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State Of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Project analyst in the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Biodiversity for the Environment (UFV)- Cultivation of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB); - Molecular biology: PCR, DNA and RNA extraction, cloning and transformation;- SRB quantification by qPCR and RT-qPCR (MIQE Guidelines).

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Supervisor: Dr Hilario Cuquetto MantovaniDissertation: Factors inducing bovicin HC5 expression and selection of improved bacteriocin-producing Streptococcus equinus HC5 variants- Cultivation of anaerobic bacteria that produce antimicrobial peptides (bacteriocins);- Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of bacteriocins against food pathogens;- Bacterial growth in continuous culture;- Adaptive evolution to obtain a variant strain producing twice the bacteriocin;- Molecular biology assays: cloning, transformation and RT-qPCR;- Analysis of the composition of membrane fatty acids by gas chromatography (MIDI System).

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

- Guide students in the development of practical activities and in solving difficulties in the discipline; - Assist teachers in preparing practical classes and organizing the laboratory;- Apply and correct the tests.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Project: Genome mining for non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase genes in rumen microbial genomes- Bacterial genome mining for antibiotic biosynthetic genes using bioinformatics tools (antiSMASH and BLAST);- Analysis of the expression of polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide genes in metatranscriptome files.

Oswego, New York, United States

Laboratory of Biological Sciences (SUNY Oswego)Project: Characterization of the impact of different carbon sources on biofilm formation by Acetobacter sp. DsW_54Supervisor: Dr Peter Newell• Analysis of bacterial growth in biofilms.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Laboratory of Bacteriology (UW-Madison)Supervisor: Dr Garret SuenProject: Isolation and characterization of new Fibrobacter strains from fecal samples from different herbivores- Preparation of culture media; - Molecular biology techniques (DNA extraction and PCR);- Phenotypic characterization (Gram staining).

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Project: Effects of bovicin HC5 and virginiamycin on in vitro ruminal fermentation- Collection of rumen fluid;- In vitro ruminal fermentation;- Chemical analysis: protein (Bradford), ammonia (Chaney and Marbach) and volatile organic acids (HPLC);- Analysis of the microbial community by DGGE.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

- Bioprospecting of bacteria producers of antimicrobial compounds;- Antimicrobial susceptibility assessment (CLSI).

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biochemistry

Master'S Degree, Agricultural Microbiology

Dissertation: Factors inducing bovicin HC5 expression and selection of improved bacteriocin-producing Streptococcus equinus HC5 variants

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, General

Project: Genome mining for non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase genes in rumen microbial genomes

Exchange Student, Biology, General