publicações selecionadas
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artigo académico
- Deletion of codY impairs Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation, generation of viable but non-culturable cells and stimulates cytokine production in human macrophages. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2024
- The Role of Prevotella Species in Female Genital Tract Infections. Pathogens. 2024
- Optimized bacterial absolute quantification method by qPCR using an exogenous bacterial culture as a normalization strategy in triple-species BV-like biofilms. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2024
- An Indirect Fluorescence Microscopy Method to Assess Vaginal Lactobacillus Concentrations. Antibiotics. 2024
- Editorial: Methods in biofilms: 2022. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023
- Fighting polymicrobial biofilms in bacterial vaginosis. Microbial Biotechnology. 2023
- State of the Art for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2023
- Degradable copper(ii)-doped starch-based biopolymeric films with antibacterial activity. RSC Sustainability. 2023
- Addressing the challenges with bacterial vaginosis pharmacotherapy. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 2022
- mazEF Homologue Has a Minor Role in Staphylococcus epidermidis 1457 Virulence Potential. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022
- Silver(I) Coordination Polymers Immobilized into Biopolymer Films for Antimicrobial Applications. . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2021
- New silver (thio)semicarbazide derivatives: synthesis, structural features, and antimicrobial activity. New Journal of Chemistry. 2020
- Could targeting neighboring bacterial populations help combat bacterial vaginosis?. Antibiotics. 2019
- Critical review on biofilm methods. 2017
- Compositional analysis of biofilms formed by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from food sources. Antibiotics. 2016
- Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in Portuguese women and association with risk factors for bacterial vaginosis. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2014
- Influence of anaerobic conditions on vaginal microbiota recovery from bacterial vaginosis patients. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2013
- Monoclonal antibody raised against PNAG has variable effects on static S. Epidermidis biofilm accumulation in vitro. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 2013
- Doctor's perception on bacterial vaginosis in Portugal: Prevalence, diagnostic methods and choice of treatment. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2012
- SYBR green as a fluorescent probe to evaluate the biofilm physiological state of staphylococcus epidermidis, using flow cytometry. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 2011
- Staphylococcus aureus immunodominant surface antigen B is a cell-surface associated nucleic acid binding protein. BMC Microbiology. 2009
- Effect of growth conditions on poly-N-acetylglucosamine expression and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2008
- Regulation of the intercellular adhesin locus regulator (icaR) by SarA, sB, and IcaR in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Bacteriology. 2008
- Bacterial-bacterial cell interactions in biofilms: detection of polysaccharide intercellular adhesins by blotting and confocal microscopy.. Methods in Molecular Biology. 2006
- Influence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of antimicrobial agents on biofilm formation in indwelling medical devices. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2005
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artigo de conferência
- Revealing the dynamics of polymicrobial infections: update on the qPCR as a promising tool for the quantification of bacterial jungles 2017
- Can bacteriophages be effective in controlling harmful biofilms? 2012
- Competitive initial adhesion between Lactobacillus spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis strains against vaginal epithelium 2012
- Efficacy studies of a S. epidermidis bacteriophage against stationary and biofilm cells 2011
- Isolation and optimization of the production of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage from environmental samples 2011
- Bacteriophages as biocontrol agents 2009
- Biofilms of nosocomial microorganisms 2009
- A study on the immune response elicited in mice challenged with Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic - or biofilm - grown cells 2005
- Effect of a single locus deletion on global genome expression : the ica locus in Staphyloccocus spp : a case study 2005
- Environmental regulation of the pgaABCD locus in Escherichia coli 2005
- Synergistic effects of combinations of antibiotics on coagulase negative staphylococcal (CoNS) biofilms 2005
- Can studies of inhibition of adhesion by sub-mic concentrations of antibiotics predict the outcome in biofilm formation inhibition? 2004
- Changes in CoNS biofilm formation, composition, structure and antimicrobial resistance due to growth in sub-inhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin 2004
- Inhibition of adherence of coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) to acrylic by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics 2004
- Resistance of coagulase-negative Staphyloccocci biofilms to antibiotics 2004
- Adhesion and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis on relevant medical surfaces 2003
- Differences in adhesion and biofilm formation of several clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis 2003
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artigo de revista
- Development of a Prevotella bivia PNA probe and a multiplex approach to detect three relevant species in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilms. Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2023
- A novel Gardnerella, Prevotella, and Lactobacillus standard that improves accuracy in quantifying bacterial burden in vaginal microbial communities. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023
- Degradable copper(ii)-doped starch-based biopolymeric films with antibacterial activity. RSC Sustainability. 2023
- Vaginal Sheets with Thymbra capitata Essential Oil for the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis: Design, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety. Gels. 2023
