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2026
The azole-resistance phenotype of a Nakaseomyces glabratus clinical strain encoding a wild-type PDR1 allele involves the efflux pumps Aus1 and Pdh1 and Cyb5, an alternative reductase required for ergosterol biosynthesis
Pinheiro MJ · Parker JE · Ferreira MT · Fernandes F · Mira NP
Evaluation of antibacterial properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus gasseri on enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli associated with porcine post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) using Galleria mellonella model
Araújo D · Silva AR · Silva S · Mira NP · Almeida C · Castro J
Vapor phase of white thyme essential oil: effect on Candida albicans and preservation of Lactobacillus species in the context of vulvovaginal candidiasis
Fernandes L · Silva I · Araújo D · Costa R · Silva S · Mira NP · Costa-de-Oliveira S · Henriques M · Rodrigues ME
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2025DOI →
The transcription factor CgHaa1 plays a role in virulence of the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata
Salazar SB · Pedro NA · Silva S · Mil-Homens D · Pimenta A · Wlodarczyk M · Szwed-Georgiou A · Sasamoto K · Chibana H · Michlewska S · Rudnicka K · Fialho A · Mira NP
Methods for studying microbial acid stress responses: from molecules to populations
Atasoy M · Bartkova S · Çetecioğlu-Gürol Z · Mira NP · O'Byrne C · Pérez-Rodríguez F · Possas A · Scheler O · Sedláková-Kaduková J · Sinčák M · Steiger M · Ziv C · Lund PA
On the potential role of naturally occurring carboxylic organic acids as anti-infective agents: opportunities and challenges
Mira NP · Marshall R · Pinheiro MJ · Dieckmann R · Al Dahouk SA · Skroza N · Rudnicka K · Lund PA · De Biase D
International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2024DOI →
A molecular view on the interference established between vaginal Lactobacilli and pathogenic Candida species: Challenges and opportunities for the development of new therapies
Insights into the transcriptional regulation of poorly characterized alcohol acetyltransferase-encoding genes (HgAATs) shed light into the production of acetate esters in the wine yeast Hanseniaspora guilliermondii
Seixas I · Santos D · Vasconcelos I · Mira NP · Mendes-Ferreira A
Disclosing azole resistance mechanisms in resistant C. glabrata strains encoding wild-type or gain-of-function CgPDR1 alleles through comparative genomics and transcriptomics
Salazar SB · Pinheiro MJ · Sotti-Novais D · Soares AR · Lopes MM · Ferreira T · Rodrigues V · Fernandes F · Mira NP
An Overview on Conventional and Non-Conventional Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Candidiasis and Underlying Resistance Mechanisms in Clinical Strains
Salazar SB · Simões RS· Pedro NA · Pinheiro MJ · Carvalho MFNN · Mira NP
Transcriptomic and chemogenomic analyses unveil the essential role of Com2-regulon in response and tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to stress induced by sulfur dioxide
Lage P · Sampaio-Marques B · Ludovico P · Mira NP · Mendes-Ferreira A
Study of the activity of Punica granatum-mediated silver nanoparticles against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata, alone or in combination with azoles or polyenes
Souza JAS · Alves MM · Barbosa DB · Lopes MM · Pinto E · Figueiral MH · Delbem ACB · Mira NP
A Transcriptomics Approach To Unveiling the Mechanisms of In Vitro Evolution towards Fluconazole Resistance of a Candida glabrata Clinical Isolate
Cavalheiro M · Costa C · Silva-Dias A · Miranda IM · Wang C · Pais P · Pinto SN · Mil-Homens D · Sato-Okamoto M · Takahashi-Nakaguchi A · Silva RM · Mira NP · Fialho AM · Chibana H · Rodrigues AG · Butler G · Teixeira MC
Genome sequence of the non-conventional wine yeast Hanseniaspora guilliermondii UTAD222 unveils relevant traits of this species and of the Hanseniaspora genus in the context of wine fermentation
Seixas I · Barbosa C · Mendes-Faia A · Güldener U · Tenreiro R · Mendes-Ferreira A · Mira NP
The CgHaa1-regulon mediates response and tolerance to acetic acid stress in the human pathogen Candida glabrata
Bernardo R, Cunha DV, Wang C, Pereira L, Silva S, Salazar SB, Schroeder MS, Okamoto M, Takahashi-Nakaguchi A, Chibana H, Aoyoama T, Sá-Correia I, Azeredo J, Butler G, Mira NP.
