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Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Mechanisms, epidemiology and evolution by Botelho, João, Grosso, Filipa, Peixe, Luísa

“…Antibiotics are powerful drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The inappropriate use of these medicines has driven the dissemination of…”
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: unlocking fundamentals and prospects for bacterial strain typing by Novais, Ângela, Freitas, Ana R., Rodrigues, Carla, Peixe, Luísa

“…The need to identify highly related bacterial strains is ancient in clinical, industrial, or environmental microbiology. Strategies based on different…”
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Update on prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin in enterococci in Europe: Towards a common nomenclature by Bender, Jennifer K., Cattoir, Vincent, Hegstad, Kristin, Sadowy, Ewa, Coque, Teresa M., Westh, Henrik, Hammerum, Anette M., Schaffer, Kirsten, Burns, Karen, Murchan, Stephen, Novais, Carla, Freitas, Ana R., Peixe, Luísa, Del Grosso, Maria, Pantosti, Annalisa, Werner, Guido

“…Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important nosocomial pathogens. Invasive VRE infections are difficult to treat since common therapeutic options…”
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Expansion of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in hospitalized patients: A successful story of international clones (ST15, ST147, ST336) and epidemic plasmids (IncR, IncFIIK ) by Rodrigues, Carla, Machado, Elisabete, Ramos, Helena, Peixe, Luísa, Novais, Ângela

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize by a multi-level approach extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates other…”
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Ready-to-eat street-vended food as a potential vehicle of bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance: An exploratory study in Porto region, Portugal by Campos, Joana, Gil, Joana, Mourão, Joana, Peixe, Luísa, Antunes, Patrícia

“…The ready-to-eat street vending commerce, as street mobile food vendors, has grown exponentially worldwide, representing in some countries a significant…”
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Differentiation of Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus safensis using MALDI-TOF-MS by Branquinho, R., Sousa, C. C. S., Lopes, J., Pintado, M., Peixe, L., Osório, Hugo

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) despite being increasingly used as a method for microbial…”
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Non-typhoidal Salmonella in the Pig Production Chain: A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Human Health by Campos, Joana, Mourão, Joana, Peixe, Luísa, Antunes, Patrícia

“…Salmonellosis remains one of the most frequent foodborne zoonosis, constituting a worldwide major public health concern. The most frequent sources of human…”
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The success of particular Acinetobacter baumannii clones: accumulating resistance and virulence inside a sugary shield by Silva, Liliana, Grosso, Filipa, Rodrigues, Carla, Ksiezarek, Magdalena, Ramos, Helena, Peixe, Luísa

“…Abstract Background In Portugal, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has been associated with ST98, ST103 and ST208 (Oxford Scheme, Oxf) and a…”
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Characterization of the pJB12 Plasmid from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reveals Tn6352, a Novel Putative Transposon Associated with Mobilization of the blaVIM-2-Harboring In58 Integron by Botelho, João, Grosso, Filipa, Peixe, Luísa

“…The blaVIM-2-carrying In58 integron has been linked to a chromosomal location in different bacterial species, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This work…”
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Dispersal of linezolid-resistant enterococci carrying poxtA or optrA in retail meat and food-producing animals from Tunisia by Elghaieb, Houyem, Freitas, Ana R, Abbassi, Mohamed Salah, Novais, Carla, Zouari, Mohamed, Hassen, Abdennaceur, Peixe, Luísa

“…Abstract Objectives The epidemiology of Enterococcus resistant to priority antibiotics including linezolid has mainly been investigated in developed countries…”
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Multidrug-resistant high-risk Enterococcus faecium clones: can we really define them? by Freitas, Ana R., Pereira, Ana P., Novais, Carla, Peixe, Luísa

“…•Strain typing methods and genomic evolution data are continuously reshaping the definition of E. faecium high-risk clones.•Genetic capitalism is a pivotal…”
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Industrial dog food is a vehicle of multidrug-resistant enterococci carrying virulence genes often linked to human infections by Finisterra, Liliana, Duarte, Bárbara, Peixe, Luísa, Novais, Carla, Freitas, Ana R.

“…The increase in the number of pets in recent years has been followed by an exponential growth of the industrial pet food sector, which has been accompanied by…”
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Dissemination of clonally related Escherichia coli strains expressing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-15 by Coque, Teresa M, Novais, Angela, Carattoli, Alessandra, Poirel, Laurent, Pitout, Johann, Peixe, Luísa, Baquero, Fernando, Cantón, Rafael, Nordmann, Patrice

“…We analyzed 43 CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli isolates and 6 plasmids encoding the blaCTX-M-15 gene from Canada, India, Kuwait, France, Switzerland,…”
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From farm to fork: Colistin voluntary withdrawal in Portuguese farms reflected in decreasing occurrence of mcr‐1‐carrying Enterobacteriaceae from chicken meat by Ribeiro, Sofia, Mourão, Joana, Novais, Ângela, Campos, Joana, Peixe, Luísa, Antunes, Patrícia

“…Summary Expansion of mcr‐carrying Enterobacteriaceae (MCR‐E) is a well‐recognized problem affecting animals, humans and the environment. Ongoing global control…”
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Distribution of putative virulence markers in Enterococcus faecium: towards a safety profile review by Freitas, Ana R, Tedim, Ana P, Novais, Carla, Coque, Teresa M, Peixe, Luísa

“…The criteria for identification of Enterococcus faecium (Efm) with the ability to cause human infections are currently being debated by the European Food…”
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Food-to-Humans Bacterial Transmission by Antunes, Patrícia, Novais, Carla, Peixe, Luísa

“…Microorganisms vehiculated by food might benefit health, cause minimal change within the equilibrium of the host microbial community or be associated with…”
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Long-term stability of the urogenital microbiota of asymptomatic European women by Ksiezarek, Magdalena, Ugarcina-Perovic, Svetlana, Rocha, Joana, Grosso, Filipa, Peixe, Luísa

“…To date, information on healthy female urinary microbiota is available mostly at genus level and at one time point. However, profound species-level…”
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Dissemination of sul3-Containing Elements Linked to Class 1 Integrons with an Unusual 3′ Conserved Sequence Region among Salmonella Isolates by ANTUNES, Patricia, MACHADO, Jorge, PEIXE, Luisa

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Linezolid- and Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci in Raw Commercial Dog Food, Europe, 2019–2020 by Freitas, Ana R, Finisterra, Liliana, Tedim, Ana P, Duarte, Barbara, Novais, Carla, Peixe, Luisa

“…We describe enterococci in raw-frozen dog food commercialized in Europe as a source of genes encoding resistance to the antibiotic drug linezolid and of…”
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Citrobacter telavivum sp. nov. with chromosomal mcr-9 from hospitalized patients by Ribeiro, Teresa Gonçalves, Izdebski, Radosław, Urbanowicz, Paweł, Carmeli, Yehuda, Gniadkowski, Marek, Peixe, Luísa

“…Strains 6105 T and 6106, recovered from colonized patients in a hospital in Tel-Aviv, Israel, were compared with currently known species of the genus…”
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