Publications
Articles in international scientific journals
Leal M, Morais C, Ramos B, Pomba C, Abrantes P, Costa SS, Couto I. 2023. Exploring efflux as a mechanism of reduced susceptibility towards biocides and fluoroquinolones in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Animals. 13:1270. 10.3390/ani13071270.
Morais C, Costa SS, Leal M, Ramos B, Andrade M, Ferreira C, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Couto I. 2023. Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin and soft-tissue infections in companion animals in Lisbon, Portugal. Frontiers in Microbiology. In press. 10.3389/fmicb.2023.116783.
Ferreira C*, Abrantes P*, Costa SS, Viveiros M and Couto I, 2022. Occurrence and Variability of the Efflux Pump Gene norA across the Staphylococcus Genus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(23), 15306. 10.3390/ijms232315306.
Andrade M, Oliveira K, Morais C, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Rosato AE, Couto I, and Costa SS, 2022. Virulence Potential of Biofilm-Producing Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus coagulans causing Skin Infections in Companion Animals. Antibiotics 11 (10):1339. 10.3390/antibiotics11101339.
Costa SS, Ribeiro R, Serrano M, Oliveira K, Ferreira C, Leal M, Pomba C and Couto I, 2022. Staphylococcus aureus causing skin and soft tissue infections in companion animals: antimicrobial resistance profiles and clonal lineages. Antibiotics 11 (5):599. 10.3390/antibiotics11050599.
Costa SS, Oliveira V, Serrano M, Pomba C and Couto I, 2021. Phenotypic and Molecular Traits of Staphylococcus coagulans Associated with Canine Skin Infections in Portugal. Antibiotics 10 (5):518. 10.3390/antibiotics10050518.
Costa SS, Ferreira C, Ribeiro R, Fessler AT, Schink AK, Kadlec K, Kaspar H, et al., 2021. Proposal of epidemiological cut-off values for apramycin 15 µg and florfenicol 30 µg disks applicable to Staphylococcus aureus. Microbial Drug Resistance 27 (11):1555-1559. 10.1089/mdr.2020.0402.
Ferreira C, Costa SS, Serrano M, Oliveira K, Trigueiro G, Pomba C and Couto I, 2021. Clonal lineages, antimicrobial resistance, and PVL carriage of Staphylococcus aureus associated to skin and soft-tissue infections from ambulatory patients in Portugal. Antibiotics 10 (4):345. 10.3390/antibiotics10040345.
Cremers N, Belas A, Costa SS, Couto I, de Rooster H, and Pomba C, 2020. In vitro antimicrobial efficacy of two medical grade honey formulations against common high-risk meticillin-resistant staphylococci and Pseudomonas spp. pathogens. Veterinary Dermatology 31:90-96. 10.1111/vde.12811.
Master Thesis
Neves J, 2023. Drug repurposing for identification of new efflux inhibitors and/or antibiofilm agents against Staphylococcus epidermidis. Master thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Zacharias P, 2023. Characterization of the transcriptome of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 exposed to chlorhexidine. Master thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Antunes C, 2023. In silico identification and experimental validation of new drugs inhibiting efflux and biofilms in Staphylococcus aureus. Master thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Leal M, 2022. Evaluation of efflux activity in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and its contribution for biocide decreased susceptibility. Master Thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Andrade M, 2022. Study of the virulence potential of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin infections in companion animals.Master Thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Oliveira K, 2022. Evaluation of virulence traits of Staphylococcus aureus associated with skin and soft tissue infections. Master Thesis. IHMT-FCT/NOVA.
Ramos B, 2021. Contribution of efflux and other resistance mechanisms to fluoroquinolone resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Master Thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Serrano M, 2020. Molecular characterization of staphylococci associated with skin and soft tissue infections. Master Thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Ribeiro R, 2020. Antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci causing infection in pets. Master Thesis. IHMT-NOVA.
Ferreira MC, 2020. Resistance to biocides and topical antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus of human origin. Master Thesis. IHMT-NMS/NOVA.
Oliveira V, 2019. Resistance to biocides and antibiotics in staphylococci causing infection in pets. Master Thesis. IHMT-NMS/NOVA.
Oral Communications
Costa SS, Ferreira C, Morais C, Abrantes P, Pomba C and Couto I, 2022. Emergence of staphylococcal non-wild-type populations to biocides in a One Health perspective: are there reasons for concern? In: 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23 April, Lisbon, Portugal.
Morais C, 2020. Resistência antimicrobiana em estafilococos causadores de infeções de pele e tecidos moles. In: XIas IHMT Scientific Journeys, 10th December, Lisbon, Portugal.
Couto I, 2019. Genetic Diversity and Emerging Role in Drug Resistance of norA, a Main Efflux Pump of Staphylococcus aureus. In: Gordon Conference “Multi-drug Efflux Systems 2019”, 28th April – 3rd May, Lucca, Italy.
Couto I, 2018. The BIOSAFE project: antimicrobial use and resistance – a One Health Perspective. In: I International Conference NOVAhealth on Chronic Disease and Infection Resistance to antibiotics: from prevention to control of infection in “One Health”, 3rd December, Lisbon, Portugal.
Posters
Neves J, Antunes C, Andrade M, Couto I, Rodrigues L, Costa SS. Drug repurposing for identification of new efflux inhibitors and/or antibiofilm agents against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. In: 33rd European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 15 - 18 April 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark/Online.
Ferreira C, Abrantes P, Costa SS, Viveiros M, Couto I. Occurrence and variability of norA and other main multidrug efflux pump determinants across the Staphylococcus genus. In: 33rd European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 15 - 18 April 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark/Online.
