Centre of Biological Engineering / Centro de Engenharia Biológica

Célia Soares

Research technician

Research Line: Environmental Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: FRG
Lab.: Micoteca da Universidade do Minho (Fungal collection)
Supervisor: NL
253 601 959 (lab)
celia.soares@ceb.uminho.pt
https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/céliasoares

Career

2019 - 2025: Junior Researcher (Non-Tenure Track), Universidade do Minho

Qualifications

2012: PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho

Laboratory Management

Associate Director at Micoteca da Universidade do Minho (Fungal collection) (MUM)

Support Room Management

Associate Director at Cold Room I (CR1)

Since 2025: MUM curator
2019 - 2025: Desenvolvimento de atividades de investigação e prestação de serviços no âmbito da coleção de culturas da Micoteca da Universidade do Minho
2017 - 2019: Curator of MUM and working under the ISO 9001:2015 MUM Quality Management System
2014 - 2016: Curator of MUM and working under the ISO 9001:2008 MUM Quality Management System
2013 - 2013: Mycotoxins detoxification
2008 - 2012: Characterization of the mycoflora and the occurrence of mycotoxins in Portugal maize

Projects

Ongoing: MYCOTOX-PALOP - Multi-actor partnership for the risk assessment of MYCOTOXins along the food chain in African Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP) (Team Member)

Past Supervision of Researchers

Andrea Rodríguez Sanz - PhD Student (External)
Andréia de Oliveira dos Santos Guiet - PhD Student (External)
Angélica María Córdoba Fuzga - Master Student
Erasmo Junior Gámez Espinosa - Trainee
Kelly de Almeida Afonso - Master Student
Simone Decontardi - PhD Student (External)
Sindy Viviana Flórez Muñoz - Trainee

Recent Publications

1	Rodríguez-Sanz, Andrea; Fuciños, Clara; Soares, Célia; Torrado, Ana M.; Lima, Nelson; Rúa, María L. A comprehensive method for the sequential separation of extracellular xylanases and β-xylosidases/arabinofuranosidases from a new Fusarium species International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 272, Part 2(132722), 2024
2	Costa, Jéssica; Santos, Carla; Soares, Célia; Rodriguez, Rodrigo; Lima, Nelson; Santos, Cledir Occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A during Merkén pepper powder production in Chile Foods, 11(23), 3843, 2022
3	Martuscelli, Carolina; Soares, Célia; Lima, Nelson; Camões, Aires Potential of fungi to produce biosandstone RILEM Technical Letters, 5, 157-162, 2020
4	Arciuolo, Roberta; Santos, Carla; Soares, Célia; Castello, Giuseppe; Spigolon, Nicola; Chiusa, Giorgio; Lima, Nelson; Battilani, Paola Molecular characterization of diaporthe species associated with hazelnut defects Frontiers in Plant Science, 11(611655), 2020
5	Costa, Jéssica; Rodriguez, Rodrigo; Santos, Carla; Soares, Célia; Lima, Nelson; Santos, Cledir Mycobiota in Chilean chilli Capsicum annuum L. used for production of Merkén International Journal of Food Microbiology, 334(108833), 2020
6	Jerónimo, Alexandre; Soares, Célia; Aguiar, Barroso; Lima, Nelson Hydraulic lime mortars incorporating micro cork granules with antifungal properties Construction and Building Materials, 255(119368), 2020
7	Martins, Maria Rosário; Santos, Carla; Soares, Célia; Santos, Cledir; Lima, Nelson Gongronella eborensis sp. nov., from vineyard soil of Alentejo (Portugal) International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70(5), 3475-3482, 2020
8	Martuscelli, Carolina; Soares, Célia; Camões, Aires; Lima, Nelson Potential of fungi for concrete repair Procedia Manufacturing, 46, 180-185, 2020
9	Katerina Náplavová; Gáper, Ján; Gáperová, Svetlana; Beck, Terézia; Pristaš, Peter; Soares, Célia; Lima, Nelson Genetic and plant host differences of Fomes fomentarius in selected parts of Southern Europe Plant Biosystems, 154(1), 125-127, 2020
10	Flórez-Muñoz, Sindy V.; Gómez-Velásquez, Juan C.; Loaiza-Díaz, Natalia; Soares, Célia; Santos, Carla; Lima, Nelson; Mesa-Arango, Ana C. ITS rDNA gene analysis versus MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum isolated from Onychomycosis and Dermatomycosis cases in Medellin (Colombia) Microorganisms, 7(9), 306, 2019
11	Aduroja, Esther Damilola; Moore, Geromy George; Beltz, Shannon Brennan; Soares, Célia; Lima, Nelson; Fapohunda, Stephen Oyedele Induction of biodeterioration on vegetables by three fungal species Journal of Plant Pathology, 101(2), 243-250, 2019
12	Santos, Andréia O.; Ávila, Carla Luiza da Silva; Soares, Célia; Carvalho, Beatriz Ferreira; Schwan, Rosane Freitas; Lima, Nelson Lactic acid bacteria diversity in corn silage produced in Minas Gerais (Brazil) Annals of Microbiology, 69, 1445-1459, 2019
13	Rodriguez, Rodrigo; Santos, Carla; Simões, Marta Filipa; Soares, Célia; Santos, Cledir; Lima, Nelson Polyphasic, including MALDI-TOF MS, evaluation of freeze-drying long-term preservation on Aspergillus (section Nigri) strains Microorganisms, 7(9), 291, 2019
14	Ouhibi, Salma; Santos, Carla; Ghali, Ridha; Soares, Célia; Hedhili, Abderrazek; Paterson, R. Russell M.; Lima, Nelson Penicillium tunisiense sp. nov., a novel species of Penicillium section Ramosa discovered from Tunisian orchard apples International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 68(10), 3217-3225, 2018
15	Decontardi, Simone; Soares, Célia; Nelson Lima; Battilani, Paola Polyphasic identification of Penicillia and Aspergilli isolated from Italian grana cheese Food Microbiology, 73, 137-149, 2018
16	Soares, Célia; Morales-Valle, Héctor; Faria, J.; Figueiredo, A.C.; Pedro, L.G.; Venâncio, Armando Inhibitory effect of essential oils on growth and on aflatoxins production by Aspergillus parasiticus World Mycotoxin Journal, 9(4), 525-534, 2016
17	Villani, Alessandra; Moretti, Antonio; De Saeger, Sarah; Han, Zheng; Di Mavungu, Jose Diana; Soares, Célia; Proctor, Robert H.; Venâncio, Armando; Lima, Nelson; Stea, Gaetano; Paciolla, Costantino; Logrieco, Antonio F.; Susca, Antonia A polyphasic approach for characterization of a collection of cereal isolates of the Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex International Journal of Food Microbiology, 234, 24-35, 2016
18	Abrunhosa, Luís; Morales-Valle, Héctor; Soares, Célia; Calado, Thalita; Vila-Chã, Ana; Pereira, M.; Venâncio, Armando A Review of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed Products in Portugal and Estimation of Probable Daily Intakes Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56(2), 249-265, 2016
19	Okeke, O.F.I.; Fapohunda, S.; Soares, Célia; Lima, Nelson; Ayanbimpe, G.M. Mycotoxin Contamination of Maize and Guinea corn from Markets in Plateau State, Nigeria Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria Journal, 2, 28-34, 2015
20	Soares, Célia; Calado, Thalita; Venâncio, Armando Mycotoxin production by Aspergillus niger aggregate isolated from harvested maize in three Portuguese regions Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia, 30(1), 9-13, 2013

