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  1. Genomic and Functional Characterization of the Marine Spongeassociated Bacillus stercoris Strain 84-5 Reveals Remarkable Biosynthetic, Biosurfactant, and Enzymatic Capabilities

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, June 2026, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  2. Antimicrobial resistance and biotechnological potential of plastic‐associated bacteria isolated from an urban estuary

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  3. Time for a Change! A Spotlight on Many Neglected Facets of Sponge Microbial Biotechnology

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, March 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  4. Hiding in Plain Sight: Characterization of Aeromonas Species Isolated from a Recreational Estuary Reveals the Carriage and Putative Dissemination of Resistance Genes

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  5. Unravelling the sponge microbiome as a promising source of biosurfactants

    Article • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  6. Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Susceptibility of Non-Cholera Vibrio Isolated from Marine Sponges and Sea Urchins: Could They Pose a Potential Risk to Public Health?

    Article • Antibiotics, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  7. Genomic and in silico protein structural analyses provide insights into marine polysaccharide-degrading enzymes in the sponge-derived Pseudoalteromonas sp. PA2MD11

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  8. Vibrio Species in an Urban Tropical Estuary: Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Interaction with Environmental Parameters, and Possible Public Health Outcomes

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  9. Characterization of biofilms and antimicrobial resistance of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species involved with subclinical mastitis

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, May 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  10. Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of marine sponge-associated bacteria against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus spp. isolated from canine skin

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  11. The sponges Hymeniacidon perlevis and Halichondria panicea are reservoirs of antibiotic‐producing bacteria against multi‐drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  12. Peeling the Layers Away: The Genomic Characterization of Bacillus pumilus 64-1, an Isolate With Antimicrobial Activity From the Marine Sponge Plakina cyanorosea (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha)

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  13. High reduction of staphylococcal biofilm by aqueous extract from marine sponge-isolated Enterobacter sp.

    Article • Research in Microbiology, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  14. Not That Close to Mommy: Horizontal Transmission Seeds the Microbiome Associated with the Marine Sponge Plakina cyanorosea

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  15. Shewanella harboring antimicrobial and copper resistance genes in sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus) from the Crozon peninsula (Brittany, France)

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  16. Transmission of the sponge microbiome: moving towards a unified model

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  17. Harnessing the sponge microbiome for industrial biocatalysts

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  18. Ambiente marinho e resistência bacteriana aos antimicrobianos: impacto à saúde humana.

    Article • Acta Scientiae et Technicae, July 2020, Galoa Events Proceedings

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  19. Bacillus Strains Associated to Homoscleromorpha Sponges are Highly Active Against Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

    Article • Current Microbiology, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  20. Freshwater Sponge Tubella variabilis Presents Richer Microbiota Than Marine Sponge Species

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  21. Staphylococcus hominis subspecies can be identified by SDS-PAGE or MALDI-TOF MS profiles

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  22. Short communication: Diversity of species and transmission of antimicrobial resistance among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from goat milk

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, June 2019, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  23. Paraclostridium is the Main Genus of Anaerobic Bacteria Isolated from New Species of the Marine Sponge Plakina in the Brazilian Southeast Coast

    Article • Current Microbiology, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  24. Accurate identification of atypical Staphylococcus chromogenes plasma-clotting strains causing bovine mastitis

    Article • Ciência Rural, January 2019, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  25. Integrative taxonomy widens our knowledge of the diversity, distribution and biology of the genus Plakina (Homosclerophorida: Plakinidae)

    Article • Invertebrate Systematics, January 2019, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  26. Bacterial community composition in the salivary glands of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2018, PLOS

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  27. Isolating Bacteria from Sponges: Why and How?

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, May 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  28. Phylogeny and Antagonistic Activities of Culturable Bacteria Associated with the Gut Microbiota of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)

    Article • Current Microbiology, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  29. Characterization of Staphylococcus spp. strains in milk from buffaloes with mastitis in Brazil: the need to identify to species level to avoid misidentification

    Article • November 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  30. Culturable bacterial communities associated to Brazilian Oscarella species (Porifera: Homoscleromorpha) and their antagonistic interactions

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  31. Identification of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus saprophyticus by polymerase chain reaction based on the heat-shock repressor encoding hrcA gene

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  32. Staphylococcus haemolyticusas a potential producer of biosurfactants with antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and synergistic properties

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Marcia Giambiagi-deMarval, Dr Marinella S Laport

  33. The CtsR regulator controls the expression of clpC, clpE and clpP and is required for the virulence of Enterococcus faecalis in an invertebrate model

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  34. Antibiotic resistance genes detected in the marine sponge Petromica citrina from Brazilian coast

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  35. Antagonistic Interactions among Bacteria Isolated from either the Same or from Different Sponges Native to the Brazilian Coast

    Article • Journal of Marine Science Research & Development, January 2016, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  36. Antibacterial activity and mutagenesis of sponge-associated Pseudomonas fluorescens H41

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pierre Cornelis, Dr Marinella S Laport

  37. Investigation of biotechnological potential of sponge‐associated bacteria collected in B razilian coast

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  38. Biotechnological Potential of Sponge-Associated Bacteria

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, July 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Marinella S Laport, Juliana Santos-Gandelman, Marcia Giambiagi-deMarval

  39. Mercury and methylmercury detoxification potential by sponge-associated bacteria

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  40. Potential Application in Mercury Bioremediation of a Marine Sponge-Isolated Bacillus cereus strain Pj1

    Article • Current Microbiology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  41. Characterization of Cultivable Bacteria from Brazilian Sponges

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  42. Reliability of the MicroScan WalkAway PC21 panel in identifying and detecting oxacillin resistance in clinical coagulase-negative staphylococci strains

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  43. Antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity analysis of halistanol trisulphate from marine sponge Petromica citrina

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  44. Antimicrobial activity of marine sponges against coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine mastitis

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  45. Pentaclethra macroloba tannins fractions active against methicillin-resistant staphylococcal and Gram-negative strains showing selective toxicity

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  46. clpB, a class III heat-shock gene regulated by CtsR, is involved in thermotolerance and virulence of Enterococcus faecalis

    Article • Microbiology, December 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  47. Isolation, characterization and phylogeny of sponge-associated bacteria with antimicrobial activities from Brazil

    Article • Research in Microbiology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  48. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria inhibited by extracts and fractions from Brazilian marine sponges

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  49. Constitutive expression of the ileS-2 gene responsible for high-level mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, December 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  50. Marine Pseudomonas putida: a potential source of antimicrobial substances against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  51. Reliable identification of clinically prevalent species and subspecies of staphylococci by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  52. Marine Sponges: Potential Sources of New Antimicrobial Drugs

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, January 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  53. Organization of heat shock dnaK and groE operons of the nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium

    Article • Research in Microbiology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  54. Transcriptional analysis of the groE and dnaK heat-shock operons of Enterococcus faecalis

    Article • Research in Microbiology, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  55. Heat-Resistance and Heat-Shock Response in the Nosocomial Pathogen Enterococcus faecium

    Article • Current Microbiology, May 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport

  56. Expression of the Major Heat Shock Proteins DnaK and GroEL in Streptococcus pyogenes : A Comparison to Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Current Microbiology, April 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinella S Laport