Personal identification

Full name

Inês Bezerra Gomes

Citation names

• Gomes, Inês B.
• Gomes, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

5F17-2051-30F3

ORCID iD

0000-0002-0731-3662

Email addresses

• ibgomes@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

• Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n , 4200-465, Paranhos, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

• Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Elementary (A2)

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy UID/EQU/00511/2019 Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Publications

Conference abstract	Pereira, Ana Rita; Gomes, Inês B.; Simões, Manuel. "Effect of methylparaben disinfection by-products on the chlorine tolerance of biofilms". Paper presented in 4th International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics Challenges and Strategies for the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis, Basel, 2025. Afonso, A C; Gomes, Inês B.; Saavedra, M. J.; Simões, L C; Simões, Manuel. "The coaggregating Delftia acidovorans facilitates metabolic activity of partner bacteria in drinking water biofilms". Paper presented in CEST2023 - 18 International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology, Green & Circular, Athens, 2023. Accepted Malheiro, Joana; Gomes, Inês B.; Bastos, margarida; Maillard, JY; Borges, Fernanda; Simões, Manuel. "Looking for a green solution to surpass disinfectant drawbacks". Paper presented in International Conference Biofilms7, POrto, 2017. Gomes, Inês B.; Lemos, Madalena; C. Simões, Lúcia; Simões, Manuel. "The effects of chemical and mechanical stresses on the removal of biofilms formed by drinking water-isolated bacteria.". Paper presented in International Conference Biofilms7, Porto, 2016.
Conference paper	Pereira, Ana Rita; Gomes, Inês; Simões, Manuel. "The role of methylparaben as an environmental contaminant in enhancing the pathogenicity of drinking water bacteria". Paper presented in 19th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 2025. 10.30955/gnc2025.00019
Conference poster	Pereira, Ana Rita; Gomes, Inês B.; Simões, Manuel 1617-CE39-FE0A. "Realism-based approach to study the interaction between methylparaben and drinking water biofilms.". Paper presented in 6th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2025.
Journal article	Pereira, Ana Rita; Gomes, Inês B.; Simões, Manuel. "Methylparaben, as an environmental contaminant, compromises water disinfection under real conditions". Chemosphere 388 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144685. Accepted Pereira, Ana Rita; Grenho, Liliana; Gomes, Inês B.; Fernandes, Maria Helena; Simões, Manuel. "Methylparaben as an environmental contaminant modulating virulence traits in waterborne bacteria". Science of The Total Environment 995 (2025): 180076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180076. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180076 Gomes, Inês B. "The overlooked interaction of emerging contaminants and microbial communities: a threat to ecosystems and public health". Journal of Applied Microbiology 136 4 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf064. Published • 10.1093/jambio/lxaf064 Ana C. Afonso; Gomes, Inês B.; Maria J. Saavedra; Lúcia C. Simões; Manuel Simões. "Current microbiological challenges in drinking water". Journal of Water Process Engineering (2025): Accepted Oliveira, I M; Gomes, Inês B.; Plácido, A.; Simões, L C; Eaton, Peter; Simões, Manuel. "The impact of potassium salt of peroxymonosulphate and chlorinated cyanurates on biofilms of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: effects on biofilm control, regrowth and mechanical properties.". Biofouling 39(7): 691-705 39 7 (2023): 691-705. Published
Journal issue	Gomes, Inês B.; Simões, L C. "Impact of antibiotic and non-antibiotic contaminants in environmental microbial communities". Antibiotics (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibiotics/special_issues/Antibiotic_Communities.