- DNA extraction leads to bias in bacterial quantification by qPCR. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2022
- High Piezoelectric Output Voltage from Blue Fluorescent N,N-Dimethyl-4-Nitroaniline Nano Crystals into Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers. Materials. 2022
- Assessing recovery rates of distinct exogenous controls for gDNA extraction efficiency using phenol-chloroform or silica-column based extractions. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2022
- In vitro interactions within a biofilm containing three species found in bacterial vaginosis (BV) support the higher antimicrobial tolerance associated with BV recurrence. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2022
- Hybrid Silver(I)-Doped Soybean Oil and Potato Starch Biopolymer Films to Combat Bacterial Biofilms. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2022
- Synergistic effects of Carvacrol, a-Terpinene, gama-Terpinene, ro-Cymene and Linalool against Gardnerella species. Acta Cytologica. 2022
- Accurate qPCR quantification in polymicrobial communities requires assessment of gDNA extraction efficiency. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2022
- Involvement of the Iron-Regulated Loci hts and fhuC in Biofilm Formation and Survival of Staphylococcus epidermidis within the Host. Microbiology Spectrum. 2022
- Thymbra capitata essential oil has a significant antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pre-formed biofilms. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2022
- Crystal Violet Staining Alone Is Not Adequate to Assess Synergism or Antagonism in Multi-Species Biofilms of Bacteria Associated With Bacterial Vaginosis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022
- Exploiting the Anti-Biofilm Effect of the Engineered Phage Endolysin PM-477 to Disrupt In Vitro Single- and Dual-Species Biofilms of Vaginal Pathogens Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis. Antibiotics. 2022
- Self-assembly of Boc-p-nitro-l-phenylalanyl-p-nitro-l-phenylalanine and Boc-l-phenylalanyl-l-tyrosine in solution and into piezoelectric electrospun fibers. Materials Advances. 2022
- Six Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Species Can Form an In Vitro and Ex Vivo Polymicrobial Biofilm That Is Susceptible to Thymbra capitata Essential Oil. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022
- Unveiling Co-Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Airways: Transcriptomic Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Dual-Species Biofilms. Frontiers in Genetics. 2022
- Fighting Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm-Associated Infections: Can Iron Be the Key to Success?. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2021
- A New PNA-FISH Probe Targeting Fannyhessea vaginae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2021
- codY and pdhA Expression Is Induced in Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm and Planktonic Populations With Higher Proportions of Viable but Non-Culturable Cells. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2021
- Gardnerella Vaginalis Dominates Multi-Species Biofilms in both Pre-Conditioned and Competitive In Vitro Biofilm Formation Models. Microbial Ecology. 2021
- Viable but non-cultivable state: a strategy for Staphylococcus aureus survivable in dual-species biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa ?. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2021
- Biofilm Formation of Multidrug-Resistant MRSA Strains Isolated from Different Types of Human Infections. Pathogens. 2021
- The emerging role of iron acquisition in biofilm-associated infections. Trends in Microbiology. 2021
- mazEF Homologue Has a Minor Role in Staphylococcus epidermidis 1457 Virulence Potential.. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2021
- Atopobium vaginae and Prevotella bivia Are Able to Incorporate and Influence Gene Expression in a Pre-Formed Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilm. Pathogens. 2021
- Dequalinium chloride effectively disrupts bacterial vaginosis (BV) Gardnerella spp. biofilms. Pathogens. 2021
- Siderophore-mediated iron acquisition plays a critical role in biofilm formation and survival of Staphylococcus epidermidis within the host. Frontiers in Medicine. 2021
- Silver(I) Coordination Polymers Immobilized into Biopolymer Films for Antimicrobial Applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2021
- Evaluation of different culture media to support in vitro growth and biofilm formation of bacterial vaginosis-associated anaerobes. Antibiotics. 2020
- Biofilm released cells can easily be obtained in a fed-batch system using ica+ but not with ica- isolates. Antibiotics. 2020
- Optimizing a reliable ex vivo human blood model to analyze expression of Staphylococcus epidermidis genes. Antibiotics. 2020
- Genetic Heterogeneity and Taxonomic Diversity among Gardnerella Species. Trends in Microbiology. 2020
- 2´OMethylRNA EFG1 antisense oligomer to control Candida albicans filamentation. Antibiotics. 2020
- Gardnerella vaginalis Enhances Atopobium vaginae Viability in an in vitro Model.. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2020
- Gardnerella and vaginal health: the truth is out there. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 2020
- New silver (thio)semicarbazide derivatives: synthesis, structural features, and antimicrobial activity. New Journal of Chemistry. 2020
- RNA-based qPCR as a tool to quantify and to characterize dual-species biofilms. Acta Cytologica. 2019
- An Updated Conceptual Model on the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Vaginosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2019
- Cells released from S. epidermidis biofilms present increased antibiotic tolerance to multiple antibiotics. Antibiotics. 2019
- Unveiling the role of Gardnerella vaginalis in polymicrobial Bacterial Vaginosis biofilms: the impact of other vaginal pathogens living as neighbors. Isme Journal. 2019
- Innate immune components affect growth and virulence traits of bacterial-vaginosis-associated and non-bacterial-vaginosis-associated Gardnerella vaginalis strains similarly. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 2018
- Assessment of Sep1virus interaction with stationary cultures by transcriptional and flow cytometry studies. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2018
- Lactobacillus crispatus represses vaginolysin expression by BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis and reduces cell cytotoxicity. Anaerobe. 2018