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Célia Soares

Research technician

Career

Qualifications

Laboratory Management

Support Room Management

Projects

Past Projects

Past Supervision of Researchers

Recent Publications

A comprehensive method for the sequential separation of extracellular xylanases and β-xylosidases/arabinofuranosidases from a new Fusarium species

Occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A during Merkén pepper powder production in Chile

Potential of fungi to produce biosandstone

Molecular characterization of diaporthe species associated with hazelnut defects

Mycobiota in Chilean chilli Capsicum annuum L. used for production of Merkén

Hydraulic lime mortars incorporating micro cork granules with antifungal properties

Gongronella eborensis sp. nov., from vineyard soil of Alentejo (Portugal)

Potential of fungi for concrete repair

Genetic and plant host differences of Fomes fomentarius in selected parts of Southern Europe

ITS rDNA gene analysis versus MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum isolated from Onychomycosis and Dermatomycosis cases in Medellin (Colombia)

Induction of biodeterioration on vegetables by three fungal species

Lactic acid bacteria diversity in corn silage produced in Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Polyphasic, including MALDI-TOF MS, evaluation of freeze-drying long-term preservation on Aspergillus (section Nigri) strains

Penicillium tunisiense sp. nov., a novel species of Penicillium section Ramosa discovered from Tunisian orchard apples

Polyphasic identification of Penicillia and Aspergilli isolated from Italian grana cheese

Inhibitory effect of essential oils on growth and on aflatoxins production by Aspergillus parasiticus

A polyphasic approach for characterization of a collection of cereal isolates of the Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex

A Review of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed Products in Portugal and Estimation of Probable Daily Intakes

Mycotoxin Contamination of Maize and Guinea corn from Markets in Plateau State, Nigeria

Mycotoxin production by Aspergillus niger aggregate isolated from harvested maize in three Portuguese regions

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