Dr Lilia Carvalhais
Dr

Lilia Carvalhais

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Background

Lilia works to unravel the overwhelming complexity of the biological world and to assess ways to use it to solve problems of our time. She finds especially intriguing all the invisible interactions between plant and microbes. She investigates the drivers of these interactions and aims to address major societal challenges. Her purpose is to make use of nature’s arsenal to tackle problems that threaten environmental conservation and food security. She has worked with a range of beneficial and pathogenic microbes across model, forestry, grain, and horticultural plant species, grown in managed and natural habitats in different countries, including Brazil, Germany, Australia, USA, Costa Rica, and Papua New Guinea. Her expertise lies within plant pathology, molecular biology, plant nutrition, microbial ecology, biological indicators of soil health, bio-prospection of natural products produced by microbes, plant biotechnology, and molecular diagnostics.

Availability

Dr Lilia Carvalhais is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Animal production Crop and pasture production Plant biology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
  • Masters (Research) of Microbial Ecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Universität Hohenheim
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Universität Hohenheim

Research impacts

Lilia's research on plant microbe interactions is relevant to sustainable agriculture, plant protection and biosecurity. She has worked with interactions between plants and microbes at the community level, investigating the effect of plant defence signalling pathways on the associated microbiome. She has been studying the interactions between plants and pathogenic microbes, focussing on 1) the genetic diversity within microbial plant pathogen populations to identify genomic regions that can be targeted for molecular diagnostics; 2) the biology and epidemiology of different plant pathogens; 3) management strategies which allow the development of science based contingency plans to control plant diseases.

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69 works between 2006 and 2024
All (69) Journal Article (58) Book Chapter (8) Conference Publication (3)

1 - 20 of 69 works

2024

Journal Article

Microbe-friendly plants enable beneficial interactions with soil rhizosphere bacteria by lowering their defense responses

Arkhipov, Alexander, Shao, Ziyu, Muirhead, Sean R., Harry, Muchineripi S., Batool, Maria, Mirzaee, Hooman, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2024). Microbe-friendly plants enable beneficial interactions with soil rhizosphere bacteria by lowering their defense responses. Plants, 13 (21) 3065, 3065. doi: 10.3390/plants13213065

Microbe-friendly plants enable beneficial interactions with soil rhizosphere bacteria by lowering their defense responses

2024

Journal Article

Validation of PCR diagnostic assays for detection and identification of all <i>Ralstonia solanacearum</i> sequevars causing Moko disease in banana

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Silva, Adriano M. F., McTaggart, Alistair, Ray, Jane D., O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Roberts, Janet, Souza, Elineide B., Albuquerque, Greecy M. R. and Drenth, Andre (2024). Validation of PCR diagnostic assays for detection and identification of all Ralstonia solanacearum sequevars causing Moko disease in banana. Phytopathology®, 114 (11), 2375-2384. doi: 10.1094/phyto-06-24-0190-r

Validation of PCR diagnostic assays for detection and identification of all <i>Ralstonia solanacearum</i> sequevars causing Moko disease in banana

2024

Journal Article

Diagnostics of Fusarium wilt in banana: Current status and challenges

Roberts, Janet M., Carvalhais, Lilia C., O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Rincón‐Flórez, Vivian A. and Drenth, Andre (2024). Diagnostics of Fusarium wilt in banana: Current status and challenges. Plant Pathology, 73 (4), 760-776. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13863

Diagnostics of Fusarium wilt in banana: Current status and challenges

2024

Journal Article

Customized plant microbiome engineering for food security

Batool, Maria, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Fu, Brendan and Schenk, Peer M. (2024). Customized plant microbiome engineering for food security. Trends in Plant Science, 29 (4), 482-494. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.10.012

Customized plant microbiome engineering for food security

2024

Book Chapter

Phytoplasma diseases of banana plants

Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Davis, Richard (2024). Phytoplasma diseases of banana plants. Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas: Volume 3: Diseases and pests. (pp. 297-312) edited by André Drenth and Gert H. J. Kema. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. doi: 10.19103/as.2022.0108.12

Phytoplasma diseases of banana plants

2023

Journal Article

Rhizosphere Bacteria Biofertiliser Formulations Improve Lettuce Growth and Yield under Nursery and field conditions

Shao, Ziyu, Arkhipov, Alexander, Batool, Maria, Muirhead, Sean R., Harry, Muchineripi S., Ji, Xuan, Mirzaee, Hooman, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2023). Rhizosphere Bacteria Biofertiliser Formulations Improve Lettuce Growth and Yield under Nursery and field conditions. Agriculture, 13 (10) 1911, 1911. doi: 10.3390/agriculture13101911

Rhizosphere Bacteria Biofertiliser Formulations Improve Lettuce Growth and Yield under Nursery and field conditions

2023

Journal Article

PGPR control Phytophthora capsici in tomato through induced systemic resistance, early hypersensitive response and direct antagonism in a cultivar-specific manner

Arkhipov, Alexander, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2023). PGPR control Phytophthora capsici in tomato through induced systemic resistance, early hypersensitive response and direct antagonism in a cultivar-specific manner. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 167 (4), 811-832. doi: 10.1007/s10658-023-02734-8

PGPR control Phytophthora capsici in tomato through induced systemic resistance, early hypersensitive response and direct antagonism in a cultivar-specific manner

2023

Journal Article

Divergent rainforest tree microbiomes between phases of the monsoon cycle, host plants and tissues

