Methicillin-resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is not affected by the overexpression in trans of the mecA gene repressor: a surprising observation.

by Duarte C Oliveira, Hermínia de Lencastre
Published 2011-01-01

Impact of Insertion Sequences and Recombination on the Population Structure of Staphylococcus haemolyticus.

by Ons Bouchami, Herminia de Lencastre, Maria Miragaia
Published 2016-01-01

Epidemiology and population structure of serotypes 1, 5 and 7f carried by children in Portugal from 1996-2010 before introduction of the 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjug...

by Sónia T Almeida, Hermínia de Lencastre, Raquel Sá-Leão
Published 2013-01-01

Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among Portuguese nursing students: A longitudinal cohort study over four years of education.

by Teresa Conceição, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2017-01-01

Frequent isolation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 among healthy pigs in Portugal.

by Teresa Conceição, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2017-01-01

Prevalence of biocide resistance genes and chlorhexidine and mupirocin non-susceptibility in Portuguese hospitals during a 31-year period (1985–2016)

by Teresa Conceição, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2021-03-01

The anti-repressor MecR2 promotes the proteolysis of the mecA repressor and enables optimal expression of β-lactam resistance in MRSA.

by Pedro Arêde, Catarina Milheiriço, Hermínia de Lencastre, Duarte C Oliveira
Published 2012-01-01

Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus hominis (MRSHo): low clonality and reservoirs of SCCmec structural elements.

by Ons Bouchami, Assia Ben Hassen, Herminia de Lencastre, Maria Miragaia
Published 2011-01-01

Phenotypic signatures and genetic determinants of oxacillin tolerance in a laboratory mutant of Staphylococcus aureus.

by Marilyn Chung, Vitor Borges, João Paulo Gomes, Herminia de Lencastre, Alexander Tomasz
Published 2018-01-01

Correction: The Mechanism of Heterogeneous Beta-Lactam Resistance in MRSA: Key Role of the Stringent Stress Response

by Choonkeun Kim, Michael Mwangi, Marilyn Chung, Catarina Milheiriço, Herminia de Lencastre, Alexander Tomasz
Published 2014-01-01

Contamination of public buses with MRSA in Lisbon, Portugal: a possible transmission route of major MRSA clones within the community.

by Teresa Conceição, Fernanda Diamantino, Céline Coelho, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2013-01-01

Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates colonizing pigs with different exposure to antibiotics.

by Elizeth Lopes, Teresa Conceição, Laurent Poirel, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2019-01-01

The mechanism of heterogeneous beta-lactam resistance in MRSA: key role of the stringent stress response.

by Choonkeun Kim, Michael Mwangi, Marilyn Chung, Catarina Milheiriço, Herminia de Lencastre, Alexander Tomasz
Published 2013-01-01

Correction: The Mechanism of Heterogeneous Beta-Lactam Resistance in MRSA: Key Role of the Stringent Stress Response.

by Choonkeun Kim, Michael Mwangi, Marilyn Chung, Catarina Milheiriço, Herminia de Lencastre, Alexander Tomasz
Published 2014-01-01

Distinct Phenotypic and Genomic Signatures Underlie Contrasting Pathogenic Potential of Staphylococcus epidermidis Clonal Lineages

by Diana Espadinha, Diana Espadinha, Rita G. Sobral, Catarina Inês Mendes, Guillaume Méric, Samuel K. Sheppard, Samuel K. Sheppard, João A. Carriço, Hermínia de Lencastre, Hermínia de Lencastre, Maria Miragaia
Published 2019-08-01

Novel coating containing molybdenum oxide nanoparticles to reduce Staphylococcus aureus contamination on inanimate surfaces.

by Susana Piçarra, Elizeth Lopes, Pedro L Almeida, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2019-01-01

High Colonization Rate and Heterogeneity of ESBL- and Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> Isolated from Gull Feces in Lisbon, Portugal

by Marta Aires-de-Sousa, Claudine Fournier, Elizeth Lopes, Hermínia de Lencastre, Patrice Nordmann, Laurent Poirel
Published 2020-09-01

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Lacking PVL, as a Cause of Severe Invasive Infection Treated with Linezolid

by Catarina Gouveia, Alexandra Gavino, Ons Bouchami, Maria Miragaia, Luis Varandas, Herminia de Lencastre, Maria Joao Brito
Published 2013-01-01

Epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in northern Portugal: Predominance of KPC-2 and OXA-48

by Elizeth Lopes, Maria José Saavedra, Eliana Costa, Hermínia de Lencastre, Laurent Poirel, Marta Aires-de-Sousa
Published 2020-09-01

Evidence for the Dissemination to Humans of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> ST398 through the Pork Production Chain: A Study in a Portuguese Slaughterhouse

by Ons Bouchami, Maria João Fraqueza, Nuno Alexandre Faria, Valquíria Alves, Opeyemi Uwangbaoje Lawal, Herminia de Lencastre, Maria Miragaia
Published 2020-11-01