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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Beatriz Nunes Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Beatriz Nunes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3A1B-9D91-31B4
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7571-031X
Scopus Author Id
57207937268

Email addresses

  • bnsilva@ucp.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina e Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/02/04 - 2024/01/08
Concluded
Doctoral Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
"Biopreservation technologies and novel modelling approaches to control the development of Staphylococcus aureus in goat’s raw milk soft cheeses" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017
Concluded
Integrated Master in Biological Engineering, Chemical and Food Technology Branch (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Meta-analysis of cardinal values for temperature the growth of Listeria monocytogenes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/02 - 2023/12/31 Innovative Bio-interventions and Risk Modelling Approaches for Ensuring Microbial Safety and Quality of Mediterranean Artisanal Fermented Foods First
PRIMA/0001/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2023 Biopreservation technologies and novel modelling approaches to control the development of Staphylococcus aureus in goat’s raw milk soft cheeses
SFRH/BD/137966/2018
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31 Development of preservative free preparations to the pastry industry with natural ingredients
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Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Beatriz Nunes Silva. "A square-root meta-regression model describing the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in meat". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food, Bragança, 2019.
    Published
  2. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; J. A. Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Meta-regression models describing the effects of essential oils and added lactic acid bacteria on L. monocytogenes inactivation in cheese". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food, Bragança, 2019.
    Published
  3. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; José A. Teixeira; Mariem Ellouze; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Cardinal Parameter Meta-Regression Models Describing Listeria monocytogenes Growth in Broth". Paper presented in IAFP's Symposium on Food Safety, Nantes, 2019.
    Published
  4. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; Preciosa Pires; Teresa Dias; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Microbiological Safety of Portuguese Dry-Fermented Chouriço Sausages as Affected by Processing and Physicochemical Factors". Paper presented in IAFP's Symposium on Food Safety, Nantes, 2019.
    Published
  5. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; Mariem Ellouze; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "A meta-regression model of the growth rate of Listeria monocytogenes as affected by temperature". Paper presented in FoodMicro 2018, Berlin, 2018.
    Published
  6. Silva, Beatriz Nunes. "Meta-analysis of growth rates and cardinal values of Bacillus cereus". Paper presented in 2ème colloque "Bactéries sporulantes pathogènes ou d’intérêt technologique", Paris, 2018.
  7. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Mariem Ellouze. "Meta-analysis of growth rates and cardinal values of Bacillus cereus". Paper presented in 2º colloque Bactéries Sporulantes Pathogènes ou d’Intérêt Technologique, Paris, 2018.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Laís Carvalho; Nathália Fernandes; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Vasco Cadavez. "Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Inference of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Goat’s Raw Milk Cheese". 2023.
    10.3390/Foods2023-15103
  2. Olga María Bonilla-Luque; Arícia Possas; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; Antonio Valero; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Estudio de la aplicación en seguridad alimentaria de extractos de plantas comunes en la Región Mediterránea con capacidad antimicrobiana una evaluación meta-analítica". Paper presented in XXII Congreso Nacional de Microbiología de los Alimentos, Jaén, 2022.
    Published
  3. Bonilla-Luque, Olga María; Possas, Arícia; Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Valero, Antonio; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Estudio de la aplicación en seguridad alimentaria de extractos de plantas comunes en la Región Mediterránea con capacidad antimicrobiana una evaluación meta-analítica". 2022.
  4. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Coelho-Fernandes, Sara; Teixeira, José António; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Effect of lemon balm and spearmint extracts on the survival of S. aureus in goat’s raw milk cheese". 2022.
    10.3390/Foods2022-12996
  5. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez; Cristina Caleja; Eliana Pereira; Ricardo Calhelha; José Pinela; Marina Kóstic; et al. "Plant Extracts as Potential Bioactive Food Additives". Paper presented in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods - "Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World", 2021.
    Published
  6. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco Augusto Pilão; Caleja, Cristina; Pereira, Eliana; Calhelha, Ricardo; Pinela, José; Kóstic, M.; et al. "Plant Extracts as Potential Bioactive Food Additives". 2021.
    10.3390/foods2021-11010
  7. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Faria, Ana Sofia; Cadavez, Vasco; Teixeira, José António; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ana Sofia Faria; et al. "Technological potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Portuguese goat’s raw milk cheeses". 2021.
    10.3390/Foods2021-11101
  8. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Caleja, Cristina; Pereira, Eliana; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Pinela, José; Kostic, Marina; et al. "[12] Plant Extracts as Potential Bioactive Food Additives". 2021.
    10.3390/foods2021-11010
  9. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Teixeira, J. A.; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Meta-regression models describing the effects of essential oils and added lactic acid bacteria on L. monocytogenes inactivation in cheese". 2019.
Conference poster
  1. Teresa Bento de Carvalho; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Beatriz Silva; Isabel Oliveira; Miguel Azevedo; Elisabetta Tomé; Paula Teixeira. "Substituição de sorbato de potássio por conservantes naturais em recheio de banana: avaliação da estabilidade durante o armazenamento". Paper presented in 2º Simpósio INIAV para a Segurança Alimentar- “Sistemas Alimentares Sustentáveis e Seguro”, Vila do Conde, Portugal, 2024.
  2. Elisabetta Tomé; Joana Barbosa; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ana Carneiro; Cristina Mena; Ricardo Ferreira; Fátima Poças; Paula Teixeira. "Microbiological profile of vegan and vegetarian meat analogues from the Portuguese retail market". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  3. Rui Meneses; Catarina Pereira; Vânia Ferreira; Rui Magalhães; Joana Barbosa; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Paula Teixeira. "Comparing growth and survival kinetics of persistent and sporadic strains of listeria monocytogenes from alheira sausage". Paper presented in 2024 IAFP European Symposium, 2024.
  4. Joana Barbosa; Teresa Bento de Carvalho; Norton Komora; Maria A. Azevedo; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Paula Teixeira. "Impact of salt reduction on lactic acid bacteria and total viable counts in chourição". Paper presented in 2024 IAFP European Symposium, 2024.
  5. Teresa Bento de Carvalho; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Miguel Azevedo; Beatriz Silva; Paula Teixeira. "Clean label antimicrobial strategies for fungal spoilage of pastry fillings". Paper presented in Microbiotec’23: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 2023.
  6. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco Augusto Pilão; Ferreira-Santos, Pedro; José António Couto Teixeira; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Extraction, chemical characterization, and antioxidant activity of bioactive plant extracts". Paper presented in 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods, 2020.
    10.3390/foods_2020-07739
