CIISA FMV ULisboa

Publications of the "Quality of Animal Products Lab" team members

2021

Murru1, E., Lopes1, P.A., Carta, G., Manca, C., Abolghasemi, A., Guil-Guerrero, J.L., Prates, J.A.M., Banni, S., 2021. Different dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid formulations distinctively modify tissue fatty acid and N-acyl-ethanolamine profiles. Nutrients 13 (2), 625 (1=authors who contributed equally).

da Silva, I.V., Soares, B.P., Pimpão, C., Pinto, R.M.A., Costa, T., Freire, J.P.B., Corrent, E., Chalvon-Demersay, T., Prates, J.A.M., Lopes, P.A., Soveral, G., 2021. Glutamine and cystine-enriched diets modulate aquaporins gene expression in the small intestine of piglets. PLoS ONE 16(1), e0245739.

Madeira1, M.S., Lopes1, P.A., Martins, C.F., Pestana, J.M., Alfaia, C.M., Pinto, R.M.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2021. A high-level incorporation of Arthrospira platensis in the diet improves systemic antioxidant potential and changes plasma lipids without affecting related hepatic metabolic pathways in post-weaned piglets. BMC Veterinary Research 17, 158 (1=authors who contributed equally).

Martins, C.F., Pestana, J.M., Ribeiro, D.M., Madeira, M.S., Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, P.A., Coelho, D., Lemos, J.P., Almeida, A.M., Prates, J.A.M., Freire, J.P.B., 2021. Effect of dietary inclusion of Spirulina on production performance, nutrient digestibility and meat quality traits in post-weaning piglets. J Animal Physiol Animal Nutr  105, 247-259. 

Alfaia1, C.M., Pestana1, J.M., Rodrigues, M., Coelho, D., Aires, M.J., Ribeiro, D.M., Major, V.T., Martins, C.F., Santos, H., Lopes, P.A., Lemos, J.P.C., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Lordelo, M.M., Prates, J.A.M. 2021. Influence of dietary Chlorella vulgaris and carbohydrate-active enzymes on growth performance, meat quality and lipid composition of broiler chickens. Poultry Sci 100, 926-937 (1=authors who contributed equally).

Prates1, J.A.M., Freire1, J.P.B., Almeida, A.M., Martins, C., Ribeiro, D., Osório, H., Pinho, M.A.S., Lopes, P.A., Correia, J.M.J., Pinto, R.M.A., Costa, T., Corrent, E., Chalvon-Demersay, T., 2021. Influence of dietary supplementation with an amino acid mixture on inflammatory markers, immune status and serum proteome in LPS-challenged weaned piglets. Animals 11, 1143 (1=authors who contributed equally).

Martins, C.F., Pestana, J.M., Alfaia, C.M., Costa, M., Ribeiro, D.M., Coelho, D., Lopes, P.A., Almeida, A.M., Freire, J.P.B., Prates, J.A.M., 2021. Effects of Chlorella vulgaris as a feed ingredient on the quality and nutritional value of weaned piglets’ meat. Foods 10, 1155.

2020

Pestana, J.M., Puerta, B., Santos, H., Madeira, M.S., Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, P.A., Pinto, R.M.A., Lemos, J.P.C., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Lordelo, M.M., Prates, J.A.M., 2020. Impact of dietary incorporation of Spirulina ( Arthrospira platensis ) and exogenous enzymes on broiler performance, carcass traits, and meat quality. Poultry Sci 99, 2519-2532. 

Mexia, I.A., Quaresma, M.A.G., Coimbra, M.C.P., dos Santos, F.A., Alves, S.P.A., Bessa, R.J.B., Antunes, I.C., 2020. The influence of habitat and sex on feral fallow deer meat lipid fraction. J Sci Food Agric 100, 3220-3227.

Ferreira, I., Gomes-Bispo, A., Lourenco, H., Matos, J., Afonso, C., Cardoso, C., Castanheira, I., Motta, C., Prates, J.A.M., Bandarra, N.M., 2020. The chemical composition and lipid profile of the chub mackerel (Scomber colias) show a strong seasonal dependence: Contribution to a nutritional evaluation. Biochimie 178, 181-189.

Coelho, D., Pestana, J., Almeida, J.M., Alfaia, C.M., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Moreira, O., Prates, J.A.M., 2020b. A high dietary incorporation level of Chlorella vulgaris improves the nutritional value of pork fat without impairing the performance of finishing pigs. Animals 10.

Coelho, D., Lopes, P.A., Cardoso, V., Ponte, P., Bras, J., Madeira, M.S., Alfaia, C.M., Bandarra, N.M., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2020a. A two-enzyme constituted mixture to improve the degradation of Arthrospira platensis microalga cell wall for monogastric diets. J Animal Physiol Animal Nutr 104, 310-321.

Borges, A.F., Cozar, A., Patarata, L., Gama, L.T., Alfaia, C.M., Fernandes, M.J., Fernandes, M.H., Perez, H.V., Fraqueza, M.J., 2020. Effect of high hydrostatic pressure challenge on biogenic amines, microbiota, and sensory profile in traditional poultry- and pork-based semidried fermented sausage. J Food Sci 85, 1256-1264.

2019

Ribeiro, D.M., Madeira, M.S., Kilminster, T., Scanlon, T., Oldham, C., Greeff, J., Freire, J.P.B., Mourato, M.P., Prates, J.A.M., Almeida, A.M., 2019. Amino acid profiles of muscle and liver tissues of Australian Merino, Damara and Dorper lambs under restricted feeding J Animal Physiol Animal Nutr 103, 1295-1302.

Pestana, J., Alfaia, C., Alves, S., Madeira, M., Santos-Silva, J., Moreira, O., Bessa, R., Toldra, F., Prates, J.A.M., 2019. Total lipid content and fatty acid composition in edible offal from pigs Journal of Food Safety and Food Quality-Archiv Fur Lebensmittelhygiene 70, 60-65.

Metzler-Zebeli, B.U., Canibe, N., Montagne, L., Freire, J., Bosi, P., Prates, J.A.M., Tanghe, S., Trevisi, P., 2019. Resistant starch reduces large intestinal pH and promotes fecal lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in pigs. Animal 13, 64-73.

Coelho, D., Lopes, P.A., Cardoso, V., Ponte, P., Bras, J., Madeira, M.S., Alfaia, C.M., Bandarra, N.M., Gerken, H.G., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2019. Novel combination of feed enzymes to improve the degradation of Chlorella vulgaris recalcitrant cell wall. Scientific Rep 9, 5382.

Antunes, I.C., Quaresma, M.A.G., Ribeiro, M.F., Alves, S.P., Martins da Costa, P., Bessa, R.J.B., 2019b. Effect of immunocastration and caponization on fatty acid composition of male chicken meat. Poultry Sci 98, 2823-2829.

Antunes, I.C., Coimbra, M.C.P., Ribeiro, A.P., Ferreira, J.D., Abade dos Santos, F., Alves, S.P., Bessa, R.J.B., Quaresma, M.A.G., 2019a. Nutritional value of meat lipid fraction from red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) obtained from wild and farmed specimens. Poultry Sci 98, 1037-1046.

Silva, C.C.G., Silva, S.P.M., Prates, J.A.M., Bessa, R.J.B., Rosa, H.J.D., Rego, O.A., 2019. Physicochemical traits and sensory quality of commercial butter produced in the Azores. Int Dairy J 88, 10-17.

2018

Alfaia, C.M., Gouveia, I.M., Fernandes, M.H., Fernandes, M.J., Semedo-Lemsaddek, T., Barreto, A.S., Fraqueza, M.J., 2018. Assessment of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Portuguese Dry Fermented Sausages as Potential Starters Based on Their Biogenic Amine Profile. J. Food Sci.

Antunes, I.C., Coimbra, M.C.P., Ribeiro, A.P., Ferreira, J.D., Abade Dos Santos, F., Alves, S.P., Bessa, R.J.B., Quaresma, M.A.G., 2018. Nutritional value of meat lipid fraction from red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) obtained from wild and farmed specimens. Poultry Sci.

Antunes, I.C., Ribeiro, M.F., Pimentel, F.B., Alves, S.P., Oliveira, M., Bessa, R.J.B., Quaresma, M.A.G., 2018. Lipid profile and quality indices of ostrich meat and giblets. Poultry Sci 97, 1073-1081.

Bule, P., Cameron, K., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Smith, S.P., Gilbert, H.J., Bayer, E.A., Najmudin, S., Fontes, C., Alves, V.D., 2018. Structure-function analyses generate novel specificities to assemble the components of multienzyme bacterial cellulosome complexes. J Biol Chem 293, 4201-4212.

Bule, P., Pires, V.M.R., Alves, V.D., Carvalho, A.L., Prates, J., Ferreira, L.M.A., Smith, S.P., Gilbert, H.J., Noach, I., Bayer, E.A., Najmudin, S., Fontes, C., 2018. Higher order scaffoldin assembly in Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulosome is coordinated by a discrete cohesin-dockerin interaction. Scientific Reports 8, 6987.

Cardoso, C., Martinho, J.P., Lopes, P.A., Martins, S., Correia, J., Afonso, C., Alarcon, F.J., Gonzalez-Fernandez, M.J., Pinto, R.M., Prates, J.A., Bandarra, N.M., Guil-Guerrero, J.L., 2018. Stearidonic acid combined with alpha-linolenic acid improves lipemic and neurological markers in a rat model subject to a hypercaloric diet. Prostag Leukotr Ess 135, 137-146.

Costa, A.S.H., Costa, P., Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M., Prates, J.A.M., Vleck, V., Cassar-Malek, I., Hocquette, J.F., Bessa, R.J.B., 2018. Does growth path influence beef lipid deposition and fatty acid composition? Plos One 13.

Francisco, A., Alves, S.P., Portugal, P.V., Dentinho, M.T., Jeronimo, E., Sengo, S., Almeida, J., Bressan, M.C., Pires, V.M.R., Alfaia, C.M., Prates, J.A.M., Bessa, R.J.B., Santos-Silva, J., 2018. Effects of dietary inclusion of citrus pulp and rockrose soft stems and leaves on lamb meat quality and fatty acid composition. Animal 12, 872-881.

