Topic #2: Microbiotech for a Sustainable Future

241 Project BIOREM: Bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants by autochthonous microorganisms in aquatic environment

Ana Paula Mucha CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP – Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; amucha@ciimar.up.pt Maria Paola Tomasino1, Rafaela Mendes1,3, Maria Luis Bôto1,3, Joana P. Fernandes1,2, Diogo Alexandrino1,3, Sandra Ramos1, Maria F. Carvalho1,3, Catarina Magalhães1,2, André Dias4,5, C. Marisa R. Almeida1,2 1 - CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Matosinhos, Portugal; 2 - FCUP – Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; 3 - ICBAS – Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; 4 - INESC TEC, Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal; 5 - ISEP, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto, Portugal

196 Development of GABA-enriched fermented beverage based on sweet whey

Célia Costa Gomes Silva Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology (IITAA), University of the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal celia.cg.silva@uac.pt Daniela S. Cunha1, Márcia C. Coelho1, Susana C. Ribeiro1 Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology (IITAA)1

156 Sugarcane bagasse cello-oligosaccharides as prebiotic agents

Ricardo Jorge Guedes Paiva Freixo Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal rfreixo@ucp.pt Alessandra Ribeiro1, Francisca Bastos1, Carla Pereira1, Eduardo Costa1, Manuela E. Pintado1, Oscar L. Ramos1 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal

171 Integrated genomic and metabolomic analysis of the marine fungus Emericellopsis cladophorae: insights into saltwater adaptability mechanisms and its biosynthetic potential

Micael F.M. Gonçalves University of Aveiro mfmg@ua.pt Micael F.M. Gonçalves1, Sandra Hilário1, Yves Van de Peer2,3,4, Ana C. Esteves1, Artur Alves1 1 CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; 2 Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; yves.vandepeer@psb.vib-ugent.be; 3 Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; 4 Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa