Luís Augusto Nero

Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Viçosa Brazil

Biographical Sketch: Prof. Luís Augusto Nero has a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Doctorate in Food Sciences. He is a professor in Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, since 2005, teaching Food Inspection and Microbiology for Veterinary Medicine students. His research area is food microbiology, with many scientific projects and articles in foodborne pathogens and lactic acid bacteria. Considering this area, his main interests are: epidemiological studies and identification of key contamination points of foodborne pathogens in the food chains, bacteriocins characterization and interactions among foodborne pathogens and lactic acid bacteria in food matrixes.

Papers:
P2-92 Biofilm-forming Ability and Tolerance to Industrial Sanitizers of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Brazilian Poultry Processing Plants
P2-129 Qualitative and Quantitative Production of Biogenic Amines by Bacteriocinogenic Lactic Acid Bacteria from Raw Goat Milk
P2-130 Cytotoxicity of Bacteriocins Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Goat Milk
P2-131 Antibiotic Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Meat Processing Environments, Foods, and Clinical Cases in Brazil
P3-104 Safety Aspects of Bacteriocinogenic Lactobacillus curvatus Strains Isolated from Smoked Salmon