Anna Luiza Bauer Canellas received her Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2020 and is currently a Master’s student in Microbiology at UFRJ, where her research is conducted at the Laboratory of Molecular and Marine Bacteriology. Her research experience and interests include antimicrobial resistance, bacterial virulence, bioactive molecules, biofilm formation, water- and food-borne pathogens, horizontal gene transfer, mobile genetic elements, and the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria in aquatic environments.