Lopes, P.A., Bandarra, N.M., Martins, S.V., Madeira, M.S., Ferreira, J., Guil-Guerrero, J.L., Prates, J.A.M., 2018. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols increases DHA incorporation in brown, but not in white adipose tissue, of hamsters. Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr., 1-14.

Madeira, M.S., Rolo, E.A., Lopes, P.A., Ramos, D.A., Alfaia, C.M., Pires, V.M.R., Martins, S.V., Pinto, R.M.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2018. Betaine and arginine supplementation of low protein diets improves plasma lipids but does not affect hepatic fatty acid composition and related gene expression profiling in pigs. J. Sci. Food Agr. 98, 598-608.

Pereira, R.M., Mesquita, P., Pires, V.M.R., Baptista, M.C., Barbas, J.P., Pimenta, J., Horta, A.E.M., Prates, J.A.M., Marques, C.C., 2018. Prion protein testis specific (PRNT) gene polymorphisms and transcript level in ovine spermatozoa: Implications in freezability, fertilization and embryo production. Theriogenology 115, 124-132.

2017

Alfaia, C.M., Alves, S.P., Pestana, J.M., Madeira, M.S., Moreira, O., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B., Toldra, F., Prates, J.A.M., 2017. Distinct fatty acid composition of some edible by-products from bovines fed high or low silage diets. Food Sci. Technol. Int. 23, 209-221. 

Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M., Skrbic, B.D., Zivancev, J.R., Fernandes, M.J., Bessa, R.J.B., Fraqueza, M.J., 2017. Screening chemical hazards of dry fermented sausages from distinct origins: Biogenic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy elements. J. Food Compos. Anal. 59, 124-131.

Correia, C.S., Alfaia, C.M., Madeira, M.S., Lopes, P.A., Matos, T.J.S., Cunha, L.F., Prates, J.A.M., Freire, J.P.B., 2017. Dietary inclusion of tomato pomace improves meat oxidative stability of young pigs. J. Anim. Physiol. Nutr. 101, 1215-1226.

Costa, M., Alves, S.P., Francisco, A., Almeida, J., Alfaia, C.M., Martins, S.V., Prates, J.A.M., Santos-Silva, J., Doran, O., Bessa, R.J.B., 2017. The reduction of starch in finishing diets supplemented with oil does not prevent the accumulation of trans-10 18:1 in lamb meat. J. Anim. Sci. 95, 3745-3761.

Costa, P., Simoes, J.A., Alves, S.P., Lemos, J.P.C., Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, P.A., Prates, J.A.M., Hocquette, J.F., Calkins, C.R., Vleck, V., Bessa, R.J.B., 2017. Beef palatability and its relationship with protein degradation and muscle fibre type profile in longissimus thoracis in Alentejana breed from divergent growth pathways. Animal 11, 175-182.

Ferreira, L.M., Garcia-Herreros, M., Domingos, A., Marques, C.C., Mesquita, P., Barbas, J.P., Baptista, M.C., Pimenta, J., Horta, A.E.M., Prates, J.A.M., Pereira, R.M.L.N., 2017. Prion protein 2 (dublet) gene (PRND): role in ovine semen capacitation, cryopreservation and fertility. Reprod. Fert. Develop. 29, 985-997.

Lopes, P.A., Bandarra, N.M., Martins, S.V., Martinho, J., Alfaia, C.M., Madeira, M.S., Cardoso, C., Afonso, C., Paulo, M.C., Pinto, R.M.A., Guil-Guerrero, J.L., Prates, J.A.M., 2017. Markers of neuroprotection of combined EPA and DHA provided by fish oil are higher than those of EPA (Nannochloropsis) and DHA (Schizochytrium) from microalgae oils in Wistar rats. Nutr. Metabol. 14, 62.

Lopes, P.A., Martins, A.P., Martins, S.V., Madeira, M.S., Santos, N.C., Moura, T.F., Prates, J.A.M., Soveral, G., 2017. Higher membrane fluidity mediates the increased subcutaneous fatty acid content in pigs fed reduced protein diets. Animal 11, 713-719.

Madeira, M.S., Cardoso, C., Lopes, P.A., Coelho, D., Afonso, C., Bandarra, N.M., Prates, J.A.M., 2017. Microalgae as feed ingredients for livestock production and meat quality: A review. Livest. Sci. 205, 111-121.

Madeira, M.S., Lopes, P.A., Costa, P., Coelho, D., Alfaia, C.M., Prates, J.A.M., 2017. Reduced protein diets increase intramuscular fat of psoas major, a red muscle, in lean and fatty pig genotypes. Animal 11, 2094-2102.

Madeira, M.S., Rolo, E.S.A., Pires, V.M.R., Alfaia, C.M., Coelho, D.F.M., Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.I.V., Pinto, R.M.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2017. Arginine supplementation modulates pig plasma lipids, but not hepatic fatty acids, depending on dietary protein level with or without leucine. BMC Vet. Res. 13, 145.

Martins, S.V., Pires, V.M.R., Madeira, A.P., Nascimento, M., Alfaia, C., Castro, M.F., Soveral, G., Prates, J.A.M., Lopes, P.A., 2017. Novel anti-adipogenic properties of the individual trans8,cis10 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomer in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Tech. 119, 1600042.

Metzler-Zebeli, B.U., Trevisi, P., Prates, J.A.M., Tanghe, S., Bosi, P., Canibe, N., Montagne, L., Freire, J., Zebeli, Q., 2017. Assessing the effect of dietary inulin supplementation on gastrointestinal fermentation, digestibility and growth in pigs: A meta-analysis. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 233, 120-132.

Quaresma, M.A.G., Antunes, I.C., Ribeiro, M.F., Prazeres, S., Bessa, R.J.B., da Costa, P.M., 2017. Immunocastration as an alternative to caponization: evaluation of its effect on body and bone development and on meat color and composition. Poultry Sci. 96, 3608-3615.

2016

Bandarra, N.M., Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.V., Ferreira, J., Alfaia, C.M., Rolo, E.R., Correia, J.J., Pinto, R.M.A., Ramos-Bueno, R.P., Batista, I., Prates, J.A.M., Guil-Guerrero, J.L. 2016. DHA at the sn-2 position of structured triacylglycerols improved n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid assimilation in tissues of hamsters. Nutr. Res. 36, 452-463. 

Francisco, A., Alves, S.P., Portugal, P.V., Pires, V.M.R., Dentinho, M.T., Alfaia, C.M., Jeronimo, E., Prates, J.A.M., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B., 2016. Effect of feeding lambs with a tanniferous shrub (rockrose) and a vegetable oil blend on fatty acid composition of meat lipids. Animal 10, 2061-2073.

Madeira, M.S., Pires, V.M.R., Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.V., Pinto, R.M.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2016. Restriction of dietary protein does not promote hepatic lipogenesis in lean or fatty pigs. Br.  J. Nutr. 115, 1339-1351.

Madeira, M.S., Rolo, E. A., Alfaia, C. M., Pires, V. R., Luxton, R., Doran, O., Bessa, R. J. B., Prates, J. A. M. 2016. Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of crossbred pigs. Br. J. Nutr. 115:937-950.

Quaresma, M.A.G., Rodrigues, I., Alves, S.P., Bessa, R. J. B. 2016. Meat lipid profile of suckling goat kids from certified and noncertified production systems. Small Rum. Res. 134:49-57.

Quaresma, M.A.G., Pimentel, F. B., Ribeiro, A.P., Ferreira, J.D., Alves, S.P., Rocha, I., Bessa, R.J.B., Oliveira, M.B.P.P. 2016. Lipid and protein quality of common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) reared in semi-extensive conditions. J. Food Comp. Anal. 46:88-95. 

Mesquita, P., Garcia, V., Marques, M.R., Santos-Silva, F., Oliveira Sousa. M.C., Carolino, I., Pimenta, J., Fontes, C.M., Horta, A.E., Prates, J.A., Pereira R.M. 2016. The prion-related protein (testis-specific) gene (PRNT) is highly polymorphic in Portuguese sheep. Anim Genet. 47:128-132.

Pires, V.M.R., Madeira, M.S., Dowle, A.A., Thomas, J., Almeida, A.M., Prates, J.A.M., 2016. Increased intramuscular fat induced by reduced dietary protein in finishing pigs: effects on the longissimus lumborum muscle proteome. Molecular Biosystems 12, 2447-2457.

2015

Madeira, M. S., Alfaia, C. M., Costa, P., Lopes, P. A., Martins, S. V., Lemos, J. P. C., Moreira, O., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., Prates, J. A. M. 2015. Effect of betaine and arginine in lysine-deficient diets on growth, carcass traits and pork quality. J. Anim. Sci. 93:4721-4733. 

Alves, S. P., Alfaia, C. M., Skrbic, B., Durisic-Mladenovic, N., Fernandes, M. J., Bessa, R. J. B., Fraqueza, M. J. 2015. Tracing nutritional composition of dry fermented sausages from distinct origins. J. Food Process. Preserv. 39:2969-2978. 

Alfaia, A., Alfaia, C.M., Patarata, L., Fernandes, M.J., Fernandes, M.H., Elias, M., Ribeiro, M.R., Fraqueza, M.J. 2015. Binomial effects of high isostatic pressure and time on the microbiological, sensory characteristics and lipid composition stability of vacuum packed dry fermented sausages "chourico". Innovative Food Sci. Emerging Technol. 32:37-44.

Piras, A., Carta, G., Murru, E., Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.V., Prates,J.A.M., Banni, S. 2015. Effects of dietary CLA on n-3 HUFA score and N-acylethanolamides biosynthesis in the liver of obese Zucker rats. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes Essent. Fatty Acids 98:15-19.

Martins, S.V., Madeira, A., Lopes, P.A., Pires, V.M.R., Alfaia, C.M., Prates, J.A.M., Moura, T., Soveral, G. 2015.Adipocyte membrane glycerol permeability is involved in the anti-adipogenic effect of conjugated linoleic acid. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 458:356-361.

