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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70 works between 2006 and 2024
All (70) Journal Article (58) Book Chapter (8) Conference Publication (3) Other Outputs (1)

61 - 70 of 70 works

2013

Journal Article

Activation of the jasmonic acid plant defence pathway alters the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Badri, Dayakar V., Tyson, Gene W., Vivanco, Jorge M. and Schenk, Peer M. (2013). Activation of the jasmonic acid plant defence pathway alters the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities. PLoS ONE, 8 (2) e56457, e56457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056457

Activation of the jasmonic acid plant defence pathway alters the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities

2013

Book Chapter

Rhizosphere Metatranscriptomics: Challenges and Opportunities

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Tyson, Gene W. and Schenk, Peer M. (2013). Rhizosphere Metatranscriptomics: Challenges and Opportunities. Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere. (pp. 1137-1144) edited by Frans J. de Bruijn. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118297674.ch109

Rhizosphere Metatranscriptomics: Challenges and Opportunities

2013

Journal Article

Sample processing and cDNA preparation for microbial metatranscriptomics in complex soil communities

Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2013). Sample processing and cDNA preparation for microbial metatranscriptomics in complex soil communities. Methods in Enzymology, 531, 251-267. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407863-5.00013-7

Sample processing and cDNA preparation for microbial metatranscriptomics in complex soil communities

2013

Journal Article

Culture-independent molecular tools for soil and rhizosphere microbiology

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2013). Culture-independent molecular tools for soil and rhizosphere microbiology. Diversity, 5 (3), 581-612. doi: 10.3390/d5030581

Culture-independent molecular tools for soil and rhizosphere microbiology

2012

Journal Article

Application of metatranscriptomics to soil environments

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Tyson, Gene W. and Schenk, Peer M. (2012). Application of metatranscriptomics to soil environments. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 91 (2), 246-251. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.08.011

Application of metatranscriptomics to soil environments

2012

Journal Article

Transcriptomic profiling of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 in response to maize root exudates

Fan, Ben, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Becker, Anke, Fedoseyenko, Dmitri, von Wiren, Nicolaus and Borriss, Rainer (2012). Transcriptomic profiling of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 in response to maize root exudates. BMC Microbiology, 12 (1) 116, 116.1-116.13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-116

Transcriptomic profiling of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 in response to maize root exudates

2012

Journal Article

Unravelling plant-microbe interactions: Can multi-species transcriptomics help?

Schenk, Peer M., Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Kazan, Kemal (2012). Unravelling plant-microbe interactions: Can multi-species transcriptomics help?. Trends in Biotechnology, 30 (3), 177-184. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.11.002

Unravelling plant-microbe interactions: Can multi-species transcriptomics help?

2011

Journal Article

Root exudation of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids by maize as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron deficiency

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Fedoseyenko, Dmitri, Hajirezaei, Mohammad-Reza, Borriss, Rainer and von Wiren, Nicolaus (2011). Root exudation of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids by maize as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron deficiency. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174 (1), 3-11. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201000085

Root exudation of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids by maize as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron deficiency

2007

Book Chapter

Effect of plant species and mycorrhizal inoculation on soil phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms in semi-arid Brazil: Growth promotion effect of rhizospheric phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms on Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Scotti, M. R., Sa, N., Marriel, I., Carvalhais, L. C., Matias, S. R., Correa, E. J., Freitas, N., Sugai, M. A. and Pagano, M. C. (2007). Effect of plant species and mycorrhizal inoculation on soil phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms in semi-arid Brazil: Growth promotion effect of rhizospheric phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms on Eucalyptus camaldulensis. First International Meeting on Microbial Phosphate Solubilization. (pp. 167-172) edited by E. Velazquez and C. Rodriguez-Barrueco. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Effect of plant species and mycorrhizal inoculation on soil phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms in semi-arid Brazil: Growth promotion effect of rhizospheric phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms on Eucalyptus camaldulensis

2006

Journal Article

Rhizobium strains competitiveness on bean nodulation in Cerrado soils

Raposeiras, Ruy, Marriel, Ivanildo Evodio, Muzzi, Maria Rita Scotti, Paiva, Edilson, Filho, Israel Alexandre Pereira, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa, Passos, Raul Vinicius Magalhaes, Pinto, Patricia Pereira and de Sa, Nadja Maria Horta (2006). Rhizobium strains competitiveness on bean nodulation in Cerrado soils. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 41 (3), 439-447. doi: 10.1590/S0100-204X2006000300010

Rhizobium strains competitiveness on bean nodulation in Cerrado soils

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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