Communications
2019
Communications in International Congresses
- Sá-Leão R. 2019. The ONEIDA project. Lisbon AMRHAI 2019 Congress: The challenge of carbapenem resistance. Lisbon, Portugal. May 24, 2019.
- Serrano, M. 2019. Expert Panel Session. Pre-Clostpath Young Scientist. August 18. Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Henriques, A.O. 2019. Interlocked production of toxins and spores by Clostridioides difficile: mechanisms and consequences. November 1st, Pfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA. November 1st.
- Henriques, A.O. 2019. A sporulation signature thiol protease that links the mother cell transcriptional cascade to the assembly of the spore surface layers. 20th International conference on Bacilli and Gram-positive Bacteria. Washington, D.C., USA. July 23-26.
- Sousa AE. Lymphoid tissues in HIV-2 infection. HIV Pathogenesis: Lessons from HIV-2. International Workshop supported by ANRS AC41, Paris, 11-12 June 2019. Invited talk
- Conceição, T., H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Bacterial activity of octenidine against Staphylococcus aureus harbouring genes encoding multidrug resistance efflux pumps. O0582. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- Marques AP, Laranjeira A, Santos J & Chelo IM. Bacterial adaptation determines Caenorhabditis elegans development and the capacity to respond to environmental and lifehistory changes. Evolution meeting 2019, Providence RI. USA.
- Rita Oliveira. Title: Gut Microbiota Transmission Prevents Antibiotic-Induced Stochastic Loss of Colonization Resistance. Gordon Research Seminar on Microbial Interactions, Communities and Pathogenesis in the Host and Natural Environments. June 2019. Newport, RI, USA.
- Miguel Pedro. Title: Aminoacid catabolism shapes E. coli adaptation to the mouse gut in the absence of inter-species competitors. Biotech-2019. 15th April, 2019, Valencia, Spain
- Miguel Pedro. Title: Understanding metabolic processes shaping adaptation of E. coli to the gut. Microbiology Society conference 2019. 8th April, 2019 Belfast, NI, UK
- 04/03/2019 University of Helsinki. African trypanosomes: masters of adaption to the environment. Helsinki, Finland
- 26th European Drosophila Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland. “Identification and characterization of new overproliferative mutants of the Drosophila endosymbiont Wolbachia”. Luis Teixeira
- Jacques Monod Conference - Integrated Insect Immunology: Controlling Infections, Roscoff, France. Invited presentation: “Wolbachia proliferation regulation by structural variation in an an unstable genomic region”. Luis Teixeira
- Bouchami, O., H. de Lencastre, O. Lawal, M. J. Fraqueza, N. A. Faria, and M. Miragaia. 2019. Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 through the food chain in Portugal. 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII). Dubrovnik, Croatia. September 18-21, 2019.
- Lawal, O., O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. D. Bartels, L. Goncalves, P. Paixao, E. Goncalves, C. Toscano, J. Empel, M. Urbaś, M. A. Dominguez, H. Westh, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. 2019. Genome-wide association studies reveals the genetic factors that contribute to the success of Staphylococcus saprophyticus as a uropathogen. 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII). Dubrovnik, Croatia. September 18-21, 2019.
- Miragaia, M. 2019. Tipagem molecular de bactérias na era da sequenciação total do genoma: desafios e oportunidades. Universidade de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brasil. August 14th, 2019.
- Miragaia, M. 2019. Aplicações da técnica de sequenciação total do genoma na prática clínica e no laboratório de investigação: epidemiologia molecular de Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus coagulase-negativos e Klebsiella pneumonia. Universidade de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brasil. August 14th, 2019.
- Espadinha, D., R. Sobral, C. Mendes, G. Méric, S. K. Sheppard, J. A. Carriço, H. De Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. 2019. Strategies of adaptation of Staphylococcus epidermidis lineages to commensal and pathogenic lifestyle. Abstr. 2553. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- Valente, C., A. R. Cruz, A. O. Henriques, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Living on a surface: tools for the study of pneumococcal dual-strain biofilms. European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (Europneumo 2019). Greifswald, Germany, June 11-14, 2019.
- Sá-Leão, R. 2019. Understanding PCV impact through multiple approaches based on colonization studies. Pfizer Pearl River, Pearl River, New York, USA. November 1, 2019.
- Sá-Leão, R. 2019 Understanding PCV impact through multiple approaches based on colonization studies. Pfizer CollegeVille, Collegeville, Pensylvania, USA. October 31, 2019
- Pinho, MG. Relocalization of cell wall synthesis activity during the cell cycle of Staphylococcus aureus The Great Wall Symposium, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France September 25-27, 2019.
- Pinho, MG. The elongation machinery of a spherical cocci. New approaches and concepts in microbiology EMBO/EMBL Symposium, Heidelberg, Germany, July 10-13, 2019
- Pinho, MG. Cocci Morphogenesis: Elongation and Division of Staphylococcus aureus. ASM Microbe, San Francisco, June 20-24, 2019.
- Pinho, MG. SEDS-bPBP pairs direct lateral and septal peptidoglycan synthesis in spherical bacteria Cell Biology of Prokaryotes Meeting. Bad Staffelstein, Germany. Apr 7-11, 2019.
- Ramirez M. 2019. Using next generation sequencing in clinical microbiology (Invited Lecture). 9th October, Illumina Users Group Meeting, Oeiras, Portugal.
- Ramirez M. 2019. Next generation sequencing meets clinical microbiology (Invited Lecture). 25th December, CEDOC, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Ribeiro Gonçalves B, Machado M, Silva M, Silva D, Rossi M, Ana D, Francisco A, Ramirez M, Carriço JA. 2019. ONEIDA-INNUENDO - A bioinformatic platform for the integration of genomics in surveillance and outbreak detection (Oral presentation), 18–21 September, 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII) Dubrovnik, Croatia.
