Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F-variants occurring in Brazil uncovers a predominant lineage that can lead to misinterpretation in capsular typing

by Laura M.A. Oliveira, Aline R.V. Souza, Tatiana C.A. Pinto, Lucia M. Teixeira
Published 2021-03-01

A Perspective on the Potential Zoonotic Role of Streptococcus agalactiae: Searching for a Missing Link in Alternative Transmission Routes

by Ana C. N. Botelho, Ana F. M. Ferreira, Sergio E. L. Fracalanzza, Lucia M. Teixeira, Tatiana C. A. Pinto
Published 2018-03-01

MLVA Typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Emphasis on Serotypes 14, 9N and 9V: Comparison of Previously Described Panels and Proposal of a Novel 7 VNTR Loci-Based Simpl...

by Natália S Costa, Tatiana C A Pinto, Vânia L C Merquior, Luciana F S Castro, Filomena S P da Rocha, Jaqueline M Morais, José M Peralta, Lúcia M Teixeira
Published 2016-01-01

Description of optochin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae due to an uncommon mutation in the atpA gene and comparison with previously identified atpC mutants from Brazil

by Aline R. V. Souza, Sandrine E. C. M. de Pina, Natália S. Costa, Felipe P. G. Neves, Vânia L. C. Merquior, José Mauro Peralta, Tatiana C. A. Pinto, Lúcia M. Teixeira
Published 2021-04-01

Streptococcus agalactiae carriage among pregnant women living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over a period of eight years.

by Ana Caroline N Botelho, Juliana G Oliveira, Andreia P Damasco, Késia T B Santos, Ana Flávia M Ferreira, Gabriel T Rocha, Penélope S Marinho, Rita B G Bornia, Tatiana C A Pinto, Marco A Américo, Sergio E L Fracalanzza, Lúcia M Teixeira
Published 2018-01-01

Virulence-Associated Characteristics of Serotype 14 and Serogroup 9 Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones Circulating in Brazil: Association of Penicillin Non-susceptibility With Transpa...

by Tatiana C. A. Pinto, Natália S. Costa, Sandrine E. C. M. Pina, Aline R. V. Souza, Laura M. A. Oliveira, Camille A. B. Moura, Fabíola C. O. Kegele, Fabíola C. O. Kegele, Vânia L. C. Merquior, Ana Caroline N. Botelho, José M. Peralta, Lúcia M. Teixeira
Published 2020-08-01