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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elisabete Maria Pinto Valério

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
211F-9621-A2B6
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8189-244X
Education
Degree Classification
2008
Concluded
 Microbiology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Molecular approaches in cyanobacteria: from detection and diversity to DNA-based biosensors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with honor and distinction (Maximum class
2000
Concluded
 Química Aplicada, Ramo Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Polyphasic taxonomy of basidiomycetous yeasts of the genera Sporidiobolus and Sporobolomyces (19 out of 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Good (14 out of 20 values)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/12/31 - 2026/12/30 Development of an Integrated Surveillance and Alert System of Zoonosis in Portugal
SIVIZ
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 European Health and Digital Executive Agency
Ongoing
2023/11/01 - 2026/10/31 EU-WISH
EU-WISH
Principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 European Health and Digital Executive Agency
Ongoing
2009/05 - 2010/12 The application of quantitative real-time PCR to studies of the abundance and toxicity of cyanobacteria in Portuguese potable and recreational water supplies
PTDC/AMB/67075/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Concluded
2008/07 - 2009/01 Ecologia evolutiva de populações selvagens de Saccharomyces que colonizam a casca de árvores da família Fagaceae
PTDC/BIA-BDE/71734/2006
Research Fellow
Concluded
2003/01 - 2007/11 Molecular Approaches in Cyanobacteria: From detection and diversity to DNA-based Sensors
SFRH / BD / 8272 / 2002
PhD Student Fellow
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
UID/Multi/04423/2019
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/03/15 - 2014/09/14 Improvement of fructose fermentation by industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
PTDC/AGR-ALI/112802/2009
Provided by PTCRIS: 112802
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 457 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/BIA/UI0457/2011
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/01 - 2008/06 Imobilização orientada de enzimas: Elétrodos para o desenvolvimento de células de combustível enzimáticas
POCI/ENR/57777/2004
Researcher
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/05 - 2024/12 AgIR - TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION PROTOCOL FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF LISBON’S HOSPITAL WASTEWATER
AgIR
Researcher
Ongoing
2022/10 - 2024/10 Mycosands 2022: Exploring fungal contamination in the sand and water
Mycosands II
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/10 - 2024/09 Fungi in drinking water in healthcare contexts
Hospital Mycowaters
Supervisor
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Menezes, Carina; Valerio, Elisabete; Dias, Elsa. "The Kidney Vero-E6 Cell Line: A Suitable Model to Study the Toxicity of Microcystins". In New Insights into Toxicity and Drug Testing. InTech, 2013.
    10.5772/54463
  2. Churro, Catarina; Dias, Elsa. "Risk Assessment of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins, the Particularities and Challenges of Planktothrix spp. Monitoring". In Novel Approaches and Their Applications in Risk Assessment. InTech, 2012.
    10.5772/37910
Conference paper
  1. Joana Andrade; Catarina Silva; Luis Vieira; Miguel Pinto; João Paulo Gomes; Elisabete Valério. "Assessing the Reason Why Heterotrophic Bacteria Present in Aquatic Environments Are Not Affected by Microcystins and Unraveling Alternative Genes for Microcystin Degradation". 2022.
    10.3390/blsf2022014033
  2. José, Silvia; Valério, Elisabete; Menezes, Carina; Dias, Elsa; Ferreira, Filipa; Albergaria, Isabel; Grossinho, José; et al. "O papel do Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge na avaliação e prevenção de riscos para a saúde pública: vigilância e controlo da qualidade da água e areias". 2018.
Journal article
  1. João Brandão; Elisabete Valério; Chelsea Weiskerger; Cristina Veríssimo; Konstantina Sarioglou; Monika Novak Babic; Helena M. Solo-Gabriele; Raquel Sabino; Maria Teresa Rebelo. "Strategies for Monitoring Microbial Life in Beach Sand for Protection of Public Health". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095710.
    10.3390/ijerph20095710
  2. Elisabete Valério; Maria Leonor Santos; Pedro Teixeira; Ricardo Matias; João Mendonça; Warish Ahmed; João Brandão. "Microbial Source Tracking as a Method of Determination of Beach Sand Contamination". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 13 (2022): 7934-7934. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137934.
    10.3390/ijerph19137934
  3. João Brandão; Chelsea Weiskerger; Elisabete Valério; Tarja Pitkänen; Päivi Meriläinen; Lindsay Avolio; Christopher D. Heaney; Michael J. Sadowsky. "Climate Change Impacts on Microbiota in Beach Sand and Water: Looking Ahead". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031444.