- Martins ER, Costa J, Fernandes T, Lopes E, Melo-Cristino J, Ramirez M. 2019. Expansion of a macrolide-resistant lineage of Group B streptococci causing skin and soft tissue infections among adults in Portugal (2005-2016) (O0995, Oral communication). 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13-16 April 2019.
- Mendes CI. 2019. Workflow automation with Nextflow and Flowcraft. 3rd meeting bioinformatics in medical microbiology NL. Utrecht, Netherlands. 11th March.
- Martins, D., DiCandia, M.A., Antunes, J., Mendes, A.L., Wetzel, D. McBride, S., Henriques A.O. and Serrano M. 2019. CsiA is a new negative regulator of sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile. 20th International Conference on Bacilli and Gram-Positive Bacteria. July 23-26. Washington DC, USA.
- Martins, D., DiCandia, M.A., Mendes, A.L., Wetzel, D. McBride, S., Henriques A.O. and Serrano M. 2019. Negative control of sporulation initiation in Clostridium difficile. Clostpath 11. August 19-22. Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Dafis-Sagarmendi, A., E. Marini, C. Feliciano, C. Cassona, W. Antunes, M. Serrano, A.O. Henriques and P. Bullough. 2019. Structure and assembly of the Clostridioides difficile spore surface layers. Clostpath 11. August 19-22. Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Marini, E., A.M. Aguirre, S. Ramalhete, P. Ingle, M. N. Melo, Mariana Fernandes, N.P. Minton, J.A. Sorg, M. Serrano and A.O. Henriques. 2019. A sporulation signature thiol protease that links the mother cell transcriptional cascade to the assembly of the spore surface layers. Clostpath 11. August 19-22. Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Mendes A.L., G. Covas, J. Isidro, R. Ventura, M. Oleastro, S.R. Filipe, M. Serrano, and A.O. Henriques. 2019. Mechanisms of Carbapenem resistance in Clostridioides difficile. Clostpath 11. August 19-22. Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Ramalhete, S., E. Marini, C. Cassona, M. Serrano and A.O. Henriques. 2019. Control of the mother cell line of gene expression in Clostridioides difficile by a conserved sporulation-specific cysteine protease. Clostpath 11. August 19-22. Leiden, The Netherlands.
- V. Pobre, T. Dobrzanski, M.B.R. Steffens, C.M. Arraiano. Lost in transition: Defining the role of exoribonucleases in the shift between exponential and stationary phases. 44th FEBS Congress, From Molecules to Living Systems, July 6‐11, 2019, Krakow, Poland.
- Conceição, T., S. Rodrigues, H. Martins, H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Homeless population is a major reservoir of ST398 Staphylococcus aureus lineage in the community in Lisbon, Portugal. P2700. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- Conceição, T., M. Conde, H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. High prevalence of biocide resistance genes and chlorhexidine non-susceptibility in hospital associated-MRSA in Portugal. P2697. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- Lopes, E., T. Conceição, H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Massive detection of quinupristin-dalfopristin decreased susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus isolates colonizing healthy pigs in Portugal. P2842. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- 2019 “Eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacteria colonizing the gut”, Molecular Mechanisms of Evolution Gordon Research Conference 9-14 June, Stonehill College, Easton, MA USA.
- April 27 – May 1, 2019 Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting. Modeling of Trypanosoma brucei population dynamics in mice reveals slow-growing parasites in adipose tissue. Trindade S, Sequeira M, Dejung, M, Bento F, Pinto-Neves D, Butter F, Bringaud F, Gjini E, Figueiredo LM. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA. (poster presentation)
- Jacques Monod Conference “Integrated insect immunology: controlling infections" Roscoff, June 24-28, 2019. “Viral route of infection determines the effect of Drosophila melanogaster gut-associated bacteria on host resistance and tolerance to disease”. Miguel Landum, Marta Silva, Luís Teixeira
- Jacques Monod Conference “Integrated insect immunology: controlling infections"Roscoff, June 24-28, 2019 “Host regulation of gut bacteria colonization” Manon Bonneau, Rita S. Valente, Gonçalo Matos, Inês S. Pais, Luis Teixeira
- 26th European Drosophila Research Conference. “Acetobacter and Leuconostoc form the stable core members of the gut microbiota of wild Drosophila melanogaster" Inês Pais, Gonçalo Santos-Matos, Marta Silva, Rita Valente, Patrícia Brito, Luis Teixeira
- Faria, N. A., T. Touret, R. Sá-Leão, M. Serrano, J. A. Carriço, H. de Lencastre, A. Duarte, M. Miragaia, and ONEIDA study group. 2019. Successful dissemination of a plasmid carrying KPC-3 and OXA-9 in different Klebsiella pneumoniae genetic backgrounds from Portuguese hospitals. P1309. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- Faria, N. A., M. Miragaia, H. de Lencastre and SRL study group. 2019. MRSA in bloodstream infections in Portugal: diversification and dissemination patterns of the EMRSA-15 clone. 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII). Dubrovnik, Croatia. September 18-21, 2019.
- Lawal, O., O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. D. Bartels, L. Goncalves, P. Paixao, E. Goncalves, C. Toscano, J. Empel, M. Urbaś, M. A. Dominguez, H. Westh, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. 2019. Pan-genome analysis revealed existence of different origins of Staphylococcus saprophyticus strains causing urinary tract infection (UTI) in human. 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 13-16, 2019.
- Covas, G. and Filipe S. R. The SagB glucosaminidase contributes to peptidoglycan concealment at the surface of CA-MRSA S. aureus JE2 strain. In Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases, Castelldefels, Spain, August 4- August 9, 2019.
- Candeias C., S. Félix, S. Handem, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. PCV13 Impact on the evolution and adaptation of the pneumococcal population carried by Portuguese children. 15th Congress of The European Meningococcal and Haemophilus Disease Society (EMGM). Lisbon, Portugal. May 27-30, 2019.
