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1 PT EN Curriculum vitae Wednesday, :: 23:31 Overview Edit CV Luísa Maria Sobreira Vieira Peixe End session Overview 1. Personal data Full Name Luísa Maria Sobreira Vieira Peixe Name under which you publish Peixe L Fiscal ID number ID document Birth date National of Portugal Gender F Work address REQUIMTE. Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, Porto Portugal Residential Address Av. Dr. Moreira de Sousa, 529 L - 5º Dto Porto Portugal Work Phone Residential Phone lpeixe@ff.up.pt Fax Cell phone URL 2. Academic degrees Year: 1987 Degree: LICENCIATURA Final grade: Fourteen (14) values Degree granting institution Universidade de Lisboa School/College/Campus Faculdade de Farmácia Thesis title N/A Page 1 of 27

2 Thesis title N/A Supervisor: Co-supervisor: Scientific area Ciências da Saúde. Ciências Farmacêuticas. Number of curricular years 6 Program title Pharmaceutical Sciences Year: 1996 Degree: DOUTORAMENTO Final grade: Aprovado com distinção e louvor por unanimidade (maximum classification) Degree granting institution Universidade do Porto School/College/Campus Faculdade de Farmácia Thesis title Characterization of plasmidic extended spectrum b-lactamases in E. coli Supervisor: Dr. João Carlos Sousa Co-supervisor: Scientific area Ciências da Saúde. Microbiologia. Program title Microbiology Year: 2005 Degree: AGREGAÇÃO Final grade: Aprovado por Unanimidade Degree granting institution Universidade do Porto School/College/Campus Faculdade de Farmácia Thesis title N/A Supervisor: Co-supervisor: Scientific area Ciências Farmacêuticas. Bacteriologia e Resistência Antimicrobiana. Program title Integrated Cycle of Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences 3. Previous activity and current status Período Cargo, categoria ou actividade Instituição a Associate Professor with Agregation a Auxiliary Professor a Assistant Professor a Intern Assistant Pharmacy Faculty University of Porto Porto Portugal Pharmacy Faculty University of Porto Porto Portugal Pharmacy Faculty University of Porto Porto Portugal Pharmacy Faculty University of Porto Porto Portugal 4. Area of scientific activity Page 2 of 27

3 Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance Application of high-throughput methods (MALDI-TOF and FT-IR) for assessment of bacterial clonality, detection of high risk clones and mechanisms of resistance. 5. Present research interest Domain of specialization 1-Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antibiotics 2-Eco-Epidemiology of bacterial resistance 3-Population structure of clinically relevant bacterial species Current research interests 1- Ecology, origin and evolution of human relevant bacterial species, genes and capture genetic units implicated in the antibiotics and biocide resistance; 2- Characterization of adaptive features of epidemic (high-risk) clones. 3- Development of spectroscopic methodologies for tracking high-risk clones. Other professional interests/activities 1-Molecular bacterial typing methodologies 2- Virulence features and bacterial adaptability 3- Bacterial Zoonoses 6. Experience as scientific adviser Supervision of Post-doc Project Title: Characterization of widespread uropathogenic multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clones by using a combined approach of conventional genotypic methods and high-throughput technology (Marie Curie FP7-PEOPLE IEF call, Ref: ). Post-doc student: Ângela Novais. Project Title: Genotypic and high-troughput methodologies for tracing the emerging pathogen Escherichia albertii (SFRH/BPD/70548/ FCT grant) Post-doc student: Clara Sousa. Supervision of PhD Thesis Thesis Title: Multi-level analysis of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp.: towards an understanding on population dynamics. (SFRH/BD/31647/2006- FCT grant). PhD student: Filipa Grosso. Concluded in June Presently Filipa Grosso is a REQUIMTE researcher. Thesis Title: Study of beta-lactams and quinolones resistance in Salmonella and Escherichia coli recovered from the hospital environment and community. (Bolsa PDEE). PhD student: Mara Queiroz Doctoral Programme with training outside (PDEE), Brasil, Concluded in Mara Queiroz is currently Assistant Professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Thesis Title: Ecology and Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococcus: A multilayered molecular approach with emphasis in the plasmid diversity (SFRH/BD/24604/2005-FCT grant). PhD student: Ana R. Freitas. Concluded in May Presently Ana Freitas is a REQUIMTE researcher. Thesis Title: Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from different hospital wards in South Hungary (FEMS fellowship) PhD student: Csilla Ratkai Concluded in Thesis Title: Resistance in Salmonella isolates from different sources (animals, food animals and clinical): molecular characterization of resistance genes and molecular epidemiology. PhD student: Patrícia Antunes. Concluded in Presently Patrícia Antunes is Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição, Universidade do Porto and is a REQUIMTE researcher. Thesis Title: Emergence and genetic evolution of plasmids and integrons in bacterial strains multiple resistants to antibiotics. (Praxis XXI-FCT Grant) PhD student: Elisabete Machado Concluded in April Presently Elisabete Machado is Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa and is a REQUIMTE researcher. Thesis Tiltle: Ecology of carbapenemases in gram negative bacilli. (PRODEP grant) PhD student: Sandra Quinteira. Page 3 of 27

4 PhD student: Sandra Quinteira. Concluded in Presently Sandra Quinteira is Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Norte (ISCSN/ CESPU). Thesis Tiltle: Epidemiology of the resistance to vancomycin in portuguese strains (from animals, food animals and humans) of Enterococcus spp. (Praxis XXI SFRH/BD/3372/2000-FCT grant) PhD student: Carla Novais Concluded in Presently Carla Novais is Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa and is a REQUIMTE researcher. Thesis Title: Resistance to ß-lactams in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. PhD student: Gabriela Silva. Concluded in Presently Gabriela Silva is Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra. Thesis Title: Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates to antimicrobial agents. Mechanisms of resistance to carbapenems. Ph D student: Olga Cardoso. Concluded in Presently Olga Cardoso is Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra. Thesis Tiltle: Susceptibility of bacteria from water. Molecular characterization of a carbapenemase. PhD student: Maria José Saavedra. Concluded in Presently Maria José Saavedra is Associate Professor at Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and a CECAV researcher. Supervision of ongoing PhD Thesis Thesis Title: Evolution and dynamics of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from hospital and community settings. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP (Bolsa FCT) Estudante de PhD: Carla Parada Rodrigues Iniciado em janeiro de Thesis Title: Epidemiologia de isolados de Escherichia coli resistentes a cefalosporinas de espectro alargado. Programa Doutoral em Patologia e Genética Molecular. ICBAS Estudante de PhD: Ana Constança Mendes Iniciado em Thesis Title: Ecology and evolution of Enterobacteriaceae clones and mobile genetic elements associated with acquired AmpC beta-lactamases (qampc) from diferent origins. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP (Bolsa FCT: SFRH/BD/75752/2011) Estudante de PhD: Teresa Maria Pinto Gonçalves Ribeiro Iniciado em Thesis Title: Drivers of Acinetobacter baumannii population dynamics and virulence. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP. (Bolda FCT: SFRH/BD/88028/2012) Estudante de PhD: Liliana de Jesus Vieira da Silva Iniciado em Abril 2012 Thesis Title: Caracterização de Bioprodutos com Actividade Antimicrobiana de Bacillus Pumilus RPB01, uma Estirpe Bacteriocinogénica Associada a Efeitos Terapêuticos em Medicina Tradicional. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP. (Bolsa FCT: SFRH / BD / / 2009). Estudante de PhD: Fabiana Raquel Gouveia Pinto Nevado Branquinho Iniciado em 2009 Co-supervision of ongoing PhD Thesis Thesis Title: Development of spectroscopic methods for rapid identification of Acinetobacter spp. and clonal lineages of A. baumannii. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP. Estudante de PhD: João Francisco Tomaz Santos Botelho Iniciado em 2013 Thesis Title: Contribution of biocides to the selection of Salmonella non-typhoid resistant to antibiotics: a multilayered approach. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP Estudante de PhD: Joana Vanessa Cordeiro Melro Mourão (SFRH/BD/77518/2011) Iniciado em 2012 Thesis Title: Environmental spread of antibiotic molecules, antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes: jigsaw pieces of a public health problem. Curso: Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas. FFUP Estudante de PhD: Maria Eduarda Moreno da Silveira (Bolsa FCTSFRH/BD/63955/2009) Iniciado em Thesis Title: Temporal and spatial variation in the microbial biota of sea anemones in the Portuguese coast natural vs abnormal shifts induced by global changes and its relevance for the screening of new marine drugs. Financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia através da bosa de PhD (SFRH/BD/33476/2008). Esta pesquisa é financiada pelo projecto LUSOEXTRACT (project nº 13107, QREN-SI I&DT, co-promoção e co financiada por POR Lisboa, AdI).- Curso: Programa Douoral em Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (ICBAS) Estudante de PhD: Joana Rocha Orientation of Master Thesis Thesis Title: Epidemiology of transferable blaampc in human clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates Master student: Francisco José Oliveira Freitas. Page 4 of 27