- Comparative analysis between biofilm formation and gene expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates.. Antibiotics. 2018
- Carvacrol is highly disruptive against coagulase-negative staphylococci in in vitro biofilms.. Antibiotics. 2017
- Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms vs. planktonic cultures using RNA-seq. Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2017
- Tetracycline and rifampicin induced a viable but nonculturable state in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms.. Antibiotics. 2017
- Thymbra capitata essential oil as potential therapeutic agent against Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm-related infections.. Antibiotics. 2017
- Bacterial biofilms in the vagina.. Research in Microbiology. 2017
- Critical review on biofilm methods. Antibiotics. 2017
- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis. Antibiotics. 2017
- Staphylococcus epidermidis is largely dependent on iron availability to form biofilms. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2017
- Compositional analysis of biofilms formed by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from food sources. Antibiotics. 2016
- Bacterial vaginosis biofilms: Challenges to current therapies and emerging solutions. Antibiotics. 2016
- Characterization of an in vitro fed-batch model to obtain cells released from S. epidermidis biofilms. Amb Express. 2016
- Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis are able to incorporate and enhance a pre-formed Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 2016
- Plasma is the main regulator of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms virulence genes transcription in human blood. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 2016
- Poly-N-acetylglucosamine production by Staphylococcus epidermidis cells increases their in vivo proinflammatory effect. Infection and Immunity. 2016
- Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm-Released Cells Induce a Prompt and More Marked In vivo Inflammatory-Type Response than Planktonic or Biofilm Cells.. Antibiotics. 2016
- Transcriptomic Analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm-Released Cells upon Interaction with Human Blood Circulating Immune Cells and Soluble Factors.. Antibiotics. 2016
- BV and non-BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis establish similar synergistic interactions with other BV-associated microorganisms in dual-species biofilms. Anaerobe. 2015
- Optimization of culture conditions for Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm formation. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2015
- A vaginose bacteriana e o seu impacto nas mulheres portuguesas 2015
- An immunoproteomic approach for characterization of dormancy within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms. Molecular Immunology. 2015
- Comparative proteomic and transcriptomic profile of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms grown in glucose-enriched medium. Talanta. 2015
- Evidence for inter- and intraspecies biofilm formation variability among a small group of coagulase-negative staphylococci. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2015
- Immunoreactive pattern of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm against human whole saliva. Electrophoresis. 2015
- Influence of biofilm formation by gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobes on bacterial vaginosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2015
- Proteome signatures how are they obtained and what do they teach us?. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2015
- Proteomic profile of dormancy within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms using iTRAQ and label-free strategies. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2015
- Using an in-vitro biofilm model to assess the virulence potential of Bacterial Vaginosis or non-Bacterial Vaginosis Gardnerella vaginalis isolates. Acta Cytologica. 2015
- Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis phage vB_SepS_SEP9 - a unique member of the Siphoviridae. Research in Microbiology. 2014
- Isolation and characterization of a new Staphylococcus epidermidis broad-spectrum bacteriophage. Journal of General Virology. 2014
- Alterations in the Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm transcriptome following interaction with whole human blood. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 2014
- Assessing and reducing sources of gene expression variability in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms. Biotechniques. 2014
- Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus crispatus suggests novel mechanisms for the competitive exclusion of Gardnerella vaginalis. BMC Genomics. 2014
- Dormancy within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: A transcriptomic analysis by RNA-seq. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2014
- Dormant bacteria within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms have low inflammatory properties and maintain tolerance to vancomycin and penicillin after entering planktonic growth. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2014
- Gardnerella vaginalis Outcompetes 29 other bacterial species isolated from patients with bacterial vaginosis, using in an in vitro biofilm formation model. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2014
- Optimization of an automatic counting system for the quantification of Staphylococcus epidermidis cells in biofilms. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 2014
- Sequence determinants for DNA packaging specificity in the S. aureus pathogenicity island SaPI1. Plasmid. 2014
- Controlled RNA contamination and degradation and its impact on qPCR gene expression in S. epidermidis biofilms. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2013
- Molecular Aspects and Comparative Genomics of Bacteriophage Endolysins. Journal of Virology. 2013
- A importância dos biofilmes nas infeções nosocomiais: o estado da arte. Arquivos de Medicina. 2013
- Antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation ability among coagulase-negative staphylococci in healthy individuals from Portugal.. Journal of Antibiotics. 2013
- Farnesol induces cell detachment from established S. epidermidis biofilms. Journal of Antibiotics. 2013
- Fluorescence in situ Hybridization method using Peptide Nucleic Acid probes for rapid detection of Lactobacillus and Gardnerella spp.. BMC Microbiology. 2013