- Félix S., S. Handem, S. Nunes, A. C. Paulo, C. Valente, C, Candeias, A.S. Simões, S. T. Almeida, D. A. Tavares, A. Brito-Avô, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on carriage of pneumococcal serotypes among Portuguese children. 15th Congress of The European Meningococcal and Haemophilus Disease Society (EMGM). Lisbon, Portugal. May 27-30, 2019.
- Félix S., P. H. Brito, S. Nunes, C. Muñoz-Almagro and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Within-host evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae during the transition from carriage to disease. Poster 47 in Genetics and genomics, p.170. XIV European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (Europneumo 2019). Greifswald, Germany. June 11 - 14, 2019.
- Touret T., H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Within-host evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children attending a day-care center. Abstr.169. 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII). Dubrovnik, Croatia. September 18-21, 2019.
- González Díaz A, Machado M, Càmara J, Yuste J, Varon E, Domenech M, Del Grosso M, Marimon Ortiz de Zarate J, Cercenado E, Larrosa N, Quesada M, Fontals D, Cubero M, Carriço JA, Marti S, Ramirez M, Ardanuy Tisaire C. 2019. A double multi-fragment recombination event originated the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 11A-PMEN3 clone that is spreading in Southwest Europe (P177), 18–21 September, 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII) Dubrovnik, Croatia.
- Mendes CI, Silva DN, Jesus TF, Ribeiro-Gonçalves B, Ramirez M, Carriço. 2019. FlowCraft: build, monitor and report Nextflow pipelines made easy (B14, Bioinformatics Demo). Applied Bioinformatics for Public Health Microbiology (ABPHM), Wellcome Genome Campus, UK, 05-06 June 2019.
Communications in National Congresses
- Touret T, et al.. 2019. Streptococcus pneumoniae microevolution among children attending a single day-care center. Microbiotec’19, Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- V. Pobre, S. Barahona, T. Dobrzanski, M.B.R. Steffens, C.M. Arraiano. Lost in transition: Defining the role of exoribonucleases in the shift between exponential and stationary phases. Microbiotec2019, 5-7 December 2019, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Milheiriço, C. 2019. “Resistência aos antibióticos como resposta ao stress ambiental.” Dia Internacional do Microrganismo. Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. September 17, 2019.
- Specific eco-evolutionary contexts in the mouse gut reveal E. coli metabolic versatility 23rd September, 2019 IGC-Curie Young researcher joint retreat Pedrogão Pequeno, Portugal
- Switzerland Portugal Science and Innovation Congress, Lisboa, Portugal. Invited presentation: “Basic research in insect antiviral resistance and innovation in the control of mosquito-transmitted viruses”. Luis Teixeira
- Miragaia, M. 2019. Highlights and challenges of WGS-based genotyping for use in infection control in hospitals. 3rd ONEIDA project Meeting. ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal. March 14, 2019.
- Sá-Leão, R. 2019. Understanding the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines through multiple approaches based on colonization studies. Microbiotec’19, Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019
- Martins, D., Mendes, A.L., Henriques, A.O. and Serrano M. 2019. A novel regulatory protein represses sporulation initiation in Clostridium difficile. IV Workshop de Genética NOVASAÚDE. March 21. Lisbon, Portugal
- V. Pobre, T. Dobrzanski, M.B.R. Steffens, C.M. Arraiano. Lost in transition: Defining the role of exoribonucleases in the shift between exponential and stationary phases. Congress ptRNA2019, 24-25 January 2019, Porto, Portugal.
- Conceição, T., H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Efficacy of octenidine against Staphylococcus aureus carrying multidrug resistance efflux pump genes. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Conceição, T., S. Rodrigues, H. Martins, H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in the homeless community in Lisbon. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Lopes, E., T. Conceição, H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Genetic determinants conferring resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin in MRSA isolates colonizing healthy pigs in Portugal. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Conceição, T., C. Ferreira, R. Lúzio and H. de Lencastre. 2019. Fusidic acid resistance among Staphylococcus aureus in Portugal. Microbiotec2019 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Lopes, E., T. Conceição, L. Poirel, H. de Lencastre and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2019. Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates colonising Portuguese pigs with different exposure to antibiotics. Microbiotec2019 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Milheiriço, C., Tomasz, A and H. de Lencastre. 2019. Oxacillin tolerance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiotec2019 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Santos J & Chelo IM. Host-microbe interactions: insights into the role of bacteria on the evolution of aging in C. elegans. ENBE 2019. Porto. Portugal.
- Pires D, Santos J & Chelo IM. Host-microbe interactions and the adaptation for contrasting reproductive schedules in Caenorhabditis elegans experimental populations. ENBE. Porto. Portugal.
- Lawal, O., M. Barata, O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. D. Bartels, M. L. Goncalves, P. Paixao, E. F. Goncalves, C. Toscano, H. Westh, M. J. Fraqueza, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. 2019. High variability in the composition of the biofilm formed by Staphylococcus saprophyticus from different origins. MICROBIOTEC19. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Bouchami, O., M. Machado, J. A. Carriço, J. Melo-Cristino, H. de Lencastre, M. Miragaia. 2019. Phenotypic and Genotypic plasticity of the most frequent Staphylococcus haemolyticus clonal lineages. MICROBIOTEC19. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Faria, N. A., N. Bogas, C. Torres, D. A. Robinson, E. Petinaki, J. Empel, N. Ishiwada, B. C. Kahl, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. Worldwide dissemination of linezolid resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clones. MICROBIOTEC19. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Botelho, A., O. Bouchami, S. Schwarz, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. 2019. Role of Staphylococcus lentus in the evolution of the methicillin resistance determinant in staphylococci. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Faria, N. A., M. Miragaia, H. de Lencastre, and the Staphylococcal Reference Laboratories (SRL) Study Group. 2019. Increasing MRSA genetic diversity in Portuguese Hospitals. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Grilo, I. R, D. Serra, J. D. Anastácio, P. L. Almeida, M. Miragaia and R. G. Sobral. 2019. Optimization of peptidoglycan recognition by a Staphylococcus aureus surface protein. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Lawal, O., O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. D. Bartels, L. Goncalves, P. Paixao, E. Goncalves, C. Toscano, J. Empel, M. Urbaś, M. A. Dominguez, H. Westh, H. de Lencastre and M. Miragaia. 2019. Comparative genomic analysis revealed the existence of different origins of Staphylococcus saprophyticus strains causing urinary tract infection (UTI) in human. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Candeias, C., S. Félix, S. Handem, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Clonal changes in pneumococcal population following private use of PCV13 in Portugal. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Candeias, C., A. S. Simões, T. Touret, B. Ferreira, B. Gonçalves, M. Queirós, A. R. Cruz, A. Brito-Avô, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pneumococcal carriage among portuguese children after introduction in the National Immunization Plan. P270. Microbiotec’2019. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Félix S., S. Handem, S. Nunes, A. C. Paulo, C. Valente, C, Candeias, A.S. Simões, S. T. Almeida, D. A. Tavares, A. Brito-Avô, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on carriage of pneumococcal serotypes among Portuguese children. IV Genetics Workshop NOVAsaúde. Lisboa, Portugal. March 21, 2019.
