Two Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 invasive infections in Portugal raise the possibility of the emergence of this unusual lineage in Europe

Elisabete R. Martins, Mykyta Forofontov, José Mota Freitas, José Melo-Cristino, Mário Ramirez, Miguel Seruca, João Marques, Isabel Peres, Teresa Pina, Isabel Lourenço, Cristina Marcelo, Isabel Daniel, Odete Chantre, Vasco Mendes, Margarida Pinto, Rui Ferreira, Marília Gião, Teresa Vaz, Catarina Chaves, Rui Tomé Ribeiro, Celeste Pontes, Luísa Boaventura, Teresa Reis, Henrique Oliveira, Ana Aguiar, Mariana Silva, Hugo Loureiro, Adriana Pedrosa, Hermínia Costa, Maria Fátima Silva, Maria Amélia Afonso, Mariana Fardilha, Natália Novais, Isabel Brito, Ana Bruschy Fonseca, Luís Marques Lito, Maria Ana Pessanha, Elsa Gonçalves, Teresa Morais, Cristina Toscano, Elisabete Cristovam, Filomena Martins, Paulo Lopes, Angelina Lameirão, Gabriela Abreu, Aurélia Selaru, Ana Paula Mota Vieira, Margarida Tomaz, Marta Nicolau, Cláudia Ferreira, Ana Paula Castro, Helena Ramos, Virgínia Lopes, Hugo Cruz, Nádia Martins, Carla Leite, Alexandra Estrada, Filipa Bazenga, Fernando Fonseca, Ana Paula Castro, Filipa Vicente, Margarida Pereira, Nuno Canhoto, Teresa Afonso, Maria Paula Falcão, Ilse Fontes, Rui Semedo, Gina Marrão, Filipa Silva, Manuela Ribeiro, Helena Gonçalves, Alberta Faustino, Maria Cármen Iglesias, Adriana Coutinho, Ana Bela Correia, Maria Luísa Gonçalves, Elzara Aliyeva, Sandra Schäfer, Clara Portugal, Isabel Monge, Luísa Sancho, José Diogo, Filipa Fortunato, Leonardo Carneiro, José Marta, Isabel Nascimento, Nadiya Kruptsala, Cláudia Fidalgo, Raquel Diaz, Sónia Ferreira, Inês Cravo Roxo, Elmano Ramalheira, Isabel Vale, Maria João Tomás, José Miguel Ribeiro, Maria Antónia Read, Valquíria Alves, Margarida Monteiro, Dr. João Faria, Margarida Rodrigues, Sandra Vieira, Maria Favila Menezes, Elsa Calado, Bruno Miguel, L. Nogueira Martins, Maria José Rego de Sousa, Paula Pinto, José Germano de Sousa, Ana Custódio, Maria Calle, Mariana Bettencourt Viana, Marvin Oliveira, Hugo Macedo, Svetlana Zhelezovskaya, Isaura Terra, Vitória Rodrigues, Sofia Marques, Joana Selada, Patrícia Pereira, Manuela Azevedo, Jesuína Duarte, Joana Bernardo, Inês Tapadinhas, Ana Filipa Resende, Andreia Bernardo, Luísa Oliveira, Susana Banza, Ezequiel Moreira, Carla Ferreira, Adília Vicente, Cristina Bragança, Maria Lucas, Paula Gouveia Pestana, Patrícia Amantegui, Cristina Mota Preto, Sara F. Sampaio, Fátima Vale, Joana Ramos, Rita Gralha, Luís Fialho, Paula Gama, Ana Helena Correia, Paula Pinto, Ana Jesus, Marisol Lourinha

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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1712362,
  title = {Two Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 invasive infections in Portugal raise the possibility of the emergence of this unusual lineage in Europe},
  author = {Elisabete R. Martins and Mykyta Forofontov and José Mota Freitas and José Melo-Cristino and Mário Ramirez and Miguel Seruca and João Marques and Isabel Peres and Teresa Pina and Isabel Lourenço and Cristina Marcelo and Isabel Daniel and Odete Chantre and Vasco Mendes and Margarida Pinto and Rui Ferreira and Marília Gião and Teresa Vaz and Catarina Chaves and Rui Tomé Ribeiro and Celeste Pontes and Luísa Boaventura and Teresa Reis and Henrique Oliveira and Ana Aguiar and Mariana Silva and Hugo Loureiro and Adriana Pedrosa and Hermínia Costa and Maria Fátima Silva and Maria Amélia Afonso and Mariana Fardilha and Natália Novais and Isabel Brito and Ana Bruschy Fonseca and Luís Marques Lito and Maria Ana Pessanha and Elsa Gonçalves and Teresa Morais and Cristina Toscano and Elisabete Cristovam and Filomena Martins and Paulo Lopes and Angelina Lameirão and Gabriela Abreu and Aurélia Selaru and Ana Paula Mota Vieira and Margarida Tomaz and Marta Nicolau and Cláudia