- Interactions between Lactobacillus crispatus and bacterial vaginosis (BV)-associated bacterial species in initial attachment and biofilm formation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2013
- Quantitative analysis of initial adhesion of bacterial vaginosis-associated anaerobes to ME-180 cells. Anaerobe. 2013
- Rapid detection of urinary tract infections caused by Proteus spp. using PNA-FISH. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2013
- Reciprocal interference between Lactobacillus spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis on initial adherence to epithelial cells. International Journal of Biomedical Science. 2013
- Confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis of S. epidermidis biofilms exposed to farnesol, vancomycin and rifampicin. BMC Research Notes. 2012
- In silico vs in vitro analysis of primer specificity for the detection of Gardnerella vaginalis, Atopobium vaginae and Lactobacillus spp.. BMC Research Notes. 2012
- Optimizing a qPCR gene expression quantification assay for S. epidermidis biofilms: A comparison between commercial kits and a customized protocol. Antibiotics. 2012
- Strong enhancement of second harmonic generation in 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline nanofibers. Nanoscale. 2012
- Variability of RNA quality extracted from biofilms of foodborne pathogens using different kits impacts mRNA quantification by qPCR. Current Microbiology. 2012
- Comparison of RNA extraction methods from biofilm samples of Staphylococcus epidermidis. BMC Research Notes. 2011
- Effect of farnesol on structure and composition of staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix. Current Microbiology. 2011
- Farnesol as antibiotics adjuvant in staphylococcus epidermidis control in vitro. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2011
- Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica Enteritidis biofilms susceptibility to different disinfectants and stress-response and virulence gene expression of surviving cells. Microbial Drug Resistance. 2011
- Macrophage scavenger receptor A mediates the uptake of gold colloids by macrophages in vitro. Analytical Chemistry. 2011
- SYBR green as a fluorescent probe to evaluate the biofilm physiological state of Staphylococcus epidermidis, using flow cytometry. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 2011
- Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms with higher proportions of dormant bacteria induce a lower activation of murine macrophages. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2011
- Virulence gene expression by staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm cells exposed to antibiotics. Microbial Drug Resistance. 2011
- Molecular basis for preferential protective efficacy of antibodies directed to the poorly acetylated form of staphylococcal poly-N-acetyl-ß-(1-6)- glucosamine. Infection and Immunity. 2007
- Protection against Escherichia coli infection by antibody to the Staphylococcus aureus poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2007
- Susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic cells and biofilms to the lytic action of staphylococcus bacteriophage K. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2007
- Comparative antibody-mediated phagocytosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis cells grown in a biofilm or in the planktonic state. Infection and Immunity. 2006
- Influence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of antimicrobial agents on biofilm formation in indwelling medical devices. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2005
- Comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid XTT colorimetry. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2005
- Effects of growth in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin on Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus biofilms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2005
- Quantitative analysis of adhesion and biofilm formation on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Research in Microbiology. 2005
- The relationship between inhibition of bacterial adhesion to a solid surface by sub-MICs of antibiotics and subsequent development of a biofilm. Research in Microbiology. 2005
- Comparative evaluation of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) adherence to acrylic by a static method and a parallel-plate flow dynamic method. Research in Microbiology. 2004
- Influence of batch or fed-batch growth on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2004
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capítulo de livro
- Accurate Absolute Quantification of Bacterial Populations in Mixed Cultures by qPCR 2023
- Gene Expression Quantification from Pathogenic Bacterial Biofilms by Quantitative PCR 2023
- Essential oils as potential antibiofilm agents: insights into the key role of Thymbra capitata to fight biofilm-associated infections 2021
- The utilization of essential oils to treat biofilm-associated vaginal infections 2020
- Bacterial vaginosis 2018
- Multiplex peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH) for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. Methods in Molecular Biology. 2017
- Challenges of gene expression studies in biofilms 2015
- Gardnerella vaginalis gene expression in biofilms 2015
- Introduction to medical biofilms 2015
- Methods for gene expression studies in biofilms 2015
- Lactobacilli and its Metabolites as Potential Probiotics against Gardnerella vaginalis 2014
- Lactobacilli and its metabolites as potential probiotics against Gardenerella vaginalis 2014
- The Biofilm Matrix 2014
- Farnesol antimicrobial role as biofilm cell detachment inducer in S. epidermidis biofilms 2013
- 2. Que vantagens têm os microrganismos em formar um biofilme? 2012
- 20. O problema da resistência a antibióticos em biofilmes 2012
- 32. Utilização de proteínas de fusão para estudo de biofilmes 2012
- 33. Métodos imunológicos aplicados nos estudos de biofilmes 2012
- 4. A matriz dos biofilmes: o truque para sobreviver nas mais hostis condições ambientais 2012
- 6. Biofilmes de Staphylococcus em dispositivos médicos 2012
- 8. Biofilmes em cateteres urinários 2012
- 10. O papel dos biofilmes na vaginose bacteriana 2012
- 29. Métodos de adesão inicial in vitro 2012
- 5. Prevalência de biofilmes nosocomiais em Portugal e no Brasil 2012