- Cruz, A. R., C. Valente, A. O. Henriques, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. The role of bacteriocins in pneumococcal intra-species interactions. P168. Microbiotec’2019. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019.
- Queirós,M., S. Félix, C. Munoz-Almagro, and R. Sá-Leão. 2019. Pneumococcal adaptation: from colonization to disease. P144. Microbiotec’2019. Coimbra, Portugal. December 5-7, 2019
2018
Communications in International Congresses
- Miragaia, M. Insights into Staphylococcus saprophyticus population structure suggests animal origin of human urinary tract infections. In Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) session. International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections. Copenhagen, Denmark. August 23-26.
- Espadinha, D., R. G. Sobral, G. Méric, C. I. Mendes, S. Sheppard, J. A. Carriço, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. 2018. Adaptation of Staphylococcus epidermidis from commensalism towards pathogenicity: a genomic perspective. Abstr. 00238. In session “Staphylococcal colonization, infection, treatment: what’s going on?” European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Lawal, O. O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. Bartels, M. Goncalves, P. Paixão, E. Goncalves, C. Toscano, J. Empel, D. Zabicka, M. Domínguez Luzon, H. Westh, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. First insight into the population structure of Staphylococcus saprophyticus from urinary tract infection (UTI) in Europe. Abstr. 0E993. In Mini-oral ePoster Session “Updates on staphylococci: epidemiology and susceptibility.” European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Handem, S., D. A. Tavares, R. J. Carvalho, A. C. Paulo, H. De Lencastre, J. Hinds, and R. Sá-Leão. 2018. Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae by a real-time PCR assay targeting SP2020. Abstr. ISPPD-0434. ISPPD-11 – 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. Melbourne, Australia. April 15-19, 2018.
- Adriano Henriques. “Clostridium difficile: biology-inspired anti-infective strategies”. Master degree on Medical and Pharmaceutical Drug Innovation, Infection & Immunity track. Groningen University Medical Center, The Netherlands. December, 14.
- Luisa Figueiredo. 2018 EMBO Workshop on Molecular advances and parasite strategies in host infection. Tissue immunity against African trypanosomes. Les Embiez Island, France
- June 2018: V Magalhães, D Espadinha, I Moura, S Anjo, H de Lencastre, R Sobral, B Manadas, M Miragaia, AV Coelho “Signatures of commensal and pathogenic Staphylococcus epidermidis: a genomic and proteomic approach” EUPA 2018, Santiago Compostela, Spain
- September 2018: AV Coelho “Omics Approaches Towards Discovery of Biomarkers for early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis” MSACL 2018 EU, Salzburg, Austria
- Workshop: Physical Principles Governing the Organization of Microbial Communities. June 2018. Aspen, CO, USA. Title: Talking from the gut: cell-cell communication in the gut microbiome. Speaker – Karina Xavier
- Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms, sensing and Signaling: From Single Molecules to Host-Microbe Interactions. January 2018. Ventura, CA, USA. Title: Bacterial Interspecies Quorum Sensing in the Mammalian Gut Microbiota. Speaker – Karina Xavier
- Ribeiro-Gonçalves B., Silva D., Machado M. P., Silva M., Halkilahti J., Jaakkonen A., Ramirez M., Rossi M., Carriço J. A.. The INNUENDO platform: a user-friendly platform for the integration of high-throughput sequencing in bacterial food-borne pathogen surveillance (Mini-oral ePoster sessions #O0760). European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Madrid, Spain, 21-24 April 2018.
- Carriço JA. The importance of transparent boxes: need for reproducible and certifiable solutions for high-throughput sequencing analysis in routine epidemiology (Invited Oral communication - W0922). European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Madrid, Spain, 21-24 April 2018. (Link to Webcast: http://www.eccmidlive.org/#resources/the-importance-of-transparent-boxes-need-for-reproducible-and-certifiable-solutions-for-high-throughput-sequencing-analysis-in-routine-epidemiology)
- Jesus TF; Gonçalves BR; Silva DN; Bortolaia V; Ramirez M; Carriço JA. Plasmid Atlas: plasmid visual analytics and identification in high-throughput sequencing data (O0138, Oral communication). European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Madrid, Spain, 21-24 April 2018.
- Luis Teixeira; D. melanogaster interaction with stable gut-colonizing bacteria in wild populations; 32nd French Drosophila Meeting; Presqu-‘ile de Giens, France.
