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)

21 - 40 of 69 works

2020

Journal Article

Significant effects on soil microbial communities were not detected after strategic tillage following 44 years of conventional or no-tillage management

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dang, Yash P., Crawford, Mark H., Schenk, Peer M. and Dennis, Paul G. (2020). Significant effects on soil microbial communities were not detected after strategic tillage following 44 years of conventional or no-tillage management. Pedobiologia, 80 150640, 150640. doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2020.150640

Significant effects on soil microbial communities were not detected after strategic tillage following 44 years of conventional or no-tillage management

2020

Journal Article

Fungal planet description sheets: 1112–1181

Crous, P. W., Cowan, D. A., Maggs-Kölling, G., Yilmaz, N., Larsson, E., Angelini, C., Brandrud, T. E., Dearnaley, J. D.W., Dima, B., Dovana, F., Fechner, N., García, D., Gené, J., Halling, R. E., Houbraken, J., Leonard, P., Luangsa-Ard, J. J., Noisripoom, W., Rea-Ireland, A. E., Ševčíková, H., Smyth, C. W., Vizzini, A., Adam, J. D., Adams, G. C., Alexandrova, A. V., Alizadeh, A., Álvarez Duarte, E., Andjic, V., Antonín, V. ... Groenewald, J. Z. (2020). Fungal planet description sheets: 1112–1181. Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 45 (1), 251-409. doi: 10.3767/persoonia.2020.45.10

Fungal planet description sheets: 1112–1181

2020

Journal Article

Development of plant-based emulsion formulations to control bacterial leaf blight and sheath brown rot of rice

Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa and Omar, Dzolkhifli (2020). Development of plant-based emulsion formulations to control bacterial leaf blight and sheath brown rot of rice. Heliyon, 6 (1) e03151, e03151. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03151

Development of plant-based emulsion formulations to control bacterial leaf blight and sheath brown rot of rice

2019

Journal Article

Soil bacterial diffusible and volatile organic compounds inhibit Phytophthora capsici and promote plant growth

Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Chua, Elvis T., Chung, Fong Yi, Moyle, Peter M., Eltanahy, Eladl G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Soil bacterial diffusible and volatile organic compounds inhibit Phytophthora capsici and promote plant growth. Science of the Total Environment, 692, 267-280. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.061

Soil bacterial diffusible and volatile organic compounds inhibit Phytophthora capsici and promote plant growth

2019

Journal Article

Molecular diagnostics of banana Fusarium wilt targeting secreted-in-xylem genes

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Henderson, Juliane, Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Drenth, Andre (2019). Molecular diagnostics of banana Fusarium wilt targeting secreted-in-xylem genes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 547, 547. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00547

Molecular diagnostics of banana Fusarium wilt targeting secreted-in-xylem genes

2019

Journal Article

Soil amendments with ethylene precursor alleviate negative impacts of salinity on soil microbial properties and productivity

Liu, Hongwei, Khan, Muhammad Yahya, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Yan, Lijuan, Crawford, Mark, Dennis, Paul G., Singh, Brajesh and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Soil amendments with ethylene precursor alleviate negative impacts of salinity on soil microbial properties and productivity. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 6892, 6892. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43305-4

Soil amendments with ethylene precursor alleviate negative impacts of salinity on soil microbial properties and productivity

2019

Journal Article

Complete genome sequence of Achromobacter spanius UQ283, a soilborne isolate exhibiting plant growth-promoting properties

Wass, Taylor J., Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Ferguson, Brett J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Complete genome sequence of Achromobacter spanius UQ283, a soilborne isolate exhibiting plant growth-promoting properties. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8 (16) e00236-19. doi: 10.1128/mra.00236-19

Complete genome sequence of Achromobacter spanius UQ283, a soilborne isolate exhibiting plant growth-promoting properties

2019

Journal Article

Suppression of Phytophthora capsici infection and promotion of tomato growth by soil bacteria

Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Xiao, Yawen, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Ferguson, Brett J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Suppression of Phytophthora capsici infection and promotion of tomato growth by soil bacteria. Rhizosphere, 9, 72-75. doi: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2018.11.007

Suppression of Phytophthora capsici infection and promotion of tomato growth by soil bacteria

2019

Journal Article

The ability of plants to produce strigolactones affects rhizosphere community composition of fungi but not bacteria

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Brewer, Philip B., Beveridge, Christine A., Dennis, Paul G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). The ability of plants to produce strigolactones affects rhizosphere community composition of fungi but not bacteria. Rhizosphere, 9, 18-26. doi: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2018.10.002

The ability of plants to produce strigolactones affects rhizosphere community composition of fungi but not bacteria

2018

Journal Article

Identification of soil bacterial isolates suppressing different Phytophthora spp. and promoting plant growth

Syed-Ab-Rahman, Sharifah Farhana, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Chua, Elvis, Xiao, Yawen, Wass, Taylor J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2018). Identification of soil bacterial isolates suppressing different Phytophthora spp. and promoting plant growth. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 1502, 1502. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01502

Identification of soil bacterial isolates suppressing different Phytophthora spp. and promoting plant growth