Calvert, J., McTaggart, A., Carvalhais, L. C., Rensink, S., Dennis, P. G., Drenth, A. and Shivas, R. (2023). Divergent rainforest tree microbiomes between phases of the monsoon cycle, host plants and tissues. Plant Biology, 25 (6), 860-870. doi: 10.1111/plb.13569

Divergent rainforest tree microbiomes between phases of the monsoon cycle, host plants and tissues

2022

Conference Publication

WS1.4: Biostimulation of bacteria for streamlined identification of new antimicrobial compounds

Mirzaee, Hooman, Ariens, Emily, Booth, James, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Clark, Richard J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2022). WS1.4: Biostimulation of bacteria for streamlined identification of new antimicrobial compounds. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA Australia, 27 – 30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00272-7

WS1.4: Biostimulation of bacteria for streamlined identification of new antimicrobial compounds

2022

Journal Article

Susceptibility of the banana inflorescence to Blood disease

Ray, Jane, Subandiyah, Siti, Rincon-Florez, Vivian Andrea, Prakoso, Ady Bayu, Carvalhais, Lilia and Drenth, Andre (2022). Susceptibility of the banana inflorescence to Blood disease. Phytopathology®, 112 (4), 803-810. doi: 10.1094/phyto-07-21-0311-r

Susceptibility of the banana inflorescence to Blood disease

2022

Journal Article

Rhizosphere bacteria induce programmed cell death defence genes and signalling in chilli pepper

Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Arkhipov, Alexander, Wass, Taylor J., Xiao, Yawen, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2022). Rhizosphere bacteria induce programmed cell death defence genes and signalling in chilli pepper. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 132 (4), 3111-3124. doi: 10.1111/jam.15456

Rhizosphere bacteria induce programmed cell death defence genes and signalling in chilli pepper

2022

Journal Article

Diagnostics of banana Blood disease

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A, Ray, Jane D, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa, O'Dwyer, Cecilia A, Subandiyah, Siti, Zulperi, Dzarifah and Drenth, Andre (2022). Diagnostics of banana Blood disease. Plant Disease, 106 (3), 947-959. doi: 10.1094/pdis-07-21-1436-re

Diagnostics of banana Blood disease

2022

Journal Article

Transmission of blood disease in banana

Ray, Jane Denise, Subandiyah, Siti, Prakoso, Ady B., Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia Costa and Drenth, Andre (2022). Transmission of blood disease in banana. Plant Disease, 106 (8), PDIS10212373RE-2164. doi: 10.1094/pdis-10-21-2373-re

Transmission of blood disease in banana

2021

Journal Article

Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia

Ray, Jane D., Subandiyah, Siti, Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Prakoso, Ady B., Mudita, I. W., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Markus, Jenny E. R., O’Dwyer, Cecilia A. and Drenth, André (2021). Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia. Plant Disease, 105 (10), 2792-2800. doi: 10.1094/pdis-01-21-0149-re

Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia

2021

Journal Article

Simple solution to preserve plant samples for microbiome analyses

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Poudel, Amrit, Birt, Henry W. G., Bhuiyan, Shamsul A., Card, Stuart D. and Joyce, Priya A. (2021). Simple solution to preserve plant samples for microbiome analyses. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22 (3), 1055-1064. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13538

Simple solution to preserve plant samples for microbiome analyses

2021

Journal Article

Plant-produced bacteriocins inhibit plant pathogens and confer disease resistance in tomato

Mirzaee, Hooman, Neira Peralta, Noelia L., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2021). Plant-produced bacteriocins inhibit plant pathogens and confer disease resistance in tomato. New Biotechnology, 63, 54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2021.03.003

Plant-produced bacteriocins inhibit plant pathogens and confer disease resistance in tomato

2021

Journal Article

Evidence for the plant recruitment of beneficial microbes to suppress soil‐borne pathogens

Liu, Hongwei, Li, Jiayu, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Percy, Cassandra D., Prakash Verma, Jay, Schenk, Peer M. and Singh, Brajesh K. (2021). Evidence for the plant recruitment of beneficial microbes to suppress soil‐borne pathogens. New Phytologist, 229 (5), 2873-2885. doi: 10.1111/nph.17057

Evidence for the plant recruitment of beneficial microbes to suppress soil‐borne pathogens

2021

Book Chapter

Sample preparation for culture-independent profiling and isolation of phyllosphere bacteria to identify potential biopesticides

Singh, Eugenie, Schenk, Peer M. and Carvalhais, Lilia C. (2021). Sample preparation for culture-independent profiling and isolation of phyllosphere bacteria to identify potential biopesticides. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 193-208) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_16

Sample preparation for culture-independent profiling and isolation of phyllosphere bacteria to identify potential biopesticides

2021

Journal Article

Preface

Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Dennis, Paul G. (2021). Preface. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2232, v-vi. doi: 10.4337/9781784714802.00005

Preface

2020

Journal Article

Draft genome of the macadamia husk spot pathogen, Pseudocercospora macadamiae

Akinsanmi, Olufemi A. and Carvalhais, Lilia C. (2020). Draft genome of the macadamia husk spot pathogen, Pseudocercospora macadamiae. Phytopathology®, 110 (9), PHYTO12190460A-12. doi: 10.1094/phyto-12-19-0460-a

Draft genome of the macadamia husk spot pathogen, Pseudocercospora macadamiae

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    Banana industry diagnostic capacity and capability building
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020
    Reducing the risk of emerging banana diseases in PNG
    Crawford Fund Limited
    Open grant

Availability

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