcohol are effective against Escherichia coli biofilms when used alone and combined with antibiotics

Journal of Applied Microbiology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad234
EID:

2-s2.0-85175584666

Part of ISSN: 13652672 13645072
Contributors: Sousa, M.; Afonso, A.C.; Saavedra, M.J.; Simões, L.C.; Simões, M.
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Ana Cristina Afonso via Scopus - Elsevier

The coaggregating Delftia acidovorans facilitates metabolic activity of partner bacteria in drinking water biofilms

International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST)
2023-09-02 | Conference poster
Part of ISBN: 978-618-86292-1-9
Contributors: Ana Cristina Afonso; Inês B. Gomes; Maria José Saavedra; Lúcia Simões; Manuel Simões
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Coaggregating Delftia acidovorans facilitates the metabolic activity of partner bacteria in drinking water biofilms

Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology
2023-08-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.30955/gnc2023.00205
HANDLE: 1822/90468
Contributors: Ana Afonso; Inês Gomes; Maria José Saavedra; Lúcia Simões; Manuel Simões
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Delftia acidovorans extracellular metabolites increase the biomass and metabolic activity of drinking water biofilms

5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering
2023-07-15 | Conference poster
ISBN: 978-972-752-306-1
Contributors: Ana Cristina Afonso; Inês B. Gomes; Maria José Saavedra; Lúcia Simões; Manuel Simões
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Biofilm Production by Critical Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens from an Equine Wound

Animals
2023-04-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ani13081342
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cv-prod-id-3494894

EID:

2-s2.0-85153716468
Contributors: Ana C. Afonso; Mariana Sousa; Ana Rita Pinto; Mário Cotovio; Manuel Simões; Maria José Saavedra
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Drinking-water isolated Delftia acidovorans selectively coaggregates with partner bacteria and facilitates multispecies biofilm development

Science of The Total Environment
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162646
Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
Contributors: Ana C. Afonso; Inês B. Gomes; Maria José Saavedra; Lúcia Simões; Manuel Simões
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Hydrocinnamic Acid and Perillyl Alcohol Potentiate the Action of Antibiotics against Escherichia coli

Antibiotics
2023-02-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020360
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-3321674

EID:

2-s2.0-85148877402
Contributors: Mariana Sousa; Ana Cristina Afonso; Lília Soares Teixeira; Anabela Borges; Maria José Saavedra; Lúcia Chaves Simões; Manuel Simões
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Phytochemicals Against Drug-Resistant Bacterial Biofilms and Use of Green Extraction Solvents to Increase Their Bioactivity

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/5584_2022_723
Part of ISSN: 0065-2598
Part of ISSN: 2214-8019
Contributors: A. C. Afonso; M. Sousa; L. C. Simões; M. Simões
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Ana Cristina Afonso
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Unraveling the mechanisms involved in coaggregation by proteomic analysis of two drinking water strains

Conference: Nature Conferences - Biofilms and Microbiomes: Global Impact on Public and Ecosystem Health
2022-10 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-3278936
Contributors: Afonso, Ana; Lúcia Simões; M. J. Saavedra; Alba Trueba-Santiso; Juan M. Lema; Simões, Manuel
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Unraveling the mechanisms involved in coaggregation by proteomic analysis of two drinking water strains

Conference: Nature Conferences - Biofilms and Microbiomes: Global Impact on Public and Ecosystem Health
2022-10 | Conference poster
Contributors: Ana Cristina Afonso; Lúcia Simões; Maria José Saavedra; Alba Trueba-Santiso; Juan M. Lema; Manuel Simões
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Coaggregation between freshwater bacteria

e- Conference on Innovation in Microbial Control
2021-10 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Ana Cristina Afonso; Maria José Saavedra; Manuel Simões
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Ana Cristina Afonso

Biofilms in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Impact, Risk Factors and Control Strategies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-07-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158278
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
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Ana Cristina Afonso
grade
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Bacterial coaggregation in aquatic systems

Water Research
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117037
Part of ISSN: 0043-1354
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Ana Cristina Afonso
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Comparative antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Lentinula edodes Donko and Koshin varieties against priority multidrug-resistant pathogens

South African Journal of Chemical Engineering
2020-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajce.2020.09.008
Part of ISSN: 1026-9185
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Avaliação das propriedades antimicrobianas do Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) em isolados bacterianos responsáveis por Iinfeções associadas aos cuidados de saúde (IACS)

2020-02-10 | Other
HANDLE: 10198/20591
Contributors: Afonso, Ana Cristina
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Avaliação das propriedades antimicrobianas do Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) contra isolados bacterianos responsáveis por infeções associadas aos cuidados de Saúde (IACS)

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
2019 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-1213448
Contributors: Afonso, Ana
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Caracterização da resistência a antibióticos de isolados de Klebsiella pneumoniae em Infeções Associadas aos Cuidados de Saúde (IACS)

Jornadas de Bioquímica. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
2019 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1213366
Contributors: Afonso, Ana; Fernandes, Conceição; Garcia, Juliana; Duarte, Aida; Saavedra, Maria José
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Incidence and mortality due to cervical cancer in 4 south European countries

Porto Biomedical Journal
2019-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbj.0000000000000026
Part of ISSN: 2444-8664
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Ana Cristina Afonso
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Incidência de carcinoma do colo do útero na Europa: tendências temporais

I Congresso Nacional de Ciências Biomédicas Laboratoriais
2016 | Conference poster
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-1103595

HANDLE: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/16432
OTHER-ID:

Afonso, Ana; Rodrigues, Luciana; Madureira, Muriela; Nogueira, António José M.; Teixeira, Cristina (2016) - Incidência de carcinoma do colo do útero na Europa: tendências temporais. In Vaz, Josiana A.; Ferro, Amadeu; Pais, Clarisse; Pimentel, Helena (2016

ISBN: 978-972-745-211-8
Contributors: Afonso, Ana; Rodrigues, Luciana; Madureira, Muriela; Nogueira, António José M.; Teixeira, Cristina
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