5 Master student: Francisco José Oliveira Freitas. Concluded in Presently Francisco Freitas is a technician on Microbiology laboratory of Viseu Hospital. Thesis Title: Screening and characterization of genetic elements associated with tetracycline resistance in Enterococcus spp Master student: Ricardo Silva Concluded in Thesis Title: Tipagem Molecular de MRSA na Identificação de Surtos Hospitalares. Avaliação do Sistema Diversilab. Master student: Sandra João Nogueira Fernandes Concluded in Sandra Fernandes is working on Microbiology laboratory of Centro Hosp. do Porto. Thesis Title: Actividade antibacteriana de Bacillus pumilus isolado de Arion ater, uma lesma terrestre usada em medicina tradicional. Master student: Raquel Branquinho. Concluded in Presently Raquel Branquinho is a PhD student at Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto. Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of resistance genes to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramines in enterococci from poultry. Master student: Mª João Costa. Concluded in Thesis Title: Coliforms from sea water resistant to antibiotics: mechanisms of resistance to b-lactams in Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli. (Praxis XXI BM/21061/99- FCT) Master student: Alexandra Figueiredo. Concluded in Thesis Title: Incidence and susceptibility of Listeria spp and Salmonella spp in poultry. Master student: Patrícia Antunes. Concluded in Thesis Title: Resistance to b-lactams in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from waters for human consumption. (Praxis XXI BM/17798/98 grant-fct) Master student: Sandra Quinteira. Concluded in Co-orientation of Master Theses Thesis Title: Epidemiology of acquired AmpC ß-Lactamases Adquiridas in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae of human origin. Master student: Francisco Freitas. Concluded in Thesis Title: Occurrence, diversity and toxicity of cianobacterias in wastewater treatment station. Impact in the microbial community. Master student: Joana Martins. Concluded in Orientation of Graduation Students. Project Title: Biofilm formation ability of isolates of Enterococci clonal complexes frequently associated with nosocomial infections. Graduation student: Ana Isabel Silva Aguiar Concluded in Participation in R&D projects Participação em projectos de investigação (coordenador/membro de equipas) Project title: Identification of the risk factors promoting the emergence of Enterococcus faecium at the interphase between humans, foodborne animals and the environment Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity:European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Duration: Project title: Validação e otimização de MALDI-TOF para identificar e monotorizar clones de Escherichia coli e mecanismos de resistência a antibióticos clinicamente relevantes (EXPL/DTP-EPI/0196/2012) Role in the project: Co-coordinator Financial Entity:Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal. Duration: Project title: Validation and optimization of high-througput methods (MALDI-TOF, FT-IR) to identify and track Escherichia coli clinically relevant clones. ESCMID Research Grant Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Project title: Virulence and resistance features of Acinetobacter genetic lineages associated with biofilm-based urinary catheter-related infections. SG Research Grant 2012 Role in the project: Co-coordinator Financial Entity: ESGB - ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases). Título do Projecto: The threat of multidrug resistance bacteria to public health: when aquacultures raise more than fish. Page 5 of 27

6 than fish. Papel no projecto: Coordenadora Entidade Financiadora: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta. Duration: Título do Projecto: Evaluation of adhesion and biofilm-producing abilities of worldwide spread E. coli uropathogenic clonal complexes. Papel no projecto: Colaboradora Entidade Financiadora: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta. Duration: Título do Projecto: Evaluation of adhesion and biofilm-producing abilities of worldwide spread E. coli uropathogenic clonal complexes. Papel no projecto: Colaboradora Entidade Financiadora: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta. Duration: Project Title: Is aquaculture raising more than fish? Detecting antimicrobial resistance in an understudied ecological niche. (FCT, Ref PTDC/AAC-AMB/103386/2008) Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal. Duration: 2010 Project Title: Bacterial resistance to copper and antibiotics: two sides of the same problem in the animal production setting Role in the Project: Colaborator Financial Entity: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta Duration: Project Title: Genotypic and high-troughput methodologies for tracing the emerging pathogen Escherichia albertii Role in the Project: Coordinator Financial Entity: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta Duration: Project Title: Are ready-to-eat salads an important vehicle of pathogenic and comensal bactéria resistant to antibiotics?. Role in the Project: Colaborator Financial Entity: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta Duration: Project Title: Population Structure of Salmonella nontyphoidal causing human infections by multilocus sequence typing Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: Projectos Pluridisciplinares Iniciação à Investigação Universidade do Porto (IJUP)/Santander Totta Duration: Project Title: Ecology and molecular evolution of horizontal mobile elements implicated in the antibiotic resistance in the community and hospital environment from Portugal and Spain. Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: CRUP; Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas. Programa Acções Integradas. Duration: Project Title: Indicators of swine industry pollution: antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (FCT, Ref POCI/AMB/61814/2004) Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal. Duration: Project Title: Study of the factors implicated in the stability and dissemination of multi-resistant Enterococcus spp in different metagenomes (FCT, Ref POCI/SAU-ESP/61385/2004.) Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal. Duration: Project Title: Evaluation of daptomycin activity in enterococci. Epidemiology and characterization of resistance genes in enterococci isolates from different origins. Role in the project: Coordinator Financial Entity: Cubist Pharmaceutical Inc. Duration: 2003 Project Title: Food safety and public health: defenition of E. coli (VTEC), Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp risks. Role in the project: Co-coordinator Financial Entity: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal. Duration: 2002 Project Title: Indicadores biológicos de contaminação por águas residuais hospitalares (FCT, Ref POCTI/ESP/39885/2001) Role in the project: Co-coordinator Financial Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal. Duration: 2001 Project Title: Characterization and impact of atmosferic deposition,as a way of prevention of atmosferic contamination in the euroregion Galiza- North of Portugal (Ref EA D2E nº4.10) Role in the project: National coordinator Financial Entity: INTERREG II C- P.O. Espaço Atlântico Page 6 of 27