2018

Journal Article

Activation of the salicylic acid signalling pathway in wheat had no significant short-term impact on the diversity of root-associated microbiomes

Liu, Hongwei, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Schenk, Peer M. and Dennis, Paul G. (2018). Activation of the salicylic acid signalling pathway in wheat had no significant short-term impact on the diversity of root-associated microbiomes. Pedobiologia, 70, 6-11. doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2018.08.001

Activation of the salicylic acid signalling pathway in wheat had no significant short-term impact on the diversity of root-associated microbiomes

2017

Journal Article

Inner plant values: Diversity, colonization and benefits from endophytic bacteria

Liu, Hongwei, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Crawford, Mark, Singh, Eugenie, Dennis, Paul G., Pieterse, Corné M.J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2017). Inner plant values: Diversity, colonization and benefits from endophytic bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 (DEC) 2552, 2552. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02552

Inner plant values: Diversity, colonization and benefits from endophytic bacteria

2017

Journal Article

Complete Nucleotide Sequence of Australian Tomato spotted wilt virus Isolate TSWV-QLD2

Moyle, Richard L, Pretorius, Lara, Carvalhais, Lilia C and Schenk, Peer M (2017). Complete Nucleotide Sequence of Australian Tomato spotted wilt virus Isolate TSWV-QLD2. Genome announcements, 5 (47) e01267-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01267-17

Complete Nucleotide Sequence of Australian Tomato spotted wilt virus Isolate TSWV-QLD2

2017

Journal Article

An Optimized Transient Dual Luciferase Assay for Quantifying MicroRNA Directed Repression of Targeted Sequences

Moyle, Richard L., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Pretorius, Lara-Simone, Nowak, Ekaterina, Subramaniam, Gayathery, Dalton-Morgan, Jessica and Schenk, Peer M. (2017). An Optimized Transient Dual Luciferase Assay for Quantifying MicroRNA Directed Repression of Targeted Sequences. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1631, 1631. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01631

An Optimized Transient Dual Luciferase Assay for Quantifying MicroRNA Directed Repression of Targeted Sequences

2017

Journal Article

Jasmonic acid signalling and the plant holobiont

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Schenk, Peer M. and Dennis, Paul G. (2017). Jasmonic acid signalling and the plant holobiont. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 37, 42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.03.009

Jasmonic acid signalling and the plant holobiont

2017

Journal Article

Strategic tillage in conservation agricultural systems of north-eastern Australia: why, where, when and how?

Dang, Yash Pal, Balzer, Anna, Crawford, Mark, Rincon-Florez, Vivian, Liu, Hongwei, Melland, Alice Rowena, Antille, Diogenes, Kodur, Shreevatsa, Bell, Michael John, Whish, Jeremey Patrick Milroy, Lai, Yunru, Seymour, Nikki, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa and Schenk, Peer (2017). Strategic tillage in conservation agricultural systems of north-eastern Australia: why, where, when and how?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-8937-1

Strategic tillage in conservation agricultural systems of north-eastern Australia: why, where, when and how?

2017

Book Chapter

Emerging culture-independent tools to enhance our understanding of soil microbial ecology

Liu, Hongwei, Mirzaee, Hooman, Rincon-Florez, Vivian, Moyle, Richard, Spohn, Marie, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2017). Emerging culture-independent tools to enhance our understanding of soil microbial ecology. Microbial Biomass. (pp. 207-225) edited by Kevin R. Tate. Hackensack, NJ United States: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9781786341310_0008

Emerging culture-independent tools to enhance our understanding of soil microbial ecology

2017

Journal Article

Effects of jasmonic acid signalling on the wheat microbiome differ between body sites

Liu, Hongwei, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Schenk, Peer M. and Dennis, Paul G. (2017). Effects of jasmonic acid signalling on the wheat microbiome differ between body sites. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) srep41766, 41766. doi: 10.1038/srep41766

Effects of jasmonic acid signalling on the wheat microbiome differ between body sites

2017

Book Chapter

Toward plant defense mechanisms against root pathogens

Fallath, Thorya, Rosli, Ahmad Bin, Kidd, Brendan, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2017). Toward plant defense mechanisms against root pathogens. Agriculturally Important Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2: Applications in Crop Production and Protection. (pp. 293-313) edited by Vijay Singh Meena, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Jaideep Kumar Bisht and Arunava Pattanayak. Gateway East, Singapore : Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-5343-6_10

Toward plant defense mechanisms against root pathogens

2016

Journal Article

Strategic tillage increased the relative abundance of Acidobacteria but did not impact on overall soil microbial properties of a 19-year no-till Solonetz

Liu, Hongwei, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Crawford, Mark, Dang, Yash P., Dennis, Paul G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2016). Strategic tillage increased the relative abundance of Acidobacteria but did not impact on overall soil microbial properties of a 19-year no-till Solonetz. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 52 (7), 1021-1035. doi: 10.1007/s00374-016-1138-0

Strategic tillage increased the relative abundance of Acidobacteria but did not impact on overall soil microbial properties of a 19-year no-till Solonetz

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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