- A matriz dos biofilmes: o truque para sobreviver nas mais hostis condições ambientais 2012
- Biofilmes de Staphylococcus em dispositivos médicos 2012
- Biofilmes em cateteres urinários 2012
- Métodos de adesão inicial in vitro 2012
- Métodos imunológicos aplicados nos estudos de biofilmes 2012
- O papel dos biofilmes na vaginose bacteriana 2012
- O problema da resistência a antibióticos em biofilmes 2012
- Prevalência de biofilmes nosocomiais em Portugal e no Brasil 2012
- Que vantagens têm os microrganismos em formar um biofilme? 2012
- Utilização de proteínas de fusão para estudo de biofilmes 2012
- Gardenerella vaginalis: the role of biofilms in the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis 2011
- Introduction to bacterial biofilms 2011
- Comparative study of gene expression in gram-positive and gram-negative biofilms 2011
- Gardnerella vaginalis: the role of biofilms in the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis 2011
- Getting the best out of your gene expression assay: an optimized protocol 2011
- Introduction to Biofilms 2011
- Methodology used for real-time PCR results analysis 2011
- Overview of polymerase chain reaction and key concepts of real time PCR 2011
- Primer Design using freeware available of the web 2011
- Staphylococcus epidermidis and biofilm infections in indwelling medical devices 2011
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documento
- Bacterial vaginosis: association between antimicrobial tolerance and in vitro biofilm formation model 2023
- RNA-sequencing analysis reveals key changes in G. vaginalis transcriptome after antimicrobial challenge in polymicrobial biofilms 2023
- The Evolution of Bacteriocin Production in Escherichia coli associated biofilms 2023
- The Evolution of Bacteriocin Production in Escherichia coliassociated biofilms 2023
- Characterization of Biofilm Growth of Key Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacteria on a Medium Simulating Vaginal Secretions 2023
- RNA-sequencing highlights major adaptations of key bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria when grown in polymicrobial biofilms 2023
- É necessário debater a política de emprego científico em Portugal 2023
- FCT Tenure: um tiro muito ao lado 2023
- Degradable starch-based biopolymer films doped with coordination compounds for antibacterial applications 2023
- Hybrid biopolymer films doped with bioactive coordination compounds: synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity 2023
- Caracterização do crescimento de um biofilme de espécies associadas à vaginose bacteriana em meio simulando secreções vaginais 2022
- The use of a novel PNA-FISH multiplex protocol for bacterial vaginosis diagnosis 2022
- codY deletion impacts S. epidermidis 1457 biomass production and VBNC cells formation 2022
- Os dois pecados capitais no recrutamento de cientistas 2022
- Understanding microbial interactions in infectious diseases to improve diagnostic and therapeutic success 2022
- A Copper(II) Dicarboxylate Coordination Polymer with Antibacterial Activity 2022
- Hybrid Silver(I)-Doped Biopolymer Films to Tackle Bacterial Biofilms 2022
- Microbial interactions in infectious diseases and the therapeutic challenges 2022
- Como implementar uma carreira de investigação sustentável sem gastar mais dinheiro público 2022
- A FCT não quer (nem deve) gerir carreiras científicas 2022
- A new PNA-FISH multiplex approach is capable of detecting bacterial vaginosis-associated species on vaginal samples 2022
- The use of a novel PNA-FISH multiplex protocol forbacterial vaginosis diagnosis 2022
- Triple-Species Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Biofilm Growing In A Medium Simulating Genital Tract Secretions 2022
- Bacterial Vaginosis multi-species biofilms: can standard quantification methods accurately quantify in vitro biofilms? 2021
- Characterization of single- and multi-species BV biofilms in a 3D vaginal epithelium 2021
- Characterization of single- and multi-species Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)-associated biofilms in an ex vivo 3D human vaginal epithelium model 2021
- In vitro interactions during bacterial vaginosis development demonstrate that multi-species biofilms have enhanced antimicrobial tolerance 2021
- The putative toxin-antitoxin mazEF gene cluster is not involved in cell death in S. epidermidis 2021
- The role of the gene codY in S. epidermidis biofilm formation 2021
- Biopolymer Films Doped with Silver(I) Coordination Polymers against Bacterial Biofilms 2021
- Effect of antimicrobial agents on the reduction of biofilm mass of MRSA strains isolated from human infections 2021
- Nem a reforma salva os investigadores do desemprego 2021
- O Rei vai nu (ou o dia em que a FCT desbaratou o grau de doutoramento) 2021
- Biopolymer Films Doped with Silver(I) Coordination Polymers against Bacterial Biofilms. 2021
- Microbial interactions in bacterial vaginosis 2021
- New insights into Gardnerella and other BV-associated bacteria 2021
- Lucky Luke, o cientista mais rápido do faroeste 2020
- O curioso caso das taxas de sucesso da FCT 2020
- FCT anuncia novo sorteio de recrutamento de investigadores 2020
- As vantagens do óleo essencial de Thymbra capitata no combate à vaginose bacteriana 2020
- Biofilm formation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: does it varies with the type of infection? 2020
- Ciência e Inovação em Portugal 2020-2030: Propostas para promover a qualidade científica, emprego e carreiras para doutorados na próxima década 2020
- É bom que se saiba: sem investigação, as universidades vão à falência! 2019
- On the old story of the accidental pathogen: can transcriptomics clarify how S. epidermidis becomes virulent? 2019
- Gardnerella spp. pre-conditioned vs competitive multi-species biofilm growth and the impact on the tridimensional biofilm structure 2019
- Antimicrobial activity of new silver (Thio) semicarbazone derivates 2019
- The Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix confers protection against a phage that is highly active against domarnt cells 2019
- The Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix confers protection against a phage that is highly active against dormant cells 2019
- Checkerboard assay method highlights synergism effects between Carvacrol, a-Terpinene, g-Terpinene, p-Cymene and Linalool 2019
- Checkerboard assay method highlights synergistic effects between Carvacrol, a- Terpinene, ¿-Terpinene, ¿-Cymene and Linalool 2019