7 Financial Entity: INTERREG II C- P.O. Espaço Atlântico Duration: Prizes and awards received Year Name of the prize or award Promoting entity 2011 Nutrition Award Associação Protuguesa de Nutricionistas 2010 Nutrition Award Associação Protuguesa de Nutricionistas 2009 Research Grant to Support Ph.D. in Scope of Infectious Pathology- Principal Coordinator Fundação GlaxoSmithKline das Ciências da Saúde 9. Published works Teses Peixe L. Characterization of plasmidic extended spectrum b-lactamases in E. coli. Universidade do Porto Artigos em revistas de circulação internacional com arbitragem científica Teresa M. Coque, Ana R. Freitas, Carla Novais, Luísa Peixe, Fernando Baquero (2011). Mobile Genetic Elements and Lateral Genetic Transfer in Enterococci. Em:Enterococcus and Safety. Series: Advances in Food Safety and Food Microbiology. Editores: T. Semedo-Lemsaddek, MT Barreto-Crespo, R Tenreiro. Brasil: Nova Publishers. In press. Luísa Vieira Peixe (1998). Esterilização, antisepsia e desinfecção. Em: Microbiologia. Volume I. Editores: Wanda Ferreira e João Carlos Figueiredo Sousa. LIDEL, Edições Técnicas, Lda., pp João Carlos Figueiredo Sousa, Luísa Vieira Peixe, H. Ferreira, E. Pinto, MSJ Nascimento, IM Sousa, M Cabral, (1998). Antimicrobianos. Em: Microbiologia. Volume I. Editores: Profª Doutora Wanda Ferreira e Prof. Doutor João Carlos Figueiredo Sousa. LIDEL, Edições Técnicas, Lda., pp Luís Meirinho-Soares, Luísa Vieira Peixe (2010). Esterilização, anti-sepsia e desinfecção. Em: Microbiologia. Editores: Wanda Ferreira, João Carlos Figueiredo Sousa e Nelson Lima. LIDEL, Edições Técnicas, Lda., pp João Carlos Figueiredo Luís, Luísa Vieira Peixe (2010). Antibióticos anti-bacterianos. Em: Microbiologia. Editores: Wanda Ferreira, João Carlos Figueiredo Sousa e Nelson Lima. LIDEL, Edições Técnicas, Lda., pp Sousa C., Novais A., Magalhães A, Lopes J, Peixe L. Diverse high-risk B2 and D Escherichia coli clones depicted by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Scientific Reports. 11/2013; 3:3278. DOI: /srep Gomes-Neves E., Antunes P., Manageiro V., Gartner F., Caniça M., Costa JMC, Peixe L. Clinically relevant multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica in swine and meat handlers at the abattoir. Veterinary Microbiology DOI: - Pires J.; Novais A.; Peixe L. Blue-CARBA: an easy biochemical test to detect diverse carbapenemase producers directly from bacterial cultures. Journal of clinical microbiology. 10/2013; DOI: /JCM Freitas F.; Machado E.; Ribeiro T. G.; Novais A.; Peixe L.. Long-term dissemination of acquired AmpC ß- lactamases among Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia coli in Portuguese clinical settings. Eur. J. Clin. Microb. Inf. Diseas Campos J.; Mourão J.; Pestana N.; Peixe L.; Novais C.; Antunes P.. Microbiological quality of ready-to-eat salads: An underestimated vehicle of bacteria and clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes. International Journal of Food Microbiology 2013; 166(3): doi: /j.ijfoodmicro Rodrigues C.; Novais A; Machado E.; Peixe L. V. Detection of VIM-34, a novel VIM-1 variant identified in the intercontinental ST15 Klebsiella pneumoniae clone. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy doi: /jac/dkt314.. Novais C.; Freitas, A. R.; Silveira, Eduarda; Antunes, Patrícia; Silva, Ricardo; Coque, Teresa; Peixe, L. V. Spread of multidrug resistant Enterococcus to animals and humans: an underestimated role for pig farms environment. J Antimicrob. Chemother. 2013; 07/2013; DOI: /jac/dkt289.. Rodrigues C, Machado E, Peixe L, Novais A. IncI1/ST3 and IncN/ST1 plasmids drive the spread of blatem-52 and blactx-m-1/-32 in diverse Escherichia coli clones from different piggeries. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013; 06/2013; 13(1):144. DOI: / Novais A, Vuotto C, Pires J, Montenegro C, Donelli G, Coque TM, Peixe L. Diversity and biofilm-production ability among isolates of Escherichia coli phylogroup D belonging to ST69, ST393 and ST405 clonal groups. BMC Microbiology. 2013; 13(1):144.. Machado E, Coque TM, Cantón R, Sousa JC, Peixe L. Commensal Enterobacteriaceae as reservoirs of extendedspectrum beta-lactamases, integrons, and sul genes in Portugal. Front Microbiol Apr 8;4:80. doi: /fmicb Freitas AR, Novais C, Tedim AP, Francia MV, Baquero F, Peixe L, Coque TM. Microevolutionary events involving narrow host plasmids influences local fixation of vancomycin-resistance in Enterococcus populations. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e doi: /journal.pone Liebana E., Carattoli A, Coque TM, Hasman H, Magiorakos AP, Mevius D, Peixe L, Poirel L., Schuepbach-Regula G., Torneke K, Torren-Edo J., Torres C., Threlfall J. The public health risks of enterobacterial isolates producing extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL) or AmpC ß-lactamases in food and food-producing animals: An EU perspective of epidemiology, analytical methods, risk factors and control options. Clinical Infectious Diseases Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print]. Page 7 of 27

8 . C Sousa, F Grosso, L Meirinhos-Soares, L Peixe, J Lopes. Identification of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones using infrared spectroscopy. J Biophotonics Nov 28. doi: /jbio Antunes P, Mourão J, Alves T, Campos J, Novais C, Novais A, Peixe L. Salmonella enterica serotype Bovismorbificans, a new host for CTX-M-9. Int J Antimicrob Agents Jan;41(1):91-3. doi: /j.ijantimicag Novais C, Freitas AR, Silveira E, Baquero F, Peixe L, Roberts AP, Coque TM. A tet(s/m) hybrid from CTn6000 and CTn916 recombination. Microbiology Nov;158(Pt 11): doi: /mic Novais C, Freitas AR, Silveira E, Baquero F, Peixe L, Roberts AP, Coque TM. Different genetic supports for the tet(s) gene in Enterococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother Nov;56(11): doi: /AAC Queiroz LPM, Antunes P, Mourão J, Merquior VLC, Machado E, Peixe LV. Characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, antimicrobial resistance genes, and plasmid content in Escherichia coli isolates from different sources in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2012;74:91-4. doi: /j.diagmicrobio Novais A, Rodrigues C, Branquinho R, Antunes P, Grosso F, Boaventura L, Ribeiro G, Peixe L. Spread of an OmpK36-modified ST15 Klebsiella pneumoniae variant during an outbreak involving multiple carbapenemresistant Enterobacteriaceae species and clones. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis Jun 16.. Gomes-Neves E, Antunes P, Tavares A, Themudo P, Cardoso MF, Gärtner F, Costa JM, Peixe L. Salmonella cross-contamination in swine abattoirs in Portugal: Carcasses, meat and meat handlers. Int J Food Microbiol. 2012; 157(1): Grosso F, Quinteira S, Poirel L, Novais A, Peixe L. Role of Common blaoxa-24/oxa-40-carrying Platforms and Plasmids in the Spread of OXA-24/OXA-40 among Acinetobacter Species Clinical Isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012; 56(7): Novais Â, Pires J, Ferreira H, Costa L, Montenegro C, Vuotto C, Donelli G, Coque TM, Peixe L. Characterization of globally spread Escherichia coli ST131 isolates ( ). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012; 56(7): Rocha J, Peixe L, Gomes NC, Calado R. Cnidarians as a source of new marine bioactive compounds-an overview of the last decade and future steps for bioprospecting. Mar Drugs. 2011; 9(10): Antunes P, Mourão J, Pestana N, Peixe L. Leakage of emerging clinically relevant multidrug-resistant Salmonella clones from pig farms. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011; 66(9): Freitas AR, Novais C, Correia R, Monteiro M, Coque TM, Peixe L. Non-susceptibility to tigecycline in enterococci from hospitalised patients, food products and community sources. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011; 38(2): Antunes P, Mourão J, Machado J, Peixe L. First description of qnrs1-incn plasmid in a ST11 Salmonella Enteritidis clinical isolate from Portugal. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Apr;69(4): Grosso F, Quinteira S, Peixe L. Understanding the dynamics of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii lineages within Portugal. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011; 17(8): Martins J, Peixe L, Vasconcelos VM. Unraveling Cyanobacteria Ecology in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP). Microb Ecol. 2011; 62(2): Freitas AR, Coque TM, Novais C, Hammerum AM, Lester CH, Zervos MJ, Donabedian S, Jensen LB, Francia MV, Baquero F, Peixe L. Human and Swine Hosts Share Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium CC17, CC5, and Enterococcus faecalis CC2 Clonal Clusters Harboring Tn1546 on indistinguishable plasmids. J Clin Microbiol. 2011; 49(3): Robin F, Delmas J, Machado E, Bouchon B, Peixe L, Bonnet R. Characterization of the novel CMT enzyme TEM Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011; 55(3): Macedo AS, Freitas AR, Abreu C, Machado E, Peixe L, Sousa JC, Novais C. Characterization of antibiotic resistant enterococci isolated from untreated waters for human consumption in Portugal. Int J Food Microbiol. 2011; 145(1): Extremina CI, Costa L, Aguiar AI, Peixe L, Fonseca AP. Optimization of processing conditions for the quantification of enterococci biofilms using microtitre-plates. J Microbiol Methods. 2011;84(2): Grosso F, Carvalho KR, Quinteira S, Ramos A, Carvalho-Assef AP, Asensi MD, Peixe L. OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii: a new hotspot of diversity in Rio de Janeiro? J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011;66(1): Antunes P, Mourão J, Pestana N, Peixe L. Leakage of emerging clinically relevant multidrug-resistant Salmonella clones from pig farms. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011;66(9): doi: /jac/dkr228. Ratkai C, Nagy E, Peixe L, Bertalan V, Hajdú E. Isolation and characterization of an imported extremelyresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing three different extended-spectrum ß-lactamases and hyperproducing two multidrug-efflux pumps. J Infect. 2010;61(6): Antunes P, Coque TM, Peixe L. Emergence of an IncI? plasmid encoding CMY-2 ß-lactamase associated with the international ST19 OXA-30-producing ß-lactamase Salmonella Typhimurium multidrug-resistant clone. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010;65(10): Freitas AR, Tedim AP, Novais C, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Werner G, Laverde-Gomez JA, Cantón R, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM.Global spread of the hyl(efm) colonization-virulence gene in megaplasmids of the Enterococcus faecium CC17 polyclonal subcluster. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010; 54(6): Grosso F, Quinteira S, Peixe L. Emergence of an extreme-drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii Page 8 of 27