- Luis Teixeira; Drosophila immunity and symbionts; Drosophila Genetics and Genomics course 2018, Wellcome Genome Campus; UK
- Luis Teixeira, Growth regulation of the antiviral symbiont Wolbachia; XI European Congress of Entomology; Naples, Italy
- Luis Teixeira; Growth regulation of the antiviral symbiont Wolbachia; Toll 2018 Editing Innate Immunity; Porto, Portugal
- Elves Duarte; Identification of the genetic bases of new over-proliferative Wolbachia variants; Wolbachia Conference 2018; Salem, MA, US.
- Faria, N. A., D. Espadinha, J. A. Carriço, M. Miragaia, and H. de Lencastre. The hidden cause of MRSA clonal replacement in Portugal: a genomic approach. Abstr. P2063. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Grilo I. R., J. D. Anastácio, P. L. Almeida, M. Miragaia and R. G. Sobral. Development of a bacterial biosensor device based on a Staphylococcus aureus amidase. Abstr. P2057. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Lawal, O., O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. D. Bartels, L. Goncalves, P. Paixao, E. Goncalves, C. Toscano, J. Empel, D. Żabicka, M. A. Dominguez, H. Westh, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. First insight into the population structure of Staphylococcus saprophyticus from urinary tract infection (UTI) in Europe. Abstr. 00993. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Lawal, O. O. Bouchami, P. Worning, M. D. Bartels, L. Goncalves, P. Paixao, E. Goncalves, C. Toscano, H. Westh, M. J. Fraqueza, H. de Lencastre, and M. Miragaia. Evidence for the origin of Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing UTI in humans. Abstr. P118. International symposium on staphylococci and staphylococcal infections (ISSSI2018). Copenhagen, Denmark. August 23-26, 2018.
- Worning, P. H. Brodersen, T. A. Hansen, M. D. Bartels, J. Rolo, M. Miragaia, H. Westh. Dru-repeats and the origin of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). Abstr. P248. International symposium on staphylococci and staphylococcal infections (ISSSI2018). Copenhagen, Denmark. August 23-26, 2018.
- Aires-de-Sousa, M., S. Rodrigues, Conceição, T., and H. de Lencastre. 2018. Evaluation of different screening methods to detect MRSA contamination: swabs, gauzes, and polywipes. Abstr. P2100. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Aires-de-Sousa, M., T. Conceição, and H. de Lencastre. 2018. Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in nursing students: a longitudinal cohort study over four years of education. Abstr. P2099. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Aires-de-Sousa, M., S. Rodrigues, Conceição, T., H. de Lencastre. 2018 Moistened gauzes followed by a broth enrichment step is a very sensitive methodology for environmental MRSA screening. Abstr. 5487. ASM MICROBE 2018. Atlanta, USA. June 7-11, 2018.
- Conceição, T., H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2018. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of different antiseptic agents against Staphylococcus aureus. Abstr. P0822. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Rodrigues, S., T. Conceição, H. de Lencastre, and M. Aires-de-Sousa. 2018. MRSA cross transmission between hospitalized children and their guardians in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe. Abstr. P2101. 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Madrid, Spain. April 21-24, 2018.
- Antão A. Pires AR, Ferreira C, Nunes-Cabaço H, Mauricio S, Rocha C., Matoso P, Victorino RMM,. Fernandes SM, Sousa AE. HIV-2 impact on lymphoid organs: evidence of viral replication and tissue disruption. 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), Boston, USA ,4-7 March 2018
- Godinho-Santos A, Antão A, Tavares B, Ferreira T, Serra-Caetano A, Matoso P, Nunes-Cabaço H, Foxall RB, Sousa AE T Follicular helper cells are major HIV-2 reservoirs and support productive infection. 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), Boston, USA, 4-7 March 2018
- NMR Metabolomics to assess the role of BolA in Salmonella Typhimurium. G.G. Lopes, S. Barahona, G. Graça, I.J. Silva, C.M. Arraiano & L.G. Gonçalves. VIII Ibero-American NMR Meeting, June 26- 29, 2018, Lisboa, Portugal.
- Combined transcriptomics-metabolomics profiling of the response to mild heat shock in the Pyrococcus furiosus. A. Esteves, G. Graça, L. Peyriga, I. Torcato, N. Borges, J.-C. Portais & H. Santos. 12th International Congress on Extremophiles, September 16-20, 2018, Ischia, Italy.
- Almeida, S. T., F. Froes, C. Valente, A. C. Paulo, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2018. Streptococcus pneumoniae asymptomatic carriage can last several months in the healthy immunocompetent adult host. Abstr: ISPPD-0438. ISPPD-11 – 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. Melbourne, Australia. April 15-19, 2018.
- Candeias, C., S. Félix, S. Handem, H. de Lencastre and R. Sá-Leão. 2018. Clonal changes in pneumococcal population following private use of PCV13 in Portugal. Abstr: ISPPD-0441. ISPPD-11 – 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. Melbourne, Australia. April 15-19, 2018.
- Félix, S., S. Handem, S. Nunes, A. C. Paulo, C. Valente, C. Candeias, A. S. Simões, S. T. Almeida, D. A. Tavares, A. Brito-Avô, H. de Lencastre, and R. Sá-Leão. 2018. Private use of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) has impacted on pneumococcal carriage among Portuguese children. Abstr. ISPPD-0434. ISPPD-11 – 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. Melbourne, Australia. April 15-19, 2018.
- Valente, C., A. O. Henriques, and R. Sá-Leão. 2018. Living on a surface: optimization of a pneumococcal biofilm model on an abiotic surface. Abstr. ISPPD-0571. ISPPD-11 – 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. Melbourne, Australia. April 15-19, 2018.
- Martins D.*, A. L. Mendes, W. Antunes, A. O. Henriques and M. Serrano. 2018. A novel regulatory protein represses sporulation initiation in Clostridium difficile. 8th European Spore Conference. April 16-19. London, UK.
