Core Members
Projects
- CetSenti - Cetaceans as marine ecosystem health sentinels
- Effects of sewage outfalls on marine protected species
- Evolution of biotechnologically-relevant genomic islands
- Exploitation of immunogenic proteins of the Burkholderia cepacia complex to design new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
- GenomePT – National Laboratory for Genome Sequencing and Analysis
- Heterogeneity among Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates assessed using genomic approaches
- Microbial communities in artificial reefs and substrates
- VALEU. Towards the valorization of eucalyptus waste using Pseudomonas-based biocatalysts
- WRANA - Wastewater reuse: improving the odds by understanding natural attenuation
Publications
Alves AL, Gonçalves F, Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P, Ferreira M, Marçalo A, Vingada J, Eira C, Godoy-Vitorino F, Cabrera B, Rodriguez A, Fabre J and Santos PM (2015). Microbiome characterization of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) of the coast of Portugal.
Baptista P, Reis F, Pereira E, Tavares RM, Santos PM, Richard F, Selosse MA and Lino-Neto T (2015). Soil DNA pyrosequencing and fruitbody surveys reveal contrasting diversity for various fungal ecological guilds in chestnut orchards. Environ Microbiol Rep, 7: 946–954. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12336.
Barros D, Pradhan A, Mendes VM, Manadas B, Santos PM, Pascoal C and Cássio F (2019). Proteomics and antioxidant enzymes reveal different mechanisms of toxicity induced by ionic and nanoparticulate silver in bacteria. Environ Sci Nano, 6: 1207-1218. doi: 10.1039/c8en01067f.
Carreira-Flores D, Santos P, Pereira S, Alves C, Ferreira H, Neto R, Cabecinha E, Urgorri V, Tato R, Díaz-Agras G and Gomes PT (2019). Artificial seaweed monitoring structures (ASMS): the Next-Sea project approach towards a standardized non-destructive sampling methodology. doi: 10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.08.00010.
Carreira-Flores D, Gomes P, Santos P, Cabecinha E and Diaz-Agras G (2019). Artificial monitoring structures: deployment, sampling anda preliminary results. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11919.23208.
Castro PM and Santos PM (2010). Exploring the biotechnological potential of Pseudomonas sp. M1 using high-throughput sequencing technology.
Costa D, Fernandes T, Martins F, Pereira JA, Tavares RM, Santos PM, Baptista P and Lino-Neto T (2021). Illuminating Olea europaea L. endophyte fungal community. Microbiol Res, 245: 126693. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126693.
Freschi L, Jeukens J, Kukavica-Ibrulj I, Boyle B, Dupont M-J, Laroche J et al (2015). Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium. Front Microbiol, 6: 1036. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01036.
Godoy-Vitorino F, Cabrera B, Rodriguez A, Fabre J, Alves AL, Gonçalves F, Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P, Ferreira M, Marçalo A, Vingada J, Eira C and Santos PM (2015) A high-throughput look at the microbiome of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) of the coast of Portugal.
Godoy-Vitorino F, Rodriguez-Hilario A, Alves AL, Gonçalves F, Cabrera-Colon B, Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P, Ferreira M, Marçalo A, Vingada J, Eira C and Santos PM (2017) The microbiome of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in Portugal. Res Microbiol, 168: 85-93. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2016.08.004.
Gonçalves F, Soares-Castro P, Afonso D, Reis F, Lino-Neto T and Santos PM (2015). Metagenomics-guided bioprospection of monoterpene biocatalysts in the rhyzosphere of coark oak trees.
Mesquita CS, Faustino A and Santos PM (2015). Genotypic categorization of a diverse collection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates.
Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P and Santos PM (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosa: phenotypic flexibility and antimicrobial resistance In Mendez-Vilas A, eds. Microbial pathogens and strategies for combating them: science, technology and education (Vol. 1, pp. 650-665). Formatex Research Center. doi: 10.13140/2.1.3099.2167.
Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P, Faustino A, Fialho A, Winstanley C and Santos PM (2013). Phenotypic characterization and comparative genomics of two Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates.
Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P, Faustino A, Ribeiro A, Gomes AC, Santos HM, Capelo JL and Santos PM (2019). Identification of genomic loci impacting the pathogenic potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from pneumonia.
Mesquita CS, Soares-Castro P, Faustino A, Santos HM, Capelo JL and Santos PM (2019). Identification of genomic loci associated with genotypic and phenotypic variation among Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from pneumonia. Microb Pathog, 136: 103702. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103702.