Lopes, A.F., Alfaia, C.M.M., Partidário, A.M.C.P.C, Lemos, J.P.C., Prates, J.A.M. 2015. Influence of household cooking methods on amino acids and minerals of Barrosa-PDO veal. Meat Sci. 99:38-43. 

Costa, P., Simoes, J.A., Costa, A.S.H., Lemos, J.P.C., Navas, D., Hocquette, J.F., Calkins, C.R., Bessa, R.J.B., 2015. Repercussions of growth path on carcass characteristics, meat colour and shear force in Alentejana bulls. Animal 9: 1414-1422.

Chakraborty, S., Fernandes, V.O., Dias, F.M.V., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Goyal, A., Centeno, M.S.J. 2015. Role of pectinolytic enzymes identified in Clostridium thermocellum cellulosome. Plos One 10:e0116787.

2014

Rodrigues, P.O., Martins, S.V., Lopes, P.A., Ramos, C., Miguéis, S., Alfaia, C.M., Pinto, R.M.A., Rolo, E.A., Bispo, P., Batista, I., Bandarra, N.M., Prates, J.A.M. 2014.  Influence of feeding graded levels of canned sardines on the inflammatory markers and tissue fatty acid composition of Wistar rats. Br. J. Nutr. 112:309-319.

Lopes, P.A., Costa, A.S.H., Costa, P., Pires, V.M.R., Madeira, M.S., Achega, F., Pinto, R.M.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2014. Contrasting cellularity on fat deposition in the subcutaneous adipose tissue and longissimus lumborum muscle from lean and fat pigs under dietary protein reduction. Animal 8:629-637.

Rosa, H.J.D., Rego, O.A., Silva, C.C.G., Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M.M., Prates, J.A.M., Bessa, R.J.B. 2014. Effect of corn supplementation of grass finishing of Holstein bulls on fatty acid composition of meat lipids. J. Anim. Sci. 92:3701-3714.

Madeira, M.S., Pires, V.M.R., Alfaia, C.M., Luxton, R., Doran, O., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2014. Combined effects of dietary arginine, leucine and protein levels on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of crossbred pigs. Br. J. Nutr. 111:1521-1535.

Madeira, M.S., Alfaia, C.M., Costa, P., Lopes, P.A., Lemos, J.P.C., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2014. The combination of arginine and leucine supplementation of reduced crude protein diets for boars increases eating quality of pork. J. Anim. Sci. 92:2030-2040.

Costa, A.S.H., Bessa, R.J.B., Pires, V.M.R., Rolo, E.A., Pinto, R.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2014. Is hepatic lipid metabolism of beef cattle influenced by breed and dietary silage level? BMC Vet. Res. 10:65.

Ribeiro, T., Lordelo, M.M., Costa, P., Alves, S.P., Benevides, W.S., Bessa, R.J.B., Lemos, J.P.C., Pinto, R.M.A., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., 2014. Effect of reduced dietary protein and supplementation with a docosahexaenoic acid product on broiler performance and meat quality. Br. Poultry Sci. 55: 752-765.
 

2013

Santos, C.I., Ribeiro, T., Ponte, P.I.P., Fernandes, V.O., Falcão, L., Freire, J.P., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Lordelo, M.M. 2013. The effects of restricting enzyme supplementation in rye-based diets for broilers. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 186:214- 217.

Ribeiro, T., Lordelo, M.M., Alves, S.P., Bessa, R.J.B., Costa, P., Lemos, J.P.C., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2013. Direct supplementation of diet is the most efficient alternative to enrich broilers meat with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Br. Poultry Sci. 56:753-765.

Verma, A.K., Goyal, A., Freire, F., Bule, P., Venditto, I., Brás, J.L.A., Santos, H., Cardoso, V., Bonifácio, C., Thompson, A., Romão, M.J., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Najmudin, S. 2013. Overexpression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of glucuronoxylan xylanohydrolase (Xyn30A) from Clostridium thermocellum. Acta Crystallogr. F Struct. Biol. Commun. 69:1440–1442.

Pimenta, J., Viegas, A., Sardinha, J., Martins, I.C., Cabrita, E.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., Romão, M.L.N. 2013. NMR solution structure and SRP54M predicted interaction of the N-terminal sequence (1-30) of the ovine Doppel protein. Peptides 49:32-40.

Bessa, R.J.B., Hughes, R.A., Jeronimo, E., Moreira, O.C., Prates, J.A.M., Doran, O. 2013. Effect of pig breed and dietary protein level on selected fatty acids and stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase protein expression in longissimus muscle and subcutaneous fat. J. Anim. Sci. 91:4540-4546.

Madeira, M.S., Costa, P., Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, P.A., Bessa, R.J.B., Lemos, J.P.C., Prates, J.A.M. 2013. The increased intramuscular fat promoted by dietary lysine restriction in lean but not in fatty pig genotypes improves pork sensory attribute. J. Anim. Sci. 91:3177-3187.

Madeira, M.S., Pires, V.M.R., Alfaia, C.M., Costa, A.S.H., Luxton, R., Doran, O., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2013. Differential effects of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of Alentejana purebred and Large White × Landrace × Pietrain crossbred pigs. Br. J. Nutr. 110:216-229.

Costa, A.S.H., Pires, V.M.R., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2013. Expression of genes controlling fat deposition in two genetically diverse beef cattle breeds fed high or low silage diets. BMC Vet. Res. 9:118.

Costa, A.S.H., Silva MP, Alfaia CPM, Pires VMR, Fontes, C.M.G.A., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2013. Genetic background and diet impact beef fatty acid composition and stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA expression. Lipids 48:369-381.

Pimenta, J., Sardinha, J., Marques, C.C., Domingos, A., Baptista, M.C., Barbas, J.P., Martins, I.C., Mesquita, P., Pessa, P., Soares, R., Viegas, A., Cabrita, E., Horta, A.E.M., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., Pereira, R.M. 2013. Inhibition of ovine in vitro fertilization by anti-Prt antibody: Hypothetical model for Prt/ZP interaction. Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 11:25.

Costa, A.S.H., Costa, P., Bessa, R.J.B., Lemos, J.P.C., Simões,J., Santos-Silva,J.,Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2013. Carcass fat partitioning and meat quality of Alentejana and Barrosã young bulls fed high or low maize silage diets. Meat Sci. 93:405-412.

Luís, A.S., Venditto, I., Temple, M.J., Rogowski, A., Baslé, A., Xue, J., Knox, J.P., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Najmudin, S., Gilbert, H.J. 2013. Understanding how noncatalytic carbohydrate binding modules can display specificity for xyloglucan. J. Biol. Chem. 288: 4799-4809.

2012

Brás, J.L.A., Alves, V.D., Carvalho, A.L., Najmudin, S., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Bolam, D.N., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2012. Novel Clostridium thermocellum Type I cohesin-dockerin complexes reveal a single binding mode. J. Biol. Chem. 287:44394-44405.

Jerónimo, E., Alfaia, C.M.M., Alves, S.P., Dentinho, M.T.P., Prates, J.A.M., Vasta, V., Santos-Silva, J. Bessa, R.J.B. 2012. Effect of dietary grape seed extract and Cistus ladanifer L. in combination with vegetable oil supplementation on lamb meat quality. Meat Sci. 92:841-847.

Pestana, J.M., Costa, A.S.H., Martins, S.V., Alfaia, C.M., Alves, S.P., Lopes, P.A., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2012. Effect of slaughter season and muscle type on the fatty acid composition, including conjugated linoleic acid isomers, and nutritional value of intramuscular fat in organic beef. J. Sci. Food Agric. 92:2428-2435.

Pimenta, J., Domingos, A., Santos, P., Marques, C., Cantante, C., Santos, A., Barbas, J., Tista, M., Horta, A., Viegas, A., Mesquita, P., Gonçalves, J., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., Pereira, R. 2012. Is prnt a pseudogene? Identification of ram Prt in testis and ejaculated spermatozoa. PLoS ONE 7:42957.

Costa, P., Lemos, J.P., Lopes, P.A., Alfaia, C.M., Costa, A.S.H., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M., 2012. Effect of low- and high-forage diets on meat quality and fatty acid composition of Alentejana and Barrosa beef breeds. Animal 6:1187-1197. 

Martins, A.P., Lopes, P.A., Madeira, M.S., Martins, S.V., Santos, N.C., Moura, T.F., Prates, J.A.M., Soveral, G., 2012. Differences in lipid deposition and adipose membrane biophysical properties from lean and obese pigs under dietary protein restriction. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 423:170-175.

Monteiro, A.C.G., Fontes, M.A., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M., Lemos, J.P.C. 2012. Intramuscular lipids of Mertolenga-PDO beef, Mertolenga-PDO veal and "Vitela Tradicional do Montado"-PGI veal. Food Chem. 132:1486-1494.

Fontes, C. M. G. A., Correia, I. S., Romao, M. J., Sa-Nogueira, I., Prates, J. A. M., Ferreira, L. M. A. 2012. Editorial of the 9th Carbohydrate bioengineering meeting. Biocatal. Biotransfor. 30: 273-273.

Pinheiro, B.A., Bras, J.L.A., Najmudin, S., Carvalho, A.L., Ferreira, L.M.A., Prates, J.A.M., Fontes, C. 2012. Flexibility and specificity of the cohesin-dockerin interaction: implications for cellulosome assembly and functionality. Biocatal. Biotransfor. 30:309-315.

Pimenta, J., Dias, F., Marques, C., Tista, M., Vasques, M., Horta, A., Barbas, J., Soares, R., Mesquita, P., Cabrita, E., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M., Pereira, R. 2012. The prion-like protein Doppel enhances ovine spermatozoa fertilizing ability. Reprod. Domest. Anim. 47:196-202.

Figueiredo, A.A., Correia, B.A., Ribeiro, T., Ponte, P.I.P., Falcão, L., Freire, J.P., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Lordelo, M.M. 2012. The effects of restricting enzyme supplementation in wheat-based diets to broilers. Anim. Feed Sci.Tech. 172:194-200.