- G. vaginalis pre-conditioned vs competitive multi-species growth and the impact on the biofilm tridimensional structure 2019
- Gardnerella vaginalis enhances Atopobium vaginae viability in vitro 2019
- Iron acquisition influences the interaction between Staphylococcus epidermidis and the host innate immune system 2019
- Preliminary studies on the role of mazEF in S. epidermidis biofilms dormancy? 2019
- The effect of culture media on in vitro growth and biofilm formation of Bacterial vaginosis (BV)-associated pathogens 2019
- ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THYMBRA CAPITATA AND ITS MAJOR COMPONENTS AGAINST GARDNERELLA SPP. 2019
- Antimicrobial activity of Thymbra capitata and its major components agasint Gardnerella spp. 2019
- Possible associations of the novel described Gardnerella species and virulence properties 2019
- Viable but non-culturable state: a strategy for Staphylococcus aureus survivable in dual-species biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2019
- Antimicrobial activity of compounds from Thymbra capitata essential oil against Gardnerella spp. 2019
- Does mazEF have a role in S. epidermidis biofilm dormancy? 2019
- Probing for RNA sequencing data in search for possible diagnostic markers for Staphylococcus epidermidis infections 2018
- Increased antibiotic tolerance to teicoplanin, vancomycin, rifampicin, erythromycin and tetracycline from cells detached from S. epidermidis biofilms 2018
- Staphylococcus epidermidis heavily relies on its iron acquisition systems to form biofilms 2018
- Staphylococcus epidermidis wall teichoic acid confers tolerance to antibiotics and immune defense in human blood 2018
- The microbiome during bacterial vaginosis: who is cooperating with Gardnerella vaginalis in enhancing crucial gene expression in a dual-species biofilm model? 2018
- Can the differential response to innate immune components by commensal and clinical Gardnerella vaginalis be the key leading to the development of bacterial vaginosis? 2018
- Probing for bacterial interactions in bacterial vaginosis using an in vitro tri-species biofilm model 2018
- O PREVPAP do Governo, o CRUP e a farsa que nos tentam vender 2018
- S. epidermidis lifecycle: how bacteria trick the host and the clinician? 2017
- Developing an affordable but reliable human blood ex vivo model to analyse gene expression by Staphylococcus epidermidis 2017
- Profiling antimicrobial tolerance by planktonic, biofilms and biofilm-released cells of Staphylococcus epidermidis 2017
- Revealing the dynamics of polymicrobial infections: Update on the qPCR as a promising tool for the quantification of bacterial jungles 2017
- Social interactions between Lactobacillus iners and Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms: an unexpected friendship in the bacterial vaginosis ecosystem 2017
- Can cooperation within the vaginal microbiome lead to the development of bacterial vaginosis? 2017
- Biofilm dormancy enhances antimicrobial tolerance in S. epidermidis 2017
- Polymicrobial infections and biofilms in women's health. Research in Microbiology. 2017
- L. Crispatus Protects Hela Cells Against G. Vaginalis Cytotoxicity 2017
- The influence of human plasma on Staphylococcus epidermidis virulence 2017
- Disclosing the complexity involved in phage-biofilm interaction: the case study of a Sep1virus phage infecting S. epidermidis 2017
- The pathogenesis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-associated infections: the host and the pathogen perspective 2017
- Towards Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm dormancy characterization 2017
- Biological validation of putative iron-related genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis: how iron induces physiologic and transcriptomic changes on biofilm cells 2017
- Development of an in vitro vaginal exudate adhesion model for Bacterial Vaginosis 2017
- Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women 2017
- Revealing the dynamics of polymicrobial infections: Update on the qPCR as a promising tool for the quantification of bacterial jungles. 2017
- Learnings from the Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm model 2016
- Characterization of a new Twortlikevirus infecting Staphylococcus epidermidis that exhibits activity against biofilm and stationary bacterial populations 2016
- S. epidermidis biofilm-released cells: the final frontier? 2016
- The bacterial vaginosis riddle: how transcriptomics can highlight key physiological adaptations of G. vaginalis when growing as biofilms? 2016
- Development of a phage cocktail to control Proteus mirabilis CAUTIs 2016
- Development of a phage cocktail to prevent Proteus mirabilis biofilm formation in urinary catheters 2016
- What happens to Gardnerella vaginalis when growing as a biofilm: a comparative transcriptomic analyses by RNA-seq 2016
- Carvacrol, a component of essential oils, present a strong antimicrobial activity against CoNS planktonic and biofilm cells 2016
- Iron availability modulates biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis 2016
- Preliminary studies on the susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-released cells to antibiotics and ability to survive in the presence of human blood 2016
- Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women 2016
- Portugal: Postdoc rights need not hurt productivity. Nature. 2016
- Potential of Thymbra capitata essential oil as therapeutic agent against Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm related infection 2016
- The transcriptome of S . epidermidis biofilm-released cells when exposed to whole human blood or its cellular and soluble factors 2015
- The transcriptome of S. epidermidis biofilm-released cells when exposed to whole human blood or its cellular and soluble factors 2015
- A phage cocktail to control Proteus mirabilis catheter--associated urinary tract infections 2015
- Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm cells affects the immune response and promotes tissue pathology in infected hosts 2015
- Poly-N-acetylglucosamine expression in Staphyloccocus epidermidis biofilm cells affects the imune response and promotes tissue pathology in infected hosts 2015
- How S. epidermidis biofilm-released cells evade the host immune system? 2015
- Assessing synergistic interaction between Gardnerella vaginalis and other urogenital pathogens 2015
- Optimization of in vitro model for growth of Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm 2015
