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)

	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

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2025/12/15 - Current	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2025/12/12	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2025/12/15 - 2031/12/14	2023.15056.TENURE.053 | Assistant Researcher on Safety Assessment of Protective Cultures Assistant Researcher 2023.15056.TENURE.053 Other	Ongoing
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
2024 - Current	MICROORC - Orchestrating food system microbiomes to minimize food waste 10.3030/101136248 Researcher	Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31	Development of preservative free preparations to the pastry industry with natural ingredients - Researcher Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal	Ongoing

Publications

Conference abstract	Beatriz Nunes Silva; Joost de Mooij; Véronique Zuliani; Paula Teixeira. "The role of food cultures and fermentates in the shelf life of soy-based burgers". Paper presented in Microbiotec’25, Ponta Delgada, 2025. Published Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ricardo M. Ferreira; Maria João Monteiro; Birgitte Moen; Merete Rusås Jensen; Solveig Langsrud; Joana Barbosa; et al. "Modified atmosphere packaging for poultry meat: impact on microbiota and odour characteristics". Paper presented in 2º Simpósio INIAV para a Segurança Alimentar- “Sistemas Alimentares Sustentáveis e Seguro”, Vila do Conde, Portugal, Vila do Conde, 2024. Published Joana Barbosa; Teresa Bento de Carvalho; Norton Komora; Maria A. Azevedo; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Paula Teixeira. "Salt reduction and temperature abuse implications on Listeria monocytogenes behaviour in chourição". Paper presented in 28th International ICFMH Conference, Burgos, 2024. Published Carvalho, Lais; Fernandes, Nathália; Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco Augusto Pilão; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Phylogenetic Analysis of Lactic Acid Bacteria species from Cheese: a Comparison between Taxonomy and Physicochemical Characteristics". Paper presented in ArtiSaneFood – Biopreservation and Risk Modelling Approaches, Bragança, 2023. Published Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco A. P. Cadavez; José A. Teixeira; Mariem Ellouze; Ursula A. 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 Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco A. P. Cadavez; Preciosa Pires; Teresa Dias; Ursula A. 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 B. Silva; V. Cadavez; M. Ellouze; U. 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 Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Mariem Ellouze. "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. Published
Conference paper	Aira Aquino Joy; Gyula Kasza; Dávid Szakos; Ágnes Császár-Biró; Tekla Izsó; Eszter Fügedi; Solveig Langsrud; et al. "Consumer-driven shelf-life determination and consumer perception of chicken samples". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Food Science, Technology & Innovation, Budapest, 2025. Published 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 Olga María Bonilla-Luque; Arícia Possas; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; Antonio Valero; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Bonilla-Luque, Olga María; et al. "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 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 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 • 10.3390/foods2021-11010 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 Beatriz Nunes Silva; José António Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Vasco Cadavez. "Meta-regression models describing the effects of added lactic acid bacteria on pathogen inactivation in milk and cheese". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modelling in the Food and Bio-Industry, FOODSIM 2020, Ghent, 2020. Published Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; José António Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; 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". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food, Bragança, 2019. Published Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Mariem Ellouze; Vasco Cadavez. "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
Conference poster	Beatriz Nunes Silva; Birgitte Moen; Merete Rusås Jensen; Solveig Langsrud; Paula Teixeira. "Microbial contamination in a chicken slaughterhouse: insights from sampling throughout production". Paper presented in 39th EFFoST International Conference 2025, 2025. Solveig Langsrud; Birgitte Moen; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Paula Teixeira; Annette Fagerlund; Ingrid Måge; Sophie Pursti; et al. "The role of the hygiene of the process environment on shelf life of poultry meat". Paper presented in 39th EFFoST International Conference 2025, 2025. Maria J. M. Nunes; Lúcia Noronha; Inês Cruz; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Fátima Carvalho; Paula Teixeira; Nunes, Maria J. M.; Cruz, Inês; Carvalho, Fátima. "Nitrite reduction in cooked pork ham: a risk for food safety?". Paper presented in 13th International Conference of Predictive Modelling in Food, 2025. Ingrid Måge; Morten Arendt Rasmussen; Paula Teixeira; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Clara Santana Sousa; Annette Fagerlund; Birgitte Moen. "Explorative analysis of microbial communities in chicken production". Paper presented in 19th Scandinavian Symposium on Chemometrics, 2025. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ricardo M. Ferreira; Maria João Monteiro; Birgitte Moen; Merete Rusås Jensen; Solveig Langsrud; Joana Barbosa; et al. "Chicken breasts packaged under different gas compositions reveal distinct microbial communities and olfactive characteristics". Paper presented in 2025 IAFP European Symposium, 2025. Maria João P. Monteiro; Moen, Birgitte; Jensen, Merete Rusås; Barbosa, J.; Mena, Cristina; Teixeira, Susana; Poças, Fátima; et al. "MICROORC - Orchestrating Food System Microbiomes to Minimize Food Waste". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2025. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Teresa Bento de Carvalho; Miguel Azevedo; Beatriz Silva; Paula Teixeira. "Antifungal capacity of commercial flavouring agents against spoilage yeasts". Paper presented in Microbiotec’23: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 2023. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez; Pedro Ferreira-Santos; José António Couto Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Cadavez, Vasco Augusto Pilão; Ferreira-Santos, Pedro; 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 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. 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	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 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 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 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2023.100279. 10.1016/j.mran.2023.100279 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; José António Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; 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. https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85090884612. Open access • Published • 10.3390/FOODS9060716 Silva, Beatriz Nunes; Cadavez, Vasco; Pires, Preciosa; Dias, Teresa; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Beatriz Nunes Silva; Vasco Cadavez; et al. "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. Published • 10.18689/mjft-1000121 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 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

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Other output

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

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