Inês Bezerra Gomes

Junior Researcher

Research group: Biotechnology

Background: PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering – Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal

Major research topics

• Biofilm

• Drinking water
• Disinfection
• Emerging contaminants
• One-Health

Selected Publications

Gomes I. B., Maillard J.-Y., Simões L.C., Simões M. 2020. " Emerging contaminants affect the microbiome of water systems – strategies for their mitigation" NPJ Clean Water, DOI: 10.1038/s41545-020-00086-y

Gomes, I.B., Querido, M.M, Teixeira, J.P., Pereira, C.C., Simões, L.C., Simões, M. 2019. “Prolonged exposure of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia biofilms to trace levels of clofibric acid alters antimicrobial tolerance and virulence” Chemosphere, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.184

Gomes, I.B., Simões, L.C., Simões, M. 2018. "The effects of emerging environmental contaminants on Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from drinking water in planktonic and sessile states" Science of the Total Environment , DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.263

Gomes, I.B., Lemos, M., Mathieu, L., Simões, M., Simões, L.C. 2018. "The action of chemical and mechanical stresses on single and dual species biofilm removal of drinking water bacteria" Science of the Total Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.042

Gomes, I.B, Simões, L.C., Simões, M. 2014. " An Overview on the Reactors to Study Drinking Water Biofilms" Water Research, DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.039

Selected Projects

ABFISH – Development of antibiotics for aquaculture (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030219), funded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Beginning: 2018. Duration: 36 months. Role: Junior Researcher.

Biocides_for_Biofilms - Development of novel biocide solutions for effective biofilm control (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028397), funded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Beginning: 2018. Duration: 36 months. Role: Project Researcher.

Disinfection of planktonic bacteria and biofilms in hospital settings with phytochemical products” (PTDC/DTP-SAP/1078/2012|FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-028765), funded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Beginning: 2013. Duration: 36 months. Role: Project Researcher.