9 .Grosso F, Quinteira S, Peixe L. Emergence of an extreme-drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii carrying blaoxa-23 in a patient with acute necrohaemorrhagic pancreatitis. J Hosp Infect. 2010; 75(1):82-3..Miriagou V, Cornaglia G, Edelstein M, Galani I, Giske CG, Gniadkowski M, Malamou-Lada E, Martinez-Martinez L, Navarro F, Nordmann P, Peixe L, Pournaras S, Rossolini GM, Tsakris A, Vatopoulos A, Cantón R. Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010;16(2): Novais A, Baquero F, Machado E, Cantón R, Peixe L, Coque TM. International spread and persistence of TEM-24 is caused by the confluence of highly penetrating enterobacteriaceae clones and an IncA/C2 plasmid containing Tn1696::Tn1 and IS5075-Tn21. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010;54(2): Ratkai C, Peixe LV., Filipa Grosso, Ana R. Freitas, Patricia Antunes, Eleonora Fodor, Edit Hajdú and Elisabeth Nagy. Successful application of the DiversiLab rep-pcr typing system for confirmation of the circulation of a multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone in different hospital wards. Diagn. Microbiol. and Infect. Dis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009;64(3): Novais A., Baquero F., Machado E., Cantón R., Peixe L., Coque T. M. International spread of TEM-24 is caused by the confluence of highly-penetrating Enterobacteriaceae clones and an IncA/C2 plasmid containing Tn1696::Tn1 and Tn21 flanked by IS5075. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009; Dez.7.. Ratkai C.; Quinteira S.; Grosso F.; Monteiro N.; Nagy E.; Peixe, L. V. Controlling for false positives: interpreting MBL E-test and MBL combined disk-test for the detection of metallo-ß-lactamases. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2009; 64: Freitas A; Novais C.; Ruiz-Garbajosa P.; Coque T. Peixe L. Dispersion of multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecium belonging to major clonal complexes in different Portuguese settings. Applied Environm. 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High Diversity of Extended- Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) among Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Portugal. J Antimicrob Chemother. 60: Novais C., Freitas A., Coque T.M., Peixe L Multi-drug resistant enterococci among Portuguese swine after growth promoter ban. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 13 (Suppl. 1): S6 (Abstr. O24)..Quinteira S., Grosso F., Ramos H., Peixe L.Molecular Epidemiology of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter haemolyticus and Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Carrying Plasmid-Mediated OXA-40 from a Portuguese Hospital. Antimicrob Agents Chemother : Machado E, Ferreira J., Novais A., Peixe L, Canton R., Baquero F., Coque TM. Preservation of the Integron Types Among Enterobacteriaceae Producing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases in a Spanish Hospital over a 15-year period ( ). 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12 Publicações em actas de encontros científicos Sousa C, Silva L, Nemec A, Lopes J, Peixe L. Rapid and accurate identification of the species of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-acinetobacter baumannii complex spp. by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, ECCMID2013, Berlin- Alemanha Sousa C, Novais Â, Magalhães A, Lopes J, Peixe L. Quick and reliable discrimination of clinically relevant Escherichia coli clones by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, ECCMID2013, Berlin- Alemanha Novais Â, Sousa C, Fernandez-Olmos A, Lopes J, Coque TM, Cantón R, Peixe L. 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(2011) Co-dissemination of antibiotic and copper resistance genes in large conjugative plasmids of enterococci from different ecological niches. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 17 (Suppl. 4): S Novais C, Escada R, Freitas AR, Silveira E, Coque TM, Peixe L. (2011) High incidence of horizontal transfer of ampicillin resistance (pbp5) among CC17 Enterococcus faecium. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 17 (Suppl. 4): S129. Freitas A.R., Ruiz-Garbajosa P., Francia M.V., Novais C., Zervos M.J., Donabedian S., Peixe L., Baquero F., Coque T.M.. Spread of vancomycin-resistance among Enterococcus faecalis: the influence of pad1 and Inc18- plasmids ( ). (2011). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Freitas AR, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Francia MV, Novais C, Zervos, MJ, Donabedian S, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM. (2011) Spread of vancomycin-resistance among Enterococcus faecalis: the influence of pad1 and Inc18- plasmids ( ). Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 14 (Suppl.4): S59. Quinteira S, Novais C, Antunes P, Campos J, Freitas Ana R, Abdukadir A, Monteiro N, Peixe L. (2011) Tracking antibiotic resistance along the Silk Road. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 14 (Suppl. 4): S Antunes P., Mourao J., Dias L., Ferreira L., Peixe L. (2011). Genetic dynamics of the emerging Salmonella enterica serotype 4,5,12:i- (monophasic variant of S. typhimurium) in Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Quinteira S, Grosso F., Peixe L. (2011). Molecular characterisation of blavim-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Campos J., Peixe L., Mourão J., Pires J., Silva A., Costa C., Nunes H., Pestana N., Novais C., Antunes P. (2011) Are ready-to-eat salads an important vehicle of pathogenic and commensal bacteria resistant to antibiotics? Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Silveira E., Freitas A. R., Coque T.M., Peixe L., Novais C. (2011) Co-dissemination of antibiotic and copper resistance genes in large conjugative plasmids of enterococci from different ecological niches. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Novais A, Pires J., Peixe L. (2011) Extended virulence profile of major UPEC clones from different origins and geographical locations. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Novais A., Rodrigues C., Branquinho R., Antunes P., Ribeiro G., Peixe L. (2011) Outbreak of ertapenem-resistant widespread Enterobacteriaceae clones in a Portuguese hospital. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Curiao T, Antunes P, Matias R, Peixe L, Coque MT. Plasmid dissemination of sul2 among non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates in Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 16(Suppl. 2): S244,P920. Novais C, Freitas AR, Baquero F, Peixe L, Roberts AP, Coque TM. (2010) Diversity of CTn6000 among enterococci from different ecological niches. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 16(Suppl. 2): S273, P Novais A, Cantón R, Machado E, Curiao T, Baquero F, Peixe L, and Coque TM. (2008). International dissemination of a multi-resistant IncA/C2 plasmid containing blatem-24, Tn21 and Tn1696 among epidemic and non-epidemic Enterobacteriaceae species. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 14(Suppl. 7): S589-90, P2005. Tedim Pedrosa A, Novais A, Machado E, Cantón R, Peixe L, Coque TM Freitas AR, Tedim-Pedrosa A, Novais C, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM. (2010) Diversity of hyl plasmids among international CC17 Enterococcus faecium strains, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 16(Suppl. 2): S274,P Freitas AR, Novais C, Cunha A, Silveira E, Peixe L,. Coque TM. (2010). Plasmid analysis of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolates from Portuguese poultry and healthy humans. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 16(Suppl. 2): S275, P Silveira E, Freitas AR,. Coque TM, Peixe L, Novais C. (2010) Co-dispersion of copper and antibiotic resistance genes among enterococci from different ecological niches, Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 16(Suppl. 2): S245, P921. Novais A, Machado E, Cantón R, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM Diversity of Tn402 defective variants associated with class 1 integrons. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15(suppl.4): S425. Freitas AR, Novais C, Silva RM, Coque TM, Peixe L. (2009). International spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (CC17, CC5) and Enterococcus faecalis CC2 among animals and humans. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(Suppl. 4): S213. Freitas AR, Novais C, Francia MV, Peixe L, Coque TM. (2009). Plasmid analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from hospitals and aquatic environments in Portugal ( ). Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(Suppl. 4): S213. Page 13 of 27