- Trindade S, Sequeira M, Dejung M, Bento F, Pinto-Neves D, Butter F, Bringaud F, Figueiredo LM. Adipose Tissue T. brucei Parasites Have a Reduced Proliferation State. Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions. Salve Regina University in Newport RI United States. June 10-15
- Rita Oliveira, Yilmaz B, Cabral V, Macpherson AJ, Xavier JB, and K. B. Xavier. Title: The role of quorum sensing-mediated gut microbial interactions in preventing pathobiont expansion. Gordon Research Conference on Bacterial Cell Surfaces. June 24-29, 2018. Mount Snow, Vermont, USA.
- Mendes CI, Machado M, Melo-Cristino J, Carriço JA, Ramirez M. Associations of serotype with characteristics of the spnD39III locus implicated in phase switching of pneumococci (P334). 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-11), Melbourne, Australia, 15-19 April 2018.
- Elves Duarte; Wolbachia growth regulation by amplification and deletion of an unstable genomic region; Toll Meeting 2018; Porto, Portugal.
Communications in National Congresses
- Miragaia, M. Clonal spread and evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria: knowledge creation and opportunities in African countries. In Global Health session. 1st NOVA / Cambridge Joint Initiative. Research in Africa. NOVA Rectory. Lisbon, Portugal. October 3-4, 2018.
- Sá-Leão R. 2018. Molecular epidemiology meets public health: efforts not to be lost in translation. V BiotechHealth Symposium - Science & Co.: Bridging the Gap. i3S, Porto Portugal. July 3, 2018.
- Sá-Leão R. 2018. Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization dynamics in adults smokers and non-smokers. VI Jornadas de Investigação em Biologia NEBFCUL. FCUL, Lisboa Portugal. February 27, 2018.
- Almeida, S. T., T. Pedro, H. de Lencastre and R. Sá-Leão. Reavaliação da prevalência de colonização de Streptococcus pneumoniae em adultos com mais de 60 anos por PCR em tempo real. V Workshop de Epidemiologia NOVA/DGS. Lisboa, Portugal. February 23, 2018.
- Almeida, S. T., F. Froes, C. Valente, A. C. Paulo, H. de Lencastre and R. Sá-Leão. Estudo longitudinal da dinâmica de colonização de Streptococcus pneumoniae em adultos fumadores e não fumadores. V Workshop de Epidemiologia NOVA/DGS. Lisboa, Portugal. February 23, 2018.
- Henriques, A.O. 2018. Clostridium difficile and carbapenem resistance. ONEIDA Meeting. 22 June. Lisbon, Portugal.
- Santos J & Chelo IM. Physiological trade-offs under survey: the role of different microbes on population growth rate and survival of C. elegans populations. Frontiers in E3, cE3c Annual meeting 2018. Lisbon. Portugal.
- Gonçalo Matos; Molecular mechanisms regulating bacterial colonization of the gut; Portuguese Drosophila meeting; Portugal
- Gonçalo Matos; Molecular mechanisms regulating bacterial colonization of the gut; Oneida internal meeting; Portugal
- Godinho-Santos A, Antão A, Tavares B, Ferreira T, Serra-Caetano A, Matoso P, Rocha C, Foxall RB, Sousa AE T Follicular helper cells support productive HIV-2 infection. XLIV meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology (SPI), Lisbon, 27-29 June 2018
- Antão A. Pires AR, Ferreira C, Nunes-Cabaço H, Mauricio S, Rocha C, Matoso P, Victorino RMM, Sousa AE, Fernandes SM. HIV-2 impact on lymphoid organs: evidence of viral replication and tissue disruption. XLIV meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology (SPI), Lisbon, 27-29 June 2018
- Miguel Pedro, Joao Batista, Catarina Pinto, Joana S. Dias, Isabel Gordo. Karina B. Xavier. Title: Understanding the metabolic processes that shape the adaptation of Escherichia coli to the mouse gut. International Symposium: Microbial Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics. 22-24 October 2018. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia. Oeiras, Portugal
- Tanja Dapa and Karina B. Xavier. Title: Bacterial adaptation to diet-induced gut dysbiosis. International Symposium: Microbial Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics. 22-24 October 2018. Instituto gulbenkian de Ciencia. Oeiras, Portugal.
- Ribeiro-Gonçalves B., Silva D., Machado M. P., Silva M., Halkilahti J., Jaakkonen A., Ramirez M., Rossi M., Carriço J. A.. Implementing High-Throughput Sequencing in bacterial foodborne pathogen surveillance: The INNUENDO Platform (Poster). Bioinformatics Open Days, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, 15-16 March 2018.
- Jesus T. F., Ribeiro-Gonçalves B., Silva D. N., Valeria B., Ramirez M., Carriço J. A. pATLAS: the hitchhiker's guide to the plasmid galaxy (Oral communication). Bioinformatics Open Days, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, 15-16 March 2018.
- Mickael Silva , António Paulo, Ramirez M, Carriço JA. A Proposal for an Allele Nomenclature Server forgene-by-gene methods (Poster). Bioinformatics Open Days, Braga, Portugal, 15-16 March.
- Mendes CI, Machado MP, Melo-Cristino J, Ramirez M, Carriço JA. 2018. A mapping methodology for the characterization of modular genes (OP S2). Bioinformatics Open Days, Braga, Portugal, 15-16 March.
