Publications

2024

62. Joel P. Dias, Fernanda C. Domingues, Susana Ferreira (2024) Linalool Reduces Virulence and Tolerance to Adverse Conditions of Listeria monocytogenes. Antibiotics 2024, 13, 474. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13060474.

61. Diana Pereira, Susana Ferreira, Gloria Belén Ramírez-Rodríguez, Nuno Alves, Ângela Sousa, Joana F. A. Valente (2024) Silver and Antimicrobial Polymer Nanocomplexes to Enhance Biocidal Effects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25, 1256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25021256.

2023

60. Cristiana Mateus, Cláudio J. Maia, Fernanda Domingues, Roland Bücker, Mónica Oleastro, Susana Ferreira* (2023) Evaluation of Bile Salts on the Survival and Modulation of Virulence of Aliarcobacter butzleri. Antibiotics 12, 9, 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12091387.

59. Madalena Santos, Raquel Santos, Pedro Soeiro, Samuel Silvestre, Susana Ferreira* (2023) Resveratrol as an Inhibitor of the NorA Efflux Pump and Resistance Modulator in Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics 12, 7, 1168. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12071168.

58. Sónia P. Miguel, Caíque D'Angelo, Maximiano P. Ribeiro, Susana Ferreira, Paula Coutinho (2023) An antibacterial and bioactive sponge incorporating Codium sp.-mediated biosynthesized silver nanoparticles for the management of high exudate wounds. Algal Research. 72, 103129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103129.

57. Inês Martins, Cristiana Mateus, Fernanda Domingues, Mónica Oleastro, Susana Ferreira* (2023) Putative Role of an ABC Efflux System in Aliarcobacter butzleri Resistance and Virulence. Antibiotics. 2023, 12, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12020339.

56. Alexandra Coimbra, Sónia Miguel, Maximiano Ribeiro, Paula Coutinho, Lúcia A. Silva, Susana Ferreira*, Ana Paula Duarte (2023) Chemical composition, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of six commercial essential oils. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 23;76(1):ovac042. https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovac042.

55. Filomena Carvalho, Alexandra T. Coimbra, Lúcia Silva, Ana P. Duarte, Susana Ferreira* (2023). Melissa officinalis essential oil as an antimicrobial agent against Listeria monocytogenes in watermelon juice. Food Microbiology. 19, February 2023, 104105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2022.104105.

2022

54. Rodrigo Martins, Cristiana Mateus, Fernanda Domingues, Roland Bücker, Mónica Oleastro, Susana Ferreira* (2022) Effect of Atmospheric Conditions on Pathogenic Phenotypes of Arcobacter butzleri. Microorganisms 2022, 10(12), 2409; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122409.

53. Alexandra T. Coimbra, Filomena Carvalho, Ana P. Duarte, Susana Ferreira* (2022). Antimicrobial activity of Thymus zygis essential oil against Listeria monocytogenes and its application as food preservative. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 80, August 2022, 103077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103077.

52. Alexandra Coimbra, Susana Ferreira*, Ana Paula Duarte. (2022) Biological properties of Thymus zygis essential oil with emphasis on antimicrobial activity and food application. Food Chemistry, 393, 133370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133370.

51. Igor Venâncio, Ângelo Luís, Fernanda Domingues, Mónica Oleastro, Luísa Pereira, Susana Ferreira* (2022) The prevalence of Arcobacteraceae in aquatic environments: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pathogens 2022, 11:244. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020244.

50. Alexandra Coimbra, Sónia Miguel, Maximiano Ribeiro, Paula Coutinho, Lúcia Silva, Ana P. Duarte, Susana Ferreira* (2022) Thymus zygis Essential Oil: Phytochemical Characterization, Bioactivity Evaluation and Synergistic Effect with Antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics 11, 2: 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11020146.

49. Arturo Levican, Guillermo Perez-Perez, Monica Oleastro, Heriberto Fernández, Susana Ferreira (2022) Editorial: Current Perspectives of Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacteraceae and Helicobacteraceae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11:840456. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.840456.

48. Marina C. Posso, Fernanda C. Domingues, Susana Ferreira *, Samuel Silvestre (2022) Development of phenothiazine hybrids with potential medicinal interest: A Review. Molecules, 27(1), 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27010276. Fator de impacto 2021: 4,927 (Q2); citações no Scopus:31. * autora correspondente

2021

47. Filomena Carvalho, Ana P. Duarte, Susana Ferreira * (2021) Antimicrobial activity of Melissa officinalis and its potential use in food preservation. Food Bioscience, 44, 101437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101437.

