Centre of Biological Engineering / Centro de Engenharia Biológica

Ana Nicolau

Post-Doc

Research Line: Environmental Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: BRIDGE
Lab.: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
253 604 423 (office) / 253 601 964 (lab)
protozoa@deb.uminho.pt
http://ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/ananicolau

Career

2013 - 2015: Invited Assistant Researcher, Universidade do Minho
2008 - 2013: Assistant Researcher, Universidade do Minho

Qualifications

2002: PhD in Engineering Sciences, Universidade do Minho
1996: Master in Coastal Sciences, Universidade do Minho

Roles and Responsibilities

2017 - 2018: Member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Research Unit, Centre of Biological Engineering

Laboratory Management

Executive Director at Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (LMAmb)

2016 - 2019: Innovative strategies to control filamentous overgrowth in activated sludge wastewater treatment
2015 - 2016: Manager at CEB
2013 - 2015: Advanced Microscopy Techniques Applied to Molecular and Celular Biology Studies
2008 - 2013: Animal Cell Culture; Confocal Laser Microscopy; Microbiology of activated-sludge.
2006 - 2008: Establishment of relationships between protozoa, metazoa and filamentous bacteria of activated sludge and physical-chemical and operational parameters of plants
2006 - 2006: PHAGEVET-P
2003 - 2006: Filamentous overgrowth in activated sludge wastewater treatment
1996 - 2002: Monitorização microbiológica da poluição: uso da resposta fisiológica e ecologia de protistas

Projects

Research Students

Estela Marisa Oliveira Carvalho - Research Grant
Marta Martins Neto - PhD Student
Rute Vanessa Novais Ferreira - Research Grant
Vânia Isabel Lopes Ferreira - PhD Student

Recent Publications

1	Cortez, Susana; Nicolau, Ana; Flickinger, Michael C.; Mota, Manuel Biocoatings: a new challenge for environmental biotechnology Biochemical Engineering Journal, 121, 25-37, 2017
2	Vilas Boas, Diana; Almeida, Carina; Sillankorva, Sanna; Nicolau, Ana; Azeredo, Joana; Azevedo, Nuno F. Discrimination of bacteriophage infected cells using locked nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization (LNA-FISH) Biofouling - The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research, 32(2), 179-190, 2016
3	Costa, Filomena; Neto, Marta M.; Nicolau, Ana; Tavares, Teresa Biodegradation of diethylketone by Penicillium sp. and Alternaria sp. – A comparative study biodegradation of diethylketone by fungi Current Biochemical Engineering, 2(1), 81-89, 2015
4	Santos, L.A.; Ferreira, V.; Neto, M.M.; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Mota, M.; Nicolau, A. Study of 16 Portuguese activated sludge systems based on filamentous bacteria populations and their relationships with environmental parameters Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 99(12), 5307-5316, 2015
5	Nicolau, Ana; Sequeira, Lídia; Santos, Cledir; Mota, Manuel Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) applied to diatom identification: influence of culturing age Aquatic Biology, 20(2), 139-144, 2014
6	Zhang, Y.; Nicolau, Ana; Lima, C.F.; Rodrigues, Lígia R. Bovine lactoferrin induces cell cycle arrest and inhibits mTOR signaling in breast cancer cells Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal, 66(8), 1371-1385, 2014
7	Ferreira, Vânia; Martins, Catarina; Pereira, M.O.; Nicolau, A. Use of an aerobic selector to overcome filamentous bulking in an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant Environmental Technology, 35(12), 1525-1531, 2014
8	Santos, L.A.; Ferreira, V.; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Nicolau, A. Relationship between protozoan and metazoan communities and operation and performance parameters in a textile sewage activated sludge system European Journal of Protistology, 50(4), 319-328, 2014
9	Sousa, A.M.; Idalina Machado; Nicolau, A.; Pereira, M.O. Improvements on colony morphology identification towards bacterial profiling Journal of Microbiological Methods, 95(3), 327-335, 2013
10	Peixoto, Luciana; Rodrigues, Alexandrina L.; Martins, Gilberto; Nicolau, Ana; Brito, António G.; Silva, M.M.; Parpot, Pier; Nogueira, Regina A flat microbial fuel cell for decentralized wastewater valorization: process performance and optimization potential Environmental Technology, 34(13-14), 1947-1956, 2013
11	Cerqueira, L.; Oliveira, João Agostinho; Nicolau, A.; Azevedo, N.F.; Vieira, M.J. Biofilm formation with mixed cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Escherichia coli on silicone using artificial urine to mimic urinary catheters Biofouling - The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research, 29(7), 829-840, 2013
12	Matos, M.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Rodrigues, A.L.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R. Influence of carrier concentration on the control of Galactomyces geotrichum bulking and bacterial community of biofilm reactors Desalination and Water Treatment, 41(1-3), 325-334, 2012
13	Matos, M.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Rodrigues, A.L.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R. Influence of the organic loading rate on the growth of Galactomyces geotrichum in activated sludge Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering, 47(4), 565-569, 2012
14	Oliveira, Carla; Nicolau, Ana; Teixeira, José A.; Domingues, Lucília Cytotoxic effects of native and recombinant frutalin, a plant galactose-binding lectin, on HeLa cervical cancer cells Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2011(ID 568932), 1-9, 2011
15	Duarte, D.C.; Nicolau, A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.R. The effect of bovine milk lactoferrin on human breast cancer cell lines Journal of Dairy Science, 94(1), 66-76, 2011
16	Sillankorva, S.; Oliveira, D.; Moura, A.; Henriques, M.; Faustino, A.; Nicolau, A.; Azeredo, J. Efficacy of a broad host range lytic bacteriophage against E. coli adhered to urothelium Current Microbiology, 62(4), 1128-1132, 2011
17	Santos, S.; Fernandes, E.; Carvalho, C.M.; Sillankorva, S.; Krylov, V.N.; Pleteneva, E.A.; Shaburova, O.V.; Nicolau, A.; Ferreira, E.C.; Azeredo, J. Selection and characterization of a multivalent Salmonella phage and its production in a nonpathogenic Escherichia coli strain Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(21), 7338-7342, 2010
18	Magalhães, K.T.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Dragone, G.M.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.; Silva, J.B.A.; Schwan, R.F. Production of fermented cheese whey-based beverage using kefir grains as starter culture: Evaluation of morphological and microbial variations Bioresource Technology, 101(22), 8843-8850, 2010
19	Carvalho, C.M.; Nicolau, A.; Fernandes, E.; Santos, S.; Gibbs, P.A.; Gannon, B.W.; Teixeira, P.; Azeredo, J. Method for bacteriophage isolation against target Campylobacter strains Letters in Applied Microbiology, 50(2), 192-197, 2010
20	Oliveira, A.; Sereno, R.; Nicolau, A.; Azeredo, Joana In vivo toxicity study of phage lysate in chickens British Poultry Science, 50(5), 558-563, 2009

