Category: Topic #1: Microbiotech in Health & Disease

379 Bacterial cellulose for burn wounds dressings

Gonçalo Francisco Cordeiro Cavaco 1 – Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal; 2 – UCIBIO- Applied Biomolecular Sciences Unit, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal g.cavaco@campus.fct.unl.pt João Saraiva3, Raquel Portela1,2, Catarina R. Leal3,4, Rita G. Sobral1,2, Pedro… Continue reading 379 Bacterial cellulose for burn wounds dressings

381 Emergence of staphylococcal non-wild-type populations to biocides in a One Health perspective: are there reasons for concern?

Sofia Santos Costa Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, UNL, Portugal scosta@ihmt.unl.pt Carolina Ferreira1, Catarina Morais1, Patrícia Abrantes1, Constança Pomba2,3 Isabel Couto1 1 Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, UNL, Lisbon, Portugal, 2… Continue reading 381 Emergence of staphylococcal non-wild-type populations to biocides in a One Health perspective: are there reasons for concern?

383 Peptidoglycan amidation impact on biofilm formation – role of eDNA and Atl-

Bárbara Vitorino Gonçalves 1Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal; 2UCIBIO- Applied Biomolecular Sciences Unit, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal bv.goncalves@campus.fct.unl.pt Gonçalo Cavaco1,2, Bárbara Gonçalves1,2, Inês Grilo1,2, Hermínia de Lencastre3,4, M. Miragaia5, Rita G. Sobral1,2 1Associate Laboratory… Continue reading 383 Peptidoglycan amidation impact on biofilm formation – role of eDNA and Atl-

385 Essential Oils of Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata and Calamintha nepeta, from Alentejo: Antimicrobial Activity against Biodeteriogenic Microorganisms and Immobilization in ?-cyclodextrin Complexes

Maria Rosário Martins Laboratório HERCULES & Departamento de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde da Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora mrm@uevora.pt Sílvia Macedo Arantes1, Ana Teresa Caldeira2, António Candeias2 1 Laboratório HERCULES, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal; 2  Laboratório HERCULES, City U Macau Chair in Sustainable Heritage,… Continue reading 385 Essential Oils of Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata and Calamintha nepeta, from Alentejo: Antimicrobial Activity against Biodeteriogenic Microorganisms and Immobilization in ?-cyclodextrin Complexes

370 Quaternary Ammonium Compounds’ activity and occurrence of tolerance associated genes among Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from diverse origins and timespans

Ana Paula Fernandes Pereira 1UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. Portugal, 2Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. Portugal. 3Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação. anapaula-pereira@live.com.pt Patrícia Antunes1,2,3, Rob Willems4, Jukka Corander5,… Continue reading 370 Quaternary Ammonium Compounds’ activity and occurrence of tolerance associated genes among Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from diverse origins and timespans

372 Do all prebiotics have the same impact on my gut microbiota? A case study using an in vitro gastrointestinal model to assess functional oligosaccharides added to milk

Nelson Fernando Mota de Carvalho CBQF ? Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa ncarvalho@ucp.pt Célia Maria Costa1, Manuela Pintado2, Diana Luazi Oliveira3, and Ana Raquel Madureira4 Amyris Bio Products Portugal, Unipessoal Lda

374 Antibacterial and synergetic activity of Thymus capitellatus, Origanum virens and Origanum macrostachyum essential oils

Maria Rosário Martins *Laboratório HERCULES & Departamento de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal mrm@uevora.pt Teresa Gafanhoto1, Sílvia Macedo Arantes2, Ana Teresa Caldeira3, Carlos Pinto Gomes4 1 Laboratório HERCULES & Departamento de Química, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia; Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal; 2 Laboratório HERCULES,… Continue reading 374 Antibacterial and synergetic activity of Thymus capitellatus, Origanum virens and Origanum macrostachyum essential oils

375 Identification of new players of lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Gonçalo Francisco Cordeiro Cavaco 1 – Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal; 2 – UCIBIO- Applied Biomolecular Sciences Unit, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal; g.cavaco@campus.fct.unl.pt Catarina Fanico1,2*, Bárbara Gonçalves1,2, Nuno Faria3, Maria Miragaia3 and Rita G.… Continue reading 375 Identification of new players of lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

376 Proposing a new Shewanella species causing human infections

Maria de Oliveira Firmino Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. Da República – EAN, 2780 – 157 Oeiras, Portugal; Instituto de Microbiologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Prof. Egas Moniz, P-1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal. mfirmino@itqb.unl.pt Ana Vieira da Silva 1, Ricardo Oliveira Louro 1, Mário… Continue reading 376 Proposing a new Shewanella species causing human infections