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- Análise da variabilidade genética em cervídeos através de ISSRSPublication . Santos, Marlene; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, ManuelaAnálise da variabilidade genética em cervídeos através de ISSRS.
- Análise molecular de amostras de Talaromyces marnefei de diferentes proveniênciasPublication . Marques, J.; Martins, S.; Alves, D.; Santos, Marlene; Saraiva, Sofia; Soares, Ana Sofia; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Manuela
- Epidemiologia do Complexo Mycobacterium avium em mamíferos selvagens em Portugal. Uma abordagem molecular.Publication . Matos, Ana Cristina; Morais, Márcia; Dias, Ana Paula; Figueira, Luís; Martins, Maria Helena; Santos, Marlene; Pinto, Maria de Lurdes; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, ManuelaEpidemiologia do Complexo Mycobacterium avium em mamíferos selvagens em Portugal. Uma abordagem molecular.
- Estudo da diversidade genética de Mycobacterium bovis obtidos em mamíferos selvagensPublication . Santos, Marlene; Matos, Ana Cristina; Saraiva, Sofia; Santos, Rita; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, ManuelaEstudo da diversidade genética de Mycobacterium bovis obtidos em mamíferos selvagens.
- Estudo da variabilidade genética de cervídeos na Região da Beira Interior SulPublication . Ferreira, T.; Santos, Marlene; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Manuela
- Five years in the detection of Talaromyces marneffei in Portugal. It’s time to think about!Publication . Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Soares, Ana Sofia; Ferreira, R.; Ferreira, T.; Santos, Marlene; Matos, Manuela
- Prevalência da infeção de Mycobacterium bovis em quatro famílias de carnívoros selvagens em PortugalPublication . Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Santos, Marlene; Martins, Maria Helena; Dias, Ana Paula; Morais, Márcia; Pinto, Maria de Lurdes; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, ManuelaPrevalência da infeção de Mycobacterium bovis em quatro famílias de carnívoros selvagens em Portugal.
- Selecção de primers para análise molecular, através de RAPDs e ISSRs, de animais das famílias Cervidae e SuidaePublication . Santos, Marlene; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, ManuelaSelecção de primers para análise molecular, através de RAPDs e ISSRs, de animais das famílias Cervidae e Suidae.
- Talaromyces marneffeiisolated from nasal swabs in PortugalPublication . Matos, Manuela; Baptista, Catarina Jota; Oliveira, Paula A.; Matos, Ana Cristina; Soares, Ana Sofia; Santos, Marlene; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana CláudiaMycobiota are essential to the health of any living being, creating a balanced and complex interaction between bacteria, the immune system, and the tissue cells of the host. Talaromyces marneffei (also known as Penicillium marneffei) is a dimorphic fungus, endemic in South Asia, which often causes a life-threatening systemic fungal infection (called penicilliosis), particularly in immunocompromised hosts. Nasal swabs from 73 healthy volunteers were analysed to characterize their mycobiota, through its cultural characteristics, morphology, and molecular methods (PCR). All volunteers were also asked to answer to an anonymous questionnaire. Three women were positive (and asymptomatic) for T. marneffei. One of them was reported to have lupus. This study contributes to improving our knowledge about human normal mycobiota, identifying mycotic agents that may cause complicated systemic infections (as T. marneffei), especially in immunosuppressed patients, as well as other possible risk factors of exposure or prognosis.
- Update on infections with Thelazia callipaeda in European wildlife and a report in a red fox, Vulpes vulpes, in PortugalPublication . Lopes, Ana Filipa; Ferreira, Mariana Ribeiro; Vale, Beatriz do; Santos, Marlene; Silveira, Inês; Claudino, Sofia; Martins, Manuel; Brida, Telma; Figueira, Luís; Cardoso, Luís; Lopes, Ana Patrícia; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Manuela; Matos, Ana CristinaThelazia callipaeda, also known as the “oriental eye worm”, is a zoonotic parasitic nematode with a wide range of hosts, particularly wild and domestic carnivores, but also lagomorphs and humans. Currently, ocular thelaziosis presents an expanding distribution range throughout Europe, including Portugal. This study provides an update on T. callipaeda infection reports (30 studies) in European wildlife comprising 54 host-locality records in 10 host species from nine European countries. The prevalence of T. callipaeda varied widely, with ranges from around 1% in red foxes and European hares to almost 50% in red foxes. The lowest mean intensity was 2.7 nematodes/host in European wildcats and the highest was 38.0 nematodes/host in wolves. In addition, a massive infection with T. callipaeda in a juvenile male red fox from eastern-central Portugal is also described, representing the south ernmost report in a wild animal in this country. A total of 188 nematodes (139 females and 49 males) were collected from both eyes and were submitted to morphological and molecular characterization. Collected nematodes were morphologically identified as T. callipaeda. Given the endemicity of T. callipaeda in easterncentral Portugal, surveillance system should be implemented to monitor its presence among wild and domestic animals.