46. Susana Ferreira*, Gloria Sanchez, Maria J. Alves, Maria J. Fraqueza (2021) Editorial: Natural Compounds in Food Safety and Preservation. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, 759594. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.759594.

45. Marina Bonifácio, Cristiana Mateus, Ana R. Alves, Emanuel Maldonado, Ana P. Duarte, Fernanda Domingues, Mónica Oleastro, Susana Ferreira* (2021). Natural Transformation as a Mechanism of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Aliarcobacter butzleri. Pathogens 2021 2021, 10(7), 909. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10070909.

44. Cristiana Mateus, Ana R. Nunes, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda Domingues, Susana Ferreira* (2021). RND Efflux Systems Contribute to Resistance and Virulence of Aliarcobacter butzleri. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ antibiotics10070823.

43. Susana Ferreira*, Ana L. Silva, Joana Tomás, Cristiana Mateus, Fernanda Domingues, Mónica Oleastro (2021) Characterization of AreABC, an RND-type efflux system involved in antimicrobial resistance of Aliarcobacter butzleri. Antimicrobial agents and Chemotherapy, 5:e00729-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00729-21.

42. Federica Giacometti, Hesamaddin Shirzad-Aski, Susana Ferreira*. (2021) Antimicrobials and Food-Related Stresses as Selective Factors for Antibiotic Resistance along the Farm to Fork Continuum. Antibiotics, 10, 671. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10060671.

41. Cristiana Mateus, Rodrigo Martins, Ângelo Luís, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda Domingues, Luísa Pereira, Susana Ferreira*. (2021) Prevalence of Arcobacter: From farm to retail – A systematic review and meta-analysis. Food Control, 128, 108177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108177.

40. Filipa Ramilo-Gomes, Yemataw Addis, Israel Tekamo, Isabel Cavaco, Débora L. Campos, Fernando R. Pavan, Clara S. B. Gomes, Vanessa Brito, Adriana O. Santos, Fernanda Domingues, Ângelo Luís, M. Matilde Marques, João Costa Pessoa, Susana Ferreira, Samuel Silvestre, Isabel Correia. (2021) Antimicrobial and antitumor activity of S-methyl dithiocarbazate Schiff base zinc(II) complexes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 216, 111331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111331.

2020

39. Alexandra T. Coimbra, Ângelo Luís, Maria T. Batista, Susana Ferreira*, Ana Paula C. Duarte. (2020) Phytochemical Characterization, Bioactivities Evaluation and Synergistic Effect of Arbutus unedo and Crataegus monogyna Extracts with Amphotericin B. Current Microbiology, 77(9):2143–2154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-02125-w.

38. Alexandra T. Coimbra, Susana Ferreira*, Ana Paula C. Duarte. (2020) Genus Ruta: A natural source of high value products with biological and pharmacological properties. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 260:113076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113076.

37. Joana Isidro, Susana Ferreira*, Miguel Pinto, Fernanda Domingues, Mónica Oleastro, João P. Gomes, Vitor Borges*. (2020) Virulence and antibiotic resistance plasticity of Arcobacter butzleri: Insights on the genomic diversity of an emerging human pathogen. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 80:104213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104213.

36. Gonçalo R. Silva, Cátia V. Vaz, Beatriz Catalão, Susana Ferreira, Henrique J. Cardoso, Ana Paula Duarte, Sílvia Socorro. (2020) Sweet Cherry Extract Targets the Hallmarks of Cancer in Prostate Cells: Diminished Viability, Increased Apoptosis and Suppressed Glycolytic Metabolism. Nutrition and Cancer 72(6):917-931. https://doi.org/10.1080/01635581.2019.1661502.

2019

35. Joana Figueiredo, João Serrano, Mafalda Soares, Susana Ferreira, Fernanda Domingues, Paulo Almeida, Samuel Silvestre. (2019) 5-Hydrazinylethylidenepyrimidines effective against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation of antibacterial, radical scavenging and cytotoxic activities. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 137:104964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2019.104964.

34. Susana Ferreira*, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda Domingues F. (2019) Current insights on Arcobacter butzleri in food chain. Current Opinion in Food Science 26:9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2019.02.013.