  7. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez; Pedro Ferreira-Santos; José António Couto Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Extraction, chemical characterization, and antioxidant activity of bioactive plant extracts". Paper presented in 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods, 2020.
  8. Silva, Beatriz Nunes. "A square-root meta-regression model describing the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in meat". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food, 2019.
  9. Silva, Beatriz Nunes. "A meta-regression model of the growth rate of Listeria monocytogenes as affected by temperature". Paper presented in Food Micro 2018, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Caleja, Cristina; Pereira, Eliana; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Molina, Adriana K.; Finimundy, Tiane; et al. "Chemical profiles and bioactivities of polyphenolic extracts of Lavandula stoechas L., Artemisia dracunculus L. and Ocimum basilicum L.". Food Chemistry 451 (2024): 139308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139308.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139308
  2. Teresa Bento de Carvalho; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Elisabetta Tomé; Paula Teixeira. "Preventing Fungal Spoilage from Raw Materials to Final Product: Innovative Preservation Techniques for Fruit Fillings". Foods (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/17/2669.
    10.3390/foods13172669
  3. Olga María Bonilla-Luque; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Youssef Ezzaky; Arícia Possas; Fouad Achemchem; Vasco Cadavez; Úrsula Gonzales-Barron; Antonio Valero. "Meta-analysis of antimicrobial activity of Allium, Ocimum, and Thymus spp. confirms their promising application for increasing food safety". Food Research International (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114408.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114408
  4. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Coelho-Fernandes, Sara; Teixeira, José António; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Modelling the kinetics of Staphylococcus aureus in goat's raw milk under different sub-pasteurisation temperatures". Microbial Risk Analysis 25 (2023): 100279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2023.100279.
    Published • 10.1016/j.mran.2023.100279
  5. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Fernandes, Nathália; Carvalho, Laís; Faria, Ana Sofia; Teixeira, José António; Rodrigues, Carina; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Cadavez, Vasco. "Lactic acid bacteria from artisanal raw goat milk cheeses: technological properties and antimicrobial potential". Italian Journal of Food Safety (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11559.
    10.4081/ijfs.2023.11559
  6. Ezzaky, Youssef; Elmoslih, Abdelkhaleq; Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Bonilla-Luque, Olga María; Possas, Arícia; Valero, Antonio; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Achemchem, Fouad. "In vitro antimicrobial activity of extracts and essential oils ofCinnamomum,Salvia, andMenthaspp. against foodborne pathogens: A meta-analysis study". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 22 6 (2023): 4516-4536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.13232.
    10.1111/1541-4337.13232
  7. Beatriz Nunes Silva; José Teixeira; V.A.P. Cadavez; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Mild Heat Treatment and Biopreservatives for Artisanal Raw Milk Cheeses: Reducing Microbial Spoilage and Extending Shelf-Life through Thermisation, Plant Extracts and Lactic Acid Bacteria". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/17/3206.
    10.3390/foods12173206
  8. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Sara Coelho-Fernandes; José Teixeira; V.A.P. Cadavez; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Dynamic Modelling to Describe the Effect of Plant Extracts and Customised Starter Culture on Staphylococcus aureus Survival in Goat’s Raw Milk Soft Cheese". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/14/2683.
    10.3390/foods12142683
  9. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Olga María Bonilla-Luque; Arícia Possas; Youssef Ezzaky; Abdelkhaleq Elmoslih; José Teixeira; F. Achemchem; et al. "Meta-Analysis of In Vitro Antimicrobial Capacity of Extracts and Essential Oils of Syzygium aromaticum, Citrus L. and Origanum L.: Contrasting the Results of Different Antimicrobial Susceptibility Methods". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/6/1265.
    10.3390/foods12061265
  10. Beatriz Nunes Silva; V.A.P. Cadavez; Cristina Caleja; Eliana Pereira; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Mikel Añibarro-Ortega; Tiane Finimundy; et al. "Phytochemical Composition and Bioactive Potential of Melissa officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L. and Mentha spicata L. Extracts". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/5/947.
    10.3390/foods12050947
  11. Ferreira-Santos, Pedro; Duca, Anna Barbara; Genisheva, Zlatina; Silva, Beatriz Nunes; De Biasio, Filomena; Botelho, Cláudia; Rocha, Cristina M. R.; Gorgoglione, Domenico; Teixeira, José A.. "Extracts From Red Eggplant: Impact of Ohmic Heating and Different Extraction Solvents on the Chemical Profile and Bioactivity". Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.804004.
    10.3389/fsufs.2021.804004
  12. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Ferreira-Santos, Pedro; Alves, Maria; Ferreira, Isabel; Barros, Lillian; Teixeira, José; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Chemical Profile and Bioactivities of Extracts from Edible Plants Readily Available in Portugal". Foods 10 3 (2021): 673. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10030673.
    10.3390/foods10030673
  13. Nunes Silva, Beatriz; Cadavez, Vasco; Teixeira, José António; Ellouze, Mariem; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Cardinal parameter meta-regression models describing Listeria monocytogenes growth in broth". Food Research International 136 (2020): 109476. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109476.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109476
  14. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Teixeira, José António; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Meta-Regression Models Describing the Effects of Essential Oils and Added Lactic Acid Bacteria on Pathogen Inactivation in Cheese". Microbial Risk Analysis (2020): 100131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2020.100131.
    10.1016/j.mran.2020.100131
  15. Nunes Silva, Beatriz; Cadavez, Vasco; Teixeira, José António; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Effects of Essential Oils on Escherichia coli Inactivation in Cheese as Described by Meta-Regression Modelling". Foods 9 6 (2020): 716. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9060716.
    Published • 10.3390/foods9060716
  16. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; José António Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Effects of essential oils on escherichia coli inactivation in cheese as described by meta-regression modelling". Foods 9 6 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090884612&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/FOODS9060716
  17. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Pires, Preciosa; Dias, Teresa; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Microbiological safety of Portuguese Dry-Fermented Chouriço Sausages as affected by Processing and Physicochemical Factors". Madridge Journal of Food Technology 3 2 (2018): 137-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.18689/mjft-1000121.
    10.18689/mjft-1000121
  18. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; Preciosa Pires; Teresa Dias; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Microbiological safety of Portuguese dry-fermented chouriço sausages as affected by processing and physicochemical factors". Madridge Journal of Food Technology (2018): https://madridge.org/journal-of-food-technology/mjft-1000121.pdf.
    Published
  19. Silva, Beatriz. "Prevalence of Pathogens in Poultry Meat: A Meta-Analysis of European Published Surveys". Foods (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/7/5/69.
    10.3390/foods7050069
  20. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; José A Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Meta-analysis of the incidence of foodborne pathogens in vegetables and fruits from retail establishments in Europe". Current Opinion in Food Science 18 (2017): 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cofs.2017.10.001.
    10.1016/j.cofs.2017.10.001

