Sílvia A. Sousa

<i>Burkholderia cepacia</i>Complex: Emerging Multihost Pathogens Equipped with a Wide Range of Virulence Factors and Determinants

Sílvia A. Sousa, Christian G. Ramos, Jorge H. Leitão · International Journal of Microbiology · 2010 · 123 citations · Full text

Pathogenic Microbiology, Microbial Pathogens, Klebsiella Pneumoniae +20

Studies on the Involvement of the Exopolysaccharide Produced by Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Isolates of the <i>Burkholderia cepacia</i> Complex in Biofilm Formation and in Persistence of Respiratory Infections

Mónica V. Cunha, Sílvia A. Sousa, Jorge H. Leitão et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2004 · 122 citations · Full text

Distribution of Cepacian Biosynthesis Genes among Environmental and Clinical <i>Burkholderia</i> Strains and Role of Cepacian Exopolysaccharide in Resistance to Stress Conditions

Ana S. Ferreira, Jorge H. Leitão, Inês N. Silva et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2009 · 91 citations · Full text

Engineering, Genetics, Bacteriology +19

Variation of the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Burkholderia cepacia complex clonal isolates obtained from chronically infected cystic fibrosis patients: a five-year survey in the major Portuguese treatment center

Jorge H. Leitão, Sílvia A. Sousa, Mónica V. Cunha et al. · European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases · 2008 · 81 citations

Five-year Survey, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Antibiotics +8

Identification and physical organization of the gene cluster involved in the biosynthesis of Burkholderia cepacia complex exopolysaccharide

Leonilde M. Moreira, Paula A. Videira, Sílvia A. Sousa et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2003 · 77 citations

Biology, Biosynthesis, Biochemical Taxonomy +8