    10.3390/ijerph19031444
  4. Valério, Elisabete; Barreiros, Sara; Rodrigues, Sara; Turkina, Maria V.; Vasconcelos, Vitor M.; Campos, Alexandre. "New Insights in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Response to the Cyanotoxin Microcystin-LR, Revealed by Proteomics and Gene Expression". Toxins 12 10 (2020): 667. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12100667.
    10.3390/toxins12100667
  5. Valério, Elisabete. "Bacteroides spp. and traditional fecal indicator bacteria in water quality assessment: An integrated approach for hydric resources management in urban centers". Journal of Environmental Management (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110989.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110989
  6. Valério, Elisabete. "Environmental and Adaptive Changes Necessitate a Paradigm Shift for Indicators of Fecal Contamination". Microbiology Spectrum (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/microbiolspec.erv-0001-2019.
    10.1128/microbiolspec.erv-0001-2019
  7. Valério, Elisabete. "Quantitative PCR Detection of Enteric Viruses in Wastewater and Environmental Water Sources by the Lisbon Municipality: A Case Study". Water (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12020544.
    10.3390/w12020544
  8. Valério, Elisabete. "Isolation and Characterization of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Strains from Finished Drinking Water". Toxins (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12010040.
    10.3390/toxins12010040
  9. Valério, Elisabete. "Microbiological and chemical quality of ice used to preserve fish in Lisbon marketplaces". Journal of Food Safety (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfs.12641.
    10.1111/jfs.12641
  10. Pedro Teixeira; Luís Almeida; João Brandão; Sílvia Costa; Susana Pereira; Elisabete Valério. "Non-potable use of Lisbon underground water: microbiological and hydrochemical data from a 4-year case study". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 190 8 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10661-018-6828-7.
    10.1007/s10661-018-6828-7
  11. Daniel Salvador; Catarina Churro; Elisabete Valério. "Evaluating the influence of light intensity in mcyA gene expression and microcystin production in toxic strains of Planktothrix agardhii and Microcystis aeruginosa". Journal of Microbiological Methods 123 (2016): 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2016.02.002.
    10.1016/j.mimet.2016.02.002
  12. Elisabete Valério; Alexandre Campos; Hugo Osório; Vitor Vasconcelos. "Proteomic and Real-Time PCR analyses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae VL3 exposed to Microcystin-LR reveals a set of protein alterations transversal to several eukaryotic models". Toxicon (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.01.059.
    10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.01.059
  13. Valério, E.; Vasconcelos, V.; Campos, A.. "New insights on the mode of action of microcystins in animal cells - A Review". Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 16 13 (2016): 1032-1041. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84984940622&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  14. Catarina Churro; Elisabete Valério; Luís Vieira; Paulo Pereira; Vitor Vasconcelos. "Evaluation of methanol preservation for molecular and morphological studies in cyanobacteria using Planktothrix agardhii". J Appl Phycol (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0732-0.
    10.1007/s10811-015-0732-0
  15. Churro, C.; Valério, E.; Pereira, P.; Vasconcelos, V.. "Applicability of the real-time PCR assay in the amplification of cyanobacterial DNA from preserved samples". Limnetica 34 1 (2015): 173-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84940971317&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  16. Miguéns, D.; Valério, E.. "The impact of some microcystins on the growth of heterotrophic bacteria from Portuguese freshwater reservoirs". Limnetica 34 1 (2015): 215-226. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84940988419&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  17. Valério, Elisabete. "Effects of microcystin-LR on Saccharomyces cerevisiae growth, oxidative stress and apoptosis". Toxicon (2014):
    10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.08.059
  18. Catarina Churro; Paulo Pereira; Vitor Vasconcelos; Elisabete Valério. "Species-specific real-time PCR cell number quantification of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii". Arch Microbiol 194 9 (2012): 749-757. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00203-012-0809-y.