Ribeiro T., Lordelo, M.M.S., Prates, J.A.M., Falcão, L., Freire, J.P.B., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2012. The thermostable β-1,3-1,4-glucanase from Clostridium thermocellum improves the nutritive value of highly viscous barley-based diets for broilers. Br. Poultry Sci. 53:224-234.

Pestana, J.M., Costa, A.S.H., Alfaia, C.M., Costa, P., Martins, S.V., Alves, S.P., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2012. Seasonal changes and muscle type effect on the nutritional quality of intramuscular fat in Mirandesa-PDO veal. Meat Sci. 90:819-827.

Pestana, J.M., Costa, A.S.H., Alves, S.P., Martins, S.V., Alfaia, C.M., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2012. Lipid composition and nutritional quality of intramuscular fat in Charneca-PDO beef. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 234:187-196.

Costa, A.S.H., Lopes, P.A., Estevão, M., Martins, S.V., Alves, S.P., Pinto, R.M.A., Pissara, H., Correia, J.J., Pinho, M, Fontes, C.M.G.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2012. Contrasting cellularity and fatty acid composition in fat depots from Alentejana and Barrosa bovine breeds fed high and low forage diets. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 8:214-227.

Martins, S.V., Lopes, P.A., Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M., Castro, M.F., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2012. Dietary CLA combined with palm oil or ovine fat differentially influences fatty acid deposition in tissues of obese Zucker rats. Lipids 47:47-58.

2011

Martins, A.P., Lopes, P.A., Costa, A.S.H., Martins, S.V., Santos, N.C., Prates, J.A.M., Moura, T.F., Soveral, G., 2011. Differential mesenteric fat deposition in bovines fed on silage or concentrate is independent of glycerol membrane permeability. Animal, 5:1949-1956.

Costa, P., Costa, A.F., Lopes, P.A., Alfaia, C.M., Bessa, R.J.B., Roseiro, L. C., Prates, J.A.M., 2011. Fatty acid composition, cholesterol and α-tocopherol of Barrosã-PDO veal produced in farms located in lowlands, ridges and mountains. J. Food Comp. Anal. 24:987-994.

Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.V., Viana, R.S.J., Ramalho, R.M., Alfaia, C.M., Pinho, M.S., Jerónimo, E., Bessa, R.J.B., Castro, M.F., Rodrigues, C.M.P., Prates, J.A.M. 2011. Contrasting apoptotic responses of conjugated linoleic acid in the liver of obese Zucker rats fed palm oil or ovine fat. Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acids 85:89-96.

Ribeiro, T., Lordelo, M.M.S., Ponte, P.I.P., Macas, B., Prates, J.A.M., Fontes, M.A., Falcao, L., Freire, J.P.B., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2011. Levels of endogenous β-glucanase activity in barley affect the efficacy of exogenous enzymes used to supplement barley-based diets for poultry. Poultry Sci. 90:1245-1256.

Montanier, C., Correia, M., Flint, J., Zhu, Y., Mckee, L., Prates, J.A.M., Polizzi, S., Coutinho, P., Lewis, R., Henrissat, B., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Gilbert, H.J. 2011. A novel, non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding module displays specificity for galactose-containing polysaccharides through calcium-mediated oligomerization. J. Biol. Chem. 286:22499-22509.

Brás, J.L.A., Cartmell, A., Carvalho, A.L., Verzé, G., Bayer, E.A., Vazana, Y., Correia, M.A., Prates, J.A.M., Ratnaparkhe, S., Boraston, A.B., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Gilbert, H.J. 2011. Structural insights into a unique cellulase fold and mechanism of cellulose hydrolysis. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108:5237-5242.

Brás, J.L.A., Correia, M.A.S., Romão, M.J., Prates, J.A.M., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Najmudin, S. 2011. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the of penta-modular arabinoxylanase CtXyl5A from Clostridium thermocellum. Acta Crystallogr. F Struct. Biol. Commun. 67:833-836.

Luis, A.S., Alves, V.D., Romao, M.J., Prates, J.A.M., Fontes, C., Najmudin, S. 2011. Overproduction, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of a novel carbohydrate-binding module of endoglucanase Cel5A from Eubacterium cellulosolvens. Acta Crystallogr. F Struct. Biol. Commun. 67:491-493.

Garcia-Alvarez, B., Melero, R., Dias, F.M.V., Prates, J.A.M., Fontes, C., Smith, S.P., Romao, M.J., Carvalho, A.L., Llorca, O. 2011. Molecular architecture and structural transitions of a Clostridium thermocellum mini-cellulosome. J. Mol. Biol. 407:571-580.

Jeronimo, E., Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M.M., Prates, J.A.M., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B. 2011. Distribution of C18 fatty acids between polar and neutral intramuscular lipids of lambs fed withsunflower oil and/or linseed oil. Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 113:924-934.

Martins, S.I.V., Lopes, P.A., Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M., Nascimento, M., , Castro, M.F., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M., 2011. Dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers change the unsaturation degree of hepatic fatty acids in neutral lipids but not in polar lipids. Nutr. Res. 31:246-254.

2010

Alfaia, C.M.M., Alves, S.P., Lopes, A.F., Fernandes M.J.E.,Costa A.S.H., Castro, M.L.F., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2010. Effect of cooking methods on fatty acids, conjugated isomers of linoleic acid and nutritional quality of beef intramuscular fat. Meat Sci. 84:769-777.

Martins, S.V., Lopes, P.A., Alfaia, C.M., Rodrigues, P.O., Alves, S.P., Pinto, R.M.A., Castro, M.F., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2010. Serum adipokine profile and fatty acid composition of adipose tissues are affected 2 by conjugated linoleic acid and saturated fat diets in obese Zucker rats. Br. J. Nutr. 103:869-878.

Mesquita, P., Batista, M., Marques, M.R., Santos, I., Pimenta, J., Pereira, M., Carolino, I., Santos-Silva, F., Sousa, M., Gama, L.T., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Horta, A.E.M., Prates, J.A.M., Pereira, R.M. 2010. Prion-like Doppel gene polymorphisms and scrapie susceptibility in portuguese sheep breeds. Anim. Genet. 41:311-314.

Jerónimo, E., Alves, S.P., Martins, S.V., Prates, J.A.M., Bessa, R.J.B., Santos-Silva, J. 2010. Effect of sodium bentonite and vegetable oil blend supplementation on growth, carcass and meat quality and intramuscular fatty acid composition of lambs. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 158:136-145.

Martins, A., Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.V., Madeira, A., Santos, N., Prates, J.A.M., Moura, T., Soveral, G. 2010. Conjugated linoleic acid reduces permeability and fluidity of adipose plasma membranes from obese Zucker rats. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 398:199-204.

Correia, M.A.S., Abbott, D.W., Gloster, T.M., Fernandes, V.O., Prates, J.A.M., Montanier, C., Dumon, C., Williamson, M.P., Tunnicliffe, R.B., Liu, Z.Y., Flint, J.E., Davies, G.J., Henrissat, B., Coutinho, P.M., Fontes, C., Gilbert, H.J. 2010. Signature active site architectures illuminate the molecular basis for ligand specificity in family 35 carbohydrate binding module. Biochemistry 49: 6193-6205.

Ribeiro, T., Silva, T.S., Alves, V.O.M., Dias, F.V.M., Luís, A.S., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.A.M., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2010. Family 42 carbohydrate-binding modules display multiple arabinoxylan-binding interfaces presenting different ligand affinities. BBA - Proteins Proteom. 1804:2054-2062.

Najmudin, S.H., Pinheiro, B.A., Prates, J.A.M., Gilbert, H.J., Romão, M.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2010. Putting an N-terminal end to the Clostridium thermocellum xylanase Xyn10B story: Crystal structure of the CBM22-1-GH10 modules complexed with xylohexaose. J. Struct. Biol. 172:353-362.

Jerónimo, E., Alves, S.P., Dentinho, M.T.P., Martins, S.V., Prates, J.A.M., Vasta,V., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B., 2010. Effect of grape seed extract, Cistus ladanifer L., and vegetable oil supplementation on fatty acid composition of abomasal digesta and intramuscular fat of lambs. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58:10710-10721.

2009

Alfaia, C.M., Alves, S.P., Martins, S.I.V., Costa, A.S.H., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Lemos, J.P.C., Bessa, R.J.B., Prates, J.A.M. 2009. Effect of the feeding system on intramuscular fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid isomers of beef cattle, with emphasis on their nutritional value and discriminant ability. Food Chem. 114:939-946.

Pestana. J.M., Martins. S.I.V., Alfaia. C.M.M., Lopes. P.A., Bessa. R.J.B., Castro. M.L.F., Prates. J.A.M. 2009. Contents and distribution of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers in milk, cheese and butter from Azores. Dairy Sci. Technol. 89:193-200.

Montanier, C., Money, V.A., Pires, V.M.R., Flint, J.E., Pinheiro, B.A., Goyal, A., Prates, J.A.M., Izumi, A., Stalbrand, H., Morland, C., Cartmell, A., Kolenova, K., Topakas, E., Dodson, E.J., Bolam, D.N., Davies, G.J., Fontes, C., Gilbert, H.J. 2009. The active site of a carbohydrate esterase displays divergent catalytic and noncatalytic binding functions. PLoS Biol. 7:687-697.

Montanier, C., Bueren, A.L.V., Dumon, C., Flint, J.E., Correia, M.A., Prates, J.A., Firbank, S.J., Lewis, R.J., Grondin, G.G., Ghinet, M.G., Gloster, T.M., Hervef, C., Knox, J.P., Talbot, B.G., Turkenburg, J.P., Kerovuo, J., Brzezinski, R., Fontes, C.M.G.A., Davies, G.J., Boraston, A.B., Gilbert, H.J. 2009. Evidence that family 35 carbohydrate-binding modules display conserved specificity but divergent function. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 106:3065–3070.

