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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
79
Citations
18069
World Ranking
1238
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Adriano Brandelli is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research focuses broadly within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields include Food Science, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Biotechnology, and Plant Science.

The main topics of Adriano Brandelli's work cover areas such as Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, Enzyme Production and Characterization, Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, and Gut Microbiota and Health.

Several recent publications exemplify their research interests:

  • Encapsulation of probiotics and nutraceuticals: Applications in functional food industry (2021, Trends in Food Science & Technology)
  • In vivo bioactivities of food protein-derived peptides - a current review (2021, Current Opinion in Food Science)
  • Marine bacteria as source of antimicrobial compounds (2020, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology)
  • Natural Pigments of Microbial Origin (2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems)
  • Lipid-Based Nanostructures for the Delivery of Natural Antimicrobials (2021, Molecules)

Adriano Brandelli has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating a networked research approach. Frequent collaborators include Cristian Mauricio Barreto Pinilla, Flávio Fonseca Veras, Paolo Stincone, Naiara Jacinta Clerici, and Nathalie Almeida Lopes.

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • Food Research International
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Foods
  • Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
  • Journal of Food Science and Technology

Best Publications

  • Biochemical features of microbial keratinases and their production and applications.

    Adriano Brandelli;Daniel J. Daroit;Alessandro Riffel

  • Bacterial Keratinases: Useful Enzymes for Bioprocessing Agroindustrial Wastes and Beyond

    Adriano Brandelli

  • Anti-adhesion and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide sheets.

    Andreia Fonseca de Faria;Diego Stéfani Teodoro Martinez;Stela Maris Meister Meira;Ana Carolina Mazarin de Moraes

  • Characterization of a new keratinolytic bacterium that completely degrades native feather keratin.

    Alessandro Riffel;Françoise Lucas;Philipp Heeb;Adriano Brandelli

  • Whey as a source of peptides with remarkable biological activities

    Adriano Brandelli;Daniel Joner Daroit;Ana Paula Folmer Corrêa

  • Feather keratin hydrolysis by a Vibrio sp. strain kr2

    S. Sangali;A. Brandelli

  • Encapsulation of probiotics and nutraceuticals: Applications in functional food industry

    Priscilla Magro Reque;Adriano Brandelli

  • Food applications of liposome-encapsulated antimicrobial peptides.

    Patrícia da Silva Malheiros;Daniel Joner Daroit;Adriano Brandelli

  • Nutritional improvement of feather protein by treatment with microbial keratinase

    A. Grazziotin;F.A. Pimentel;E.V. de Jong;A. Brandelli

  • Probiotic potential, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Enterococcus durans strain LAB18s

    Simone Pieniz;Robson Andreazza;Thiago Anghinoni;Flávio Camargo

  • Characterization of a bacteriocin produced by a newly isolated Bacillus sp. Strain 8 A.

    D. Bizani;A. Brandelli

  • Microbial enzymes for bioconversion of poultry waste into added-value products

    Adriano Brandelli;Luisa Sala;Susana Juliano Kalil

  • Bacteriocin-like substance production by Bacillus licheniformis strain P40

    F. Cladera-Olivera;G.R. Caron;A. Brandelli

  • Characterization of an antibacterial peptide produced by Brevibacterium linens

    A.S. Motta;A. Brandelli

  • Characterization of a bacteriocin-like substance produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolated from the Brazilian Atlantic forest.

    Márcia P. Lisboa;Diego Bonatto;Delmar Bizani;João A.P. Henriques

  • In vitro antimicrobial activity of a new series of 1,4-naphthoquinones.

    Alessandro Riffel;Luis Fernando da Costa Medina;Valter Stefani;R.C. Santos

  • Antioxidant, antihypertensive and antimicrobial properties of ovine milk caseinate hydrolyzed with a microbial protease.

    Ana Paula F Corrêa;Daniel J Daroit;Julise Coelho;Stela M M Meira

  • Keratinolytic bacteria isolated from feather waste

    Alessandro Riffel;Adriano Brandelli

  • Purification and characterization of a keratinolytic metalloprotease from Chryseobacterium sp. kr6

    Alessandro Riffel;Adriano Brandelli;Cláudia de M. Bellato;Gustavo H.M.F. Souza

  • Antimicrobial activity of nanoliposomes co-encapsulating nisin and garlic extract against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in milk

    Cristian Mauricio Barreto Pinilla;Adriano Brandelli

  • Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enteritidis strains isolated from broiler carcasses, food, human and poultry-related samples

    Sı́lvia Dias de Oliveira;Fabiana Siqueira Flores;Luciana Ruschel dos Santos;Adriano Brandelli

  • Characterization of a protease of a feather‐degrading Microbacterium species

    R.C.S. Thys;F.S. Lucas;A. Riffel;P. Heeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Siu Mui Tsai
Siu Mui Tsai Universidade de São Paulo
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques University of Caxias Do Sul
Alessandro de Oliveira Rios
Alessandro de Oliveira Rios Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Pilar Montero
Pilar Montero Spanish National Research Council
José Cláudio Fonseca Moreira
José Cláudio Fonseca Moreira Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Daniel Figeys
Daniel Figeys University of Ottawa
Oswaldo Luiz Alves
Oswaldo Luiz Alves State University of Campinas

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