33. Vanessa Sousa, Ângelo Luís, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda Domingues, Susana Ferreira* (2019) Polyphenols as resistance modulators in Arcobacter butzleri. Folia Microbiologica 64(4):547-554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-019-00678-3.

32. Susana Ferreira, Ângelo Luís, Mónica Oleastro, Luísa Pereira, Fernanda Domingues. (2019) A meta-analytic perspective on Arcobacter spp. antibiotic resistance. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 16:130-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2018.12.018.

31. Anabela Santos, Ângelo Luís, Susana Ferreira*, Ana P. Duarte. (2019) Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity and potential of heather (Erica spp.) extracts in the control of Listeria monocytogenes. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 54(3):862-870. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14007.

2018

30. Susana Ferreira*, Daniela R. Correia, Fernanda C. Domingues, Mónica Oleastro. (2018) Arcobacter butzleri ciprofloxacin resistance: Point mutations in DNA gyrase A and role on fitness cost. Microbial Drug Resistance 24(7):915-922. https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2017.0295.

29. Joana Figueiredo, João L. Serrano, Eunice Cavalheiro, Leena Keurulainen, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma, Vania M. Moreira, Susana Ferreira, Fernanda C. Domingues, Samuel Silvestre, Paulo Almeida. (2018) Trisubstituted barbiturates and thiobarbiturates: Synthesis and biological evaluation as xanthine oxidase inhibitors, antioxidants, antibacterial and anti-proliferative agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 143:829-842. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.11.070.

28. Sofia Vicente-Martins, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda C. Domingues, Susana Ferreira*. (2018) Arcobacter spp. at retail food from Portugal: Prevalence, genotyping and antibiotics resistance. Food control 85:107-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.09.024.

2017

27. Susana Ferreira*, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2017) Occurrence, genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance of Arcobacter spp. in a dairy plant. Journal of Applied Microbiology 123:1019-1026. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13538.

26. Adriana R. Oliveira, Fernanda C. Domingues, Susana Ferreira. (2017) The influence of resveratrol adaptation on resistance to antibiotics, benzalkonium chloride, heat and acid stresses of Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Food Control 73: 1420-1425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.11.011.

2016

25. Andreia Duarte, Susana Ferreira, Sofia Almeida, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2016) Clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from a Portuguese hospital: PFGE characterization, antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm-forming ability. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 45:29-32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2016.02.002.

24. Susana Ferreira*, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2016) The antimicrobial action of resveratrol against Listeria monocytogenes in food-based models and its antibiofilm properties. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96(13):4531-4535, https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7669.

23. Susana Ferreira, João A. Queiroz, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2016) Insights in the pathogenesis and resistance of Arcobacter: a review. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 42(3), 364-383, doi: 10.3109/1040841X.2014.954523.

2015

22. Andreia Duarte, Ana C. Alves, Susana Ferreira, Filomena Silva, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2015) Resveratrol inclusion complexes: Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against Campylobacter spp. and Arcobacter butzleri. Food Research International 77(2):244-250, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2015.05.047.

21. Margarida S. Afonso, Susana Ferreira, Fernanda C. Domingues, Filomena Silva. (2015) Resveratrol production in bioreactor: assessment of cell physiological states and plasmid segregational stability. Biotechnology Reports 5:7-13, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2014.10.008.

2014

20. Sofia F. Reis, Beatriz Gullón, Patricia Gullón, Susana Ferreira, Cláudio J. Maia, José L. Alonso, Fernanda C. Domingues, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam. (2014) Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of arabinoxylans from brewer’s spent grain. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98:9365-9373, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-6009-8.

19. Susana Ferreira, João A. Queiroz, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2014) Genotypic and phenotypic features of Arcobacter butzleri pathogenicity. Microbial Pathogenesis 76:19-25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2014.09.004.

18. Susana Ferreira, Filomena Silva, João A. Queiroz, Mónica Oleastro, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2014) Resveratrol against Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus: Activity and effect on cellular functions. International Journal of Food Microbiology 180:62-68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.04.004.

17. Susana Ferreira, Cláudia Júlio, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues, Mónica Oleastro. (2014) Molecular diagnosis of Arcobacter and Campylobacter in diarrhoeal samples among Portuguese patients. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 78:220-225, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.11.021.