Morais C, Ferreira C, Zacharias P, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Costa SS, Couto I. Assessment of chlorhexidine activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from skin and soft-tissue infections in companion animals. In: 33rd European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 15 - 18 April 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark/Online.
Leal M, Costa SS, Ramos B, Morais C, Ferreira C, Pomba C and Couto I, 2022. Efflux and biocide reduced susceptibility in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. In: 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23 - 26 April, Lisbon, Portugal.
Andrade M, Oliveira K, Morais M, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Rosato AE, Couto I, Costa SS, 2022. Increased virulence potential of biofilm-producing coagulase-positive staphylococci associated with animal pyoderma. In: 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23 - 26 April, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ferreira F, Costa SS, Abrantes P, Viveiros M and Couto I, 2022. Rapid screening of norA alleles among Staphylococcus aureus strains causing SSTIs in different hosts. In: 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23 - 26 April, Lisbon, Portugal.
Andrade M, Oliveira K, Morais M, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Rosato AE, Couto I, Costa SS, 2022. Increased virulence potential of biofilm-producing coagulase-positive staphylococci associated with animal pyoderma. In: 5th Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference, 19-21 January, online.
Ramos B, Costa SS, Leal M, Morais C, Pomba C, and Couto I, 2021. Fluoroquinolone resistance and associated mechanisms in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.In: Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 23rd-26th November, online.
Oliveira K, Abrantes P, Ferreira C, Ribeiro R, Serrano M, Pomba C, Couto I and Costa SS, 2021. Molecular characterization of virulence traits of Staphylococcus aureus associated with skin and soft tissue infections in humans and animals. In: Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 23rd-26th November, online.
Morais C, Costa SS, Andrade M, Ramos B, Leal M, Abrantes P, Pomba C and Couto I, 2021. Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin and soft tissue infections in pets, Portugal. In: Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 23rd-26th November, online.
Leal M, Costa SS, Ramos B, Ferreira C, Pomba C and Couto I, 2021. Evaluation of efflux activity in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and its contribution for biocide decreased susceptibility. In: Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 23rd-26th November, online.
Costa SS, Ferreira C, Morais C, Abrantes P, Pomba C and Couto I, 2021. Emergence of staphylococcal non-wild-type populations to biocides in a One Health perspective: are there reasons for concern? In: Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 23rd-26th November, online.
Andrade M, Morais C, Abrantes P, Pomba C, Couto I and Costa SS, 2021. Characterization of biofilm production by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin infections. In: Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 23rd-26th November, online.
Morais C, Costa SS, Andrade M, Ramos B, Leal M, Abrantes P, Pomba C and Couto I, 2021. Clonal lineages of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin and soft tissue infections in pets, Portugal. In: 31st ECCMID 2021, Vienna, Austria, 9-12 July. ePoster 3395.
Morais C, Costa SS, Abrantes P, Pomba C and Couto I, 2020. Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin and soft tissue infections in dogs and cats. Paper presented in 30th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Paris, France.
Costa SS, Ribeiro R, Oliveira V, Serrano M, Ferreira C, Morais C, Pomba C and Couto I, 2020. Antibiotic and biocide resistance among staphylococci causing SSTIs in companion animals in Portugal. Paper presented in 30th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Paris, France.
Morais C, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Resistência aos antibióticos em Staphylococcus pseudintermedius responsáveis por infeções de pele e tecidos moles em animais de companhia. Xas IHMT Scientific Journeys, 12th December, Lisbon, Portugal.
Costa SS, Abrantes P, Morais C, Viveiros M, Rosato AE and Couto I, 2019. Exploring the efflux-mediated multidrug resistance in staphylococci. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Morais C, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius associated with skin and soft tissue infections in companion animals. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ribeiro R, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Biocide and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus causing skin and soft tissue infections in companion animals. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Oliveira V, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Susceptibility to antibiotic and biocides in Staphylococcus schleiferi associated with canine SSTIs. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ferreira C, Costa SS, Morais C, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Resistance to biocides and antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus associated with SSTIs in ambulatory patients. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Serrano M, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Staphylococcal clonal lineages associated with skin and soft tissue infections in humans and pets. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Malheiro JF, Costa SS, Borges F, Couto I, Maillard JY and Simões M, 2019. Cinnamaldehyde modulates efflux of antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus. In: Microbiotec 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5th-7th December, Coimbra, Portugal.
Morais C, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius causing skin and soft tissue infections in pets. In: 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 26th–27th September 2019, Athens, Greece.
Costa SS, Abrantes P, Morais C, Viveiros M, Rosato AE and Couto I, 2019. Exploring the efflux-driven multidrug resistance in staphylococci. In: Gordon Conference “Multi-drug Efflux Systems 2019”, 28th April – 3rd May 2019, Lucca, Italy.
Morais C, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2019. Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius causing skin and soft tissue infections in pets. In: IV NOVAhealth Genetics Workshop, 21 March 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
Morais C, Costa SS, Pomba C and Couto I, 2018. Resistência antimicrobiana em estafilococos causadores de infeções de pele e tecidos moles. 9as IHMT Scientific Journeys, 12th December, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dissemination
Costa SS, 2022. "Antimicrobial Resistance in a One Health Perspective". Webinar organised by Universidade da Beira Interior under the scope of International Microorganism Day, 21 September 2022, Portugal.
Costa SS, 2022. "Communicating Science in Microbiology: Microbiology in the fight against Superbacteria", p54. Ebook published by the Portuguese Society of Microbiology, launched on 17 September 2022.