Other

Other output
  1. Correction: Silva et al. Chemical profile and bioactivities of extracts from edible plants readily available in Portugal. Foods 2021, 10, 673. Note: In lieu of an abstract, this is an excerpt from the first page. The authors found a mistake in the original paper [...]. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion. 2022. Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Santos, Pedro Miguel Ferreira; Alves, Maria José; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Barros, Lillian; Teixeira, J. A.; et al. https://hdl.handle.net/1822/76680.
    10.3390/foods11060845
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/27 Embalagens com atmosfera modificada para carne de frango: impacto na microbiota e no odor 2º Simpósio INIAV para a Segurança Alimentar- “Sistemas Alimentares Sustentáveis e Seguro”, Vila do Conde, Portugal
(Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2024/07/08 Salt reduction and temperature abuse implications on Listeria monocytogenes behaviour in chourição 28th International ICFMH Conference
(Burgos, Spain)
Distinctions

Award

2024 SUBSTITUIÇÃO DE SORBATO DE POTÁSSIO POR CONSERVANTES NATURAIS EM recheio DE BANANA: AVALIAÇÃO DA ESTABILIDADE DURANTE O ARMAZENAMENTO
2023 Student Travel Scholarship
IAFP Foundation, United States
2022 Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grant (from FoodMC COST Action 20128)
2019 IAFP's European Symposium on Food Safety - Student Award Competition: Best Poster Presentation
IAFP Foundation, United States
2019 Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grant (from FoodMC COST Action 15118)

Other distinction

2017 Student Excellence Award UMinho 2016/2017
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 Student Excellence Award UMinho 2015/2016
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 Student Excellence Award UMinho 2014/2015
Universidade do Minho, Portugal