Soveral, G., Martins, A.P., Martins, S.V.,Lopes, P.A., Alfaia, C.M., Prates, J.A.M., Moura, T.F., 2009. Effect of dietary conjugated linoleic acid isomers on water and glycerol permeability of kidney membranes. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 383:108-112.

Pereira, R.M., Mesquita, P., Batista, M., Baptista, M.C., Barbas, J.P., Pimenta, J., Santos, L.C., Marques, M.R., Vasques, M.I., Silva-Pereira, M., Santos-Silva, F., Oliveira-Sousa, M.C., Fontes, C.M.G., Horta, A.E.M., Prates, J.A.M., Marques, C.C. 2009. Doppel gene polymorphisms in Portuguese sheep breed: Insights on ram fertility. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 114: 157-166.

Correia, M.A.S., Pires, V.M.R., Gilbert, H.J., Bolam, D.N., Fernandes, V.O., Alves, V.D., Prates, J.A.M., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2009. Family 6 Carbohydrate-Binding Modules display multiple b-1,3-linked glucan specific binding interfaces. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 300:48-57.

Pinheiro, B.A., Gilbert, H.J., Sakka, K., Fernandes, V.O., Prates, J.A.M., Alves, V.D., Bolam, D.N., Ferreira, L.M.A., Fontes, C. 2009. Functional insights into the role of novel type I cohesin and dockerin domains from Clostridium thermocellum. Biochem. J. 424:375-384.

Rego, O.A., Alves, S.P., Antunes, L.M.S., Rosa, H.J.D., Alfaia, C.M.M., Prates, J.A.M., Cabrita, A.R.J., Fonseca, A.J.M., Bessa, R.J.B. 2009. Rumen biohydrogenation derived fatty acids in milk fat from grazing dairy cows supplemented with rapeseed, sunflower and linseed oils. J. Dairy Sci. 92:4530-4540.

Jeronimo, E., Alves, S.P., Prates, J.A.M., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B. 2009. Effect of dietary replacement of sunflower oil with linseed oil on intramuscular fatty acids of lamb meat. Meat Sci. 83:499-505.

Book Chapters

Martins, S.V., Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, P.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2014. Chapter 2, Dietary sources and health implications of arachidonic acid. In: Arachidonic Acid - Sources, Biosynthesis and Health Effects. Ed. N. Columbus, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, USA, pp. 29-82. ISBN: 978-1-63117-620-3.

Alfaia, C.M., Lopes, A.F., Prates, A.M. 2013. Chapter 20, Cooking and diet quality: a focus on meat. In: Diet Quality: An Evidence-Based Approach. Eds. V.R. Preedy, L.-A. Hunter, B.V. Patel, Springer, pp. 257-284. ISBN 978-1-4614-7339-8.

Lopes, P.A., Martins, S.V.,  Prates, J.A.M. 2012. Chapter 2, Modulation of dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) effects by saturated fats. In: Saturated Fats: Metabolism, Disease Risks and Public Awareness. Ed. J.P. Langella, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, USA, pp. 45-70. ISBN 978-1-61209-566-0.

Pimenta J., Prates, J.A.M., Pereira, R.M. 2012. Chapter 12. The prion gene complex: from prion diseases to male fertility. In: Horizons in Neuroscience Research Vol. 6. Eds. A. Costa, E. Villalba. Nova Science Publishers, NY, pp. 283-304. ISBN 978-1-62100-063-1. 

Brás, J.L.A., Carvalho, A.L., Viegas, A., Nadjmudim, S., Alves, V.D., Prates, J.A.M.,  Ferreira, L.M.A., Romão, M.J., Gilbert, H.J., Fontes, C.M.G.A. 2012. Escherichia coli expression, purification, crystallization and structure determination of bacterial cohesin-dockerin complexes. In: Enzymol. 510:395-415. Ed. H. Gilbert. Academic Press, Dan Diego, USA. ISBN 978-012415-931-0.

Alfaia, C.M., Martins, S.V., Lopes, P.A., Prates, J.A.M. 2011. Chapter 1, Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) as a body fat reducing agent. In: Body Fat: Composition, Measurements and Reduction Procedures. Ed. J. Bienertová-Vasku, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, USA, pp. 1-34.  ISBN 978-1-61324-332-9.

Prates, J.A.M., Alfaia, C.M., Alves, S.P., Bessa, R.J.B., 2011. Chapter 9, Fatty acids. In: Handbook of Analysis of Edible Animal By-Products. Ed.F. Tóldra, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Pp. 137-159. ISBN 978-1-4398-0360.

Prates, J.A.M., Bessa, R.J.B. 2009. Trans and n-3 fatty acids (Chapter 23). In: Handbook of Muscle Foods Analysis. Edited by L.M.L. Nollet, F. Tóldra, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Pp. 399-417. ISBN 978-1-4200-4529.

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2021

Gameiro, A., Nascimento, C., Correia, J., Ferreira, F. 2021. VISTA Is a Diagnostic Biomarker and Immunotherapy Target of Aggressive Feline Mammary Carcinoma Subtypes. Cancers 13, 5559. Doi:10.3390/cancers13215559

Gavier-Widén, D., Bellini, S., Chenais, E., Ferreira, F., Jori, J., Le Potier, M.F., Montoya, M., Netherton, C.,L., Sánchez-Cordón, P.J., Ståhl, K., Iacolina, L. 2021. Conclusions. In: Laura Iacolina et al. (eds.) Understanding and combatting African swine fever - A European perspective. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7_12

Urbano, A., Forth, J.H., Olesen, A.S., Dixon, L., Rasmussen, T.B., Cackett, G., Werner, F., Karger, A., Andrés, G., Wang, X., Perez-Nuñez, D., Galindo, I., Malogolovkin, A., Revilla, Y., Alonso, C., Gallardo, C., Blome, S., Arabyan, E., Zakaryan, H., Ferreira, F. 2021. African swine fever virus: cellular and molecular aspects. In: Laura Iacolina et al. (eds.) Understanding and combatting African swine fever - A European perspective. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7_2

Ferreira, J.A., Neves, M., Alpalhão, M., Pereira, P., Cunha, D., Ferreira, F., Santus, R., Sousa, A.E., Filipe, P.L. 2021. EDU (5-Ethynyl-2′-Deoxyuridine)-Coupled Fluorescence-Intensity Analysis: Determining Absolute Parameters of the Cell Cycle. In: Coutts A.S., Weston L. (eds) Cell Cycle Oscillators. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2329. Humana, New York, NY. Doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-1538-6_12

Arabyan, E., Hakobyan, A., Hakobyan, T, Grigoryan, R., Izmailyan, R., Avetisyan, A., Karalyan, Z., Jackman, J.A., Ferreira, F., Elrod, C.C., Zakaryan, H. 2021. Flavonoid Library Screening Reveals Kaempferol as a Potential Antiviral Agent Against African Swine Fever Virus. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:736780. Doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.736780

Gameiro, A., Urbano, A.C., Ferreira, F., 2021. Emerging Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies in Feline Mammary Carcinoma. Veterinary Sciences 8, 164. Doi: 10.3390/vetsci8080164

Nascimento, C., Ferreira, F., 2021. Tumor microenvironment of human breast cancer, and feline mammary carcinoma as a potential study model. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer 1876(1): 18858713. Doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188587.

Almeida, F., Gameiro, A., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2021. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Microtubule Inhibitors Induce Apoptosis in Feline Luminal Mammary Carcinoma Cells. Animals 11, 502. Doi: 10.3390/ani11020502

Gameiro, A., Almeida, F., Nascimento, C., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2021. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Are Promising Therapeutic Tools for Cats with HER2-Positive Mammary Carcinoma. Pharmaceutics 13, 346. Doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13030346

Gameiro, A., Nascimento, C., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2021. HER2-Targeted Immunotherapy and Combined Protocols Showed Promising Antiproliferative Effects in Feline Mammary Carcinoma Cell-Based Models. Cancers 13, 2007. Doi: 10.3390/cancers13092007

Gameiro, A., Nascimento, C., Urbano, A.C., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2021. Serum and Tissue Expression Levels of Leptin and Leptin Receptor Are Putative Markers of Specific Feline Mammary Carcinoma Subtypes. Frontiers Veterinary Science 8:625147. Doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.625147

Nascimento, C., Gameiro, A., Ferreira, J., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2021. Diagnostic Value of VEGF-A, VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 in Feline Mammary Carcinoma. Cancers 13, 117. Doi: 10.3390/cancers13010117

Sirakanyan, S., Arabyan, E., Hakobyan, A., Hakobyan, T., Chilingaryan, G., Sahakyan, H., Sargsyan, A., Arakelov, G., Nazaryan, K., Izmailyan, R., Abroyan, L., Karalyan, Z., Arakelova,  E., Hakobyan, E., Hovakimyan, A., Serobian, A., Neves, M., Ferreira, J., Ferreira, F.*, Zakaryan, H.*, 2021. A new microtubule-stabilizing agent shows potent antiviral effects against African swine fever virus with no cytotoxicity. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 10:1, 783-796. Doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1902751

Soares, M., Correia, J., Nascimento, C., Ferreira, F., 2021. Anaplastic Mammary Carcinoma in Cat. Veterinary Sciences. 2021, 8, 77. Doi: 10.3390/vetsci8050077

2020

Alves, F., Prata, S., Nunes, T., Gomes, J., Aguiar, S., da Silva, F.A., Tavares, L., Almeida, V., Gil, S., 2020. Canine parvovirus: a predicting canine model for sepsis. BMC Veterinary Research 16. Doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02417-0

Bernardo, R., Barreto, A.S., Nunes, T., Henriques, A.R., 2020. Estimating Listeria monocytogenes growth in ready-to-eat chicken salad using a challenge test for quantitative microbial risk assessment. Risk Analysis 40, 2427-2441. Doi: 10.1111/risa.13546

da Silva, J.M., Prata, S., Domingues, T.D., Leal, R.O., Nunes, T., Tavares, L., Almeida, V., Sepulveda, N., Gil, S., 2020. Detection and modeling of anti-Leptospira IgG prevalence in cats from Lisbon area and its correlation to retroviral infections, lifestyle, clinical and hematologic changes. Veterinary and Animal Science 10. Doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2020.100144

de Carvalho, I.R., Nunes, T., de Sousa, L., Almeida, V., 2020. The combined use of salivary cortisol concentrations, heart rate, and respiratory rate for the welfare assessment of dogs involved in AAI programs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research 36, 26-33. Doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2019.10.011

