Chantal Ana Vicencia Fernandes

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Microbiologia Médica

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Chantal Fernandes graduated in Biochemistry in 2004 and obtained her PhD in Biochemistry, specialty Microbiology in 2009, at the University of Coimbra, Faculty of Sciences and Technology. Since January 2019, Chantal is a Junior Researcher at the Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology at the Medical Microbiology research group (PI: Prof. Teresa Gonçalves).
She has been developing work in the physiology of Alternaria alternata, an environmental filamentous fungus, agent of opportunistic infections in humans and considered as one of the most important fungal species causing sensitization, provoking respiratory allergies, as rhinitis, and asthma. She has focus on the characterization of its fungal cell wall structure, namely on the study of the modulation of these cell components in response to antifungals, on their contribution for virulence and on their allergic potential. Her major achievements were obtained in collaboration with Prof Neil Gow, a world leading expert in fungal pathogenesis, from the Univ. of Aberdeen, UK, and Arturo Casadevall, globally known expert in immunity and fungal virulence, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. Presently, she has a collaboration with Jay Slater and Michael Brad Strader, from US Food and Drug Administration for the study of A. alternata proteome.
Chantal has also been dedicated to the study of new antimicrobial therapy strategies in the area of fungi and biofilms composed of bacteria and fungi.
Chantal also has background in protein expression and purification, as well as in enzymatic characterization.
She participated in several national and international scientific events. She had mentored and co-mentored (or is mentoring and co-mentoring) multiple degree, master and PhD students, with participation in academic juris. Chantal is co-author in 25 publications in high impact factor journal, of these, 9 as first author, 2 as corresponding author, 1 as shared senior author. She has 5 manuscripts currently under preparation.

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Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular

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Informação sobre artigos em revista, actualizada a 22-06-2025, a partir da plataforma CIÊNCIAVITAE.

Predominance of Trichophyton soudanense as Agent of Dermatophytoses in Cape Verdean School-Age Children

Correia, Edmilson Emanuel Monteiro; Mota, Marta; Veiga, Luciano Vagner Ascenção de Melo; Fernandes, Chantal; Gonçalves, Teresa, Journal of Fungi. 10. 10. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof10100693 . 10.3390/jof10100693 . Journal of Fungi

Cell wall nanoparticles from hyphae of Alternaria infectoria grown with caspofungin, nikkomycin, or pyroquilon trigger different activation profiles in macrophages

Daniela Antunes; Rita Domingues; Mariana Cruz-Almeida; Lisa Rodrigues; Olga Borges; Agostinho Carvalho; Arturo Casadevall; et al, Microbiology Spectrum. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00645-24 . 10.1128/spectrum.00645-24 . Microbiology Spectrum

Caffeine Protects Keratinocytes from Trichophyton mentagrophytes Infection and Behaves as an Antidermatophytic Agent

Diogo M. da Fonseca; Lisa Rodrigues; José Sousa-Baptista; Félix Marcos-Tejedor; Marta Mota; Rodrigo A. Cunha; Chantal Fernandes; Teresa Gonçalves, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158303 . 10.3390/ijms25158303 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Distinct proteomes and allergen profiles appear across the life cycle stages of Alternaria alternata

Strader, Michael Brad; Saha, Aishwarya L.; Fernandes, Chantal; Sharma, Kavita; Hadiwinarta, Christian; Calheiros, Daniela; Conde-de-Oliveira, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, Teresa; Slater, Jay E., Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.026 . 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.026 . Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Seaweed Calliblepharis jubata and Fucus vesiculosus Pigments: Anti-Dermatophytic Activity

Louisa Gomes; João Cotas; Fernandes, Chantal; Gonçalves, Teresa; Leonel Pereira, Applied Sciences. 4. 14. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14041456 . published Applied Sciences

Distinct proteomes and allergen profiles appear across the life cycle stages of Alternaria alternata

Michael Strader; Kavita Sharma; Aishwarya Saha; Chantal Fernandes; Goncalo Conde-de-Oliveira; Christian Hadiwinarta; Teresa Goncalves, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.706 . 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.706 . Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Azorean Black Tea (Camellia sinensis) Antidermatophytic and Fungicidal Properties

Fernandes, Chantal; Sousa-Baptista, José; Lenha-Silva, Ana Filipa; Calheiros, Daniela; Correia, Edmilson; Figueirinha, Artur; Salgueiro, Lígia; Gonçalves, Teresa, Molecules. 23. 28. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237775 . 10.3390/molecules28237775 . Molecules

Mechanisms of Alternaria pathogenesis in animals and plants

Fernandes, Chantal; Casadevall, Arturo; Gonc¸alves, Teresa, FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuad061 . 10.1093/femsre/fuad061 . FEMS Microbiology Reviews