Panta-Ferreira B, Soares-Castro P, Eira C, Vingada J and Santos PM (2019). Storage time of freshwater sample may impact bacterial community profilling using 16S-based metabarcoding.
Reis F, Soares-Castro P, Costa D, Tavares RM, Baptista P, Santos PM and Lino-Neto T (2019). Climatic impacts on the bacterial community profiles of cork oak soils. Applied soil ecology, 143: 89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.05.031.
Silva IN, Santos PM, Santos MR, Zlosnik JEA, Speert DP, Buskirk SW, Bruger EL, et al (2016). Long-term evolution of Burkholderia multivorans during a chronic cystic fibrosis infection reveals shifting forces of selection. mSystems, 1: e00029-16. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00029-16.
Silva IN, Santos PM, Moreira LM (2015). Draft genome sequences of two Burkholderia multivorans sequential isolates from a chronic lung infection of a cystic fibrosis patient. Genome Announc, 3: e01531-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01531-14.
Soares F, Soares-Castro P and Santos PM (2019). Genomic-guided evaluation of long-term adaptation of Pseudomonas sp. M1 in the presence of terpenes.
Soares-Castro P and Santos PM (2011). Towards the metabolic engineering of myrcene pathway of Pseudomonas sp. M1 using an integrated omic approach.
Soares-Castro P and Santos PM (2013). Towards the description of the genome catalogue of Pseudomonas sp. strain M1. Genome Announc, 1:pii:e00146-12. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00146-12.
Soares-Castro P and Santos PM (2014). Deciphering the genome repertoire of Pseudomonas sp. M1 toward ß-myrcene biotransformation. Genome Biol Evol, 7:1-17. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evu254.
Soares-Castro P and Santos PM (2015). Pseudomonas-based chassis towards à la carte biotransformation of plant-derived volatiles.
Soares-Castro P, Araújo-Rodrigues H, Godoy-Vitorino F, Ferreira M, Covelo P, López A, Vingada J, Eira C and Santos PM (2019). Health status-associated microbiota fingerprints within the oral cavity of cetaceans. doi: 10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.08.00056.
Soares-Castro P, Araújo-Rodrigues H, Godoy-Vitorino F, Ferreira M, Covelo P, López A, Vingada J, Eira C and Santos PM (2019). Microbiota fingerprints within the oral cavity of cetaceans as indicators for population biomonitoring. Sci Rep, 9:1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50139-7.
Soares-Castro P, Marques D, Demyanchuk S, Faustino A and Santos PM (2011). Draft genome sequences of two Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates with different antibiotic susceptibilities. J Bacteriol, 193:5573 (cover issue of The Journal of Bacteriology vol19). doi: 10.1128/JB.05446-11.
Soares-Castro P, Montenegro-Silva P, Heipieper HJ and Santos PM (2017). Functional characterization of a 28-kb catabolic island from Pseudomonas sp. M1 involved in biotransformation of β-myrcene and related plant-derived volatiles. Appl Environ Microbiol, 83: e03112-16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03112-16.
Soares-Castro P, Soares F, Reis F, Lino-Neto T and Santos PM (2019). Bioprospection for novel functional modules towards plant monoterpene valorization.
Soares-Castro P, Yadav TC, Viggor S, Kivisaar M, Kapley A and Santos PM (2019). Seasonal bacterial community dynamics in a crude oil refinery wastewater treatment plant. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 103: 9131-9141. doi: 10.1007/s00253-019-10130-8.
Soares-Castro P, Soares F and Santos PM (2021). Current advances in the bacterial toolbox for the biotechnological production of monoterpene-based aroma compounds. Molecules, 26(1): 91. doi: 10.3390/molecules26010091.
Sousa SA, Soares-Castro P, Feliciano JR, Ramos CG, Santos PM, Leitão JH (2013). Unveiling the Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 RNA chaperone Hfq2 interactome. doi: 10.1016/S1569-1993(13)60255-6.
Sousa SA, Soares-Castro P, Seixas AM, Feliciano JR, Balugas B, Barreto C, Pereira L, Santos PM and Leitão JH (2020). New insights into the immunoproteome of B. cenocepacia J2315 using serum samples from cystic fibrosis patients. N Biotechnol, 54: 62-70. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2019.08.006.
Viggor S, Jõesaar M, Soares-Castro P, Ilmjärv T, Santos PM, Kapley A and Kivisaar M (2020). Microbial metabolic potential of phenol degradation in wastewater treatment plant of crude oil refinery: analysis of metagenomes and characterization of isolates. Microorganisms, 8: 652. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050652.