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Ana Nicolau

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Recent Publications

Biocoatings: a new challenge for environmental biotechnology

Discrimination of bacteriophage infected cells using locked nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization (LNA-FISH)

Biodegradation of diethylketone by Penicillium sp. and Alternaria sp. – A comparative study biodegradation of diethylketone by fungi

Study of 16 Portuguese activated sludge systems based on filamentous bacteria populations and their relationships with environmental parameters

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) applied to diatom identification: influence of culturing age

Bovine lactoferrin induces cell cycle arrest and inhibits mTOR signaling in breast cancer cells

Use of an aerobic selector to overcome filamentous bulking in an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant

Relationship between protozoan and metazoan communities and operation and performance parameters in a textile sewage activated sludge system

Improvements on colony morphology identification towards bacterial profiling

A flat microbial fuel cell for decentralized wastewater valorization: process performance and optimization potential

Biofilm formation with mixed cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Escherichia coli on silicone using artificial urine to mimic urinary catheters

Influence of carrier concentration on the control of Galactomyces geotrichum bulking and bacterial community of biofilm reactors

Influence of the organic loading rate on the growth of Galactomyces geotrichum in activated sludge

Cytotoxic effects of native and recombinant frutalin, a plant galactose-binding lectin, on HeLa cervical cancer cells

The effect of bovine milk lactoferrin on human breast cancer cell lines

Efficacy of a broad host range lytic bacteriophage against E. coli adhered to urothelium

Selection and characterization of a multivalent Salmonella phage and its production in a nonpathogenic Escherichia coli strain

Production of fermented cheese whey-based beverage using kefir grains as starter culture: Evaluation of morphological and microbial variations

Method for bacteriophage isolation against target Campylobacter strains

In vivo toxicity study of phage lysate in chickens

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