- Corrigendum to sequence determinants for DNA packaging specificity in the S. aureus pathogenicity island SaPI1 [Plasmid 71 (2014) 8-15]. Plasmid. 2015
- A vaginose bacteriana e o seu impacto nas mulheres portuguesas 2015
- Dormancy within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: an immunoproteomic characterization 2015
- S. epidermidis response to human blood and its cellular and soluble components 2015
- Towards S. epidermidis biofilm dormancy characterization 2015
- Análise económica à proposta de transformação das bolsas de investigação em contratos de trabalho a termo 2014
- Current Labor situation of Young Doctoral Researchers in Portugal 2014
- Isolation of clinical strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis from a Portuguese hospital and assessment of their relationship between biofilm formation capacity and antimicrobial resistance 2014
- Princípios orientadores para a criação do Estatuto do Trabalhador de Investigação Científica e subsequente aplicação na futura reestruturação da Carreira de Investigação Científica 2014
- Biofilm dispersal and its impact in bacterial virulence 2014
- E quem avalia os avaliadores? 2014
- Optimization of an experimental protocol to reduce gene expression variability in S. epidermidis biofilms 2014
- Quantification of biofilm-associated genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: its impact in biofilm formation and 3D structure 2014
- Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms are resistant to phage infection due to the protective effect of the biofilm matrix 2014
- Inquérito à disponibilidade para participação em painel imparcial de avaliação de bolsas individuais FCT 2014
- Young scientists: Research problems in Portugal run deep. Nature. 2014
- Analysis of gene expression variability in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms 2013
- Comparison of vaginal microbiota fingerprints from healthy and Bacterial Vaginosis-positive Portuguese women 2013
- The major Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix component PNAG affects the murine early inflammatory response elicited upon intraperitoneal challenge with either biofilm or planktonic bacteria 2013
- Molecular and functional aspects of bacteriophage endolysins 2013
- Quantitative analysis of initial adhesion of bacterial vaginosis anaerobes in ME-180 cells 2013
- Gardnerella vaginalis virulence potential outcompetes with 30 other microorganisms isolated from BV patients 2013
- Genotypic and phenotypic differences between nosocomial and commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from northern Portugal 2013
- Global transcriptomic analysis of dormancy within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms 2013
- Incidence of bacterial vaginosis in Portugal and it’s association with vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae and other BV risk factors 2013
- Isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis from BV patients and healthy women: analysis of virulence through adherence, biofilm formation and cytotoxicity assays 2013
- Lactobacilli and its metabolites as potential probiotics against Gardnerella vaginalis 2013
- Lysis buffer properties: influence on S. epidermidis biofilm proteome analysis 2013
- Medium supplementation with magnesium prevented the induction of dormancy in biofilms of clinical and commensal isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis 2013
- Packaging cleavage determinants in the phage-dependent Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island SaPI1 2013
- Preliminary studies for the aplication of Thymbra capitata essential oil as potential antimicrobial agent in Bacterial Vaginosis 2013
- Relationship between biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in commensal isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis 2013
- Whole transcriptome analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms upon contact with human blood 2013
- Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm lifecycle and its virulence: from plantkonic growth, to biofilm structure and systemic dissemination 2013
- The role of Gardnerella vaginalis in mixed species biofilms occurrence in bacterial vaginosis and its prevalence in Portugal 2013
- Insights into phage endolysins 2013
- A first new look into the interaction of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-released cells with the host immune system 2013
- A importância dos biofilmes nas infeções nosocomiais - o estado da arte 2013
- Can a specific sub-group of biofilm- forming Gardnerella vaginalis strains be the real causative agent of bacterial vaginosis? 2013
- Functional analysis of virulence potential from Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobes commonly associated with Bacterial vaginosis 2013
- Genomic characterization of the Staphylococcus epidermidis-specific bacteriophage SEP1 and evaluation of its lytic activity against bacterial under different metabolic states 2013
- Isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis from BV patients and healthy women : analysis of virulence through adherence, biofilm formation and cytotoxicity assays 2013
- Efficacy studies of phage phiIBB--Sep1 against S. epidermidis cells under different metabolic states 2012
- Gene expression of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm and biofilm released cells exposed to farnesol 2012
- Characterization of biofilm-forming microorganisms isolated from vaginal exudate in Portugal 2012
- Competitive initial adhesion between Lactobacillus spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis strains against vaginal epithelium 2012
- Effect of S. epidermidis biofilm matrix in RNA quality gene expression determination 2012
- Social interaction by BV anaerobes in initial adhesion and biofilm assays 2012
- The proportions of dormant bacteria within Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms affect their inflammatory potential 2012
- Sondas de ácido péptido nucleico, estojo e método para detectar espécies do género Lactobacillus spp. e/ou Gardnerella spp. e respectivas aplicações 2012
- Innate immune response elicited by cells from Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms containing high or low proportions of dormant bacteria 2012
- Detection of Lactobacillus and Gardnerella species in vaginal samples by PNA-FISH 2012
- Fluorescent-based microscopy: a quick method to quantify total and viable cells from microbial biofilms 2012
- Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-detached cells: differential gene expression and antibiotic resistance 2012
- Unraveling the insights into phage endolysin association 2012
- Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix using a proteomic approach 2012
- Comparative total cell proteins profile between planktonic and sessile community of a biofilm-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis strain 2012
- Mapping the packaging cleavage determinants in the phage-dependent Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island SaPI1 2012
- Plano para a Excelência na Investigação 2012
- What comes next after Ciência 2007&2008? 2012
- Insights into phage endolysins 2012
- Can bacteriofages be effective in controlling harmful biofilms? 2012
- Efficacy studies of phage phiIBB-Sep1 against S. epidermidis cells under different metabolic states 2012
- Farnesol antimicrobial role as biofilm cell detachment inducer in S. epidermidis biofilms 2012
- Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm dispersal cells : an intermediary phenotype? 2012
- Efficacy studies of a S. epidermidis bacteriophage against stationary and biofilm cells 2011
- Isolation and optimization of the production of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage from environmental samples 2011
- Multiplex PCR for the discrimination of vaginal bacterial population 2011
- Optimization of a protocol for gene expression using biofilm cells from S. epidermidis 2011
- Presence of Gardnerella vaginalis in healthy portuguese women – a pilot study 2011
- Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms with higher proportions of dormant bacteria induce a lower activation of murine macrophages 2011
- Cell-to-cell aggregation in S. epidermidis and its effect on quantification of total and viable bacteria within biofilms 2011
- High variability of gene expression in S. epidermidis biofilm population 2011
- An urgent seek for S. epidermidis large host range bacteriophages 2011
- Comparison of RNA extraction methods from biofilm samples of Staphylococcus epidermidis and other bacterial pathogens 2011
- Characterisation by molecular biology and MALDI-TOF ICMS of zygomycete Gongronella sp. isolated from an Alentejo vineyard soil 2011
- Comparison between classical and molecular (FISH and PCR) methods for Lactobacillus spp. detection in Clinical Samples 2011
- Presence of Gardnerella vaginalis in healthy portuguese women: a pilot study 2011
- The use of bacteriophage endolysins as antibacterial compounds 2010
- Effect of single versus antibiotic combinations on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm viability and genetic expression of some virulence genes. 2010
- Effect of single versus antibiotic combinations on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm viability and on genetic expression of some virulence genes 2010
- The comparative effect of farnesol and antibiotics against Staphylococcus epidermidis 2009
- Antimicrobial activity of farnesol against Staphylococcus epidermidis. 2009
- Extracellular matrix in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: a consequence of bacterial production or cell wall degradation? 2009
- The effect of Farnesol on the structure of S. epidermidis biofilms 2009
- Bacteriophages as biocontrol agents 2009
- Biofilms of nosocomial microorganisms 2009
- Antimicrobial activity of farnesol against Staphylococcus epidermidis 2009
- Farnesol as a prospective antimicrobial agent against Staphylococcus epidermidis 2009
- sarA, sigB, icaR and the regulation of icaADBC locus in Staphylococcus aureus 2007
- blaTEM genes in Enterobacteriaceae from Australian Intensive Care Units 2006
- Use of Confocal Laser Scan Microscopy (CLSM) to evaluate biofilm structure: the effect of low concentration of antibiotics– a case study 2006
- Use of confocal laser scan microscopy (CLSM) to evaluate S. epidermidis biofilm structure : the effect of low concentration of antibiotics : a case study 2006
- A study on the immune response elicited in mice challenged with Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic- or biofilm-grown cells 2005
- Effect of a single locus deletion on global genome expression: the ica locus in Staphyloccocus spp- a case study 2005
- Synergistic effects of combinations of antibiotics on coagulase negative staphylococcal (CoNS) biofilms 2005
- Environmental regulation of the pgaABCD locus in Escherichia coli 2005
- Synergistic effects of antibiotics on coagulase negative staphylococcal biofilms 2005
- Immunological Similarities Between Poly-N-acetyl Glucosamine (PNAG) from Staphylococcus spp. and Escherichia coli 2005
- Effect of a single locus deletion on global genome expression: the ica locus in Staphyloccocus spp: a case study 2005
- Influence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of antimicrobial agents on biofilm formation in indwelling medical devices 2005
- Can studies of inhibition of adhesion by sub-mic concentrations of antibiotics predict the outcome in biofilm formation inhibition? 2004
- Changes in biofilm formation, composition, structure and antimicrobial resistance due to growth in sub-inhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin 2004
- Resistance of Coagulase-negative Staphyloccocci biofilms to antibiotics 2004
- Inhibition of adherence of coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) to acrylic by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics 2004
- Inhibition of adhesion of Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) by sub-inhibitory concentrations of several antibiotics 2004
- Adhesion and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis on relevant medical surfaces 2003
- Differences in adhesion and biofilm formation of several clinical strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis 2003
- Differences in adhesion and biofilm formation of several clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis 2003
- Biodegradation of 3-ChloroBenzoate by an Microbial Consortium 1999
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- Impact of biofilms in health: a transcriptomic perspective 2015
- Advanced techniques in biofilms 2014
- Clinical Biofilms - current concepts and advanced techniques 2014
- Clinical Biofilms – current concepts and advanced techniques 2014
- Biofilmes – na saúde, no ambiente, na indústria 2012
- Biofilm transcriptomics handbook: Quantifying gene expression from pathogenic bacterial biofilms 2011
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