Ferreira and Ana Paula Castro and Helena Ramos and Virgínia Lopes and Hugo Cruz and Nádia Martins and Carla Leite and Alexandra Estrada and Filipa Bazenga and Fernando Fonseca and Ana Paula Castro and Filipa Vicente and Margarida Pereira and Nuno Canhoto and Teresa Afonso and Maria Paula Falcão and Ilse Fontes and Rui Semedo and Gina Marrão and Filipa Silva and Manuela Ribeiro and Helena Gonçalves and Alberta Faustino and Maria Cármen Iglesias and Adriana Coutinho and Ana Bela Correia and Maria Luísa Gonçalves and Elzara Aliyeva and Sandra Schäfer and Clara Portugal and Isabel Monge and Luísa Sancho and José Diogo and Filipa Fortunato and Leonardo Carneiro and José Marta and Isabel Nascimento and Nadiya Kruptsala and Cláudia Fidalgo and Raquel Diaz and Sónia Ferreira and Inês Cravo Roxo and Elmano Ramalheira and Isabel Vale and Maria João Tomás and José Miguel Ribeiro and Maria Antónia Read and Valquíria Alves and Margarida Monteiro and Dr. João Faria and Margarida Rodrigues and Sandra Vieira and Maria Favila Menezes and Elsa Calado and Bruno Miguel and L. Nogueira Martins and Maria José Rego de Sousa and Paula Pinto and José Germano de Sousa and Ana Custódio and Maria Calle and Mariana Bettencourt Viana and Marvin Oliveira and Hugo Macedo and Svetlana Zhelezovskaya and Isaura Terra and Vitória Rodrigues and Sofia Marques and Joana Selada and Patrícia Pereira and Manuela Azevedo and Jesuína Duarte and Joana Bernardo and Inês Tapadinhas and Ana Filipa Resende and Andreia Bernardo and Luísa Oliveira and Susana Banza and Ezequiel Moreira and Carla Ferreira and Adília Vicente and Cristina Bragança and Maria Lucas and Paula Gouveia Pestana and Patrícia Amantegui and Cristina Mota Preto and Sara F. Sampaio and Fátima Vale and Joana Ramos and Rita Gralha and Luís Fialho and Paula Gama and Ana Helena Correia and Paula Pinto and Ana Jesus and Marisol Lourinha},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Microbiology},
  doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2025.1712362},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1712362}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Two Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 invasive infections in Portugal raise the possibility of the emergence of this unusual lineage in Europe
AU  - Elisabete R. Martins
AU  - Mykyta Forofontov
AU  - José Mota Freitas
AU  - José Melo-Cristino
AU  - Mário Ramirez
AU  - Miguel Seruca
AU  - João Marques
AU  - Isabel Peres
AU  - Teresa Pina
AU  - Isabel Lourenço
AU  - Cristina Marcelo
AU  - Isabel Daniel
AU  - Odete Chantre
AU  - Vasco Mendes
AU  - Margarida Pinto
AU  - Rui Ferreira
AU  - Marília Gião
AU  - Teresa Vaz
AU  - Catarina Chaves
AU  - Rui Tomé Ribeiro
AU  - Celeste Pontes
AU  - Luísa Boaventura
AU  - Teresa Reis
AU  - Henrique Oliveira
AU  - Ana Aguiar
AU  - Mariana Silva
AU  - Hugo Loureiro
AU  - Adriana Pedrosa
AU  - Hermínia Costa
AU  - Maria Fátima Silva
AU  - Maria Amélia Afonso
AU  - Mariana Fardilha
AU  - Natália Novais
AU  - Isabel Brito
AU  - Ana Bruschy Fonseca
AU  - Luís Marques Lito
AU  - Maria Ana Pessanha
AU  - Elsa Gonçalves
AU  - Teresa Morais
AU  - Cristina Toscano
AU  - Elisabete Cristovam
AU  - Filomena Martins
AU  - Paulo Lopes
AU  - Angelina Lameirão
AU  - Gabriela Abreu
AU  - Aurélia Selaru
AU  - Ana Paula Mota Vieira
AU  - Margarida Tomaz
AU  - Marta Nicolau
AU  - Cláudia Ferreira
AU  - Ana Paula Castro
AU  - Helena Ramos
AU  - Virgínia Lopes
AU  - Hugo Cruz
AU  - Nádia Martins
AU  - Carla Leite
AU  - Alexandra Estrada
AU  - Filipa Bazenga
AU  - Fernando Fonseca
AU  - Ana Paula Castro
AU  - Filipa Vicente
AU  - Margarida Pereira
AU  - Nuno Canhoto
AU  - Teresa Afonso
AU  - Maria Paula Falcão
AU  - Ilse Fontes
AU  - Rui Semedo
AU  - Gina Marrão
AU  - Filipa Silva
AU  - Manuela Ribeiro
AU  - Helena Gonçalves
AU  - Alberta Faustino
AU  - Maria Cármen Iglesias