The Chemical Profile, and Antidermatophytic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antitumor Activities of Withania chevalieri A.E. Gonç. Ethanolic Extract

Correia, Edmilson Emanuel Monteiro; Figueirinha, Artur; Rodrigues, Lisa; Pinela, José; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Barros, Lillian; Fernandes, Chantal; Salgueiro, Lígia; Gonçalves, Teresa, Plants. 13. 12. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12132502 . 10.3390/plants12132502 . published Plants

Antifungal Activity of Spent Coffee Ground Extracts

Calheiros, Daniela; Dias, Maria Inês; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Barros, Lillian; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Fernandes, Chantal; Gonçalves, Teresa, Microorganisms. 2. 11. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020242 . 10.3390/microorganisms11020242 . Microorganisms

Proteomic evaluation of spore and hyphae proteomes of Alternaria alternata

Strader, Michael; Saha, Aishwarya; Fernandes, Chantal; Hadiwinarta, Christian; Sharma, Kavita; Green, Brett; Lemons, Angela; Beezhold, Donald; Goncalves, Teresa, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2. 151. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2022.12.616 . 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.12.616 . Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Seaweeds’ pigments and phenolic compounds with antimicrobial potential

Gomes, Louisa; Monteiro, Pedro; Cotas, João; Gonçalves, Ana M. M.; Fernandes, Chantal; Gonçalves, Teresa; Pereira, Leonel, Biomolecular Concepts. 89 - 102. 1. 13. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2022-0003 . 10.1515/bmc-2022-0003 . Biomolecular Concepts

Pyomelanin Synthesis in Alternaria alternata Inhibits DHN-Melanin Synthesis and Decreases Cell Wall Chitin Content and Thickness

Fernandes, Chantal; Mota, Marta; Barros, Lillian; Dias, Maria Inês; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Piedade, Ana P.; Casadevall, Arturo; Gonçalves, Teresa, Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.691433 . 10.3389/fmicb.2021.691433 . published Frontiers in Microbiology

Early Interaction of Alternaria infectoria Conidia with Macrophages

Almeida, M. C.; Antunes, D.; Silva, B. M. A.; Rodrigues, L.; Mota, M.; Borges, O.; Fernandes, C.; Gonçalves, T., Mycopathologia. 383 - 392. 3. 184. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-019-00339-6 . 10.1007/s11046-019-00339-6 . Mycopathologia

Is the chlorophyll derivative Zn(II)e 6 Me a good photosensitizer to be used in root canal disinfection?

Diogo, Patrícia; Mota, Marta; Fernandes, Chantal; Sequeira, Diana; Palma, Paulo; Caramelo, Francisco; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; et al, Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 205 - 211. 22. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.04.009 . 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.04.009 . Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

The antifungal activity of extracts of Osmundea pinnatifida, an edible seaweed, indicates its usage as a safe environmental fungicide or as a food additive preventing post-harvest fungal food contamination

Paulo Silva; Chantal Fernandes; Lillian Barros; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira; Leonel Pereira; Teresa Gonçalves, Food & Function. 6187 - 6195. 12. 9. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8FO01797B . 10.1039/C8FO01797B . Food & Function

Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy against Endodontic Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans Mono and Mixed Biofilms in the Presence of Photosensitizers: A Comparative Study with Classical Endodontic Irrigants

Diogo, Patrícia; Fernandes, Chantal; Caramelo, Francisco; Mota, Marta; Miranda, Isabel M.; Faustino, M. A. F.; Neves, M. G. P. M. S.; et al, Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00498 . 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00498 . Frontiers in Microbiology

Antifungal activity of carrageenan extracts from the red alga Chondracanthus teedei var. lusitanicus

Soares, Fabiana; Fernandes, Chantal; Silva, Paulo; Pereira, Leonel; Gonçalves, Teresa, Journal of Applied Phycology. 2991 - 2998. 5. 28. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-016-0849-9 . 10.1007/s10811-016-0849-9 . Journal of Applied Phycology

The importance of subclasses of chitin synthase enzymes with myosin-like domains for the fitness of fungi

Fernandes, Chantal; Gow, Neil A.R.; Gonçalves, Teresa, Fungal Biology Reviews. 1 - 14. 1. 30. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2016.03.002 . 10.1016/j.fbr.2016.03.002 . Fungal Biology Reviews

Activation of Melanin Synthesis in Alternaria infectoria by Antifungal Drugs

Fernandes, Chantal; Prados-Rosales, Rafael; Silva, Branca M. A.; Nakouzi-Naranjo, Antonio; Zuzarte, Mónica; Chatterjee, Subhasish; Stark, Ruth E.; Casadevall, Arturo; Gonçalves, Teresa, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1646 - 1655. 3. 60. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.02190-15 . 10.1128/aac.02190-15 . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Modulation of Alternaria infectoria Cell Wall Chitin and Glucan Synthesis by Cell Wall Synthase Inhibitors