    10.1007/s00203-012-0809-y
  19. Gonçalves, P.; Valério, E.; Correia, C.; de Almeida, J.M.G.C.F.; Sampaio, J.P.. "Evidence for divergent evolution of growth temperature preference in sympatric Saccharomyces species". PLoS ONE 6 6 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79957959802&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0020739
  20. Libkind, D.; Hittinger, C.T.; Valerio, E.; Gonca¸lves, C.; Dover, J.; Johnston, M.; Gonca¸lves, P.; Sampaio, J.P.. "Microbe domestication and the identification of the wild genetic stock of lager-brewing yeast". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 35 (2011): 14539-14544. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052293238&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1073/pnas.1105430108
  21. Valério, E.; Chaves, S.; Tenreiro, R.. "Diversity and impact of prokaryotic toxins on aquatic environments: A review". Toxins 2 10 (2010): 2359-2410. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952097439&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/toxins2102359
  22. Galeote, V.; Novo, M.; Salema-Oom, M.; Brion, C.; Valério, E.; Gonçalves, P.; Dequin, S.. "FSY1, a horizontally transferred gene in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae EC1118 wine yeast strain, encodes a high-affinity fructose/H+ symporter". Microbiology 156 12 (2010): 3754-3761. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650065364&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/mic.0.041673-0
  23. Valério, E.; Chambel, L.; Paulino, S.; Faria, N.; Pereira, P.; Tenreiro, R.. "Multiplex PCR for detection of microcystins-producing cyanobacteria from freshwater samples". Environmental Toxicology 25 3 (2010): 251-260. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954377976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/tox.20502
  24. Paulino, S.; Sam-Bento, F.; Churro, C.; Alverca, E.; Dias, E.; Valério, E.; Pereira, P.. "The Estela Sousa e Silva Algal Culture Collection: a resource of biological and toxicological interest". Hydrobiologia (2009): 1-4. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350524210&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10750-009-9977-4
  25. Paulino, S.; Valério, E.; Faria, N.; Fastner, J.; Welker, M.; Tenreiro, R.; Pereira, P.. "Detection of Planktothrix rubescens (Cyanobacteria) associated with microcystin production in a freshwater reservoir". Hydrobiologia 621 1 (2009): 207-211. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-58149236883&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10750-008-9640-5
  26. Valério, E.; Chambel, L.; Paulino, S.; Faria, N.; Pereira, P.; Tenreiro, R.. "Molecular identification, typing and traceability of cyanobacteria from freshwater reservoirs". Microbiology 155 2 (2009): 642-656. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-62249099222&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/mic.0.022848-0
  27. Valério, E.; Tenreiro, A.; Abrantes, L.M.. "Preliminary studies towards the development of DNA biosensors for detection of cylindrospermopsin - A cyanobacterial toxin". Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta 26 1 (2008): 77-87. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-42549105059&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  28. Galvão, H.M.; Reis, M.P.; Valério, E.; Domingues, R.B.; Costa, C.; Lourenço, D.; Condinho, S.; et al. "Cyanobacterial blooms in natural waters in southern Portugal: A water management perspective". Aquatic Microbial Ecology 53 1 (2008): 129-140. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-54549111439&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/ame01228
  29. Valério, E.; Gadanho, M.; Sampaio, J.P.. "Sporidiobolus johnsonii and Sporidiobolus salmonicolor revisited". Mycological Progress 7 2 (2008): 125-131. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-43149121560&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11557-007-0547-8
  30. Valério, E.; Faria, N.; Paulino, S.; Pereira, P.. "Seasonal variation of phytoplankton and cyanobacteria composition and associated microcystins in six Portuguese freshwater reservoirs". Annales de Limnologie 44 3 (2008): 189-196. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-53649107905&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1051/limn:2008003
  31. Valério, E.; Abrantes, L.M.; Viana, A.S.. "4-Aminothiophenol self-assembled monolayer for the development of a DNA biosensor aiming the detection of cylindrospermopsin producing cyanobacteria". Electroanalysis 20 22 (2008): 2467-2474. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55849136536&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/elan.200804350
  32. Valério, E.; Gadanho, M.; Sampaio, J.P.. "Reappraisal of the Sporobolomyces roseus species complex and description of Sporidiobolus metaroseus sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58 3 (2008): 736-741. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-44449175750&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/ijs.0.65580-0
  33. Valério, E.; Pereira, P.; Saker, M.L.; Franca, S.; Tenreiro, R.. "Molecular characterization of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii strains isolated from Portuguese freshwaters". Harmful Algae 4 6 (2005): 1044-1052. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27644510972&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.hal.2005.03.002
  34. Valério, E.; Gadanho, M.; Sampaio, J.P.. "Sporobolomyces odoratus sp. nov., a new species in the Sporidiobolus ruineniae clade". FEMS Yeast Research 2 1 (2002): 9-16. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036235844&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S1567-1356(01)00054-X
Magazine article
  1. Valério, Elisabete; João Carlos Simões Brandão; Rebelo, Helena. Corresponding author: Valério, Elisabete. "Impact of climate change on environmental health: possible effects on One Health", Observações_ Boletim Epidemiológico, 2023, https://repositorio.insa.pt/bitstream/10400.18/8883/3/Boletim_Epidemiologico_Observacoes_NEspecia15-2023_artigo7.pdf.