AU  - Adriana Coutinho
AU  - Ana Bela Correia
AU  - Maria Luísa Gonçalves
AU  - Elzara Aliyeva
AU  - Sandra Schäfer
AU  - Clara Portugal
AU  - Isabel Monge
AU  - Luísa Sancho
AU  - José Diogo
AU  - Filipa Fortunato
AU  - Leonardo Carneiro
AU  - José Marta
AU  - Isabel Nascimento
AU  - Nadiya Kruptsala
AU  - Cláudia Fidalgo
AU  - Raquel Diaz
AU  - Sónia Ferreira
AU  - Inês Cravo Roxo
AU  - Elmano Ramalheira
AU  - Isabel Vale
AU  - Maria João Tomás
AU  - José Miguel Ribeiro
AU  - Maria Antónia Read
AU  - Valquíria Alves
AU  - Margarida Monteiro
AU  - Dr. João Faria
AU  - Margarida Rodrigues
AU  - Sandra Vieira
AU  - Maria Favila Menezes
AU  - Elsa Calado
AU  - Bruno Miguel
AU  - L. Nogueira Martins
AU  - Maria José Rego de Sousa
AU  - Paula Pinto
AU  - José Germano de Sousa
AU  - Ana Custódio
AU  - Maria Calle
AU  - Mariana Bettencourt Viana
AU  - Marvin Oliveira
AU  - Hugo Macedo
AU  - Svetlana Zhelezovskaya
AU  - Isaura Terra
AU  - Vitória Rodrigues
AU  - Sofia Marques
AU  - Joana Selada
AU  - Patrícia Pereira
AU  - Manuela Azevedo
AU  - Jesuína Duarte
AU  - Joana Bernardo
AU  - Inês Tapadinhas
AU  - Ana Filipa Resende
AU  - Andreia Bernardo
AU  - Luísa Oliveira
AU  - Susana Banza
AU  - Ezequiel Moreira
AU  - Carla Ferreira
AU  - Adília Vicente
AU  - Cristina Bragança
AU  - Maria Lucas
AU  - Paula Gouveia Pestana
AU  - Patrícia Amantegui
AU  - Cristina Mota Preto
AU  - Sara F. Sampaio
AU  - Fátima Vale
AU  - Joana Ramos
AU  - Rita Gralha
AU  - Luís Fialho
AU  - Paula Gama
AU  - Ana Helena Correia
AU  - Paula Pinto
AU  - Ana Jesus
AU  - Marisol Lourinha
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APA

Martins, E. R., Forofontov, M., Freitas, J. M., Melo-Cristino, J., Ramirez, M., Seruca, M., Marques, J., Peres, I., Pina, T., Lourenço, I., Marcelo, C., Daniel, I., Chantre, O., Mendes, V., Pinto, M., Ferreira, R., Gião, M., Vaz, T., Chaves, C., Ribeiro, R. T., Pontes, C., Boaventura, L., Reis, T., Oliveira, H., Aguiar, A., Silva, M., Loureiro, H., Pedrosa, A., Costa, H., Silva, M. F., Afonso, M. A., Fardilha, M., Novais, N., Brito, I., Fonseca, A. B., Lito, L. M., Pessanha, M. A., Gonçalves, E., Morais, T., Toscano, C., Cristovam, E., Martins, F., Lopes, P., Lameirão, A., Abreu, G., Selaru, A., Vieira, A. P. M., Tomaz, M., Nicolau, M., Ferreira, C., Castro, A. P., Ramos, H., Lopes, V., Cruz, H., Martins, N., Leite, C., Estrada, A., Bazenga, F., Fonseca, F., Castro, A. P., Vicente, F., Pereira, M., Canhoto, N., Afonso, T., Falcão, M. P., Fontes, I., Semedo, R., Marrão, G., Silva, F., Ribeiro, M., Gonçalves, H., Faustino, A., Iglesias, M. C., Coutinho, A., Correia, A. B., Gonçalves, M. L., Aliyeva, E., Schäfer, S., Portugal, C., Monge, I., Sancho, L., Diogo, J., Fortunato, F., Carneiro, L., Marta, J., Nascimento, I., Kruptsala, N., Fidalgo, C., Diaz, R., Ferreira, S., Roxo, I. C., Ramalheira, E., Vale, I., Tomás, M. J., Ribeiro, J. M., Read, M. A., Alves, V., Monteiro, M., Faria, D. J., Rodrigues, M., Vieira, S., Menezes, M. F., Calado, E., Miguel, B., Martins, L. N., Sousa, M. J. R. D., Pinto, P., Sousa, J. G. D., Custódio, A., Calle, M., Viana, M. B., Oliveira, M., Macedo, H., Zhelezovskaya, S., Terra, I., Rodrigues, V., Marques, S., Selada, J., Pereira, P., Azevedo, M., Duarte, J., Bernardo, J., Tapadinhas, I., Resende, A. F., Bernardo, A., Oliveira, L., Banza, S., Moreira, E., Ferreira, C., Vicente, A., Bragança, C., Lucas, M., Pestana, P. G., Amantegui, P., Preto, C. M., Sampaio, S. F., Vale, F., Ramos, J., Gralha, R., Fialho, L., Gama, P., Correia, A. H., Pinto, P., Jesus, A., & Lourinha, M. (2026). Two Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 invasive infections in Portugal raise the possibility of the emergence of this unusual lineage in Europe. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1712362

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