Research
Scientific Projects
Combating antimicrobial resistance through health education and development of a monitoring and management program
Start: 2024
Institutions: UFV, University of Florida, Washington State University, Universidad de Zaragoza, Università di Catania
Support: CNPq

Cooperation between Universidade Federal de Viçosa and Università di Catania: identitiy and quality of artisanal cheeses produced in Minas Gerais
Start: 2023
Institutions: Università di Catania, UFV
Support: FAPEMIG

Antimicrobial resistance: a genomic approach to demonstrate the relevance of the food production chain based on an One Health perspective
Start: 2022
Institutions: UFV, UFPR-Palotina, UFPel, UFU, UNESP-Botucatu, WSU, PUC-Curitiba
Support: CNPq

Laboratoire international de recherche en agroalimentaire et biotechnologie
Start: 2021
Institutions: Université de Lille, UFV
Support: Université de Lille

Microbiome and safety of artisanal cheeses produced in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Period: 2018-2022
Institutions: UFV, WSU, University of Lille
Support: FAPEMIG

an One Health approach to establish potential routes of antimicrobial resistance spread among animals, food, environment and humans
Period: 2018-2021
Institutions: UFV, UFPR-Palotina, UFPel, UFU, UNESP-Botucatu, WSU
Support: CNPq

Influence of the beef production systems in the distribution of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and presence of pathogenic strains of E. coli
Period: 2018-2021
Institutions: UFV, UFPR-Palotina, UFU, WSU
Support: CNPq

Academic cooperation UFV - UFPR Palotina - UNIVASF - Dairy production chain: animal health and quality of dairy products
Period: 2014-2020
Institutions: UFV, UFPR-Palotina, UNIVASF
Support: CAPES

Assessment of alternative protocols for enumeration of lactic acid bacteria in Serro Minas Artisanal Cheeses
Period: 2018 - 2020
Institutions: UFV, 3M
Support: 3M

Assessment of performance of Petrifilm LAB for enumeration of lactic acid bacteria in bacon
Period: 2017 - 2020
Institutions: UFV
Support: 3M

Molecular tracking of Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica in the pork production chain: from farm to fork
Period: 2014 – 2018
Institutions: UFV, UFPR-Palotina, Embrapa Suínos e Aves, WSU
Support: FAPEMIG

Molecular assessment of the antimicrobial activity of nisin producer Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis over the expression of virulence related genes and protein profiles produced by enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes
Period: 2013-2018
Institutions: UFV, UNITO
Support: CNPq

Probiotic lactic acid bacteria from dairy production chain for production of fermented milks
Period: 2013-2017
Institutions: UFV, UNITO
Support: CNPq

Biodiversity of lactic acid bacteria of goat milk and analysis of their technological potential for cheese production
Period: 2010-2015
Institutions: UFV
Support: CNPq

Molecular epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the beef production chain
Period: 2009-2015
Institutions: UFV, UFPR-Palotina, UNESP-Botucatu
Support: CNPq

Molecular detection of bacteriocins and inhibitory activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from raw milk
Period: 2008-2012
Institutions: UFV
Support: CNPq

Risk analysis of clandestine animal origin food consumed in Viçosa, MG: epidemiological study associated to GIS and detection of microbial hazards
Period: 2006-2010
Institutions: UFV
Support: FAPEMIG

Identification of lactic acid bacteria naturally present in raw milk and their inhibitory activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus aureus
Period: 2006-2009
Institutions: UFV, USP
Support: FAPEMIG, CNPq