Fernandes, C.; Anjos, J.; Walker, L. A.; Silva, B. M. A.; Cortes, L.; Mota, M.; Munro, C. A.; Gow, N. A. R.; Goncalves, T., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2894 - 2904. 5. 58. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.02647-13 . 10.1128/aac.02647-13 . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

ß(1,3)-glucan synthase complex fromAlternaria infectoria, a rare dematiaceous human pathogen

Anjos, Jorge; Fernandes, Chantal; Silva, Branca M. A.; Quintas, Célia; Abrunheiro, Alexandra; Gow, Neil A. R.; Gonçalves, Teresa, Medical Mycology. 716 - 725. 7. 50. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13693786.2012.675525 . 10.3109/13693786.2012.675525 . Medical Mycology

Two Alternative Pathways for the Synthesis of the Rare Compatible Solute Mannosylglucosylglycerate in Petrotoga mobilis

Fernandes, C.; Mendes, V.; Costa, J.; Empadinhas, N.; Jorge, C.; Lamosa, P.; Santos, H.; da Costa, M. S., Journal of Bacteriology. 1624 - 1633. 6. 192. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01424-09 . 10.1128/jb.01424-09 . Journal of Bacteriology

A Unique Combination of Genetic Systems for the Synthesis of Trehalose in Rubrobacter xylanophilus: Properties of a Rare Actinobacterial TreT

Nobre, A.; Alarico, S.; Fernandes, C.; Empadinhas, N.; da Costa, M. S., Journal of Bacteriology. 7939 - 7946. 24. 190. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01055-08 . 10.1128/jb.01055-08 . Journal of Bacteriology

Bifunctional CTP:Inositol-1-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase/CDP-Inositol:Inositol-1-Phosphate Transferase, the Key Enzyme for Di-myo-Inositol-Phosphate Synthesis in Several (Hyper)thermophiles

Rodrigues, M. V.; Borges, N.; Henriques, M.; Lamosa, P.; Ventura, R.; Fernandes, C.; Empadinhas, N.; et al, Journal of Bacteriology. 5405 - 5412. 15. 189. 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00465-07 . 10.1128/jb.00465-07 . Journal of Bacteriology

Single-Step Pathway for Synthesis of Glucosylglycerate in Persephonella marina

Fernandes, C.; Empadinhas, N.; da Costa, M. S., Journal of Bacteriology. 4014 - 4019. 11. 189. 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00075-07 . 10.1128/jb.00075-07 . Journal of Bacteriology

Herminiimonas fonticola gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacterium isolated from a source of bottled mineral water

Fernandes, Chantal; Rainey, Fred A.; Fernanda Nobre, M.; Pinhal, Isabel; Folhas, Fátima; da Costa, Milton S., Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 596 - 603. 7. 28. 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.03.013 . 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.03.013 . Systematic and Applied Microbiology

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2022/07/01 - 2023/06/30

ActiveStent - Sustainable functionalization of stents to prevent urinary tract infections.

CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181221

Other

2022/06/08 - 2022/12/31

Antimicrobial action of natural extracts on the healthy skin microbiota.

022022

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

Financiadores: Falcultad de Ciencias de la Slaud Universidad de Castilha-la Mancha

2017 - 2017

Airways fungal colonization and respiratory allergies: Agents and Natural Prophylactic Approaches

FMUC & Santander-Totta

Other

2017/01/01 - 2020/12/31

Chronic allergic diseases and chronic inflammation originating from the gastrointestinal tract in the elderly

HEALTHY AGING 2020: CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012

Other

2010 - 2019

Alternaria infectoria FKS, CHS and melanin synthesis genes: the perfect combination for opportunism

SFRH/BPD/63733/2009

Financiadores: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

2009 - 2011

Alternaria infectoria FKS, CHS and melanin synthesis genes: the combination for opportunism

PTDC/SAU-ESA/108636/2008

Other

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2005 - 2008

Nature’s shieds to environmental stress. Biosynthesis of compatible solutes in extremely radiation-resistent Rubrobacter spp

POCI/BIA-MIC/56511/2004

Other

Financiadores: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2004 - 2006

Hotsolutes - New applications of compatible solutes from hyperthermophiles

COOP-CT-2003-508644

Other

European Commission

2004 - 2008

Osmotic and Thermal Adaptation in Ancient Thermophilic Bacteria: Biosynthesis of Glucosylglycerate and Mannosylglucosylglycerate

SFRH / BD / 19599 / 2004

Financiadores: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

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