Jori, F., Chenais, E., Boinas, F., Busauskas, P., Dholllander, S., Fleischmann, L., Olsevskis, E., Rijks, J.M., Schulz, K., Thulke, H.H., Viltrop, A., Stahl, K., 2020. Application of the World Cafe method to discuss the efficiency of African swine fever control strategies in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 185. Doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105178

Nascimento, C., Urbano, A.C., Gameiro, A., Ferreira, J., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2020. Serum PD-1/PD-L1 Levels, Tumor Expression and PD-L1 Somatic Mutations in HER2-Positive and Triple Negative Normal-Like Feline Mammary Carcinoma Subtypes. Cancers 12. Doi: 10.3390/cancers12061386

Pereira De Oliveira, R., Hutet, E., Lancelot, R., Paboeuf, F., Duhayon, M., Boinas, F., Perez de Leon, A.A., Filatov, S., Le Potier, M.F., Vial, L., 2020. Differential vector competence of Ornithodoros soft ticks for African swine fever virus: What if it involves more than just crossing organic barriers in ticks? Parasites & Vectors 13. Doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04497-1

Rosa, G.M., Santos, N., Grondahl-Rosado, R., Fonseca, F.P., Tavares, L., Neto, I., Cartaxeiro, C., Duarte, A., 2020. Unveiling patterns of viral pathogen infection in free-ranging carnivores of northern Portugal using a complementary methodological approach. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 69. Doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101432

Santos, N., Richomme, C., Nunes, T., Vicente, J., Alves, P.C., de la Fuente, J., Correia-Neves, M., Boschiroli, M.L., Delahay, R., Gortazar, C., 2020. Quantification of the Animal Tuberculosis Multi-Host Community Offers Insights for Control. Pathogens 9. Doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060421

Urbano, A.C., Ferreira, F., 2020. Role of the DNA-Binding Protein pA104R in ASFV Genome Packaging and as a Novel Target for Vaccine and Drug Development. Vaccines 8. Doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040585

Urbano, A.C., Nascimento, C., Soares, M., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2020. Clinical Relevance of the serum CTLA-4 in Cats with Mammary Carcinoma. Scientific Reports 10. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60860-3

Waap, H., de Oliveira, U.V., Nunes, T., Gomes, J., Gomes, T., Barwald, A., Munhoz, A.D., Schares, G., 2020. Serological survey of Neospora spp. and Besnoitia spp. in horses in Portugal. Veterinary Parasitology- Regional Studies and Reports 20. Doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100391

2019

Camarao, A.A.R., Swanepoel, R., Boinas, F., Quan, M., 2019. Development and analytical validation of a group-specific RT-qPCR assay for the detection of the Simbu serogroup orthobunyaviruses. Journal of Virological Methods 271. Doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2019.113685

de Oliveira, R.P., Hutet, E., Paboeuf, F., Duhayon, M., Boinas, F., de Leon, A.P., Filatov, S., Vial, L., Le Potier, M.-F., 2019. Comparative vector competence of the Afrotropical soft tick Ornithodoros moubata and Palearctic species, O. erraticus and O. verrucosus, for African swine fever virus strains circulating in Eurasia. Plos One 14. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225657

Ferreira, D., Martins, B., Soares, M., Correia, J., Adega, F., Ferreira, F., Chaves, R., 2019a. Gene expression association study in feline mammary carcinomas. Plos One 14. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221776

Ferreira, D., Soares, M., Correia, J., Adega, F., Ferreira, F., Chaves, R., 2019b. Assessment of ERRB2 and TOP2 alpha gene status and expression profile in Feline Mammary Tumors: findings and guidelines. Aging-US 11, 4688-4705. Doi: 10.18632/aging.102079

Freitas, F.B., Frouco, G., Martins, C., Ferreira, F., 2019a. The QP509L and Q706L superfamily II RNA helicases of African swine fever virus are required for viral replication, having non-redundant activities. Emerging Microbes & Infections 8, 291-302. Doi: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1578624

Freitas, F.B., Simoes, M., Frouco, G., Martins, C., Ferreira, F., 2019b. Towards the Generation of an ASFV-pA104R DISC Mutant and a Complementary Cell Line-A Potential Methodology for the Production of a Vaccine Candidate. Vaccines 7. Doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030068

Hakobyan, A., Arabyan, E., Kotsinyan, A., Karalyan, Z., Sahakyan, H., Arakelov, V., Nazaryan, K., Ferreira, F.*, Zakaryan, H.*, 2019. Inhibition of African swine fever virus infection by genkwanin. Antiviral Research 167, 78-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.04.008

Karger, A., Perez-Nunez, D., Urquiza, J., Hinojar, P., Alonso, C., Freitas, F.B., Revilla, Y., Le Potier, M.-F., Montoya, M., 2019. An Update on African Swine Fever Virology. Viruses-Basel 11. Doi: 10.3390/v11090864

Lopes, R., Kruse, A.B., Nielsen, L.R., Nunes, T.P., Alban, L., 2019. Additive Bayesian Network analysis of associations between antimicrobial it consumption, biosecurity, vaccination and productivity in Danish sow herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 169. Doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104702

Pimentel, V., Afonso, R., Nunes, M., Vieira, M.L., Bravo-Barriga, D., Frontera, E., Martinez, M., Pereira, A., Maia, C., Paiva-Cardoso, M.D., Freitas, F.B., Abecasis, A.B., Parreira, R., 2019. Geographic dispersal and genetic diversity of tick-borne phleboviruses (Phenuiviridae, Phlebovirus) as revealed by the analysis of L segment sequences. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 10, 942-948. Doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.05.001

Pires, H., Martins, M., Matos, A.C., Cardoso, L., Monteiro, F., Roque, N., Nunes, T., Gottstein, B., Cortes, H., 2019. Geospatial analysis applied to seroepidemiological survey of canine leishmaniosis in east-central Portugal. Veterinary Parasitology 274, 108930. Doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.108930

Simoes, M., Freitas, F.B., Leitao, A., Martins, C., Ferreira, F., 2019. African swine fever virus replication events and cell nucleus: New insights and perspectives. Virus Research 270. Doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197667

2018

Arabyan, E., Hakobyan, A., Kotsinyan, A., Karalyan, Z., Arakelov, V., Arakelov, G., Nazaryan, K., Simonyan, A., Aroutiounian, R., Ferreira, F.*, Zakaryan, H.*, 2018. Genistein inhibits African swine fever virus replication in vitro by disrupting viral DNA synthesis. Antiviral Research 156, 128-137. Doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.06.014

Freitas, F.B., Frouco, G., Martins, C., Ferreira, F., 2018. African swine fever virus encodes for an E2-ubiquitin conjugating enzyme that is mono- and di-ubiquitinated and required for viral replication cycle. Scientific Reports 8, 3471. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21872-2

Marques, C.S., Santos, A.R., Gameiro, A., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2018. CXCR4 and its ligand CXCL12 display opposite expression profiles in feline mammary metastatic disease, with the exception of HER2-overexpressing tumors. BMC Cancer 18, 741. Doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4650-9

Portugal, R., Leitao, A., Martins, C., 2018. Modulation of type I interferon signaling by African swine fever virus (ASFV) of different virulence L60 and NHV in macrophage host cells. Vet Microbiol 216, 132-141. Doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.02.008

Seixas, R., Nunes, T., Machado, J., Tavares, L., Owen, S.P., Bernardo, F., Oliveira, M., 2018. Demographic characterization and spatial cluster analysis of human Salmonella 1,4, 5 , 12: i:- infections in Portugal: A 10 year study. J. Infect. Public Health 11, 178-182.

Semedo-Lemsaddek, T., Pedroso, N.M., Freire, D., Nunes, T., Tavares, L., Verdade, L.M., Oliveira, M., 2018. Otter fecal enterococci as general indicators of antimicrobial resistance dissemination in aquatic environments. Ecol. Indic. 85, 1113-1120.

2017

Arias M, de la Torre A, Dixon L, Gallardo C, Jori F, Laddomada A, Martins C, Parkhouse R M, Revilla Y, Rodriguez F, Sanchez-Vizcaino J M (2017) Approaches and perspectives for development of African swine fever virus vaccines. Vaccines 5:35. 

Alexandre-Pires G, Martins C, Galvao A M, Miranda M, Silva O, Ligeiro D, Nunes T, Ferreira-Dias G (2017) Understanding the inguinal sinus in sheep (Ovis aries)-Morphology, secretion, and expression of progesterone, estrogens, and prolactin receptors. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 18:1516.  

Ferreira F (2017) CXCL12-CXCR4 axis in feline mammary carcinoma. Aging-US 9:2457-2458. 

Frouco G, Freitas F B, Martins C, Ferreira F (2017) Sodium phenylbutyrate abrogates African swine fever virus replication by disrupting the virus-induced hypoacetylation status of histone H3K9/K14. Virus Res. 242:24-29.

Leao C, Botelho A, Martins E, Aguiar C, Rebelo I, Nunes T, Bexiga R (2017) Presence of Mycobacterium avium subs. paratuberculosis DNA in milk used to feed calves in Portugal. J. Dairy Res. 84:124-127.  doi: 10.1017/s0022029917000164

Madeira S, Manteigas A, Ribeiro R, Otte J, Fonseca A P, Caetano P, Abernethy D, Boinas F (2017) Factors that Influence Mycobacterium bovis Infection in red deer and wild boar in an epidemiological risk area fortuberculosis of game species in Portugal. Transbound. Emerg. Dis. 64:793-804.

Marques C S, Soares M, Santos A, Correia J, Ferreira F (2017) Serum SDF-1 levels are a reliable diagnostic marker of feline mammary carcinoma, discriminating HER2-overexpressing tumors from other subtypes. Oncotarget 8:105775-105789. 