2017
Communications in International Congresses
- Carriço JA. From reads to profiles to trees: challenges and solutions in high throughput sequencing data analysis. Summer Course “Genomics in foodborne pathogen surveillance and outbreak investigation”. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. July 12-13, 2017
- Carriço JA. Graphical representation of WGS analysis. Regional Capacity-building Workshop for Integration of Next Generation Sequencing in the Clinical Microlab., Herzliya, Israel, October 30 – November 1, 2017
- Carriço JA. International databases of genomes and genes. Regional Capacity-building Workshop for Integration of Next Generation Sequencing in the Clinical Microlab. Herzliya, Israel. October 30 – November 1, 2017
- Carriço JA. Software Pipelines: The good, The bad and The Ugly. Whole genome sequencing for clinical microbiology: Translation into routine applications. Basel, Switzerland, September 2, 2017
- Carriço JA. Whole genome MLST: theory. Summer Course “Genomics in foodborne pathogen surveillance and outbreak investigation”. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. July 12-13, 2017
- Coelho C, et al. Epidemiological success of major MRSA African clones over the Brazilian clone. ASM MICROBE 2017. New Orleans, USA. June 1-5, 2017
- Coelho C, et al. Frequent occurrence of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole hetero-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in African countries. European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Vienna, Austria. April 22-25, 2017
- Coelho C, et al. High Prevalence of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole hetero-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from African countries. ASM MICROBE 2017. New Orleans, USA. June 1-5, 2017
- Conde R, et al. Omics approaches towards discovery of biomarkers for early diagnosis of tuberculosis. EMBO|EMBL Symposium – From Single- to Multiomics: Applications and Challenges in Data Integration. Heidelberg, Germany. November 12-14, 2017
- Félix S, et al. Impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pneumococcal carriage among Portuguese children – part I: serotype distribution. 13th European Meeting on the molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus. Stockholm, Sweden. June 27-30, 2017.
- Figueiredo L. Unexpected phenotypic variability of Trypanosoma brucei parasites. XXXIII Reunião Annual da Sociedade Brasileira de Protozoologia. Caxambu, Minas Gerais, Brasil. November 6-8, 2017
- Godinho-Santos A, et al. Tfh targeting in HIV/AIDS: insights from the attenuated HIV-2 infection. 19th GCC Conference, S. Servolo (Venice), Italy. September 14-17, 2017
- Gordo I, et al. Mutation and horizontal gene transfer as drivers of short-term adaptation within the gut microbiota. Probing Microbiome dynamics. SMBE17. Austin, USA. July 2-6, 2017
- Gordo I. Following evolution of commensal bacteria in real time, CompSysBio. Advanced Lecture Course on Computational Systems Biology. Aussois, France. March 19-25, 2017
- Gordo I. Microbiota diversity and evolution. Solvay Conference on Physics: The physics of living matter: Space, time and information in biology. 2017
- Handem S, et al. Impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pneumococcal carriage among Portuguese children – part II: antibiotic non-susceptibility. 13th European Meeting on the molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus. Stockholm, Sweden. June 27-30, 2017.
- Henriques, AO. Assembly and role of the spore surface during infection by the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. GUIDE, Research Institute for Drug Exploration, International mini symposium “Bacterial surfaces in infection, bioproduction, immunotherapy and infection imaging”. Groningen University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands. September 13, 2017
- Henriques, AO. Assembly and role of the spore surface during infection by the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. Groningen University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands. September 13, 2017
- Henriques, AO. Insights into the role of spores during infection by the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, U.S.A. November 6, 2017
- Lopes E, et al. Dominance of a macrolide resistant lineage resulting from capsular switching among group B Streptococcus invasive disease in non-pregnant adults in Portugal (2009-2015). IDWeek 2017. San Diego, CA, USA. October 4-8, 2017
- Lopes E, et al. Increase of macrolide resistance among group B streptococcus invasive disease in non-pregnant adults in Portugal (2009-2015) was driven by a capsular variant of a single clone (PS126). International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICC 2017). Taipei, Taiwan. November 24-27, 2017
- Oliveira R, et al. Enhancing bacterial signaling to mediate recovery of gut microbiota. Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting. CSHL, USA. September 12–16, 2017
- Pais I. Beneficial role of the microbiota in animals and plants. Baeza, Spain. October 9-11, 2017
- Ribeiro-Gonçalves B, et al. Dynamic cgMLST analysis: making the most out of your gene-by-gene data. Applied Bioinformatics in Public Health Microbiology, Wellcome Genome Campus. Hinxton, Cambridge, UK. May 17-19, 2017
- Sá-Leão R. Impact of pneumococcal vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal Diseases Summit 2017. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. February 25-26, 2017.
- Sá-Leão R. Impact of pneumococcal vaccination on mucosal infections: Pneumonia and otitis media. Pneumococcal Diseases Summit 2017. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. February 25-26, 2017
- Sequeira M. Using proteomics to understand how parasites adapt to the adipose tissue. Institute of Molecular Biology. Mainz, Germany. August 8, 2017
- Sequeira M. Using proteomics to understand how parasites adapt to the adipose tissue. Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ). Heidelberg, Germany. August 28, 2017
- Silva M, et al. chewBBACA – a comprehensive and highly efficient workflow for a Blast Score Ratio based allele calling algorithm. Applied Bioinformatics for Public Health Microbiology. Hinxton, United Kingdom. May 17-19, 2017
- Sousa A, et al. The order of the adaptive steps of Escherichia coli in the mammalian gut is influenced by a mutational hotspot and strong effect mutations. Probing Microbiome dynamics, SMBE17. Austin, USA. July 2-6, 2017
- Teixeira L. Linking genotype to phenotype in the antiviral endosymbiont Wolbachia. European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Alemanha
- Teixeira L. Natural host-microbiome interactions in Drosophila: from defensive endosymbionts to gut microbiota. Workshop “Understanding the Beneficial Role of the Microbiota in Animals and Plants”. Baeza, Spain. October 8-11, 2017
- Valente C, et al. Pneumococcal co-colonization following vaccination with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. 13th European Meeting on the molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus. Stockholm, Sweden. June 27-30, 2017.
Communications in National Congresses
- Almeida ST, et al. A new look on pneumococcal carriage in the elderly. 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Almeida ST, et al. Colonization dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae in smokers and non-smokers: insights from a longitudinal study. 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Almeida ST, et al. Streptococcus pneumoniae asymptomatic carriage can last several months in the adult host. Symposium Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Physiology. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Becker J. How microarrays and deep sequencing transform today's biology. Plants for Life PhD Program. ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal.