  2. Valério, Elisabete. "The paradigm of bathing water faecal contamination, humans are not always to blame", Observações_ Boletim Epidemiológico, 2020, http://repositorio.insa.pt/bitstream/10400.18/7290/1/Boletim_Epidemiologico_Observacoes_N28_setembro-dezembro_2020.pdf.
  3. Valério, Elisabete. "Water Reuse", IWA HRWM NEWS, 2020, https://hrwm-watermicro.com/2020/07/04/hrwm-sg-newsletter-june-2020/hrwm_sg_newsletter_-june2020-pdf/.
  4. Valério, Elisabete. "Fungi in sand and coastal and inland waters in Portugal - relevance to human health and well-being", Observações_ Boletim Epidemiológico, 2019, http://www.insa.min-saude.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BEO_11_Especial.pdf.
  5. Valério, Elisabete. "Abordagem multidisciplinar na identificação e monitorização de cianobactérias potencialmente tóxicas", Observações_ Boletim Epidemiológico, 2015, http://repositorio.insa.pt/bitstream/10400.18/2993/3/Boletim_Epidemiologico_Observacoes_N11_janeiro-marco_2015.pdf.
  6. Valério, Elisabete. "Avaliação do efeito da microcistina-LR no crescimento, sistema antioxidante e indução de apoptose em Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Observações_ Boletim Epidemiológico, 2015, http://repositorio.insa.pt/bitstream/10400.18/2993/3/Boletim_Epidemiologico_Observacoes_N11_janeiro-marco_2015.pdf.
  7. Valério, Elisabete. "Ocorrência e disseminação da microalga Gonyostomum semen em albufeiras portuguesas", Observações_ Boletim Epidemiológico, 2015, http://repositorio.insa.pt/bitstream/10400.18/3098/3/Boletim_Epidemiologico_Observacoes_N13_julho-setembro_2015.pdf.
Report
  1. Valério, Elisabete. 2019. NOTA TÉCNICA N.º 6/2019 Ed. 1, 2019-07-11. Recomendação dos nomes das espécies de Fitoplâncton a considerar em Portugal. https://www.relacre.pt/assets/relacreassets/files/commissionsandpublications/NOTA%20TECNICA%20RELACRE%20N%c2%ba%206_2019_Ed_1_11_07_2019.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Use of molecular markers to determine the sources of fecal contamination for water and sand quality assessment". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/53616.
  2. "Evaluation of Bacteroides spp. as Alternative Microbial Indicators and Assessment of Enteric Viruses for Water Quality Determination". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/50399.
  3. Rodrigues, Sara Cristina Conde. "Avaliação dos efeitos citotóxicos em Saccharomyces cerevisiae exposta a cianotoxinas". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/41908.
  4. Brito, Sara Cristina Costa. "Fungos em areias e águas costeiras e interiores em Portugal - relevância para a saúde humana e bem-estar". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/40599.
  5. Reis, MartaVieira Mendes Gamboa dos. "Avaliação da influência de fatores ambientais na expressão de genes de saxitoxina de cianobactérias". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/41903.
  6. Andrade, Joana. "Evaluation of the physiologic response of heterotrophic bacteria present in aquatic environments to the presence of microcystins". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5960.
  7. Barreiros, Sara. "Evaluation of cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of Microcystin-LR in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5941.
  8. Pinto, André. "Explorando a razão de bactérias do meio aquático não serem afetadas por microcistinas: sistema antioxidante vs. degradação". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4683.
  9. "Accessing Planktothrix species diversity and associated toxins using quantitative real-time PCR in natural waters". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/87882.
  10. Salvador, Daniel. "Avaliação da expressão de genes envolvidos na síntese de microcistinas em cianobactérias tóxicas sujeitas a diferentes intensidades de luz". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2792.
  11. Miguéns, Diana. "Impact of microcystins on the growth and antioxidant system of aquatic bacteria". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3777.
  12. Valério, Elisabete Maria Pinto, 1977-. "Molecular approaches in cyanobacteria: from detection and diversity to DNA-based biosensors". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2008. http://sibul.reitoria.ul.pt/F/?func=item-global&doc_library=ULB01&type=03&doc_number=000527411.