Mufinda F C, Boinas F, Nunes C (2017) Prevalence and factors associated with human brucellosis in livestock professionals. Rev. Saude Publica 51:57. 

Ramilo D W, Nunes T, Madeira S, Boinas F, da Fonseca I P (2017) Geographical distribution of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in mainland Portugal: Presence/absence modelling of vector and potential vector species. Plos One 12:e0180606.  

Rebordao M R, Alexandre-Pires G, Carreira M, Adriano L, Carneiro C, Nunes T, Mateus L, Ferreira-Dias G (2017) Bacteria causing pyometra in bitch and queen induce neutrophil extracellular traps. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 192:8-12.  

Resende A P, Silva B, Braz B S, Nunes T, Goncalves L, Delgado E (2017) Ex vivo permeation of erythropoietin through porcine conjunctiva, cornea, and sclera. Drug Deliv. Transl. Res. 7:625-631.  

Waap H, Nunes T, Vaz Y, Leitão A (2017) Serological study of Neospora caninum in dogs and wildlife in a nature conservation area in southern Portugal. Parasitology Open 3:e8.  

2016

Coelho, J., Ferreira, F., Martins, C., Leitao, A., 2016. Functional characterization and inhibition of the type II DNA topoisomerase coded by African swine fever virus. Virology 493, 209-216.

Soares, M., Ribeiro, R., Carvalho, S., Peleteiro, M., Correia, J., Ferreira, F. 2016. Ki-67 as a prognostic factor in Feline mammary carcinoma: What is the optimal cutoff value? Vet. Pathol. 53:37-43. 

Soares, M., Correia, J., Peleteiro, M.C., Ferreira, F., 2016. St Gallen molecular subtypes in feline mammary carcinoma and paired metastases-disease progression and clinical implications from a 3-year follow-up study. Tumor Biol. 37, 4053-4064.

Soares, M., Madeira, S., Correia, J., Peleteiro, M., Cardoso, F., Ferreira, F., 2016. Molecular based subtyping of feline mammary carcinomas and clinicopathological characterization. Breast 27, 44-51.

Soares, M., Ribeiro, R., Najmudin, S., Gameiro, A., Rodrigues, R., Cardoso, F., Ferreira, F., 2016. Serum HER2 levels are increased in cats with mammary carcinomas and predict tissue HER2 status. Oncotarget 7, 17314-17326.

Caetano, M.C., Afonso, F., Ribeiro, R., Fonseca, A.P., Abernethy, D.A., Boinas, F. 2016. Control of bovine brucellosis from persistently infected holdings using RB51 vaccination with test-and-slaughter: A comparative case report from a high incidence area in Portugal. Transbound Emerg. Dis. 63:e39-e47.

Fernandes, L., Centeno, M.M., Couto, N., Nunes, T., Almeida, V., Alban, L., Pomba, C., 2016. Longitudinal characterization of monophasic Salmonella typhimurium throughout the pig's life cycle. Vet Microbiol 192, 231-237.

Freitas, F.B., Frouco, G., Martins, C., Leitao, A., Ferreira, F., 2016. In vitro inhibition of African swine fever virus-topoisomerase II disrupts viral replication. Antiviral Res. 134, 34-41.

Lourenco, A.M., Schmidt, V., Sao Braz, B., Nobrega, D., Nunes, T., Duarte-Correia, J.H., Matias, D., Maruhashi, E., Reme, C.A., Nuttall, T., 2016. Efficacy of proactive long-term maintenance therapy of canine atopic dermatitis with 0.0584% hydrocortisone aceponate spray: a double-blind placebo controlled pilot study. Vet Dermatol 27, 88-E25.

Maruhashi, E., Sao Braz, B., Nunes, T., Pomba, C., Belas, A., Duarte-Correia, J.H., Lourenco, A.M., 2016. Efficacy of medical grade honey in the management of canine otitis externa - a pilot study. Vet Dermatol 27, 93-E27.

Marques, C., Correia, J., Ferreira, F., 2016. HER2-positive feline mammary carcinoma. Aging-US 8, 1574-1575.

Serrão, I., Braz, B.S., Figueiredo, M.D., Coimbra, M., Brancal, H., Fernandes, M.C., Lopes, A.P., Pimenta, P., Martins, Â., Pereira, A., Silva, P., Neves, N., Nunes, T., Campino, L., Cortes, H., Dias, M., Nogueira, J., Mendão, C., Cardoso, L., Maia, C., 2016. Preliminary report on the prevalence of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs from Portugal adopting a commercially available test kit for serological analysis. Vet. Parasitol.: Regional Studies Rep. 3-4, 57-59.

2015

Coelho, J., Martins, C., Ferreira, F., Leitão, A. 2015. African swine fever virus ORF P1192R codes for a functional type II DNA topoisomerase. Virology 474:82-93. 

Simoes, M., Rino, J., Pinheiro, I., Martins, C., Ferreira, F. 2015. Alterations of nuclear architecture and epigenetic signatures during African swine fever virus infection. Viruses 7:4978-4996.

Simoes, M., Martins, C., Ferreira, F. 2015. Early intranuclear replication of African swine fever virus genome modifies the landscape of the host cell nucleus. Virus Res. 210:1-7.

Ribeiro, R., Otte, J., Madeira, S., Hutchings, G.H., Boinas, F. 2015. Experimental infection of Ornithodoros erraticus sensu stricto with two Portuguese African swine fever virus strains. Study of factors involved in the dynamics of infection in ticks. Plos One 10:e0137718.

Ferreira, F.C., Soares, M.J., Carvalho, S., Borralho, L., Vicente, G., Branco, S., Correia, J., Peleteiro, M.C. 2015. Four cases of cell cannibalism in highly malignant feline and canine tumors. Diagn. Pathol. 10:199.

Portugal, R., Coelho, J., Hoeper, D., Little, N.S., Smithson, C., Upton, C., Martins, C., Leitão, A., Keil, G.M. 2015. Related strains of African swine fever virus with different virulence: genome comparison and analysis. J. Gen. Virol. 96:408-419.

Santos, N., Santos, C., Valente, T., Gortázar, C., Almeida, V., Correia-Neves. M. 2015. Widespread environmental contamination with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex revealed by a molecular detection protocol. Plos One 10:e0142079.

Ribeiro, R., Wilson, A.J., Nunes, T., Ramilo, D.W., Amador, R., Madeira, S., Baptista, F.M., Harrup, L.E., Lucientes, J., Boinas, F. 2015. Spatial and temporal distribution of Culicoides species in mainland Portugal (2005-2010). Results of the Portuguese entomological surveillance programme. PLoS One 10:e0124019 

Santos, N., Almeida, V., Gortazar, C., Correia-Neves, M. 2015. Patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex excretion and characterization of super-shedders in naturally-infected wild boar and red deer. Vet. Res. 46:129. 

Duarte, A., Marques, V., Duarte Correia, J.H., Neto, I., São Bráz, B., Rodrigues, C., Martins, T., Rosado, R., Ferreira, J.P., Santos-Reis, M., Tavares, L. 2015. Molecular detection of haemotropic Mycoplasma species in urban and rural cats from Portugal. J. Feline Med. Surg. 17:516-522.

Marques, C.S., Passero, L.F.D., Vale-Gato, I., Rodrigues, A., Rodrigues, O.R., Martins, C., Correia, I., Tomas, A.M., Alexandre-Pires, G., Ferronha, M.H., Santos-Gomes, G.M., 2015. New insights into neutrophil and Leishmania infantum in vitro immune interactions. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infectious. Dis. 40: 19-29.

Basto, A.P., Badenes, M., Almeida, S.C.P., Martins, C., Duarte, A., Santos, D.M., Leitao, A., 2015. Immune response profile elicited by the model antigen ovalbumin expressed in fusion with the bacterial OprI lipoprotein. Mol. Immunol. 64: 36-45. 

Krug, C., Haskell, M.J., Nunes, T., Stilwell, G., 2015. Creating a model to detect dairy cattle farms with poor welfare using a national database. Prev. Vet. Med. 122:280-286.

Matos, M., Alho, A.M., Owen, S.P., Nunes, T., de Carvalho, L.M., 2015. Parasite control practices and public perception of parasitic diseases: A survey of dog and cat owners. Prev. Vet. Med. 122: 174-180.

Vieira, A., Oliveira, M.D., Nunes, T., Stilwell, G., 2015. Making the case for developing alternative lameness scoring systems for dairy goats. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 171:94-100.
 

2014

Boinas, F., Ribeiro, R., Madeira, S., Núncio, S., Palma, M., Lopes de Carvalho, I., Wilson, A.J. 2014. The medical and veterinary role of Ornithodoros erraticus complex ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on the Iberian Peninsula. J. Vector Ecology 39:238-248.

Waap, H., Nunes, T., Cortes, H., Leitão, A., Vaz, Y. 2014. Prevalence and geographic distribution of Besnoitia besnoiti infection in cattle herds in Portugal. Parasitol. Res. 113:3703-3711.

Waap, H., Gomes, J., Nunes, T. 2014. Parasite communities in stray cat populations from Lisbon, Portugal. J. Helminthol. 88:389-395.

Silva, L. M. R., Vila-Viçosa, M. J. M., Nunes, T., Taubert, A., Hermosilla, C., Cortes, H. C. E. 2014. Eimeria infections in goats in Southern Portugal. Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. 23:280-286.

Alexandre-Pires, G., Martins, C., Galvao, A.M., Correia, M., Ramilo, D., Quaresma, M., Ligeiro, D., Nunes, T., Caldeira, R.M., Ferreira-Dias, G., 2014. Morphological aspects and expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors in the interdigital sinus in cyclic ewes. Microsc. Res. Tech. 77:313-325.

Basto, A.P., Leitao, A., 2014. Targeting TLR2 for Vaccine Development. J. Immunol. Res. 2014:619410. 

Elias, M.A., Duarte, A., Nunes, T., Lourenco, A.M., Braz, B.S., Vicente, G., Henriques, J., Tavares, L., 2014. Influence of chemotherapy for lymphoma in canine parvovirus DNA distribution and specific humoral immunity. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infectious Dis. 37:313-320. 

Fraqueza, M.J., Martins, A., Borges, A.C., Fernandes, M.H., Fernandes, M.J., Vaz, Y., Bessa, R.J.B., Barreto, A.S., 2014. Antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter spp. strains isolated from different poultry production systems at slaughterhouse level. Poultry Sci. 93:1578-1586. 

Rebordao, M.R., Carneiro, C., Alexandre-Pires, G., Brit, P., Pereira, C., Nunes, T., Galvao, A., Leitao, A., Vilela, C., Ferreira-Dias, G., 2014. Neutrophil extracellular traps formation by bacteria causing endometritis in the mare. J. Reprod. Immunol. 106: 41-49. 

Santos-Gomes, G.M., Rodrigues, A., Teixeira, F., Carreira, J., Alexandre-Pires, G., Carvalho, S., Santos-Mateus, D., Martins, C., Vale-Gato, I., Marques, C., Tomas, A.M., 2014. Immunization with the Leishmania infantum recombinant cyclophilin protein 1 confers partial protection to subsequent parasite infection and generates specific memory T cells. Vaccine 32:1247-1253. 

2013

Wilson, A.J., Ribeiro, R., Boinas, F. 2013. Use of a Bayesian network model to identify factors associated with the presence of the tick Ornithodoros erraticus on pig farms in southern Portugal. Prev. Vet. Med. 110:45-53. 

Simões, M., Martins, C., Ferreira, F. 2013. Host DNA Damage Response facilitates African Swine Fever Virus infection. Vet. Microbiol. 165: 140-147. 

Mottola, C., Freitas, F., Simões, M., Martins, C., Leitão, A., Ferreira, F. 2013. In vitro antiviral activity of fluoroquinolones against African swine fever virus. Vet. Microbiol. 165: 86-94.

Takamatsu, H.H., Denyer, M.S., Lacasta, A., Stirling, C.M., Argilaguet, J.M., Netherton, C.L., Oura, C.A., Martins, C., Rodríguez, F. 2013. Cellular immunity in ASFV responses. Virus Res. 173:110-21.  
 
Gallardo, C., Soler, A., Nieto, R., Carrascosa, A.L., De Mia, G.M., Bishop, R.P., Martins, C., Fasina, F.O., Couacy-Hymman, E., Heath, L., Pelayo, V., Martín, E., Simón, A., Martín, R., Okurut , A.R., Lekolol, I., Okoth, E., Arias, M. 2013. Comparative evaluation of novel African swine fever virus (ASF) antibody detection techniques derived from specific ASF viral genotypes with the OIE internationally prescribed serological tests. Vet. Microbiol. 162:32-43. 

2012

Portugal, R., Martins, C. and Keil, G.M. 2012. Novel approach for the generation of recombinant African swine fever virus from a field isolate using GFP expression and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine selection. J. Virol. Meth. 183: 86-89. 

Basto, A. P., Piedade, J., Ramalho, R., Alves, S., Soares, H., Cornelis, P., Martins, C., and Leitão, A. 2012. A new cloning system based on the OprI lipoprotein for the production of recombinant bacterial cell wall-derived immunogenic formulations. J. Biotechnol. 157: 50– 63. 

Ramilo, D.W., Diaz, S., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Delécolle, J.C., Wilson, A., Meireles, J., Lucientes, J., Ribeiro, R., Boinas, F. 2012. First report of 13 species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in mainland Portugal and Azores by morphological and molecular characterization. PLoS One. 7:e34896.

Palma, M., Lopes de Carvalho, I., Figueiredo, M., Amaro, F., Boinas, F., Cutler, S.J., Núncio, M.S. 2012. Borrelia hispanica in Ornithodoros erraticus, Portugal. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 18:696-701.

Waap, H., Cardoso, R., Leitão, A., Nunes, T., Vilares, A., Gargaté, M. J., Angelo, H. 2012. In vitro isolation and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in stray cats and pigeons in Lisbon, Portugal. Vet. Parasitol. 187: 542-547.

García-Lastra, R., Leginagoikoa, I., Plazaola, J. M., Ocabo, B., Aduriz, G., Nunes, T., Juste, R. A. 2012. Bluetongue virus serotype 1 outbreak in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) 2007–2008. Data support a primary vector windborne transport. PLoS ONE 7: e34421.

Fernandes, L., Centeno, M., Belas, A., Nunes, T., Lopes Alves, P., Couto, N., Pomba, C. 2012. Immediate after birth transmission of epidemic Salmonella enterica Typhimurium monophasic strains in pigs is a likely event. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 67: 3012–3014.

2011

Alexandre, N., Santos, A.S., Bacellar, F., Boinas, F.J., Núncio, M.S., de Sousa, R. 2011. Detection of Rickettsia conorii strains in Portuguese dogs (Canis familiaris). Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2:119-122.

Boinas, F.S., Wilson, A.J., Hutchings, G.H., Martins, C., Dixon, L.J. 2011. The persistence of African swine fever virus in field-infected Ornithodoros erraticus during the ASF endemic period in Portugal. PLoS One 6:e20383.

2010

Martins, H., Garin-Bastuji, B., Lima, F., Flor, L., Pina Fonseca, A., Boinas, F. 2010. Reply to letter to the editor by Blasco and Moriyon (2009) concerning the manuscript "Eradication of bovine brucellosis (BB) in the Azores, Portugal-Outcome of a 5-year programme (2002-2007) based on test-and-slaughter and RB51 vaccination" by H. Martins et al. (2009). Prev. Vet. Med. 94:158-162.

Santos, N., Geraldes, M., Afonso, A., Almeida, V., Correia-Neves, M. 2010. Diagnosis of tuberculosis in the wild boar (Sus scrofa): A comparison of methods applicable to hunter-harvested animals. PLoS ONE 5: e12663.

Baptista, F.M., Alban, L., Nielsen, L.R., Domingos, I., Pomba C., Almeida, V. 2010. Use of herd information for predicting Salmonella status in pig herds. Zoonoses Public Health, 57 (Suppl. 1): 49-59.

Duarte, A., Castro, I., Pereira da Fonseca, I. M., Almeida, V., Madeira de Carvalho, L.M., Meireles, J., Fazendeiro, M. I. Tavares, L., Vaz, Y. 2010. Survey of infectious and parasitic diseases in stray cats in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal. J. Feline Med. Surg. 12:441-446.

2009

Portugal, R., Leitão A., Martins, C. 2009. Apoptosis in porcine macrophages infected in vitro with African swine fever virus (ASFV) strains with different isolates. Arch. Virol. 154:1441-1450. 
 
Portugal, R., Leitão A., Martins, C. 2009. Characterization of African swine fever virus IAP homologue expression in porcine macrophages infected with different virulence isolates. Vet. Microbiol. 139:140-146.

Rowlands, R.J., Duarte, M.M., Boinas, F., Hutchings, G., Dixon, L.K. 2009. The CD2v protein enhances African swine fever virus replication in the tick vector, Ornithodoros erraticus. Virology 393(2):319-28.

Makoschey, B., Maclachlan, J., v Wuijckhuise, L., Kirschvink, N., dal Pozzo, F., Petit, H., Kaandorp-Huber, C., v Rijn, P., Sellal, E., Oura, C., Boinas, F., Cavirani, S., de Clercq, K., Lucientes, J., Meijjes, C.P., Zientara, S., Meyer, G., Thiry, E. 2009. Bluetongue control in Europe--new challenges and achievements. Berl. Munch. Tierarztl. Wochenschr. 122:314-324.

Martins, H., Garin-Bastuji, B., Lima, F., Flor, L., Pina Fonseca, A., Boinas, F. 2009. Eradication of bovine brucellosis in the Azores, Portugal-Outcome of a 5-year programme (2002-2007) based on test-and-slaughter and RB51 vaccination. Prev. Vet. Med. 90:80-89.

Alexandre, N., Santos, A.S., Núncio, M.S., Sousa, R.D., Boinas, F., Bacellar, F. 2009. Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal. Vet. J. 181:343-344.

Silva, E., Leitão, S., Tenreiro, T., Pomba, C., Nunes, T., Lopes da Costa, L., Mateus, L. 2009. Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolates recovered from the uterus of puerperal dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 92:6000–6010.

Carvalho, T., Naydan, D., Nunes, T., Pinto, C., Peleteiro, M. C. 2009. Immunohistochemical evaluation of vascular urinary bladder tumors from cows with enzootic hematuria. Vet. Pathol. 46:211-221.

Book Chapters

Gavier-Widén, D., Bellini, S., Chenais, E., Ferreira, F., Jori, F., Le Potier, M.F., Montoya, M., Netherton, C.L., Sánchez-Cordón, P.J., Ståhl, K., Iacolina, L. 2021. Conclusions. Chapter 12 of the Book "Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever - A European perspective". Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp 25-61. eISBN: 978-90-8686-910-7 | ISBN: 978-90-8686-357-0

Gameiro, A., Almeida, F., Soares, M., Correia, J, Ferreira, F. 2020. Feline Mammary Carcinoma: Past, Present and Future. Chapter 23 of the Book "Advances in Animal Health, Medicine and Production". Springer Nature pp 419-435. eBook ISBN 978-3-030-61981-7

Martins, C., Boinas, F.S., Iacolina, L., Ruiz-Fons, F., Gavier-Widén, D. 2021. African swine fever (ASF), the pig health challenge of the century. Chapter 1 of the book "Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever - A European perspective". Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp 11-24.  eISBN: 978-90-8686-910-7 | ISBN: 978-90-8686-357-0

Santos, N., Correia-Neves, M., Almeida, V., Gortazar, C. 2012. Wildlife tuberculosis in wildlife hosts: a systematic review of the epidemiology in the Iberian Peninsula. Chapter 14 of the book "Epidemiology". InTech Open Access Publisher. pp 273-294. ISBN 979-953-307-498-5.