16. Ângelo Luís, Luiza Breitenfeld, Susana Ferreira, Ana Paula Duarte, Fernanda Domingues. (2014) Antimicrobial, antibiofilm and cytotoxic activities of Hakea sericea Schrader extracts. Pharmacognosy Magazine 10(37):S6-S13, https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.127331.

15. Andreia F. Duarte, Susana Ferreira, Rosário Oliveira, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2013) Effect of Coriander Oil (Coriandrum sativum) on Planktonic and Biofilm Cells of Acinetobacter baumannii. Natural Product Communications 8(5):673-678, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.033.

2013

14. Susana Ferreira, Maria J. Fraqueza, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues, Mónica Oleastro. (2013) Genetic diversity, antibiotic resistance and biofilm-forming ability of Arcobacter butzleri isolated from poultry and environment from a Portuguese slaughterhouse. International Journal of Food Microbiology 162(1):82–88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.01.003.

2012

13. Rodrigo Silva, Susana Ferreira, Maria J. Bonifácio, João M. Dias, João A. Queiroz, Luís A. Passarinha. (2012) Optimization of fermentation conditions for the production of human soluble catechol-O-methyltransferase by Escherichia coli using artificial neural network. Journal of Biotechnology 160 (3-4):161-168, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.03.025.

2011

12. Andreia Duarte, Susana Ferreira, Filomena Silva, Fernanda.C. Domingues. (2012) Synergistic activity of coriander oil and conventional antibiotics against Acinetobacter baumannii. Phytomedicine 19:236-238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2011.11.010.

11. Susana Ferreira, João Santos, Andreia Duarte, Ana P. Duarte, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2012) Screening of antimicrobial activity of Cistus ladanifer and Arbutus unedo extracts. Natural Product Research 26(16):1558-1560, https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2011.569504.

10. Filomena Silva, Susana Ferreira, Andreia Duarte, Dina I. Mendonça, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2011) Antifungal activity of Coriandrum sativum essential oil, its mode of action against Candida species and potential synergism with amphotericin B. Phytomedicine 19:42-47, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.033.

9. Filomena Silva, Susana Ferreira, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2011) Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) essential oil: its antibacterial activity and mode of action evaluated by flow cytometry. Journal of Medical Microbiology 60:1479–1486, https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.034157-0.

8. Susana Ferreira, Nuno Gil, João A. Queiroz, Ana P. Duarte, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2011) An evaluation of the potential of Acacia dealbata as raw material for bioethanol production. Bioresource Technology 102:4766–4773, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.051.

2010

7. Susana Ferreira, Nuno Gil, João A. Queiroz, Ana P. Duarte, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2010) Bioethanol from the Portuguese forest residue Pterospartum tridentatum – An evaluation of pretreatment strategy for enzymatic saccharification and sugars fermentation. Bioresource Technology 101:7797–7803, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.05.03.

6. Luísa Paulo, Susana Ferreira, Eugenia Gallardo, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda Domingues. (2010) Antimicrobial activity and effects of resveratrol on human pathogenic bacteria. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 26 (8):1533-1538, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-010-0325-7.

5. Nuno Gil, Susana Ferreira, Maria Emília Amaral, Fernanda C. Domingues, Ana Paula Duarte. (2010) The influence of dilute acid pretreatment conditions on the enzymatic saccharification of Erica spp. for bioethanol production. Industrial Crops and Products 32:29–35, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.02.013.

2009

4. Susana Ferreira, Ana P. Duarte, Maria H. L. Ribeiro, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2009) Response surface optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of Cistus ladanifer and Cytisus striatus for bioethanol production. Biochemical Engineering Journal 45: 192–200, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2009.03.012.

3. Susana M. P. Ferreira, Ana P. Duarte, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2009) Influence of buffer systems on Trichoderma reesei Rut C-30 morphology and cellulase production. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 12 (3), https://doi.org/10.2225/vol12-issue3-fulltext-6.

2006

2. Fani Sousa, Susana Ferreira, João Queiroz, Fernanda Domingues. (2006) Production of a fusion protein containing the antigenic domain 1 of the human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 16(7):1026-1031.

2005

1. Susana Ferreira, Fani Sousa, João A. Queiroz, Fernanda C. Domingues. (2005) Improved recovery of a fusion protein containing the Antigenic Domain 1 of the Human Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein B. Biotechnology Letters. 27:1241-1245, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-005-0024-x.