14 Novais C, Freitas AR, Baquero F, Peixe L, Coque TM.(2009). Spread of EfcTn1 in enterococci from different ecological niches. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(Suppl. 4): S246. Novais C, Freitas AR, Barros C, Baquero F, Peixe L, Coque TM. (2009). Portuguese healthy human volunteers are reservoirs of conjugative transposons associated with tetracycline and/or erythromycin resistance. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(Suppl. 4): S247. Machado E, Gonçalves T, Silva R, Coque TM, Peixe L.(2009) Shift in ESBL-types produced by Enterobacteriaceae in a Portuguese hospital. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(Suppl. 4): S254. Valverde A, Canton R, Hawkey P,. Pitout JD, Nordmann P, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM. (2009).International dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-14 in Enterobacteriaceae isolates is mainly associated with the spread of IncK and IncF plasmids.. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(Suppl. 4):S67. Antunes P, Pestana N, Peixe L. From farm to fork: dissemination of multidrug-resistant Salmonella isolates in Portugal. In: Abstract book do Encontro Parcerias para Investigação; 2009 Abr 20; Vairão, Vila do Conde. Branquinho FR.; Amorim MM; Freitas AR; Pintado MME; Peixe L. PFGE typing methodology and proteomic analysis for assessing Bacillus pumilus diversity. In MicroBiotec 2009, Book of Abstracts. (Abstract S3) Branquinho F. R., A. Freitas, L. Meirinhos-Soares, M. Amorim, M. Gião, C. Pereira, M. E. Pintado, L. Peixe. "Genomic diversity and relationship of Bacillus pumilus isolates by PFGE Fingerprinting". In FEMS 2009: 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists, Book of Abstracts: p. 192 (Abstract P38) Freitas AR, Francia MV, Peixe L, Novais C, Jensen L, Willems R, Baquero F, Coque TM. (2008). Plasmid characterization of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium strains from different continents ( ). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S623.(Abstract 2011) Freitas AR, Francia MV, Peixe L, Ruíz-Garbajosa P, Novais C, Zervos M, Baquero F,Coque TM. (2008). Plasmid Characterization of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Strains from Different Continents ( ). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 1): S624 (Abstr. 2112). Freitas AR., Novais C, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Coque TM, Peixe L. (2008). Population Structure of Enterococcus isolates from Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S483 (Abstr. 1665). Grosso F, Quinteira S, Freitas F, Ribeiro J, Peixe L. (2008). Emergence of a XDR-OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S431 Grosso F, Quinteira S, Cavaleiro L, Peixe L on behalf of the Portuguese Resistance Study Group. (2008). Dissemination of OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii Iberian clone in hospitals and ambulatory. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S61. Quinteira S, Grosso F, Peixe L. (2008). High rate of non-susceptibility to tigecycline in pan-resistant Acinetobacter spp. from Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S323. Quinteira S, Grosso F, Ramos H, Peixe L. (2008). Switching populations: establishment of OXA-40-producing Acinetobacter baumannii within a hospital setting. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S61. Novais C, Freitas AR, Moreira L, Francia MV, Baquero F, Peixe L, Coque TM. (2008). Characterization of Gram Positive Conjugative Transposons in Enterococci from different sources by a Multiplex-PCR assay. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl 7): S331 (Abstr. 1190). Antunes P, Novais A, Coque TM, Peixe L. (2008). Replicon typing of plasmids carrying the sul3-atypical integrons among Salmonella isolates. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 14 (Suppl 7): S594. Novais A, Cantón R, Machado E, Curiao T, Baquero F, Peixe L, and Coque TM. (2008). International dissemination of a multi-resistant IncA/C2 plasmid containing blatem-24, Tn21 and Tn1696 among epidemic and non-epidemic Enterobacteriaceae species. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S589. Tedim Pedrosa A, Novais A, Machado E, Cantón R, Peixe L, Coque TM. (2008). Recent dissemination of blatem- 52-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Portugal is caused by spread of IncI plasmids among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella clones. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S590. Curiao T, Machado E, Peixe L, Cantón R, Baquero F, and Coque TM. (2008). Diversity of sul genes (sul1, sul2 and sul3) among human clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered during the last two decades in Spain ( ). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S594. Machado E, Rocha J, Coque TM, Cantón R, Sousa JC, Ferreira H, and Peixe L. (2008). Aquatic environment contamination with an epidemic Escherichia coli clone harbouring blactx-m-15, blaoxa-1, blatem-1, and aac(6 )-Ib-cr in Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S439. Rocha J, Machado E, Sousa JC, Peixe L, and Ferreira H. (2008). Environmental emergence of multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae harbouring blactx-m-15, and aac(6 )-Ib-cr in Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S440. Magalhães R, Abreu C, Silva R, Peixe L, Machado E, Novais C, and Sousa JC. (2008). Contribution of drinking water for the dissemination of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria harbouring antibiotic resistance genes in Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14 (Suppl. 7): S603. Freitas A, Novais C, Coque TM, Peixe L. (2007). Interhospital dissemination of glycopeptide resistance among enterococcal clinical isolates from Portugal is associated to spread of epidemic pmg1-like plasmids carrying diverse Tn1546 variants. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 13 (Suppl. 1): S165 (Abstr. 688). Novais C, Freitas AR, Coque TM, Peixe L. (2007). Multi-drug resistant enterococci among Portuguese swine after growth promoter ban. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 13 (Suppl. 1): S6 (Abstr. O24). Novais C, Freitas A, Coque TM, Sousa JC, Peixe L. (2007). Multi-drug resistant enterococci among Portuguese swine after growth promoter ban. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 29(2): S6. Page 14 of 27

15 swine after growth promoter ban. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 29(2): S6. Antunes P, Machado J, Peixe L. (2007). Dissemination of a new gene cluster comprising sul3 (tnp-sul3-tnp) linked to class 1 integrons with an unusual 3 CS region (qach) among Salmonella isolates. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 13 (Suppl 1): S Antunes P, Pestana N, Réu C, Peixe L. (2007). Dissemination of antibiotic multi-resistant Salmonella isolates in Portuguese piggeries. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 13 (Suppl 1): S112. Quinteira S, Grosso F, Peixe L. (2007). Plasmid location of blaoxa-40 gene in Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter haemolyticus. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 13 (Suppl 1): S268. Branquinho FR, Peixe L. Bacillus pumilus RPB01 as alternative source of antimicrobial agents for control of Staphylococcus aureus. In Manaia, C. & Correia, I. S. (Eds.), Book of Abstracts from the Congress MICRO BIOTEC XXXIII JPG 2007: 218 (Abstract S7 P49) Branquinho FR, Peixe L. Characterization of bacteria associated to a soil slug used in traditional treatments. In FEMS 2006: 2nd Congress of European Microbiologists, Book of Abstracts: 47 (Abstract P CLIN 9 ) Antunes P, Machado J, Peixe L. (2006). Dissemination of tetracycline and chloramphenicol resistance genes in Portuguese Salmonella isolates carrying class 1 integrons. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 12 (Suppl 4) (Abstract P1370) Quinteira S, Peixe L. (2006). Carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase OXA-40 in a Acinetobacter haemolyticus clinical isolate. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 12(Suppl 4) (Abstract P914). Quinteira S, Peixe L. (2006). In vitro activity of colistin against pan-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 12 (Suppl 4) (Abstract P1773). Antunes P, Machado J, Peixe L. (2005). Antimicrobial resistance and dissemination of class 1 and class 2 integrons in Portuguese Salmonella isolates from different sources. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 11 (Suppl 2): 49 (Abstract O208). Antunes P, Machado J, Peixe L. (2005). Contribution of nitrofurans illegal use to the selection and persistence of Salmonella amongst humans and foods of animal origin in Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 11(Suppl 2): 72 (Abstrac O289). Quinteira S, Ramos H, Amorim J, Sousa JC, Peixe L. (2004). Clonal diversity and carbapenemase production in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in a Portuguese hospital, during a three year period. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 10(Suppl 3): 538. Novais C, Sousa JC, Coque TM, Peixe L. Activity of daptomycin against clinical and environmental enterococci from Portugal. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. (2004). 10 (Suppl 3): 495. Novais C, Coque TM, Sousa JC, Baquero F, Peixe L. (2004) High diversity of Tn1546 among vancomycin resistant enterococci from Portuguese human, animal and environmental sources. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 10(Suppl 3): 207. Novais C., Coque T.M., Baquero F., Sousa J. C., Peixe L. and the Portuguese Resistance Study Group. Local engineering and the evolution of an Enterococcus faecalis clone in three portuguese cities during a seven year period ( ). (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2004). 10 (Suppl 3): 207. Antunes P., Machado J., Sousa J. C., Peixe Luísa. Characterisation of beta-lactamase production in Salmonella from Portugal. (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2004).10 (Suppl 3): 192. Antunes P., Machado J., Sousa J. C., Peixe Luísa. Dissemination of sulphonamide resistance genes:first sul3 found in Salmonella from Portugal. (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2004). 10 (Suppl 3): 191. Machado E., Cantón R., Galán J. G., Rollán A., Peixe L., Baquero F., Coque T.M. Class 1 and class 2 integrons among ESBL and non-esbl Escherichia coli isolates recovered from nosocomial and community environments. (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2004).10 (Suppl 3): 166. Quinteira S.M., Sousa J.C., Peixe L.V. Characterisation of a new integron carrying a metallo-beta-lactamase and a carbenicillinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2004). 10 (Suppl 3):66. Machado E., Cantón R., Rollán A., Sousa J. C., Baquero F., Coque T.M., Peixe L. Extended-spectrum betalactamases from the community and hospital environments in Portugal: dissemination of TEM-24 E. aerogenes european epidemic clone and emergence of CTX-M enzymes.(abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2004). 10 (Suppl 3): 65. Quinteira S., Cardoso O., Sousa J., Peixe L. Characterization of integrons carrying VIM-2 in Pseudomonas spp. from Portugal. (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2003). 9 (Suppl.1):55. Antunes P., Pestana N., Sousa J. C., Peixe L. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance and integrons in Salmonella from Portugal (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2003). 9 (Suppl.1): 121. Novais C., Sousa J. C., Coque T.M., Peixe L. Characterization of macrolide and streptogramin-resistant genes in enterococci from poultry and human samples from Portugal. (abstract). Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2003). 9 (Suppl.1): 160. Da Silva Gabriela J., Correia M., Bertolo E., Vital C., Ribeiro G.,., Duarte A., Peixe L. Detection of OXA-40 carbapenemase in an Acinetobacter baumannii epidemic strain from Portugal. Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2003). 9 (Suppl.1): 160. Antunes P., Réu C., Sousa J. C., Pestana N., Peixe L Screening of class I integrons in antibiotic resistant Salmonella serotypes isolated from poultry products. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents; vol 19 (Suppl. 1): 79. Novais C., Sousa J. C., Peixe L. V., Coque M. T Incidence of multi-resistant enteroccocci in enteric flora Page 15 of 27

16 Novais C., Sousa J. C., Peixe L. V., Coque M. T Incidence of multi-resistant enteroccocci in enteric flora of healthy human volunteers from Portugal. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents; vol 19 (Suppl. 1): 87. Quinteira S. M., Sousa J. C., Monteiro N.M. Peixe L A snapshot of the soil. Using bacterial communities for tracing the evolution of metal-resistance. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents; vol 19 (Suppl. 1): 87. Quinteira S. M., Sousa J. C., Peixe L. Susceptibility to antibiotics of Enterobacter cloacae and Citrobacter freundii from drinking water. (abstract). Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents; vol 19 (Suppl. 1): 87. Da Silva G., Correia M., Vital C., Ribeiro G., Leitão R., J.C. Sousa, Duarte A., L. Peixe. Identification of a New Carbapenemase, IMP-5, in an Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate.Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2001).7 (Suppl.1):32. Novais C., Réu C., Sousa J.C., Coque T.M., Peixe L. Isolation of enterococci resistant to vancomycin from faecal samples of swine and raw poultry products in Portugal. Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2001).7 (Suppl.1):90. Figueiredo A., Sousa J., Peixe L., Ferreira H.. Extended spectrum beta-lactamases from Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from coastal marine waters of Northern Portugal. Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2001).7 (Suppl.1):282. Saavedra M. J., Correia A., Sousa J. C., Rodrigues J., Peixe L. Molecular characterization of a new Class B metallo-b-lactamase from Serratia fonticola. Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2000).6 (Suppl.1):80. Silva G. J., Leitão R., Sousa J. C., Peixe L. Use of REP-PCR to study the clonality of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAb) nosocomial isolates. Clinical Microb. and Infection. (2000).6 (Suppl.1):121. Antunes P.; Sousa J. C.; Peixe L.; Réu C.; Pestana N. Incidence and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of Listeria and Salmonella isolated from poultry products. Spanish J. of Chemoth. (2000); 13 (Suppl. 2): 69. Quinteira S.; Sousa J.C.; Peixe L. Antimicrobial susceptibility of b-lactams and genomic profile (ERIC-PCR) of Rahnella aquatili. Spanish J. of Chemoth. (2000); 13 (Suppl. 2): 66. Peixe L. V., Perez- Diaz J.-C., Sousa J. C. F., Baquero F. Characterization of an extended-spectrum ß-lactamase isolated from a nosocomial E. coli strain. Clinical Microb. and Infection 3; Suppl 2. (1997): 302. Antunes P., Réu C., Sousa JC, Peixe L., Pestana N. Incidence and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of Listeria spp isolated from poultry products. Arq. Med. 14 Supl.3 (2000): 95. Antunes P., Réu C., Sousa JC, Peixe L., Pestana N. Incidence and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of Salmonella isolated from poultry products. Arq. Med. 14 Supl.3 (2000): 96. Figueiredo A., Sousa J.C., Peixe L., Ferreira, H.N. B-lactamases de espectro alargado em isolados de Escherichia coli e Klebsiella pneumoniae de águas marinhas. Arq. Med. 14 Supl.3 (2000): 64. Quinteira S, Sousa JC, Peixe L. (2000). Antimicrobial susceptibility to b-lactams among Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from drinking water. Arq. Med. 14(Supl.3):35. Carla N, Cristina R, Sousa JC, Peixe L. (2000). Resistência à vancomicina em Enterococcus spp de suínos. Arq. Med. 14 (Suppl.3) : 64. Angelina P, Serrano C, Baeta M, Pestana N, Silveira IN, Sousa JC, Peixe L.(2000). Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric E. coli from swines: correlation with meat antibiotic residues. Arq. Med. 14 (Suppl.3) Outras publicações 1. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update). EFSA Journal :1944. ( 2. 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17 10. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Statement on Food safety considerations of novel H1N1 influenza virus infections in humans. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(6):1629. ( 11. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on Analytical sensitivity of approved TSE rapid tests new data for assessment of two rapid tests. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(4):1591. ( 12. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on a quantitative estimation of the public health impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(4):1546. ( 13. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on a Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment of Salmonella in slaughter and breeder pigs. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(4):1547 ( 14. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Revision of the joint AFC/BIOHAZ guidance document on the submission of data for the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of substances for the removal of microbial surface contamination of foods of animal origin intended for human consumption. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(4):1547. (doi: /j.efsa ) 15. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on risk assessment of parasites in fishery products. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(4):1543. ( 16. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on the link between Salmonella criteria at different stages of the poultry production chain. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(3):1545. ( 17. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009; 7: ( 18. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on Analytical sensitivity of approved TSE rapid tests. EFSA Journal 2009; 7(12):1436. ( 19. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Joint Opinion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) focused on zoonotic infections. EFSA Journal. 2009; 7:1371. ( 20. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Statement on technical assistance related to the EFSA opinion on transformation of Animal By-Products into biogas and compost. EFSA Journal. 2009; 7: ( 21. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion on genetic TSE resistance in goats in all European Union Member States. EFSA Journal. 2009; 7: ( 22. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ). Scientific Opinion on BSE Risk in Bovine Intestines on request from the European Commission. EFSA Journal 2009; 1317:1-19. ( 23. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Statement on request from the European Commission for a protocol for additional data collection based on the EFSA recommendations about resistance to scrapie in goats in Cyprus. The EFSA Journal. 2009; 1203: 1-22 ( 24. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from The European Commission on Food Safety considerations concerning the species-specific welfare aspects of the main systems of stunning and killing of farmed fish. The EFSA Journal. 2009; 1190: ( 25. EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from the European Commission on Food safety aspects of dairy cow housing and husbandry systems. The EFSA Journal. 2009; 1189: 1-2. ( 10. Communications in scientific meetings Comunicações orais por convite. Biting off more than we can chew? How multiple drug resistance is affecting how we manage food-borne infection. 23rd ECCMID. Berlim. Abril Resistências antimicrobianas - consequências económicas e na saúde pública. Reunião Inter-unidades Cuidados Intensivos. Guimarães. Setembro "Piggeries, environment and antibioticresistant human pathogens: is there a linkage?" Advanced Course. Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment. Aveiro, Portugal. June Biofilm Persistence and Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. Somed. Valencia. May Page 17 of 27

18 ."Agricultural and animal use: how relevant? " 17ªInfection & Sepsis. Porto, Portugal. February Porto."Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: a global perspective". CIFARP. Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. Agosto "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food: from farm to fork". 21th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Milão, Itália. Maio Resistência aos antibióticos". 20º ENCONTRO CIENTÍFICO APAC (Associação Portuguesa de Analistas Clínicos) - ACRESCENTAR VALOR AO LABORATÓRIO CLÍNICO. Luso. Abril "Variabilidade gnómica bacteriana". II Edição de Seminários em Microbiologia do Curso de Mestrado em Microbiologia Clínica. Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Fernando Pessoa. Porto. Novembro "Investigação Científica na área das IACS- Há novidades na área da Microbiologia?" 1ªs Jornadas de Controlo de Infecção do Centro Hospitalar do Porto. Porto. Novembro "Disseminação global de genes de resistência em bactérias de origem hospitalar". I Simpósio em Pesquisa, Desenvolimento e Inovação em Doenças Bacterianas e Fúngicas. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Novembro Introdução aos antibióticos. Antibioterapia. Uma abordagem complementar. V Congresso Científico AEFFUP. Porto. Novembro Elementos genéticos que interferem no proceso de resistência. Antibioterapia. Uma abordagem complementar. V Congresso Científico AEFFUP. Porto. Novembro "Mecanismos de resistência aos antibióticos". 1º Curso Sobre Antibacterianos- "Antibacterianos...Presente e Futuro!". Associação Portuguesa dos Jovens Farmacêuticos. Porto. Outubro Variabilidade genómica bacteriana. Curso Clones, genes e elementos geneticos móveis. FFUP. Porto. March "Mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics". I Seminário Resistências à Antibioterapia: Fungos e Bactérias. Univ. of Beira Interior. Covilhã. Janeiro "Enterococcus". European day of Antibiotic. Direcção Geral Saúde. Lisboa. Novembro "Typing with all ten fingers: integrating epidemiological context and resistance gene characterization". Bacterial identification, typing and detection. Porto.IBMC Auditorium. June "Panoram of antibiotic resistance". Forum Farmacêutico. Novembro Porto. 12º. "Antimicrobial resistance and integrons in Salmonella from different sources in Portugal". BIOTEC 05/MICRO 05. Póvoa do Varzim. Dezembro Novas técnicas de identificação de microrganismos. II Jornadas de Biotecnologia. AEESB. Porto. Maio "Contaminación da flora microbiana de solos por deposición. Xornada de Presentación do Proxecto. Santiago de Compostela. Dezembro Antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated in waters used for public consumption. FOOD SAFETY. Porto. Novembro Tratamento das infecções urinárias. Infecções Humanas e seu Tratamento. Fundação Engº António de Almeida. Porto. Março Caracterização de b-lactamases plasmídicas de espectro ampliado em E. coli. MICRO 97- Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia-Tomar. Novembro Antibiograma. 1as Jornadas Científicas de Análises Clínicas. Angra do Heroísmo. Maio Evolução da Resistência Bacteriana aos b-lactâmicos. Antibióticos. Questões Fundamentais. Porto. Março Sequenciação de uma b-lactamase de largo espectro em E. coli. I Curso de Biologia Molecular e Tecnologia PCR. Coimbra. Janeiro Outras comunicações orais.mourão J. Novais C., Peixe L., Antunes P. Occurrence of biocide resistance genes in multidrug resistant Salmonella, including in the emerging clonal lineages of S. Rissen and S. Typhimurium monophasic variant. Somed. Valencia. Maio Vuotto C., Donelli G., Grosso F. Peixe L. Acinetobacter baumannii strains associated with biofilm-based urinary catheter-related infections: a molecular and ultrastructural study. Somed. Valencia. Maio Novais C, Antunes P, Fonte J, Campos J, Silveira E, Grosso F, Machado E, Freitas AR, Silva R, Coque T, Peixe L. Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant enterococci from antibiotic-free trout aquacultures. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Dias L, Ferreira L, Mourão J, Alves T, Novais C, Peixe L, Antunes P Caracterização fenotípica da resistência aos antibióticos em Salmonella enterica serótipo 4,5,12:i- (variante monofásica de S. Typhimurium) em Portugal. XXI Congresso Científico - Alimentação, Ciência e Saúde. Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Abril Mourão J, Dias L, Fernandes L, Alves T, Novais C, Peixe L, Antunes P. Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of the emerging Salmonella enterica serotype 4,5,12:i:- (monophasic variant of S. Typhimurium) from Portugal. IJUP'12. Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Freitas AR, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Francia MV, Novais C, Zervos MJ, Donabedian S, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM. Page 18 of 27

19 Spread of vancomycin-resistance among Enterococcus faecalis: the influence of pad1 and Inc18-plasmids ( ). 21th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) Milan (Italy), May Quinteira S, Novais C, Antunes P, Campos J, Freitas AR, Abdukadir A, Monteiro N, Peixe L. (2011). Tracking antibiotic resistance along the Silk Road. 21th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) Milan (Italy), May Grosso F., Quinteira S., Cavaleiro L., Peixe L. blaoxa-58-carrying Acinetobacter baumannii in Portugal: more ancient and prevalent than initially imagined.18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Helsinki, May Grosso F., Quinteira S., Cavaleiro L., Peixe L. on behalf of the Portuguese Resistance Study Group. Dissemination of OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii Iberian clone in hospitals and ambulatory. 18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Barcelona, April Quinteira S., Grosso F., Ramos H., Peixe L. Switching populations: establishment of OXA-40-producing Acinetobacter baumannii within a hospital setting. 18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Barcelona, April Novais C., Freitas A., Coque T.M., Peixe L Multi-drug resistant enterococci among Portuguese swine after growth promoter ban. 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Munich, April Quinteira S., Ferreira H., Peixe L.V. A multidimensional screening of non-clinical isolates reveals metallo-betalactamases in the environment 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Copenhagen, Antunes P., Machado J., Peixe L.V. Antimicrobial resistance and dissemination of class 1 and class 2 integrons in Portuguese Salmonella isolates from different sources. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Copenhaga Novais C., Sousa J.C., Coque T.M., Peixe L.V. Persistence of vncomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates belonging to C1 lineage in a healthy human volunteer during a 4 year period. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Copenhaga Antunes P., Machado J., Peixe L.V. Contribution of nitrofurans illegal use to the selection and persistence of Salmonella amongst humans and foods of animal origin in Portugal. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Copenhaga Quinteira S.M., Sousa J.C., Peixe L.V. Characterisation of a new integron carrying a metallo-beta-lactamase and a carbenicillinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Comunicación Oral. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Prague Machado E., Cantón R., Rollán A., Sousa J. C., Baquero F., Coque T.M., Peixe L.Comunicación Oral. Extendedspectrum beta-lactamases from the community and hospital environments in Portugal: dissemination of TEM-24 E. aerogenes european epidemic clone and emergence of CTX-M enzymes.14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Praga Da Silva G. J., Correia M., Vital C., Ribeiro G., Peixe L. and Duarte A. Comunicación Oral. First appearance of a blaimp gene in an Acinetobacter genospecies 10 clinical strain associated with reduced susceptibility to imipenem.. FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists. Eslovénia Quinteira S., Cardoso O., Sousa J., Peixe L. Characterization of integrons carrying VIM-2 in Pseudomonas spp. from Portugal. Comunicación Oral. 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Glasgow Rodriguez R., Cartelle D., Costoya M., Quinteira S., Peixe L., Rodriguez D., Roca E., Casares J.J. Ferramentas e metodoloxías para a realización de inventarios rigurosos de fontes de emisións á atmósfera. Comunicación Oral. XV Encontro Galego Portugues de Química. A Coruña Silva G., Correia M., Vital C., Ribeiro G., Leitão R., J.C. Sousa, Duarte A., L. Peixe. Identification of a New Carbapenemase, IMP-5, in an Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate. Comunicación Oral. 11th European Congress Clinical Microbiology Infectious Disease (ECCMID). Istambul Comunicações em painel ("poster") Silveira E, Freitas AR, Barros M, Pinto H, Antunes P, Coque TM, Peixe L, Novais C. Large conjugative enterococcal plasmids from different sources carry antibiotic resistance genes and a diversity of mera (mercury) genes spread among Gram-positive bacteria,3rd ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and the Environment, Aix-en-Provence, France, June Novais C, Antunes P, Silveira E, Campos J, Fonte J, Grosso F, Machado E, Freitas AR, Coque TM, Peixe L. Influx of Enterococcus carrying antibiotic, copper and virulence resistance genes in antibiotic-free trout aquacultures by river water and feed,3rd ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and the Environment, Aix-en-Provence, France, June Antunes P, Campos J, Machado E, Novais C, Mourão J, Grosso F, Freitas AR, Coque TM, Peixe L. Plasmidmediated quinolone resistance genes are widely spread in trout aquacultures, 3rd ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and the Environment, Aix-en-Provence, France, June Mendes M, Novais C, Antunes P, Campos J, Freitas AR, Abdukadir A, Peixe L, Monteiro N, Quinteira S. Tracking antibiotic resistance along the Silk Road,V Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, Dias L, Silveira E, Antunes P, Freitas AR, Peixe L, Novais C. Bacterial resistance to copper and antibiotics: two sides of the same problem in the animal production setting?,v Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, Novais Â, Pires J, Herreira H, Costa L, Montenegro C, Vuotto C, Coque TM, Donelli G, Peixe L. Biofilm-formation Page 19 of 27

20 ability and diversity of globally spread Escherichia coli ST131 isolates resistant: nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Novais Â, Pires J, Montenegro C, Vuotto C, Donelli G, Coque TM, Peixe L. Diversity and biofilm-production ability of widespread Escherichia coli phylogroup D lineages (ST69, ST393, ST405). 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Grosso F, Quinteira S, Novais A, Peixe L. blaoxa-24/40-carrying plasmids have an important role in the dissemination process of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Freitas AR, Tedim-Pedrosa A, Novais C, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Peixe L, Baquero F, Coque TM. Global dissemination of vancomycin-resistant VanB Enterococcus faecium causing outbreaks in different countries is mainly associated with chromosomal Tn1549/5382-like platforms. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Mourão J, Dias L, Ferreira L, Alves T, Machado J, Novais C, Peixe L, Antunes P. Are biocides and antibiotic resistance driving the emergence of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,[5],12:i- (monophasic variant of S. typhimurium)? 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Silveira E, Freitas AR, Antunes P, Coque TM, Peixe L, Novais C. Spread of large conjugative plasmids carrying antibiotic, copper and mercury resistance genes among Enterococcus from different sources. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Rodrigues C, Novais Â, Cantón R, Coque T, Peixe L, Machado E. Spread of IncI-blaTEM-52 and IncN-blaCTX-M- 1/-32 among Escherichia coli isolates from Portuguese piggeries. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Rodrigues C, Machado E, Montenegro C, Peixe L, Novais Â, on behalf of The Portuguese Resistance Study Group. High diversity of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli from Portugal. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Rodrigues C, Machado E, Novais Â, Peixe L, on behalf of The Portuguese Resistance Study Group. Amplification of ST15, ST147 and ST336 Klebsiella pneumoniae clones producing different ESBLs in Portuguese hospitals. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Antunes P, Campos J, Novais C, Machado E, Mourão J, Grosso F, Quinteira S, Freitas AR, Coque T, Peixe L. Aquacultures as reservoirs of pathogenic bacteria and clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes. 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), London (UK), April Mendes M, Novais C, Antunes P, Campos J, Freitas AR, Abdukadir A, Peixe L, Monteiro N, Quinteira S. Tracking antibiotic resistance along the Silk Road. 5th IJUP (Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto), Porto, Dias L, Silveira E, Antunes P, Freitas AR, Peixe L, Novais C. Bacterial resistance to copper and antibiotics: two sides of the same problem in the animal production setting? 5th IJUP (Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto), Porto, Sousa CCS, Pires J, Novais Â, Peixe L. Tracing the emerging pathogen Escherichia albertii. 5th IJUP (Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto), Porto, Novais Â, Rodrigues C, Branquinho R, Antunes P, Grosso F, Boaventura L, Ribeiro G, Peixe L. Emergence of multiple carbapenem resistant clinical isolates from different Enterobacteriaceae species and widespread clones. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Pires JP, Novais Â, Peixe L. Clonality and virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Silveira E, Freitas AR, Antunes P, Coque TM, Peixe L, Novais C. Spread of large plasmids carrying antibiotic and copper resistance genes among enterococci from different ecological niches. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Mourão J, Dias L, Ferreira L, Alves T, Novais C, Peixe L, Antunes P. Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of the emerging Salmonella enterica serotype 4,[5],12:i:-. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Branquinho R, Amorim MM, Novais A, Pintado ME, Peixe L. (2011). Characterization of antibiotic susceptibility profile and beta-lactamase genes content in Bacillus pumilus from different sources. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Machado E, Silva V, Rodrigues C, Novais Â, Costa S, Silva R, Cantón R, Coque T, Peixe L. (2011). Occurrence of ESBLs among Enterobacteriaceae isolates from swine and piggeries environment in Portugal. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Novais Â, Machado E, Amaral S, Rodrigues C, Gonçalves T, Cantón R, Coque T, Peixe L. (2011). Epidemiological shift and expansion of widespread Escherichia coli clones from Portuguese hospitals. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Machado E, Monteiro A, Cantón R, Coque T, Peixe L. (2011). Enterobacteriaceae from Portuguese piggeries as potential reservoirs of acquired quinolone resistance genes. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Freitas F, Silva R, Novais Â, Coque T, Cantón R, Machado E, Peixe L. (2011). Phenotypic detection of acquired AmpC beta-lactamases using the phenylboronic acid test. Congress MICROBIOTEC 11, Braga (Portugal), Dezembro Silveira E, Freitas AR, Antunes P, Coque TM, Peixe L, Novais C. Estará o uso de cobre a contribuir para a selecção de bactérias resistentes aos antibióticos na produção animal e em humanos? 4ª Reunião Anual PortFIR Page 20 of 27