Faculty of Science and Technology
University of the Azores
Rua da Mãe de Deus
9500-321 Ponta Delgada
São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Email: antonio.machado@uac.pt
My overarching research interest is: how do microbial biofilms work? This multivariate aggregation of microbial cells so-called “biofilm” exists in any type of environment, host, and industry. I try to understand how this microbial community interacts between them and their surroundings through a combination of molecular methodologies (PCR, qPCR, next-generation sequencing, fluorescence microscopy or CLSM, electron microscopy, and transcriptome analysis). More specifically I am interested in examining the direct and intimate relationship between the activity of the biological community, the impact of their interactions, and how the biofilm reacts to the human host, industrial settings, and environmental surroundings.
Martínez-Játiva MN, Borja-Serrano P, Valdebenito H, Machado A (2025). Pilot study on seasonal variability in microbial contamination in the developing tourist region of Mindo, Ecuador: a comparative analysis of the Saguambi, Mindo, and Canchupí Rivers. BMC Res Notes 18, 156 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07205-3
Machado A, Foschi C and Marangoni A (2025) Editorial: Vaginal dysbiosis and biofilms, volume II. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1588434. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1588434