- Becker J. Microarrays and NGS@IGC. Jornadas de Biotecnologia e Bioinformática, Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro. Barreiro. Portugal. May 10, 2017
- Becker J. NGS@IGC. Workshop on “Methods in Integrative Biology”. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal. June, 5-9, 2017
- Becker J. ONEIDA Omics Core – Genomics and Metagenomics. ONEIDA kick-off meeting. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal. June 1, 2017
- Bouchami O, et al. Evidence for the transmission of ST398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from pigs to humans along the food production chain. In Emerging Risks in the Food Chain session. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Bouchami O, et al. ZnO coating is active against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Candeias C, et al. Evolution and adaptation of Streptococcus pneumoniae population in the era of conjugate vaccines. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Cardoso L. Compensatory evolution in the mammalian gut: which paths towards a higher fitness are taken by resistant bacteria? Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.
- Carriço JA et al. De novo assembly of bacterial genomes with INNUCA pipeline. Workshop on Genome Assembly and Annotation, Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência. Oeiras, Portugal. October 23-27, 2017
- Carriço JA. Como analisar e Interpretar os dados de WGS no âmbito de vigilância e detecção de surtos? Simpósio: Virar de página na vigilância laboratorial de doenças infeciosas: aplicação da sequenciação total do genoma (WGS). Instituto Nacional de Saúde Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal. September 28, 2017
- Carriço JA. Genomic Epidemiology: How High Throughput Sequencing changed our view on bacterial strain similarity. Bioinformatics Open Days. Braga, Portugal. February 22-24, 2017
- Conceição T, et al. Assessment of major MRSA reservoirs in a pediatric hospital in Luanda, Angola. 3rd Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Conceição T, et al. Characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus population colonizing homeless people in Lisbon, Portugal. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Conceição T, et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from children hospitalized in Luanda, their mothers and the environment: predominance of ST5-IVa and ST88-IVa. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Conde M, et al. Biocide and mupirocin resistance among MRSA in Portuguese hospitals: a reason for concern? MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Conde R, et al. A metabolomics approach towards the early diagnostics of tuberculosis. 4th National Congress of Tropical Medicine. Lisbon, Portugal. April 19-21, 2017
- Espadinha D, et al. Genomic adaptation strategies of Staphylococcus epidermidis from commensal to pathogen. In Symposium VII – Genomics and Systems Biology and Emerging Technologies. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Espadinha D, et al. Genomic profile of pathogenic Staphylococcus epidermidis. 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Espadinha D. Exploring the key factors for the success of S. epidermidis lineage. 8th ITQB PhD Meeting. Oeiras, Portugal. December 15-17, 2017
- Faria NA, et al. Genomic insights into the MRSA clonal replacement in Portuguese hospitals. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Faria, NA, et al. Clonal replacement of MRSA in Portuguese hospitals: a genomic perspective. 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Gordo I. Natural selection in gut microbiota: a place where Fisher, Muller, Metchnikoff and McClintock may meet. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal. September 5, 2017
- Henriques, AO. How to kill Clostridum difficile: an instruction manual. ONEIDA Kickoff Meeting. Oeiras, Portugal. June 1, 2017
- Lawal O, et al. Epidemiological links of Staphylococcus saprophyticus along the meat production chain. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Lawal O, et al. Transmission of Staphylococcus saprophyticus between clinical, slaughterhouse and food settings. 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop. Lisboa, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Lopes GG, et al. Insight into the impact of BolA in the metabolic network of Salmonella Typhimurium through NMR Metabolomics. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Machado MP, et al. INNUca, a standardized pipeline for bacteria genome assembly and quality control. Bioinformatics Open Days, Braga, Portugal. February 22-24, 2017
- Martins D, et al. Identification of a novel Clostridium difficile regulatory protein through the analysis of a gut signature for sporulation in the human gastro-intestinal tract. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Paulo AC. Questões alternativas a um peixe sem espinhas - “Alternative questions to a fish without bones”. 3JIB - Terceiras Jornadas de Investigação em Biologia. FCUL. Lisboa, Portugal. February 25, 2017.
- Pedro M, et al. Understanding the metabolic processes that shape the adaptation of Escherichia coli to the mouse gut. MICROBIOTEC17. Oporto, Portugal. December 7-9, 2017
- Ramiro R. Insisting on the error: On the emergence and maintenance of high mutation rates within the gut microbiota. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.
- Ribeiro-Gonçalves B, et al. Dynamic cgMLST phylogenetic analysis: a tool for exploring large gene-by-gene datasets at different discrimination levels. Bioinformatics Open Days, Braga, Portugal. February 22-24, 2017
- Sá-Leão R. Molecular epidemiology meets public health: efforts not to be lost in translation. In Education and Research for Health at ITQB NOVA. Instituto de Tecnologia Quimíca e Biológica. Oeiras, Portugal. April 11, 2017.
- Sá-Leão R. Streptococcus and Enterococcus. VIII Master Degree Course in Medical Microbiology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Oeiras, Portugal. November 15, 2017.
- Santos J, et al. Physiological trade-offs under survey: the role of different microbes on population growth rate and survival of C. elegans populations. ENBE 2017. Faro, Portugal. December 20, 2017
- Silva M, et al. chewBBACA – an efficient framework for large-scale prokaryote whole genome/core genome MultiLocus Sequence Typing analyses. Bioinformatics Open Days. Braga, Portugal. February 22-24, 2017
- Sobral J. Metagenomics @ IGC. Seminário de Metagenómica, Biocant, Cantanhede, Portugal. June 6, 2017
- Sobral J. NGS services @ IGC. 4ª Reunião de Utilizadores de Plataformas NGS, Porto, Portugal. October 2, 2017
- Teixeira L. Bacterial symbionts of Drosophila. Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Lisboa, Portugal.
- Teixeira L. Vector-borne diseases and fundamental research in insects. The insect around us: diverse, useful, and lethal. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal. July 18, 2017