Bacterial vaginosis biofilms: challenges to current therapies and emerging solutions D Machado, J Castro, A Palmeira-de-Oliveira, J Martinez-de-Oliveira, ... Frontiers in microbiology 6, 172812, 2016 | 241 | 2016 |
Using an in-vitro biofilm model to assess the virulence potential of Bacterial Vaginosis or non-Bacterial Vaginosis Gardnerella vaginalis isolates J Castro, P Alves, C Sousa, T Cereija, Â França, KK Jefferson, N Cerca Scientific reports 5 (1), 11640, 2015 | 152 | 2015 |
Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus crispatus suggests novel mechanisms for the competitive exclusion of Gardnerella vaginalis T Ojala, M Kankainen, J Castro, N Cerca, S Edelman, ... BMC genomics 15, 1-21, 2014 | 147 | 2014 |
Gardnerella vaginalis Outcompetes 29 Other Bacterial Species Isolated From Patients With Bacterial Vaginosis, Using in an In Vitro Biofilm Formation Model P Alves, J Castro, C Sousa, TB Cereija, N Cerca The Journal of infectious diseases 210 (4), 593-596, 2014 | 147 | 2014 |
Unveiling the role of Gardnerella vaginalis in polymicrobial Bacterial Vaginosis biofilms: the impact of other vaginal pathogens living as neighbors J Castro, D Machado, N Cerca The ISME journal 13 (5), 1306-1317, 2019 | 142 | 2019 |
Reciprocal interference between Lactobacillus spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis on initial adherence to epithelial cells J Castro, A Henriques, A Machado, M Henriques, KK Jefferson, N Cerca International journal of medical sciences 10 (9), 1193, 2013 | 116 | 2013 |
Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms vs. planktonic cultures using RNA-seq J Castro, A França, KR Bradwell, MG Serrano, KK Jefferson, N Cerca NPJ biofilms and microbiomes 3 (1), 3, 2017 | 77 | 2017 |
Gardnerella and vaginal health: the truth is out there AS Rosca, J Castro, LGV Sousa, N Cerca FEMS microbiology reviews 44 (1), 73-105, 2020 | 66 | 2020 |
Gardnerella vaginalis Enhances Atopobium vaginae Viability in an in vitro Model J Castro, AS Rosca, P Cools, M Vaneechoutte, N Cerca Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 10, 83, 2020 | 61 | 2020 |
Genetic heterogeneity and taxonomic diversity among Gardnerella species J Castro, KK Jefferson, N Cerca Trends in microbiology 28 (3), 202-211, 2020 | 56 | 2020 |
Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis by a new multiplex peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization method A Machado, J Castro, T Cereija, C Almeida, N Cerca PeerJ 3, e780, 2015 | 44 | 2015 |
Lactobacillus crispatus represses vaginolysin expression by BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis and reduces cell cytotoxicity J Castro, AP Martins, ME Rodrigues, N Cerca Anaerobe 50, 60-63, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis D Machado, J Castro, J Martinez-de-Oliveira, C Nogueira-Silva, N Cerca PeerJ 5, e3750, 2017 | 37 | 2017 |
Atopobium vaginae and Prevotella bivia Are Able to Incorporate and Influence Gene Expression in a Pre-Formed Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilm J Castro, AS Rosca, CA Muzny, N Cerca Pathogens 10 (2), 247, 2021 | 36 | 2021 |
BV and non-BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis establish similar synergistic interactions with other BV-associated microorganisms in dual-species biofilms J Castro, N Cerca Anaerobe 36, 56-59, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis are able to incorporate and enhance a pre-formed Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm J Castro, D Machado, N Cerca FEMS Pathogens and Disease 74 (3), ftw007, 2016 | 31 | 2016 |
Synergistic effects of carvacrol, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, ρ-cymene and linalool against Gardnerella species LGV Sousa, J Castro, C Cavaleiro, L Salgueiro, M Tomás, ... Scientific Reports 12 (1), 4417, 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
Crystal violet staining alone is not adequate to assess synergism or antagonism in multi-species biofilms of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis J Castro, Â Lima, LGV Sousa, AS Rosca, CA Muzny, N Cerca Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11, 795797, 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
Evaluation of different culture media to support in vitro growth and biofilm formation of bacterial vaginosis-associated anaerobes AS Rosca, J Castro, N Cerca PeerJ 8, e9917, 2020 | 20 | 2020 |
Gardnerella Vaginalis Dominates Multi-Species Biofilms in both Pre-Conditioned and Competitive In Vitro Biofilm Formation Models AS Rosca, J Castro, Â França, M Vaneechoutte, N Cerca Microbial ecology 84 (4), 1278-1287, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |